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Newspaper
Bedford Free Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1902
Page
7
Local items describe Wank's bread at Smith's and Bibbins stock including wallpaper, musical instruments, and window shades. Mentions visits by Finn and various residents, sales on goods, and upcoming baseball game Bedford vs Cleveland with other community notices.
An old advertisement promises quick cough relief with a laxative Bromo Quinine tablet cure. It claims a “sold in one day” result, no work or pay required, and lists a price of 25 cents.
Fragmented notes report visitors from Ottawa Missouri and near Blockton plus travel from Wagoner Indian Territory and Louisiana. Local business mentions include Bedford Grain Company shipping corn to Andrew County Missouri and Chamberlain Bros selling wallpaper and paint. A children's program at High Prairie chapel is announced for June 8 and Rocky Mountain Tea ads appear along with Putnam face less dyes and local bank visit notes.
County Attorney Miller attends to county affairs before district court in Corr ing this week. Bedford reports gravity and smallpox milder than measles. Miss Allie Nelson’s Lenox teaching salary rise keeps her from resigning. D E McAlpin visits Boone and Bedford friends after five years in New Market. William Hardee dies at 90. interment in Siam cemetery with Siam lodge aid. Rock Mountain Tea ad pitches a 35 cent bottle at A L Bibbins. Mrs Miller returns to Ringgold county after visiting parents with her mother. Isaac Hutchinson sells 40 acres to son John and 45 to son Isaac in Mason and Polk townships. N S Savage family heads to St Joseph after funeral in New Market for brother R D Savage.
The New Market Herald reports the death of R. D. Savage at his home in Duhkugus after eight days of pneumonia. Miss Cora Gallagher visited her uncle en route to Tama after a year at Bedford schools. Sam Nash broke his leg chasing horses and now relies on crutches. Also notes are a soap promo, paint ads, and fruit box finds by rural carrier Art Roberds with farm produce at several neighbors.
Readers learn Hall's Catarrh Cure is marketed with a $100 reward for cures. The ad cites internal cure claims and testimonials request. Albert Dugan informs rural route patrons no mail from quarantined contacts is accepted due to post office rules.
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