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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1911
Page
8
Local notes recount a long list of travelers visiting Plattsmouth and surrounding areas. Among them B F Wills en route to inspect stock markets, Simon Reliluter and wife visiting Lows Dose, H G Miller from Alvo, and many others stopping in town for business, trains, or visits with family and neighbors.
Mrs BP hosted the Ladies Aid Society of the Swedish Mission church at her home yesterday afternoon. A large number attended the regular business session followed by social time with coffee and cake, which was thoroughly enjoyed by all.
Twenty three head of extra good horses and mules for sale. All are well broke and ready for immediate service. They may be seen at Glen Vallery's farm, one and a half miles west of Mynard. Frank Vallery advertises a pirate sale at a right price with ready buyers.
A speaker recalls a moment in which a husband publicly praises his wife as the prettiest and best woman in town. The essay urges husbands to offer kind words and timely praise to wives, noting many remain unsung despite quiet noble acts.
A vintage ad claims Rexall 93 or 94 hair tonics restore growth when roots still live, destroy germs causing baldness, and promote circulation to nourish hair. It notes two sizes priced 50 cents and 100, available only at The Rexall Store Fricke & Co.
For quick sale 140 acres priced at 181 per acre with mortgage of 5200 due in three years. Includes 80 acres of rich creek bottom in cultivation and balance native prairie. Features a S room house stabling living water from a large creek on the north side. Local ranch advertised by W A Nelson Fall River Greenwood County Kansas.
100 acres of Cass county land three miles south of Nehawka offered in excellent condition. 100 acres sown to fall wheat 4 acres alfalfa 30 acres meadow remainder pasture 7 acres fenced hog light 8 room house large barn suitable for ten horses and fifty cattle crib granary 4 acres orchard and a fine well with a spring and two small streams. Also 160 acres rich Otoe county land adjoining with 135 acres under cultivation bottom land and 20 acres in meadow. Contact C Beadon Hall Nehawka Neb for details.
The Weeping Water column covers community tidbits from the past week. Barnes arrives from Johnstown and a newborn daughter born to Mr and Mrs Pred H Speck on November 24 1941. Roselle family to visit from Jacksonville and stay with Miss Lillehuck on Eldora Avenue. Ton Wiles hires workers to prepare Eldora Avenue for spring. Mrs Helen Reed travels to Greeley Colorado to visit her son. Harry Dennis injures lower lip in a hog incident. Old Don the horse dies after years of service to William Ash.
A local advertisement promises to pay for all medicine used in a trial if Rexall Orderlies fail to relieve constipation. The offer emphasizes risk is on the seller, with 12 tablets at 10 cents, 36 at 25 cents, or 80 at 50 cents, sold only at Fricke & Go Rexall Store in Plattsmouth.
The piece argues against sending boys to work instead of attending school urging that missing days harms learning and pride. It warns that repeated home work causes boys to drop from school and fall behind, risking long-term educational disengagement.
M H Shoemaker and wife visited t heir daughter Mrs Fred Montgomery in Lorton last Saturday. J D Shrader and wife, near town, came in Wednesday and left for Holton Kansas to spend Thanksgiving with relatives. Jacob Schafer and wife arrived from Norborne Missouri to visit. Thede Frans and family near Kingfisher Oklahoma left Monday for two weeks. Samuel Arco arrived from Clarington Ohio to make this place home with his son Vernon. Butch Arn suspects he killed a prize sow weighing 625 pounds. George Reynolds plans to move to West Plains Missouri after selling his carload of goods. Dr Walker treated Toney Gudistelin for a gunshot wound caused by a squirrel hunting accident. the bullet lodged in his great toe but did not cause serious injury.
O J Brown of Muscadine Alabama credits Dr Kings New Discovery with saving his wife from a severe bronchial illness and dangerous cough. The ad touts the remedy as infallible for coughs colds and serious lung troubles with a trial bottle offered free and guaranteed by F G Frieke & Co.
Warning style ad copy urges taking Dr King s New Life Pills at first signs of constipation biliousness or inactive bowels to prevent indigestion jaundice or gall stones. Claims they regulate liver stomach and bowels and boost health. Sold at FOG Fricke Go.
The State of Nebraska Cass County wa elhhe Mounts Court of Chas County notice given that William Hargraves died intestate in Cass County leaving a widow Emily Richards and no other heirs. The estate valued around 2000 dollars real property is to be assigned to Emily Pilchards. A hearing is set for December 10 1971 at 1 00 PM in Plattsmouth county court. Notice to interested parties via three weekly publications in the Semi Weekly Journal. Allen J Beeson County Judge.
Frank Swoboda is alerted that on November 6 2014 M Archer a Cass County Nebraska justice of the peace issued an attachment order for 865 35 in a case where Omaha Tron Store Company sues Swoboda as defendant. The attached property includes wagon parts and various merchandise. The matter was continued to January 4 1042 at 9 a m.
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