Fire Threat Grows Near Town as Timber Blaze Persists
A large timber fire east of town has burned for about a week, threatening substantial damage. Local lawmen, Under Sheriff George Dart and Deputy Sheriff James Quinn, traveled from Dillon to serve ejectment papers on Morgan D. Jones on Pioneer Creek. The region’s ongoing development and travel updates are noted as residents return from nearby mines and ranches.
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George Dart
James Quinn
Dillion
Morgan D. Jones
Pioneer Creek
Tom Keating
Sheep Creek
Butte
Will G. Noyes
Dillon
Billy
Len Pendleton
Ajax Ranch
J. £. Morse
Blake Hammer
Walter Clapp
E. J. Ryan
North Fork
Bowen
Schroeder
Mussigbrod Creek
Fred Woodworth
Portland
Gus Tente
Montgomery Ranch
Gus
Sinking of the Peconic Claims Twenty-Tour Drowned
The American steamship Peconic from Philadelphia to New Orleans with coal sank off Florida after a giant wave struck during a gale. Twenty crewmen were drowned, two survivors reached Amelia Beach and recounted the rapid capsizing and cargo shift that doomed the vessel.
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Fernandina
Fla
Peconic
James
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Florida
Amelia Beach
Pain Balm Eases Child's Burn Pain Promptly
A Vernon Connecticut child burned the hand badly and cold applications worsened inflammation. James N. Nichols recommended Chamberlain's Pain Balm, which drew out the inflammation and gave immediate relief. Riley druggist sells it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Michael Strauss
Vernon
Conn
Strauss
James N. Nichols
Nichols
Riley
Yellow Fever Abates Slowly in New Orleans Report
New Orleans reports 45 new yellow fever cases and 5 deaths raising totals to 1788 cases and 260 deaths with 181 under treatment. Officials note continued federal control and cooling weather limits mortality while Gulfport fever developments draw attention to earlier infection and Governor Vardaman’s warnings against doctors who hid outbreaks.
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New Orleans
Gulfport
Vardaman
Mississippi
Collins
Two Dead and Three Dying in Danville Plant Accident
Danville Illinois August 29 two men are dead and three more in a dying condition after a sixteen inch steam pipe burst at the Danville electric light plant. John Richards and William Thornton died others injured include Ed Caldwell A A Tuttle and Samuel Niccum. Plant shut down city without light and streetcar power. repairs expected this afternoon.
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Danville
John Richards
Georgetown
William Thornton
Ed Caldwell
A. A. Tuttle
Samuel Niccum
Identity sought for Rogers couple after leaving two children
Albany Aug 29. Evidence on the identity of Mr and Mrs John W Rogers who left their two boys aged six years and six months with a chamber maid at the Hotel Ten Eyck Friday night grows, but their whereabouts remain a mystery.
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Albany
N. Y
John W. Rogers
Ten Eyck
Scientists to polar regions probe germs for Pneumonia Commission
The Pneumonia Commission plans to send a scientist to polar regions to search for germs. Critics mock the idea, asking what use it serves to frighten Eskimos about disease.
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Pneumonia Commission
Laxative Chamberlain Stomach and Liver tablets praised
The Chamberlain pills are described as agreeable and natural acting laxatives that also cure indigestion. Sold by Riley the Druggist with a one month guarantee. An unrelated note asks if you ever acted as a dummy director in the domestic establishment.
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Chamberlain
Riley
Experience Is the Best Tea and Other Notes
An odd mix of patent remedies and light public notices. Acker's English Remedy promises immediate cough relief with refunds if it fails. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets are advertised as bowel regulators. The note also mentions Riley's Drug Store offering a free sample. A quip about the king of Spain and Admiral Dewey appears at the end.
