Lawrence County Press Subscription Wanted 1902
A plea urges readers in Lawrence County to subscribe to the best local paper the PRESS in 1902 to ensure coverage of worthy local matters and maintain an informed, resolute community.
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Newspaper
Sumner Press
Location
Sumner, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1902
Page
7
A plea urges readers in Lawrence County to subscribe to the best local paper the PRESS in 1902 to ensure coverage of worthy local matters and maintain an informed, resolute community.
A note announces special arrangements allowing subscribers to receive any of the city weeklies in combination with their service. The message emphasizes flexibility and options without citing specific titles or dates. It aims to entice readers to subscribe for access to multiple local weeklies.
Ned Wabash relays news of Walter Seitz's critical condition in Boston after a telegram arrives. Hutchinson family sick with smallpox. Friendeville hosts a religious awakening and strong W. E. church attendance. McArthur Bros. steam shovel begins second run, cutting on the south side of Keys' Hill. Joseph H. Douglass sells Greyville holdings. Leos Bince dies in Belmon t. Mt. Carmel kin host William B. Russell of St. Louis and Joabaxter. Mrs. Martha BeDell dies. Jubert Shinner, respected Cattee Juceluct citizen, passes at home near Keene. Prof. B. B. Paddick named secretary of the Savings and Loan, after long teaching in the county. Daniel Metookey dies. funeral tomorrow at 2. A telegram from Ohio says a brother is dying. Martin Utterback is ill. Mrs. Murray killed by streetcar in Indianapolis after cemetery visit. burial in Clay cemetery. Frances Herrold, widow of Samuel Herrold, dies. she was born in Grandville county NC and had six children with first husband, three with Herrold. remarried to Samuel Herrold in Richland County.
Obscure wartime veteran George H Kendrick dies after long illness in 1901 in Robinson area. Burdened with multiple local family mentions, including Sean Darnell and Eliza Donnell relations, with a flood of scattered details on violence, property taxes, and several community figures. The report mixes obituaries, accidents, marriages, and unrelated local events in a dense historical bulletin.
The editorial advises merchants to begin the new year with active advertising and announce inventory plans. It stresses that customers, both classes and masses, are watching for bargains and that ongoing business at the old stand should be communicated to preserve customer interest.
Wards depart for Streator to use their future home. Wm Mathagon was badly burned by sacks of stone falling on him near a tote. Mrs Snaausimul dies, long prominent resident of Allon. Miss Robles Adams visits Albion. Local mentions of Merinont, Kentavks, Vincennes foreman E W Curtis, and William G Weaver promotion.
An obituary style notice details Thomas Aiten a farver near Bicknell, and Mes Jane Woolsey of Steen township dies on Christmas Eve. The report mentions shipyard and local tradesmen, a shoulder discharge incident, a Navy listing, a court/public notice fragment, and various other irregular items including a patent offer and a Christmas gift item. The piece references Pinkett era names and places like Palmyra, Bruce Vim, and Alsop, with scattered phrases about a jury and a farmer injured in shaving, but the text is garbled.
The item lists a Sumday Edition with 1906 pages offering a one year option priced at $2.00 and a six month option.
A garbled dispatch recounts a series of incidents including a preliminary hearing for Spender Willian, a bond set at 20 dollars, and a timberyard find near Hawthorne township. The piece mentions a sweet gum tree with heart details and historical notes on a marriage in Clay City township, plus market references and a Chicago market uplift.
Examinations for second grade certificates will be held at Sem fer March 1 Bridgeport March Sti Lawrenceville March 16 Augeat wth ne peabet th. Each examination will begin at 1 o'clock with pedagogy on Roark's Method in Course of Steady. teaching and rating standards follow.
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