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Newspaper
Sumner Press
Location
Sumner, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1900
Page
2
The fragment surveys a bustling Sumner scene with notices of local firms selling buggies and wagons, new lines of baking powders, piano sales, grain and seed trading, and general merchandise. It notes freight receipts and telegraphy growth, a public sale, and community events, painting Sumner as a thriving local market hub.
A west country clergyman moved to another living with his younger curate. A farewell sermon followed and the remaining curate faced the text Abide ye here with the ass while the others go yonder to worship. Denver Post remarks on the scene.
The piece recalls electricity as we know it reaching a century of recognition. It attributes Volta's 1799 contribution to defining current production, linking his name to the voltmeter and the volt unit.
A New York World item notes a cryptic exchange about visiting a home for a quiet game and asks when Browne’s wife left, hinting at a social or domestic anecdote with terse dialogue. The snippet lacks additional context but implies a personal, possibly salacious undertone.
The remains of Misa Carrie Caraoa, daughter of Rev. Wm. Carson, were brought to the city for interment in the city cemetery after a year-long battle with consumption. She studied at McKendree college and was beloved by many. Funeral services were held in Newton and at her home, with local and distant relatives in attendance.
Expresses gratitude for tokens of sympathy given during the funeral of Carrie, laid to rest. Names the Pass family for special kindness. Signed by Wx. Carsox axp Fasuy, Newton Indiana, July 2, 1800.
A vintage advertisement touts Boachee a German Syrup as a universal cure for throat and lung troubles. It claims to relieve inflammation ease expectoration and promote sleep. Sample bottles are offered by Christy & Co to druggists worldwide.
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