This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Chanute Times
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1900
Page
5
Chanute timetable lists main line and branches with passenger and freight stops. Northbound shows arrivals at 1:90 am and 20 passengers. southbound lists 6:05 pm passenger and 9:38 am local freight arrivals. Agents B D Brownell and B W Young noted.
Listings show lawyers and physicians in Chanute Kansas with offices in McCune Bros block and Jones block. Names include John J. Jones Shelby Brown Ugh F proceed Farrelly Riley and doctors Beasley Hoshaw Brown Q O Baird and others with specialty notes and office hours.
Chanute notes include notary public J B Beatty, sundry visits from Rex Foster and others, fair reminders for the Chanute Fair, a warning about a new jeweler, and various local business updates. A distanced news slice covers regional moves, medical remedies, and upcoming events with multiple named residents and nearby towns.
An ad praises Dr Pierce s Golden Seal Discovery as a remedy for stomach and digestive disorders. It claims cures for liver trouble breathlessness backache and other ailments by acting on the stomach and blood forming glands. A reader from Augusta County Virginia testifies to heart and digestive relief and mentions a free paper edition offer from Dr Pierce Buffalo.
Cap Brainard of Walnut Grove arrives with a fine mahogany cane from Manila. Charley Cox also shows a new cane sent by Dr DeNeldman, captain’s son in law, who runs a hospital overseas. The office cherishes the gift as a token of friendship and a memento of abroad.
The Chanute post office lists uncalled letters with two weeks to claim before being sent to the dead letter office on August 1, 1900. Notices cover Mr Archdleacon Crawford and other names, plus local social updates. Residents include Coulter family visitors, Mr and Mrs Guthrie, and several moves to Colorado and Texas. Dr Norman L Roberts announces dental services, while city work on a well is discussed.
Scattered garbled lines reference a Democratic convention moving its headquarters to escape influence, debates over consent of the governed, and a colored speaker praising Senator Farrelly and L. S. Kelfer while withholding praise for North Carolina lawmakers. Mentions of Pop nomination and a musk melon themed mishearing appear as satirical or damaged text.
The Williams opera house in Oregon is being expanded and modernized. A large front entrance is added and interior layout rearranged to create an up to date venue. Local resident J H Doak reports his baby cured by Chambers Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy after diarrhoea illness, with medicines sold by all druggists.
A blaze last Friday devastated the home of Joseph Trammell eight miles east of Chanute. Mrs Trammell and a daughter were inside. only the husband saved a few items. Insured for 6300 on the house and 100 on contents, the origin cited as a faulty fire.
Manon Hunter announces cider production at the shop and invites farmers to bring apples for grinding and pressing every day, promising ready service with a ten four word sign off.
A lively prewar style baseball game at the fair grounds saw Chanute’s Black Diamonds defeat Yale Bornets 22 to 5. Arthur Dawson, playing short stop for the Black Diamonds, stood out with several catches and quick plays. The Yale team fought hard but were out-classed by Chanute’s stronger defense and hitting.
A good Buckeye mower five foot cut and a ten foot John Deere rake in good order will be sold. JACK SPLANE of the Fruit Growers Meeting announces the Neosho Valley Fruit Growers Association will meet at 8:30 PM at Union schoolhouse on Saturday August 11. All members and others who desire are to be present. Aug x Barn, Pres.
Well improved quarter section farm for sale located four miles east of Roper Kansas. Property accepts small residence in Chapute as part payment with balance on purchase. Possession available any time. Contact D A Achenback Ruger Kao Chisute for details.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.