Political rumors and campaign sharpeners dominate local chatter
Voters urged to mark the circle on election day amid claims of watcher gaps and fears of miscounts. Rumors swirl about candidates including Jim Robinson and Bob Hanns, with Durbin and Kern tied to saloon interests. Ads praise Foley’s Kidney Cure and One Minute Cough Cure as trusted remedies. local deliveries and curious anecdotes fill the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Robinson
Congress
Bob Hanns
Angela
W. T. Durbin
Canada
John W. Kern
Village Blacksmith Rescues Boy Amid Croup Crisis
Local blacksmith H. H. Blazock of Grahamsville Sullivan County praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for curing his five year old son’s severe croup attacks after medicines failed. Advertisements tout DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Balm for burns skin diseases and piles, plus Foley’s Honey and Tar to prevent pneumonia. Subscriptions and local notices round out the page.
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H. H
N. McKeeben
DeWitt
Balyo
W. N. Mckeechen
J. W. Bryan
Lowder, Tk
Foley
W. N
McKeeben
Laxative Bromo Quinine and Patent Remedies Ad
An old column advertises Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claiming a cold cure in one day and features testimonials from customers like Mr E S Phipps of Poteau Ark. Also promotes DeWitt’s Little Early Risers and Electria Bitters with claims of liver cleansing and malaria relief and notes local retailers W N McKeehen and W W Melichen selling these products.
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DeWitt
Druggtars
E. W. Grove
Six Frightful Failures and a Grateful Return to Health
A series of medical claims recounts six doctors declaring William H. Mullen of Lockland as doomed by a fatal lung condition. After rejecting those diagnoses, he used Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption and was cured after five bottles. The ad promotes cure claims for throat chest and lung ailments with trial bottles offered free. Other remedies praised include Laxative Bromo Quinine and Chamberlain's tablets for stomach and liver, with endorsements from multiple local users and a note of newspaper commentary on politics and stock tips.
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Wm. H. Mullen
Lockland
Dr. King
W. N. McKeehen’s
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