Local Social Notes and Visits Across towns
Local events note many visitors and travelers. J A Young and Waldo Wells visited Winfield and Ottumwa while Miss Minnie Klass and Miss Bertha Walker traveled to Chicago and Cedar Rapids respectively. Several engagements and weddings are recorded, including Ralph McM Smith and Mary Agnes Stewart. A deep well project starts at Sunset Park and trains run to Kansas City for political conventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dix Maxwell
St. Joseph
Waldo Wells
Wyman
Our City
J.a.morehead
Wayne
Will Sherman
Morgan Park Academy
James M. Wilson
Chariton
Frank Steck
Henry
Fairfield
T. W. Rickey
Olds
Bertha Walker
Cedar Rapids
Daisy Hall
Lacy Mauthe
Grace Hill
Allen
N.Y
John Wolfe
Marion Town Slip
Ottumwa
Ralph McM. Smith
Mary Agnes Stewart
G. Dorr
Lincoln
Neb
J. H. Ballard
Charley Hebner
Burlington
Chicago
Florence McChesney
Lloyd Samson
Bovina
N. Y
David Hamilton
Hoosick Falls
Anna Wells
Shelrock
Etna Howard
Oskaloosa
Cook
Win. Hanright
Mt Pleasant
Geo. Lewis
Cedar Palla
Clapp
Crawfordsville
Knoxville
Thorn
Hubert Nicola
Tare
Hugh
Kendall
Charles Clutter
Denver
J. W. Morton
Glasgow
I. Klein
Davenport
Secarce
Ant Journal
Latta
Ate Latta
North Weat
Ft. Madison
Loren Latta
Colorado
Ifford
A Pittsburger Prefers Private Travel in Sleeper Cars
A Pittsburger with money to spare avoids public trains, seeking a stateroom or section for urgent eastbound travel. An employee secured two berths after the lack of a stateroom. The employer nearly fired the attendant over the tickets showing upper 3 and upper 8. The piece also notes a London schoolboy who never missed a day, having illnesses only during holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsboro
Walworth
Thomas Ward
School Board For London
Westminster Gazette
Proved His Case in Just One Sweet Exchange
Miss Willing questions belief in second love after a proposal. Mr. Woodby, a widower, asserts faith by comparing sugar. He explains that after the first pound is gone, a second pound will taste just as sweet, underscoring his view on continuing affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Willing
Mr. Woodby
Chicago News
Bowman’s Table of Shirt Waists Sale
Bargain display listing five tables of shirt waists with marked values and sale prices. Table 1 offers 200 waists at 35 cents, Table 2 with 150 at 48 cents, Table 3 with 100 at 89 to 98 cents, Table 4 with 200 at 75 cents, and Table 5 with 125 at 18 cents, all from Bowman's sale.
Frail historians of Sevres porcelain
Frail historians of Sevres note that the town near Paris has produced beautiful porcelain since 1756. Royalty and republics stamped initials, dates, and royal palaces on backs to mark each piece, quietly recording their nation’s changing era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sevres
Paris
The Real Porzie of Life Dialogue
The brief exchange between Fidelia and Flavilla at the Flavilla-Well in Indianapolis Journal humorously notes clothing as a greater mystery than existence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porzie
Fidelia
Flavilla
Indianapolis Journal
Irrigation farming book for farmers in the West
An illustrated irrigation agriculture book by The Denver Rio Grande Railroad Scenic Line of the World will be mailed free to farmers. It covers agricultural horticultural and livestock interests and aims to help farmers relocate and adopt irrigation methods. 8. K. Hooper Q P. & T. A. Denver Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
K. Hooper
Q. P
T. A
Denver
Qolo
Dentists and Train Tour Promos in One Notice
Dr W B Crooks dentist successor to O B Rork offers services over Blair Sons store Washington Iowa with free eye exams by Dr Pratt optician. Denver Rio Grande Railroad advertises Scenic Line of the World routes through Rocky Mountains to Colorado Utah New Mexico with through trains three daily and Pullman cars between Chicago Denver San Francisco Los Angeles and Portland. Through tickets available via two routes Cripple Creek gold camp highlight. Written by 8 K Hooper P T A Denver Colorado for pamphlets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Utah
New Mexico
Rocky Mountains
Cripple Creek
Pullman Palace
Chicago
Denver
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
Idaho
Montana
Oregon
Washington
Ogden Gateway
K. Hooper
Highway Diminished Width Proposal in Washington County
The commissioner reports in favor of reducing a 66 foot wide highway to 45 feet at the north west corner of section 3 and north east corner of section 4 in township 76 north, range 8 west, with objections due by noon September 11, 1900. Damages claims must be filed in the auditor's office. Auditor J. W. Incum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hive
Washington County
A. D
Also Mentioned on This Page
Robert Martin
J. A. Young
Winfield
Minnie Klass
G. W. Reed
Illinois
Ainsworth
Win Smouse
Marion
Nannie Langhead
Kago
Will Law
Hortense
Indekaloosa
Grace Benn
Edina
Lloyd Latta
Harry Shrader
H. F. Samson
Mrs. Chariton
Miss Reba
Tonawanda, N. Y
Samson
F. E. Stewart
Great Rock Island
J. A. Hawthorne
Mise McLaughlin
Harrisville
Ohio
Maxwell
Morning Sun
Iowa
Dave McKee
Mediapolia
Smith Stewart
Ebbie McKinnie
Aledo, Il
Milt Sweet
Brighton
South Furniture
T. M. Reynolds
Woodengainer
Mies Tula Warner
Omaha
Prof
Keck
W. B Crooks
Rork
Hase
Shaw's Department Store
Mt. Pleasant Journal
Rock Island
Ralph Smith
Bride
Mrs. Smith
Sam
Ralph
J. A. McCaulley
New Sharon
Prank
Brighton Township
McCaulleys
Alexander
Bowman
Children’s
Denning
Uncle Aleck
Detroit Free Press
Athanasius Kircber
Philadelphia Times
New
Mexico
W. B. Crooks
O. BE. Rork
Blair & Son’s
Southeast Corner Square
Washington, Iowa
J. W. Incuam
Tony
Sol. Rich & Co
Clothiers
Hatters
Todd Stuart
J. N. Lewis & Co
North Side
Klein
St.Louis Globee Democrat
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!