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Newspaper
Falls City Tribune
Location
Falls City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1908
Page
5
Local lore from St. Joseph, Verdon, Dawson, and nearby towns recalls visits by I. C. Maust, Hayden Bowers, Kathryn Meliza, Elsie Bailey, and others. Decoration Day observed. schools closed for summer. Mentions of band rehearsals, Nebraskan traffic, and local exchanges plus a Fairbury class record and regionwide social visits.
Mrs R Cooper Bailey visited Kansas City this week with Rev Bailey's sister. Frank Samuelson Jr returned to Lincoln after a visit to his mother here. P S Heacock enlarges his mill office to meet rising business. Auburn backs a ball team and invites a game here. Tommy Hargrave boasts a new pony. Mrs A E Jaquet attended her son’s graduation in Champaign. Bankier statements show banking growth despite Wall Street flurry. S R Ayers of Morrill Kansas toured Auburn and planned Omaha trip for his wife’s operation. Lizzie Miller attended Lincoln commencement then stayed with the Miller family. W R Cade thanked for a bouquet at the office. Pat Casey and wife of Oakes SD ill but improving. may stay. Mrs Elliott left for Oneida with Aggie Blanchard to place in new home. Irlet Kuper deputy treasurer of Auburn in city after visit to Humboldt. Mrs A B Sims of Des Moines Ta, champion whist player, has joined evangelistic work. Uncle Tom Brown visited from Kansas City. Reader notice for Sun Mineral Springs Sanitarium promotes local health cures.
A Parisian doctor asserts girls cannot help flirting because the habit is caused by eating peas. He adds that well cooked carrots produce a good natured husband, noting few men like carrots and suggesting this affects temper.
Home grown strawberries are on the market. Ben Hur has proven a drawing card at the Lyric this week. Milo Shields left Sunday to take in the sights at New York City. See the bargains offered in Cleveland & Son's ad and profit by it. A ray of sunshine was welcome after several dreary days. Trains have been delayed due to floods and mails were uncertain. G. W. Spragins is taking a few days rest and visiting home folks.
Mrs. B. J. Cummings disposed of her millinery stock to parties in St. Joe in exchange for residence property in that city. The new proprietor will continue the business at the present location.
Mrs. Thomas Naylor left Sunday for Lexington Nebraska to visit her daughter Mrs. T. M. Hewitt for a time. A younger daughter staying with her sister at that place and attending school will return home with her.
A roundup of visits and movements including Prof Hurst at Auburn, George Coon from Salem, Miss McDonald and Miss Hart traveling for relatives and an extended Western trip. Mr and Mrs Jacobs from Missouri stay with Adolph Messler, Una Snidow heads to Chicago for Moody Bible Institute, and Edna Crook travels Lincoln and Clark's Neb. A public service at Christian church and Falls schoolhouse is announced for May 1 with services and gatherings.
Al Spear returns from a visit with his wife in Oxford Nebraska. Miss Josie Sproles of San Jose California visits her aunt Mrs Jane Smith and relatives. Rumor of RB M time card changes next Sunday. Grace and Gertrude Lylord go to Clark Nebraska as guests. K P lodge to hold second degree next Wednesday. all members urged to attend. Mrs Margery Grant and Mrs James Sinclair return from five weeks with relatives in Gordon Nebraska. Wanted at once, an experienced grocery salesman to buy and manage department. Matthews The Price Killer.
Arrange to attend our dispersion sale of Pure Bred Aberdeen Angus cattle at Humboldt Nebraska Monday June 8 1908 G W Butterfield Sons. Wanted responsible ambitious young man or woman to learn watchmaking and engraving trade after six months pay 15 00 per week or more board earned while learning railroad fare paid Enclose stamp Dr Shoops Restorative advertised medicine with claims of quick health improvements and sale of tonic by dealers.
Mrs. Jas. Powell returned Monday from Sabetha after attending graduation exercises where her nephew was in the class. He accompanied her home and will work for Dr. Houston during the vacation months.
An old advertisement touts Dr Shoop Pink Pain Tablets as a universal pain reliever. It claims the tablets halt pain by diverting blood pressure from pain centers, promising relief in minutes. Each bottle contains 20 tablets priced at 25 cents and is sold by all dealers.
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