Belleville Pride and Press Quarrels in a Rural Journal
The piece notes Belleville’s pride after Queen Lil of Grover, Cleveland fame visited briefly. It mocks local editors in Republic county for religious quarrels and critiques the Kansas daily press’s Thanksgiving football coverage. It also lampoons political campaign tactics and a fictional patent medicine ad style.
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Belleville
Queen Lil of
Grover
Cleveland Fame
Kansas Daily Press
Savage’s History of Republic County Available to Subscribers
A handsome volume of over 300 pages, well printed on fine paper and profusely illustrated, is now in the hands of subscribers. It is creditable, correct and impartial with minor printer’s errors noted. Citizens of Republic County should own this work.
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Savage
Republic County
Repulic County
Untaxed county warrants found in Belleville bank vault
The Freeman reports six thousand dollars in county warrants held at the National Bank of Belleville marked for payment from special bridge levies. The piece argues this shows dishonesty in Republican claims and separation from county general funds.
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National Bank of
Belleville
Rocky Mountain Tea Promises Vitality And Glow
Ad copy claims Rocky Mountain Tea restores vim and vigor for mental and physical happiness. Describes a rosy glow to cheeks and renewed energy. Sold by druggists for 35 cents.
Country crowd awaits quack doctor’s annual notes
The Kansan says villagers have harvested grain and corn, gathering in their crops. It mocks a traveling quack doctor in a stove-pipe hat and frock coat expected to land in the countryside for his yearly payments and notes.
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Kansan
Bryan Suggests 1902 Democratic Platform
William Jennings Bryan proposes anti imperialism and Filipino independence for the Democratic platform. The Republicans welcome the stance, but observers think the Democrats may drop the idea before adoption.
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William Jennings Bryan
Swift Quote on Improvement Over Politicians
A Dean Swift aphorism asserts that anyone who can cultivate ears of corn or blades of grass where only one grew before would serve mankind and the country more than all politicians combined.
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Dean Swift
How to Cure Croup By Mr. R Gray Amenia Duchess county
Mr R Gray of Amenia Duchess county New York praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy as the best medicine he has used It is a good children s remedy for croup and never fails to cure When hoarseness begins or after the croupy cough develops it can prevent the attack Keep a bottle at hand for instant use. For sale by Happer the Druggist.
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R. Gray
Amenia
Duchess County
N. Y
Local Social Notes and Rural Route Changes
Miss Herron and Mrs Champlin’s mother visited for two weeks. P O Larson died in Kansas City and was brought home for funeral arrangements. Mrs John Goold spent two weeks with her children. Judge W D Gilbert of Atchison and BE O McHlfresh visited, with Gilbert named new rural route inspector. Route I will run west then north from the southeast corner of Lincoln Sec 5.
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Miss Herron
Champlin
John Goold
W.D. Gilbert
Atchison
McHlfresh
Oxsage
City
Gilbert
Local Notes Describe Farm Life and School Visit Details
Myers and Co baled hay for A Riddlesbarger last Wednesday. Mrs G F Sanford and children of Belleville visited relatives Friday. Holainger built a new barn on Scotch Plains. W F Kallmann home from Friend Nebraska. Poplar Grove School welcomed Mr Daird and Supt John Bainbridge. trimming hedge near Riddlesbarger’s eighty. Tweedy’s store at Rydal painted. Visitors to Poplar Grove Friday included Mabel Sanford Goldie Roy Fike and the writer. Will Berry and Ote McCullough returned from Iowa where they husked corn. Ambrose Griffeth and wife formerly of this two now east of Belleville visited Thanksgiving. Chas H Wallace and family moved onto the Fulcomer’s eighty recently vacated. No school at 88 last Thursday and Friday. Miss Stella Murphy attended a Junction City teachers’ meeting. Riddlesbarger and Bradley sale Tuesday drew a large crowd amid brisk weather. Berry end Co threshed fodder for Will Johnson Oliver Nelson and A M Johnson. A runaway while hiring Friday evening left wagon overturned but no serious injuries. W C Bradley of Belleville attended the sale and a Chapel meeting. The note ends with a health tip urging regular bowel movements and Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets from Happer the Druggist.
Post Office Pointers Use Return Card
Never mail anything without your name and address on it and the recipient. A return request within three days to three months will be honored if fully paid at first class rate. If not paid you will be notified of non delivery and return costs. Forwarding to another post office requires no fixed one day timeline.
Patent medicine hype from the era appeals to weakness
An advertisement extols REMICKS and SLN BLOOD TONIC as cures for weak women and general health, claiming tonics restore vitality by stabilizing stomach and liver function. It promotes HIVABINE to tone the stomach and regulate the liver, with price 30 cents, via A P Hopper and A J White, druggists.
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St Whitney’s
Kibo Patent
Journal Notions
Republic
Clyde
Patent Médicine House
Croup
P. O. ‘Larson
Kansas City
Rock Island
Wie
Springs
Albus S
W. L. ‘Douglas
Whitney’s Department Store
Myers and Co
Riddlesbarger
G. F. Sanford
Holainger
Scotch Plains
W. F. Kallmann
Friend
Nebr
Poplar Grove
Mr. Daird
John Bainbridge
IL. N. Tweedy
Rydal
Mabel Sanford
Goldie
Roy Fike
Will Berry
Ote McCullough
Iowa
Ambrose Griffeth
Chas. H. Wallace
Fulcomer’s
G. BR
Fulecomer
Stella’ Murphy
Junction City
Berry-end-Co
Will Johnson
Oliver Nelson
W. C. Bradley
Chamberlain's
Sue
Happer
Post Office
Wheeler
Fairbury
Rich Hill
Weir City
Kas
Rex
Colorado
Canon City
Colo
Wye
Penn
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