Various Local Notes From Kewanee and Vicinity
Local items report deaths including Lizlo Johnson aged 48 and Hannah Galloway who died at Kewanee. a heavy thunderstorm at Woodhull. Ed Potter near Galva injured by a kicked tooth. Galva raises funds for water works pump. Kewanee hosts Christmas turkey prizes. E Frank Yeast now city editor in Fort Madison. a three year old dies from diphtheria. a hypnotist entertains at a wake. a monster wagon is being built by Mahlon Lave. One Minute Cough Cure promoted as quick remedy. telephone line completed on T E Coffee farm. Kewanee Democrat to publish industrial edition. many notices on marriages, accidents, and local business ventures. Daughters of Rebekah chapter to be reorganized at Odd Fellows hall.
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Sannen Saoniry
Lizlo Johnson
Reese
Kawanes Deo
Oy Haines
Galve-poultry
Woodhull
Potter
Galva
West Virginia
Kewaunee
Kewanee
E. Frank Yeast
Fort Madison
Iowa
Hannah Galloway
Wethersfield
Mahlon Lave
Anderberg
Orion Times
Merwin
Kewanee Democrat
Rowance
Stark
Pleasant Ridge
J E. Wright
Thomas Dunn
Swamp Root Promoted as Kidney and Bladder Remedy
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a cure for kidney and bladder troubles. It claims urine tests reveal kidney disease, promises renewed vitality and constitutional tonic effects, and offers sample bottles by mail from Kilmer Co Binghamton NY.
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Kilmer
Pierce’s Patent Medicines and Natural Philosophy Notes
An array of 19th century clippings discusses Dr. Pierce’s remedies including a digestive cordial and common sense medical adviser, plus a note on atmospheric smoke as a weather barometer. It mentions Shaker Digestive Cordial, McLean’s Liver and Kidney Balm, Grain-O, and local notices on public salaries and a paralytic stroke in Kewanee.
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Pierce
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo
N. Y
Common Sense
No-To-Bac Tobacco Cessation Ad Appeals to Strength
An old advertisement touts No-To-Bac as a miracle cure to quit tobacco, claiming it makes weak men strong. It directs readers to druggists and a sample tree, with Steeling Remedy Co. listed in Chicago or New York. A Hutchinson Kansas News remark cites Populist papers disapproving of the President’s message.
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McKinley
Local notes and sales crowd Hillsdale area items
Community tidbits describe a Hillsdale meeting reportedly closed Saturday evening with about 60 attendees. The McEniry heirs and Henry Nold share property interests in Coe & Zuma Mutual. At Justin Ingram's sale cows sold for 35 and 45 dollars, one 34 cents per bushel. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve praised for burns. catarrh cure promoted with money-back offer. Mail matter arranging evening post office mail pickup, Mr Grimes adds daylight in the office. Woodhull Dispatch
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Hillsdale
Ed Barber
Whiteside’s.ba
Harry Long
Galesburg
Grimes
Woodhull Dispatch
Prevent Pneumonia with Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy
A 19th or early 20th century notice extols Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as an effective cold and pneumonia preventer. It claims the remedy protects weak lungs, reducing pneumonia risk, and notes 25 and 50 cent sizes sold by JEK Wright and Merwin & Peterson. It also notes a separate item praising Gatva sidewalks in Carroll, claiming safety if not for one accident.
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Chamberlain
Gatva
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Henry County
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Merwin & Paterson
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Chicago
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