Valley Hill livestock and mule trades and sales noted
In Valley Hill and nearby areas the week’s market activity includes F C Tatum and Jas Hunter finishing a hunting week, numerous mule purchases by W Simms Sr and Grigsby Bros, corn and tobacco sales by Goatley Reed Weekly Bros, and other local exchanges. Prices cited include 325 for a work mule, 210 for young mules part, 250 per barrel corn, and 12 to 13 cents per unit for tobacco and weed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bros
W. Simms, Sr
Dud Shehan
Ll. Grundy
A. B. Walker
Grigsby
What Would You Do In Case of a Burn or Scald
Advice for burn care urges preparedness in every family. Chamberlain's Salve applied on a scarf cloth relieves pain quickly and, if the injury is not very severe, helps the skin heal without a scar. Sold by The Leo Haydon Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Leo Haydon Drug Co
Thanksgiving Gatherings and A Fatal Fire at Happy Hollow
The community at Happy Hollow saw families visiting and sharing meals with neighbors including Lloyd Matherly and Edward Hanby clans. A house and contents belonging to Edgar Settle burned down around noon while he and his family were away. Several households report illness and ongoing ailments among residents, with Leona Grow and Beil Hanby noted as very ill or low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom and
Bram Prather
Charlie
John Kays
Ray Pinkston
Sabe Hardin
Solomon Kays
Walter Hanby
Myrtle Momstrong
Willis Berg
Brassee Perkins
Near Here
Edgar Settle
Scott
John Crow
Lloclaueng Wir
Erastus Perkins
Apent
Fenn Armatrong
Beil Hanby
Leona Grow
Won't Slight a Good Friend On Dr King’s New Discovery
Mrs A L Alley of Beals Maine praises Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs colds and lung trouble after trying thirteen bottles in her family and others. She says it cures bronchitis asthma hemorrhage croup la grippe sore throat chest and lung pain fast. Available BC and 1.00 trial bottle free guaranteed by Haydon Robertson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Alley
Beals
Dr. King
Haydon & Robertson
Public Sale Near Springfield and Willsburg Pike
Auction notice listing property to be sold on premises two miles east of the bridge. Goods include farm animals: horses mares brood mares yearling and weanling stock, mules sheep and buck, cattle, corn and hay, farm implements. Terms: under ten dollars cash, over ten dollars on 12 months with note at six percent interest. Auctioneer S M Campbell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield and
Willsburg Pike
Thomas Duncan
S. M. Campbell
Card of Thanks and a boy’s goose poem mix
Card of Thanks from Mr and Mrs W A Tompson expresses gratitude for kindness after their son's illness and death. A schoolboy’s humorous perversely essay on geese puffs up with playful, quirky lines about geese, ganders, and eggs, ending with a tongue in cheek liberty line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew
W. A. Tompson
Geese
Poor Man Versus Society A Portrait From The Exchange
A reflective tirade contrasts a poor man with society across life stages. It catalogs shifting labels from angel to devil, parent to thief, rich to dishonest, churchgoer to hypocrite, and donor to stingy. The piece ends noting public affection at birth and harsh kicks at death, via an Exchange quotation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Lincoln’s Sweatbox Proves Abolished on American Vessels
The account recounts President Lincoln’s test of the sweatbox during a visit to Fortress Monroe on the Hartford. He ordered its removal from all ships, citing inhumane conditions. The move sparked awe among sailors and prompted international scrutiny, leading to its global abolition on civilized vessels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Fortress Monroe
Hartford
Welles
Navy Department
Hampton Roads
Great Britain
France
Germany
America
Blockade Runner Gloucester’s Brave Night Mission
A San Francisco Call account recalls the 1898 Culumn blockade and the Gloucester under Dick Wainwright slipping through the Santiago line on the inside while signaling gear failed. The daring raid is described as a clear yet risky blockade run, with the vessel reaching its post under the Morro until signaling restored. A Fort Myer Press aside notes an intelligent cow tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Havana
Cienfuegos
Gloucester
Dick Walewrieht
Dick Wainwright
San Francisco
Local Listings of Farm Stock and Produce For Sale
Market notices show numerous items for sale including pure bred turkeys corn barrels sorghum molasses and livestock like Jersey hogs and Rhode Island Red chickens. Buyers seek horses cows and maple shade trees while several listings indicate prices per unit and contact routes by route numbers and local exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S McElroy
Julia Parrott
Rt. 3
J. R. Claybrooke, Jr
Edgar Wilson
Telephone Springfivd Exchange
M. Howard
Rt. 4
T. J. Graves
Ringfield
W. G. Grundy
Rt. 1
J. Moran
King Comstock
Rt. L
B. D. Lake
Orpington
John A. Tucker
Re. 2
Berkshire
John Deboe
Rt 4
C. L
Sam Tucker
Rhode Island
Methodist Minister Endorses Chamberlain's Remedy
Reverend J. D. Knare of Miles Grove Pa praises Chamberlain's Colle Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for years of use saying it is the best remedy for diarrhoea he has tried. He bought a bottle from druggist R. R. Brooks and extols its virtues repeatedly. Sold by The Leo Haydon Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R. Brooks
J. D. Knare
M. EB
Miles Grove
Leo Haydon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Valley Hill
F. C. Tatum
Jas Hunter
Grey
Mr. Beater
Ernest Goatley
Weekly Bros
Rutledge Wharton
Springfield
L. Grunay
Dad Shehan
M. Reed
Palmer Gostley
Geeco
Jerome Wohner
Willisburg
W. E. Derringer
B. H. Tatum
W. E. Brown
Happy Hollow
Lloyd Matherly
Edward ‘Anby
John Armstrong
Gemday
Mire
E. L. Parish
Pearl Hanby
Myrtle Arm- Mary
Poortown
C. W. Stallings
Mack‘wile
Edward Hanby
Maud
Bra Lnman
Mackville
Avery
Fort Myer Press
Pittsburg Reas
Chicago
Record-Herald
Seymour Eaton
Philadelphia
United States
Barnum's
Tag, Cl
Roe
Mai
Orange
Ed M. Russell
Cribers
J. B. Peyton
Redgeton
Kae
National Sewing Machine-Co
Belvidere, Illinois
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