Old steamboat fortunes fade as railroads rise in river trade
A veteran steamboatman recalls historic packets such as Memphis and Diamond Joe lines ferrying to St Paul and St Louis while railroads expand, driving rival packet companies from the trade. The piece also notes a Methodist meeting in Fruitland, and promotes Dr King’s New Discovery for grip and respiratory illnesses, with a testimonial.
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the Herald
Memphis Packet Company
Keobuck Packet Company
Diamond Joe Company
St. Paul
St. Joe
St. Louis
Shreveport
Red River
Nea
Rea
Shivevenort
Pine Valley
Miss
Oklahoma Farm Lands for Sale Very Cheap in Oklahoma
Ten thousand acres of unimproved farm lands for sale in McCurtain county Oklahoma priced at 5 to 10 dollars per acre. Lands are productive and suitable for cotton corn wheat alfalfa and more with good health mild climate and ample rainfall. Garvin Oklahoma invites interested farmers to contact directly for opportunities to locate 500 farmers in the county.
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McCurtain
Oklahoma
Garvin
Okla
Old Soldiers Homestead Claims Bought in Salt Lake City
Old soldiers with 40 80 or 120 acre homestead entries in any state before 1874 may have a government claim. If never sold or taken another homestead, those rights can be sold. Widows or heirs may sell too. R H Peale & Co. in the Judge Building, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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R. H. Peale & Co
Judge Building
Salt Lake City
Utah
Property transfers and notices from Cape Girardeau area sales
An itemized list shows Albert Koch and wife transferring Lots 13 and 14, Block 1, Cape, to A. E. Miles for 240 dollars. C. E. Russell and wife to E. J. Turner for 290.7 acres. T. B. Crites and wife to J. R. Jenkins for 80 acres. others include various acres and lots in surveys and townships, with prices recorded. A separate note references local life pills advertisement and a church sermon plus remarks on Cape Girardeau county schools by J. T. McDonald, detailing teacher counts and school improvements.
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Albert Koch
A. E. Miles
Cape
C. E. Russell
E. J. Turner
T. B. Crites
J. R. Jenkins
William B. Masters
John Jenkins
Oak Ridire
Albert M. Fronabarger
John R. Jenkins
Jacob Lacroix
C. F. W. Doume
T. J. Howard
Geo. W. Howard
Drnasmites
Howeari
Iera
Te Howard
Seabee
A.loberg
Aveines Macree
Rangoe
Baltes
BRR
Ste Jewad Duyouk
Ty Charles Rosenow
Jreok Lac
Jackson
Cape Girardeau County
Cape Girardeau and Jackson
Jota Lathiaw
Bucklen arnica salve relieves piles and skin sores
A testimonial from Will A. Marsh of Siler City North Carolina states he suffered from piles until using Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured him. The ad claims the salve also cures burns boils ulcers fever sores eczema cuts and chapped hands. Available for 25 cents at all drug stores.
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Will A. Marsh
Siler City
N. C
Five Thousand Cards Hickory and Oak Handle Timber
LaPierre-Sawyer Handle Co seeks five thousand cards of timber within three months. Hickory and Oak Handle Timber to supply, with delivery goals set and coordination with the supplier network to meet the timeframe.
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LaPierre-Sawyer Handle Co
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Piper
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Walte Te Eves
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Una
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IPC Caemival Company
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Hiease Mall
Boy of
Xnatue
Miller
A. D. Tubhard, Sremerang
Cape County Abstract Co. Incorporated
Fruitland
Cherch Janwaey
Peeading Rides
RL McCormac
Korre
W. Korre
Lorimer
Tewey
Tr. Rine
New ‘Astor
Robert Litzelfelner
Neely’s Landing
Herman J. Weiss
West Jackson
Cape County Schools
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Oak Ridge
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Whitewater
Gordonville
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Rumbranch
Indian Creek
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Leeman
Gardenville
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Leenan
W. TH. Kier
Leemon
J. T. McDonald
W. L. Dovelas
W. G. Jones
Howard Ave
Utica
Brockton
Mass
W. L. Douglas
Douglas
Ondine
Bruening & Kersner D. G. CO
Miles
M. 1
Coffman
Coldwater
Mich
Peter McAuley
Springfield
Myrtle Dagufe
Rochester
Ind
St. Vitus
Dr. Miles
Nannie Land
Ethel
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