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Newspaper
Atchison Weekly Globe
Location
Atchison, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1928
Page
7
A mother's testimonial extols Fletcher's Castoria as the original vegetable remedy for babies. It claims this safe, tasteful product prevents fever, colic, diarrhea, and constipation without drugs or opiates, and includes a care guide with every bottle.
Local notices mention a K of C event, a salesman named Louis Jochems, gasoline ads at Donovan and Champion, a Magnivox speaker sale, and social visits. Also references to a high school program, Billy Blair’s police dog, a laundry ad, and light humor about politics and mountain goats.
Sage Tea and Sulphur compound restores natural hair color and lustre. Sold as Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound for 75 cents, easy to apply with a sponge or brush to a strand at a time, fading gray in mornings and leaving hair darker, thicker, and glossy.
Betty Taliaferro treated Sunny Hill school children and their teacher to candy bars Monday while Junior Hint gave popcorn balls on Tuesday for birthdays. W. B. Evans is very ill at his home southeast of town. Louis Kroepper has been ill with the flu for nearly two weeks. A carload of new Chevrolets is being unloaded at Effingham today for Harry Searles. A force of men unloaded a steam engine Tuesday at Effingham for Louis Kloepper.
The St. John’s church young women’s missionary society met in the church parlors with eleven members and six visitors. Miss Laura Anderson and Miss Mary Anderson hosted, with Miss Grace Jones leading. Three new members joined, Miss Maxine Kaufman, Miss Vera Albers, and Miss Norma Holzhey. The meeting day was moved to the first Wednesday each month.
Mrs Ed Clark of Chicago accompanied her husband to Monrovia for burial Sunday. On Monday evening she received word that her sister's husband died in Lucinda Ohio, and she left on the morning train Tuesday to be with her.
Mr and Mrs Ora L Bowser traveled to Topeka where Mrs Bowser entered St Francis hospital for an operation and Roy Dale oversees the Bowser store during the absence. Kathleen Hinman daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray Hinman had an appendix operation after bursting appendix. Nine big Poland China gifts expected early April. John Gibson Arlington Kansas Elmo Thompson has bought eighty acres near Muscotah. The Thompson family plans relocation by early March. Mr and Mrs George Anderson and Mr and Mrs Carl Anderson visited St Joe and have returned home.
Frank Crosswhite left for Iowa Tuesday to run a hamburger inn for an indefinite period. Peter Moore is ill with influenza while Harold Sanders suffers neuritis. Mr. and Mrs. James Leland hosted friends for a Tuesday evening taffey pull. The Haags plan to leave the Donnelly farm soon. Claude Black of Kansas City, visiting his brother James Black, says his son was a schoolmate of the notorious Hickman.
The funeral was moved from Monday to Tuesday afternoon due to rain hindering access to Iola cemetery. Many relatives and friends from across the county attended. Col C J Foster traveled to Leona amid muddy roads.
Mrs. Robert Lollar remains ill from head trouble and an attack of flu. Frank Doman shipped 40 head of fat steers to Kansas City on Tuesday. Homer Owens plans to move to Atchison. Odean Followell and Henry Metz of Kansas City visit the Jeffrey home this week. Clarence Norris spends a few days in Platte City, Missouri.
Fred Challiss has returned to his Chicago home. Mrs. T L Cline is set to celebrate her upcoming event as noted in local notices.
An old advertisement claims St Jacobs Oil eases rheumatism gout lumbago lame back neuritis and neuralgia by direct application. It describes severe knee and ankle pain swelling and incapacity and urges readers to buy a trial bottle from a druggist.
Despite bad roads and disagreeable weather Tuesday, three cars carried mostly young people to Topeka to view The King of Kings. Mrs Harold Oxendale and her baby visit the George Oxendale home. Miss Mae Jones is ill with scarlet fever. Mr and Mrs Elmer Johnson traveled to Kansas City to seek specialist advice as Mrs Johnson remains in poor health.
The board of directors of the telephone company met Tuesday afternoon at the telephone office. The annual meeting is set for Friday at the I. O. O. F. hall. Mrs. R. G. Haas learned Sunday night of the death of her niece, Mrs. Grace Reichart of McPherson, formerly Miss Grace Bamfield.
Mrs D R M reports her husband’s persistent cough vanishing after using Lin O Nine from Kerr Chemical Company. The testimonial claims the remedy stopped the cough and strengthened him, with children also liking it. Available in 50c or 1.00 sizes, or via mail order from Brentwood Maryland.
The Curlew social club meeting, slated for February 8, was postponed due to bad weather to a later date.
A Topeka district WFM S gathering met at the Methodist church with Units 1 and 4 of the Ladies Aid serving dinner. The Rev M A Good led junior and adult choruses, planning an Easter cantata, while Mrs Zimmerman marked 70 years in Kansas with a Troy open house.
Mrs Mary E Zimmerman arrived in Troy in 1855 at age four shaping local memory and family history in the town.
Local items mention Mrs Ira Eddy hosting in Havensville, Miss Glenda Mercer and Mrs L J Speer sick, Speer hatched eleven chicks, Vivian birthday party at Muscotah school, Ed Brown moving to farm, Mrs Mary Blaker critically ill, Vivian Cleveland celebrated with dinner, Miss Ruth Ross visiting Mrs R E Ausburn in Oklahoma, and Allen's store advertising fresh fish meats barrel kraut celery lettuce.
Residents note a strong turnout for the Hill yard KCAC basketball game with many locals in St Joe last night. Chester Adams of Kansas City visits town as a traveling salesman while Mr and Mrs William Graner return from Emporia to Park Place to see their daughter Esther a college student. Mrs Albert Hans of Sumner is reported ill with neuralgia.
Mrs. Owen Kellison bedridden. Watch repairs at Zimmermans. Valentine boxes priced from 15 cents. Pete Marino's. Seven sleepers seek board at city jail. Car coal from Theo Nass. County operations closed for Chris Stutz funeral. road patrols idle. Mrs. Ostertag's hand burned by hot grease accident on Maur Hill. Fred Shackleford fined 50 dollars and jailed 90 days for disorderly conduct amid alleged improper conduct with two white girls.
Milwaukee goitre expert Dr. A. A. Rock argues goitre is not a disease and urges immediate home treatment. He says neglect worsens growth and opposes unnecessary operations while offering a book on at home care free to readers.
Local ads tout Joint-Base as a low cost remedy for rheumatic pains and inflamed joints. The product claims quick relief from congestion sore throat chest colds and neuralgia and offers a 60 cent tube with an offer for a free larger 12 day treatment by sending name and address to Pope Laboratories Dest Halluwell Maine.
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