LOCAL NOTES AND FIXTURES FROM EMPORIA AREA
Community items from Emporia and nearby towns note visits and movements of residents including Dedrick family and Garnett Laundry crew, Journal and Evening News moving to Judge Schoonover building, McMurray sisters visiting Baldwin, Dick Black returning to Garnett Savings Bank, pension rise for J B Smith, Hotel Royal expansion, and Kansas State Fair plans. Also mentions medical anecdote for Chamberlain's tablets and local sales listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Journal and Evening News
Judge Schoonover's
Bank of Commerce
Dick Black
Kansans City
Garnett Savings Bank
J. B. Smith
Act of Congress
Rasy Street
Market Letter: Kansas City Livestock Week Slumps Across Classes
Kansas City reports last week seeing 22 580 cattle 55 950 hogs 27 254 sheep and 1 422 horses and mules receipts. Prices declined across cattle hogs and sheep with heavy cattle and export steers weak while light weights held firmer. Hogs fell 20 to 25 cents weekly with tops around 6 40. sheep fluctuated daily with lambs near 7 dollars and Southwestern feeders valued 2 65 to 4 25. horses and mules declined but drafts showed steadier demand and mule prices remained mostly intact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Chicago
Tony
Texa
Drowned in a cistern a tragic family accident
Ethel Langer, a year old girl of Gas City, drowned after slipping into a cistern while her mother Mrs Prank Langer tried to rescue her. Mrs Langer, unconscious, was saved but the child died and was buried in Jola cemetery. At the funeral she took poison in what is believed temporary insanity. Dr Moore saved the mother’s life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel
Prank Langer
Mrs. Langer
Jola
State Fair Recognition Law For Hutchinson Included
The Kansas Legislature recognizes the Hutchinson Fair as the State Fair of Kansas. The Central Kansas Fair Association is authorized to police its fair grounds and enforce its rules. Fairs and premiums awarded have the same standing as other state fairs. The act takes effect upon official publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Hutchinson Fair
State of
Central Kansas Pai Association
Wrate
Breach of Promise in Quiet Town Sparks Suit
A severance dispatch from the St. Joseph News notes Mrs. Lillie Hamilton now of Kansas City has informed W. D. Ripper she will sue for at least forty thousand dollars for breach of promise. Ripper, about eighty and wealthy, denies the claim and says he has retained three top lawyers Wagoner of Atchison Doster of Topeka and Howe man of Garnett to defend. He vows to fight the case to a finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiawatha Democrat
St. Joseph
Lillie Hamilton
Hit
Kansas City
W. D. Ripper
Isnit
Rippey
Wagoner
Atchison
Doster
Topeka
SN. J
Remarkable Cure Reported From Chamberlain Cough Remedy
Greenville student at law Burbage suffered years with a persistent cough that alarmed him about consumption. After trying Chamberlain's Cough Remedy he reports a great change and says two bottles permanently cured him. Sold by Tishetts & Civ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Burbage
Greenville
S.C
Tilshetts & Civ
St Louis Republic profits offer rewards for subscribers
The St Louis Republic announces a profit sharing contest with a $10,000 prize pool for subscribers or new subscribers. Rewards range from $10 to $5,000 based on estimates of attendance at the World’s Fair dedication, with delivery subscriptions and multiple year options. Submissions must be received by April 20, 1904, via the Republic Profit Sharing Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Republic
Republic
Sein Ye
Nedrlye
Adinisinn
Evan Ingenihis
The
Republic Profit Sharing Bureau
Loni
The Great Consummation chapter in McChure’s Standard Oil History
Miss Tarbell’s eighth chapter in The Great Consummation appears in June McChure's. It narrates the collapse of the independents' united stand and the ill advised 1850 attempt to prosecute Rockefeller and colleagues for conspiracy, ending with the rise of the giant modern trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Tarbell
Standard Oil
June McChure
Tina Silen
Briel
Dig
Tersley
Farmer Recovering After Using Pain Balm
A farmer near Pattens Mills New York was relieved of rheumatic pain after applying Chamberlain's Pain Balm as recommended by C Z Rayder. The man returned days later to pay for another bottle and said he keeps the balm in the house now for ongoing relief. Sold by Tithets Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Pominville
Stillwater
Minnie
Spe
Alex. Richard
Chamberlain
Tibbetts & Co
C. Z. Rayder
Pattens Mills
New York
Chagherlain
Tithets& Co
The Swimming Hole Remembered by Eugene Wood
A vivid reminiscence of a beloved swimming hole in June, with illustrations by A. I. Frost complementing the nostalgic prose. The piece promises a strong sense of place and memory, inviting readers to relive the old haunt through decades of readers’ recollections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Wood
A. i Frost
Railroad Excursion Fares To Denver and Utah Cities
From June through September 20 the Missouri Pacific offers round trip excursion fares to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Greenwood Springs Cal Ogden and Salt Lake City Utah with a single fare plus a small cent charge and a return limit of October 31.9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Pacafic
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Greenwood Springs
Cal
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Utah
Vor Que Dollar Contest Promises Prize to Voters
An Anderson county newspaper advertises a contest inviting readers to submit numbers to support their favored candidate. Prizes include a piano and other rewards, aimed at boosting engagement with the paper and local politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson County
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Mise Pro Post
Emporia
Ten Wilson
Dedrick
Garnett
At Tol
Grace
Ruth McMurray
Baldwin
Brn
Hotel Royal
Weideman
Hutchison
Ed M. Moore
Hutchinson
Kas
Cornelius
Pranklin County
J. KR
Humboldt, Neb
D. Djidy
Aorrarow
Sol Hester
Grace Radford
Ottawa
Will McCrea
Richmond
City
Lone Elm
Radford
David Shaffer
Allen
Shaffer
Rich Hill
Lola Friend Democrat
OUR Market Letter
Tola Friend
Worard Henry Stomdard
Ein
Aline
W. D. Rippey
Noah L. Bowman
Counsel
Thedford
Blackdraug
Thatford
Bas
Axtipati
Tara Bloome
Ile
Fist
Ghattancogs Licino Company
Green
Mewara
McDonald Brok
Fourth Avenue Hotel
Munn & Co
Scientific American
Hundenmoly
Que GY
St. Louis Republicfets
Cross
Ayer
Buckingham
BP Stl Co
Nashua
Kansas City Star
Kansas City Times
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