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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1908
Page
5
George Pick of Cedar Creek and many others visit Omaha or nearby towns. numerous locals travel for business, medical care, or family visits. several funders and officials attend meetings, funerals, or conventions while others conduct assessments and inspect Burlington shops.
Washington report notes a merchant added salt to shoe and pants shipments to exceed four pounds and be carried for hire. Assistant Postmaster General De Graw directs post offices to inspect all merchandise and refuse carriage if extraneous material makes it unmailable. Rural carriers should not accept or deliver such packages.
L J Mayfield of the Louisville Courier reports in Omaha about the fury of the Louisville tornado. He notes printing material shortages and the paper's unprecedented wide circulation on the memorable evening of May 12 while joking about editors' familiarity with cyclonic times.
Thirteen stage hands from the Orpheum theatre in Omaha plan an outing near La Platte, fishing and enjoying a break after the theatre closed last week. They include Chas Gore stage manager Gus Smith Arthur Wetherberg Albert Schneiderwein Herman Kohn Howard Holland Davis Henry Harmon Alferd Allen Louis Luzerne Charles Koster Frank Howard Arthur Thaler and Lyle Littleford.
Nehawka report May 19 says Forest Cunningham the local liveryman with two others were riding home from Nebraska City when their buggy overturned after a frightened team. Cunningham suffered a broken leg while the others escaped with minor bruises. Journal hopes no serious injury results.
An old advertisement touts Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as able to instantly relieve pain from cuts bruises burns and other wounds claiming quick cure of the wound.
A column from the New York Weekly warns young women about lingering at railway depots. It argues most crowds are nontravellers, detailing dangers and public scorn, urging mothers and fathers to curb daily walks and advising girls to avoid depots unless they have business there.
F. J. McAndrews of Hyannis Nebraska traveled to town last Saturday to seek a wife by livery team and returned Tuesday with Miss Sadie Harshman. The couple married in Nebraska City after a correspondence sparked by scarce local girls. Miss Harshman, daughter of wealthy Cass county farmer George Harshman, and the groom, who ranches near Hyannis, are hoped to have lasting happiness. The Register notes the romance and wishes them success.
The engagement of Edith Fay Eades daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles D Eades to Dr William Washington Ward is announced. The couple plan to wed in early June. Miss Eades, born in Plattsmouth, is noted as a handsome young lady in eastern Nebraska and congratulations are extended to Dr Ward on winning such a prize.
Mrs. Stone of Nehawka, who spent most of winter here for medical care and returned home feeling better, is now very ill with grip followed by pneumonia. Nehawka Register reports she is quite sick and under care.
The Fremont Herald reports the marriage of David L. Murray and Edna A. Clark in Plattsmouth with Judge Beeson officiating at 3 p.m. on Friday May 15. The groom, a local druggist, and the bride are described as well regarded. plans to move west for his independent business are noted.
Funeral services for Peter Hanrahan were held at St. John's Church with burial in the Catholic cemetery. The casket draped in the national colors honored his four years of service. Grand Army pallbearers William Gilmour and John Renner attended alongside church representatives Don Gillispie Charles McGuire Peter Claus and Frank McElroy.
The Brissey and Crabill families thank friends and neighbors for help and sympathy after the death of their son and brother. Thanks go to the choir and for the many floral offerings. Wmna Brissey and family, R B Brissey and family, Mrs Myra Crabill.
John McNurlin and wife depart for Almeda in Norton county Kansas to visit Eugene Freye for about three weeks and may travel to Trego county to see acquaintances. They will attend the wedding of their foster son Eugene Freye to Miss Mary Rundle at the bride’s parents home near Almeda on June 3.
A St. Joseph hospital phone report said Phillip Roucka was critically ill and near death. His mother Mrs Frank Roucka senior and Frank Roucka Jr left on the noon train with Edward Donat and wife to be at his bedside. he died at 3 pm. The body will arrive on Burlington train No 4 and funeral plans are pending.
The article notes that Chamberlains Salve can cure sore nipples after nursing. It recommends wiping the salve off with a soft cloth before the next nursing, cites endorsements from trained nurses, and lists F. G. Fricke & Co. as sellers.
Advertised testimonial from J H Walker of Sunbury Ohio describes years of dyspepsia and loss of appetite. He claims Burdock Blood Bitters cured his indigestion after consuming the product.
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