Our Sister Towns Highlights and Local Notices
Lagoon G A Bangs returned from a western trip Saturday Mrs Stahl visited Varon and AnnE Thames returned from Peoria friends John Axline set up cigars for a son born on the 23rd Blanche Hancock visited Wenona for Wrights fair Rey A Smiths brother in insurance was in town Q W E Cook attends a political society meeting Evelyn Halsey visited Salinas Kansas Katie Bellows settled here and visited friends B F Scott abandons daily paper idea big job rush Bam Fulks of Chicago visiting uncle Rev Johnson and wife depart for Peoria Frankie Bolcom new steamer replaces Reacue Court case Kung Coutlett assault dismissed and Coutlett at large E Watrous and B W McClary toured harvest lands Courtland Lane clerks in Gene's drugstore Rev Care pleased WM E folks Rev Marah dismisses congregation and visits M E people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Bangs
Stahl
Varon
Anne Thames
Mondey
Peoria
John Axline
Blanche Hancock
Wenona
Tde Wright
Rey A. Smith
Our Town
Bualnesa
Q.W. E. Cook
Pemological Society
Washington, D. C
Evelyn Halsey
Salinas
Kansas
Allie Shaw Harlan
Katie Bellows
Chicago
Vistt
B. F. Scott
Heroe
Bam Fulks
Dave
Washburo
the Wear
Mra
Geo Jenkins
Rev Johnson
Frankie Bolcom
Reacue
Kung Coutlett
Bparland
Coutlett
E. Watrous
B W. McClary
Weatero
Courtland Lane
Gene
WM. E
Marah
Carr
M. E
Enterprising druggists give away Dr Miles Restorative samples
J. E. & F A. Powell advertise a large number of free trial bottles of Dr Miles Restorative Nervine and Dr Miles New Heart Guru. They claim cures for headaches dizziness nervous prostration sleeplessness and effects of spirits tobacco and coffee. A free book on nervous and heart diseases is offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E
F A. Powell
Miles
Powell
Whitefield News and Local Happenings
Weather turns hot as crops avoid frost and corn progresses. Tom Williams loses a few dollars from a pickpocket in Pearis. Geo Vail shows stock at the Venona fair. Briggs and Foeeit run a medicine dragon business in the countryside. J R Newman improves roads with graveling. Herbert Rollens visits Whitefield for farm planning. Threshing winds down. one cent machine pulled out. Geo Vall returns after six weeks away. Sugar Grove scholars plan two social gatherings Friday evening October 2 with a basket supper and proceeds to purchase a globe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitefield
Herbert Rollens
Geo Vall
George Isa Heappy
Sugar Grove School
Wil
Frightful Runaway Accident Near Whitefield Corners
Thomas Cappervine of Milo narrowly lost his little son in a runaway near Whitefield Corners on Saturday the 12th. After picking up dropped letters, the team bolted, the buggy and wagon wrecked, and the child fled into the weeds. The father pursued through chaos until the child, safe and unharmed, turned back to him. No serious injuries occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitefield Corners
Thomas Cappervine
Milo
Bradford
Capper Itone
Dangey
Cappertone
Rogers
Mra Dale
Mra Worthington
W KC
Henry
Lookout Mountain Woman's Belief Corps
WRC
Horn of Plenty
Whitefield
Joseph Kenyon
C A Dille
Grangera’ Aid Society
La Prairie Center News Highlights and Local Happenings
A Porter Webber and wife return from Iowa trip. Prices for threshing fall below one cent per bunker. Ed R Leigh plans sheep farming next year with a fine new flock. Lew Calder welcomes another son and eyes large farming plans. E M Bentley to be minister next year and to move soon for settlement. Murkinhead grocer reports ample goods of fine quality and invites patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murkinhead
Dr J G Evans to Lecture on Bible and Prohibition
Abingdon pastor Dr J G Evans will lecture at the ME church this week on Galivans evening. His topic will be the Bible and prohibition. Dr W H Wilmot makes farewell visits before departing for California. Community notes mention sickness and various arrivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J G Evans
Abingdon
Galivans
W H Wilmot
California
West Oxbow Notes on Local Happenings and Visits
Delayed weather notes and small town updates recount visits by C. B. Ransom and H. B. Hailey family guests. Wm Smith and Bertha return from Iowa, Baptism of Sonny Mobach, and a Friends yearly meeting with Elder C. H. Ransom preaching.
