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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1905
Page
8
Local notes report noisy behavior in Louisville and a call to replenish the school fund. Births, funerals, travel to Blair Ashland and Collinsville, and thankful gatherings mark a week of community life with visits from families and a few surprise celebrations.
Rev. . iy Moore of Harpersville New York describes painful cough from grip and sleepless nights. He credits Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds with curing the cough and preventing consumption. Available at PF G Fricke Co druggists price 50 cents to 1 dollar with trial bottle free.
A son was born to Mr and Mrs W A Cook on Monday November 27. Ed Gustin purchased a store building from J A Wricht now occupied by Louis W Roettger for 25 investment. W E Rosencrans sold his barber shop stake to James Calder who became Haker and Calder Monday morning. F C Voorhees family will move to Walnut Kansas this week. Mrs Voorhees and children left Wednesday. Mr Voorhees followed with goods by car. Tom McCue named foreman of the Missouri Pacific section crew at West Side Omaha. his family moved there yesterday. Ben Boyce becomes Elmwood section crew foreman. Last Sunday marked the fourth anniversary of Will Bickert and wife. relatives hosted an oyster supper and afternoon and evening visit.
Union Footy the Lodger Mrs Margaret Applegate departed Wednesday for Villisca Iowa to visit her sister and relatives. Nearby notes report births deaths business moves a box social at District 10 raised funds for school demands for a new depot at Weeping Water and plans to raise platform height and expand the station.
Harper resident Geo W Hoffman recalls a seven year struggle with stomach and liver trouble that ended in a cure after using Electric Bitters. He recommends the medicine to all and notes a guaranteed effect, sold by F G Fricke & Co at 50 cents a bottle.
Weeping Water reporter notes J C Lehman traveling to St Louis Monday night to interview a Missouri Pacific claim agent about injuries. Mrs W L Gordon returns Saturday from southeastern Nebraska after inspecting W C posts. Ed Cappen buys a residence near the railroad track in southeast town for 500. J H Shanbarker and wife leave Thursday for Portland Oregon to begin new home. J J Skinner Missouri Pacific trainmaster and assistant superintendent visits town and mentions road improvements.
Community notes from Murdock report sick lists and visits. births and deaths. a box social for charity. a panther sighting. numerous neighbors travel and visits to Omaha Greenwood Elmwood and Weeping Water. a land sale and a wedding in nearby Elwood. a local dentist trip and a hotel stay for the sheriff.
An advertisement for Royal Baking Powder extols purity and leavening strength, claiming better, lighter, sweeter, and more digestible baked goods. It condemns alum and phosphate powders as unsafe and unreliable, urging use of Royal for consistent results.
An item notes the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Oberle on Monday November 26 with wishes for the father’s recovery. The brief also mentions Miss Etta Kent staying with her brother Fred in Eliria.
A Detroit letter from Dr. Hartman reports Sister of Charity use of Peruna for catarrh and throat issues with relief and potential cure. Canadian institutions attest to relief for coughs colds and neuralgia with long term use. letters emphasize Peruna as a safe tonic without narcotics and no drug habit formation.
An Iowa reader reports Foley's Honey and Tar stopped a severe winter cold after trying multiple medicines and doctor visits. The testimonial claims the syrup healed the lungs and prevented serious cold complications.
The note claims no more snow this winter after two snows so far with the first on October 30. It mentions a superstition that days remaining in the month after the first snow equal days of snow yet to come. Last year the first snow was November 1 and there were fourteen snows total.
Nebraska lawmakers debate a possible special session urged from Omaha led by corporation allies. Governor and factions clash on should the session aim at elective railway reforms and school fund investments, while critics push for broader direct primary anti pass and freight rate laws.
A general assertion that newspaper criticism may not target the reader personally. The writer notes criticism may fit a case but the author likely did not consider the reader specifically. The passage reflects on conscience and how it makes cowards of people.
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