Farm swap and local happenings in Shawnee area
Walt Powell nears trading his farm for a store while Alf Perry’s farm sells to Iowa parties. Wheat cutting, children's day, and ongoing harvest prep fill notes from Shaw community. Weather and health ads, local visits, and minor damages from a recent storm accompany a broad rural update with names like Toomey, McCoy, Long, and Wilder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walt Powell
Alf Perry
George Toomey
Sat McCoy
Toomey
Mr. Flottman i
Was
Robert Grifin
Shaw
Mr. Long
When Baby Is Coming Use Mothers Friend
A historical advertisement describes using Mothers Friend to ease pregnancy and childbirth. It claims the external application reduces pain, promotes health for mother and child, and yields a strong, clear complexion and pure blood. The copy highlights anticipation, joy, and mutual influence of mother and baby and offers a $1.00 bottle with a free treatise from The Bradfield Regulator Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballard
D. F. Moore
Diinois Central Railway
Milan
Tena
Batlard
Geo. P. Wilder
Wobtan
Bradfield Regulator CO
George Sehiah
Germutt Cititent
New Lebanon
Ohio
Dayton Volkszeitung
Chamberlain
Balu
Commencement Exercises Celebrate Graduation at Chapel
A chaotic but safe graduation day ended with seven graduates and several Pleasant View girls in attendance. Perry Singer delivered a standout oration praising his teacher’s training, while the class motto Launched but not Anchored framed a teachable moment. The event, despite bad weather, drew a grand, though damp, crowd, and well wishes poured in from friends and classmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Singer
Pleasant View
Perry
Nellie Powers
Qualdreyl
Big Creek
Grant Township
Big Creek Chapel
Oana
Pleasant View Choir
Bilan
Mark Gibson
Dr Hickey Offers Glasses and Eye Care in Earlton
Dr J F Hickey advertises eye examinations glasses fitting and general practice. He notes nearly a hundred customers who have benefitted from his glasses. Events include church observances at M E church and a G A R ice cream supper. The town announces commencement exercises and local visits with residents and visiting relatives in Earlton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Hickey
1St National Bank
Favorite Prescription for nursing mothers urged by proponent
An advertorial piece touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription to calm anxious expectant mothers antepartum and postpartum. It claims the tonic stabilizes nerves, boosts appetite, aids sleep, and increases vigor for a painless delivery, with testimonials praising results and warning against substitutes. It also promotes Dr. Pierce's medical adviser book and mail-order details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peres
Dr. Pierce
Aha T. Smith
Sipcap
Col
Pierce
Common Sense
RV. Pierce
Buffalo, N
Austin News Briefs Mention Local Visits and Events
The river rises with pleasant weather as farmers plow corn and local residents attend services and social gatherings. J R Bowman and family visit Wurkey Creek, neighbors visit Prank Williams and others, and many from Austin attend Burlton exercises. An ice cream supper is planned for June 1 inviting all, with several local families visiting. A note on babies’ health promotes White's Cream Vermifuge as a tonic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas, Bowman
J. R Bowman
Wurkey Creek
Jennings
Prank Williams
Gee
Ray
Sivert
McDougal
Austin
Burlton
Skitty Morey
Chanute
Reka Flouman
G. Pheips
Brinkman
Flottiman
Sophia Plottman
Chas. Umbarger
Karlton
Myrtle
Lydia Plattman
Henry Johns
Norwal
Fredonia Notes and Local News Grainy Fragment Row
Local snippets report low Peter Reeger in Fredonia, yard work questions, early blackberry harvests, and social visits to Ft. Smith Arkansas. Stalin? No. The text notes a brick kiln finishing, a gas shutoff, and Hobart Kirkpatrick's railroad stenography job at 75 dollars monthly. A barn and house on Geo Polson land near Sexton burned Saturday afternoon with Mrs Short inside. An assortment of domestic and community memories fills the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Reeger
Lowa Paw
Y. J. Hudson
Texas
Fredpois
B. RE. LaDow
B.C. Duncan
East Main Street
Kirkpatrick
Edna
Ft. Smith
Ark
Hobart Kirkpatrick
J. T. Wells
W. B. Hess
Marshall
Breokly
Iun
Geo. Polson Place
Sexton Station
O. W. Fowler
Chas, Short and Family
Fire and Explosion Rock Local Scene
A woman alarmed neighbors after a blaze at a house roof and upstairs areas proved unreachable. Fire officials do not know the cause. Separately a brick plant explosion followed a gas misflow, blowing doors and foundations and producing a loud boom heard downtown.
Kidney Cure Ad by Smith’s Sure Kidney Cure
An early 20th century style druggist advertisement promotes Smith’s Sure Kidney Cure promising satisfaction or refund after one bottle with a 50 cent price. The copy emphasizes a guarantee and value for kidney related relief.
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Smith
Commissioners Appoint Route for Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Noting appointment by Judge L Stillwell of Neosia county Kansas commissioners to survey and appraise land for a proposed railway line along a county route. They will determine land value and damages for landowners, lay tracks, and proceed with construction aspects under legal authority dated May 2, 1908.
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L. Stillwell
Neosia County
Kansas
Ike
Atchison, To
Supta Fe
Noack
Ania
Aaid Company
Sacewaars
Panijally
Chicago
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Herbie
Freegard
Grand View Hotel
Cheney
Kan
Brie
J. W. Toomey
Tim Colaw
W. I. Nation
Judge Beamer
Sallie, Haviland
Odense
Mr. Stierwalt
Rollin
Henry Burghart
Humboldt
Hodgdon
Fred Burghart
Mary Burgnar
Burghirt
Henry Kriv
Florence Halloway
la Chanute
Henry Bingert
Krueger
Ibhia
John Rathig
Urbana
Bers Moudly
J. M. Parcell
Les
Galesburg
Flelde
Elmer Lyons
John Mes
Noel
Luke Stanley's
Swan
Cropa
Grove
Earleton
Grandma Yoder
Jenole Dewey
Dr. Riley
Ad. Clemens
Lena Dewey
Maud Riley
Stephens
Maud Wiley
Kate 1Menz
M. E
Earlton
Chambers
Lina Canon
Claud
Joplin
Chas. Lopeman
Barleton
Yall
G. P. Wilder
Fredonia and Vicinity
Philip
Jim Ermey
Grandpa Urmey
Grace Gillispee
Lola
Axalone
Milton L
Babrook
Chanute Fair Grounds
Meor
Fair Grounds
Coulten
Re J. Strickfaden
World Herald
Fair Haven
Wash
Colaw & CO
Channty Times
The
Kansas Crude Oil Company
W. S. Cochrane
Bloomheart, Wright & Co's
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