Weathered town notes and harvest updates from Queen Anne
The column reports hot dry weather and a call for rain via a rain makers project. Harvest and threshing near completion, elevator built by S Kunkel to buy and ship grain. Infant illness improves, lectures by Mrs Jacob Miller on Africa, local social visits, and accidents including Silas Shell losing two fingers. Concerns about drought harming corn and potatoes unless rain arrives. Lew Shaffer showing signs of reform. George Wright ill with consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Kunkel
J. A. Bowman
Rev. Spray
Ohio
Jacob Miller
Africa
Mel Johnson
Yarger
Brayton Davis
Ed McDowell
Fred Miller
Sam Yarger
Frank Schoch
George
Bluffton
Sarah Ellen Kleinknight
Maud
Kingsland
Tocsin
Silas Shell
Magley
Queen Anne
Craigville Social News From Recent Week
Several residents complain of illness in the hot dry weather and a large crowd attended the Reformed Lutheran church dedication north of Kirkland last Sunday with ample food and free horse feed. Erick Elzey Venus from near Secatur visited Craigville, Ethan John and Reynolds visited near the poor farm, section hands received June wages, dog shooters are warned to slow down as taxes on dogs are not paid to excuse their disposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craigvillians
Reformed Lutheran Church
Kirkland
Erick Elzey
Venus
Secatur
Craigville
Ethan John
Reynolds
Courier Travel Problem Revealed in Banner
In the Banner of July 12 the origin of a puzzle puzzles eastern mathematicians a New York lawyer staked ten dollars on a correct solution. The note from D I Brown Mt Zion presents a courier and a 25 mile long column moving 25 miles apart with the rear courier meeting the head then the rear again. The solution yields the courier’s total travel distance as 60 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
D. i. Brown
Mt. Zion
Gas discovery and local notes in Rath neighborhood
The Rath area reports a neighborhood gas strike on top ground, many lease lands for oil, and local farmers like A Williams with large wheat yields. Rain scarcity worries the community while Shoemaker plans moves, and Warren Dickason recuperates from injuries as N Rhodes enjoys steady business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Williams
P. D. Shoemaker
Shoemaker
Fisher Toole’s
Harvest Notes From Kreps Neighborhood
Farmers completed harvest and threshing with dry weather and zero moisture in shade. Emma Bosart visited Magley. several locals attended the Magley German Reformed church dedication. An Odd Fellows picnic at Geneva drew families of Berie, Watson, French, Walser, and Kreps. No sermon that night due to Rev. Krueger’s funeral call in Decatur. Evangelical association quarterly meeting slated for Linn Grove next weekend. Peter Romey and Fred Gottschall cheer with a boy and a girl. Lindsey school house construction begun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Bosart
Magley
Geneva
Eli Berie
George Watson
William French
Walser
George
Jacob Krepschey
Krueger
Decatur
Evangelical Association
Linn Grove
Peter Romey
Fred Gottschall
Romey
Gottschall
Lindsey
Trin
Widow Mary Ann Pridigan Ochsenrider Dies at 75 in Nottingham
Mrs Elias Ochsenrider formerly Mary Ann Pridigan was born June 29, 1829 in Berks County Pennsylvania. She married Elias Ochsenrider November 16, 1847 and died last Saturday at age 74 years 11 months in Nottingham township. Funeral Sunday at Reiffsburg church conducted by Rev J H Dempsey with burial in Stahl cemetery. survived by four daughters and five sons all living, thirty grandchildren, two brothers and two sisters. long noted for devout church work and upright home life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elias Ochsenrider
Nottingham Township
Mary Ann Pridigan
Berks County
Pennsylvania
Pakaway County
Ohio
Iss
Pickaway County
Evangelical Church
Ino
Wells County
Methodist Episcopal Church
Weber
Uehsenrider
Reiffsburg Church
J. H. Dempsey
Stahl Cemetery
Weather Forecast for Aneust July to August
A temporary heat abatement after recent storms in July will renew around the 2nd and 3rd with many threatening clouds. Expect the hottest spell of summer from the 12th. volatile conditions include hard storms and sudden cool spells. From the 10th to 23rd, heavy local rains and possible water spouts. watch heavy cloud buildup. Cooler then warm again by month’s end with storms in the west. many earthquake indications noted for August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vulcan
Mercury
Venus
Moon
Saturn
Early Risers health tonic advertised by village sellers
De Witt's Little Early Risers promoted by N. M. Giarrett Me. Win. Brown Mr Jas Boden Mr Cain Brawer and Cc C Dean as a cure for malarial disorders and stomach bowel regulation to prevent headaches and dizziness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. M. Giarrett
Me. Win. Brown
Jas. Boden
Cain Brawer
de Witt
Snd
Cc. C. Dean
Mystery of the Roses and a Rival at Pauline's Grave
In a Parisian tale, Pauline de Lambreuse’s death unsettles her husband M. de Lambreuse who worships her roses. A grieving stranger who loved Pauline appears at her tomb, sparking jealousy. After tense confrontation, the husband forbids further visits, then asks the rival to kneel and pray with him for Pauline, seeking peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. de Lambreuse
Pere Lachaise
Pauline
de Dijon
Van
Toros
Pauline’ Iia
G Jonzer
M. de Lambreise
Gailty
Monsieur
Mme. de Lambreuse
M. de Landreuse
The
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Ernest Daudet
K. B Wyllyss
Engineering Feats From Napoleon to Suez Canal
The article surveys historic engineering feats including Napoleon era roadwork on the Simplon pass, the Tay bridge collapse, the Tay bridge rebuild begun in 1882, a Missouri granite monolith shipped east by rail, early Alleghany Portage tunnel lengths, English pumping engines lifting 120000 pounds per coal weight, Suez Canal length and impact on European Indian navigation, Victoria railroad bridge at Montreal with its mass and cost, a premier Schaffhausen wooden bridge built in 157, and Croton aqueducts stone bridge as a model.
