Weathered 1912 musings mix politics and crops on street page
A fragmented 1912 column reflects on politics and good roads while noting local happenings. Rex Green returns from Colorado sugar work to visit family. Geo Morehead and J E Morehead depart for Highland Kansas. A windmill on Diller’s street is removed amid talk of national affairs. A druggist touts Chamberlains Cough Remedy as a long trusted cold cure.
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Anys Enos Lollar
Saratoga
Ind
Shett ‘Drug Co
Taft Landslide Claims Stir Managers Across Camps
Fillies assert a Taft landslide, McAdoo pledges a landslide for Wilson, and Moose backers predict a landslide in favor of the Colonel. Debs and Chafin managers stay modest, prompting questions about their cautious stance.
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Fillies
Taft
McAdoo
Annn
Wilson
Brother to Brother Loans Hope For Kansas Farm Crisis
In western Kansas a debt crisis grips farmers and merchants as Richard Ford faces bankruptcy. He explains his bad accounts worth forty thousand dollars and asks a Chicago wholesaler to extend payment terms. Ford pledges strict economy and intent to settle with interest if time is granted.
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Kansas
Richard Ford
Impleta
Chicago
Ais Ife
Ggetrock
Waggoner sets duck shooting and ride record
Cal Waggoner rode his motorcycle half a mile into the country last Friday morning and back to town in eight minutes after shooting eight ducks. Diller relatives announce birth of a daughter Ethelynd Jeffryes born to Mr and Mrs W B Starr of Chao Texas former residents. Albert Glathar and family visit from Decatur Kan to see John Glathar and Diller kin. E E McCune family travel to Omaha to consult a specialist and expect to return Saturday.
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Cal
Waggoner
Diller
Ethelynd Jeffryes
W. B. Starr
Chao
Texas
Mra
Albert
Glathar
Decatur
Kan
John Glathar
E. E. McCune
Beasie
Omaha
Health and beauty claim with Dr. King's New Life Pills
The ad argues blemishes come from impure blood and promotes Dr. King's New Life Pills as a remedy. It urges trying the pills and lists a price of 28c at Shatt Drug Co.
Liquid Koal order and debts caution noted in Phillipsburg piece
A Phillipsburg reader requests prompt shipment of Liquid Koal claiming cures for several horses and prevention of sickness, while a long admonition on debt urges readers to live within means and contribute to town prosperity.
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Phillipsburg
Kan
E. L. Barragar
Sheldon
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Frank T. Pearce
Mra. T. H. Waggoner
Milwaukee
Rex Green
Ft. Morgan
Colo
Geo. Morehead
J. E. . Morehead
Aas
Highland
Kaw
Commercial Avenue
Jooka
Queer Alnee
Ralph R. Roszell
Beatrice
Xmas Pictures
First National Bank
Ford
Esc
J. D. Fanders
Agent Diller
Nebr
Diller, Neb
J. Monroe Davis
Fairbury
Neb
O.C. Diehl
Dole Black
Bell
Edward E. Steffen
Ella St
Waggoner Bros
DR. NH. Bauguess
Diller, Nebr
L. P. Raymond
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