Local Ads and Notices From Francesville Market Scene
A collage of late 19th or early 20th century ads and notices. Clark's offers oil 10c per gallon, flour and bread from Jones and Star Store, potatoes and bananas at favorite prices, plus various medicines and clothing items. Local residents and visitors, subscriptions, and a note on tax collection and enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark’s. Kansas
Clark's
Jones
H. C. Jentz
Grieger
Bashel
Star Store
Mia
Nolan
John Kruger
Delphi
Lucile Hollett
Willard Stone
Grieger’s
John Ale
Ethel Hewitt
Monon Friends
George Fritz
Jefferson Township
Blue Front
Porter
Burger & Sons
Tie
J. Frank Hanly
Indianapolis
Fred Pike
Newman Grove
Nebr
Henry Pike
Clark’s
H.C. Jentz’s
Star
Notice to Settle Debts from Ernest Brandt
Notice to all who owe money to Ernest Brandt to call and promptly settle their accounts. We need the money.
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Ernest Brandt
Brewers Demand High License from Indiana Legislature
An Indianapolis brewer who lobbied last year for a $1,000 license spoke with a prominent Indiana Republican. The brewer warned that if the platform includes a $1,000 license, they will stop opposing it. The Republican replied that the brewer would be begging for the license within two years, but the talk ended abruptly in Winamac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Fellowa
Winamac Republican
Opinions on poll tax exemptions for veterans
Atty General John Bingham reports no law exempts soldiers from poll tax due to military status. Civil war veterans are not exempt as poll tax applies to ages 21 through 50. Train service to resume No 56 57 owl van once Bedford quarries restart around early April.
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John Bingham
Bingham
F. W. Quimby
The
Monon
Chicago
Bedford District
New Bank Opens in Ambia Indiana
A new bank is established at Ambia Indiana a small railroad town. Directors include John Gay Earl Goodwine W W Williams Frank Wine and C Williams of Hoopeston all well known locally. Depositor protection rests on recent banking laws and the directors own 1000 acres of prime corn belt land in Indiana and Illinois as assets.
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Ambia
Indiana
Lake Erie & Western
John Gay
Francesville
Earl Goodwine
W. W. Williams
Frank 8Wine
C. Williams
Oopeston
Tfl
Illinois
Measles Quarantine Rules Emphasized in 1903 Law
The 1903 quarantine law requires notification and penalties for mishandling measles. Typically homes are carded rather than strict quarantines, since measles do not spread via clothing if isolated at home away from other children.
Learn The Boys To Work Speech By Mr Mosby Missouri Official
State official Mr Mosby of Missouri preaches sound doctrine on teaching youth to work. He opposes excessive taxation of child labor and argues labor is liberty and life. He says neglecting work training endangers society and industrial supremacy and criticizes idle youth sentiment.
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Mosby
Missouri
Four More Issues Pay Up for Postage Rates
A short notice urges subscribers to settle debts to maintain second class postage status. If the yellow slip shows a date before 1908, patrons are asked to remit by mail or in person by April 1 to avoid subscriptions over a year in arrears being dropped and turned to collectors.
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Post Office Department
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bledsoe & Eagle
C. D. Harring
Ed Boyd
Cashmere
Ore
William Bennett
3. T. Culp
Pleasant Grove
Franceaville
Mre Bennett
Tribune
Rensselaer List
Warren Robinson
Jasper County
Elsie Havast
CC Williams
Hoopeston
Bryan Hutchinson
Peoria
Emma Ames
A.O. Moore
Mesdames A C
R. A. Meek
Arthur Meek
J.J. Miller
Barkley Township
W. L. Davie
Davis
Big 4 Railroad
Otho Smith
Orleans
Henry Weaver
Mr. Smith
George Bond
Julius Kietzman
Plymouth
Cyrus Huabbell
J. A. Clark
Paul Brandt
Cissna Park
Inl
Little Rock
Ark
Fulton County Council
al Hizer
W. H. Snyder
At Grass Creek
Royal Center
W.T. Stein
Lagrande
Chae. Kroger
Stephen Eldridge
Byron McMurray
Blair, Okla
Land of
Ed. Brenneman
Reneselaer
Chas
Ale
E. A. Bledsoe
Rensselaer
Milton Wilcox
William Hintz
F. A. Hollett
Laramore of
Knox
Rosa -Nolan
S. I. Brown
Monticello
Cleveland
Ohio
C.S. Clark
Bremen
Charles Barley
Oakland
Joseph Butcher
A. B. Claspill
Blue Front Drug Store
Street & Finnegan
Myers
Knox Pickling Works
Henry Weltzin
Echo
Oregon
Fred Weltzin
Beaver Township
Avute
Rockville
Scottsburg
Williamsport
Bert
Ipad
Jancesville
Pulaski
John C. Windgate
Windgat
New Bank
Burget’s
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