Love intrigue at the bazaar and a daring offer
Alma negotiates a risky scheme at the bazaar as she plots to move hay from Astrakhan to Moscow. A mysterious rider offers 2000 rubies for a secret passenger and a safe harbor at Astrabad. Col Jurnieff’s presence hints at further political ambitions as the scene ends with a cliffhanger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna
Volga
Tam
Astrakhan
Moscow
Astrabad
Persia
Jurnieffs
Marie
Colonel Jurnieff
St. Petersburg
Electric Bitters Restored Mrs Hunter After Typhoid
Mrs Annie Hunter of Pst Pa says four weeks of illness from typhoid and kidney trouble left her bent double until Electric Bitters cured her. She now walks straight and praises the tonic for stomach liver and kidney relief sold by C J Haydon at 50 cents. Also notes Mr W T Wells of Willisburg visiting town and planning a return to the family business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Hunter
Pst . Pa
C. J. Haydon
Gun smithing and repairs offered by Ed Lawrence at Marks and Green's Mill
Ed Lawrence advertises comprehensive services including gun smithing, filing saws, furniture repair, carving knife making, and machinery overhaul at Marks and Green's Mill. Terms are reasonable and all work is guaranteed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ED Lawrence
Marks & Green's Mill
Frederickstown social notes and visits dominate local scene
Misses Anna May and Rosa Osborne visited Mrs Hugh Aubery in Frederickstown. Mrs Logan Cecil returned from St. Joseph Missouri. A sleigh ride celebration honored Grace Sisco visiting aunt Mrs M L Connor. Paul Shauity improves. Misses Margaret Hagan Lena Logsdon and Florence Edelen from Springfield attended the Nally Willett wedding. Mrs Dave Payne visited daughter Lucien Porter. Kate Shaunty visited cousins coon Crooke in Springfield. Miss Fowler of Beaintire visited sister Mrs John Hinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna May
Rosa Osborne
Hugh Aubery
Logan Cecil
St. Joseph
Grace Sisco
M. L. Connor
Frederickstown
Paul Shauity
Margaret Hagan
Lena Logsdon
Florence Edelen
Springfield
Nally-Willett
Dave Payne
Lucien Porter
Kate Shaunty
Coon Crooke
Iss Fowler
Beac Intire
John Hinton
Land Stock and Crop Sales Highlight Grower Prices
Reports from Willisburg and Elizabethtown News detail tobacco delivers at 8 to 12 dollars per hundred and mule and mare sales rising. Prices cited include $225 for a Chester Dare mare, $235 for two-year-old males, $215 for another pair, and $90 for a brown gelding. Other entries note mules costing $105 to $187 per head and a 16 hands pair weighing 2,970 pounds shipped toward Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Reed
W. P. Cheatham
Tom Handsley
Bailey Bros
Versailes
S. Gibbs
W. S. Gibbs
Moffit & Gibbs
Wm. Fitz
R. Mattingly
Mr. Gibbs
George Clark
Dee Hyatt
Chester Dee
Bowling Green Times
Harry Lazarus
Smith
Atlanta
Local social notes from Mercer County and nearby areas
Frank Montgomery visited his sister Ida Felter in Mercer county last week. R L Gray entered Springfield school Monday. Miss Lela Goodlet visits her uncle J W Walls at Pleasant Grove. M W Sutherland of Chaplin spent several days with J H Gray’s family. Misses Fannie and Mattie Williams were guests of Miss Ollie Parish last Wednesday. Russell Hardin spent Sunday with aunt Emma Yancey. Della Virgin closed her school near here and plans housekeeping on the S M G Hardesty farm. County residents recover from a recent fire. J H Gray and wife spent Friday and Saturday with D B Sutherland near Chaplin. Sallie Trent of Pleasant Grove visits sister Mary Crow. F W Gray and J M Sale were in town Friday on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.L. Gray
Springfield
Lela Goodlet
J. W. Walls
Pleasant Grove
M. W. Sutherland
Chaplin
J. H. Gray
Fannie
Mattie Williams
Ollie Parish
Russell Hardin
Emma Yancey
Della Virgin
Eere Hash
Montieue
Hardesty Farm
D. B. Sutherland
Sallie Trent
Mary Crow
F. W. Gray
J. M. Sale
Cure for Sick Headache Promoted in Local Ad
An old health ad attributes sick headache to a stomach disorder and urges a dose or two of Chamberlain's Stomach and Tyree tablets for relief. The promotion notes tablets should be taken at onset of an attack. sold by Cd Hays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Cd Hays
Markets and commodity prices listed for staples
A vintage market list shows prices for chicken and fowl per pound, dried apples per pound, ducks per pound, corn meal per bushel, ginseng at 7.50 per pound, wheat and corn per bushel, lard, lime per barrel, bran, oats, potatoes, onions, salt, turkey, tallow, vinegar, wool states various grades, and sorghum per dozen and onion sets at 1.50.
Livestock Market Ad Lists Prices and Sales Notes
A long line of livestock and farm items outlines prices and categories for cattle hogs and sheep including shipping steers batchers feeders cows heifers calves and lambs with varied quality and weights. Additional entries include mules hay bale sales other farm goods and several local sellers offering livestock and related farm items. Rent notices mention two rooms on a farm property in a local building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bologna
W. A. Clements
D. Ere
T. D
James McCullum
Loretto
Marion County
A Soldier of Commerce Impresses Readers in The Sun
Jenson ton notes cold weather halting Sparrow and Owl reports while praising The Sun story A Soldier of Commerce. Editors receive compliments as Washington residents face illnesses with typhoid fever striking Green’s family and pneumonia threatening Jim Best Jr. amid hopes for recovery and Milburn’s grip sickness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Sun
Washington
D. W
Jim Best, Jr
W. H. Milburn
Grip
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New York
China
Noveltids
Hagan
Hagan Bros
Springfield, Ky
John Roe Gordon
W. T. Wells
Willisburg
Wells
OUR
Beeves
F. T. Cox & CO
Messrs
T. M. Badgett
J. L. Mudd
McIntire
Lexington Parties
Robi. Brady
Prathers Creek
Louisville
Prentice Mays
Springfield Parties
W. H. Holderman
American Tobacco Company
Elizabethtown
Bond
Vine Grove
Ross and
Heady
LaRue County
John Hubbard
Hardesty
Frank Montgomery
Ida Felter
Mercer County
Springfield Market
Colume
J. B. Hill
RF. D
Claybrooke
Moses
Gentle
Peoples Deposit Inne
Mole Devas Ia
Jensonton
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