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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1906
Page
6
Local residents travel for land and business, with families moving to Hendley and nearby towns. A wedding, a horse sale, and a serious arm injury from a kick are noted amid community updates including bank improvements, sales, and travel to Omaha and Lincoln.
For sale at my farm timothy and clover hay balled 88 per ton. Contact R R Nickers.
A large surprise party was held two miles west of Murray at Mr. and Mrs. Henry Longs in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shrader who plan to move to Furnas county. About seventy neighbors, friends, and relatives attended, bringing food and sharing an evening with the honored couple before their departure.
The Ladies' Ald Society met at Mrs. Chas Creamer's pleasant home on Wednesday for a daylong session. A large attendance enjoyed Mrs. Creamer's hospitality, remarks, and reports, with several members and guests listed among the attendees and the group looking forward to an approaching tour.
Holmes and Smith announce a new advertising method in the Murray area. Each Saturday they will publish in the Journal Murray Department a batch of specials for the following Saturday at tempting prices. Read the local columns this week to see the offers and be persuaded they mean business from the start.
One hundred bushels of choice Big Early Rose seed potatoes, large and northern grown and grub free. Call to inspect before purchasing. J. W. Thomas, one mile southeast of Plattsmouth near the B M bridge.
A bank officer certifies the loan and discount ledger as correct for the state banking board. The document lists assets and liabilities and is sworn by cashier Bronk and directors NoveMan and Gitavi es with a notary public.
Cuizen number from this locality attended the public sale at Michael Hild's last Wednesday. Alfred Gransemer left Tuesday for Harlem, Neb., to visit relatives. Mrs. Minnie Renner of Plattsmouth visits home folks. Louie Bannick visits Plattsmouth. A large number from Maple Grove attended various county seat events Saturday. A wagon accident injured Mrs. Jake Smith but she recovers. Marriage of Annie Engelkemeier to Jacob Kraeger occurred February 28, 1906 at Fred Engelkemeier’s home. Rev. Fred Spriegel officiated. C A Stone and A L Baker of Murray were in Plattsmouth today.
Nebraska lands and ranches and city real estate bought sold and exchanged. Rentals insurance and abstracting of titles. Money to loan at a low rate of interest on improved farms. Business correspondents in all important cities and towns in the United States. Telephones 20 and 06. R. B. Windham president W. W. Windham secretary.
Prairie View special correspondence reports Lee Nickles of Murray visiting Julius Pita Saturday night and Sunday. Bent Livingston family and others visited Wm Gilmore. Lizzie Brookhart visits Hornings. Spangler families from Murray visited their parents. Funeral services held for Mrs Propst. Mrs Perry leaves for Lincoln area visit. Mrs Wiles hosts a gathering. guests include Adams Rouse Livingston Wiles. Mrs Taylor ill with rheumatism. Fred Spangler family visited in Manley. Elsie Gapen injured in buggy accident. both bones broken, Mattie bruised.
J B Burhans of Carlisle Center New York writes that four years ago he was cured of a severe kidney trouble by Foley's Kidney Cure after two bottles. He says brick dust sediment and symptoms disappeared and have not returned in four years and endorses the remedy for kidney or bladder trouble.
Eight Mile reports Gallen Rhoden on Plattsmouth roads. A. S. Wills left for Akron last Sunday. Fred Engelkemeier among locals. Herman Gansemer shows new buggy. Ed Gansemer to farm on John Lock farm this season. John Hable traveled to Akron to tend homestead. Public sale at Mike Hird. goods sold well. George Schaefer buys ranch in Loup County. family to move next week. Rumor of a March 7 wedding. Jake Krueger visitor. Joe Kastel sale drew large circle of friends. goods brought good prices. John Hable’s self feeding crib back in motion with new shelter attached.
An old advertising snippet touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a remedy against constipation and its complications. It claims the pills regulate stomach liver and bowels without pain or discomfort and advertises a 25 cent price at F. G. Fricke & Co, druggists.
Oxford short items share community tidbits with Ed Gansmere moving to Mr. Join Bock home, August Engelkemeyer’s happiness, John Hable’s thrashing outfit upgrade, and plans for duck hunting. Local pork butchering, a red polled bull purchase, and small ads for cats and cheap prices round out the lively sketch of town life.
The ad claims Bucklen arnica salve cured J. R. Mulford of piles and treats burns sores boils ulcers cuts chilblain and salt rheum. It is priced at 25 cents at P. G. Fricke and Co. drug store.
W. D. Jones has studied horses and their diseases for forty two years and offers Water and Colic Cure, eye medicine, worm powder, heave powders, cleansing powders and liniments. The remedies are not patent medicines and are backed by stockmen' recommendations from Iowa Jefferson and Cass counties Nebraska with Cass county seat reattached five years ago.
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