Community notes from Loran area recounts local happenings
A sketchy weekly item lists religious services led by Rev. Lyttle in Kent and upcoming at the Reaver schoolhouse, local misfortune as Mrs. Plock fractures her fall, Charles Carter's ample temper, M Ballard’s return from Springfield after his father’s death near eighty, Dunkard meetings at Row schoolhouse, Jack Mooney drilling a well for a new creamery at $250, expected boom with a creamery investment of about 9000, plans for a post office, store, blacksmith shop, and a new schoolhouse in Carter on the Star Route map.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Plock
Charles Carter
Jack Mooney
Kereh Bros
Loran
Atte
Carter
Nebraska Letter Upland Nes Jan 12 91
Mr Editor Up and is my head quarters. To make the tour of my work requires a drive of about 64 miles. Jan 200 drove 20 miles Sunday morn attended S.S., gave a five minutes talk, preached to a large audience and drove 2¢ miles for a dinner. Then 38 miles for the second S S and preaching service. Monday moved to a family where the date had died the previous evening with la grippe. They were very poor living in an old sod house. Three 15 miles home, Byrmques Madeaens then rested a few hours, left home suffering with grip. Bro Mastin came for afternoon services. LT spoke from Matt 12:28. The Elder reprized two children and administered the sacrament Tuesday. Sister that have been confined to the house hopeful to be on duty soon. Upload of about 40 members, mostly urging S S and work despite drought of ’90 and the dev stating lab of 41 ore pushing the Work With Increasing numbers. Christmas Eve we had a beauty tree, a full house and interesting service though a severe storm prevailed. JOUN SADELY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Grippe
Lanark
Chris Las
Byrmques Madeaens
Bro
Mastin
Ardle
steKer
Mys
Mat
Hutam Mineh
Ururstin SS
Clement and Susie Boyd wed near Lanark
Married at Mos. Geo. Serwood in Lanark on January 18. Groom Wiha Clement, traveling salesman from Lena, Ill, wed Miss Susie Boyd of Easertown, Maryland. Rev. Jo Kula officiated. Only a few friends attended. The couple left on the evening train for Freeport to begin their future home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clement
Boyb
Mos. Geo
Serwood
Lanark
Isa
Wiha Clement
Lena
Susie Boyd
Easerstowe
Maryland
Jo Kula
Olytian
Heppys
Freeport
A Kansas Editor's Satirical Portrait of Life and Death
A satirical Kansas essay sketches a comical, roughhewn life cycle from birth to death. It lampoons debt, taxes, and misadventure with rustic language as a figure navigates work, love, luck, and fate amid whimsical misfortunes and a final, ironic reckoning.
Mexico Travel Offer From The Burlington Lines
Are you going South this winter The Burlington will sell Excursion tickets at low rates good for six months You can visit the Republic of Mexico on a side trip to California Ask your nearest agent or write to W J C Kenyon G P A St Paul for literature and full trip information Ongoing promotions and travel descriptions abound with details about Mexican sights and customs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osten
Burlington
California
Republic
W. J.C. Kenyon
G. P A. St Paul
Mexico
Heart disease warning and Dr Miles New Heart Cure promotion
Public health blurb warns readers of heart disease symptoms such as shortness of breath and irregular pulse. It promotes Dr Miles New Heart Cure with testimonials, and urges sending stamps to a Chicago address for a booklet and a trading-card promotion offering five packs of playing cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
John Setusting
Gen
H T.t
Pass
Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific Ry
Hallys Comet And The Burlington Railroad Ad
Edmund Halley died in the seventeenth century and calculated the comet’s return. The piece notes ancient appearances starting in 1456 during Constantinople’s fall and reflects on fears of invasion. It compares comet unreliability with a dependable railroad like The Burlington offering timely stations and wide coverage. Tickets and timetables available from the nearest agent or W J C Kenyon, Gen Pass Agent, St Paul MN.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund Halley
Bio
Ale
Parks
Constantinople
Europe
Burlington
W.J.C Kenyon
Gen
St. Paul
Minn
Unclaimed Post Office Notices and Church Bible School
A weekly Lanark IL post office listing shows remaining unclaimed letters for Burr Miss Anna Kramer Miss Mary and notes to call letters advertised. Rev J Kutie to lead a pool Bible study at Lutheran Church Tuesday at 7 pm using Poe Bible. questions accepted for next week. open to all. Tulip tree invites all to bring their Bible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burr
Anna
Kramer
Mary
J Kutie
Lutheran Church
Poe
Fall to Do Our Duty to Self Help
Hundred readers suffer nervous headaches sleeplessness and female troubles. Mrs H Herbechter Stevens Point Wis credits Dr Miles Nervine with sound sleep after five years of distress. Elizabeth Wheeler Laramie City Wyoming reports relief after three uses for head ache nervous prostration. Sold by all druggists trial bottles free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Herbechter
Stevens Point
Wis
Miles’ Nervine
Elzabeth Wheeler
Larmiv
Wyoming
Renek
Ater
Pianos Organs And Sewing Machines Ad
A regional notice promotes pianos organs and sewing machines with a sales pitch. It claims insiders pricing through Tik Gazette office and urges buyers to compare prices before purchasing to save money.
