Far West letters from Putnam County editor on Spearville Kansas
T. E. Murrey describes Spearville Kansas a growing town on the Santa Fe line five years after arrival details soil wheat yields buffalo grass and cattle wealth. He notes farming challenges worms in corn rising population and predicts rapid land uptake while urging young men to move west and invest. He lists former Putnam County residents now in Ford County and invites readers to correspond for more information.
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Ikkansas
The
Henry Republican
Putnamm
Kansas
Far West
Putnam ‘County
Spearville
Ford ‘County
Kan
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Owith
West
Tord
Dar
Avery ‘On
Auumn
Men ‘di -Menana
Tana Tor
Ford County
Rutnom Tn
John A. Wilson
William Torres
John Murphy
Jeremiah Austin
Wilson
T. E. Murrey
Fron Town Letter on Weather and Corn Planting Delays
The editor writes from Scranton Iowa about a late wet cold spring affecting crops. Farmers planted corn late May and much was replanted due to cold weather and poor seed. The piece reflects concerns from Putnam and surrounding counties about climate and soil conditions impacting harvest timing.
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Henry Republican
Putnam
Iowa
Iowa farms promise rich harvests despite wet lands
A letter from S. E. Loomis reports excellent soil and moisture in Iowa, with robust corn and hog markets, two rail lines to Chicago, and favorable land values. He notes casing climate variability, sloughs drainable, and compares profitability of grain feeding hogs versus Illinois. Loomis signs off from his Iowa experience to readers.
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Iowa
Iilinore
Illinois
J.R
L. E. Clawson
Chicago & North Western
Chicago & Milwaukee Extension
Chicago
Illnois
Ths
E. Loomis
Dr Jonen Mistake and the Ill Fated Rescue
A chaotic tale recounts Dr Jones administering a stomach pump to Noxon after a poisoning attempt involving Ilaudanum. Neighbors and doctors responded, Noxon survived, and Jones billed him for “saving your life” while Brown, Noxon’s physician, refuses to pay. A sharp moral ends with Brown deeming Jones foolish.
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Jonen
Brown
Jones
Nox
Old Noxon
Dead Man Declared Dead by Doctors in Dispute
A local column recalls a doctor dispute over a man presumed dead. Ike Smith and another physician insisted on the death, while a younger practitioner argued otherwise. The piece also notes health ads for Dr Jones's Red Clover Tonic and a Presbyterian church social with an income of 39 dollars.
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Jones
Smith
Ike Smith
Isn Kun
Dr Jones
Albert Nay
Laura Gates
the Angel
Ada Thorp
Nellie Baker
Irune McNeal
Dayton Fitzer
Lulu Snyder
May Crompton
Kitty
Bennett Fitter
Mamie Buckley
Beulah Wikoff
Prece
Willy Miptum
Electrica Bitters Promised Cure For Bilious Debility
A pious blurb touts Electrica Bitters as a universal cure for biliousness and general debility, stating they can be bought in a 50cc bottle at Powell. Rev Henry Summers, aged about eighty, died at his son’s home in Farmington after a long preaching career across Illinois.
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Electrica
J.E
F. A. Powell
Henry Summers
Farmington
Father Summers
Illino
Central Illinois Conference
Henry
Grave Robbers and the Dr Bigelow Cure Trial
An ad prose condemns grave robbers while praising Dr Bigelow’s Positive Cure. It claims the remedy conquers consumption, whooping cough, croup, and lung diseases quickly and safely. Trial battles offered free of charge by Albert Nay.
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Dre Powell’ Drug Store
Dr's
Powell City Drug Store
Fubtly
Bigelow
Albert Nay
Boston Herald urges Lincoln Hamlin ticket revival
The Boston Herald advises Republicans aiming for president Robert T. Lincoln to nominate Gen. Charles Hamlin as vice president, reviving the Lincoln Hamlin ticket of 1860 and echoing historical party alignment.
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The
Boston Herald
Robert T. Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Charles Hamlin
Hannibal Hamlin
Lincoln
Hamlin
Monument at Camden honors Confederate soldiers
Gov Wade Hampton spoke at a Camden dedication by Ker shaw county women, denouncing unionist views while defending the Confederacy. He said the war was civil not rebellious, faulted Reconstruction, and urged reconciliation only after lasting principles are settled.
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Camden
Kershaw County
Wade Hampton
Hampton
A Vexed Clergyman and Road Nuisance Cited in Wayne County
The Wayne County Press criticizes a preacher struggling with a cough and urges use of Dr King’s Discovery for consumption and colds. It also condemns road overseers who mound earth along roads as public nuisances, proposing a $25 penalty and inviting test cases.
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Wayne County
New Piles Remedy Promoted by Dr Deming
A claim of a breakthrough remedy for piles is announced by Dr Deming with free sample boxes via Dr Powell. A farmer near Camp Grove, Henry Myres, aged about 50, died after a morning in the field, then collapsed at home in the door yard. Deputy clerk Frank Wier records four years of births in Marshall county totaling 970 with yearly averages.
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Deming
Powell
Henry Myres
Camp Grove
Frank Wier
Marshall County
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Saat
Fron Town
Wey
Rat Henry
Ili
Asia Row
Richland Township
Clerryman
Job
Dr King
J.B
F. A. Powell's
S.L. Gill
North Adams ‘Street
Peoria House
Peoria
Day Brothers & Co
Peoria, Ill
T. Frank McCoy
T. F McCoy
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