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Newspaper
Sumner Press
Location
Sumner, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1901
Page
4
Local notices report weddings en route, visits by residents to Chicago Vincennes and Duncanville, court and jail activities, marriage licenses, illnesses, and community projects. Mentions vacations, school closure, a shoplifter rumor, a new creamery, home building, and a Nebraska ranch description with dairy operations and a 300 cow barn.
A LaGrange Georgia man suffered six months with a frightful facial wound but reports Bocaoln's Arsica Salve cured it in five days. The ad claims the salve treats ulcers wounds and piles and guarantees relief. Only five cents sold by Dale Sheridan druggists.
Mr A F Collier of Cher Chen, once bedridden with chronic kidney trouble, is claimed cured after three bottles of Electric Busters. Ad claims relief from backache and nervousness, with 60c at Dale Sheridan’s drug store. Includes church concert program details and a local testimonial by Miss Florence Newman praising Chamberlain's Pain Belm as relief for muscular rheumatism.
A promotional notice extols The St Louis Republic Sunday edition as a world class newspaper with illustrated magazine, colored comics, humorous stories by famous authors, sheet music, and a large color section built for ladies. Subscriptions priced at $2.00 per year, available from news dealers.
A vintage ad warns that a cough signals serious diseases like pneumonia and bronchitis. It praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for curing coughing and implies no cost if it is not beneficial. Dale & Sheridan sell the remedy and promote subscription pricing.
Market notes show butter priced per pound with reference to standard measures and retailer variations. Reads like a brief price update for shoppers noting recent shifts and typical packaging.
Sunday April 1 a birthday gathering in Petty township hosted Mere Alice Westall with about 150 attendees. Rev. Griffin led prayer after a hymn, then a meal at two decorated tables. Guests from several towns attended and presented gifts. later Nancy Garbet’s 16th birthday was celebrated at her home with thirty-one relations and plenty of treats.
North bound and south bound train listings show mail express local freight and Sunday passenger times. Entries include Evansville Nashville Peoria Northern and local freight with times around morning and evening slots. Some lines appear garbled or incomplete with stray punctuation and unclear weekday references.
Fragmentary OCR lists names such as F. RUGG, W. WARELEY, T. P. A. Ot Plot, Gan'l Paar Agt, Losis, Mo Bt, Lewis, Mo, HOWARD ELLIOTT, Govern! Manager, Loa, Mo. The text reads as scattered references to individuals and roles in Missouri, lacking a coherent event or action.
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