Local notes from Elma area and surrounding towns
A string of small items lists residents visiting and returning home from Friday to Saturday. Names include Henry Garland Elma H J Lutes Fred Jacobs Westgate Will Turner Tappi Jos Copeland Fredericksburg Carrie Bray Fayette Brazille Stoddard Claude Tibbitts Rev R A Miller Grace Andrew Hannah McMeans Earlville Terry Lampe Waterloo Kit McGruder Sumner and others. items mention store stock claims, gas lighting at depots, cures and remedies from local druggists, school openings in Cuba and public health notes, with ads for Weeks laxative tablets Foley kidney cures and Clover Root Tea.
Remarkable claims for Shiloh's Cure and local notices
A mixed set of items from a 19th century newspaper column includes Dr A B Suller praising Shilohs Cure for consumption and noting it saved lives, a marriage notice at Waterloo between W A Veza and Nellie Webster, a deed transfer in Jackson township for $1 love and affection, an ad promising salve for skin ailments, a North Dakota divorce-law reform note, and Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin for digestion with trial sizes. The variety reflects local announcements, medical ads, legal notices, and social updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Veza
Waverly Junction
Waterloo
Nellie Webster
Recorder’s Office
Wm. I. Veza
Nellie Veza
Jackson Township
Voley's Honey and Tar Claim From Farrand Bros and Patterson
An advertisement promises quick relief for severe cold symptoms with sore throat and lungs. It asserts a warm, grateful feeling and healing once relieved, claim that sufferers will exclaim it feels so good IT HITS THE SPOT. Guaranteed by Farrand Bros. Patterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Voley
Farrand Bros. & Patterson
Busy district court term closes with varied docket
Judge Kelley adjourned the district court after a busy term from Oct 3 to Oct 12. Cases included larceny, assault, and dog cause of action with a $1,000 verdict for the plaintiff in Moeller v Bockhaus. Probate, real estate, and divorces were adjudicated, guardianships and wills probated, and the next term set for Nov 28. Local notices mention Chicago pirates and south Clark street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nick Hagensen
Enma Schroeder
Chas. Hess
Hess
L. C. Oberdorf
Foreman
D. D. Cronkhite
Chas
W. J. Coats
A. Treadway
Stitser
George M. Harker
Joseph Smith
Geo. Bloeser
Geo. W. Bloeser
Eugene Garner
Mary J. Garner
Louis Schulze
Frederica Schulze
C.v. Adams Vs. Accident Insurance Company
Ied
John Sager
Eliza Bowen
Dunkleberg
Dr. Guthrie
Frederika
Chadwick
Watts
Wm. R. Chase
Geo. M. Harker
Burt T. Marsh
Elizabeth D. Marsh
Nellie May Boice
Henry Boice
Jennie F. Olds
Alonzo G. Olds
Henry Fuhr
Chas. Fuhr
Elizabeth Dunscombe
Charlotte Miller
Jus. Brown
Carl Bodeker
Benj. Love
Sarah M. Taylor
A. M. Craig
F. Boeckmann
Louisa Boeckmann
Ecutrix
Chas. H. Carr
Caroline G. Carr
W. B. Perrin
D. A. Morey
John Wile
A. J. Wile
Remarkable Rescue of Mrs Michael Curtain Plainfield
Mrs Michael Curtain of Plainfield fell ill with a lung disease deemed consumption by her family physician after a month of treatment. A druggist recommended Dr King’s New Discovery, and after six bottles she recovered fully, returning to housework. Free trial bottles at M Robish & Co. Drug Store with large bottles priced at 50 cents and 1.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Curtain
Plainfield
King
M. Robish & Co
Home seekers Excursion tickets sold to many western states
On November 1 and 15 and December 6 and 20 the Chicago Great Western Ry will sell Home seekers Excursion tickets to points in Colorado Idaho Indian Territory Iowa Kansas Minnesota Missouri Nebraska North and South Dakota Oklahoma Oregon Utah and Wyoming at one fare plus 2.00 for the round trip Tickets limit return 21 days from date of sale For further information call on Agents Maple Leaf Route The Rev M M Parkhurst says couples wishing to marry in the Philippines must first pay a fee of 6 or 330 to the priest otherwise they cannot wed The baptismal fee is 25 and the death fee is 60 for adults and 10 for infants A poll tax of 25 for men and 15 for women is collected and a 10 chimney blessing tax is paid when a man builds a house.
