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Newspaper
The Chanute Times
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1902
Page
8
Local papers record Chanute happenings from oil prospects and leases north of the city to new telephone lines and holiday preparations. Mentions include Wm Hanson supplying glass, Prof Haworth visiting, J W Toomey's South Valley visit, and many residents attending gatherings and family events.
An aged traveling figure promotes a health tonic, claiming thirty years of global travel. He advertises Scott's Emulsion of cod liver oil as nourishment for consumptives and weak children, promising renewed strength and flesh for all ages, with vivid testimony from generations.
A Chanute page excerpt blends holiday commerce and community color with names, moves, and events. Merchants urge Christmas gifts at Boschert Williams and Koch showrooms while Ada Walker, Mr. and Mrs. Cox, and others are reported in social notices. Local talk covers school salaries, a rumored corner sale, and praise for primary teacher Miss Coppock as the district eyes raises and new talent.
Orval Geer and Lula Taylor were united at the Christian parsonage in Erie by Rev. J. D. Forsythe on Wednesday evening December 4 1402. Sam Taylor acted as bridegroom and Laurie Jones as bridesmaid. Relatives attended and a bountiful supper was served by Mrs. Obas Fanatia. Friends extend congratulations. The Kansas and Texas company to the test stock company in the field to declare a dividend. The directors met and declared a dividend of one per cent. They plan monthly dividends as development continues. They now have two wells with only a portion of territory developed and have just begun pumping.
J. W. McCuntoven promotes a barber shop in the Citizens State Bank basement. He invites old customers and new patrons to visit, promises best service, and guarantees satisfaction. The note emphasizes independence in business approach amid competitors.
Gralo speculation invites readers to request Sullivan's Red Letters famed for court predictions. Kownan & Co, brokers in Chicago, promote the material to those interested in worker-free BV forecasts.
Fragmentary OCR note discusses toxic substances in tonics and claims about ingredients. Mentions Trop and Quinine and a claim of no cure or payment. Content is unclear and garbled with incomplete statements and nonstandard spelling.
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