Corner Grocery and local notices in town ads
Ford and Bennett manage Corner Grocery with a helper staff. Shiloh’s Catarrh Remedy promoted. Nasal Injector offered free. bottles 50 cents. J Mumford Jr and Nass relocate furniture stock to Ford & Bennett, Main Street. Sutton’s Vitalizer sold for constipation and dyspepsia. 10 and 75 cent bottles. A runaway horse wagon caused minor damage. Walker Boots caution label required. Uncle Tom’s Cabin troupe performed. reception mixed. Heavy snowstorm noted. Holiday goods and ads urged for gifts. Voorhees sponsors statue bill for Smithsonian. passed senate. Chicago Comedy Co performs. gold watch prize tomorrow. Chamberlain’s Pain Balm praised for rheumatism relief. 50 cent bottles. W V Wiley & Co marketing.
The Prof. Joins the Catalogue Fiends in a Practical Joke
A popular band member, calling himself Prof, fakes fame by joining music publishers through a quick tune. He receives catalogs and circulars, grows excited, and faces a flood of mail. A holiday gift of catalogs leads to a panic moment, with friends hinting the ordeal may end in tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Expressman
Prof
Proto
St. Louis
Jan. Ist
Bia
Town residents and visitors mingle in regional travel notices
Local names from Evansville Grayville Albion Poseyville Mt. Vernon Sturgis and St Louis appear in a string of short notes about people visiting relatives taking holidays or returning home. Mentions include Miss Clara Fank Profa Dod sop and Pulliam Miss Lu Harris J C Miller and Jim Foroum who reported a large hog kill. Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is recommended for stomach pain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Lichtenberger
Byv
Ansville
al Twigg
Evansville
Arthur Adler
A. Dranafield
Husband
St. Louie
Lee Woods
Albion
J.C. Miller
Lick Ford
Grayville
Chas. Ford
J.T. Eagle
Riot Turmoil In Town After Carr Brothers Clash
A violent street brawl erupted last Tuesday as Carr brothers from Fox clashed with Marshal Fillingim and townsfolk near Fretageot's alley. John and Will Carr faced drunken and disorderly charges, fined five dollars plus costs, while Sam Carr avoided arrest. Marshal Filnogim sustained a scalp wound. several participants were badly bruised in the roughly three minute melee. The episode ended with fugitives captured near the railroad track and a warning that order must prevail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carr Brothers
Sam
John
Will
Fox
Marshal Fillingim
Sam Carr
Carr Boys
Asaislande
Carr
Fillingim
Wade
Walker Boot Trademark Patent Warns Against Counterfeit Boots
REow to Fell the Genuine. Large quantities of boots are sold yearly for the WALKER Boot that are not manufactured by them. As many of them are made of shoddy and inferior stock, the firm has patented this trade-mark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker
Walker Boot Trade Mark Notice Stamped on Boots
The genuine Walker Boots and Shoes bear the trade mark stamped on the bottom. For sale by Lieurenpencer & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lichtenberger & Co
Walker
Lieurenpencer & Co
Mrs Harris Thanks Bucket Brigade for Fire Help
Mrs Herbert Harris expresses sincere thanks to the Bucket Brigade for timely aid in extinguishing a fire at her home on the third. She also thanks the Fire Co members and general citizens who contributed to the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Harris
Bucket Brigade
Fire Co
Glover to Lead Morning Services at St Stephen’s Church
Professor Glover will conduct regular morning services at St Stephen’s Episcopal Church this Sunday at 10 30 am with Sunday school at 2 pm and evening services at 7 pm Uncle John Shepard reportedly killed a massive hog the other day weighing 600 pounds
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glover
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
John Shepard
The Best in America Walker Boot Star For Sale
An advertisement notes the Walker Boot Star item for sale by Lichtenberger and Company. The listing mentions stationary or related goods and highlights the brand as part of a general sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Lichtenberger & Co
Walker Boots advertised with stamped Walker Boot Star label
An item notes Lichtenberger & Co. handling Walker Boots and Shoes. It states every pair bears the Walker Boot Star stamp. A separate ad touts Shiloh's Cure available from T Mumford. Also mentions a matinee of Little Lord Fauntleroy at the opera house tomorrow at 2 pm and a death notice for Tuomas Ford on December 17, 1890.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker Boot
Walker
Lichtenberger & Co
Little Lord Fauntleroy
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He Register
C. W. Slater
New Harmony
Indiana
Twe
Lachtenberger & Co
Posey
Dell
Shiloh
T. Mumford, Jr. Auld
Sution
T. Mumford, Jr
Auld
Ford & Bennett
BK. W. Nass
Main Street
Sutton
Ford & Bevnett
Senator Voorhees
Robert Dale Owen
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Senate
Owen
Tar
Chicago Comedy Co
Basa
M. D. Poaser
Gibraltar
N. C
Chamberlain
W.V. Wiley & Co
W.W. Wiley &Co
Jim Foroum
Reow
J.D. Wiley
Hackine
T. Mumford
Ford
Tuomas
Otice
Posey Circuit Court
George Keister
Posey County
James Husband
A.D. Jones
Aivy
Rargo
FARCO
Congress
G. H. Fargo & CO
Chicago
New Harmony, Ind
W. T. Fitzgerald
Washington, D.C
John Hofreiter
Hunter's
East Main Street
John Walz
Main St
Mumford’s Store
Nishing
Thomas Sumford
West Main Street
Ind
Thomas Mumpord, JR
H.W. Nash
W. W. Robb & Co
Church
Postoffice
Henry Brown
Aes
Thomas Mumford
Thrall & Mumford, New
Ezlarmonyw, Ind
Mammoth
Bazary
Ani
Duclos CO
Harmony
Rua
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