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Newspaper
Perry Advertiser
Location
Perry, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1898
Page
9
Local items report visitors from Des Moines and Chicago, farm sales, and business plans. Mentions Rev C L Nye, A C Cole, and Ogden area people. notes a Des Moines visit, a Perry novelty works, and a Perry Klondyke contingent heading to the coast. Includes sales ads, auctioneer George Moe, and housing for sale or rent with March 1 start.
Final dissolution of the Muir & Norris partnership in Dawson Dallas Co Iowa agreed by mutual consent. All debts owed to Isiderm to be settled at once by either J W Morris or Roxar Nur, dated February 1898.
Miss Ella Thompson left for a week visiting her sister Mrs Bundy in Bondurant. Protracted meetings were paused due to bad weather and the minister’s indisposition. Mrs Gebhart has been ill recently. Elmer Hammon plans to move to a new farm if roads worsen. Effie Dunbar narrowly avoided a serious accident causing painful injuries in a corn shelter. The yellow coin corp continues to circulate on errands of exchange. An unclear note references Dominion Company Dept 4 Chicago.
An ad from PoruLan Music Co of Indianapolis Ind promotes American Popular Music. Readers may send three names of musicians on the piano or organ plus fifteen cents to receive sixteen pages of latest popular songs and full sheet music for piano or organ, with a three month subscription.
Farm for Sais. 79 under cultivation and 1¢ acres of pasture five miles south of Perry close to school house. Will sell Cheap. Ed Slattery. Perry Iowa. The Surprise of Ali. Mr James Jones of Jones and son Corden Hl speaks of Dr King New Discovery. His wife’s La Grippe grew serious but after using it she recovered. Free trial bottle at Draper and Loughlin Drug Store.
Despite bad weather the teachers convention held in this city last Friday and Saturday was a complete success. Attendance reached 203 with delegates from Dallas Boone and Greene counties. Principal remarks by John B. White of Adel impressed attendees. The Normal College student performance and active discussions marked a productive program.
An advertisement invites readers to obtain a free sample box of Dr. King's New Life Pills by sending their address to H. E. Bucklen & Co. in Chicago. The text claims the pills ease constipation and headaches, aid liver problems, and are made from pure vegetable ingredients with no deleterious substances. Regular size priced at 23 cents, sold by Draper & Loughlin, Druggist.
Study notes singular scales on butterfly wings emitting over 30 distinct odors called endroconia. Professor M. B Thames in The American Naturalist explains unicellular glands at scale bases produce the scents. Also includes a classified ad seeking trustworthy travelers for a steady position with The Dominion Company in Chicago.
Rev AL G Martyn built up the Denson church in a year from a weak, near disbandment status to a thriving body. He added about 100 members, dedicated a splendid new church property costing 11007, and on Jan 30 welcomed 32 new adult members, mostly heads of families. The church is now a leading Presbyterian house in the region.
The executive committee of the Go Sunday revival meetings agreed Tuesday night to construct a tabernacle on the plan from the lumber committee. Lumber cost about 609 dollars, with cash subscriptions near 2400 and some canvassing left. The structure will be 86 by 70 feet, with a good roof and floor, seating for about 1500 in chairs. Rev Nye visited Des Moines Wednesday to view chair options.
The Des Moines Daily News reports surpassing 20,000 circulation and planning toward 30,000. It bills itself as the world’s only daily for one dollar a year, offering consolidated news for busy readers. Subscriptions: six months 75 cents, three months 50 cents, one month 25 cents. Send one dollar to the News in Des Moines, Iowa.
A new optical device, the Perspectoscope, claims to deliver perfect perspective from two reflected images of a single picture. Unlike Wheatstone's solid-view idea, this binocular instrument uses two ground lenses and two high-reflectivity mirrors to provide true depth and perspective.
An advertising description touts the perspectoscope as superior to the ordinary stereo scope. It claims true perspective matching the camera’s scene, single picture use for any mounting, and easy viewing with natural eye alignment avoiding the strain of traditional stereoscopes. It notes Kodak and other pictures fit readily, increasing accessibility and beauty in home viewing.
An advertisement from The Parliament Publishing Company at 324 Dearborn St Chicago offers cheap prices direct or via agents for five sellers with free express charges. It guarantees exact reproduction and allows returns within forty days for a refund. Drafts and money orders payable to Henry. remittances in currency at sender’s risk.
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