Advertising pays off for a Sedan merchant
Se dan merchant J H Edwards built a large business in a small town through persistent advertising. He owns a home, horses, auto, and a farm, and credits ads as the key. He notes newspapers are the best salesman and that steady spending, even at 400 a year, yields results despite local doubts. Independence Reporter Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Edwards
Sedan
Edwards
Independence
SyCo
Mr. Edwards
Shy
Kansas
His First Bite in Odd Fishing Tale
An inexperienced man, dressed in fine attire, hooks a one-pound trout. He reels it in with steady resolve until the fish nears the rod tip. A stranger on the bank suggests the absurd remedy of climbing the pole after the fish.
Reverend Hunt Absent From Mountain Grove Conference
Rev Dr. E. J. Hunt, presiding elder of the Carthage district of the M. E. Church, suffers a carbuncle on his neck and cannot attend the upcoming Mountain Grove conference, making his absence necessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Hunt
Carthage
M. E. Church
Mountain Grove
Lone Robber Takes Over Ten Thousand At Minden
A masked robber halted a money drop at Puller near Minden, stealing $10,560 from Miss Joseph and $14,500 from Bert Briggs as they moved payroll cash for Sheridan Coal Company. Briggs escaped, but the robber vanished, leaving a tense, dangerous scene in the Walton district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puller
Minden
Southwest
Lamar Democrat
Sheridan Coal Company
Sherman
Fuller
Express
Omaha
Bert Briggs
Miss Joseph
Briggs
Soo
Joseph
Minden-Mulberry
United States
Dr King’s New Discovery Cures Croup and More
A Manchester Ohio family with four children faced severe croup attacks. They credit Dr King’s New Discovery for relief from coughs colds and lung trouble and claim thousands share the remedy’s efficacy Asthma hay fever la grippe and whooping cough are also mentioned as helped. Trial bottle free, then $1.00. Webb Bros. sells it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Croup
Lewis Chamblin
Manchester
A.R. A
Sec
I.co
Webb Bros
Harshaw Hog Sale Yields High Prices for Poland China Stock
Frank King attended the Harshaw annual hog sale at Butler last Wednesday and bought two fine Poland China brood sows to add to his herd. The sale saw 109 head average $69, with some hogs surpassing the $100 mark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank King
Butler
Poland
Store draws cards as strong as first day
J D Harbur asserts that the cards held on the dishes at their store are as good on the last Saturday of the drawing as on the first, underscoring consistency and value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.D. Harbur
Kilburn Nominated For Jasper County School Superintendent
Prof H C Kilburn, then supervising principal at Emerson school in Joplin, visited Jasper county to promote his candidacy for school superintendent. A popular educator with training from Warrensburg Normal and Missouri State, he emphasizes progress, honesty, and strong leadership for the county school system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.C. Kilburn
Jasper County
Joplin
Jasper
Kilburn
Emerson School
Mr. Kilburn
Carthage High School
Warrensboro State Normal
Missouri State University
Dr King’s New Life Pills Fight Appendicitis Threat
Advertises a patent remedy claiming to prevent appendicitis by stimulating digestion and cleansing stomach liver and bowels. Cites mild cures for constipation headache biliousness and chill. Mentions Webb Bros and H L Bishops store offering the product priced at $2.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
New Life
Webb Bros
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Offered Free Trial
Letters from Mrs Eva Gaskins of Topeka and Mr P H Gavelas of Wagoner reveal strong results from Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for stomach and liver troubles. The ad claims quick relief from constipation indigestion and related symptoms, offering a free bottle trial and full medical advice from Dr W A Caldwell in Monticello Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Gaskins
Madison St
Topeks
Kans
P. H. Gavellas
Wagoner
Cha
Krow
Gaskinks
Mer. Gavellan
Caldwell
Hether
W. A Caldwell
Caldwell Building
Monticello, Il
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Cryst
Acorn
Homer Bayne
Vertising
Burgner-Bowman Lumber Co
Jay Good, Mer
Schuttler and Webber
Rock Island
New Hendricks Bldg
South Side
J. A. Cozatt
H. C. Kilburn
Superintendent of Schools
H. L. Bishop's
L. T. Waterbury
UBERS
E. L. Thomas
Dave Lowe
Dr. Schooler
Dan Buerge
Mike Keennman
C. T. Whithesel
W. J. Knott
Calla
North Main
VY. H. Hendricks
M. D. Jasper
Jasper Lodge
J. W. Crandall
N.G. C
Eae Lodge NO
A.M
Cord
M. Chandler
W. U, Hayzlett
Seo
H. Ff. Pitts
German-American Insurance CO
Jnaper
Hte
W. Merenity
Carthage, Mo
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