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
M. M. Parkhurst
Philippines
Caldwell's Syrup of Pepsin Proves Best Remedy Yet
A 1897 reader letter from Arrowsmith Illinois praises Dr Caldwell's Syrup of Pepsin after 15 years of constipation. The note claims no griping after use and describes the writer's satisfaction with the remedy since fall 1895.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arrowsmith
Ill
Dr. Caldwell
Farrand Bros. & Patterson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bank OF Sumner
S.f.cass
Chase National Bank
Drovers
Chicago
Minneapolis
Dubuque
Merg
Sumner
St. Paul
Twin City
Des Moines
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Waverly
Clarksville
Hampton
Bampton
I. SaveLps
Legal
WM. R. Micclure
M. Robish
W. H. Wehrmacher
Reimier Farrand Lock
Medical
Fallerson
Carpenter's Brick Block
Orriere Houns
W. L. Whitmire, M. D
Farrand Block
J. T. Phillips
G. W. Darnell
Farrand Gros. & Patterson's Drug Store
H. M. Karsten
Gazette Building
J. M. Gross
Tibbitts’ Hotel
Wismer & Sitz
George Kohliman
South Side
Main Street
Sumner Steam Laundry and Dye Works
Power House
Fred H. Frank
D. R. Littell
Justice of Peace
City
Churchill & Stephens
Geo H. Haffness
Conrad Haag
Witt Granger
Henry Garland
Elma
H. J. Lutes
Fred Jacobs
Westgate
Will Turner
Tappi, Minn
Jos. Copeland
Fredericksburg
Paul Gardner
Hazleton
J. Wi. Muffly
Hilmer & Reding
Wilkinson
Monticello
Carrie Bray
Fayette
Neff
Nora Parrott
Cora Hursh
Janesville
Brazille Stoddard
Claude Tibbitts
Oelwein
R. A. Miller
Grace
Andrew
Hannah McMeans
Earlville
Terry Lampe
W. H. Creager
Gazettt Book Store
Waterloo Courier
Chicago Great Western
Kit McGruder
Lawler
Spain
Shiloh
Hawaii
District of Columbia
Bouveld
Foley
W. L. Yeats
Farrand, Bros. and Patterson
Secretary of War
M. Rubish &Co
E. M. Cass
DP. Emmons
L. A. Munger
John Mueller
F. Cass
Dr. Karsten
Sawyer McClure
Fred Brightsprecher
Henderson
Santiago
Cuba
Chamberlain
Arther Perry
Franklin Township
J.F. Schoephoeister
Sydney
Myra
Ile
C. B
Karl
Upper Iowa Methodist Episcopal Conference
Hill
Independence
Ocy Taylor
Lord M. Robish &Co. Co
R. Slack
Viola
W. S. Wilkinson
Dr. A. B. Suller
Bourrago
N. Y
Gents
Bucklews Arnica Salve
M. Robish& Co
North Dakota
Littell & Todd
Bremer County
Fremont
Banks Township
Fayette County
Fair Ouse
Jtarlan Township
Fayette Co
Sec
Township
Tlouse
Littell
Cretia Cook
Tripoli
Pres
Cora Tlanter
S. J. Cole
Cor
Laura Townsend
Rec
Margaret Boomer
Treas
Isabella Plum
South Clark Street
Exchange
Earl Robinson
Charley
Will Lease
Mr. An
J. H. Noon
Wisconsin
Glora Gillett
Alice Barker
Ull. A
Payette
Elizabeth, Long
Zella Gillett
Edna Lowe
Dr. Patterson
Reddick
Knovis
Unz
van Duren
Roachford Register
Trigg
Rockford
Elmer Reeves
Bro. Reeves
Fague & Love
the Furniture Seu
Jas. A. Smith & Co
Ness
Bed Rock
Ocean Pub. Co
THE
Inter Ocean Dol. Co
Meine
Hows Gpriee
Great Club
PIANO
Ivers & Pond
Ivers & Pond Piano CO
Boylston Street
Boston
TM Ae
MDAC
Nnd
F. F. Casseday
Northwestern Land Agi
Wis. Con
Manhattan Building
Robert Sts
St. Paul, Minn
State Penipentiary
Rosbed the
John Oliver
Philadelphia
Lita
ML Robish
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