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Newspaper

Salem Press

Location

Salem, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Feb 11, 1886

Page

3

Local Matters and Madame Fry Concert Notices

The Jasper Times promotes the Madame Fry Concert next Saturday with reserved seats and ticket word. Local items include water works lid readvertisement, a lynch of news on Mill plans, retail ads, and society notes from Salem and surrounding towns.

Jasper Times Red Birds Jamison & Craycraft Madame Fry Town Board Livonia Hitchcock Halo Sam Jones Cincinnati Wim. Kremer W.H. Thompson U. S. Railway Mail Service M.J. Bowman Col Jack Bowman Farrabee Fry Lyon Comedy Co Haucer & Co's Chatauqua L

Large 1886 G A R meeting backs veterans pensions

A Feb 9 1886 gathering at Post Hall discussed pension plans for Civil War veterans with resolutions urging Congress to grant fair pensions. The meeting moved by R W Allen with S B Vorles speaking, and a committee drafted resolutions in support of veteran relief.

Samuel Reid Post Hall R. W. Allen Wm. H. Ward Robt. W. Allen Aden L. Robino Adlon Wen Jr. Ward U. S Congress W.S. Hancock

Remedy for kidney diseases sold at Henderson's drugstore

A full supply of an ine meat remedy for all diseases of the kidney has arrived from Wisconsin's Spring at Waukel. Chester Chambers, the Monon express robber, was sentenced to two years in Jeffersonville State penitentiary. He was moved Monday night amid large crowds at the depot, and readers argue the punishment was too light for the crime.

John Johnson Bedford Dem Johnson Henderson C. W. Murphy Wesley Radcliff Fry Wheeler Wilson Nina Menaugh Lyon Lyon Comedy Co W. H. Smith The Baptist Church Lyon's Comedy Co Hazel Kirke Heisy Streaker John Anderson Shamo Ulyses Foster Mr. S Streaker’s Foster Marshal Medlock Squire Ward Opera Campbellsburg Waukelha Wisconsin Chester Chambers Monon Express Jeffersonville Chambers

Ayer's Sarsaparilla Advocates Appetite Tone

Early in the season a claim is made that Ayer's Sarsaparilla bestows appetite and tone to the digestive system. The ad invokes pancake season with maple molasses as a seasonal cue.

Ayer

Spelling and School Notes From Fairview Township

Fairview Lab shared information about Ruth Denny’s school closing on Wednesday and a spelling school at Abbot's school-house on Tuesday night. Eva Crim and Lula Luck visited Salem over the weekend. A local literary society debated whether whisky caused more sorrow than political strife. Meetings occurred at Mt. Carniel and Zion on Sunday. A note about an upcoming fifth grade examination and a date of February 8.

Fairview Lab James Garrint Ruth Denny Abbot's School Eva Crim Lula Luck Salem Mt. Carniel Zion

Experience versus Inexperience in Hood's Sarsaparilla

The advertisement defends Hood's Sarsaparilla against criticism from unreliable compounds and urges readers to trust the long established Hood & Co. pharmacists. It cites unsolicited testimonials and promises strong proof, inviting personal trial with a 100-dose bottle priced at 1. roo Doses $1.

Messrs. C. I. Hood & Co Hood Roo

Ayer’s Sarsaparilla Promotes Health and Blood Purity

A historic ad-like snippet warns of poisoning and heralds Ayer’s Sarsaparilla as a blood cleanser that restores health for oneself and posterity, attributing cleansing and revival to the remedy.

Ayer

Franklin Township Changes and Attends Church News

Jonas Borden of near Franklin visits D W Huston as James Huston of Johnson County Indiana plans to spend next winter locally. C W Liming and family depart for Salem Ohio to reside there. John House and wife of Harrison town with John N Caress of Salem attend Baptist service. The protracted Methodist meeting ends. George Baker Lorien Baker Wia Hall Lula Weir and Maggie Burden join the church. Principal C Humphrey, seen as a likely next assessor, may become Franklin township official.

Whoa John Antelope Abe New Court House Salem Board of County Commissioners Board of Commissioners Washington County Fred N. Berkey Dawson Lyon Jacob Johnson Johnson Cain Craycraft Craycraft Jonas Borden Franklin D. W. Huston James ©. Huston Johinson County Ind C. W. Liming John House Harristown John N. Caress Baptist Church George and Lorien Baker Wia Hall Lula Weir Maggie Burden Church

Dr Walker's Vinegar Bitters Promised as Restorative

An emphatic endorsement extols Dr Walker's Vinegar Bitters as a powerful vegetable tonic capable of repairing human ruin caused by ardent spirits. The tone seeks to reassure readers of restoration and renewed health through the product.

Dr. Walker

Dr Jones Red Clover Tonic Claims Quick Cure

Careful attention to diet guards against disease and over-eating is linked to blood and nerve disruption. The ad promotes Dr Jones Red Clover Tonic as a quick cure for dyspepsia jaundice bad breath piles pimples and liver troubles. It notes the tonic is suitable for delicate patients and priced at fifty cents at druggists.

Free remedy for youth errors offered by missionary in South America

A card promises a free recipe to cure nervous weakness early decay and loss of manhood. It claims discovery by a missionary in South America and asks readers to send a self addressed envelope to Rev. Josefa T. Ix MAN Station D New York City.

South America Josefa T. Ix- Man Station D New York City

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