Walesboro Community Notes Highlight Local Events and Times
Rain arrives as the town records daily life with Ackerman’s school progress and Christmas season singing by the Walesboro Cornet Band. The Piercefield birthday and a Sunday surprise for Thomas Piercefield are noted along with visitors, moves, illnesses, a church convention, and local trial attendance.
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Thomas Piercefield
Walesboro Cornet
George Piercefield
C. B. Stone
George Daugherty
Jane Setser
John Stader
Will Setser
Laxative Bromo Quinine Ad Offer Returns Money
A historical ad notes that druggists will refund customers if the product fails to ease symptoms, promising money back with a small price point and basic purchase terms.
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Bargains on Dwellings and Barns on 14th Street
Dwelling and barn with full lot on 14th street offered for 600 dollars with terms of 100 dollars down and 100 dollars yearly thereafter. Dwelling and lot in Orinoco priced with 100 dollars down and 450 dollars yearly payments. One house on 16th street near street car stable listed at 350 dollars with half cash and half in one year.
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14Th Street
Orinoco
16Th Street
Ninth Street
Kinney & Kinney
Fourth St
Columbus
Ind
Sentinel promotes McKinley era coverage and wide circulation
The Indianapolis Sentinel proclaims the paper as Indiana’s largest circulating newspaper. It promises abundant news on McKinley’s cabinet and administration, state capital events, foreign dispatches, and state government under Republicans. Subscriptions advertise daily weekly and Sunday editions with extensive reach across Indiana.
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McKinley
Sentinel
Indianapolis Daily
Sunday Sentinel
Republican Party
Indianapolis Daily and
Weekly Sentinel
Special clubbing offer for local papers
The Twice-a-week Courier Journal and the Weekly Star join in a one year subscription deal for 1.25. Renewing subscribers and new subscribers who pay in advance receive both papers at the discounted price. Sample copies of the other Journal mailed free on request. Subscriptions must be sent to the Columbus Morning Star in Columbus Indiana.
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Courier-Journal
Weekly Star
Courier Journal
ouher-Journal
Columbus Morning Star
Columbus
Ind
Never Take a Cold Bath After Fatigue
A physician and cyclist argues for using tepid baths after long rides. Do not cold bathe when tired he warns, as the heart may be unable to drive circulation. Rest until the pulse normalizes, then bath gradually to cold, or finish with a tepid bath before proceeding. Also notes social dinner plans for McKinley and Cleveland before the inauguration and McKinley’s arrival timeline.
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M’kinleys
Pulitzer Buys Joky Island Home For Winters
Joseph Pulitzer owner of the New York World buys the Joky Island cottage of Mr and Mrs W R Furness Philadelphia for 45000 cash and plans to spend winters there telegraph lines installed to stay in touch with the world. A government dredge near the cottage caused noise until a daily bribe halted work. Jenny Lind last public appearance noted as July 23 1883 in the Spa Albern Hills England for Railway Servants Benevolent fund.
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Jeky! Island
Joseph Pulitzer
New York
Joky! Island
Jekyl Sound
Mr. Pulitzer
Goiet
sSenny Lind
Jenny Lind
Spa
Alvern Hilla
England
Raymond Maude
Ladies’ Home Journal
Railway Servants’ Benevolent Fund
New Shah of Persia Reduces Palace Wives to Sixty
Reports say Muzaffer-ed-Din has cut the palace women to sixty wives and notes 23 daughters and four sons from the harem. The Pall Mall Gazette and Figaro comment on polygamy’s decline at Teheran, contrasting with the former shah’s 1,780 wives now widows.
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Persia
Figaro
Teheran
Pall Mall Gazette
Muzaffer-ed-Din
Seraglio
God
Shah
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W. F. Ackerman
Pink Piercefield
Eugene Langler
Mr. Mather
Jim Crider
Bethany
Samuel Daugherty
Heaster Culp
James L. Kyte
Walesboro
M. E. Church
Isom Wilkson
Dickman and
Piercéefield
Little John Graves
L.rosenbush & Co
Sams
the Boss
Gwens & Williams
Ens
Lienberger
H. L. Rost
the Jeweler
Roland M.D
Griffith
Stover
Western Union Telegraph Office
Citizens Phone 21
Eighth and Chestnut Streets
Conham
Crystal
Fifth Street
Telephone
Bell Harrison
Hartsville
Fin Contebabi
the Sentinel
State
News
Indiana
Indianapolis
D.C
Corner Journal
Ted
Cleveland
Harrimen
New York Times
Washington
Mas
Harrison
Drs. Cleveland
Maj
Ebbitt House
Executive Mansion
Princeton
N. J
New York City
Garland
Ae Tase Po
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