Local items and notices from a Nebraska town
Druggist H. C. Stokes returns from Auburn to Nebraska. Mrs. Gee Pickard and daughter plan Beatrice visit. Coal supplies arriving from Maitland Colorado. Jas. Pickard’s house nearly enclosed by contractors Green and Wright. A daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Sutton of Tahlequah, I. T. Visitors deposit a dollar for weekly notices. Advertisements for King’s Dyspepsia Tablets and Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets. Diller kid nine lost to Odell. return game planned. ManZan for piles offered with money back guarantee. Neely’s Pharmacy ads and free samples.
Harry King Resigns Deputy Post at Diller
Harry King resigned his deputy position at the Diller post office and traveled Thursday to St. Joseph Missouri to become a stenographer for a major law firm in the city.
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Harry King
Diller
St. Joseph, Mo
Local Baseball Game Ends In Skunk Rule Victory
Ellis neighborhood beat Harbine 10 to 0 at Matter Place on Saturday in a one sided game. Spectators recalled the term whitewash used in boys days to describe such a decisive victory.
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Ellis and
Harbine
Matter Place
Ellis
To Cure a Felon Bucklen’s Arnica Salve promotes quick healing
Sam Kendall of Phillipsburg Kansas says Bucklen’s Arnica Salve heals burns boils sores and wounds rapidly. The Spear Drug Co drug store offers the salve for 25 cents with a guarantee.
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Sam Kendall
Phillipsburg
Kansas
Bucklen
The
Spear Drug
Co’s
Ger man woman seeks executor amid county court talk
A North of Fairfield German woman told County Judge Boyle her husband had just died and left her with three young infidels, asking for an executor. She then questioned if she was in the right place and called him a badge of reprobates.
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Court House
Fairbury
Boyle
Chudge
Juost
Local Notes Include Health, Sales and Visits
Joy Reichart is recovering from the mumps and fever. Earl Miller visited town for the first time since a handshake incident with Mr. Kaden. Pine salve advertised as an antiseptic for wounds and cracked hands sold at Neely's Pharmacy. Pedigreed Poland china hogs 15 months old and cobs for sale via J. H. LoGan. Neeley’s Pharmacy promotes Dade's Little Liver Pills. Mrs Calkins returned to Plattsmouth after visiting Winnie Calkins and family west of town.
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Earl Miller
Mr. Kaden
Neely’s
Poland
China
J. H. LoGan
Pine resin touted for bladder and kidney ailments
Advert reads that pine resin treats bladder and kidney diseases and relieves back ache from kidney faults. It promises a 30 day supply for $1.00. Sold at unspecified locations.
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Neely
Government inspection bill urged for spelling books
Congress to convene may see a bill for government inspection of spelling books. Bee's Laxative Honey and Tar cough syrup advertised as a pine tar based cathartic for children. Free offer, Neely's Pharmacy.
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Congress
Neely’s
State Christian Endeavor Convention Meets in Hastings
The State Christian Endeavor Convention meets in Hastings Friday Saturday and Sunday. The Presbyterian Endeavors have sent a delegate who is expected to return with much help and enthusiasm.
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State Christian Endeavor Convention
Hastings
Presbyterian
Dr Shoop Magic Ointment for Piles
Advert says Dr Shoop s Magic Ointment cures piles including itching burning and protruding cases. Claims relief for protracted or blind piles and promises complete disappearance. Sold by Spear Drug Co.
Public Sale Scheduled by J C Ankrum at Steele City Area
J C Ankrum of one mile east of Steele City plans a public sale next Thursday October 4 at 10 o clock with a noon lunch. Items include 3 horses 38 head of high grade cattle 30 hogs various farm implements and more Col J B Wright will oversee the sale and H E Clapp will clerk.
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J.C. Ankrum
Steele City
Col
J. B. Wright
Dr King’s New Life Pills Endorsement From Vermont Attorney
W H Brown of Pittsfield Vermont lauds Dr King’s New Life Pills as the best after a pension, claiming they keep his family in splendid health. Promoted for quick relief of headache constipation and biliousness at Spear Drug Co with 25 cent guarantee.
