10 Jan 1901
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Newspaper
Sumner Press
Location
Sumner, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1901
Page
1
The item mentions local business chatter in Sumner Indiana, noting building materials from G. W. and Lakeside organs Seed and various small trades. It records community notices about weather, real estate, and ongoing business reorganization, with names like H. M. Waemer and S. Minace n, and references to railroad proximity and local shops.
A plan to create animal farms on three Floridian islands to raise and release wild tropical species. Proposals include an animal hospital and separate island classes, with expeditions already being prepared to locate suitable beasts. The project faced public outrage and delays but secured the islands amid a war to enable controlled enclosures and humane care.
The text extols Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a safe pleasant cure for children and all ages. It claims to treat coughs cold and whooping cough without opium or dangerous drugs and asserts it can be given to babies confidently. Sold by Date & Ghediss.
Charles B. Fareol argues reform fails when it treats symptoms rather than causes. He compares moral improvement to taming predators, insisting lasting change comes from improving the people themselves through preaching the gospel rather than surface fixes.
Inscriptions on baked clay plates are identified as wills from Chaldes dating to 88 B C, with Egyptian precedent for posthumous property transfer. A priest’s will on papyrus from 2600 B C details real and personal estate to his wife and children, and aligns with modern probate forms. Also noted: a New Year marriage at Mrs. Elsie Fiscus’s home, Wm Clevy and Miss Della Fiscus, and the era’s electric battery clock novelty.
A short essay argues that laziness and wastefulness ruin business and character. It exhorts saving money, keeping engagements, and joining a church to strengthen moral life. A preacher’s horse trade anecdote underlines the perils of misrepresentation and the value of sincerity.
Notice warns that trespassers and those with or without dogs are prohibited from haunting trapping or trespassing on the land of the undersigned. Offenders will face full legal action. Listed names appear as signatories of the notice.
A Michigan editor Chris Reitter and his family suffered a severe grip. After trying Dr. King's New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds they claim three bottles cured the whole family. The drug is sold at Dale and Sheridan's drug store with trial bottles free.
A fragmented market listing shows prices for wheat corn clover timothy and various feeds, plus per dozen eggs butter and poultry items. It notes live stock rates for hogs cattle calves sheep and lambs with ranges per hundred pounds or per pound. The OCR text includes numerous garbled words but preserves core items and price ranges.
A historical note on St Louis Globe Democrat’s rise from frontier town to national newspaper giant, praising its broad reach and influence. Includes a testimonial from Prof Roxa Tyler of Chicago endorsing Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and a sales mention for Dale & Sheridan.
Public notice announces a special meeting of stockholders of the Illinois Central Railroad Company to be held in Chicago on Saturday January 26 1901 at eleven o clock in the forenoon. Each registered stockholder may receive a free travel ticket valid to and from Chicago during specified dates. Transfer books close December 20 1900 and reopen January 7 1901. A G Hacker AFF secretary.
Illinois Central and Evansville and Nashville timetables list train numbers and times across routes. Notable entries include Mail and Express No 3 and No 41 service, with early morning departures around 5:06 AM and routes between Chicago, Evansville, and Nashville.
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