Wednesday, April 26, 1882
The Centerville Times, May 2, 1882
The Iowa State Register, April 27, 1882
"THE WORLD WONDER WILDE,
visited this aesthetic city yesterday, and lectured last evening at the Opera House."
No newspaper clipping available yet. Reference to the primary source comes The Palimpsest, Volume XVIII, No. 6: June, 1937, published by State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, IA, 1937 (Briggs, John Ely, editor).
Walnut and Fourth Streets, Des Moines, IA
Court Avenue, at Fourth Street, Des Moines, IA
Built: 1871-73
Opened: c. May 10, 1873
Destroyed (fire): September 21-22, 1994
"An 'aesthetic' newspaper representative visited the British (sic) peculiarity at his rooms in the Aborn House"
The Iowa State Register, April 27, 1882
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