Spring News From Livonia Area Trails of Farm Sale and Visits
Big spring notes include Delbert Davis selling his farm to Alva Gilstrap near Livonia. Robert Owens of Salem funded a fine monument for John R Watts at the cemetery last week. Several locals attended church and social visits occurred across Martinsburg, Pekin, and nearby towns amid threshing and sermons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delbert Davis
Alva Gilstrap
Livonia
Robert Owens
Salem
John R Watts
Juda Herthel
Katie Crim
Mable Elliott Speort
Gladys Turner
Liver Trouble Relief Advertised by Sam's Claim
Joe Dingman of Webster City Iowa reports liver trouble with side back and stomach pains. After using half a bottle of Chamberlain's Tablets he says he felt fine with no pain. Ad states product sold at Markland Pharmacy.
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Sam
Joe Dingman
Webster City
Iowa
Chamberlain
Markland Pharmacy
Adv
Berry season and grain harvest noted in rural report
Berry season and grain harvest are mentioned amid a rural scene. Chas Tash suffered a serious facial injury when a pulley struck him at a Ross Grays barn raising last week. Dr Greens attended, but he is recovering. Eld Radcliff ill kept Ofive Branch services quiet. Sunday visitors included Gilvert Philips family, Chis Smith and wife, Eld H B Dalton, Estell Johnson, and Wm Lucas with wife and son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Johnson
Grover Elrod
Blanche
Frankie Martin
Fanny Marklang
Pekin
Nate
Samwel Nale
Valmyra
John Smith
Edna Crim
Arthur Turners
Chas. Tash
Ross Grays
Ofive
Eld Radcliff
Gilvert Philips
Chis. Smith
Eld H. B. Dalton
Estell Johnson
Lucas
Regular bowels with outdoor exercise and Chamberlains Tablets
Keep bowels regular by outdoor exercise and a full glass of water before breakfast. Eat abundant fruit and vegetables and establish a daily habit. When a medicine is near, take Chamberlains Tablets. Pleasant to take and gentle in effect. Sold by Markland Pharmacy.
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Markland Pharmacy
Adv
Weather and Social Notes From Park Township and Nearby Areas
Hot weather persists as hay harvest nears completion. Denny Williams and Jerry McCune haul logs to Pekin. Mary and Louise Kanady of New Albany visit grandmother Mot Singer. Frank Wade and wife visit near Olive Branch. Jake Williams makes a business trip to Pekin. Lucy Bagshaw visits her father. Alonzo Bagshaw and wife visit Elmersham. Henry Colgin and Park Township citizens die Sunday evening and will be buried at Bethel Cemetery on Tuesday at 10 o'clock.
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Mary
Louise Kanady
New Albany
Motsinger
Frank Wade
Mma Campbell
Olive Branch
Jake Williams
Pekin
Lucy Bagshaw
Alonzo Bagshaw
Elmersham
Henry Colgin
Park Township
Bethel Cemetery
Care in Making Cannon and Schoolhouse Songs
A fragmented report describes field gun forging requirements with high tensile steel and risk of rejects during proof firing. It also notes songs collected by the Grover Cleveland forum in Washington led by Miss Margaret Wilson, promoting the schoolhouse as a communal gathering place with new tunes and familiar airs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Engineering Magazinen
Térubis
Grover Cleveland Forum
Washington, D. C
Margaret Wilson
Federal
Cammissioner of Education
Tipperary
Rhein
Money in banks and willpower against suicide
A centenary reflection urges keeping money in banks to aid national prosperity and warns of self harm trends. It cites Baltimore American on contagion from suicide and urges sturdy, conventional willpower to resist dangerous suggestions, invoking Shakespeare as timeless guidance.
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Iaiks
Baltimore
Hog Cholera Immunity Linked to Salt Water Oil Pools
Oil City Deries reports swine near wells bathe in salt water and petroleum pools showing immunity to hog cholera. Some claim salt water provides protection while others credit petroleum’s curative qualities. A sick hog is given a half teacupful dose either swallowed or fed.
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Oil City
Dual personality impulse sparked by Jekyll and Hyde reading
A Maine man claims reading the novel led to an irresistible dual personality urge. The Baltimore American calls such impulses a growing social danger requiring firm barriers. A federal standard barrel size, about three bushels, is proposed to aid buyers of produce. Despite wartime strain, aid to the impoverished remains essential with ongoing needs.
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Maine
Doctor Jekyl
Mr. Hyde
Baltimore
Lane's School Seeks Rain as Hay Harvest Ends
A local report notes Lane's School asks for rain due to dry conditions while hay harvest ends in the neighborhood. Various residents like Mr James Loughmiller and Mr Wilber Keehn spent Sunday at Palmyra with relatives and neighbors. Several families visited kin, attended church, and a heat incident left Oliver Callany unable to work after a hay field episode.
