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Newspaper
Perry Advertiser
Location
Perry, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1899
Page
4
Report of several pickpockets operating in Perry with multiple arrests. Marshals confront suspects at the Eliott blackyard as crowds gather. One prisoner jailed escaped by prying bars. another bound over to the grand jury after arrest by Marshal Helphrey.
Fire was spotted in the rear of the Hust feed store Saturday evening. A passerby observed smoke and quick extinguished flames in the cob piles, preventing a larger blaze. While some blamed incendiary intent, witnesses noted a van’s retreat and the November fire’s heavy losses.
A near disaster occurred when lightning struck a Glucklich home Wednesday night. A dress over a bed became the fire source where a wire passed through the burglar alarm. Mr Glucklich awakened, warned his family, alerted the fire department, then doused the flames, saving the house from serious damage.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Latin Call race or congress shots at 95 cents, provoking confusion. No coherent events, dates, or named entities are discernible to form a factual summary.
The fragment notes possible sales figures and pricing hints for a consumer audience. It includes terms like Benness and mentions savings on hard coal, but the readable text is incomplete and lacks clear actions or entities.
A report recalls a lively gathering at Miss Ina Edmondson’s home with ten youths on a Saturday night. It mentions Independence Day celebrations, family reunions, the Miulland Chautauqua, and the Post Graduate Chautauquays picnic at Mrs. F Wiltse’s home. The piece highlights memory studies and Monday Club activities with poems and recollections.
A jumble of names, dates, and short notices references births such as a daughter born July 4 to Mr. and Mrs. Mowrer, and mentions of Ezra, Walter and Glen Carter in a runaway incident, plus various health and social notes including sickness, a school closure, and a druggist quote.
The ad touts bid Rhet anti pain variets claiming perfect harmlessness and a cure for headaches toothaches and all pain of every description. It notes a price but provides no specific figures or selling terms.
The notice appears from an auctioneer named F A Wildman seeking employment in Dallas County or anywhere in Iowa. It mentions weathered experience and a long association with F Junction and Grand Farce, offering satisfaction and requesting dates via the Advertiser office.
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