County Correspondence Quietly Tracks Town News
Charles Woodroe and Oscar Bradford appeared on the streets Wednesday while Harvey Thompson and John Garber moved to the Pratt property. The Ladies Aid met at Mrs. J. M. Maddix's home. Grandma Hall is dangerously sick. Charles Rodibaugh lost a horse and Fred Stansberry fractured a wrist when he slipped at the grindstone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Woodroe
Oscar Bradford
Harvey Thompson
John Garber
Pratt
Ladies’ Aid Society
J. M. Maddix
Millise
Erskins
Charles Nelson
Sam Boyd
Fairfield
Mr. Simons
Drakesville
Abe Steppleton
Des Moines
Fred Glotfelty
County Line
Adam Wilson
Mr. Schooler
Parsons College
Presbyterian Church
Rev. McCoy
Charles Wilson
Stockport
Grandma Hall
G. W. Heffner
William Ames
THE
Tribune
Charles Rodibaugh
Fred Stansberry
Pleasant Plain Items Highlight Local Movements and Health
January notes report Captain Brown of Ames delivering engaging addresses and urging action. Mrs. Dean resigns due to ill health but is granted a leave of absence. Local residents Wm. Hendricks and H. Mohler visit Fairfield. Bert Crew to move to Lamont with Truman Swain for new work. Walter Dean returns from Brighton. a new flag adorns the academy amid a cold wave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Captain Brown
Ames
H. Mohler
Fairfield
Bert Crew
Brighton
Lamont
Truman Swain
Walter Dean
Academy
Salina Notes and Local Updates February Meeting Soon
Salina community extends welcome to Ira Kyle of Mankato Kansas visiting Dunlap home. Kyle is brother to John Kyle and William Kyle of nearby towns. Reports on Fairchilds store success and Webb, Riser relocations. DuBois Spencer sale concluded. Charlie Easton recovering from heart trouble after recent illness. Mr J O Johnson had a mishap with a heating stove fire incident last Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salina M. E
Ira Kyle
Mankato
Kan
Dunlap
John Kyle
Near Beckwith
William
Fairfield
Ira
Salina
Fairchilds
Fatal Blaze Injures Man in Stove Incident
A man suffered severe facial burns and lost sight in one eye after blowing into a stove to start the fire, causing a flame to flare up and injure him.
Diphtheria scare follows town health scare and local notices
Fear of diphtheria prompted Elm school closure for a week and Mt. Ayr gatherings paused after Earl Lyons suffered a severe sore throat later found to be tonsillitis. Mrs Williams remains ill in Mt. Pleasant while others report minor injuries and daily chores continue amid winter skating on a frozen river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Lyons
Elm
Mt. Ayr
Special Home Seeker Excursions On the CRI&P Railway
The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway offers special Home Seeker excursions on January 16 February 6 20 March 6 20 April 3 17 1900 to Arkansas Kansas Colorado Indian and Oklahoma Territories Northwestern Iowa Southwestern Missouri Nebraska and other states. One fare and 32:00 for the round trip. For further particulars call on M O Gay Agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Arkansas
Kansas
Colorado
Oklahoma Territories
Iowa
Missouri
Nebraska
M. O. Gay
Not Absolutely Ignorant Journalist Wins Post
A young man without a college degree impresses a New York newspaper editor with precise language usage and grammar, claiming correct terms and avoiding clichés. The editor offers him a job, and he accepts, proving skill can trump formal education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Out of the Ordinary Recall Between Old Friends
Two longtime friends meet after years apart. One recalls a sharp eyed Tilbury girl once known in the neighborhood, asking about her. The other admits no memory of ever marrying her, ending in a humorous, unresolved note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gagster
Throggins
Tilbury
Chicago Tribune
Snacktime debate on animal parts and chomping jaws
Sadie age eleven and Alice age seven discuss what a chop contains at lunch. Sadie asks if a chop is a leg. Alice corrects with the jaw bounce idea and mentions animals licking their chops. Youth's Companion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadie
Alice
Youth
Burlington plans double track Murray to Creston line
The Murray & Creston company, with $2,000,000 capital, is formed in Burlington to build a double track 24 miles from Murray to Creston, reduce grades, and begin next spring for completion next fall. A second track from Fairfield to Ottumwa and a Chicago to Creston corridor are also contemplated.
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Des Moines
Burlington
Murray
Creston
Murray & Creston Company
Afton
Thayer
Grand River
Murray & Creston
C. P. Squires
W. N. McFarland
William Carson
W. W. Baldwin
C. M. Levy
The
Fairfield
Ottumwa
Agency Hill
Iowa
Chicago
Northwestern
Council Bluffs
My wife's good advice saved my life with Dr King’s Discovery
Winfield Tenn man F M Ross credits his wife for urging Dr King’s New Discovery for a severe cough that resisted medical care and was cured completely. The ad proclaims the medicine cures coughs colds bronchitis la grippe pneumonia asthma hay fever and all chest throat and lung maladies with 50c and 1.00 price and guarantees trial bottles at Geo Clarke’s drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Ross
Winfield, Tenn
Dr. King
Geo, Clarke's
Last Chance Notice to Delinquent Subscribers
Subscribers owing three to seven years are given one final opportunity to settle without extra charges. The notice warns that stricter collection methods will begin by February 1 and urges timely payment to reduce costs. It targets long‑standing arrears from loyal readers.
Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets Candy Cathartic
A vintage advertising snippet touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a cure for constipation with a 10 to 25 cent price and a druggist refund offer if the product fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.C.C
The Eminent Kidney and Bladder Specialist Ad
A public notice touts Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a true specific for kidney and urinary troubles. It claims the remedy cures Bright’s Disease and other kidney issues and offers sample bottles and a free book by mail from Dr Kilmer & Co of Binghamton New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
Kilmer
Lamb Tricks Poet With Found Verses At Dinner
Rev. David Macrae recounts how Charles Lamb silenced a pretentious poet by joking about his own youthful lines and reciting lines from Milton. Lamb’s mischievous tale ends with him claiming Milton’s opener as his own, provoking the poet’s fury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lamb
Lamb
Milton
David Macrae
Lake Michigan air blamed for influenza and ozone link
A writer notes a strong lake wind caused a rapid cold and that influenza faded within 500 feet as ozone in the air was blamed. He says edge residents moved back to avoid such episodes and urges caution in linking weather to health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Michigan
Greedy Tom Price Recalled by Barringtons in Somersley Dinner
In Somersley a great friend of the Barrington family, Tom Price, is remembered as a fine rider and notably greedy. He muses that a dinner is his heaven while a neighbor jokes about meals without money or price and a greedy man’s morning hunger echoes in Sir Algernon West’s recollections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somersley
Tom Price
Barrington
Algernon West
Spreading Happiness and a Laughing Stranger
A Chicago Times-Herald quip recalls happiness rules and a young lady’s remark about a dancer. The anecdote highlights joy and humor sparked by movement and a lighthearted compliment about the dancer’s effect on onlookers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Times-Herald
Embarrassing Situation Described in London Fun
A jokey exchange reveals a photo of Dibbs at age 20 misinterpreted as his wife’s first husband. Debbs reacts with disbelief and humor, noting the brainless look while clarifying the wife’s single marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dibbs
Debbs
London
Talking Typewriter Promises Voice Driven Writing
A humorous Baltimore American quip notes an inventor who created a typewriter that writes everything spoken. The exchange ends with a playful line about preferring the current style, implying skepticism toward the invention.
MANS LIFE Averages Of Daily Time For A 60 Year Old
The article presents a statistician’s breakdown of how an average 60 year old American man spends 24 hours. It splits time into sleep 20 years, eating 3 years 9 months, work 17 years 6 months, pleasure 7 years 6 months, exercise 6 years 3 months, toilet 2 years 6 months, and doing nothing 2 years 6 months. The piece converts these totals into daily equivalents and notes variations by life stage and occupation. It also adds playful figures such as 11,800,000 words spoken per year and 1,200 handshakes yearly, suggesting the vast energy of daily life.
Old People Made Young by Electric Bitters
J C Sherman veteran editor of the Vermontville Echo touts Electric Bitters as a remedy for Nervousness Sleeplessness Indigestion Heart trouble Constipation and Rheumatism. He says it stimulates kidneys tones stomach aids digestion and boosts appetite. Offered at 50c by Geo D Clarke's drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Sherman
Vermontville
Mich
Echo
Geo. D. Clarke
How Are Your Kidneys? Dr. Hobbs’ Sparagus Pills Ad
An advertisement claims asparagus pills cure all kidney ills. It offers a free sample and directs readers to Sterling Remedy Co. in Chicago or New York.
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Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
Montreal
New
Hobbs
Add
Sterling Remedy Company
New York
Mene Ann Ieee
Good Road Trial Conviction Promised By Persuasive Ad
An advertisement proclaims a trial proves intent and promises lower cash prices for goods, asserting the new method delivers cheaper items than the old system. It stresses action and clarity of meaning to attract customers.
Local Store Boasts Wide Selection Attracting Regulars
The shop touts a vast range of goods, claiming customers stay loyal and bring new trade daily, while the staff avoids asking about recent advances on product lines.
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Uneeda Biscuit
Libertyville
Merrimac
Henry Hinkle
Jake Smith
Harley Smith
H. Shuppy
John Baldoser
Wm. Duttweiler
Joe Taylor
Sherman Norton
Kentish
Swamp-Root
Bobbs
Dobbs
Baltimore American
Mans
Nat Goodwin
New York World
Great Rock Island
Rock Island
Eureka
Standard Oil Co
Chas. H. Gage
West Side
Santa Claus
Brown’s Novelty Store
West Side Square
Talos
Gillard
Elgin, Il
CaNnhv
Kt Cathartic
Prigestoo
Y- Vin de Cinchona Co
Bradshaw & Thoma
Fairfield Markets
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