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Newspaper
Flora Enterprise Sentinel
Location
Flora, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1904
Page
5
A Burnetteville resident Leazenby planned funeral arrangements after a mistaken death notice arrived from a visit away. The supposed funeral train arrival sparked mourning until the living woman appeared alive at the station, revealing a telephonic miscommunication during a storm.
In Idaville Warren and Clark Caughell visited their brother John Caughell and his daughter identified them as relatives. The brothers had not seen John in thirty years and were greeted warmly after recognition sparked by the daughter's remark.
David Flora writes from Bloomingdale Michigan in June describing good weather and soil, a favorable corn outlook, heavy peach crops, strong fruit markets, and rising wages. He notes scarce labor, ample grass to harvest, moderate wheat, and a preference for Michigan over Indiana with successful bass fishing along the lakes.
A woman left a baby in a go cart on the sidewalk near the Logansport interurban station. The conductor noticed the cart and retrieved both baby and cart before the car departed, prompting the woman to exclaim how astonished she was.
Draft and road horses dominate local sales with road mares and road horses fetching strong prices. Colts from Robert R. fetch top county rates while big drafts remain in demand. The speaker notes two high selling kinds and points to regular sales every three days a week.
The Canning Company offers tomato plants at 1.50 per thousand, claiming the plants are profitable to grow and healthy. For further particulars, contact Beer Norton.
H A Thomas trustee of Monroe township will attend to official business on Wednesdays and Saturdays at his residence until further notice. All persons having business with me are asked to govern themselves accordingly.
In Beall Mississippi T R Beall says his wife suffered consumption symptoms last fall. After trying all else she used Dr King’s New Discovery and improved at once. Four bottles completely cured her and the drug is guaranteed by C BE Nobes, a local pharmacist.
An old advertisement touts Dr Kings New Life Pills for dyspepsia dizziness headaches and liver or bowel troubles at 25c from Nobes Drug Store. It claims constipation causes two thirds of sickness and offers Holisters Rocky Mountain Tea at 35 cents in tea or tablet form.
Senator Beveridge has official notice to deliver the first seconding speech for Rooeevels at the Republican national convention. The change, urged by the President, makes the junior Indiana senator the lead seconding voice after Governor Black and precedes several shorter speeches. Excursion details and rental ads appear among the items.
The notice lists travel rates for World’s Fair attendance in St Louis with season and seven day tickets, excursions to Chatauqua and Lafayette, and multiple conventions. It mentions agents Crecraft at Flora for rates and ticket details, with dates ranging May to September and several one way or round trip fares.
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