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James Loughmiller
Wilber Keehn
Palmyra
Oliver Callany
Albert
Smith
Sxew Digs Bills
South Liberty
When Visiting Strange Places Its Time To Be Prepared
An old ad promotes cathartic salts and oil for travel preparation. It touts Moley thartic Tablets as effective yet gentle, claiming relief from sick headaches biliousness bloating sour stomach and torpid liver. Sold by Markland Pharmacy.
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Markland Pharmacy
Silver Heights Camp Meeting Opens August 3 at Silver Hills
Special announcements note the annual Silver Heights Camp meeting near New Albany begins August 3 and runs to August 13. About five services daily offer spiritual food for hungry souls. Past attendees commend the event and endorse its work.
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Silver Heights
Silver Hills
New Albany
Faratt
Basis of Practical Knowledge in Everyday Use
A concise overview on turning common sense and studied knowledge into practical know how. It emphasizes the role of thoughtful understanding in guiding daily decisions and actions. The piece links theoretical insights with real world problem solving and skill development.
Witness argues over objection in damage suit trial
A witness in a damage suit trial in a court of law angrily challenged an attorney's objection, insisting the question would reveal what they were about to answer. The exchange underscored tensions between the attorneys and the witness during testimony.
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Tee
Justicar
Nesce
Kidney warning signals prompt action with Foley remedy
Ad reads warn of disordered kidneys and related pains urging prompt use of Foley Kidney Pills. Sold by Markland Phares. Ad appears to promote relief from back pains rheumatic aches and joint discomfort, stressing taking action before it worsens.
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Rndit
Markland Phares
Ady
Ben Yleices
Emeralds Dominate Among Precious Gems by Carat
The article asserts emeralds are worth more per carat than any other precious gem, emphasizing their value at over two carats as a benchmark. It frames emeralds as the premier choice for high quality jewelry and investment.
Father and Son Riddle Reveals Marital Doubt
In a fragmentary quip an exchange hints at a man asking about a dilemma in marriage. The puzzled father asks his child while the wife weighs trust and truth, illustrating a humorous, old timey speech pattern from a courtroom or social column.
Daily Thought On Unconscious Guidance From Morrison
A fragmentary quote reflects on unconscious influence and directing others, noting that even when we are not dreaming we may impact people around us through habitual attitudes and behavior. The attribution reads G. H. Morrison, D. B.
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G. H. Morrison
D. B
Cost of His Salt in the West He Returns North
A letter from a Hooaier who recently moved south to California complains of high prices and harsh treatment of natives. He notes salt costs ten cents per pound in the Pacific region, contrasting with higher charges back home, and mentions rivers and runs like White river Fall creek Pogues and Pleasant runs without discovery of native salt.
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California
Tourin
White River
Fall Creek
Pogues
Pleasant Runs
Worms Used In Medicine Through European History
The earthworm known as the common fishworm was employed by European medical practitioners two to three hundred years ago for internal use in tonics and sometimes prepared as an ointment or embracation for external treatment.
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Europe
USA
Hmm reading words from Uncle Eben on advice and opinion
A clipped dialogue captures Uncle Eben's skeptical remark about men peddling advice and the certainty of opinions. The line hints at rural rural humor and a theme of trust and doubt in guidance.
Brainstorm Reflections by a Printer and Writers
A fragment recalling a brainstorm moment and the author’s shift to printing. It mentions Trever, Noyes, and the composing room as the scene for ideas that formed during newspaper work and dealing with correspondence school writers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dusifses
Trever
Banana Land Use In Central South America Examined
A report describes worn banana lands in Central and South America turning to pasture for bogs. Animals fattened on the pasture produce meat and the few small bunches of bananas are said to yield a superior, almost oily lard and fine meat.
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Central
South America
Aside From That She's All Right Ailing Servant Quips
A housemaid on Prospect Avenue tells a neighbor that her mistress is the best natured lady in the world when she is well yet she is harsh at times. The Kansas City Star notes the remark as a vivid, if cheeky, appraisal of domestic life and personality.
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Prospect Avenue
Kansas City Star
Housekeeper Tests Pine Floor Treatment Experiment
A housekeeper with a hard pine floor treated it with tt and found it satisfactory. She learned oak filter was meant for cal flooring but used it on the pine after smoothing. The waxed wall and subsequent step produced a door with a rich gold brown color.
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PF. Kepley
Jobus
Julia Turner
Nellie
Elmer Crim
Wi. Bright
Albert Smith
Lillian ‘Temple
Martinsburg
George Boling
Wylace Wiliams
Henry
Gtuust
Wiyde
Christian Tash
Layta Blackman
Clara Bellows
Neice
Mary Helen Alvey
Lewis Villa
Visiell
Bessie Gray
Honey Hon
Denny Williams
Jerry McCune
Tn Apite
Ptain
Woodrow
Portland
Lane's School
Theodore Wire
Robert Wells
John Robys
Lizzie Simpson
Hindabero
Abs
Elmer Worley
Low Sears
C. E Wellérani
Loren
Oren Johns
Miss Wrier Crim
Mrs. Ear Wright
Safe Boys
SLU
Johnny
Iovkin
Eben
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