Farmer Discovers Mysterious Cave On South Farm
On a farm three miles south of town, Henry Bartley found a hidden cave beneath a well. A dugout seven by seven feet was built with dirt roof supported by planks, bricks, and 2x4s. Items stolen from Frank Blice were missing, and theories range from fugitives to burglars or youths seeking bandit life.
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Oaktown Record
Henry Bartley
Vays
Henry
Frank Blice
Mr. Blice
Reminiscences on the Wabash and Erie Canal in Pike County
Goodlet Morgan recalls the 1835 36 Indiana canal expansion from Terre Haute to Evansville and the financial collapse after the specie circular. He details canal bond issues, canal land grants, and the 1848 1852 construction, with Pike county contractors and local wheat, pork, and packing industry booms in Petersburg. He warns that abandonment halted regional growth, asserts canal transport could have made Evansville a 100000 population city, and cites later canal and rail plans in New York Ohio Chicago and broader Midwest shipping aims.
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Goodlet Morgan
Pike County
Petersburg Press
Indiana
Terre Haute
Evansville
Lake Hiie
Ohio River
United States
Treasury
State Bank
Martin van Buren
Robert McBay
Robert Logan
Cincinnatti
Foster
New York
Wilard Carpenter
Congress
Wabash and Erie Canal
Staten
Petersburg
Dubois
Gibson
Knox County
Vincennes
Jonathan Wilson
Walnt Street
Fleming
Main Street
Wilson
Canal
Walnut Street
W.l.scott
Snyder
Dubois County
Toledo
Ohio
Buffalo
Erie
Newark City
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Mississippi River
New Orleans
Farms For Sale In Southwest Oklahoma Red River Valley
Describes multiple Oklahoma farms in Greer and Comanche counties offered by Frisco Immigration Association with prices per acre ranging from about 16 to 60 dollars. Highlights locations near Eldorado Olustee Frederick and notes on land in cultivation fences windmills and improvements. Includes travel offers and trade options. Averages 50.65 inches of annual rainfall per year per Ft Sill.
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Greer
Commanche
Oklahoma
Frisco Immigration Association
Eldorado
Olustee
Frederick
Okla
Eldora
Eldorad
Red River Valley
School House
Great Red River Valley
War Department
Ft. Sill
Dr Crowley Cures Gall Stones and Bilious Collie
Dr Crowley boasts a perfect forty six year record with no failures and mentions treating several notably severe cases. He notes success across a range of ailments including gall stones and bilious conditions in dogs.
Science Pitted Against Disease and a Health Cure
The advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a universal remedy for stomach liver and bowel disorders. It credits Dr W B Caldwell for research and claims quick permanent relief with a money back guarantee. sold by Joe K Smock at 50c and 1.00 with Dr Crowley offering ear and eye cures.
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Caldwell
W. B. Caldwell
Joe K. Smock
Man Refuses Operation for Wife Prefers Electric Bitters
An Indiana editor asserts a husband refused doctors to operate on his wife for female trouble. He recounts that after five physicians failed, Electric Bitters cured her, enabling her to resume household duties. Product advertised as guaranteed by a pharmacist for 50 cents.
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Thoss
Austin
Mgr
Republican
Lavenworth
Ind
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