01 Feb 1900
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Newspaper
Sumner Press
Location
Sumner, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1900
Page
1
On a Tuesday afternoon between 2 and 3 o'clock the residence of Dr. A. McKee located miles from Trifcity was completely burned. The dwelling and most belongings were destroyed by fire, with the exception of the piano which was saved.
Community items report travel of Mrs Nettie Baskett and child from Palestine to Oklahoma, local deaths including Levi Cox and Mary J Rigg, church matters, farm activity and property sales, a fire at F C Wallace’s Flat Rock dwelling, a Robbery at John Monica’s east of the city, and medical notes on deafness and Chamberlains preparations alongside War Department updates on Lee Johnston and Parmeter family history in Edwards and Wabash counties.
A sensational tale reports a widow near Machias Maine saved from pneumonia and consumption by Dr King's New Discovery after desperate pleas at a feared night. The piece touts the medicine as a guaranteed remedy for throat chest and lung diseases and notes a local drugstore demonstration. It also mentions a political club formation and various local incidents including a court verdict and a theft allegation without readable names.
A Century anecdote recalls Faraday and Hoffmann strolling London streets as professors. Faraday buys a newspaper from a newsboy, explaining he once sold papers himself. Also a testimonial to Chamberlain's Cough Remedy by B. S. Ep. Wards, noting two bottles restored lung health.
Reports describe new natural soap and paint mines in British Columbia near Ashcroft with soda lakes whose bottoms hold a washing compound similar to common cleansing powders. One ore lake contains about 20,000 tons, with 275 tons extracted so far.
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