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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1909
Page
5
Mrs Tom Marshall is quite ill with sciatic rheumatism. G W McCoy is agent for The Kahn Tailoring Co of Indianapolis. Hal Copeland of Indianapolis is visiting his mother Mrs Eva Gray.
Prof My grants announces a free outdoor concert by the Koko mo band in Galveston on Saturday night July 3 from 7 30 to 9 30.
Trustee W B Lake announces office days at his residence Tuesdays and at Galveston Drug Co drug store Fridays weekly. Names listed include Beatrice Fickle Brown Marian Shirley Ota Winterrowd Marie Wilson Glen McIlwain Glen Lawrence Mark Conner Chalmer Spaulding. Pythian Sisters Temple officers named with positions and installing representative Mrs Bitler.
An advertisement argues rheumatism pain can be relieved or cured using Chamberlain's Lament. It touts better sleep and rest, urging trials even for long-standing cases. Sold by Galveston Drug Co.
Local notice lists a milk cow for sale with inquiries to the office. It also notes subscription extensions of three or six months for 25 or 50 cents and new subscriptions at 35 and 60 cents. Social visits are noted among residents and travelers including Mrs. Rebekah Campbell in Peru Beech Spaulding and others.
Farmers move to cooperative threshing so they provide their own dinners and feed for their own horses. The old harvest feeds with many visitors fade as threshing groups adopt stricter self-sufficiency practices, changing rural social rituals.
The church parlor cleanup is planned for Wednesday and a regular prayer meeting in the chapel Thursday night. Rev Herring will preach Sunday July 4. Mrs Mary Garrett of California will lecture on California scenes at the church Tuesday July 6 to benefit the building fund. Rev L F Taylor closed his pastorate at Galveston to a crowded farewell with praise for fellow churches and best wishes as he moves to a new field.
Gat Veston Lumber Co advertises porch material while G W McCoy makes a business trip to Kokomo. Haynes and wife of Kokomo visit W S Lines and family. Ethel Morris of Knights Town vacationing with John Eisenbrey. Theodore Merrick and wife of Forest visit A C Garrett and wife and Frank Spence. Jack Emerick and wife and Harvey Thomms and wife and Bernard Thomas and wife with Helen Cooper picnicked at Pipe Creek. Post office facade repainted white. wall marker noted. Erdest Masters returns from Ann Arbor. Ida Masters and Martha Hiller visit Ft Wayne and Kendalville on way home.
Enthusiastic claim that Bucklen's Arnica salve surpasses all other salves for cuts burns bruises sores and more. Advertises Galveston Drug Co price of 25 cents.
Sunday recap of activities at the Baptist church includes Ladies Aid after noon, prayer meeting and Bible study Thursday, Outrrowd solo next Sunday, plus a special program. Services at 9:30 Sunday School 10:30 morning term Religion Practice. Junior League 2:39 and Evening service at 8:00. New Sunday observed as Glevious Fourth. Pleasant cooler church with breeze. all urged to attend Sunday.
Advertisement promises home cure for piles using a new absorption treatment. Offers free trial samples and local references on request, with immediate relief and permanent care. No payment required and requests address to Mrs. M Summers in Note Dame Indiana.
Beatrice Whitman is ill with measles. Fruit cans for the canning season at Yearling's. Interurban travel remains light due to warm weather. Galveston Grain Co adds automatic scales to the Jackson street elevator. Curt Laird and son visit Logansport for a specialist about the son's eye injury from two months ago with Dr Z A Loop accompanying them. Mrs John Thomas visits with Mrs J B Rose west of town. Effie and Lizzie Garritson of Bennetts Switch join Sun. guests of J M Thomas and wife. W C Lutz family, George Coleman family, Carrie Puckwall Ua Berryiman of Bunker Hill, and Talmage Brinley are Sunday guests of P A Graves and family.
A consumer report details a man who spent large sums on a tonic claimed to cure throat trouble. Government tests and a local drug firm are mentioned as investigators. The case notes a death linked to the tablets and references Chase tablet samples from Gudgeston Prag Co.
Fifty cent men’s work shirts and overalls offered at 39 cents. Children’s muslin pants and skirts priced at 15 cents. Parasol picks at 10 cents. Embroidered white wash belts with pearl buckle listed at one cent each.
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