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Newspaper
Mena Star
Location
Mena, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1898
Page
5
A garbled local notice lists G. W. Petty Meare as a candidate for representative in Hat county on the Republican ticket. It also mentions crops ripening and various social visits, construction projects, memorial services, and community events with numerous names and places.
A fatal railroad accident occurred Friday night near the Pittsburg and Gulf line. Yardmaster Hugh Hedges was crushed between a caboose and engine drawhead while attempting to remove a tree from telegraph wires nine miles south of town during a wind storm. He died within thirty minutes. His body was taken home in the east part of town. He was married, but his wife was away caring for her ill mother. The couple’s bereavement follows a long separation as she had not yet returned. Telephone and telegrams were sent to inform her, with several replies received.
A dated collage of ads claims Missouri climate boosts berry yields, promotes bicycle stock clearance at 900 high grade wheels, offers $100 reward for uncured catarrh, and touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with testimonials. Also notes One Minute Cough Cure, picture frames, moving a mill in 80 days, and wheel orders C O D with express deposits.
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