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Newspaper

Plattsmouth Journal

Location

Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Apr 16, 1908

Page

5

Visitors and travels fill Omaha city day

A long list of residents and visitors pass through Omaha with trips to Lincoln Plattsmouth and surrounding towns. Individuals include Rev J T Baird Emanuel Klein John Wiles Ben Beckman Clayton Rosencrans H J Meisinger Ed Spies Ed Polin Amos Doty Grover Ellige C H Sampson and many others. The Old Missouri rivers rise a foot and six inches in recent nights while local officials schedule a county teachers examination for next Saturday.

L. W. Owens Omaha Emanuel Klein Cedar Creek John Wiles Murray Ben Beckman Near W. H. Venner Clayton Rosencrans H. J. Meisinger Ed. Spies Malvern Ed. Polin Amos Doty Grover Ellige C. H. Sampson Burlington Weidman John Fassbender Wahoo S. G. Carman New Albany Indiana S. White Will Sage Oreapolis Plattsmouth Telephone Company Lee Barnes LaPlatte Missouri

Death of Mrs. Spencer Cochran Saddens Hamburg Family

Last evening Thomas Smith and Mrs. Joshua Andrews learned of the passing of their aunt Mrs. Spencer Cochran of Hamburg Iowa. They left for Hamburg this morning to attend the funeral. Mrs. Cochran died after stomach trouble and leaves a husband and four children. Mr. and Mrs. Andrews and Mr. South will stay a few days.

Herman Herold George Krug Omaha Anhauser-Busch Brewing Association Eva Kennedy Evening News Wabash Missouri J. W. Sage Lincoln Capitol City W. D. Crawford Pearlman R. H. Chapbell Nebraska City Louisville Alice Eaton Arthur Harris Smith A. H. Smith Samuel Baldwin Edgar Clarence Hinton Station Iowa Sarah Baldwin Thomas Smith Joshua Andrews Spencer Cochran Hamburg

Doan's Kidney Pills Relieve Backache Claim

Mrs. Joseph H. Smith of Plattsmouth credits Doan's Kidney Pills with curing years of back pain caused by kidney derangement. Her husband bought the pills at Gering & Co. and she used them as directed, reporting relief and overall improvement. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.

Dean Joseph H. Smith Gering & Co Doan Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo New York United States

Brothers Reunited After Long Separation

Two Nebraska brothers James and E W Brinley, separated 22 years ago, are reunited after a Lincoln shoemaker and an Arcadia farmer locate each other through a newspaper account. Mrs E W Brinley credits Hot Springs Doctors treatment in Arcadia for relief from gall stones and potential surgery. The doctors invite free consultations in Lincoln at Fourteenth and O streets and will visit Plattsmouth April 20 to 22 at the Riley hotel for free examinations.

James E. W. Brinley James Brinley Lincoln W. E. Brinley Arcadia Nebraska Kansas City John Wall Wall Hot Springs Neb Lincon Plattsmouth Riley Hotel

Wise Use of Influence Sermon At Presbyterian Church

Sunday evening at the Presbyterian church a crowded young peoples society heard J. W. Gamble of the city schools lecture on the Wise Use of Influence. He illustrated how one adult or child’s conduct can redirect others and cited Phil Sheridan’s impact at Winchester and figures Newell Dwight Hillis and Chuck Connors as contrasting influences. He urged women to lead moral reform and closed with the Master’s command to let light shine.

Presbyterian Church J. W. Gamble Young Peoples’ Society of Christian Endeavor Winchester Phil. Sheridan New York City Newell Dwight Hillis Chuck Connors Chinatown New York Plymouth Church Brooklyn Underworld Gamble Gallilee

Electric Bitters Restored Man From Edge Of Death

Nine years ago C Farthing of Mill Creek Ind Ter faced a near end of life. A druggist recommended Electric Bitters, a bottle restored his strength and health. Sold under guarantee at F G Fricke Co drug store. Sic.

Mr. C. Farthing Mill Creek Ind Ter Electric Bitters F. G. Fricke & Co. Drug Store

Harsh Physics React Cure Constipation Patent Ad

An old advertisement touts Dean's Regulats as a laxative solution. It claims the product smooths digestion, tones the stomach, and eases chronic constipation. The copy directs readers to ask their druggist for them and lists a price of 25 cents.

Dean

Life of John B. Gough Praised at Church Meeting

George M. Porter recounts John B. Goughs life from England born 1817 to New York with a half dollar and a Bible. He describes struggles with drink and acting then reform through temperance work, leading many to Christ before his 1886 death. The gathering noted Goughs lasting sympathy for drunkards and efforts to reform them.

Christian Church John B. Gough George M. Porter England America New York Joel Stratton

Pneumonia scare leads Skippers man to New Discovery

Jesse P. Morris of Skippers Virginia recounts a spring 1906 illness with a severe cough. He credits Dr King s New Discovery with quick relief after two and a half bottles, calling it the best remedy for coughs and lung disease. Sold under guarantee at F G Fricke Co drug store with 50c and one dollar sizes and a free trial bottle.

Jesse P. Morris Skippers Dr. King F. G. Fricke & Co

April Blizzard of 1872 Remains a Nebraska Memory

The State Journal recalls the April blizzard of 1872 as it raged for three days across the state. Livestock losses, sod-house damage, and blocked traffic marked the event, with reports of four to five feet of snow near York and extreme cold collapsing roofs and forcing families to seek shelter in basements.

The State Journal Grand Island Nebraska Missouri Palmer Blake Tecumseh York Henry Seymour Seymour Lincoln D. Tuttle Seventeenth and N Streets

Real estate transfers and a Pure Food ad fragment

A sequence of property transactions lists H W Thomas to O Hallen and others, A Sheldon to H R Neitzel, John Tighe to A N Spear, W A Frans to J F Wilson, and more, in various blocks and lots with unspecified consideration. An ad notes Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and lung troubles remains compliant with the National Pure Food and Drug Law.

H. W. Thomas O. Hallen Wabash A. Sheldon H. R. Neitzel W. Hf Neleig John Tighe A. N. Spear Union H. P. Smith James C. Calder A. J. Box Bik Elmwood Nics Scootter Sreams Michael Varga Blazeg Ku Foley FP. G. Frscke & Co

Omaha Independent Telephone plant reaches 3500 phones

The Omaha World-Herald notes the Independent Telephone company will start charging May 1 while semi annual interest on its bonds totaling over 250000 dollars is due Wednesday. April 24 marks one year since construction began and about 3500 phones are in operation with orders for as many more.

The Omaha World-Herald Independent Telephone Company Omaha

Gents Furnishings Line at Holly Clothier

A large assortment of men’s wear lines the racks at Holly the clothier. The display highlights the latest fashions in suits, overcoats, and accessories for the season.

Holly

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