COUNTY CULLINGS. Aug. 2 community notes mix with deaths
From Oak and nearby towns this column reports freeport visitors, camp meeting prep, camp meeting conflicts, illnesses, farm news, accidents, and social visits. Notable items include four from Lena area to camp meeting, a fatal accident at Picketts, and local homestead updates spanning Red Oak Buckeye and Cedarville communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ryd Oak
Tom Shaffer
Freeport
Lena
N.N. Ermold
L. A. McLain
Brodhead
Wic
Fr. E. Smith
Misaler
Mt. Carroll
A. Harnish
Jennie Denhart
John R. Musser
Pipestone
Minn
B. D. Miller
Chas, Hughes
Christ Zipse
Red Oak Nine
Damascus Nine
Philo Snow and Sons
B. H. Brundage
Creamery Company
Aly
Mamie Miller
Effie Brundage
McConnell
Smith
Charles Reif
Chicago
J. A. Reif
L. J. Meyers
Charles Bolender
Buena Vista
Asa Brundage
D. Bear and Wife
Orangeville
A. Potter
John Wittenmeyer
W. R. Bender
Red Oak
J. Weber Addams
Cedar Cliff
Peter Meyers
8.Snyder
Elias Matter
Little Florence Moses
Maud
Edna Moses
What Did She Mean His Lordship in Miss Rosebud Dialogue
A playful exchange shows Miss Rosebud teasing a hesitant suitor with remarks about lack of material to begin. The quirky dialogue captures a regional tone as the narrator notes the difficulty in deciding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Rosebud
N. Y
Public Speaker Endorses One Minute Cough Cure
A husky voiced speaker quotes craving a minute and takes One Minute Cough Cure during an address. He claims the remedy is unmatched for threat and lung troubles, naming Co, P. Guenther & Co., H. J. Moogh, Emmert & Burrell as suppliers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Guenther & Co
H. J. Moogh
Emmert & Burrell
Nansen Plans International Mining Venture in St Petersburg
Explorer Nansen is reportedly organizing a new international company in St Petersburg with a capital of 50,000,000 rubles. The venture aims to exploit far north riches, mining and marketing iron and nickel deposits found on his last voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nansen
St. Petersburg
Ely's Cream Balm Trial Offer Promoted in Ad
An advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm as the reliable cure for catarrh and colds in the head. A 10 cent trial size is available from druggists or by mail, with full size at 50 cents and the company address in New York City. Testimonials from B W Sperry of Hartford endorse its safety and claimed efficacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely
ELY Bros
Warren
N. Y
B. W. Sperry
Hartford
Conn
Doan's Kidney Pills Persuade by Intrinsic Merit
An advertisement extols Doan's Kidney Pills, claiming lasting effectiveness and wide nationwide support. It contrasts them with temporary remedies, asserts superior results on repeated use, and notes pricing at 50 cents a box with Foster Milburn Co as sole U.S. agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
U. S
Doan’s
Emmert & Burrell
Dangerous Drinking Water Warning and Health Notes
The notice warns that impure drinking water causes epidemics with symptoms like loose bowels. It promotes Foley's Colic Cure from H. J. Moogh Swartz and Fleck. It cites Scotland marriage and birth rates and reports irregular marriages among 27,604 in a year. It also advertises De Witt's Little Early Risers by P Guenther Co and Emmett Burrell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Moogh
Swartz & Fleck
Scotland
England
Nautilus Compartments Inspire Ship Design Idea
The article compares the nirticht compartment theory used in shipbuilding to a natural example from the nautilus shell which has 40 to 60 chambers allowing buoyancy control. It then promotes De Witt's Little Early Risers laxative pills by O. P. Guenther & Co. and partners, claiming no griping and benefits for constipation, biliousness, and liver troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Witt
P. Guenther & Co
H. J. Moogh
Emmert & Burrell
Nirticht
O. P. Guenther & Co
Porcelain porch boarder mystery in Detroit tale