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Simplon
Switzerland
Italy
Missouri
United States
Alleghany Portage
Pennsylvania
Suez Canal
Ee Lakes
Seuz
Europe
India
Victoria
St. Lawrence
Montreal
Schaffhausen
Geubenmann
Croton Aqueduct
Wives of Famous Men in History
The article recalls Garrick’s Austrian dancer wife Weigel who remained devoted after his death. It also recounts William the Conqueror wooing Matilda by forcibly pulling her from a horse and thrashing her with a horsewhip before their marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrick
Weigel
William the Conqueror
Matilda
Virago letters and home excursion notes from 1840s era paper
The item references Rev. Andrew Bell and a virago harassing him by mail, an 1840s home visit excursion to Cincinnati Dayton and nearby towns, details on a DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve advertisement, and a cholera mortality note noting about 40 percent fatality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. W
Cincinnati
Dayton
Indiana
Ohio
Bluffton
J. C. Waring
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promise and Global Agriculture Figures
The piece extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a trustworthy medicine amid many purifying cures and argues for honest advertising and fair value. It then cites global agriculture, noting 280 million workers, a $224 trillion capital, and an annual output of over $20 billion.
Stork Superstitions and Niw Warmer Syrup Claim
The Arabs revere the stork with a human heart belief, linking a nest on a roof to yearly household happiness. Dr. J W Hamilton of Merrillan Wisconsin touts Warner's White Wine of Tar Syrup as the best cough medicine and unrivaled for asthma. An 1791 crown jewels inventory lists thousands of stones across multiple categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Hamilton
Merrillan
Wis
Warner
Hood’s Sarsaparilla and Pills Advertisements Mentioned
An advertorial excerpt touts Hood’s Sarsaparilla as cleansing the blood and restoring health, claiming cures for scrofula salt rheum boils and other impurities. Hood’s Pills are promoted as remedies for liver ills sent by mail from Hood Co Lowell Mass. A separate note mentions Tavernier’s 104 carat India diamond with a foul center and a cut revealing filth, contrasted with DeWitt’s Life Early Risers marketed as a cure for sick headache biliousness and constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Hood & Co
Apothecaries
Lowell
Mass
Tavernier
India
Regular teacher license exams held monthly at Central School
Regular examination of applicants for teachers license will be held the last Saturday of each month at the Central School Building. All applicants not known to the superintendent must present a certificate of good moral character from a school trustee. Fifty cents library fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.H. EliuHorn
Remarkable Cure Reported for Asthma
Wa H Farris of Wilton Wisconsin testifies that two bottles of Dr Warner's White Wine of Tar Syrup cured his wife after years of asthma and near consumption. He would not be without the medicine even at fifty dollars a bottle. Also notes St Petersburg death rate surpasses births with 1,772,000 deaths and 1,539,000 births from 174 to 1888.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Younge
Medical and Surgical Institute
St. Petersburg
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Justus
Rogers & C. Say
McCormick Led
Crusher
Sloevs
Phagtons
Boones
Birdsell Steel-Skein
Whipple Guides
Rogers & CO
Toesia
Lew Shaffer
George Wright
Foxy
DeWitt
Ayer
AYERS
J.C. Ayer &Co
Masa
Zoid Vy All Druggiste
Kreps
Mystery OF the Roses
Pauline de Lambreuse
Vpauline
M. de Lambeuse
Carolus Duran
Silon
M. de Sanbretuse
Andrew Bell
Andrew Leil
Taomas
C. Deam, d
Hale & Markley
Oolice 3
Deers Weet of Exchange Bank, Btuffton
Ind
Legion
Iydly
Deam
Institute
J.w.youngheh
A.M. M
J. Boyd
M.D.O.M
Mgr
Calhoun and
Wayne Streets
Fort Wayne
Columbus
Eddy S
Christopher
Holland
Sweden
Expresa
P.O. Adiresa
T. A. Blocum
JOON
U. S
Washington
U.S
C.a.snow &Co
Washington, D. C
Island Park Assembly
Rome City
J. F. Roop
Klinger’s
Mich
Olic
J. R. Gay
Fifth Ave
Chicago, Ill
Clarke Medicine Co
Chicazo LL Wn
Sheriff’s Sale
Wells
Owelock
Endiana
Lowi
Sretion
Ginge
Wells Cours Ty
Titans
Henry Kirkwood
Henry
Arnon
Aames T. Datley
Shere
Ald Tsun
Wilson & Tod
Piaintitl
Cory
Dewise DeWitt
C.c. Deam
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