Cantaloupes by Boat Load Reach Van Buren Wharf
The steamer Myrtle B. unloaded 400 crates of Arkansas Traveler cantaloupes at Van Buren, shipped for eastern markets. Owner George T. Williams, Fort Smith Elevator, farms 95 acres near Lavaca, sending cargo via Kansas City express car to rail at Van Buren, with plans for daily round trips between his farm and the river port. The notice also includes an advertisement for Dr M A Simmons Liver Medicine.
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van Buren Wharf
Main Street
van Buren Argus
Myrtle B
Kansas City Fruit Express
George T. Williams
Fort Smith
Lavaca
Sebastian County
van Buren
Happily Wedded Hasney and Goss at Presbyterian Church
Jh J Hasney of Pittsburg and Gulf force and Miss Bertha Goss of Fort Smith wed at the First Presbyterian Church on Wednesday night at 9.00. The couple returned to a festive welcome with lanterns. Friends from Mena fire department accompanied by music greeted them at the station. Mr and Mrs Lachamp Elston Mo report a one minute cough cure saving their child’s life from croup.
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Jh. J. Hasney
Pittsburg
Baggage Masters Office Moves to Central Division Point
The general baggage master’s office, formerly in Kansas City for the northern connection, has moved to the Pittsburg and Gulf operation’s central division. Suggested by General Baggage Master Fleming, the change allows supervision every forty eight hours and easier management from a single location. Prickly Ash Bitters are recommended for staying qualities and fatigue resistance, sold by Jacksons Drug Co.
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Pittsburg & Gulf
Kansas City
Fleming
Jacksons Drug Co
Painter Reshaped Town Life Then Vanished in Texarkana
Local painter known as Bob T M lived in the town's early days and moved to Texarkana. After mental distress, he was sent to an asylum, released, returned home, and later disappeared for two days. He was found in the woods near Texarkana with fatal head injuries and was buried.
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T M. Connect
Texarkana
Railroad Hospital Secured Near Stilwell Park
Chief Surgeon Dr. Ayer will arrive next week to plan hospital construction. Dr. J R Davis, returning from Kansas City, confirms ground donated by Town Site Company near Stilwell Park, a 280 by 300 foot lot with healthful air and panoramic county views. A local drugstore advertises Red Blood Sarsaparilla.
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Stilwell Park
Ayer
J. R Davis
Kansas City
Pittsburg & Gulf Railroad
Very Good Prospects at Camp Wilder Shaft
W A Batson reports progress on a new shaft at Camp Wilder with test digs showing gold values. At two and a half feet the ore runs three dollars per ton, at six to nine feet three hundred thirty eight dollars per ton with sixty cents silver and three dollars and seventy five cents copper per ton. The shaft is thirteen feet deep with more tests today as rock shifts from stratified to solid. A malarial risk is noted but can be reduced by Dr Simmons Liver Medicine.
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W. A. Batson
Camp Wilder
Dutch Bill Prospector Finds Rich Ore at Fourche Mountain
Richness for You notes Dutch Bill, a famed mining prospector, melted two and a half pounds of rock from Fourche Mountain to a button refined at Dur ham Batson's assay office. Result estimated at 7050 dollars of gold silk and copper per ton. Mention then shifts to a health ad for One Minute Cough Cure by Egolf Drag.
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Fourche Mountain
Durham & Batson
Railroad Changes at Texarkana
Rail leaders I P Green and Frank Cain resign from Kansas City Pittsburg Gulf railway. Green moves to Northern Pacific and Cain to Texas and Pacific. Also a local reader praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy for family use and children. For sale by I P Savage.
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Texarkana
I. P. Green
Frank Cain
Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf Railway
Green
Northern Pacific
Cain
Texas and Pacific
Gazette
Conductors and Engineers at Pittsburg and Gulf Line
Record kept by E. P. Smith, the Mena jeweler, as inspector of watches for employees at this division point shows that 135 conductors and engineers are currently running in and out of the Pittsburg and Gulf line at this place.
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E. P. Smith
Mena Jeweler
Pittsburg & Gulf
Reading Matter on Western Resorts and Rail Rates
This notice advertises illustrated reading material on summer resorts and fishing spots in Texas, California, Colorado, and the Northwest reached via the Port Arthur Route. It promises favorable round trip rates and invites requests, signed by D. J. Cavitt, Ticket Agent, Mena, Arkansas.
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Colorado
California
Texas
Northwest
Port Arthur
D. J. Cavitt
Mena, Ark
Sure Cure No Pay Cure Claim From Dallas Ark Ad
An advertisement from Goorney and Lane offers cures for cancers tumors goiters and similar afflictions with no payment until cure is achieved. They request references of cured cases furnished on application and provide a Dallas Arkansas P O Box 23 contact.
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Goorney & Lane
P. O
Dallas Ark
Pasture For Stock Available East Of Town
Those seeking good pasture for stock can apply to T. H. Philpot at his home half a mile east of town on Dallas road. Prices are $1.00 per head per month or 5 cents per day. dew if
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T. H. Philpot
Dallas Road
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M. A. Simmons
Bob
Counsil
Egolf
Mena Jewelry Store
Co. P. &G. Railroad
The
Mena
Jewelry Store
Jackson Drug Company
Tena Grocery &c
C.w.knight
Mena Street
Honert Avenue
Jneet
W. I. Boyer
Owl
Jeff’s Place
Ng’r
Wentuclick
Mena St
Sherwood Avenue
Cook & Cowden, Mgrs
J. C. Byers
Attorney At Law
Federal
Supreme Courts
Hamilton Block
Mountain Park
Polk County
Frank C, Foster
Ana
Janssen Ave
de Queen
H. M. Dacc
M. D
Star Pharmacy
de Queen Street
Janssen Avenue
Lindsay & Justice Dentists
W. P. Caudle
Arkansas
W. B. Smith
Averue
Mona
Capital Hotel
Durham & Batson’s
Little Rock
Weare
Golden Mining District Recorder's Office
Durham
Bats
Arkansaw
J.B. Littlejohn & CO
Depot
M. E. Pumphrey
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