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Newspaper
Grand Traverse Herald
Location
Traverse City, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1906
Page
2
A locally reported race outlines the contest for the Republican nomination for county clerk. Names, dates, and specific election details are sparse in the fragment, but the piece notes a campaign focus and mentions family and community figures tied to the race.
The report references Sylvester Brown backing 24 new bean peeling machines at Willians Bros tomato factory in CoMevén, plus Westenedse's bid for Kalamazoo County Sheriff and the Republicans’ eight-year hold on the office. It notes hog cholera losses near Dublin, factory expansions in Kingsley and Niles, and urban curiosity about Pocahontas monuments and Virginia's colonial past. Also covered are Meednature Amazon expeditions from Atequipa to Peru, Edison’s aesthetic discovery, and local social notes including a Berkeley housing signoff and a marriage in Atlantic City.
A. R. Veteran, enlisted September 1861, honorably discharged November 5, 1865, first voted for Lincoln and has since voted Republican. He is serving his fourth term as Supervisor from the Third Ward, Traverse City, and is Chairman of the Board.
A Traverse City citizen, M W O A Merritt of 631 Webster Street, testifies that after sixteen years of backache the use of Deans Kidney Pills relieved nervousness headaches and distressing symptoms. He continued treatment until unnecessary and praises its effects. Sold by Foster Milburns Buffalo NY agents for US. Also ad highlights horse collar pads at 25 cents and Home paints at 100 cents a can from The Economy Store.
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