Town Visitors and Public Notices From Waverly Area
Will Bergman of Tripoli, E A Dawson of Waverly, and Dr W S Pitts of Burg were in town over the weekend. Mrs John Dayton of Fredericksburg visited Mrs C A Austin. Miss Lillian Aljlen began work in Mrs Hugh's millinery shop last Thursday. Col Henderson and D Glasser of Dubuque were in town between trains. Miss Hannah McMeans returned from Earlville after a two week visit. Mrs J G Sterling and daughter went to Waterloo for a week. The Iowa Woman's Suffrage Association will open permanent headquarters in Des Moines. Charley Hodge returned from Delwein where he visited his brother. Foley's remedies advertised for bowel, kidney, and digestive issues. The Gzar notes a political jab about Jerusalem. A Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate campaigns with anti theft platform. Shiloh's Cure advertised as cough remedy. Karl's Clover Tea promoted for constipation and tiredness. Cedar Valley Poultry Association to hold second annual show in Cedar Falls December 13-17, 1898. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy praised for croup and colds. Peter Woodring of Oelwein is a candidate for congress on the prohibition ticket.
Calamity of a Farmers Institute Comment Sparks Laughs
A city woman at a farmers institute unsettled the crowd with a joke about a cow and its rudder, highlighting awkward articulation. The piece lampoons rural talk while noting local reliance on remedies and potions advertised by M. Robish & Co. and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Institute
Bennett
Real estate listings offer 243 acre Sumner farm and more
S.T. Todd & Co of Sumner Iowa advertise 243 acres 2 miles from Sumner with dwelling, granary, stables, wells, a creek through pasture. Various Bremer and Fayette county farms priced per acre from 30 to 45 with cash down options and 6 percent interest. Additional lots and houses near Sumner listed with terms. Also notes on scams and local business news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner
Bremer County
Fremont Township
Banks Township
Fayette County
Todd & Co
Harlan Township
Banks
Fayette Co
Littell & Todd
Ivo
Fox-like carcass spotted at Woodward's exhibit
An exhibition at Woodward's department store displayed a carcass described as a rarity in the area, a cross between red and gray foxes. Dan Clark killed it Saturday on Otter Creek. The finder noted chicken bones nearby, suggesting others may exist. Mink and otter sightings and trapping earnings are mentioned in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodward's Department Store
Wisconsin
Otter Creek
Dan Clark
Wansie
Mill Pond
Independence Bulletin
Praise for Your Medicine in Clay City
A Clay City pastor J C Boone amid praise for a remedy stopping his sedentariness linked headaches. An Iowa report notes eastern orphans are unloaded at Postville with few for distribution. It questions Iowa’s adoption of eastern children despite local homes in Davenport and Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay City
Ind
J.C. Boone
M. E. Church
Farrand Bros
Iowa
Postville
Davenport
Des Moines
Foley Honey and Tar Soothes Sore Throat and Lungs
An old advertisement promotes Foley's Honey and Tar with a guarantee that a sore throat and chest pain are relieved quickly and a sensation of healing follows. It claims strong relief for coughs and lung illnesses and touts a confident, grateful reaction. Also mentions a wartime Africa dispute between England and France and a dramatic Klondike claim, followed by Dr King’s New Discovery claims for consumption and lung ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Foley
Farrand Bros. & Patterson
A. C. Thomas
Marysville
Tex
Klondike
Dr. King
Special Live Stock Train Service From Sumner to St Paul
The Chicago Great Western Ry announces a daily special Live Stock train beginning October 10 departing Sumner at 5 08 p m and arriving St Paul at 5 53 a m next day. The service allows shippers to reach St Paul market early with minimal transit time. Try it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Great Western Ry
Sumner
St. Paul
St. Paul Market
Home seekers excursion tickets offered by Chicago Great Western Ry
On November 1 and 14 and December 6 and 20 the Chicago Great Western Ry will sell home seekers excursion tickets to Colorado Idaho Indian Territory Iowa Kansas Minnesota Missouri Nebraska North and South Dakota Oklahoma Oregon Utah and Wyoming at one fare plus $2 for the round trip. Tickets limited for return 21 days from date of sale. For further information call on Agents Maple Leaf Route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Great Western Ry
Homeseekers
Colorado
Idaho
Indian Territory
Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
