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Newspaper
Friendship Weekly Register
Location
Friendship, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1889
Page
7
The Register reports on early potato spoilage in local areas and a mix of community events. Chatter covers shoe sales at Daniels, butter packaging claims, church notices, a choral society meeting, farm reports, accidents, and civic topics across Friendship.
Personal mentions list Mrs Eliza Brown visiting sister Mrs Harriet Hoxie and Miss Eloise Corbin returning from Rochester. Visits include Mrs Amy White of Nile at Wellsville and Mr Wmn R Stillman of Nile in Madison Co. Wedding trip news for Mr and Mrs Tos Rice. Various locals travel or attend events including A I Elliott Esq in New York and Mrs Alonzo Mead of Pultney. County judge Farnum honored guest with Fly Fishing book.
A G Renwick a respected dry goods merchant in Cuba died by his own action on Monday morning. He was of middle life and health had failed him. His body was found hanging in the barn after a routine chores day. The notice notes no stated cause and mentions health issues. The piece also previews the upcoming Fair with entry deadlines and lists sermons and church notes. It includes resolutions from Nile S D Baptist Sunday School mourning E R Clarke, praising his years of service and offering sympathy.
A group of Friendship area farmers endorse Horns Patented Wire Fence Lock after inspection and use on farms. They report high merit for hay rail fences and state they sold to thirteen of fifteen farmers surveyed. Endorsers include D Willard Amos H Stont W Carnahad Tyler Shorter and others.
Local classified notes advertise a mowing machine for sale at a bargain price and a note offering loans secured by good real estate. Contact M Norton for the mower and A L Enwiorr for loan options in town listings.
A mixed notice column lists a 21tf house and lot for rent with a barn in a prime town location and liberal terms via C. Lang, Three Farms. Also two farms for sale near Nile NY with owners Whitwood, plus a business dissolution notice for Scott & Cleveland meat market in Friendship NY and a dressmaking business opening in Friendship.
Notice proclaims wife Ona Dimick departed from home with no debts assumed by husband Normans Duition. The text then shifts to an advertisement wave claiming Lane's Family Medicine free trials, druggist samples, and a promotional offer for a horse treatise by Kendal Co. with addresses and large sale claims.
An advertisement promoting Dr Kennedy's Favorite Remedy from Rondout New York claims cures for kidney and bladder issues including stone relief. It warns against neglect and cites rheumatic gout relief. The letter from Mrs A KR Finnup Newark New Jersey dated Feb 23 1883 praises teething lotion and other remedies, asking if excessive coll cure is dangerous as a baby relies on it.
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