23 Nov 1900
Page 1
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!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1900
Page
1
A long rural column notes farm work and family moves in Ainaworth and nearby towns. John Nicholson markets hogs. John Kupka plans a cistern for R McLaughlin. many residents attend school, church events, and social gatherings. Shipping stock, farm sales, illness updates, and local visits are listed, with community notes from Wyman, Riverside, and Brighton areas.
W. B. Wilde & Co sold their Columbian addition plant to Frank Stewart. Crawfordsville residents James and Mrs James Macfadden visit Dr. Dings in Keota with Agnes McFadden and Elmer. Mrs John Jay visits sister in North English. Mrs W V McCausland visits sister Mrs Davis who is sick in Keota. Rumor of Miss Cornelia Klass offered and refused position in Chicago Normal. Invitations issued for Emma Guzeman wed George Heiderman on Thursday night November 27. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs W Griggs east of the city Tuesday. A O U W dance at Phenix Hall Thanksgiving night with exhibition drill at 10 o clock. Prof. Whitmore ill with typhoid fever. California redwood preservation amid will of Col J B Armstrong. 400 acres to be public park in Cloverdale Sonoma county.
The column reports settled cases in Mattie Moore v. Frank Roberts with rumored payments, Edith E. McArtor's divorce and custody, a state case against Charles Dean with a guilty verdict and upcoming sentence, and Arthur Brooks fined for threats. It also lists notable personalities: Hlarte Ja plans in Italy, W. Davison’s gift to Dartmouth, Captain Dreyfus health update, Mrs. Hetty Green’s son shifting politics, and various European aristocrats. Also notes New York real estate record price, the Prince of Wales collecting Victorian pens, a Stockholm charity performance, and Canon Christopher’s birthday with scholarship plans. Additional items cover Prempeh’s exile route to Mahe, and a California signal station couple guarding Sierra Nevada fires.
Henry Glick and Miss Edith Shan non were married Tuesday evening at the brides parents home in the Columbian addition with Rev J R Logue officiating. The informal ceremony drew about sixty relatives and friends and a wedding supper followed. The couple left on No 15 for Weatherby Missouri where the groom works for the Rock Island Ry Co. Warm wishes go with them from Washington and vicinity.
George Everett Stiles born August 7 1860 died November 13 1900 in Grenada Mississippi after swamp fever illness. He lived in this city until about twelve years ago then worked as a railway bridge contractor in the south. Funeral from W A Stiles home on Saturday conducted by Rev I B Schreckengast with escort of company D to the cemetery. Survived by brothers W H and Albert and sister Grace. he served in Cuba during the Spanish American War.
Officers of the revenue cutter Richard Rush report a drastic decline among Aleutian Island Indians with rising deaths. The crew notes harsh conditions and limited resources affecting the population. Local observers urge aid to prevent further losses and preserve communities.
The piece surveys stage trends. Mme Sans Gene hits 500 performances in Paris while The Girl With the Auburn Hair may move to comic opera next season. The Devil's House by Kennedy premieres in England. Laura Burt returns from England after a success in In Old Kentucky. London seasons show half of plays underperform. Zara authors plan A Queens Heart for Mrs Langtry. Sudermann's Johannis fever has mixed reviews in Berlin. Boston sketches a one act operetta evening. George M Cohan is lauded for prolific one act comedies. over 50 vaudeville pieces are his. Phebe Davies returns next spring in a Revolution romance.
A Birmingham firm of jewelers earns as much as 7500 dollars a year from its shop sweepings sold to the highest bidder. Even wash basin sediment is saved and sold.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.