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Newspaper
Belleville Republic
Location
Belleville, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1873
Page
4
Bellville Lodge No 8 invites members to gather this evening at the School House. J HILL serves as N G and Secretaries note upcoming events with brief lines from TYRE and Sevach.
A young inmate escaped from Dunham County Prison after donning a respectable suit and passing unnoticed through corridors to the goods office to buy twine. He was aided by warders who later restored him to liberty, and his flight remains unsolved. The piece also discusses gender roles and farm life philosophy urging thoughtful households and mapped farming.
A fragmented advice column urges keeping ready money to cover current expenses and avoid heavy credit. It argues cash offers weight and trust, compares cash to the cask system, and notes farmers rely on one crop for yearly needs while urging diligence in inventory, debt payment, and prudent planning. Dr. Terry from Columbus cites a fatal shooting testimony for caution.
A garbled page advertises 100000 dollars in prizes and agents needed across the United States. It also touts a private counselor and medical remedies for children and illnesses with prices and contact details, including the Grafton Medicine Co of St Louis.
The notice lists daily and partial schedules for trains serving Pawnee City Brownville Falls City Beatrice Tecumseh Beatrice and connecting lines including the A N RR Midland Pacific St Joseph lines and various destinations such as Lincoln Nebraska City Salem Humboldt and Crete with through travel times noted as thirteen hours and multiple connecting points at Nursery Hill Teumseh Hanover and Beatrice among others. It outlines departures from Pawnee City Brownville Nursery Hill Crete and St Joseph and connections to St Joe Chicago and Lincoln routes with several interchanges and weekly runs Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays with special sections for Washington Nasover Haddam and other towns on the Republican river.
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