Perry Town Faces Amusement Dearth and Change
Locals discuss after a disaster that drew the town together. Letters praise sympathy and speculation about Perry plans for a new block and a possible opera house. Theatre management, performers, and venues are described with references to Ed Millaird and Foster’s Des Moines houses. A humorous anecdote ends the piece about the fast mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New. Block
Feld
Uni Soe
Perry
New Christian” Church
West
Ed Millaird
Foster
Des Moines Pera
Foster's
Grands
Fragmented Local Notice Row From OCR
Partial readable text hints at a local notice involving a person and an accident. The fragment mentions a worker and a prior action, with no clear dates or locations readable for a full event summary.
For Sale or Exchange in Perry Iowa Area Ad
Short classified notice offers 100 acre near the Iowa line for sale or exchange to Perry property. Mentions W A Logan of Perry and a trustword company seeking state managers with home desk duties, year salary plus expenses, references. Also promotes N F Dignam store in Perry showcasing queensware and Westwood patterns, urging visits to see Baiiland China items on North Second Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa-line
W.- Ted
Herbert B. Hess
Dept. M. Chicago
Queenscare
Perry
N. F. Dignan
North Second Street
Diguan
Harris P Stephen attorney advert in Adel Iowa
P Stephen Harris attorney at law advertises prompt local service in Adel Iowa. Mentions mortgage and judgment records examined and reported free of charge with contact in Russell Brock office and phone number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giiice
Russell Brock
Adel
Iowa
Your House is on Fire Public Notice
A warning cry urges readers to guard against loss by buying a Victor Safe of W. H. Chandler. See samples at Dodson's Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Chandler
Dodson
Mixed ads and war book promos in a cluttered page
The fragmentary text promotes hog sales and farming gear near Perry and Kerns book store, then shifts to soliciting readers for The Story of the Philippines by Murat Halsead, a government historian project. It mentions hospitals in Manila and various war imagery, ending with an offer for war books and address in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CHO Solicitors
Philippines
Murat Halsead
Ioternment
W. Department
San Fanci
Pacific
Merrit
Honelpia
Heng Rone
Manila
Aldo
Afenis
Laree
F. J. Garber
Seoy
Sear Cosurance Bldg
Chicago
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Ardinie
Farixcathis
Avill
Valles
Curman
Igi
W. A. Logan, Perry, E
P. Stephen HA
Cash Dry Goods House
Ringheim
Hexs
Poland
China
Sue Chester White
Alps
Kerns Book Store
Colorado
G. E. Tuttle
Circe
Thess Lenis
Niewe
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