Local News Bits From Harrison Township Board Meeting
The December term of the county board saw Jas Porter and Jas Greene elected as members with Peter McArtor as president. County attorney selection faced a contested vote, and et cetera. A tax matter and property dispute were noted with court rulings cited on ejectment and possession cases.
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Vic Ene
Jas
BR. Steet
Harrison Township
Frank Laws
Peter McArtor
Jas. Porter
Sreene Petes McArtor
Wao
Heflerenan
Old Law Changes Tobacco Trade Rules And Licenses
Under an older statute a grocer could file an oath to call at tobacco buyers with purchaser names. The new law requires tobacco sellers to become manufacturers and obtain certificates, with a two hundred pound minimum, before selling, using paper or wood packages by weight, and six cents a pound stamp tax plus other formalities. The item also notes local society updates including a Notary Public commission, moves, weather, church services, and social visits.
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Aeller Ie
Beets and Free Trade Fictions Stir Political Debate
A fragment discusses beet sugar makers winning a bounty suit and congressional attitudes toward Mr. Cleveland. It warns that Democratic voices may be silenced in the Congressional Record and threatens loss of offices after March 4 if the election reshapes politics. The text links national woes to free trade theorists.
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Wimrae
Tee County
Avernes
Tidy Pfleffernan
Billy Heddave
Congress
Cleveland
Child Dies After Wagon Accident Near Sieminabuggy
A child of Frank Chamberlala, son-in-law of Sayles Lemons, died after a dog spooked a horse on the road to Sieminabuggy. The horse kicked, striking the child in the head as Mr and Mrs Chamberlain rushed for help, but medical aid failed. The Orleans les Ginimmer reports the tragedy.
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Frank Chamber-lala
Sayles Lemons
Mayville
Orleans Les
Weather barometer on Sone farm signals storm from whistle tones
An old report from Sone farm near Puex in Starke County describes a 40 foot well that yielded wind instead of water. A stone cap and bore hole produced a whistle with two tones indicating air draw and a predicted storm within forty hours as conditions change.
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Sone
Puex
Starke Eoanty
Political chaos and a strange tree top chase in Hawville
The piece sketches Democratic frustration with Speaker Reed and hints at a national countdown as elections shape leadership. A comic aside unfolds at Hawville where a log under a tall tree becomes the scene of a bizarre rescue after a man reports stray clothes lost to a cow and a stray dog.
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Hawville
O. T. Fair Tke
Lillie Cusack
Isaac
Lillie
Weyling
Ike
Hercules RB
Smith
Hornets Nest and Snake Challenge a Narrow Escape
A staged encounter unfolds with a hornets nest on one bough and a snake on another as a character debates unfinished business. The tension peaks as an onlook has to navigate danger and social entanglements, questioning why help arrived late.
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Cusack
The Little Schoolma'am Reigns in Gentle Classrooms
A poem praising a beloved young schoolteacher who rules with gentle authority each day at the chair her students honor. The monarch, called the little schoolma’am, is depicted as kind, tidy, and loved by children who bring red apples and gifts. Her eyes matter not, only the sincere heart she guides.
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Alure
Hitle Schuchan
Odon
Oden
The Youth's Companion Promises Strong Content and Deals
The Youth's Companion of Boston promotes its yearly edition as a practical family paper with acclaimed writers including two daughters of the Victorian era’s Gladstone. It touts sound editorials and broad appeal for home, profession, or business life and offers free prospectus and a 1895 trial for new subscribers at 1.75 per year.
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Youth's Companion
Boston
Mass
Haneus
Weltume
TS5
Mr Gladstone
Fiest
Edwin Arnold
W. Clark Russell
Charles Dickens
Frank R. Beechton
J.C. Trowbridge
Mark Twain
Cy Warman
No Other Nation Can Muster So Largs an Army as Uncle Sam
The piece argues the United States could mobilize a vast force, noting 9.9 million men of military age and a strong national guard. It cites state militias in Illinois Indiana Missouri and Michigan, plus 25 000 regulars and 2 800 3 6 bluejackets and marines, under presidential orders.
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Uncle Sam
United States
Boston Journal
America
National Guard
New York
Pennsylvania
Tromestead
Ohio
Massachusetts
Ilinais
Indiana
Town
Missouri
Michigan
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral Receives Highest Awards
A customer’s son suffered severe coersifnation with no relief from usual medicines until Aver's Cherry Pectoral was taken as directed and the boy recovered. Another story recalls a severe cold with throat and lung inflammation and a strong cough cured by Aver's Cherry Pectoral, praised as life saving.
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T. M
Dietown
J.B. Lewis Co. Expands Avon Factory Amid Growth
J B Lewis Co of Boston undertakes extensive Avon Massachusetts factory alterations to handle a surge in orders. The firm lost orders last season yet continued operations amid widespread plant closures, earning praise for its resilience. Boot and Shoe Reporting Co places it as the top Boston supplier in the national boot and shoe trade. The firm attributes success to up to date styles courteous treatment and lower prices.
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J.B. Lewis Co
Boston
Avon
Mass
Boot and Shoe Reporting Co
Chamberlains Couch Remedy Praised For Croup Cure
L B Mulford of Phillipsfield NJ credits Chamberlains Cough Remedy with curing his five year old son from croup after two doses. He keeps it on hand for children showing signs of croup. Ira P Wetmore of San Angelo TX touts its use for baby colic and dysentery and keeps a bottle at home or on trips. Also notes Potomse meaning Place of the Burning Pine and praises Magic Pink Tooth Paste from W L Stoy.
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L. B. Mulford
Phillinfield
Chamberlain
W. L. Loy
Ira P. Wetmore
San Angelo
Texas
One Minute Cough Cure and Other Remedies Promoted
An advertisement montage promotes cough cures and tonics from W. L. Stoy and others. Claims tout DeWitt’s Little Early Risers for indigestion headaches liver and bowels. Also marketed are DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve and Chamberlain’s Pain Balm with quick relief claims. A Magic Pink Paste promises two minute toothache relief with money back guarantee.
De Witts Little Early Risers Cure Biousness and Dyspepsia
Advertises De Witts Little Early Risers as a remedy for biousness dyspepsia and headache claiming the pills cure these ailments in a concise old fashioned promotional tone.
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