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Newspaper
Bedford Free Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1900
Page
7
Copies of this paper may be found on file at Washington in the office of our special correspondent, E. G. Sig gers, 918 F street, N. W. Washington, D. C.
Local notes recount business trips to Creston and Nebraska, revival attendance at New Market, and visitors including G. Mills from Blockton. Ada Bender of Des Moines visits Emma Dorn, while Nellie attends school in Galesburg. Revival meetings end next Sunday. piano tuner Geo. Gray and orders at Bibbins noted.
A collage of ad blurbs and brief notices from Bedford area pages. References to Rev. Ware’s revival attendance, Morley’s Liver Pills, Rocky Mountain Tea, a patent chopper sale, Justice M. A. Sawyer’s political inquiry, Mel’s record and DeWitt’s Salve claims, sewing machine offers at low prices, and a farm sale by Geo. Rees with I. S. Dickerson selling land in Ross Township.
A flood of short items from Lenox and Bedford areas notes local visits sales and advertisements. Mrs T E Corkhill returns to Chicago with daughter Lulu Weaver accompanying to Ottumwa. Collins about smallpox in Shreveport and other health updates. local deaths and funeral visits. farmers Bank president endorses DeWitts Little Early Risers. various trips and arrivals to Chicago Denver Creston Watertown and Joplin noted.
Local column lists residents entering or leaving town for schooling and travel, farm and family news, and notices. Mentioned are J. W. Sleep joining the Free Press list, W. E H. Crum Jr. off to business college, visitors to Conway and Bedford, a stray mare colt, and several short business and personal travels among area residents. Also notes weather, a dog shipment, and upcoming Universalist meetings with venue and dates.
A health pamphlet urges readers to test vision with a 15 inch distance and count spots, argues eye diseases follow civilization, and links blurred sight to kidney disease. It promotes Warner's Safe Cure as a remedy to flush uric acid from the system and restore kidney health.
A fragmented plea asks readers to instruct officials to publish notices in the Free Press and to remember the request on every occasion. The text references administrators sheriffs and legal notices under control and seeks publication assistance.
A gasoline explosion at Crum and Terbell Bakery at 9 oclock this morning caused considerable excitement but resulted in no damage. The flames were quickly extinguished and no injuries are reported.
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