Webster City mail notes second-class classification
A sentence fragment notes Hellen and A S D. Hell en entered at the post office in Webster City for second class mail matter.
24 Dec 1886
Page 1
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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1886
Page
1
A sentence fragment notes Hellen and A S D. Hell en entered at the post office in Webster City for second class mail matter.
Fragmentary notes from Stanhope and neighboring towns detail revival meetings at Mount Zion, local school activities, holiday preparations, and efforts to attract a bank to Stanhope. Mentions of individuals include Rev A A Wilcox, O G Tremain, Ida Woodard, Frank Tremaine, J H King, and Alex Thompson along with towns like Freedom and Jewell.
Local items describe depot layoff for Wheatley, medical attendance by Dr. McCanon, and district court in Ft. Dodge January 18 1897. A town well drill breaks at 200 ft halting work, school exhibition praise, social events, a freight wreck near Stanhope, a bank-robbery rumor quelled, and various community notices including entertainments and medical cures advertised.
A 19th century excerpt criticizes racing's fever and its ruinous grip on bettors. The passage notes early gambling harms, the strain of repeated meetings, and a defaulter’s fall, ending with a dated diary reflection from May 27, 1883 about Poson races and the dulling moral impact of the sport.
An infant recalls a chaotic family mealtime with a kitten causing chaos, a swallowed button, and a dramatic scare that ends with a doctor’s calm assurance. The tone mirrors a child's candid diary fragment from Labyhoud.
In special session December 17 1986 at the Auditor's office Hamilton county Iowa the board granted Dr J N Medbery a Webster City registered pharmacist a permit to keep and to sell intoxicating liquors for medicinal purposes only County Auditor and Clerk of Board of Supervisors Anderson announces the action.
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