Halloween Well Test Sparks Rescue at the Farm
Myrtle uses a midnight well test to glimpse her future husband and uncovers train-wrecking plots. Seth uses courage and improvised weapons to subdue two outlaws, stop the heist, signal the train, and win Myrtle. Three months later they wed, proving Halloween lore can work when fate and bravery align.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle
Susie
Mrs. Prentiss
Wells
Seth Waskin
Seth
Mother Prentiss
John Prentiss
Prentiss
Jim
Southwest
Falf
Bill Logan
Express
Cat Creek
Logan
Haskin
England in Transition Brings Royal Standoff and Bribery Fine
The article notes King Edward opposing tipping evil while an American tourist faces a fine for attempting to bribe a London police officer. The piece reflects changes in England and a notable transatlantic incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec Journal
England
Edward
London
Decay of Stone and the Universal Change of Matter
The article argues that no material remains perfectly durable over time. Weathering affects rocks including granite, with Egyptian monuments showing exfoliation after millennia. All substances change state under the action of powerful natural forces, and order is restored by divine laws as matter forms new combinations.
East Indian Servants An Amusing Household Tale
An English householder in India recalls a humorous incident with a feverish dishwasher and a bazaar cooly who ends up drinking medicine intended for another man. The tale ends with a conversation comparing the Pied Piper of Hamelin to Uncle George’s pipe ability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Ife
Bazaar
Rollo
Hamelin
George
London
Rheumatic relief claim and local ad notes
A sales note promotes Chamberlains Pain Balm claiming it aids rheumatic pains and sleep. The Cleveland Leader reports a New Jersey judge fining a man for laughing at a policeman as a profitable precedent. The fragment ends with tea preferences and a mention of O H Soetije.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Newark
N. J
Seven Years of Proof and Patent Medicine Ads
An old newspaper fragment touts Dr King s New Discovery for coughs colds and throat lung diseases with claims of long proven efficacy and pneumonia prevention. It lists O H Soetje drugstores and prices and mentions Chamberlains Cough Remedy for children and Hollisters Rocky Mountain Tea as winter tonics plus a Providence Evening Bulletin remark on prohibition and patent medicines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
W. W. Henry
Panama
O. H. Soetje
Hollister
Shallenberger
Bright
Shallanberger
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Cited For Sore Heals Since 190
A. F. Hardy of Hast Wilton Maine praises Bucklen's Arnica Salve claiming it cures sores boils ulcers and burns and saves doctor bills. The ad notes 25c at O H Soetje's drug store. Wording implies testimonials and medicinal claims alongside other product pitches. The clipping also mentions Hollister's Tea and a Missouri man who gained a fortune after enlisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklen
A. F. Hardy
Hast Wilton
Maine
O. H. Soetje
Postmaster General Order Tightens Subscriptions
The Postmaster General enforces new rules effective Jan 1 requiring advance payment for weekly papers and capping arrears. Dailies have three months grace. weeklies one year. Papers in arrears risk mailing at higher rates or removal from the list. The Express will comply and asks subscribers to settle arrears by April 1 to ensure delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Express
Post Office Department
Chamberlain Cough Remedy Endorsed by Kingston Councilman
From the Antilles, Kingston Jamaica West Indies councilman W O Reilly Bogarty writes that one bottle of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy relieved his cough and he plans to buy another. For sale by O H Soetje.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Kingston
Jamaica
W. O’reilly Bogarty
West Indies
O. H. Soetje
Administratrix Notice for Albert Sanford Estate in Iowa
Public notice announces Katie Sanford as Administratrix of Albert Sanford estate in Jones County Iowa. Creditors must file sworn claims with the Clerk within legal time. debtors should pay promptly to avoid costs. Dated January 6 1900 Scotch Grove Iowa. J W Coxsee attorney. H M Carpenter executor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Jones County
State of
Iowa
Albert Sanford
Scotch Circve
A. D
Eliza Chapman
Monticello
New Discovery Medicine Claims Tapeworm Cure
L. T. Cooper promotes a medicine he calls New Discovery, asserting it eliminates internal parasites and tapeworms. He describes symptoms from worm infestation and says the cure brings quick health restoration, urging readers to buy his products through O. H. Soetje.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. H. Soetje
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Vira
Mrs. Morse
William
Californy
Canady
John
Priscilla
O. H. Soetije
Buckhee
Ee Ackford, Ill
Chamberlain’s
Kansas City Post
O. HH. Soetje
Providence Evening Bulletin
South
Rochester
Democrat-Chronicle
Missouri
Kansas City
Antilles
Katie Sanford
J. W. Coxsee
H. M. Carpenter
Hern & Bauder
Prof
Franz Karbaum
Boston
Mass
McLaughlin
McClaughlin
Geo. Stuhler’s Sons Co
H. F. Burrichter
Fee
Eilers & Bolton, Proctor & Co
Cooper
L. T. Cooper
F. A. Doolittle
Jones Or
Linn County
C. C. Bort
Delhi
J. E. Bateman
W. First St
Monticello, Iowa
W. E. Daly
Actioneer
Amber
B. Coffman
Davenport
Lovell House
Chicago
Lovell
Dr. Shallenberger
W. E. Shallenberger
Oakwood Blvd
Raferance
Drexel
Dubuque
South Main St
Dubuque, Iowa
H.C. Bohlken’s
Eagle Drug Store
A. Kempf
Prop
Hopkinton
Frank Keho
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