24 Feb 1897
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Newspaper
Connersville Times
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1897
Page
1
Mail orders are filled promptly when accompanied by cash or money order for full amount. Goods ship the same day by mail express or freight as requested, with extra postage if sent by mail. All items guaranteed to match representation. Choose from advertised goods for counter-like savings.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Edwards shone with decorations for the twentieth anniversary of their wedding. A large gathering enjoyed refreshments and tributes, with guests from Connersville and Springfield among those present.
Two men posing as buyers arranged fourteen dozen bottles at A M An drews drug store to fill with a brown colored liquid marked as a tonic. The liquid proved to be rain water flavored with sassafras sold at 25 cents a bottle. Authorities suspected further sales, but the pair left town. Also reports linked missing Miss Maury Sfd Cullom of Brookville to possible stays with Mrs Edward Meher of Chicago. A separate incident involved a married man and woman whose car ride ended with the man falling from the vehicle without injury.
Master Arthur Fox fell from a one horse spring wagon after being jostled by rough ground. The horse began kicking as the boy landed, but his father risked injury to rescue him without anyone hurt. The incident ended without scratches.
Washington dispatch notes sharp critique of free coinage advocates in 1897. A letter from an American traveler argues that silver nations like Argentina Brazil Chile and others are bankrupt, with depreciated currency and poverty. Examples show high prices for basic goods and low wages undermining prosperity claims.
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