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Newspaper
Perry Advertiser
Location
Perry, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1898
Page
2
John Mitchell demonstrates reliable funerary transport with a well kept hearse for funeral occasions. Tours in the Rocky M1 route describe careful driving and service readiness for memorials.
The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad markets through tickets to Colorado Utah and surrounding states with direct line to Cripple Creek and connections to Ogden Pike City and Pacific Northwest destinations. Promotional materials emphasize grand scenery fullman sleepers and tourist services from Denver.
Dallas Center reports the death of Frank Rathbun a former telegraph operator and station agent at Milan who lived in Dallas Center then later at Buthay South Nakuta. Sympathy is extended to his wife and relatives. Vern Leonard visited his sister Mrs S A Summer. Lew Melick and family leave for Hastings Nebraska to reopen a new store. Eleven cattle loads were shipped from Dallas Center including buyers J Randall AL McClure and C Collins. Local hopes rise for cabbie success in Vale’s county as farmers report corn yields around 70 bushels per acre with favorable turnout in recent fair-season reports.
John Houghton visited Perry on Wednesday to see her, while a family gathering occurred at the parental home. The curfew bell rang for the first time Wednesday night, startling many youths who fled to safety as flames and alarms were recalled. The article notes a fifteenth anniversary celebration with guests and refreshments.
Minburn residents report visits from Frank Thoms and Minnie Seidl, with Edith Bligh and Mundy as guests. Charley Shirley departs for Chicago to begin street service, and Jd Al Bailey shows slow improvement after a serious injury. Nineteen excursion tickets to Omaha sold to Minburn travelers. Lester Roush visits from Levi n Printing House in Ft Dodge, enjoying his new position. Creamery to start Monday boosting local business. Des Moines firm Miverne Bros to manage. James Brenton, a respected local, attempted suicide in a fit of temporary insanity, after driving his wagon home, injuring himself severely. doctors optimistic on recovery.
A late Monday night cyclone ripped through Linden area causing outbuildings to topple and cars and farm equipment to be thrown about. Several near misses were reported as a road cart and a road grader were carried off, and a plow was hurled, forming improvised barricades near a store. Anomalous items like photos and slave portraits appeared displaced, and a curious mix of mischief and chaos followed, described as the season’s Halloween cyclone by Redfeld Clipper.
Advertisement touts a commissioned pictorial history with original on-the-spot photos. Claims low prices and easy credit, urging readers to drop trashy books and contact FT Barber at Stak Insurance Bidz, Chicago.
The Union Pacific lines run daily sleepers to Pacific Coast points from the Missouri River through Colorado Wyoming Montana Oregon Washington and California. Prospective travelers are advised to write J W Wartle Travelling Passenger Agent 401 Walnut St Hes Moines IA for rates and information.
The notice promotes The Youths Companion annual volume for 1899 with a long list of distinguished contributors and a free calendar offer. It promises a larger, more valuable issue, a free paper until January 1 1899, then a full year to 1900. It includes a testimonial about Electric Bitters from John Oliver of Philadelphia, praising health improvements after usage.
Two popular piano and organ pieces issued by Popular Music Co of Indianapolis offer patriotic titles. Bring Our Heroes Home honors the Maine and stirs with national pride. Dewey's Battle of Manila March Two Step serves as a lasting Spanish War souvenir. The 18 page Popular Music Roll sells for 25 cents on receipt.
Mrs Micheal Curtain relates that after a month of treatment by her family physician her condition worsened into hopeless consumption. A drugstore suggestion led her to Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption, and after six bottles she recovered fully. She now handles housework and is as well as ever. Trial bottles available at Draper Low Drug Store, 40 cents to 1.00.
Chicago team players execute a tight pass sequence as Betredgelit leads with a series of indices and passes amid a crowded court. The play highlights a notable sequence between No. 210 and No. 205 as observers note Seer Betredgelit in the action.
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