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Newspaper
Sumner Press
Location
Sumner, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1902
Page
2
Local items report wagon and buggy sales, grocery ads, and mill pricing. Mentions of Mrs. Sheridan’s exclusive No.4 Washington coat, Ballard’s Snow Liniment and Buckeye Pile Ointment ads. Church events at Wesley Chapel and East Christian, plus a Christmas program at M E and Presbyterian churches.
Uncle Benny Saxton’s illness noted as improving while a joint Watch Night service was observed by multiple churches. Local news reports liquor trade opposition and a C O D crackdown in Fairfield with seizure of twenty seven whiskey boxes and threats of civil and criminal actions against express companies.
An advertisement urges readers to subscribe to the Globe Democrat to follow the St Louis World’s Fair preparations. It boasts wide circulation across the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the English speaking world, claiming the paper offers unmatched coverage and reach for the event.
A farm owner posts a notice prohibiting hunting or trespassing on the property. The sign lists J. U0. McDowEL and Lucas as contacts or references for enforcement. The message emphasizes wildlife safety and protection of farmland.
The Graystone Company has been thrilling audiences at the Masonic ball in Sumner, delivering Geul class productions with strong support and few specials. Their current run of The Vendetta draws packed houses, with tonight the final performance before The Defantter. The legions of fans hope for a last showpush to close the engagement. The piece Down Mobile will follow at Myat's Opera House in Olney on Thursday, Jan 9, in a lavish staging with urban and rural scenes and a plantation tale. Parquet seats are 75c, dress circle 50c, balcony 25c. White's Cream Vermifuge is recommended for children, 25c. Rev. Eri KR Hicks denies rumors of death, highlighting a vigorous year of weather forecasts and the 200-page Almanac for 1902, available for 25c, with the Word and Works journal at $1 per year.
The body of Sam Hutchinson, once a Knox county saloon keeper, was found in a lane near Vincennes after freezing death. He had wandered from Vincennes to the Knox county poor farm two days earlier, with a search failing to locate him until Monday afternoon.
The Twice-a-Week Aerupui advertises a first class newspaper priced at one dollar per year. It claims strong news coverage, reliability, and broad value for family readers, urging subscriptions via news dealers or direct order to The Republic, St. Louis.
The W R C will bald ita annual in stallation of officers at the op. k hal! Thursday night. or.
An old time booster touts Buckien's Arica salve as the perfect remedy for tubs, corns, burns, ulcers, eruptions, and pains, claiming universal fame and curing power across the earth, with brand name and claims echoed in the advertisement style.
The Spring Hill Free Methodist church will be dedicated next Sunday with preaching services starting Friday night and continuing through Sunday. Danie Chicago, president of Grésaville College, will speak, and J A Watson district elder of Clay City Ind will preside. Pastor D S Moons invites the community.
Petty Township Teachers Association schedules a meeting at Chauncey on January 18 at 7 30 p m Recitation by Edna Carlile and songs by Betty Murphy Rodrick and Murray from Roark's Methodist Church Chap 9 1 KP key participants listed with Chauncey school involved.
The article promotes King’s New Life Pills as harmless and effective for constipation and headaches, claiming they gently stimulate the liver and bowels to expel poisonous matter and improve the system. Available only at Dale & Sheridan’s drug store.
The Inter Ocean of Chicago supplies a large stock of explanatory papers connected with a new gift distribution proposition. Readers are urged to study the announcement in full and to write to Inter Ocean, Chicago, for details.
Otto Schultze recounts in Brandenburg Schulblatt Blawarck’s sharp memory after a two hour speech exact recall of shorthand expressions. He also cites Spiethagen’s claim of vivid recall of thousands of people and details from conversations, gestures and appearances.
A passage from Temple Bar recounts a hunter’s reaction after a host killed a boy and a keeper in the same season. The master’s stated concern centers on the boy’s death despite receiving five pounds for the mother, with amusement at his vexation over the keeper.
Joy Demont of Inwood Iowa credits Chamberlins Cough Remedy with saving her boy. She recalls giving the medicine as directed until the child vomited and then continued to expectorate thick phlegm, believing without it her son would not survive. The letter notes the product was sold by Dale and Sheridan.
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