Local notices mix travel visits church plans and dental talk
The page records a community newsletter with invitations to a pool school and Sunday service at 11 am, updates on residents visiting in Peoria Racine and Canada, a dental note praising Dr P B Jacobs, and social chatter about Ed Mathis Maggie Morris Alya Jearest Ina Ransom and Nick Morse. It also promotes Dr Miles New Heart Cure and reports on government rain-making experiments in Midland Texas with Gen Dyrenforth, noting potential vast land reclamation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Achorn
Andy Morse
Peoria
Woodford
Wm Walker
Racine
Wisconsin
C. H. Ransom
Henry
P. B. Jacobs
Racobs
Jan
Julia Kline
Ed Mathis
Chicago
Maggie Morris
Florid
Alya Jearest
Ina Ransom
Sawyer School
Andy Roath
Canada
Nick Morse
Joe Ebner
Swein
Moat Drouthy
Texas
Dyrenforth
Midland
United States
Bullard's Snow Liniment Promoted In Widely Read Ads
A long advertisement touts Bullard's Snow Liniment as a universal healer for rheumatism neuralgia sprains wounds burns and more. It claims effectiveness for both humans and animals and lists price 50 cents sold by J E and F A Powell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Wilkinson
Brownsville
Ind
JE. & F A. Powell Druggists
Henry
Bullard
Atlantic
Pacific
Lakes
Gulf
J E
F A. Powell
Misread Advert Copy Rewrites Classic Medicine Names
A miscopied old ad style line twists familiar medicine names. The text parodies birth to childhood stages mentioning Castoria in varying spellings and a final misquote about Cantoris. It reads as a humorous or garbled nostalgia snippet from a vintage advertisement.
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South Adame &T
Ill
The
Feury Republican
Bucklen
Jennie Warkins
McDonough
Ed Iammett
Joel Gregory
Henry Hoskins
Watt
Sparland Tisseid
Heory Sargent
Caskins Tanquary
Lamar Mo
James Sargent
Oregon
Mexico
Cornelius Tanquary
Wyoming Fair
Ed Tanquary
J. Reynolds
Mayfield
J. W. Niece
J. H. Jones & Son
Reyno Bros
Henry, Ill
Brown's
Live Schools Management
Jacksonville
Decatur
Galesburg
Bloomington, Ill
Hack College
Earellme
Wemem
Cves
Penn Kirandard High
Free. Ie
G. W. Brow
Magnolia
Laat Baturdsy
J. H Jones & Son
Alliance
Mra Madison Durley
Barton Davis
Granville
L. C. Rosseau
Nebraska
Alfred Ratcliffe
Streator
Hennepin
John Casson
O. B. Davis
Hatcuffer
D J Leech
Rex
Geo C Read
Aliee Cunningham
Chillicothe
E. Taylor
Rey A. Bower
M E
Prof Hoffmen
Heccep
Geo Lambtree
C. B. Case
Rank Bowman
Chas L. Young
Murdock
Allen
Dursley
Hennepin Will
Friends Yearly Meeting
George H Holton
Omaha
Republican
Nebraska Statebm Association
Uon
Healy
NY City
George W Smith
George Warren
Smith
George
Peterson’eye
Areo
Peterson
John F. Whitmore
Churek
Grinnell
Iowa
Pitcher’s Castoria
Castoria
Henry, Illinoe
Atill
Wlevery Day
Fair
Henry, N. R. C
Gillett’s
Taunaps
Bell
Buffalo French Olive
Ives Family
Harney Bros
Ivory
Kirk's
Hyson
Japan
Wewees
Tecces
J. ¥. Gates
Wesa
Albert Bacon
Frank Baer
Henry, Ik
Albert Bagon
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