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Newspaper
Sumner Press
Location
Sumner, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1902
Page
7
Bareain Corner promotes a complete dry goods supply with staple and fancy items. The store highlights silk waist patterns, wool patterns, appliques, braids, prints, muslins, outings and a full spring line to meet customer needs.
The store presents a beautiful line of Torchon Valenciennes Moline Cluny and Cotton Laces and Insertions to match Also all over laces in a carefully selected stock The shop invites customers to visit when wanting to view or buy lace.
County maps offered for sale at 1.25 dollars each. Original price noted but remaining supply is about thirty to forty maps. Sale summary indicates ready customers may acquire limited quantity maps.
Displayed at the store are the newest line of Hamilton Brown shoes for men women and children. They offer all shapes weights and prices with assured comfort and style, including the American Lady Shoe, promising superior quality after first wear.
The store hawks a clearance of clothing items including suits pants and duck coats. Prices are pitched to please buyers and reduce stock levels. The message emphasizes ready to wear options at attractive prices to clear inventory.
Queensware and Groceries advertised with a full line including Paine and other lines. Customers invited to visit and see satisfactory goods and prices.
Local readers are advised of Chamberlains Cough Kidney as a top cough and croup remedy. Electric Bitters touted for female and kidney issues with testimonial from Phebe Cherley. Bal lard's Horehound Syrup recommended for throat and bronchial complaints. Local grocers advertise goods and a teacher certification schedule from H W Hostertuee county superintendent.
A vintage advertisement urges sufferers of sore lungs and coughs not to exile but to use Dr King's New Discovery at home. It claims to cure coughs colds and throat and lung diseases with fast relief from the first dose. Trial bottles are offered free at Dale & Sheridan's with price listed at 1.00 per bottle.
Neighbor reports Culdares move to Centralia and return plans to Wabash County. Obituaries mark Polly Smith near Linn and Scott Thompson near Orrville. An Odd Fellows lodge initiation occurs in Bellmont. Local accidents injure F C Manley with a Colles fracture and Alderman Martin Fearheiley suffers a fall at Elk’s Hall.
A flurry of hometown items follows reports of several deaths and illnesses. Rev Wintlogue dies at his home near Brockwell aged eighty three after service in Company B Slat Royal Indiana Vol. An outbreak of smallpox continues to spread in North Vincennes despite precautions. Four new cases are reported to the board of health as pneumonia and typhoid fever rise in the county. A fire destroys the paint shop at Central Foundry Co. and other local incidents include a surgeon’s resignation, a train accident death, a vaccination dispute in Noble, and minor misfortunes among county residents.
Local notes report multiple deaths and injuries. Crawford Wa York of Palestine died Sunday morning of pneumonia leaving a wife and several children. Aunt Sarah Stark, longtime Crawford County pioneer, died Friday morning in Hatsonville at age 81 or 82. Jack Shouldern injured by a saw accident near P G Bradbury's home. George Broadstone, James Eagleton, and H F Otey are noted for illnesses or injuries.
Local reports note about thirty mild emati oo cases in Edwards county Grayville area and scattered updates from Perkeraborg. Accidents disrupt Browar and Wabash county schools while new coral free mail delivery on four Albion routes doubles expected volume despite tight weather. Lou Guyot sells farm to Herman Guyot and plans move to Arkansas. City arc lights off due to funds. lights stored awaiting funds.
A garbled OCR item lists berth allocations and related notices for ships including Reds, Freeport Murs, and other vessels. It mentions deadlines in February, planned events at Chitenge and Now elvan, and a public sale or notice to provide berth details to interested parties, with contact lines referencing F. Merry and local agents.
Ilinois Central railroad timetable for Olney printed in a damaged OCR page. Includes service segments such as Peoria and Northern and local trains, with scattered day and Sunday listings. Fragmentary names and times are present but largely unreadable, offering a partial schedule snapshot.
March and April see very low fares to the Northwest via the Burlington Northern Pacific Express. The Denver trains depart Leavenworth and St Louis with connections to Denver. California excursions depart every Wednesday night from St Louis with through sleepers to California via Denver and scenic routes.
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