North
South Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
Utah
Wyoming
Maple Leaf
Sale Notice at Summer area sale details and items
I will sell at my residence six miles south of Summer and a mile and a half east of the Buck Creek post office beginning at 10 o'clock on Thursday Nov 10 1898. Auction of work horses cows calves corn oats hay chickens farming gear and many other articles with 12 months notes at 7 percent and two percent cash discount over 310. EH Strickland D.R. Shreep auctioneer. Also a copy of a letter from paymaster W B Wilcox denying a Honolulu dinner scandal with Captain Whiting as falsehoods from the San Francisco Examiner. statements by two officers corroborate that no such remarks occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buck Creek
EH. Strickland
D. R. Shreep
W. B. Wilcox
Charles
Chicago
Honolulu
Wilcox
Manila
P. L
Whiting
San Francisco Examiner
United States
From an Old Soldier Knocks Ind Jan 14 1897
A veteran Jefferson Wilhelm writes from Knox Indiana praising Recorepeninng your Syrup Pepsin saying it cured his stomach trouble after war service. He is 72 and considers the medicine superior to doctors. Farrand Bros 43w3 Senator Funk Spirit Lake Beacon notes a baby arrival at a childless Spirit Lake home followed by a denial and threat of libel suits unless the senator provides the baby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Funk
Spirit Lake
Britt Tribune
Karl's Clover Root Tea Endorsed by Hartford Lady
A Hartford woman Mrs S A Sweet reports severe nervousness and constipation with kidney and bowel trouble. She credits Karl's Clover Root Tea with calming nerves cleansing her system and restoring health and strength. Sold by M Robish & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl
M. Robish & Co
Paradise farming lands offered in Wisconsin Central R. R. ad
Advertises Wisconsin Central land for settlers, praising rich hardwood timber and soil. Claims easy money for industrious families, with forty acre parcels at 50 dollars cash, railroad fare refund, and mailed maps and pamphlets in multiple languages. Emigrant movable shipments offered at reduced rates from St. Paul Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Central R. A
Catcin
Wisconsin
F. F. Casseday
Northwestern Land Agt
Wis. Con
Manhattan Building
Cor. 5Th and Robert Sts
St. Paul, Minn
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Bank OF Sumner
S.f.cass
F. Cars
P. A. Smith
E. L. Cass
Buneene Bank
N.yvers
Nat'l Bank
Chica
Nat'l Bk
Minneapolis
Nat
Dubuque
Tebiahea Ri
St. Paul and
Minneapolis Limited
Twin City
Way Freight
Destoinés
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Waverly
Clarksville
Hampton
Boi
I. Shields
Legal
WM. R. Ticlure
Attorney-At-Law
M. Robish
W. H. Wehrmacher
H. Patterson
Carpenter's
W. L. Whitmire, M. D
Farrand Block
J.T. Phillips
Ofice
F. H. Frank
John Mueller
Cor. 4Th and
Carpenter Streets
G. W. Darnell
Farrand Bros. & Patterson's
H. M. Karsten
Gazette Building
J. M. Gross
Summer
Tensorial Parlor
Tibbitts’ Hotel
Wismer & Sitz
Semner
George Kohlman
South Side
Main Street
Sumner Steam Laundry and Dye Works
Power House
Tnir
Fred H. Frank
Sumner Gazette
G. PL Lins
Miptihe Vaans
D. R. Littell
Justice of Peace, Sumner
Churchill & Stephens
Old PostoMice
Geo H. Haffner
Conrad Haag
Will Bergman
Tripoli
E. A. Dawson
W. S. Pitts
Burg
Ross Marsh
Oelwe
Helene Wescott
Cedar Rapids
Louise Wasco
New Hampton
Zella Gillett
State Railroad Commissioners
E. W. Farrand
Mother
California
Cr. H. Sherman
Fredericksburg
Josiah Carpenter
Mrs. Russell
Hazleton
John Dayton
C. A. Austin
Lillian Aljlen
Mrj.Hugh
Col. Henderson
D. ©. Glasser
Hannah McMeans
Earlville
J. G. Sterling
Waterloo
Lowa Woman’s Suffrage Association
Charley Hodge
Delwe
Will
J. P. Flaum
H. O. Lorenz
The
Evangelical Church
Waverly Independent
Gzar
Jerusalem
Damascus
Pennsylvania
Shiloh
Croup
Robish & Co
Supreme Court
Iowa State Board of Medical Examiners
Cedar Valley Poultry Association
Cedar Falls
Fourth District
Peter Woodring
Oelwein
Congress
Towa
BE. C. Bennett
L. 8
Gates
Shaw
Bongeld
Til
Tam
W. L. Yeats
Farrand .Bros. and Patterson
Porto Rico
Hawaii
America
Trigg
A.M. Potter
M. Robish & Co v
Thornton Enterprise
Cerro Gordo County
Fayette
University
Boston Ladies Symphony Orchestra
3. W. Dickman
Symphony Club
Boston
HW. B. Bucklin & Co
S.T. Todd & CO
Business Center
Littell’s Add
Chickasaw County
Waukon Standard
M. Robish& Co
Ackley Phonograph
Phonograph
Iardin County
Hardin County
Pe. Caldwell
England
France
Africa
Chicago Great Western Railway
Fague & Love
the Furniture Men
Jas. A
Smith & Co
Bed Rock
Inter Genewn Pub.ca
Inter Ouran Pub. CO
Home Health
Ocean
al Ifs
Home Health Club
Great Club
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