Long Time County Clerk Holds Historic Record
Aged county clerk W. Fr. Booker has served about 80 years in office in Ofaece, with a career spanning deputy roles and a single opposition in elections. He notes quiet political competition, contrasting a Republican-leaning county with his long tenure and consistent stewardship.
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Ofaece
W. Fr. Booker
Booker
Het
Ar. Booker
Clark
Iis
Offeirs
Aiield Ky
Progress
Tree trunk boat voyage to Cape Horn and Paris
Ex-Postmaster F. T. Anthony claims Mystic Cure eased rheumatism after buying it in Promise City Indiana. A man named N Moindvin of San lces plans a voyage by trunk of a tree carved into a 45 by 22 foot craft, aiming to sail 16000 miles from Cape Horn to Paris via Magellan.
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Tle
Iso
Nin Moindvin
San Lces
cCapusitiup
Selina
Waumaut
Stinboldt
Cape
Magellan
Atlantic
Seine
Paris
Cape Horn
F. T. Anthony
Promise City, In
Indiana
Pennsylvania Rail Road Excursions to Atlantic City 1899
Annual low rate trips to Atlantic City Avalon Anglesea Wildwood Holly Beach Rehoboth Ocean City from Pittsburg July 20 August 3 and 17 with 15 day return, special Pullman cars depart 8 55 a m via Altoona Philadelphia reach Atlantic City 8 40 p m stop 10 days allowed in Philadelphia on going trip, rates from various stations, through trains from Pittsburg with sleeping cars, details by Mr Thomas F Watt. Also unrelated ad segments for kidney cure and bowel health products and a six horse power engine for sale.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Atlantic City
Avalon
Anglesea
Wildwood
Holly Beach
N. J
Rehoboth
Del
Ocean City
Pittsburg
Altoona
Philadelphia
Delaware River Bridge
Atl-Rail
Market Street Wharf
Broad Street
Leechburg Vandergri Paulton
Saltsburg
Indiana
Blairsville
Thomas F. Watt
Wrong Hat Affair Shows Law’s Strange Reach
A Swedish official, General Rappe, minister of war, was jailed for three days for wearing a tall hat. King Oscar summoned the cabinet to a council, but the uniformed general entered in a silk hat, provoking laughter and the king’s order to arrest the irresponsible gesture maker.
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General Rappe
Oscar
One Clergyman's Way in St Joseph Vacation Plan
A St Joseph Missouri clergyman announces a novel way to share his vacation. He will not leave town, will shorten morning sermons to 30 minutes and evening discourses to 20 during the hot term while keeping services. A light road incident follows with a cyclist striking a curtstone and a buggy rider mocking the damaged front wheel.
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St. Joseph
Chicago Tribune
Mystic Cure for Rheumatism and Neuralgia
A dramatic ad proclaims a “Mystic Cure” that purportedly cures rheumatism and neuralgia in 1 to 3 days. It asserts immediate disappearance of the disease after the first dose and claims the remedy acts by removing the cause. Price listed as 75 cents. advertised as available from all druggists in Indiana.
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Hetrick Bros
Indiana
Lord Beaconsfield
Reduced Rail Rates for Epworth League Convention
The Pennsylvania Railroad offers round trip excursion tickets at a single fare for travel to Indianapolis for the Epworth League International Convention. Tickets on July 18 and 19. return by July 24, or by depositing with the Indianapolis agent and paying 50 cents to extend return to August 20, 1899.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Egent
The Widow’s Devotion and the Wax Man’s Exhibit
A Sydney murder case sparked a widow to exhibit her late husband’s wax figure for six months every Sunday. Dressed in mourning, she tended the figure, placing a clean shirt on it. She later revealed she remarried and her new husband objected to the ongoing display.
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Sydney
Australia
Beauty Ad Praises Cascarets For Clean Blood
An old style advertisement promotes Cascarets as a beauty aid claiming clean blood leads to clear skin. It urges readers to take Cascarets to reduce pimples boils blotches blackheads and bilious complexion with a price of 1c 25c or 50c and a satisfaction guarantee from druggists.
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Atlantic Coast
P. RR
Wortreaxe Vacat
North Sixth Street
C.C. C
Lot
P. ER
Davin H. Murphy
Newark
Ing Remedy Company
Chicago
Montreal
New York
Standard Oil Co
Indiana, Penn’a
AIT
L.C. Q
C. S. Apple, Optician
New American House
F.C
KaLamazoo
GEO. W. Swan
Philadelphia Street
Penn’ Aa
Stumpfs Bargain Store
JTOLY
Ises
Gloria
Ladies’ Hoge
Ecru
Lars
Brussels
Sea Yard
L Lot
Worthies
Ieee
Stumpfes Department Stores
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