February Arena previews politics and literature features
The February Arena highlights include Ex Governor Sheldon on the Wilmot Provisos Robert 8 Taylor on the Electoral College in Danger Ahead C C Post on Sub Treasury Plans from the Farmes Alliance and a life sketch of Herbert Spencer by William H Hudson with a portrait frontispiece Henry Wood on race unity and Hypnotism and Psychical Research by the editor Two religious papers by Rey Bert Estes Howard and P Cameron BoC L on Inspiration and Heresy A sketch of Dom Pedro and Gar Lands twenty five page tale A Spoil of Office and a note about Tu Gazzerre job printing services with a promise of good work and reasonable prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheldon
Lwilroat Proviers
Robert 8 ‘Taylor
el Evtoral College
C.C. Post
Treasury
Farmes’ Alliance
Herbert Spencer
William H Hudson
Philwopher
Spencer
Henry Wood
Tie
The
Arena
Rey Bert Estes Howard
P. Cameron
Boc. L
Howard
Cameron
Dom Pedro
Gar Land
King snake fights thrill Biloxi crowds by pit battles
A Biloxi snake show owner hosts fights between his king snake and other species in a seven foot pit beneath a shed. The king snake, a large aggressive explorer of southern Alabama Mississippi Louisiana, defeats gopher and cotton mouth rivals while spectators pay a quarter. The writer notes the battles are loud, brutal, and popular, with betting akin to chicken contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biloxi
Miss
Lrge
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Pine Woods
Gulf Coast
Cor
Pittsburgh Post
Sleeping Apparel For Cold Sufferers In Winter
Sufferers from colds and similar ailments should wear woolen garments and flannel sleepwear. The article argues against excessive bed clothing, urging warmth via breathable wool and flannel, a normal body temperature, and clean blankets. It notes the dangers of cold sheets and suggests practical nighttime attire to maintain comfort and health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Demorest’s
Admittance Procedures at the U S Supreme Court
The Pittsburgh Dispatch notes that admission to practice before the Supreme Court involves state or territorial bar status, sponsorship by a sitting justice, swearing in at the clerk’s desk, and a $10 fee. Monday is the common admission and decision day, ending with the Chief Justice observing and bowing to the Attorney General before introductions. The oath is sworn on a sacred octavo Bible used since 1808, linking generations of jurists and lawyers in U S legal history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of the
United States
Supreme Court
United Stated
London
Pittsburgh Dispatch
A Clay Eating Horse
Superintendent M J Dean of the Anti Cruelty Society cites a Pittsburgh Press account of a horse that ate clay along Thirty third Street. He notes the animal ate large amounts daily, yet he never harmed the horse and it seemed to gain weight from the clay rather than suffer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Dean
Anti-Cruelty Society
Thirty-third Street
Pittsburgh Press
De Witt’s Little Early Risers advertised cures
An advertisement touts De Witt’s Little Early Risers as a liver and complexion remedy. It lists weekly selling points at Sherwood & Cook’s bank in Shannon and First National Bank in Lanark, with T. D. Kirkpatrick as collector. The copy mentions tonier de wits and a list of ailments, claiming smaller pills for bile and stomach comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherny Grove
Sherwood & Cook's Bank
