The Popcorn Boy and His Quiet Struggle
The article tells of Walter the popcorn boy, a frail man who sold corn at Lake Shore trains for nearly twenty five years. Rising costs and hard times precipitated his decline as his earnings fall and despair deepens. His faithfulness, church service, and stubborn duty mark a life of quiet heroism amid economic distress.
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Hause
Walter
Lake Shore
Michigan
Stewart Or & Mandel
Poyn
Joanie
Thillage
Chee Walter
Ming
Toner Station
Osty
Iere
Tes
Iso
Memorable day noted by Juniors and staff remembrance
A reminiscence recalls a memorial day with J. W. Atkinson's inscription and a Gallant aftray, while in Rockland Maine a North Indiana lady’s dog wears a sulphur bag to ward off diphtheria. Advertisements urge Hood’s Sarsaparilla and One Minute Cough Cure, and a Chicago exhibit features a 1000 pound soap cake alongside Buckeye Route rail promotions and new mileage lines.
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J. WH. Atkinson
Rockland
Community Notes From Coolville and Surrounding Areas
County correspondence reports visitors and moves including Mrs M E Taylor hosting her sister Mrs Atkinson and E D O'Dell moving into the Congregational parsonage. Rev Judd accepts call to Coolville church while Rev Henderson visits Columbus for his wife’s hospital treatment. A G A R events feature a quilt fund with 161.10 raised and 266 names listed, including Governor McKinley.
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M. E. Taylor
Atkinson
E. D. O'Dell
M. I. Ewers
Stewart
Jonathan Ewers
Sand Hill School House
W. J. Pruden
Tippecanoe
Frank 'Saylor
Sam Humphrey
New Matamoras
E. M. Tidd
Calhoun County
West Virginia
Daniel Linton
Abbie E. Danforth
Universalist Church
Carrie W. Brainard
Our Church
Frost
Columbus
Charles Townsend
G. A. R. Hall
Fred. Hibbard
P.M. Payne
Mollie Smith
S. H. Johnson
Jessie Russell
C. Dean
Aliss Smith
D.C. Richardson
Hall
McKinley
Lightning Hot Drops Kills Pain Tip of the Trade
The advertisement touts Lightning Hot Drops as a funny name that relieves pain and claims availability everywhere daily. It markets instant relief as essential, asserting no relief means no part. The copy reads as a broad, tongue in cheek pain remedy pitch.
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Wwe
Herb Medicine CO
Springfield
Hunters' Tickets Offered by Ohio Central Lines
Agents of Ohio Central Lines are selling Hunters' Tickets to all points in the hunting territory at hunters' rates. See Ohio Central Agents.
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Ohio Central Lines
Ohio Central
Farm Market Prices From Wheat To Old Papers For Sale
Wheat 60c to 65c per bushel Buckwheat 0c to 1.00 Oats 28c to 35c Corn 25c to 5c per bushel Timothy 2.00 to 2.25 Clover 3.75 to 5.75 Onions 40c to 60c Apples 15c to 25c Pears 40c to 75c Potatoes 5c to 40c Beans 1.50 to 2.00 Butter 14c to 20c Cabbage 5c to 1c Country ham 5c to 10c Country shoulder 5c to 7c Country lard 5c to 8c Pork 8c Eggs 10c to 20c Hay baled 15 to 18 per ton Hay bulk 12 to 15 per ton Flour 3.50 to 4.25 per barrel Chop feed 20 to 22 per ton Bran 16 to 18 per ton Shorts 18 to 20 per ton Oilmeal feed 20 to 22 per ton Beef cattle 2 to 8c Sheep 2c to 2.5c per lb Lamb 3c per lb Veal 3c to 3.5c Roast 10c per lb Old papers 5c per dozen at Messenger ayre Heracp office.
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Shorts
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Detroit
THE
Celluloid Company
Broadway
New York
Leon
Herole
Hood
Enouler Hoge
Persia
Afhganistan
Cline
Chicago
ST. Jacobs Oil
Coolville
Athens
Messencer Ayr Heracp
Ier Zitzir
Mekef
Church & CO
United States
NEW York Weekly Tribune
the Messenger and Herald
Messenger and Herald
Geo. W. Beabune Bal
New York City
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