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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1901
Page
5
Scott's Emulsion claims to nourish strengthen and build up the body to fight a hard cough and fortify the system against further illness. It is advertised as helpful when run down or emaciated and is priced at £1 90 from TT and Lowne chemists New York.
Bevington's is advertising holiday carpets and Christmas items at Darby and Patteson, Kokomo. A Christmas tree and literary entertainment will be held at the Anniversary church on December 24 with free admission. Bevington promises better value and nicer holiday goods than any Galveston Indiana house.
Galveston Lodge No. 225 will elect one 3 year trustee on Saturday December 28 at the Lincoln schoolhouse. A box supper and entertainment precede the event with free admission for supper bringers. Also notes officers elected at Galveston Rebekah Lodge No. 4 for the ensuing term.
Advertisement copy notes that putrefying food in the intestines produces arsenic-like effects but Dr Kings New Life Pills expel poisons from clogged bowels gently and surely curing Constipation Biliousness Sick Headache Fevers and liver kidney and bowel troubles. Sold for 25¢ at ZV Loop's. Also mentions LeapER publication timing due to Christmas press day.
The Shoppers' Association of Logansport offers to refund the full fare both ways from Galveston to Logansport and return after spending $25 at any one member store or across all members. The association includes leading Logansport retailers across all merchandise lines. For details contact Burt Winter, Secretary.
Early notices urge purchases at S P Bevington and Keller’s Arctic while Darby Patterson’s in Kokomo offers ten cent pictures. A Galveston business meeting at the Knyart elevator discusses night watch registrars, reports twenty five dollars raised, and a continuing committee. Property owners are urged to join and fund the effort. Bevington’s window features a small sample display.
A dainty penny picture ad touts value at Darby Patterson's Aokomo Tad. The rest urges regular bone movement to prevent biliousness headache indigestion and piles, recommending Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets sold by Z. U. Loop.
Miss Lillie Sprinkle and Miss Cora Loan visited the high school Mayday. Laura Graves hosted a Friday evening reception for the high school at her home. Weather was rainy despite a good time. several students were late or absent. The Universalist church program Monday night drew a fair audience with notable performances by Peters and other local performers.
Pennsylvania Lines resumes daily winter through sleeping car service from Pittsburgh and Chicago via Cincinnati, Atlanta and Macon to Jacksonville and St. Augustine starting January 6. Through service operates daily except Sunday with trains Chicago to Cincinnati then Queen & Crescent Route to Macon and Jacksonville, returning via Cincinnati. Contact Pennsylvanian Lines agents for details.
H Robinson of Hillsborough reports severe corn pain but Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured them completely. The product is advertised to heal sprains bruises sores cuts burns ulcers and skin diseases with guaranteed results.
Thalmand Levi invites shoppers to evenings through December 25 offering a wide range of gifts and delivery options. The store proclaims Santa Claus headquarters with toys, games, leather goods, glassware, records, garments, and holiday comforts for all ages.
The Cass county board granted a fifty year franchise to Harry M Lau and Lewis A Stone man of Detroit to build and maintain an electric interurban line from this city toward Kokomo. The route runs with the Panhandle through Galveston Lincoln and Walton to Tabertown near Logansport. Four daily trips, fare not over 11 1 2 cents per mile, and a minimum trip fare are required. Bridges crossed must be widened or new ones built at the company’s expense. If the road is not completed in two years the plant becomes void. The Pharos notes the likelihood construction remains uncertain.
An Elgin Tennessee man, L C Overstreet, recalls his wife suffering from consumption and credits Dr. King's New Discovery with saving her life. The testimonial claims the medicine cures coughs colds bronchitis asthma and lung diseases with a trial bottle offered free and a small 5cc and 1.00 price.
The Galveston Methodist Episcopal Church files a complaint to quiet title against Emma Ann McCauley and others in Cass Circuit Court. Defendants not residents of Indiana are notified to appear by March 3, 1902, or default will be entered. Clerk J. F. Lienemann and attorneys B. Richards and Kistler & Kistler seal the record.
Mrs Maky K Melendy, M D of Chicago testifies to Chamberlains Cough Remedy as safe for children of all ages and effective for obstinate coughs colds and bronchial troubles. The non narcotic universal panacea is sold by ZU Loup.
The Circuit Court of Cass County in the State of Enenseim handles a suit titled Teri Aldlai Mhories Wo Lott and Kuella Mo Lott versus Carter et al. The action seeks to quiet title and determine ownership rights in the referenced parcel.
Christmas shopping guide highlights practical gifts for men and boys. Woolen gloves and mitts in black white and patterns priced from 23 cents to 1 dollar. Dress gloves in tan brown and gray with various stitching options. Silk-lined variants available above 1 dollar 25 cents. Neckwear priced 25 cents to 1 dollar.
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