Cambridge News Briefs and Local Appointments
Readable notes show visits and travels of residents in Cambridge and nearby towns. Entities include J. E. Wright, Rev. Father Foley, J. B. Crane, Edwin Swanson, John Pantear, H. Westerlund, Mrs. Arthur Cady, Loda Cramer, Esther Hier, Mrs. F. W. Hier, John Gustafson family, Parker Hinman, Henry Anderson, J.2 Danielson, and others. Mentions service at church, family visits, cattle shipments to Chicago, and a funeral service. Includes patent remedies and a promotional note for Dr Shoop products. The Epworth League will host a Diamond Fields of Africa program. The text records routine social and commercial activity across Cambridge and surrounding area.
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Mise
Andersotr
J. B. Crane
Father Foley
Gereseo
Cambridge
J. E B. Wright
Edwin Swanson
Moline
John Pantear
Lynn
Arthur Cady
Milan
John Meloy
Loda Cramer
Asco
Edward Robinson
F. W. Hier
Esther
Utah
Bishop Hill
John G. A. Gustafson
Andover
Parker Hinman
Wyoming
Jobn Mascail
Methodist Episcopal Church
Epworth League
Africa
Green's August Flower Cure Ad Promises Rapid Relief
An advertisement touts Green's August Flower as a cheap remedy for dyspepsia indigestion and related symptoms. It urges readers to buy a 23 cent test bottle or a larger size, claims quick cure without alcohol, and directs to obtain Green's Prize Almanac from J. E B. Wright's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green
J. E B. Wright
London News Snippets On Transport And Trade
Brief items cover London's street railways adopting motor repair wagons, Irish bog postcards at an London exhibit, 83440 Russian immigrants with 18555 settling in the city, a Neconicum ore claim near Seaside Oregon, Akonia dust suppressant, British AA road scouts, copper supply and demand shifts, a Pittsburgh gasoline delivery firm noting 0.83 per cent delivery cost, and a Dover Calais ferry scheme to move railroad cars without passenger changes.
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London County Catech
Allen
London
Necanicum
Seaside
Akonia
England
British Automobile Association
United States
Pittsburg
Dover
Calais
Paris
Agony of Rheumatism Relieved by Conklin Salva
Patient relief from rheumatism attributed to Conklin Salva with a claim of a permanent cure in a surprisingly short time. Advertisement style endorsement urges readers to try the remedy and be convinced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conklin
Fors
Hall's Family Pills Ad And Poem Of Little Esther
An old newspaper fragment advertises Hall's Family Pills with a 75 cent catarrh cure and a 100 dollar reward claim. It includes a sentimental poem mourning Little Esther, describing her peaceful rest and eternal life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther
New Discovery Promises Relief From Coughs and Colds
Mrs Geo Walls of Forest City Maine touts Dr Kings New Discovery as a godsend for climates with coughs and colds. The ad claims rapid relief and mentions its use against pneumon ia lagrippe asthma hay fever and stronger resistance to consumption. Price 50 cents and 1.00 guaranteed at J and Wrights drug store trial bottle free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. &. Wright
Philosophical musings and a Belgian town of lunatics
Reflections on virtue and happiness contrast with a note on a 15th century bell gift from King Ferdinand. The piece then describes Gheel Belgium a town known for its 1500 insane residents housed with licensed keepers and state doctor supervision, attracting patients globally.
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Washington
Columbus
Spain
Santo Domingo
Ferdinand
la Vega
Gheel
Belgium
The Case of Miss Irene Crosby and Lydia Pinkham’s Compound
A public notice-like critique notes Miss Irene Crosby as part of thousands who benefited from Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. It argues many women suffer needlessly from ailments treated by the tonic and urges awareness of Mrs Pinkham’s remedy.
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Irene Crosby
Lydia B Pinkham
Irene Grosby
Charlton Street
Savannah
Lydia E. Pinkham
Elso
People's Savings Bank
Vekics
The
People’s Savings Bank and Trust Company
Moline
Illinois
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Geneseo House
Drag
Geo.r. Waite
Mutual
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Ding
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H. McArthur
Justice OF
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First National Bank, Geneseo
Geneseollinois
Mark Hay
Annawan
Muwal Telephone
Llinois
Clinton F. Luther
Justice of Peace
F. A. Peterson
Geneseo Iluirooia
Jerome Arnett
Henry County
Bop
Eastside
State &T
Collins, Jr
Quinois
Frank L. Dahlberg
Geneseo, Iluingis
M. H. Smith
Coroxa
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F. D. Wale, M. D
H.D Fitzkee
Justice of the Peace
H. Hosford
Harry A. Reheerd
Catarre Ely
ELY Brothers
Warren Street
New York
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No. H. Westerlund
Orion
Dr. Shoop
Henry Anderson
Chicago
John C. Sherrard
J. 2 Danielson
Texas
Hall
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Cheney
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Snr
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Jane
Coa
Bears
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Prhilosophy
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Washington Bell
Bank
People’s Savings Bank
Sonringa Bark
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