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Newspaper
Prescott Daily News
Location
Prescott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1908
Page
4
Skeeter Skoot is advertised as a non irritating preparation with a pleasant odor. It claims to repel mosquitoes gnats black flies and punkies when applied to the skin or used in camp settings. Sold in portable bottles for 25 cents and suggested for horses dogs and pets.
Local items note Memphis ice cream at Hester ly's fountain and visiting Walter Elkins of Lake Charles en route home from Antoine, with Florence Elkins. Rev H M McLain reports strong crop prospects in eastern Arkansas. Ads: candy giveaway with Thursday purchases. Deering mower sale. picture frame moulding stock arrived. Rail timetable changes July 12 affect Gurdon & Ft Smith line schedules. Social: Fort nightly Club reception hosted by Mrs L Bredleman. Also mention D E Whyte illness and L C Smith typewriter purchase. Remember The News popularity contest begins July 1.
G H Dismukes of Junction City traveled via 223 to Hope for a Presbyter y board meeting to select a preacher for Junction City. He stayed in Emmet to visit friends from the 1870s and noted local figures and a fishing success on the Little Missouri river. He fishes then sells catch at Gordon via J R Abbott contract to avoid express charges. The item seeks home boosted news from a reputed source.
An itemized column covers beauty products and the milk cure as a fashionable facial regimen. It also reports County Judge Denman’s return from assessing flood damage, noting bridges and levees largely intact, with road washouts repairable. Additional society notices mention visits, travel, and upcoming National Guard encampment plans at Leat Springs Texas with Company M contributing fifty men.
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