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Newspaper
Sumner Press
Location
Sumner, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1901
Page
4
A scattered 1901 era column reports a fatal accident after a party, a divorce action granted, a public arrest for liquor, a bigamy case bound over to court, a factory expansion project, a gubernatorial inauguration trip, a death notice in Olney and a motorboat ditch project. It notes injuries, a veteran’s pension, and local civic events with multiple named persons and places.
Reports list a child with cerebro spinal meningitis near Pearl Chapel and several deaths and incidents. Benjamin B. McQueen died at his Robinton home on the 17th, born in Bartholomew County in 182. Harriet Stone leaves to live with relatives after years with her son-in-law family. George Capover of south Honey Creek dies, a deacon and lodge member buried at Conover. Wesley Urban, found wandering near Pinketall, aided by Seth Zehner and brought home. Ed Sarrell, Big Four section foreman, mangled his left hand by a railroad tie. amputation considered.
An old sensational claim about drastic purgatives is debunked. the ad promotes Dr Kings New Life Pills as a cure all for liver poisoning headaches and systemic ills. Language suggests a historical newspaper style promoting a patent remedy at a local drug store.
A reader pleads to halt hard cider drinking and profane outbursts by youths at meetings and in the streets, asking who will start a stop to the practice, who should be held responsible, and whether enforcement or a court action is needed, while noting related town concerns. It also includes ads and anecdotes about health remedies and local news items.
A report from Golden Gate and vicinity warns of a scam where a man posing as a Farmers Supply Co. agent cold sells grocers to a householder. He offers four pounds of coffee at twenty five cents a pound and promises a mail catalogue with deeply discounted groceries, then delivers ground substance under the guise of coffee and vanishes with the money.
Sumner February 2 and 23 at Bridgeport March 7 with Friday 1 pm Saturday 9 am close 3 pm Admission only for those taking all work Oral focus day one. written work next day Sciences exam April 13 at Lawrenceville 1 pm Materials furnished from office except ink Summer examinations announced later Official H W Hosterries County Superintendent Ad notices and assorted harvest and local notes follow in this periodical.
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