Hamlin farming notes and local moves in Audubon area
Hamlin farmers push through seeding small grain as residents change work and homes. Ralph Stanley works for Mrs Prank May in Greeley while many town residents undertake building and farming projects. Miss Lena Drury returns to district duties and a new creamery paint project begins. Local transfers include Joe Petty to W D Stanley, James Elrod moving to Audubon, and families preparing for spring farming, with church services adjusted for the upcoming conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Stanley
Prank May
Greeley
Hamp Jones
Scott's Emulsion Promises Strength for Thin Bodies
An advertisement describes a cycle of weakness between a frail body and thin blood, claiming Scott's Emulsion can break the pattern. It asserts stomach restoration, blood enrichment, and flesh growth, leading to self-sufficiency with no further medicine. The ad touts the product with its trade mark and offers samples and a purchase price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Foundry accident claims life at worksite
Cassidy reports the Philadelphia Press notes that Cassidy Sorra speaks of a fatal foundry incident when a hammer fell on a worker named Flan nery, killing him. The remark implies a grim workplace accident and a somber response from colleagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flannery
Cassidy
Casey
Philadelphia Press
A Valuable Medicine For Coughs and Colds in Children
Chas M Cramer of Colombo Ceylon praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for coughs and colds in children. He states it cures chest colds quickly, often with one bottle, and he has persuaded others to try it. Sold by W A Hamler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Chas. M. Cramer
Colombo
Ceylon
W. A. Hamler
Kidney Cure Endorsements From Readers Endorsements
Y B Conklin of Bonoraville Ohio and H W Shaw, editor of the Fordville Kentucky Miscellany, praise Foley's Kidney Cure for kidney trouble. A postscript notes a cure by the same remedy, while the note warns against taking other products. Nick Dofing & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y.B. Conklin
Bonoraville, O
H. W. Shaw
Fordville
Koley
Nick Dofing &Co
Foley's Honey and Tar Promises Cough Relief
An ad style fragment from the Philadelphia Record touts Foley's Honey and Tar as effective for coughs and grippe. Recounts a testimonial tone with promotional claims, mentioning East social use and relief across users.
Cruelty in Goldfish Keeping Highlighted by Observers
A historical note argues many goldfish suffer in captivity, citing stress from confinement in glass bowls and improper light. The text mentions coughing and throat ailments, promoting Foley's Honey and Tar for relief, attributed to Nick Doffig & Co.
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Prowaon
Preasongill
Kane
Ike Foley
East
Nick Dotting & Co
Judicial Discrentiation at Wayside Tavern
Dialogue shows Dipper and Tipper discussing Judge Close and past favors at a tavern. Tipper recalls a small bill owed and indulgence refused, while Tardease notes a harsher experience with seven years. Boston Courier quotes.
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Dipper
Wayside Tavern
Judge Close
Tipper
Boston Courier
DeWitts Little Early Risers Endorsement Note
An advertisement from Butternut Michigan by Nick Dotting & Co endorses DeWitts Little Early Risers as a cure for various ailments. It warns against neglecting health and cites MrB Smith of DeWitt as praising the product's effectiveness and satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Mrb. Smith
Butternut
Mich
Loyer
Nick Dotting & Co
The Chief Senne and the dog’s sense of smell
The article notes the dominant sense of humans being eight and artificial lights making darkness tolerable, while dogs rely on smell. It describes how dogs track their masters without needing guidance, following scents even with obstacles in their path.
Foley's Honey and Tar Cited As Croup Cure
Mrs P L Cordier of Mannington Kentucky reports her three year old daughter suffered a severe croup attack. A local store purchase of Foley's Honey and Tar provided quick relief and the child recovered, according to Cordier.
Noted Louisiana Colonel Deflects Challenge on Street
An anecdote from New Ma w tim recounts Colonel C. L. Colqueen of Louisiana being halted by a stranger who asks who is the best lawyer in town. The colonel replies he need not prove it, saying he admits it with certainty.
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Matilda Carstensen
Elkhorn
Elkhorn Lumber Company
Peter R. Nissen
Henry Young
Robert Campbell
Robert
Audubon County
Texas
C. L. Colqueen
Louisiana
Sam
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Endorsed By Users
A testimonial from A B Puller of English Indiana and Nick Dofiing & Co endorses DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve for gunshot wounds and skin ailments. The ad claims quick relief and cautions against counterfeits, urging readers to use the genuine product for healing and soothing sores burns and bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Nick
Nature's Wonders of Animal and Plant Strength
The article notes astonishing natural feats such as the ftea leaping 200 times its length and a hypothetical man jumping out of a 14 foot well to match such leaps. It also describes the cheese mite’s mouth movement and a squash’s growing force, where a squash harness measured lifting power rising from 5,400 pounds to 6,000 pounds in eighteen days.
Stomach Trouble Patient Endorses Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
Edw Mobler of Union Boutii Works Eric Pa says after trying several doctors and spending much money he found lasting relief with Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. He endorses the remedy hoping it will help others and notes it cured his stomach troubles without need for physicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobler
Union
Boutii Works
Eric
Ouro
Nick Doffing
Wields & Sharp Ax Million Marvels at New Life Pills
A historical ad style piece touts Dr King s New Life Pills claiming cures for stomach liver and bowel troubles including dyspepsia loss of appetite jaundice billiousness fever and malaria with a price of 50 at Nick Coffing Co drug store. It mixes dramatic claim with a period voice and street scene dialogue about drinking and jailhouse slang reflecting old time advertising and vernacular.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Nick Coffing & Co
Arnica Salve Heals Severe Leg Ulcer Near Fatal Runaway
A Franklin Grove resident suffered a four year leg ulcer from a runaway incident endured despite medical care. Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured the ailment and is praised for boils burns bruises cuts corn scalds skin eruptions and piles. Available at Nick Doffing & Co. drug store for two cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B.orner
Franklin Grove
Bucklen
Nick Doffing & Co
No Excuse This Time in Baltimore Case
The prisoner protested a new gun was not known to be loaded. The judge noted the dealer’s claim that the weapon was not paid for, questioning the link between payment and liability. The judge referenced biblical wisdom in his demeanor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon
Baltimore
Doctor’s Bad Plight Ends With New Discovery
Dr M J Scarbrough of Hebron Ohio recounts a two year battle with severe cold and persistent cough that defied remedies until he tried Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds. He reports rapid relief and ten days of feeling better, with a 1 dollar trial bottle offered by Nick Coffing & Co SC0.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.J,. Scarbrough
Hebron
Ohio
Nick Coffing & Co
Pain Balm Praised After Severe Rheumatic Attack
Sallie Harris of Salem New Jersey reports severe muscular rheumatism and pain. after several prescriptions she used Chamberlains Pain Balm from a South Jersey newspaper ad, two applications eased her condition and one bottle cured her. distribution by W A Hamer. The Bible printing issue discusses spelling capitalizations in Matthew and Mark, noting the king's printers and oxford and Cambridge universities control UK Bible printing with licenses and a historic ruling on a capitalized Spirit.
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Australla
Chamberlain
Sallie Harris
Salem
N. J
W. A. Hamer
Oxford
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Liverpool Post
Electric Bitters Promoted As Malaria Cure
The ad extols Electric Bitters as a remedy for malaria and related disorders from swampy areas like the Great Dismal Swamp. It quotes John Charleston praising the tonic and offers it for 50 cents with a satisfaction guarantee from Nick Dofling & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
John Charleston
Byesville
Nick Dofling & Co
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