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Newspaper
Bowen Chronicle
Location
Bowen, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1900
Page
1
Ad for real estate loans at low interest. Offers to supply funds for farm purchases and business ventures. Encourages readers to visit for suitable opportunities and property for sale.
The Youtsey murder trial for William Goebel, Kentucky governor elect, resumes after a nervous spell in court. Witnesses including Arthur Goebel describe conversations implicating Youtsey with ex governor Taylor and others as the motive and means of the killing. Youtsey protests innocence while the evidence grows against him.
Travel rates via Wabash and Third to Chicago and Decatur and Indianapolis meetings listed by boards and associations with October dates. Health note states Ballard's Horehound Syrup defeats stubborn bronchitis. price 25 and 50 cents at Marsh's drug store.
Edgar Powell recounts conditions in the Philippines from Panay and Manila. He criticizes army officers for shirking duty, notes native resistance, friars, and language diversity, and advocates granting American commercial and political ties to speed a settlement and develop Manila as a regional hub.
A grandmother recalls a dream of her cottage on a flowery hill now changed by death. The beloved wife and children rest beneath a grassy mound as the once happy home becomes a distant memory behind the hill. The chorus pleads for the home lost to time and sorrow.
A family report recommends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to prevent croup attacks in two children. The note calls it a household necessity in Nickleville Pa and claims it outsells all other cough medicines combined. It is offered for sale by Marah, a local druggist.
A Republican rally in Hamilton announces ticket pricing for fare and third with a return by October 19. A special train will depart Hamilton at 10 p.m. to facilitate travel for attendees.
The Versailles Graphic notes a scandal about William Jennings Bryan and a supposed $150 000 payment to insert a free silver plank. Lulu D Hays of Jacksonville Florida denies knowing Bryan was paid by silver mine owners to influence the Kansas City platform.
The piece warns that chain letters soliciting small contributions to be forwarded to friends are scams. It notes such letters violate postal laws against lottery literature and that post offices have been instructed to suspend their mailing to curb fraud.
At Carthage Tuesday a corn portrait of Col Bryan was presented by Mrs A D Green from a Hamilton area farm. The work used corn kernels in colors resembling a charcoal and oil painting with yellow background and a purple coat, praised as a splendid likeness.
A humorous old man recites a string of punctuation puzzles about T in June a ball game at sea and a jellyfish on a tree while admitting the oddities of language. The piece closes with a chorus of political parties opposing the trusts across factions including Republicans Democrats Populists and others.
A passenger train between Bentley and Denver encountered a herd of frightened horses on the track last Saturday. The animals fled for about a mile, some stepping safely over ties while others wedged between gaps. the train halted and hands freed the animals with a rope from a farm. The item includes local society notes and miscellaneous notices about residents, visits, and events.
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