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Newspaper
Sumner Press
Location
Sumner, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1900
Page
2
Longtime Milwaukee resident Grandma Clark aged around seventy five died after a porch fall at her home near the Grand Hotel on Basserton. The elderly woman, described as feeble, was struck by a cart or object and sustained fatal injuries to her neck and throat. Her death ends a local family era dating back to early 19th century. Her funeral arrangements will be in Voceones Cemetery.
Obituary notes report Mrs. Hawkins of Oblong age mother of Mrs. Kirtland dies. A six month old infant of Joseph Wanopler near Hardingville buried. Harlan Higgins suicide at Coffman Home in Sullivan. Harlan Hill and Ora Neeley wed near Seed Chapel. Cesar J. Wattterworth native of Isle of Man dies after long US residence. Champlin travels to Hutsonville. plans for telephone circuit Robinson to Marshall with Chrisman stake. John Lamb, Civil War veteran, to Danville Soldiers Home. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy praised for babies and croup prevention. available from local merchants. Vincent Sr., 1222 Perry Street, dies after entering kitchen. Mrs. Eleanor Horrall dies after paralytic stroke at age 61. Joe Yochum sustains minor skull fracture from brick injury. Mrs. F M Adams sells boarding house at corner Six and Main.
An editor credits Chamberlain cough remedy for saving his life after a severe October 1896 cold settled on his lungs. He reports immediate improvement after starting the treatment and attributes full recovery to three bottles. Local notices mention court terms, a pig with eighteen toes, rheumatism cases, and business moves including Fridrich & Wilson planning a machine plowing shop. A Belknap area home burned, with only furniture lost on the first floor, and the Groffop farm loss estimated at fifteen hundred dollars. Groff held a local fire policy.
George Taylor dies Friday night in south went Olney. Obituary details note death at 9 o'clock Monday at the home. Elizabeth Babbitt resigns post office job and sails from New York Thursday for Liverpool to take a position with an English branch office in Chicago. Alonzo Pitzer of Troy injured, losing three jaw teeth after a yard incident. Traveling men vaccinated for smallpox in Southern Illinois Indiana towns. Joe Eggler, Olney-born farmer, to move to California with his father. An advertisement touts constitutional remedies for deafness, offering a $100 prize for catarrh-related deafness cures, with Hall's Family Pills promoted.
The article states Germany is not the top beer nation as widely believed. It cites per capita consumption around twenty five gallons, Britain about thirty two, Belgium leading aside from Belgians, and other nations ranging from twenty one in Denmark to one gallon in Russia.
An old-time column blends horror and cures pinted with anecdotal praise for Dr King’s New Discovery. It claims immediate relief for pneumonia asthma and throat troubles and promotes a 50 cent price with trial bottles. Also mentions a street sweeping machine and various testimonials from readers across towns Dale Sheridan and Bridgeport are named as sellers.
A Hen Helta Texas lawyer recounts persuading a brother to try Electric Bitters during malaria. He credits the remedy with saving his brother’s life by improving digestion and purifying the blood while aiding liver and kidney function.
The text questions why a baby might be thin, arguing that healthy babies grow when fed properly and suggesting careful review of the food. It warns against overdoing medicine, advising simple, everyday nourishment and natural support, with a hint to adjust by adding a small amount of a remedy.
The readable OCR fragment mentions Scotts Emulsion and baby related phrases but lacks clear context or events. No identifiable people, dates, places, or organizations form a coherent news item.
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