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Newspaper
Sumner Press
Location
Sumner, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1900
Page
4
Local notes recall deaths of Edwan Langford’s wife and Monroe City resident, with death and funeral details. The town reports tax figures, dog counts, census data, a fire loss at a slaughterhouse, and school age population. notices mention a new church enclosure and county property values, with dog taxation figures across districts.
An Epidemic of Diarrhoea reports from Cocoa Nut Grove Florida notes Mr A Ganders writes of a severe attack cured by four doses of Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He says he recommended it to others and they call it the best medicine they have used. For sale by all druggists.
Over the past three months Metlore and Canooy of Hutsonville shipped 120 carloads of baled straw. Dr. Wm Hess of Palestine left for Europe for eye ear and throat treatment studies. Mrs Joe Crosiar of Dancanville died after a prolonged illness, leaving a husband two sons and relatives. Grace, once a city resident and owner of the Rubinson House Hotel, died on Sunday.
The item recalls a man struck by paralysis in Danville after years there, notes Aunt Kate Ford’s death in Maine and burial in Ford graveyard, and chronicles a Kentucky origin and travels to Abia state before settling back. It recounts a Crawford county residence, a fire discovery at a residence near Duncanville, and the loss of Georg W. Lewin on his Porterville farm while tending sheep, with a neighbor aiding.
The season's first seashore excursion runs Thursday August 2 by the B and C S W R R with low rates and a return by August 13. Tickets are valid for travel on August 2 and information available from ticket agents. Also includes notices of medical remedies and a cautionary note on poison and incorrect medicines.
A polemical critique traces Joseph Smith and Brigham Young, accusing Mormonism of immorality polygamy and political danger. It claims revelations rival the Bible, decries secret temples and symbolic garments, and warns of violence and anti government aims. The piece cites Brigham Young and Roberta to argue a rising Mormon threat to American civilization.
A stark critique attacks Mormon doctrine and practices noting polygamy and a male god as impure. The speaker calls for evangelism and missionary work to combat Mormon influence in America, labeling the faith a weapon against Christian values and government.
Mre Btlen M. Herrotin, president of the National Federation of Women's Clubs, is described as fluent in French Spanish Italian and German though not with any pronounced accent. The report notes her multilingual ability in a concise biographical line.
A May article from the Globe describes a Mebinan woman who prays nightly with children and relatives while her husband is away. It notes social scrutiny at church, a young man given to escort, and advice to be patient as she seeks prayer for her eventual husband.
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