10 May 1900
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Newspaper
Sumner Gazette
Location
Sumner, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1900
Page
1
Saturday and Friday visits report from Chas City Hazelton Tripoli and Oelwein with names like Mueller Gardner Cass and Wilder. Births noted W.Tibbitts and George Q French welcomed boys. Barn raising and minor injuries mentioned along with social visits and local business interests. Rocky Mountain Tea ads featured, plus sports notes and Sunday baseball critique from Westgate Herald.
An old ad profiles the pills as improving stomach and liver function with increased strength and a clear brain. It claims higher ambition and a new you after taking a 25 cent box, sold by M Robish & Co. druggists.
S T Todd & Co advertise 320 acre and smaller farms near Sumner, Bremer Co, Dayton SEWD, and Fremont Twp with varied cultivation, buildings, and prices from 825 to 4000 dollars plus terms. Also list houses, lots, and business property for sale, plus local notices on losses, meetings, and postal rules.
A vintage advertisement touts Bucklen’s Amica Salve as a cyclist’s friend for pain from accidents and a range of ailments from chafing to ulcers. It claims guaranteed cures and offers a 25 cent price, with M. Robish & Co. as the selling druggists.
Witness T. S. Martin of Dixie Ky recounts intense suffering before endorsing a cough and consumption remedy priced at 50c and 1.00 with guaranteed results. Free trial bottles offered at M Robish & Co. drug store. Be it. The M B A lodge moves to observe Decoration Day, appointing a committee led by Robinson to coordinate a Memorial parade with other judges if appointed. The committee stands ready to meet with sub committees.
Advert says any adult with cold symptoms who visits M Robish Co will receive a free sample bottle of Boschee's German Syrup to prove its value. One bottle per person, no children without parental orders. Also notes historic success and physician endorsement.
Mrs I B Hunt of Lime Ridge Wisconsin faced severe stomach trouble and yellow jaundice from gallstones. After vain medical attempts Electric Bitters cured her fully, described as a wonderful remedy for stomach liver and kidney issues. Sold by M Robish Co for 60 cents guaranteed.
J C Nicholson of the Newton Kans Republican shares a detailed study of sugar production. The piece covers US consumption, costs, politics of sugar tariffs, Louisiana plantations, and a specific Hourmas Central Factory group near New Orleans with 11 plantations, 1000 mules, and a 150000 pounds per day capacity. It notes labor, levee protection, and processing steps from cane to sugar and molasses. It also mentions local notices about Burnside and nearby towns, plus a civic update on Dubuque saloons and a centenarian burial in Riceville.
The Wabash line advertises multiple daily trains from Chicago to Detroit Niagara Falls New York and Boston with lower rates and deluxe dining cars. It also runs two day trains from Des Moines to Kansas City and St Louis and promotes home seekers excursions via the Midwest. Rates time tables and full information are available from agents or at Chicago Great Western Ry offices.
Boston Ancient Order of Hibernians to hold a meeting on May 13 1900. Chicago Great Western Ry offers round trip excursion tickets on certificate plan for a fare and one third, valid to May 16 1900. Ly tara to any agent for details at 143 Adatag Co G W By or ue WPS aA.
Martin Ambrose of Elma Wisconsin says he is sore from his trip and plans to stay. He spoke Monday about his decision to return to the town and resume life there.
Prof Houton cites ten years of travels showing many people using Green's Austise Plower for dyspepsia liver and stomach issues and constipation. He claims it helps tourists salesmen and office workers with headaches and irregular habits. Sample bottles are free at M Robish & Co and dealers worldwide.
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