Mail clerk fights three-foot rattler aboard train
Joe Reuch a mail clerk on the Missouri Kansas and Texas line between Kansas City and Parsons, fought a large rattlesnake that had escaped from a mail pouch. He knocked it to the car floor with a bar and beat it to death at about forty miles an hour. He preserved the three-foot snake as a souvenir.
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Joe Reuch
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Kansas City
Parsons
Reach
New Albany
Mr. Reach
Red Cross Medical Association Offers Free Trial Care
The Red Cross Medical association advertises free three month trial treatment at 311-313 Liginfritz building until June 20. They promise cure for chronic and nervous diseases via chemical physical and microscopic exams and specialize in cases failing other methods. Office hours are 9 am to 8 pm Sundays 10 to 12.
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Red Cross Medical Association
Ligenfritz
Remedy Restores Carpenter to Work After Illness
A Winterset banker notes a carpenter paused by diarrhoea was cured by Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy after one dose, enabling him to return to work. The product is sold by local druggists Mertz Hale Kautzman and Otis Smith.
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W. S. Whedon
First National Bank of
Winterset
Chamberlain
Mertz & Hale
J. L. Kautzman
Otis W. Smith
Local Blackface Show Promises Star Names at Quitman
The Quitman Record notes a Wednesday night entertainment featuring Billy West Hi Henry Lew Sully Al G Field and other minstrel figures. Performers will imitate famous stage names and aim to honor their chosen personas during the local event.
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Quitman Record
Billy West
Hi. Henry
Lew Sully
al. G. Field
Idaho Woman Divorces Husband Over Paris Exposition
A Idaho woman gets a divorce after her husband refused to take her to the Paris Exposition. He told the court he fears water and baths and grows sea sick, while others suffer indigestion and might use Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin sold at Arlington Pharmacy.
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Idaho
Dr. Caldwell
Arlington Pharmacy
Edgerton anglers set town record with twelve fish
George Denny and Babe Masoner of Edgerton broke the town fishing record by catching twelve fish totaling 350 pounds. The two largest fish weighed 97 pounds combined.
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George Denny and
Babe Masoner
Hall's Catarrh Cure oath and company notice 1886
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo Ohio to pay one hundred dollars for each catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A. W. Gleason witnessed sworn December 6 1886. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and affects blood and mucous surfaces. Sent for testimonials. price 75 cents. Boston Cafe advertises pure ice cream.
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Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
Silver Coin Reunited With Cedar Rapids Man
A Cedar Rapids resident recovered a silver half dollar dated 1855 bearing his name. He traced it to a prewar period when such coins were sometimes stamped with owners’ names due to scarcity.
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Cedar Rapids
Girls Show Up For Dates Then Cancel Sickness Headache Obstacle
Several young men complain they have no steady girl as plans fall apart when the date cancels due to a sick headache. Arlington Pharmacy endorses Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for stomach trouble and headaches.
Rankin's Hog Money
David Rankin, the big cattle man who virtually owns Tarkie, marketed hogs of his own raising and fattening last year to a value over $160,000.
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David Rankin
Quick relief for asthma with Foley’s Honey and Tar
Miss Maude Dickens of Parsons Kansas writes of eight years living with asthma and severe recent attacks. She says Foley's Honey and Tar gave immediate relief every time, and notes it is sold by all druggists.
Record Wheat Harvest Reaches New Peak in Kansas
Kansas reports unprecedented wheat acreage and expected yield this harvest. Farmers note large, plump berries and strong field conditions, predicting a record year for production.
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Kansas
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Endorsed by Druggist Family Use
A druggist from Van Etten New York testifies Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is preferred for his family and customers for ordinary coughs colds and post flu coughs. It is sold by Mertz & Male J L Kautzman and Otis W Smith.
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J. Goldsmith
van Etten
N. Y
Mertz & Male
J. L. Kautzman
Otis W. Smith
Wanted to buy a farm near city with good improvements
A buyer seeks a well improved farm of 106 to 15 acres within four to five miles of the city. Cash paid for the right place. Inquiries to F. F. Rush at Broadway Crossing.
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F. F. Rush
Broadway Crossing
Reformers Mary Lease and Carrie Nation in Life
Mary E. Lease began a reform mission and endured personal loss with the death of her husband. Carrie Nation also pursued social change, embarking on campaigns that shaped her public image and the temperance movement.
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Mary E. Lease
Carrie Nation
Hall's Great Discovery Cures Kidney and Bladder Ailments
A Texas warning advertises Hall s Great Discovery as a universal remedy for kidney and bladder troubles including gravel diabetes and weak backs. One bottle provides two months treatment and is mailed for 1 if not sold locally. Dr E W Hall manufacturer in St Louis invites testimonials. sold by druggists and Servant Harker Drug Co.
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Hall
E. W. Hall
P. O. Box
St. Louis
Harker Drug Co
Texas Wonder remedy praised by Mrs. Rodell in St Louis
In St Louis on February 27 1900 Mrs M Rodell of 2930 Olive street certifies using one bottle of The Texas Wonder Hall's Great Discovery for kidney and rheumatic troubles and cheerfully recommends it to others.
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St. Louis, Mo
Hall
Stomach health urged with Dyspepticide sermon
The passage argues that many illnesses stem from stomach trouble and promotes Dr Loyal Ford's Dyspepticide as the remedy. It claims the stomach is the root cause and urges readers to take the medicine, noting it is available from all druggists.
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Loyal Ford
Cabbage and Tomato Plants For Sale At Corner 18th And Marvin
Plant sellers advertise cabbage and tomato plants with guaranteed growth and sweet potato slips. Available in any quantity from hundreds to thousands. Contact at 18th and Marvin, telephone 176 old phone.
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Marvin
Bargains in pianos this month at John N. Taylors
Bargains in pianos this month at John N. Taylors on 507 Ohio street offer buyers reduced prices and limited stock. Local shoppers encouraged to visit the store for special deals and demonstrations.
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J. H. Clemens
John N. Taylor
Ohio Street
John N. Taylor’s
Nebraska state fair offers prize for top corn yield on acre
The Nebraska state fair board announces a cash prize for the farmer who grows the most corn on a single Nebraska acre. The contest rewards high yield and efficient farming across the state, encouraging entrants to showcase their best corn production methods.
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Praised in Arlington Tex Testimonial
A resident from Arlington Texas praises Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for enabling him to enjoy breakfast and meals again as his digestion improves. The testimonial claims the product digests what you eat and backs the brand W E Bard Drug Co.
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Pitts
Arlington
Tex
W. E. Bard Drug Co
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