Henry Brown Clothier and local merchants ad page
A cluttered ad page lists shops and goods in Posey county including Henry Brown Clothier offering men boys and children's wear with low prices on dress shirts knee pants and suits. Wilmoth Wilhelm & Co advertise wall paper paints blinds and fabrics while Hofreiter's and Jobo Hofreiter's claim best soaps dresses and shirts. A local postmaster Clements is noted as first postmaster in Posey county. The piece ends with a curious anecdote about a bet over Harrison and Cleveland and a farmer selling seed at a loss after winning the bet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph M. Clark
White County
Ill
Harrison
Cleveland
Clark
Poseyville Social Roundup of Visits and Movements
A crowded list of local residents and visitors frequent Poseyville and nearby towns last week. Names include Miss Tillie Lichtenberger, Miss Bertha Hume, and many others visiting Stewartsville, Mt. Vernon, Olney, Evansville, Bloomington, and Chicago. Several residents travelled for examinations, university attendance, or family visits, with numerous remarks on health and upcoming meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tillie Lichtenberger
Bertha Hume
Janie Trethewey
Amy Graham
Eloise Mumford
W. N. Bennett
Carson Wilson
A. E. Fretageot
Poseyville
Wm. Wells
Hazlewood
Echard
John Schnee
Mt. Vernon
Rosedale
Chas. Chadwick
Sarah Robb
W. W. Robb
Stewartsville
Rawlings
Olney
Ill
Fred Silke
Warrick County
Dala Owen
Herbert Johnson
Robt. Manchett
Homer Lichtenberger
Harmony Township
W.H. Newkirk
Bowling Green
Edwin Gentry
James Wilson
Harry Schnee
Pisely
Celia Chaffin
Lena Elliott
Albion
W.T. Shelburne
Man-o-Taw Tnstitute
Rachel Faunt LeRoy
Evansville
Will Mumford
Bloomington
State University
J.B. Thomas
E. J. Goodwin
Springfield
Harry Hume
Louisville
Annie Denneke
W.M. Ford
Carmi
Arnoldy
Rh. E. Wilson
G. W. French
H.C. Washand
Elmer Elliott
J. A. Cooper
Terra Haute
Geo. C. Taylor
Chas Hedderick
Fred Walz
Dalton Althouse
Chicago
E. KE. Sharp
Indianapolis
Herb Fitton
Rees Gentry
A Safe Investment Guarantee for Dr King’s New Discovery
A promotional claim offers Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption and respiratory illnesses with a money back guarantee and safe, pleasant tasting formula. Trial bottles are advertised free at Wilmoth Wilhelm & Co.’s Drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King
Wilmoth, Wilhelm & Co
A Petrified Fish Found by Bristow Quarry Crew
The Poseyville News reports workers for J T Bristow of New Harmony found a 23 foot petrified fish embedded in a rock near Poseyville. The specimen vanished overnight before removal, with speculation it revived near a sulphur spring and escaped to the nearby river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poseyville News
J.T. Bristow
New Harmony
Honest promises for trusted remedies from Wilmoth Wilhelm Co
A historic advertisement proclaims years of selling Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption Dr King s New Life Pills Bucklen s Arnica Salve and Electric Bitters with a full satisfaction guarantee and refund promise if results fail. It highlights that these remedies owe popularity to their merits and invites citizens to trust Druggists Wilmoth Wilhelm & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Dr King
Bucklen
Wilmoth, Wilhelm & Co
Driggists
Real Estate Changes Across Listings and Transfers
A series of land and lot transfers are reported, including Robert E. Wilsey to R. W. Highman for 100 acres in townships 25 and 6, and Edwin Wade to Ida B. Anderson for Lot 5 in Mt. Vi. Multiple transactions involve 40 to 80 acre parcels, 1 acre plots, and several distinct parcels with varying township coordinates, prices ranging from 200 to 8050 dollars, and dates noted as yesterday in sheriff and private conveyances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Wilsey
R. W. Highman
Edwin Wade
Ida B. Anderson
Mt. Vi
Catherine FB
Wilhelm Graf
Mary A. Smith
Chas. F. Smith
John W. Smith
Margaret Rudd
Robt. Smith
Margaret Schieuler
Wm. Bingemer
O Henry Bingemer
Uc Eee
Cena
James L. Caborn
Margaret Orman
Brewer
West
Laura Endicott
Emma J. Inwood
Owen
New Harmony
Sheriff Posey Co
Worth Templeton
Anton Wargel
Joseph H. Deig
Bucklen Arnica Salve Offers Guaranteed Healing
Bucklen's Arnica Salve promoted as the best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers and skin eruptions with a guarantee of satisfaction or money back. Sold at 25 cents per box by Winnora Withers & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apldy Winnora, Withers & Co
Liquid Sulphur Soap Promises Skin Benefit
A pharmaceutical triumph touts a soap made from a solution of sulphur. It claims 334 percent liquid sulphur and promises softening whitening velvety skin. Recommended for all skin diseases when used with Liquid Sulphur Lotion. available from grocers and druggists.
Newspaper Names Included in Evening Sale Notice
A list of papers the dealer receives each evening for sale includes the St Louis Globe Democrat Cincinnati Commercial Gazette Enquirer Chicago Herald Inter Ocean and News Record reflecting a regional distribution and availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
The
Cincinnati Commercial-Gazette and Enquirer
Chicago Herald
Inter- Ocean
News-Record
Wilmoth, Wilhelm & Co
House and Lot for sale near West South Street
Cheap for cash house and lot advertised near the corner of West South Street. Inquire with F. Perkey in New Harmony Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West South Street
F. Perkey
New Harmony
Ind
Henry Husband
Postoffice
Indiana
Also Mentioned on This Page
Phe Register
C. W. Slater
New Harmony, Indiana
Bank
J. Hofreiter
Jobo Hofreiter's
Walters’ Dandroff
J Hofreiter’s
H. Brown
Wilmoth, Wilhelm & Co's
Nelson Hunsdon
San Antonio
Tex
Brown's
Henry Brown
Herpis Clements
Cynthiana
Posey County
H. Brown's
Foley
Hofreiter
Henry Brown's
Prince Alberta
Register
Post Office
Llinda Democrats
Man-O-Taw Medical Institute
Franklin B. van Nuye
Bright
WT. Shelburne
Vesta Hotel
Elijah Spencer
John Burtis
Henry Walters
Mt. Verdon
Howard Sarris
Dave Scholey
John Maier
Ford Bros. & Lichtenberger
Fox Island
Thomas K. Wilson
Carmi, Illinois
Vick’s
James Vick's Sons
Rochester
N.Y
Hunter's
Main ST
Wilhelm & CO
New Armon Ndiana
Mammoth
Desert
J.G. Caldwell
Ians Church St
Mott's Dry Goods
Sandy Henry Husband
Ning Mills
C. Duclos
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