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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1898
Page
7
Local items detail visits and departures among Newton residents and friends. Myrtle Trumpler cherishes Newton while visiting Des Moines, and families like the Blakes and Lains plan midwestern travel and gatherings. News mentions court actions, local fairs, and agricultural notes from Jasper County.
A choice lot of Strawberry Plants offered for sale with a 25 cent price. The notice mentions a subscription pitch and a cold remedy product. It references Liniment and various fragmented names and locations, including Newton and Bem ins.
An advertisement promotes a wide range of fancy stationery including wedding invitations, programs, and birth announcements printed at the Recon office. It also notes Wagley and Smead as agents for a cold remedy. A Kharkoff citizen reportedly found Russian rubles inside a broken Apollo statue, with a note claiming gambling proceeds intended for a church.
A sale offer invites bidders for a list of Jasper county lands and Newton properties to be shown without expense to any prospective purchasers. Correspondence is requested to arrange contact and viewing details.
P E Butler of pack-train No 3 writes from Santiago de Cuba on July 23 praising Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as vital to keeping ammunition and rations flowing to front lines amid fever and diarrhoea. He credits the medicine with saving life in four cases and notes supply limits due to lack of roads. The letter was sent to Chamberlain Medicine Co. of Des Moines Iowa and sold by Wagley and Smead.
Fugard and Brown advertise piano tuning and book binding while Wright and Lufkin promote insurance and loans. Osborne the harness man offers gear at low prices. Beggs' Diarrhoea Balsam praised as best seller. Thompson and Co. sell "For Rent" signs at 15c each or two for 25c.
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