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Newspaper
Perry Advertiser
Location
Perry, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1898
Page
8
The Rush declares readiness to supply patrons with any desires. It highlights pure drugs as a specialty and maintains a superior stock of toilet essentials soaps cosmetics and perfumery. A cigar counter offers select brands of fine quality cigars.
Public notice advertises a free round trip ticket to Omaha Exposition good for 50 days via Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway. Free fare to any subscriber aged 13 to The Gentleman Farmer Magazine. Offers 1.00 dollar copies of a farm publication and requests subscribers to write for details at Manhattan Building Chicago.
The city council orders permanent paved sidewalks on specified streets including Willis Avenue, Ott, Evelyn, Watford, Fourth Street, and First Avenue. Construction will follow within the right of way, five feet wide where not cemented, with exceptions at existing walks and street intersections.
City bids to lay concrete sidewalks on both sides of Sixth Willis Avenue Dewey Avenue and related streets from Second to Eighth Street and at intersections. Proposals due September 13 1898. projects to start September 20 and finish by November 5 1898. Concrete mix detailed with gravel cement and finishing method. six contracts set. Mayor Allen Breezeb, City Clerk R Banger.
Guthrie Center resident Merve Patterson visited cousin Clara Bentall while Clyde Crawford and Nan Jones from Minburn called on Mr. Flacks. East Lyra’s Win Hackett is ill. L Horace Bentall’s wedding plans cited. Minburn guests D Maxon and dam Thompson and El Tate arrived from Dakota for relatives. A social dance at Andrew Judges' home. Amy Hollenburg of Adel stayed at the parental home. WoT Fairbanks also called in Minburn last Tuesday.
Woodward Notes reports Davis Bros Howard and Sidsey purchased the Grig livery barn in Minburn and took possession Wednesday. John Vaks departed for Omaha for medical examination and camp. A little daughter of David Grant was taken to Dr Comly for treatment. a case of Yellow Jaundice is cited with a testimonial for Electric Bitters. Travel ads promote Union Pacific Overland Route to Pacific Coast and Rocky Mountain regions via scenic Denver & Rio Grande services with Pullman sleepers and tourist cars.
A local woman endured seven years of disease and three months of incessant coughing. She found relief after buying Dr King's New Discovery from W C Hammicks Co of Shelby NC. Trial bottles were offered free, with regular sizes 30 cents and one dollar, guaranteed to help.
A fragmented timetable note records freight and passenger train times with origins at Milwaukee and St. Paul, listing 130 pm 606 pm B10 am 1054 pam 800 em and 855 pm. It mentions L Gan Agent and Thatns Gioixa Kaen in a two way freight context with passenger and freight services. The legibility is poor but indicates westbound No 6 freight and related services.
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