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Newspaper
Perry Advertiser
Location
Perry, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1899
Page
7
An advertisement describes a Flignest standard alarm clock featuring a seamless frame, ornamental hens, and a French pattern with a second hand. It runs thirty hours on one wind and is sent by express with postage prepaid and forty signatures cut from Ar Buckles Roasted Coffee wrappers.
Don McColl of Perry visited. Miss Susie Craft spent Friday and Saturday in Perry. Mrs. Aaron Haines living south of Perry visited her parents. Mr. and Mrs. LeMaster visited. Mr. and Mrs. Bills of Perry visited daughter Mrs. J. C. Woods. Miss Olive Smith staying in Perry came with Miss Florence Gof. Funeral of Mrs. Hans Meier near Benton held. George Rowe, brother of Joe Rowe of this place, severely hurt from a ladder fall. serious condition.
Charles Eberman and Anson Garrett managed Perry business interests Wednesday and returned home that night. William Lackie bought Bert Repass’s 11th Street dwelling for $1600 Thursday. Lackie plans to become a Dallas Center citizen. Charley Chaney and Lian Brown were mentioned in terse notes.
Adel preparations report one foot race completed and a second requested between Becker and McClary to be held soon at Adel or Perry. The 100 yard match proved near the first contest. Also: Otho Sister’s buggy mishap near a bridge between Adel and Panther, with the horse severing harness but repairable. county notes cover: Ed Lair’s illness improving, a child’s fatal burn accident at Waukee, a new bridge across the Coon near Aden to improve cemetery access, and Uncle Needham Howell’s four score age and train incident with injuries but gradual recovery. Also promotion of M&StL routes highlighting productivity and wheat yields.
An old time advertisement touts Buckien's Arnica as the best in the world to kill pain and promptly heal sores boils ulcers and eruptions. It claims cures for fever sores ulcers boils piles and skin eruptions with a 25 cent price and guarantees satisfaction, sold by Draper & Long.
The Avosities carry a comprehensive line of legal blanks for justices of the peace constables attorneys land agents and others needing blanks in large or small quantities Special forms printed neatly promptly and reasonably available locally.
A partial OCR line appears from a legal notices page showing a line of text in black ink. The fragment hints at court or docket material but lacks readable names, dates, or actions to specify.
Fragmentary OCR text references navy figures, a Pennigton Conan, Laxton Building Chicago, and ventures or meetings. Unable to extract a clear event, date, or outcome due to garbled source.
The article profiles Olive Schreiner born near Cape Town, her novel Farm, and the 1880 England visit. It notes her rise as an outspoken advocate for women’s emancipation, her marriage in 1894, and mentions her brother William Schreiner, Cape Colony prime minister, amid discussion of counterfeit currency and impostor schemes in historical context.
The December issue of Designer earns praise for stylish fashions and refined millinery as well as patterns for adults and juniors. It highlights waist designs, party costumes for boys, floriculture notes, home decoration ideas, and practical guidance on knitting crochet and fitting. It also includes stories, recipes, and house mother friendly features.
A fragmented 19th or early 20th century style excerpt urges public manners trained from childhood to consider others. It extols courtesy, then abruptly shifts to a testimonial-like pitch for Dr Kings New Life Pills, claiming relief for headaches and nervous tension and promising strengthened blood and nerves.
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