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Newspaper
Flora Enterprise Sentinel
Location
Flora, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1904
Page
4
Fragmentary social column lists visitors and events across Camden and Indianapolis areas. Mentions Mrs Ledia Blete, Art Landis, Madge Login, Ayers family, J M Oberoensee, and multiple local residents with hints of weddings, anniversaries, and casual gatherings. Details are garbled and dates unclear.
Purdue Agricultural Experiment Station bulletin reports on a winter wheat variety test with forty two varieties under similar conditions. Ruby yielded 22.50 bushels per acre and 59.5 pounds per bushel, followed by Winter King at 21.2 bushels and 58 pounds per bushel, then gluten d 14.5 bushels and 58 pounds per bushel. The report notes strong straw for the first two varieties and a weaker straw for the third.
An advertisement lists a $5000 California round trip fare with through train service on a single double track line between Chicago and the Missouri River. It notes daily through service and a limited schedule with three days excursion options and travel agents handling tickets from August to September 1. The text references the Oregon line and northern routes with emphasis on rail quality and through connections supervised by a travel agent.
Auction notice lists horses including gray gelding and bay mare 16 years old, cattle with Jersey calf, heifers and steers, farm implements, 48 acres corn, and credit terms over 500 dollars with 6 percent cash option. Sale at residence 412 miles east and 2 miles north of Fiera on Friday Sept 28. Refreshments by Starot Baptist church ladies. Also job ad scattered in text.
Fragmented OCR text appears to reference district notices, court actions, and local officials in a urban setting. It mentions terms like district, public notice, and legal matters with scattered names and places, suggesting a municipal record summary rather than a clear event.
Public notice regarding the estate of JH Pees deceased. Nominates guardian and executor to protect heirs and settle the real estate sale. Details describe property in St Cloud area, sale timing, and conditions for securing and transferring ownership. Listing includes parcels, boundaries, and required legal filings. Sums and dates are referenced as part of probate procedures.
The notice lists several excursion options including Indiana State fair periods from September 12 to 16, routes to Indianapolis and Syracuse Indiana with varied dates, and reunions such as Tith regiment and Wilder's Brigade. It also advertises World’s Fair rates to Saint Louis and Lafayette, with round trip fares and season tickets, plus Labor Day excursion rates.
The trustee of Monroe township will attend to official business on Wednesdays and Saturdays at the residence until further notice. All persons with business are asked to come at those times accordingly.
A fragment describes breeders selling road horses and colts at a county sale. It notes high prices for draft and road horses, mentions dead animals, and references a stable seeking weekly work over three days. The language is garbled but centers on horse trading.
Fragmentary OCR shows a claim about a leg sore treated by a salve with a promise of cure under a date reference. The readable fragments mention Bucken’s or Bucken’s salve as a remedy and a notification style typical of old advertisements from Lausanne Georgia.
An advertisement touts Dr Miles New Heart Cure for nervous heart trouble. It claims rapid benefits for breathing difficulties, chest and shoulder pain, fainting, cold extremities, and sleeplessness with a money back guarantee if first treatment fails. Included are patient testimonials from Picher Kansas and references to physicians diagnosing cases in Townobec.
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