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Newspaper
Conway Log Cabin
Location
Conway, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1901
Page
3
Trains leave Comway on the Little Rock and Fort Smith Railway with eastbound and westbound departures listed. No 26 at 6 07 am No 2 at 9 32 am No 232 at 6 38 pm No 231 at 10 02 am. W Jasins Avent.
Local notes from Conway mention Bass of Holland visiting, widespread dull cotton prices, and many residents traveling to Little Rock, Arkadelphia, and Greenbrier. The item lists appointments, entertainments, court actions, church accessions, and business moves including Higgs & Piercy store sale, and the Hammond Packing Co plan.
The Ft Smith Elevator reports that national trade journals condemn Arkansas legislature for anti outside capital and opposing corporations. The Manufacturers Record praises Arkansas potential and urges progress, noting many progressive citizens eager to develop resources and criticizing lawmakers.
For sale at terms to suit the buyer three steam engines in good condition two are 20 H P and one is 25 H P Also one Kingsland and Douglass saw rig and a first class wood lathe Call at Conway Arkansas or address H I Tuomeson care of H I Tuomeson Conway Ark
unsettled weather prompts talk of listing cotton ground and sowing oats. several local residents face illness with pneumonia fever and convalescence. two deaths noted including parks hartley age 17 from congestion and meningitis. classes and schools see closures and new sunday school planned at mt olive in march.
Mr. Williams is very ill and Chadwick faces influenza and pneumonia with weather changes feared to worsen. Parks the postmaster at Cato was seen in town Sunday, rumored to be traveling to Saltillo for his future bride. Rev. Thomas of Cato led a small Antioch church service amid chilly Texas weather. Will Harrison remains ill but improving after moving to his father’s home. Harvill traveled to Little Rock on business. Dr. E Leigh of Conway visited Chadwick for a few days. Rev. Kirkman, nearly 78, stays active. Christenberry family from Mt. Pisgah visited Harrison’s kin. Brownsville Texas reports a death on Thursday.
Obituary note reports the death of Robert Haralson Jr. from typhoid fever. The deceased was a nephew of a local resident and well known in the area, with the death described as a shock. The surrounding items mention typhoid illnesses, weather, and community updates including railroad hopes and road improvements.
A funeral verse laments departure and heavenly departure. The speaker pledges to go home to God and join the heavenly choir as earthly pleasures fade and the Tree of Life is revealed in a timeless Eden. The poem bids loved ones not to weep and anticipates reunion beyond death.
Wesley Nelson of Slamulton Georgia recalls hobbing into Mr Blackmon’s drug store and being urged to try Chamberlain s Pain Balm for rheumatism. He claims one week of use cured him and he paid nothing if it failed. Sold by W H Martin Co.
A Sheffield teacher received a demand from a worried parent asking for easier homework after the pupil struggled with a complex unit conversion problem. The parent recounted attempting to fill bottles with gallons and liquor, counting nineteen bottles after using wine and brandy vessels.
Fragmentary note asks for the next share to be in water as the writer cannot buy more there. The quote appears in stray items and hints at scarcity and improvised distribution. No clear names or dates are provided in the readable text.
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