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Newspaper
Bowen Weekly Chronicle
Location
Bowen, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1900
Page
1
A newspaper notes a minor typographical error overstating Mr Norris majority with 68 instead of 58. The piece defends the correction as trivial and harmless while predicting no real dispute due to both candidates receiving correct totals. It also condemns liquor excess among troops and cites Ballard's Snow Liniment advertised for sale.
Seed corn for sale Boon County White Corn high yield at Illinois Experiment Station and Improve Learning yellow corn contact W S Stabler Camp Point Ill Village election April 17 1900 Bowen Hancock Illinois trustees president and police magistrate Election notice from Village Clerk W J Carlin Bowen Ill G F Warner left to run Cantril bank L 8 Crossland reports son Clyde appendicitis condition unchanged Alliance Neb
A narrative portrays a sightless child cared for in a hospital. The writer recalls illness and time spent as an invalid, reflecting on hardship and care received in that setting.
A stark poem frames the life of a blind, motionless orphan named Little Joe confined in a hospital for fifteen years. It contrasts his isolation with grieving families in spirit land and ends urging gratitude for health and home. An advertisement touts Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment as a cure with Marsh Drugist selling at 50 cents to 75 cents.
An outline of the proceedings for the Grand Army of the Republic encampment in Jacksonville Illinois May 2 3 4. The event includes registration the parade with dignitaries such as Admiral Dewey Governor Tanner Senator Cullom and Gen Albert Shaw. Accommodations offered at 25 cents for bed and 25 cents for meals per person. The city will be decorated and special facilities secured for veterans and citizens.
The Junior Christian Endeavor program assigns leadership at the Congregational church. Appointees include Paul Carlin Aeneas Daniel Smith Luella Crossland Lloyd Worrell John Doake Ethel Nash Zola Bennett Anna Tarney Edith Crossland Edgar Neal Edgar Crossland Denzil Bennett Frank Crossland Minnie Wallace Walter Bennett George Bashen with various roles and start dates.
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