Drowning near misses recalled by aging veteran
A veteran recounts multiple near death experiences while swimming and boating from youth through later life. He lists rescues of others and personal rescues in the Wabash River Rock Creek Long Branch and Potomac area, ending with a promise to continue in a future piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Wiley
Wabash River
York
Bill Claypool
Wabash
Indiana
Ilinois
Rock Creek
Little Red Head
Imp
Long Branch
New Jersey
Shell Field
Colonial Beach
Potomac
Roscoe
Gouldman Boys
HeponE claimed to cure kidney and gallstone disorders
A testimonial from St Louis dated May 16 1912 praises HETONE or HEPONE as a universal remedy for kidney bladder stomach trouble and gall stones. It claims back pain malarial symptoms and rapid recovery after express wagon work and wet cold exposure. The letter from John M Shea of 1618 North 18th St endorses the product and guarantees full satisfaction with Stanmedeo in St Louis for more information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hetone
St Louis
Standard Med Co
City
Hepone
North 18Th
John M. Shea
Illinois Farmers Institutes Plan More Meetings in 1912 13
The Keifer Drug Co bulletin notes a larger slate of Illinois farmers institute meetings next season. Central Illinois institute in Paris October 15 16 17, southern Illinois in Cairo November 19 20 21, state institute in Sterling February 18 19 20 1913. Local and county meetings total 254 towns over 422 days with 185 one day 148 two day and 135 longer events.
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State Farmers’ Institute
H. A. McKeene
Springfield
Ill
Farmers’ Institute
Illinois
Central Illinois Farmers’ Institute
Paris
Southern Illnois Farmers’ Institute
Cairo
Sterling
State Institute
College of Agriculture and Experiment Station
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America
J.A. Morton -Jeweler
Pearl ‘Smith
Phere
Kickapoo Sunda
Nn Vis
Tinsville
R. W. Geffs
Yale
John Geffs
Cyrus Henderson
West York
Newton Myers
Kansas
Helena Staley
Harry Nichols
Jake Booth
Martinaville
Grace Spivey
Jesse Gross
Chas
Dan Cooper
Lockard
Eas
Sowar
Sean
Valer
Washington’s
Quality Hardware
Keifer Drug Co
Farmers’ Institutes
Ra Aha Aals Marshall
Stu
Ste. Zease Neil
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