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Acker
R. L. Riley
Riley
Chamberlain
Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment Relief Promoted
An ad touts Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment for piles with quick relief. It notes price 50 cents per bottle and 75 cents per tube at Riley's Drug Store. The piece then shifts to a stray line about Luther Burbank and a miswritten phrase on Missouri’s industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabler
Riley's Drug Store
Cured by Moki tea touted as cure-all drink
An advertisement proclaims Moki tea permanently cures constipation and indigestion and improves appetite sleep and happiness. It promises satisfaction or money back with 25 and 50 cent prices from Riley's Drug Store. The note adds a remark about Americans corn and rye and foreigners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riley's Drug Store
Ballard's Snow Liniment Praised By Reader
W H Harrison of Cleveland Mississippi writes August 15 1902 praising Ballard's Snow Liniment for curing a knee abscess and preventing a stiff leg after a nail injury. The note cites J F Lords drug store now in Denver Colorado and adds a remark on access and constipation in brief form.
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W. H. Harrison
Cleveland
Miss
Ballard
J. F. Lord
Denver
Colo
R.L. Riley
Joint Wife Pains Hubbies
Philadelphia August 29 Marion Rappo known as Mrs Neithercott Quinn Smith Maloney Mitchell Pierson Heppler is jailed in Moyamensing for bigamy after eight marriages in three years. Her husbands Heppler and Smith seek more suitors to join the effort to keep her in prison.
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Philadelphia
Marion Rappo
Marion
Neithercott-Quinn-Smith-Cox-Maloney-Mitchell-Pierson-Heppler
Moyamensing
Smith and Heppler
Heppler
Smith
Meets every Mond at 8 oclock notice
Fragmentary OCR yields a social note mentioning P. Banks and N. G. P. Tuomas tied to a foxx, with a casual reference to a person named Meonts and unspecified meetings at 8 oclock.
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P. Banks
N. G. P. Tuomas
Women Discuss Husband of the Present and Future
Women gossip about choosing a mate by comparing the current husband with future prospects. Many express satisfaction with their present spouse while contemplating potential improvements or changes in future unions.
Notice of N S Wood delivery wagon in Dillon
Dillon residents are informed that N S Wood operates a rapid delivery wagon for baggage express and light freight to and from the depot and throughout the city including the Normal college and Dormitory. The service specializes in stove wood and dry kindling. orders or checks left with Deputy's Meat Market or the messenger boy at Central telephone office receive prompt attention.
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Dillon
N. S. Wood
Central Telephone
Woon
Corbett and Fitsimmons Eye World Championship Fight
Jim Corbett and Bob Fitsimmons are slated for a decisive world championship bout. The match aims to crown the sport’s top heavyweight and solidify their claims to the title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Corbett
Bob Fitsimmons
Neglected Colds Promote Disease Across Mucous Membranes
An advertisement praises Ballard's Horehound Syrup as a pleasant remedy for coughs throat and throat troubles with prices 25c 50c and 1.00 and notes a testimonial from W Akendrick of Valley Mills Texas. Also mentions a Philadelphia man who earned 1 000 000 through forgery but died before discovery and had a grand funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Akendrick
Valley Mills
Texas
R. L. Riley
Philadelphia
Ballard's Snow Liniment Promises Quick Relief
For broken limbs chilblains burns scalds bruised shins sore throat and sores of every kind apply Ballard's Snow Liniment It will give immediate relief and heal any wound Pr ice 25 cents and 50 cents Riley's Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballard
Riley’s Drug Store
If you would have your last words widely circulated
A terse aphorism suggesting bold fame through notoriety as a cautionary motto about choosing legacy over crime.
Names of eastern movers urged to travel west this spring
An advertisement solicits names of friends or relatives in the east who may relocate to the west in spring or summer. It promises greatly reduced rail rates and offers to have representatives contact targets to discuss the cheapest travel options with Chicago and Northwestern Railway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker
Chicago & Northwestern Ry. P. O
Salt Lake, Utah
Sarah Bernhardt Criticizes Man’s Attire as Ridiculous
The famous actress Sarah Bernhardt voices strong disapproval of a man’s clothing, calling it ridiculous and urging him not to wear it again.
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Sarah Bernhardt
Sarah
Notice rewards offered for sheep killings and camp destruction
Rewards posted by Omitu and Keller with Craig Cornell and Geo. W. Murray offering 1000 dollars for conviction of anyone killing their sheep and 500 dollars for conviction of anyone destroying their sheep camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omitu & Keller
Craig Cornell
Geo. W. Murray
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