Friendship Editor Item
The fragment notes the publication for Thursday September 5 1860 in Friendship New York.
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Newspaper
Friendship Weekly Register
Location
Friendship, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1889
Page
2
The fragment notes the publication for Thursday September 5 1860 in Friendship New York.
A fragment lists countywide offices with nominees such as McArthur Norton for County Judge and Surrogate and Chas H Brown for District Attorney. It notes other candidates Addison Thompson and L H Ackerman plus coroner Theodore Thomas and local names Hat Barney and B C Wakely. The piece discusses trusts and politics, mentioning Mahone in Virginia and a local newspaper critique.
Register correspondence reports on M W Rosecrans new train dispatcher and G B Seager receiving a fine new speeder. It notes school openings at Wilson Academy and a new district schoolhouse progress, Calvin Fairbank home improvements, telegraph service by Western Union, and local commerce including Vorhees Gulick and Swartout Loop stores resuming.
The community reports several residents on the sick list including Orson Witter and Ferris Whitford. Eula Binnette of Utopia attends to Witla. Crandall travels to Chicago for medical care. Crandall left Sunday for Chicago while Mrs Exekiel Clarke visits Buffalo to care for Linsey Mes Baty. The Whitfords of Esterly also depart for away.
The report mentions Miss May Smalley suffering facial swelling after a dog bite from a Friendship citizen. Joseph Allen visits his children, Rev B F Rogers and wife from Berks VT spent the Sabbath nearby, Hattie Babcock and Dr Maxson visitors from Nortonville KS and Syracuse NY attended the recent S D B Conference at Alfred. Rev White of Canada to give a fundraiser musical at the S D church next Saturday.
Allegany voters hear endorsements for Mc Norton for County Judge and Surrogate, Brown for District Attorney, and Thompson for Assembly. The editor praises Mc Norton’s ability and integrity, notes Brown is a rising young attorney, and says Thompson is a G. A. R. member with business skill.
The Board of Education meets at Esq Hewitt's office and votes to split the school year into two terms of 20 and 19 weeks. They authorize purchasing books for an indigent pupil for one year and approve the treasurer's bond. Bills are approved, and adjournment follows.
A vintage note advises clipping hair ends every six weeks to prevent split ends and promote thickness. It warns that hair stops growing at the tip if unhealthy, and recommends cold soft water drying to avoid mildew, even after ocean baths, as illustrated by a cautionary anecdote from Good Housekeeping.
Creditors warn Scott and Cleveland to pay within thirty days or face collection. Notices announce a patent medicine promotion for Kemp's Balsam with free samples from druggists, and testimonials for Dr Kennedy’s Favorite Remedy. Public meeting for Union Free School District No. 1 to vote on a school site. Auction of Lewis Dunning’s house and lot at West Main Street Friendship.
Classified notices advertise multiple properties for rent including a house with land parcels of 50 312 and 78 acres and inquiry contacts in Wellsville Nile and Newark. A customer letter from Mrs A K Puup praises Dr Hand's colic cure with Doctor Hand advising on dosing and noting local druggists Friendship New York carry the remedy.
An 1948 informal town report notes Kerp's Balsam for the Throat and Lungs and a physician T A Slocum claim a positive remedy has cured thousands of consumption cases. Readers are offered free bottles by mail, with druggists providing trial bottles at no cost. Also mentions Erie western division trains No 8 and a gravel train with Pullmans.
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