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Newspaper
Sumner Press
Location
Sumner, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1902
Page
4
A fragmented notice promotes a memorial crayon portrait collection featuring a center portrait of the president flanked by wife and mother. The ad describes a sealed plate work, a wall panel, and a back inscription “Lead Kindly Light” with a suggested price of twenty five cents.
A string of Sunday visits and community events across various towns. Residents attended courts, church services, and family gatherings. Mr and Mrs, along with relatives, shared meals and celebrated birthdays. Decoration Day plans and local entertainment are announced with provisional speakers.
Lawreneville notes a new banister on the courthouse steps. Local events include a Round the World entertainment raising 67 dollars for the M E church and a new eight month school term starting September 1. A sixty three year old Mrs Watts dies. court adjourns for conventions with foreman Brosa and clerk Snyder leading.
A brief note reports a gathering of industrious young people at Antfoch Saturday night. Rev. Huntebury will not be present a week from Sunday night, and if so there will be preaching at Wessey Chapel.
Local items report visits by residents to Sumner and nearby towns, mention of Mrs. John Garrerson moving to Paducah, and various relatives traveling for visits. The village council elected Geo W Rothick as marabal and hired Dave Ridgely to oversee lights and streets, with no yearly attorney hire. Bridgeport schools hire superint and teachers Baltzell, Wavenaugh, and Spencer for winter term. Lawrenceville defeated Bridgeport 18 to 0, first Lawrenceville win over Bridgeport. Morbice malaria medicine praised by a user in Patternon Louisiana and ad copy for Chamberlain's remedy included.
A fragmented notice describes fashion critiques with a hat flippery flap, a promotional plug for White's Cream Vermifuge, and a May 2 birthday surprise event for Mrs. B at the Sheridan hotel. Rev Sumner leads devotions as friends present a carpet rug broom and canned fruits totaling 2500 dollars.
A woman with hair experience explains preventive steps for whooping cough dangers. She recalls her three children suffering that summer, including a three month old baby, and credits Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for keeping them healthy and plump while others who did not use it worsened.
The Burlington Route advertises exceptionally low first class round trip fares to Denver Colorado Springs and Manitou from St Louis for 21.00 Kansas City 15.00 Chicago 29.00 good all Summer with limited periods offering one fare plus 2.00 round trip.
Cheap to Pacific Coast offers round trip fares from St. Louis at 750 and Chicago at 5000 with 60 days validity and routes via Missouri River. Travel from $43, with a $110 premium for two way. Excursion routes via Burlington to Denver include through scenic Colorado and Salt Lake with standard sleepers or through Sound options.
A damaged OCR notice advertises Minnesota tourism with offers to Colorado, California, and other destinations. It invites readers to contact ticket agents or write for 1902 publications, listing addresses in St Louis, Missouri, and St Paul, Minnesota, with unclear spellings and scattered phrases.
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