A snappy Detroit Free Press excerpt describes Mr. Dawson as a casual visitor who boards at Miss Julia's home in the evenings when ice cream might be served, earning the nickname porch boarder for his routine appearances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trickle
Chas, Gage
Henry Gilbert
West
John Gould
Gettle Block
Mr. Hyde
Winslow
Gettle’s Hall
Mattie McVenn
Chicago
Higin
Epworth League
R. P. Drake
Hotchkiss
Nora
McKittrick
U. B
Dawson
Julia
Detroit Free Press
Rocky Mountain Tea Cure Claim on Digestive Ailments
An advertisement asserts permanent cures for indigestion constipation dyspepsia kidney and liver disorders using Rocky Mountain Tea from Enmert and Burrell. The claim targets readers seeking relief from chronic stomach and organ issues and promotes a patent remedy with no medical endorsement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mountain Tea
Enmert & Burrell
Queen regent seeks marriage match for Mercedes of Austria
The queen regent of Spain considers marriage proposals for Mercedes, 17, daughter of Alfonso XIII’s Austria line. Mercedes was briefly queen before Alfonso XIII’s birth shifted precedence, leaving her on the sidelines as the king rose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Mercedes
The
Austrias
Alfonso XIII
Brown University awards honorary degrees to Hay and Dyer
Emmert and Burrell advertise Chamberlin's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a universal relief. Brown University recently conferred LL D on Hon. John Hay United States ambassador to the court of St James and Master of Arts on Elisha Dyer governor of Rhode Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hay
United States
Court of St. James
Elisha Dyer
Rhode Island
Brown University
One Minute Cough Cure Promotes Early Cold Care
An old advertisement urges timely use of One Minute Cough Cure to prevent throat and lung troubles. It claims effectiveness for coughs colds croup bronchitis and related ailments and credits P. Mert & Burrell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Guenther & Co
H. J. Moogh
Emmert & Burrell
Feotas alate aigeature CASTONRITA
Feotas alate aigeature is noted with references to CASTONRITA and an accompanying fragment. The readable text lacks clear events or names to establish a full local news item or outcome for a concise summary.
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M’connell
Grace Hare
Cedarville
Clarence Wella
T. V. E.sweet
Jesse Walter
Alice Slothower
Adam Young
Capt. Stewart
Joe Cantrell
Lily Jones
James Price
Mortimer Stewart
Adam Stamm
Alice Shona
John Larrow
Lewis Cantrell
Wait
Minnie Stamm
Buckeye
Bidott
Riport
George Cole
Leaf River
Mervin Hamifiond
John Melton
Mrs. Wolf
Jacob Wolf
Free Methodist Church
John Miller
Mt. Morris
Carrie McCracken
L. M. Hiatt
Wm. McGilligan
Mollie McCracken
John Morningston
Elma Gitchel
Chas McGilligan
Sadie Mcilligan
Helen Kruckenberg
Waddams Grove
Waddamss Grove
Oata
Luby
Missouri
LaPearl
Picketta
Wis
Mr. Stewart
G. A. Barnes
Oscar
Stephenson County
Csan
Miss Denhart
Mary Neidigh
Grace M. Hare
Grace M, Richart
Ella Angle
John
White Rock
Kan
Reuben Siegfried
D. G. Ilgen
Baker
Grove
Covert
Rev
Hotel Addams
John Bruce
Florence
Maggie J. Addams
Charlie Addams
Grandma Bruce
Harry Addams
Mies Flo Jeagle
Spencer
Women’s and Young People Missionary Societies
Picketts
Mort Stewart
James Trickle
Stewart
Harry Wickwire
Rockwell Mfg. Company of
Milwaukee
Chas. Hella
W. H. Wickwire
Prom
Casascus
A. E. Malnix
Caledonia
May Worthing
Minneapolis
Wm. Phillips
Shiloh
Cockrell
Coox Brett
H. A. Reapple
Marguerite Mansfield
Cynthia Jaeger
H. J. Jaeger
Geo. Jaeger
Cynthia
Jo Jaeger
Damascus
Edna Runner
Bessie Wright
Harry Barber
T. Rigney
Dewitt’s
Peter S. McNally
Boston
English
Chamberlin
Castonrita
Lida
Yvonie
Cam
Samuel
New York
Cantoria
Plaa
W. L. Douglas
L. Douglas
Ealer
Russia
Brockton
Mass
Galena Street
Queen & Crescent
Nashville
Tenn
Cincinnati
Chattanooga
Lookout Mountain
Chickamauga National Military Park
W. A. Beckler
Adams Street
W. C. Rinkarson
Gen'l
Cincinnati, O
Diffenbauge
Stephenson Street
Brewster House
Oles
Southern Trachers’ Bureau
A. M
Sutton Teachers’ Bureau
S. W. Cor. Main
Ad Bias Ky
Hei Hoen
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