Union Units and Community News From Concordia Area
Miss Laura Rasmussen went to Concordia Monday and many neighbors gathered for Charles Rasmussen's sendoff to Oklahoma. August Rasmussen moves into a new house, and village activity includes farm moves, school closure due to illness, a charity box sale, and a surprise for W. A. Johnson. A piano wedding at PD Elonk unites Augusta LeRoy Anderson in silver gray attire with Ern Jacobsen attendants, as they plan to settle on a river bottom farm.
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August Rasmussen
Mr. Ellingson
Lillian Ellingson
Mrs. Sorenson
Mabel Rasmussen
Pleasant Valley
Miss Booze
Elon
Oden
Nyval
G. A. Anderson
Augusta
Lutheren Church
LeRoy
Scott
One Day Cure Offered for Colds with Bromo Quinine Tablets
Advertisement promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets to cure a cold in one day. The copy claims success in curing colds and features Eb-White’s signature on each box. Bold claim and brand emphasis appear throughout.
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Iove
Hurrah for Carrie Nation and local notes
District 48 report notes cheers for Carrie Nation creation. Mr and Mrs Chet Lewis drove to Concordia and back. Wil Ranck sold half section land but plans to remain. Rev Hough Baptist missionary preached Sunday morning and evening. Ladies Society met to sew carpet rags. Miss Bertha Murphy ill with grippe. Several locals visited Bartletts Friday night. Mrs Hall and Lenna Kelley quilted at Bartletts. Tom Gile and daughter on sick list. Dr Scott tending. Miss Glare Lewis stayed with Nora Bartlett Monday night.
Protracted Meetings Open at Chapel and Local Happenings
Protracted meetings began at the Chapel Monday evening. Mrs. Orval Bradley and Mrs. L. E. Williams have been in poor to improving health. Carl Aspergren will work for N. P. Peterson next week. J. F. West visited from Courtland for a box-supper. Hay Bros sale drew a large crowd with good prices. A five year old horse brought 103 dollars. Robert Doctor Jr. has given up farming Armstrong place. Frank Hyder and others rent it. Charlie Butterworth plans to work part of Sam Henry’s place and move there. Mr. Henry will build a new house this summer. Willie McGowan and Joseph’s buggy accident near Rydal caused significant damage. The box-supper at Poplar Grove Feb 22 was a grand success with a large turnout.
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Orval Bradley
Charlie Butterworth
Sam Henry
Mr. Henry
Poplar Grove
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Ad Promises No Cure
The ad claims Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic contains only quinine and sugar and asserts there is no cure or bad effect. It warns the formula is plainly printed on each bottle and markets the product at 50 cents.
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Grove
Rocky Mountain
Madison Medicine Co
Madison, Wis
Howe’s Tasteless Chill Tonic Promises Malaria Cure
Advertisement for Howe’s Tasteless Chill Tonic claiming to cure malaria with iron and quinine in a tasteless form. Offers No Cure No Pay and a price of 50 cents per bottle. Footnote style ad typical of early 20th century patent medicines.
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Howe
Priece
Washington Birthday Observances and Local Notes from Kackley
Flags marked Washington s birthday as residents share town visits to Belleville Jewell City and White Rock. Local trades include A B Johnson selling a horse for 100 while estates and sales gather attention. The Rambo sale drew crowds and financial success as families prepare moves and additions.
Luxative Bromo-Uynine Tablets Cure a Cold in One Day
Advertisement claims Luxative Bromo-Uinine Tablets stop the cough and work off the cold in one day with a No Cure No Pay offer. Price listed as 25 cents.
Vanished South African Lake Turns Into Morass
A vast South African lake described by the New York Herald has disappeared, replaced by a swamp that swallows explorers. Livingstone noted the water retreating in 1849 and the region drying over the last decade due to raft-tributary deposits clogging the river mouth. Nearby villages faded and cattle kraals remain as Lake Nedmi is said to be gone forever.
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South Africa
New York, Herald
Livingstone
Ngami
Denokana
Nedmi
Struggle with a Python in a Surgeon’s Greenhouse
The narrator recalls a dangerous encounter with a freshly imported serpent in a box in a greenhouse. The python seized his arm, tightening grip as he struggled to squeeze it, then released. He spoke of the owner’s remark and later dismissed purchasing the reptile, while noting a medicinal cure advertisement for coughs and lung troubles.
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Edward Bartlett
Ceylon
Grippe
A. P. Mmapper
Counterfeit Witch Hazel Salve Warns of DeWitt Imposter
A warning cites counterfeit versions of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, calling them inferior imitations that fail to match the original which is praised for curing piles sores and skin ailments. The notice attributes the genuine product to A P Hap per.
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DeWitt
A. P. Happer
Author Popular Newsboys Honor Ford With Wedding Flowers
A New York letter notes The Author Popular has drawn praise for lifelike street scenes in his latest book. The Newsboys presented Mr Ford and his wife with flowers on their wedding day, a gesture deemed too large for one party. A spokesman suggested sending the bouquet to both bride and groom to be fair as the group divided its thanks.
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Mr. Ford
Park Row
New New York
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India
C.W. Gulick Mercantile Company
Laura Rasmussen
Concordia
J. A. Cardwell
Ben Daney
Charles Rasmussen
Charles Lofgren
Oklahoma
P.T. Strom
A. Westin
O. Lagerstrom
E. Rosenquist
Clara Granstedt
Christine Lund
Kansas City
Mr. Granstedt
Coldazier
Bert ‘Ainsworth
Karl Kelly
Nebraska Soday
Julius Woodka
Bryant
Hiram Burke
Blanche
Seattle
Washington
Stella Murphy
Republic
George Walter
Mrs. Basford
Wayne
H. Ames
W. A. Johnson
Sylvia Blackwood
Minnie
Cora Bowling
Maggie
Mary
West
Kate
Mary Hay
NeHie+ Jones
Kimtua
Mamie Berry
Messrs
Hyder
Bowling
Johnson
Berry
Bushby
Gilbert
Hay
Bradley
Carrie Nation
Chet Lewis
Hall
Lenna. Kelley
Tom
Gile
Lewis
Nora Bartlett
L. E. ‘Williams
Carl Aspergren
N. P. Peterson
J. F. West
Courtland
Hay’ Bros
Robert Doctor Jr
Armstrong Place
Frank Hyder
Willie McGowan
Joseph
Rydal
the Kackley News
Gust Thudine
L. Bolbere
Belleville
C.J. Carlson
White Rock
Albert Anderson
F. Carlson
Cr. A. Kimball
J. O.“Larson
Jewell City
A.B. Johnson
A.B
Chas
Gabrielson
Rambo
G.A. . Anderson
Ang, Johnson's
Inez
Rhoddecis
Leonard Nelson
Anderson-Scowt
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