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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1901
Page
1
The listing mixes obituaries travel notes and trades across Kokomo and nearby towns. It notes individuals visiting, buying goods, and offering services from furniture shelving to tailor made suits. A death of Merle Campbell is reported with funeral arrangements and burial details. A sale by Nathan Addington on the Lott farm is announced for September 4 1901 with items listed and time.
Local shop promotes Celebrated Kokomo Ice Cream along with fresh pies cakes bread and a wide range of soft drinks. Daily selections emphasize freshness and solid quality for visitors seeking desserts and refreshments.
Fancy shirts and ties at K and Ks. G W Davis returned Monday from Kokomo. Miss Mina able to be out again after two weeks illness. Straw hats at a reduced price. KePner and Keller John Woods and family moved into Fred Ault property. Miss Hattie Cotler from Logansport called on friends here Sunday and Monday. Home Made and Factory Tin Cans at W H SutkLey's. Mrs Utha Bell left Monday night for Carbon due to sister’s illness. Mrs Ed Philapy able to be up again after bedfast spell. Bruce Martin and family moved to a new house south of Dunkard church. Mrs Emma Gray returned Friday to Lake Crecott after visit. Chamberlaine Cholera Remedy promoted by Z A Loop. Mr and Mrs Geo R Kemp and children Mae Fred and Miss Pauline Shilling visited Kokomo relatives last week. See Kepner and Kepner for cans. Misses Ida Young and Effie Truitt rented rooms in Elwood to open dressmaking September 2. Curtis Moody left finisher job for John Thomas to become a Kokomo brakeman. Moody family to move soon. Dan Daggett and Warren Graves in St Louis for western horses. visited Bertha Raines in Illinois. I will show finest line of heating stoves in Galveston. S P Bevington ad. D N Shaner circulating petition to move stock pens due to street stench boosting unhealthiness. Large signers.
Fire fighting is one thing and baking is another. Visit the West End Bakery for a cracker to the finest cake. Shearers Ice Cream on tap and watermelons on ice. No extra charge. Fred Paulus, Prop.
Monday afternoon about 40 oclock a blaze erupted in the Turley elevator boiler room and spread to the west side, burning toward the roof before discovery. Citizens are urged to consider a robust fire protection project for Galveston.
Sheriff Richardson spent Monday morning in Galveston. A dealer touts a remedy “just as good as Rocky Mountain Tea” and is urged to ask about profits. Echoes of the Universalist Convention at the Universalist church Saturday night and Sunday services by Rev. Patrick with open invitations for all.
Uncle Dave Houser, 86, and his wife Katie, 82, live alone southeast of Galveston. They bought government land nearly fifty years ago and have been married 66 years. Dave is nearly blind and bedridden. Katie tends the home, milking, churning, farm chores, and caring for him without complaint, hoping for more years together.
The Akron Route revision begins Sun Aug 4 with The Chautauqua Lake Express to Jamestown and Buffalo. The Exposition Express carries sleeping cars to Columbus and Akron, while the Pan American Express continues to Buffalo via Columbus and Nashville with through service to Chautauqua Lake. Low fares and Canadian resort tickets available with stopovers at Chautauqua Lake.
Low fare excursion tickets will let travelers make a stop over in New York on the Pan American Exposition route. Tickets become available at Pennsylvania Lines ticket offices after July 1.
Just arrived at Bevington's are new lawn wires sized for two and four passengers. The items promise easy setup and compact storage for garden and yard use.
Excursion tickets to New York via Pennsylvania Lines go on sale July 1 for travel to the Pan American Exposition. A health note promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a remedy to keep bowels regular. Sold by Z. U. Loop for 25 cents.
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