Benson's Plasters Promise Quick Pain Relief and Comfort
An advertisement extols Benson's Porous Plasters as fast acting for coughs, pains, or rheumatic stiffness. It claims superior effectiveness over substitutes, urges asking for the genuine product, and offers prepaid postage on orders in the United States for 25 cents each from Seabury & Johnson, Mfg. Chemists, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benson
United States
Seabury & Johnson, Mfg. Chemists
N.Y
Transport Schedule Fragments for Attica Covington Fountain
Partial timetable shows departures from Attica to Covington and Fountain with arrival times at various points. Workable times include 8:am to 2:59pm and 9:10am to 1:50pm for Covington routes, and returns from Covington to Attica with several listed arrivals. Agent THOS Gallagher is identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attica
Covington
County News Roundup From The Army Of Progressive Readers
The paper presents a brisk digest of local happenings across towns. It highlights community events, meetings, and notable notes for readers who seek steady updates from their newspaper.
Meadow Lark social notes and local happenings
Mrs Harriet Wright remains very ill with little prospect of recovery. Manford Holycross enjoys happiness in Happy Hollow as a new girl visits. Gerty Ballah hosts a well attended banana supper. A Beckett won 80 cents for guessing beans. Sarah Ballah visited Miss Estella Medesher. Mrs O A Johnson hosted Perrysville visitors and Mrs Dave Talbert served a fine turkey. Essick Romine visited Clarence Pierson. Mrs Cyrus Cunningham remains critically ill. Charley Wagoner family visited O A Johnson. Clarence Pierson and Thomas Quilter went to church at Howard Chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerty Ballah
A. Beckett
Celebrations and Accidents Around Coal Creek
Skating draws a large crowd on the Snoddy pond with Ivee J. D. Ora hood and William Vanicka, Sr. attempting pond skating. A protracted meeting continues at Burnside’s Chapel. Mrs. Jennie Snoddy recovers after two weeks of illness. Earle Woodard injures his foot with a broad axe and may be crippled for life. Oscar Richardson breaks his arm when a mule toppled and threw him. J. M. Keerns celebrates his sixty fourth birthday with a neighbors’ dinner and a warm farewell. Rev. Palmer among the attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snoddy’s
Ivee J. D. Orahood
William Vanicka, Sr
J. M. Keerns
Rev
Palmer
Dresser Items and Local Gossip From Attica Area
Local notes report Anna Tanher in Attica mail room and Mrs. Sanger facing a precarious marital claim amid rumors of a Williamsport wedding. Teachers Baldwin and a second vacancy stir school issues while gravel road plans threaten east township access. Smallpox suspicions linger, dances halted, and Wade Asbury moves to town. Married Elwood Hall and Lula Zufall host an oyster party as Jell-O and King’s New Life Pills promote household items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachel Ann Sanger
Kramer
Williamsport
Mudiavia
Kidney health and Dr Kilmer Swamp Root remedy
An old health ad explains how kidneys purify blood and affect overall health. It promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a general kidney remedy, claiming cures for various ailments and offering free sample bottles and an informative pamphlet through Dr Kilmer & Co of Binghamton New York.
Local Names Tied to Orahood Family and Relatives
A list of individuals connected to A. J. Orahood includes his wife and several relatives: R. S. Keller and wife with their son, Mrs. Ollie Orahood and daughter Grace, Mrs. Fannie Boner, Mrs. Amanda Abernathy, and Mrs. Belle Martin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Orahood
R. S. Keller
Ollie Orahood
Grace
Fannie Boner
Amanda Abernathy
Belle Martin
McKinley Memorial Fund Book Prospectus Seeks Subscriptions
The notice advertises a fundraising book project for McKinley’s memorial, promising profits for subscribers. It claims rich returns by selling millions of copies with an elegant photogravure portrait and offers a free outfit to start, requiring 24 cents for mailing costs.
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Congress
National Capitol
Canton
McKinley
White House
Continental Assembly
Corcoran
U. S. Treasury
Washington, D. C
California Oregon Excursion by the Union Pacific North-Western Line
Advertises daily service on the Chicago Union Pacific and North-Western Line with first class Pullman and Tourist Sleeping Cars to California and Oregon. Includes a personally indexed ore map and distribution copy available by mail from W. B. Kniskern in Chicago after sending a two cent stamp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Union Pacific and North-Western Line
California
Oregon
Chicago & North-Western B’y
W. B. Kniskern
Fifth Avenue
Chicago
Notable Politicians Endorse Peruna Cure
Washington figures Hon William Young and others praise Peruna for catarrh relief. Letters from Rufus Merchant David Wilber Irvine Dungan and 38 Congress members accompany widespread use as a spring tonic. The Peruna Medicine Co. in Columbus Ohio cites testimonials.
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William Youngblood
Auditor of the Interior
Washington, D. C
Hartman
Columbus
Rufus B. Merchant
U. S. Post Office
Irvine Dungan
Jackson, O
Congress
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus, O
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Continental Limited
St. Louis
West
Peru
St. Louie
New York
Covington Branch
wWsspm
Thos. Gallagher
Agt
C.c.c
St. L
Sunda
Cc. Kaufman. Agi
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Danville Junction
Evansville
Chicago & Nashville
Lmited
Florida
Danville
Tchicago
Evansvie
Banited
Tneew
Orleans
Texas
Dunville
Oury
Siam
Torins
Richardson
Geo . Pass
Tk Kt
Lafayette
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Louisville
Carlsbad of America
Ind
Sun. A
Sun
Pere
Frank J. Reed
Chas.er
Rockwell
Mgr
Hesicuur
Chiaz &, Chelton
T. P.A. Lafayette
Country News
Meadow
Harriet Wright
Manford Holycross
Happy Hollow
Sarah Ballah
Estella Medesher
O. A. Johnson
Perrysville
Dave Talbert
Essick Romine
Clarence Pierson
Cyrus Cunningham
Charley Wagoner
Thomas Quilter
Howard Chapel
Coal Creek
Burnside’s Chapel
Jennie Snoddy
Earle Woodard
Oscar
Isaac Richardson
Anna Tanher
Sterling Remedy
James W. Baldwin
Marshfield
Fountain County
Mary Gray
Charles
Hedrick
State Line
Gopher Hill
Gish
Zack Clem Corner
Wallace Salts
Sen
Wade Asbury
Atwood, Ill
Frank Wall
Chas Miller
Natchez, Miss
Elwood Hall
Lula Zufall
John Zufall
William Howell
Dr. King
Lee Allen's
Groceis
Eureka Harness Oil
Standard Oil
William McKinley
Charles Y. Grosvenor
Ecatarah
Grippe Croup Horness
David F. Wilber
Oneonta, N. Y
John M. Thurston
Omaha, Neb
Peruna
Lama
Williams’ Saw
Covington, Ind
Beckwith
Mayer’s Hardware Store
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