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Newspaper
Perry Advertiser
Location
Perry, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1898
Page
10
A brief reflective notice notes Draper and Loughlin with a century passing, describing the rare milestone as a humane measure of time and the human race. The passage emphasizes the significance of a hundred years.
A mosaic of brief items: a theater manager denies rotten eyes were thrown at a troupe. golf grounds sign against driving on the links. a joke about substitutes and city Mayors. auction notices for Wildman and De Witt Miller lectures. Brockway visiting the city and mentions of performances and venues.
A compact survey of Perry Iowa social notices includes marriages and visits. Chas Waldron and Lizzie Andrews wed near Angus. Ogden and Portage links noted. Local business ads, coal prices, cards, and a return to a full Perry Advertiser with new staff.
A rift in Perry Telephone stockholders leads to a petition for a receiver and accounting in district court. Accusations claim manager George N. Bandy acted beyond authority by contracting debts past corporate limits and building exchanges against the board. The case, Parks et al v George N. Bandy et al, stems from board disagreements over extending the system, though the company is praised as a public benefit.
A set of lectures in February led by Pastor Blatchford Kayugh Co. discussed by Perry and others in the community. Mrs Swift uses her influence to arrange open dates and one half city price access for Blatchford Kayugh Co. entertainment. References include Perry as owner of Maeldoft Orchestra and Siegel the violinist touring eastern cities. Event notes appear in the Perry post with dates from December 25 1893 and 1899.
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