Shannon
First National Bank
Lanark
T. D. Kirkpatrick
Public Farm Sale Notices From Lanark Area
Multiple 19th century notices announce public sales in Lanark and Milledgeville areas. Items include horses cows hogs cattle hay corn potatoes tools and farming gear with detailed stock listings and large herds. Terms are 12 months, lunches served, no weather postponement, and sales conducted by local clerks and firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.W. Ransom
Miner Ransom
Lanark
Milledgeville
Thais Offer Free Trial Bottles and Cough Remedy
Sufferers from La Grippe are urged to try Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with free trial bottles at Corner Drug Store and large bottles for sale at Lanark Drug Co. The ad promises relief from coughs and chest colds and claims the remedy is infallible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Dr. King
la Grippe
Ste
Chamberlain
Lanark Drug Co
Electric Bitters in Local Health Claims
Spe cialized cases from New Cassel and Harrisburg show neuralgia, rheumatism, and leg sores improved by Electric Bitters and Bucklen�s Arnica Salve. One bottle cured neuralgia and liver issues, running sore healed after three bottles, and five fever sores on a leg disappeared after a single bottle. Corner Drug Store sells the remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Clifford
New Cassel
Wis
Edward Shepherd
Harrisburg
Burklen
John Speker
Catawba O
Corner Drug Store
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Plum River
George Reggner
da Ville
Arend
Mr. Lyttle
Kent
Reaver School
M. Ballard
Oir
Springfield
Frank Myers
William Eisentise
Dunkard Brethren
Row School House
Nebraska
Upland Nes
Dev
Kansas
Wooan
Ile
Rosy
Averstor
Old Mexico
Hally
Lil
Gromge A, Bowr, PM
Tik Gazette
Tu GaZzerre
Snakes
Sleeping Apparel
the Supreme Court
de Witt
F. A. EH Ser, Prop
King of Nineteenth Century Review
the Arena
Hamlin Carland
Svell
Department of Thought
Pres Chas, Eliot
Harvard
Alfred Russet Wallace
D.C
Camille Klainiarion
Kwilio Casteeg
Jaxman Abbott
Mary A. Livermore
Minot J Savage
Leo Toistol
Moshwer
Henry George
Edgar Pawertt
Keyit Heber Newton
Hanna Garland
Helen H Gardener
J. Ro Buchanan
Jobat Morgan
Alagoa
Henry
Abot Lodge
D. C
Davin A Wels
Ton
Woo P. Breckinride
Wade Hampon
Heena Motijeska
Helen Campbell
Wood Davis
Edward Iveret
Chas F. Deews
W.S. Scarborough
Frances T. Willard
Kabii Solomon Selindier
Ape
Gladstony
Charles Darwin
Camille Flammarion
Count Tolstot
Bish Julips Brooks
James Russell Lowell
Whittier
Minutd Savage
Pres Chas W
Arena Publishing CO
Hostuon, Mass
Melvin Sword Willvedl
Sannerk
Thursey
Ette
David H. Rice
Atmos Wolf
Cunningham & Hawk
Hawk Farm
Shire
Clyde
Norman
J Norton
Y Norman
Iloclock
Couunty OF
Arrol
Circuit Court
George C. Batley
State OF
Francis Bell
Kolein Mc King
Lidia King
James Lashell
Caroline Lasiell
Carroll County
Tate
Mt. Carmael
Sant Carroll County
Cfty
Lonerk
County of Carroll
Iliness
Swid Beck
Broad Street
Ying Ana
Ilinois
Mt. Carroll
Illinois
Chancery
Henry Mackay, Sol'r
Iowa
Velev
Moore & Barklow
Ill
Geo. P. Dorr
East of Wales Hardware
Oda
Gazette
Church Directory
Spm
Grossman
Supt
Ad Rev
Bretheren Church
Velock
Sunnay
Drilin
Christian Endeavor
J. Bernard
Vastor
Mos
Epworth League
Frank Gardner
Progressive Church
P. Puterbaugh
Young Peoples
Z. T. Livengood
Baptist Church
Tepom
Fuller Swikt
D. W. Sourbeck
Avuctioneef
Cuapwick, Illinois
Eckman
D. Miller’s
Carroll Street
Lanark, Ill
J. T. Eckman
B. F. Brown
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