Willing townsmen seek match for Shelby girl
In Ponca a rowdy mercy fundraiser turns into a dramatic plan as McCarthy and others raise two thousand dollars plus five hundred already pledged so the woman can choose a husband from a group of suitors gathered at Calkins' shack. The preacher conducts proceedings as the crowd awaits the girl’s decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan
Mae
Shelby
Cowan
Archibald
Pakin
McCarthy
Mac
Tom
Calkins’ Shack
Buffalo Gap
Prairie City Items notes social visits and births
Miss Lucia Turpin leaves for Chicago to visit friends. Mrs. Mary Baughman visits Bushnell with son Oscar. W L Westfall calls on business in Golden. Mr and Mrs Charles Dodge and son visit relatives in Bushnell. Mrs EB James visits Avon. Emma and Elmyra Hoagland visit Mackomb with Mrs John Daily. Inez Franklin seeks treatment in Galesburg Cottage hospital. Mrs Eva Jones of Kewanee visits W S Rutherford. Mrs Clara Larkins of Sedalia visits her brother C C Bellville. Mrs Hattie Bones of El Paso visits her mother M E Tobie. Mrs Ross Gordon and children return from Blandinsville. F F Ellis calls in Bushnell. WA Hunt of Bushnell calls here. Mae Frost of Galesburg visits grandmother Julia Dodge. Mr and Mrs William Walker and family visit Smithfield. Dr EE Davis makes a professional call. Mr and Mrs Robert Burden return from Macomb to visit daughter Mrs Vint Barnes. Mr and Mrs Emery Quigel of Bushnell visit here. Mr and Mrs Ray Emory welcomed a ten pound girl born Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucia Turpin
Chicago
Mary Baughman
Bushnell
Oscar Baughman
W. L. Westfall
Golden
Charles Dodge
E .B. James
Avon Ealler
Emma
Elmyra Hoagland
Macomb
John Daily
Inez Franklin
Galesburg
Cottage Hospital
Eva Jones
Kewanee
Rutherford
Clara Larkins
Sedalia
C .C
F. F. Ellis
WA. Hunt
Mae Frost
Julia Dodge
Wm. Walker
Smithfield
E .E. Davis
Robert Burden
Vint Barnes
Emery Quigele
Ray Emory
If Women Only Knew Backache and Weak Kidneys
A Macomb reader testimonials how kidney pain and swelling in feet and ankles improved after using Doan's Kidney Pills bought at Roark's Drug Store. The ad promotes the 60 cent price and identifies Foster Milburn Co. as the manufacturer in Buffalo New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macomb
I. N. Daniel
E. Jefferson Street
Dean
Roark
Foster-Milburr Co
Mfrs
Buffalo, N. Y
By-Stander Want Ads Pay Humorous Pitch
An ad blurb promotes a snappy by-stander pay scheme described by P. D. Roark. The copy markets HOL LISTER'S ROCKY MOUNTAIN TEA as an unbeatable remedy for constipation and headaches with lively, peppy tone.
Dreco touted as cure for rheumatism in Canton testimony
Mr. A F Ballard of 2254 Ash St Canton Til reports after years of rheumatism Dreco relieved his pain and improved his stomach and sleep. He credits twelve-root remedy for joint relief, stronger digestion, and blood purification. Reynolds Drug Co endorses Dreco in Macomb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dreco
A. F. Ballard
Ash St
Canton
Til
Macomb
Reynolds Drug Co
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Syyhopsis
Shelby, & Rancher
Poncat
Sul
Cuheter
Dan Medlorky
Cohen
Ponca
Tay
Prairie City
Bushnell, Ill
Walter Ruebush
S. C. Noper
Eugene Smith
Bushnell Fair
Inl
Cols
J. D. Davenport
R. E. McCartney
Colchester
Elevator Company
United States
Peter A. Waller
and Radium Institute
Macomb, Lil
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