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Newspaper
Conway Log Cabin
Location
Conway, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1901
Page
3
Rail time table lists Little Rock and Fort Smith trains from Conway. Eastbound No. 24 at 6 07 am and No 231 at 10 02 am. Westbound No 233 at 9 42 pm and No 226 at 3 30 pm. W Tames, Agent.
Probate court met Monday. Many residents and visitors pass through town Tuesday. Wilson Bros sells shoes and clothing while Chicago Cheap Store advertises bargains. Several local figures and families are noted visiting, teaching, or moving. A rain fell in the county and a mix of legal, business, and social items fill the notes.
Fraventhal and Schwarz announce appointment as agents for Mermod Jaccard 5 inch 7.62 items with samples of wedding invitations calling cards and fine stationery. Also catalogs of diamonds watches silverware and jewelry. Orders received at their store and goods moved free here at St. Louis.
The Faulkner County pension board approved pensions for many residents including J. R. Duke Conway and S. E. Wilson Enders with amounts varying from 25 to 100. The list names numerous recipients across Conway Vilonia Greenbrier Enders and surrounding areas. A number of applications were rejected for reasons such as not indigent or not disabled. Road officials surveyed the Greenbrier road for a potential relocation to Wallace's Gap.
Very nice ice cream offered for home, office, or shop delivery in Conway by Sidney B Vaughn with quantities and advance notice. Also a testimonial from Mrs Curtis Baker about Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy restoring an infant with cholera infantum, sold by W H Martin Co.
Three steam engines offered for sale on terms to suit the purchaser. Two engines are 20 H. P. each and one is 25 H. P. Also included are a Kingsland and Douglass saw rig and a first-class wood lathe. Address or call at Conway Arkansas. 7tf eri.
Auction notes hint at refined fashion lines from St Louis and Little Rock markets with understated elegance and affordable pricing. Shoppers are urged to compare prices as new designs debut across regional outlets.
A collection of terse notices reports gas explosion burying Barden Berryman near Russellville and the Orlando steamer going down on White River about 25 miles from Des Arc. Also mentions Bank of Paragould incorporation, drownings near Pocahontas, a fatal foul ball in DeVall’s Bluff, a hatchet attack in Faulkner County, and various county crime and public notices.
Strayed from near Wooster about a month ago a two year old mouse colored mare mule with a black shoulder stripe and dish face. A liberal reward is offered for its return or for information leading to recovery. June 24 1901 J Hiett Wooster Arkansas.
A customer letter from Alma Kansas dated December 22 1900 praises Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as superior to other laxatives and stomach medicines. It notes both the writer and his wife use the product and confirms sales by Dr C J Hamilton.
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