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Newspaper
Sumner Press
Location
Sumner, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1894
Page
1
Fragmented OCR reads like a damged local notice with deaths from diphtheria, a misdated sales pitch for a catarrh cure, and stray humor snippets about coffee and a railway town. It references multiple families, ages, and places in a scattered, garbled form, showing a newspaper slice of past public notices and ads.
Amid the grippe season, readers are urged to try King’s New Discovery for quick recovery and relief from throat chest and lung diseases. It claims dramatic healing power with a free trial at Guea & Co. Drug Stores.
A jumble of notices reports the death of John Moorhead in Lebanon after illness, with his body sent to Parkersburg for interment and services held under Olney Lodge No. 80 in the city. Other items cover an altercation at Brinkley’s saloon leading to a vicarious arrest, a G A R camp fire at the Opera House with speeches and banquet, rheumatism cure claims for Chamberlain’s Pain Balm, and a circuit court verdict of not guilty in a kidnapping case.
An 19th century health notice promotes Electric Bitters as a restorative for weakness from gripe and liver stomach and kidney support. It claims a single trial proves its value and advertises 50 cent bottles at W F Gueas & Co. Drug Store alongside a social anecdote about beauty and a garden stroll.
A fragmentary reminiscence recounts a dignified but amused judge enduring a stage intoxication incident. It also recalls a Buffalo club lecture where a Scotchman jokes about wearing a crown. The piece cites Harper’s Magazine March entries and a Arbor Day anecdote about schoolchildren voting for a state tree with payments for votes.
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