17 Sep 1903
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Newspaper
Francesville Tribune
Location
Francesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1903
Page
1
Local grain market reports include white oats at 34 to 35 cents per bushel mixed oats 30 to 42 cents per bushel yellow corn at 50 cents per bushel mixed corn wheat 75 to 78 cents per bushel rye 40 to 45 cents per bushel.
A mixed set of local items: a man jokes about his wife’s death and asks for another medicine bottle, a farmer injures himself while taming a cow, and a new counterfeit fraud circulates. Also notes on banks, debt notices, road laws, religion assignments, and social anecdotes from the Winamac area.
A Leesville Indiana man travels 18 miles with his family by his side to obtain Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption and lung troubles. He suffered asthma and near death but reports instant relief and sound sleep after use. Guaranteed bottles 60c and $1 with trial bottles free at City Drug Store.
A jumble of local notes reports a stray editor warning on thistle destruction and a spread of pests. It mentions thistle laws, inspection by supervisors, and a playful nudge about rural governance and agriculture. Also appearing are ads and quirky society items.
A correction clarifies a 1903 fish consignment to R. T. Alkire & Son with full settlement by F. C. Kimball & Co. No complaint was lodged with the Express Co. Remington minister jokes a rider to church in Jeru salem. Medaryville band to play at Francesville fair and Lafayette carnival. A tale recalls a joker who listed prohibitionists to a whisky firm and received a $30.50 draft found remunerative.
John L. Burton the ditch commissioner will be in Francesville on September 21 and 22, 1903 at the Coey House to collect Mosier ditch assessments. The ditch is nearly finished and funds are needed, so trustees with unpaid assessments should call on Mr. Burton on those dates.
Mercer and Sumner counties West Virginia resident D P Daugherty suffered from severe diarrhoea before a neighbor provided Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Two physicians offered little relief until the remedy cured him in less than 24 hours. For sale by City Drug Store.
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