Local Classifieds and Advertisements Summary
Various local notices include a ggB heat offer at 14 to 115e from Smith & Lewis, top ginseng and yellow root prices by M Grabenheimer, Queen flour promotion by Clark County Mills J T Randall Mer, 400 bushels yellow corn for sale by W D Baughman near West Union, property for sale at 704 South Sixth Street Mrs S M McMurray, a 120 acre farm in Dolson township on Charleston road handled by C E Bennett Westfield Illinois, Randall’s Queen flour claim, money lending ads, picture framing by Bubeck and Gallagher, Fred Wallis meat market on East Main Wabash, P E Read Studebaker 25HP auto on sale, Read's garage oils and West Main Street.
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W. D. Baughman
West Union
Sixth Street
S. M. McMurray
Fred Wallis
Kohl
East Main
P. E. Read
Studebaker
Read
West Main
Lyon & Healy Piano Sale Promises Deep Discounts
Lyon and Healy of Chicago report unprecedented demand for pianos and player pianos during a stock clearance of second-hand and slightly-used instruments acquired after taking over the Reo-Han Co of New York. Many pianos remain and are offered at attractive prices with shipment on approval and easy exchange if not satisfactory. Interested buyers may write 19 E Adams St for a descriptive circular.
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Lyon & Healy
Chicago
Reo- Han Co
New York City
Adams St
Cure for Eczema Promised by Dr Hobson Ointment
A reader testimonials lasting fifty years of eczema relief credits Dr Hobson s Eczema Ointment with curing tetters after long suffering. Jabs D L Kenney praises the remedy and urges purchases from druggists or by mail, Pfeiffer Chemical Co Saint Louis Missouri Philadelphia Pa
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Algo
Grasshoppers Delay Rock Island Train in Kansas
Train No 564 stalled near Dodge City Kansas Wednesday after wind blown grasshoppers clogged a deep cut. Engine wheels slipped on iced rails as engineer Billy Storan and crew shoveled sand to clear the track and resume movement.
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Rock Island
Bodge City
Kansas
Ford
Billy
Storan
Africa's Mufumbiro Ranges Seen as Nile Origin Tale
Capt E M Jack of the Royal Geographical Society argues the Mufumbiro volcanic mountains at Africa’s meeting point of British, German and Belgian spheres may be origin legends of the Nile. He describes lava fields, peculiar lakes void of fish except near Mount Mikeno, and local Lubare Nabingwe snake and spirit worship among Buganda people. The region’s caves serve as water reservoirs, burial sites, and refuges amid frequent raids.
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London
Royal Geographical Society
E. M. Jack
R. E
Africa
Jack
Rukiga
Busuenda
Mount Mikeno
Monday Survival Hymn Reflects On Loss And Hope
A fragmentary poem by S E Kiser laments dangers of Monday after a Sunday of rest. It urges readers to find courage and gratitude for survivors while noting wrecked machines, safe lives, and the grief of those gone. The verses compare Monday risk to funeral undertakers and praise resilience, including concern for a child.
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E Kiser
Boy Found Sleeping in Morgue on the Hospital Grounds
In Farnhurst Delaware a nurse at the State Hospital for the Insane entered the mortuary chapel to discover a colored boy about eight sleeping, guarded by a collie that blocked approach. The boy named Naud Harmon said he was driven from home by his father and slept with his dog wherever shelter could be found. Superintendent Hancker had the boy taken to a bed for exposure effects, with the dog joining him. the boy pleaded to keep his pet and they were allowed to stay together.
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Wilmington
Del
State Hospital For the
Farnhurst
Naud-Harmon
Hancker
Ashes to the Winds Cremation in Danbury
Mrs. Samuel T. Brown, an aged Spiritualist of Danbury Connecticut, will be cremated without a funeral service or mourning symbols. The ashes will be taken to a field owned by a friend and returned to mother earth as directed by the deceased.
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Danbury
Samuel T. Brown
New Outspoken Bid for Town Postmaster Job
An unnamed candidate for Almond New York postmaster writes to Senator O Gorman arguing that George P Helmer the Republican incumbent should be removed. The letter claims Helmer’s mumps threaten the community and mocks his appearance as politically dangerous.
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Almond
Nyy
George P. Helmer
O’gorman
Helmer
Christopher Columbus
Extravagant Illinois Budget Compared to New York
The Illinois General Assembly appropriates four fifths as much as New York despite Illinois population being about three fifths of New York. Item by item, excluding general revenue, current expense, and emergency items, Illinois nears the scale of New York’s expenditures.
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New York
General Assembly of
Illinois
Senator Lewis Remarks On Women's Suffrage After Illinois Vote
Suffragists gathered at Congress last week to deliver petitions to Senator Lewis who stated he opposed giving no reasons but supported voting rights. He argued that Illinois voting rights for women should extend to all state and federal offices and condemned any discrimination as undemocratic.
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Congress
Lewis
Illinois
Typhoid Fever Epidemic Tied to Local Milkman
Lawrenceville reports an epidemic with 51 typhoid cases last week. Health officers traced 43 cases to milk sold by one milkman after examinations.
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Lawrenceville
Select Affair Enjoyed by Prosper Gander Friends
Prosper Gander entertained all his friends at dinner on Tuesday with four covers reportedly set, as correspondence notes some men find it easier to make a good thing than to maintain it.
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Prosper Gander
Brooklyn
Kopta family visit and local events in Hutsonville
Joseph Kopta left Saturday night for a weeks visit with his son Will and family in Seattle. Mrs Emma Fredenberger nurse from Marshall returned home after visiting C. G. Pearce. Arthur Meeker sold 240 acres south of Martinsville for 100 per acre and exchanged into Flora hardware. Several families plan an overland auto trip to Niagara Falls and perhaps New York City. Isaac Hoskinson reported a wheat fire that destroyed a large stack after threshing machinery sparked the blaze.
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Arthur Meeker
Martinsville
Clark’ County
Niagara Falls
New York City
Isaac Hoskinson
Notice of Mary Hughes Estate Administrator Appointment
Wm Kuykendall named administrator of Mary Hughes estate Clark County Illinois will appear before County Court of Clark County Marshall for Oct term on First Monday in Oct to settle claims and debts. Public notice dated July 24 1913.
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Mary Hughes
Clark
Illinnois
Clark County
Marshall
Wm. Kuykendall
J W. Graham
Illinois
Circuit Court
Marie Miller
Elva Parker
Roy Clark
Jane Clark
Arthur Poorman
Court ‘House
Ilinois
Marcus L. McCarty
West Union
Mashall
Ilnois
T. Hollenbeck
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Smith & Lewis
M. Grabenheimer
Clark County Mills
J. T. Randall
Mer
Dolson Township
Charleston Road
Bennett
Westfield
Read’s
Randall’s Queen
Randall
Nour
B. F. Johnson
Bubeck and Gallagher's
Pfeiffer Chemical Cost
Louis, Mo
Philadelphia
Grasshoppers
Tauls' CE Volcanic Ranges
E.M. Jack
Delaware State Hospital
Meg
Marshall, Illinois
Marshall Herald
Southern Illinois
The
Herald Office
Sust
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