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Newspaper
Perry Advertiser
Location
Perry, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1898
Page
3
Local notice lists sale items including Calumet Soap, evaporated raspberries by the pound, best corn by the can, and raisins priced at five to fifty cents. The fragment suggests a small-town bazaar or market listing with short price tags.
A Perry Iowa society item details three Shakespeare Circles and the Wednesday Club hosting Mesdames McPherson Chandler Maines Laowng Kinney Henness Brown Johnston Sheldahl Gill Roddan Holmes Rude Moody with Mrs Roddan, plus Mrs Anna B Howe of Marshalltown addressing Glimpses of Rome. Also notes Post Graduates luncheon in honor of Mrs Courtney, a Spring social and literary contest, and a Shakespeare study program for next season. Commencement week decorations, class banquet at Stewart House, and a Memorial Day parade and services organized by Redfield Post 260 with speakers and transportation plans.
The Madne Register man describes a Perry man Captain Dan Jard of Co L as officer of the day with courteous, gentlemanly conduct. Lightning struck a tree in a Graney yard injuring Pat Sheaon who was nearby, leaving him unconscious briefly. Starting May 21, Gillett offers a free Battleship Maine souvenir spoon with every $1+ purchase.
Buggy for sale advertised as in good condition with a cheaper trade option for a one seated rig. Also an offer from American Popular Music promising sixteen pages of latest songs for three months if three or more performer names are sent with fee. Address Indianapolis ind.
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