Turkeys Plentiful as Wells County Residents Readies for Thanksgiving
Local notes report residents facing illness and travel plans while the community notes small events. William Shady and Silas Sheils family members are listed as sick. John Ruby plans to move to Huntington, and Frank Raby considers a Hartford City trip. The belfry at Called Brethren church nears completion and a local writer seeks space to vent about worldly ministers. Turkeys are plentiful and cheap for Thanksgiving as Wells County citizens express thanks for democracy. Mrs Sharp’s Missouri funeral and other family trips are mentioned along with a horse lost on a Saturday night leading to a long walk home.
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William Shady
John Ruby
Huntington
Silas Sheils
Frank Raby
Hartford City
Called Brethren
Tocsin
Wells County
Nelt
Vic
Pagney
Geo. Davison
Mother
Missouri
Sharp
Jackson
Kreps Items and Local Happenings in Salem
News from the Kreps neighborhood notes good meals, nearby partners gathering corn, and mild weather delaying some work. Mrostetson returns with horses near Higgins farm. bids are high and now unsold. Local schools progress with Thos Kizer, Miss Clanch North, and A F Blocher leading. Salem attendance at quarterly Vera Cruz meeting. Depsin remedy derived from animal stomach membranes.
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Besart
Mrostetson
Otheis
Higgins
Thos
Kizer
Kreps
Twins Boost Happiness At Robi Blackburn Home
A joyous note reports Robi Blackburn's broad smile after twins, a boy and a girl, arrived at his home on Saturday. The piece mentions Kuhn the clothier, located one door north of the post office, where suits for children were purchased at half price, implying family celebration.
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Kuhn
Postettice
Robi
Blackburn
Heralingtoiu Herirtel
Morris English Stable Powder Promises Health for Livestock
Morris English Stable Powder claims to cure and prevent disease in stock when fed two to three times weekly. It purports to create new blood and life, keeping animals in prime condition for spring work. Full pound packages cost 25 cents, sold by Wi E Sturgis. Also noted, M de Nancourt, a French tiger hunter, appointed tiger slayer in chief for the Straits Settlement at Singapore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wi. E. Sturgis
Singapore
Morris English Stable Liniment Leads the Procession
The wonder liniment of the age cures after all others have failed. Twenty years of constant use by a leading English veterinary surgeon attest its value. Not sold in this country without a positive guarantee. Good for manor beast. Price 0s 9d and 1.00. Sold by J. E. Sturgis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
J. E. Sturgis
Linden Tree Falls Near Brunswick After Ten Years
A linden tree over ten years old toppled at Brunswick. The tree stood eighty six feet tall and nineteen feet in girth, drawing attention from nearby residents and authorities assessing the damage.
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Brunswick
King’s New Discovery Endorsed by Household Tales
A household crowd praises King’s New Discovery as the best remedy for coughs and colds used by the family for years. Sold at Choarkes Denis drug store with sizes 90 and $1.50. The Venice poverty note highlights Daedeker’s claim that a quarter of city residents are paupers.
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DOW. Batles
Cansjobarie
The
Airways
Cote
Yoosaas
Ford
Choarkes
Denis Drug Store
Eatables and Drinkables Tea Fronting Oil House
A readable caption notes a shopfront in Haverhill Massachusetts displaying the phrase Eatables and Drinkables as the tea on the front of an oil dealer’s building.
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Haverhill
Mass
Salve Promises Quick Healing for Many Ailments
A dated advertisement touts a salve claimed to cure cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores chapped hands and more with a money back guarantee. It lists 2 cents per box and is sold by Charles A. Deann in Leeds England. It also notes an electric clock ticking since 1510 near Leeds. A horse distemper cure by Wells Medicine Co. offers free book and home delivery. An Indian carpet weighing three tons from Agra jail prisoners reaches Windsor Castle.
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Charles A. Deann
Wells Medicine Co
LaFayette
Ind
J. FE. Sturgis
Agra
Queen Victoria
Windsor Castle
Hood's Sarsaparilla Fights Catarrh and Blood Purity
A veteran health claim links head catarrh to bronchitis and consumption, urging blood purification as the cure. Hood's Sarsaparilla is presented as the superior cure to remove impurities and restore overall health.
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Hood
Dr Wells New Cough Cure for families
Appealing to households, an advertisement promotes Dr. Wells' New Cough Cure for sudden colds, coughs, and croup. It emphasizes safety, pleasant taste, and positive results, urging every family to keep a bottle on hand. Sold by J. E. Stargis for 25 cents.
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Childre
Dr. Wells
J. E. Stargis
Mineral and electric drying methods in early trade notices
Mr C Wolfe of Washington Missouri reports rapid relief from rheumatism after one week with Drum mond's Lightning Remedy claiming immediate effect and a money back value. The Grummondy Medicine Co offers a fast $5 full month treatment two large bottles by return express and seeks agents. In South America an electric drying machine uses heated plates to force air through a chamber for drying wheat.
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C. Wolfe
Washington, Mo
Drummond
Grummondy Medicine Co
Maiden Lane
New York
Return Express
South America
Electric Bitters and Salves Redeem Ailments Says Ad
S A Chaford of New Cassel suffers neuralgia deuoratism and liver distress. after three bottles of Electric Bitters he improves. Edward Shepherd of Harrisburg uses Electric Bitters and Bucklen’s Amica Salve for a leg sore eight years. heals after seven boxes. John Speaker of Catawba has fever sores. one bottle Electric Bitters and one box Bucklen’s Salve cure him. Sold by Charles C. Deam.
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John Speaker
Catawba
Charles C. Deam
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Grace
Tadies
Bluffton
A. Taft
Tucsin
Lialaba
Thomas Souder
Dave
Morris
Powd
Liniment
Venice
Daedeker
Bucklen
Leeds
Danner
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