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W. H. Brown
Pittsfield
Burlington Omaha Tickets at Half Price Carnival Parades
Low rates to Omaha October 2 to 6 with Burlington round trip $4.05, plus a big daily street carnival. A flower parade October 2, an electrical parade October 3, a daylight parade October 4, and the Ak-Sar-Ben Ball October 5. Kansas City round trip $5.05 Sept 30 to Oct 6. Final limit Oct 8. For Priests of Pallas, ask your agent.
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Ington
Omaha
Kansas City
Pallas
Frost Grips Local Thursday Morning
A light frost covered the area Thursday morning. Mrs. Hartzell returned yesterday from visiting friends at Fairbury.
Fruit Tree Wood and Its Uses in Cabinet Work
The London Times notes cherry wood yields a fine polished color resembling mahogany for furniture. Apple wood suits turners and cogwheels in mills and fruit presses due to strength and durability. Walnut wood is valued in fine cabinet work with good market prices.
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Turner
London Times
Chamberlains Salve for sores burns bruises healing
It soothes and heals sores bruises and burns. A proven remedy priced at 25 cents and sold by Spear Drug Co.
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Chamberlain
Spear Drug Co
Taft’s Cuba trip could decide Republican nomination
Secretary Taft’s actions in Cuba over the coming days are seen as pivotal. Success there would position him as the likely Republican presidential choice.
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Taft
Cuban
Republican Party
Bee's Laxative Honey and Tar advertised cure
An advertised remedy claims Bee's Laxative Honey and Tar cures colds and coughs by driving illness from the bowels. It promises a full refund if not cured and notes no opiates. The text ends abruptly with “Sold at” leaving location unspecified.
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Neely
Beards Signal Heir Selection in Tunis Customs
In Tunis a prince marks succession by directing the court barber to tell a chosen individual he may wear a beard. The privilege of beard wearing signifies that person as heir presumptive beyond the immediate family.
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Tunis
No More Cake Tempts Tommy in Philadelphia Press Quip
A brief exchange shows Tommy’s mother denying more cake while a guest praises him. Tommy mutters that as a man he will buy too much of everything he likes to eat, a snappy domestic remark from the Philadelphia Press.
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Tommy
Philadelphia Press
Obituary notices for Raymond Wright and Maria Green in local Nebraska
Raymond Wright died September 23 1906 after a typhoid illness with jaundice and bowel hemorrhage He was 25 born August 6 1881 near Weeping Water Neb and married Winnie Bodell with one child Survived by parents wife and son funeral at M E church with Modern Woodmen of America rites Interment Prairie Home cemetery Maria Green known as Grandma Green died Wednesday night from mitral valve failure in Diller Born February 15 1833 in Juniata County Pennsylvania She lived in Iowa City and then Nebraska on the Otoe Reservation Widow of ex County Commissioner William Green Eight children including Mrs Alex Bell Bessie Green Harry and Charley Green survive Funeral at 2 PM Friday by Rev F G Knauer in Diller Interment follows.
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Raymond Wright
Winnie Bodell
James. A. Bodell
Raymond
M. E
Modern Woodmen of America
W. T. King
Christian Church
Prairie Home Cemetery
Diller Lodge No
Diller
Maria Green
Mrs. Green
Miss Randall
Bessie
Alex Bell
Maria Utley
Juniata County
Wm. Green
Iowa City
Iowa
Nebraska
Grandma Green
Green
Why Cypress Wood Sinks
A Philadelphia North American piece recounts scientists sent by Washington to study bald cypress growth and uses. They observed logs floated downriver sank north of a latitude line and rose later, noting cypress waterlogging and proposing a role for Earth's rotation, though cause remains uncertain.
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Washington
Philadelphia North American
A Brake on Success Through Self Made Excuses
A discussion on two types of excuses that keep capable clerks from advancing. Self made doubts and employer directed rationalizations erode ambition and focus, creating mental chains that bar promotion and undermine performance.
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Slobert
Casey
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Hare
Nebr
the Square
H. C. Stokes
Auburn
Colorado
Colman & Diller
Green & Wright
Jas. Pickard
J. W. Sutton
Tahlequah
I. T
Cigars
John
Neely’s Pharmacy
Willis Brandt
Okla
Brandt
Spear Drug Up’s
Odell
Hey
ManZan
Joy Reichart
Dade
Neeley’s
Burlington
Ak-Sar-Ben
Fruit Tree Wood
First National Bank
Peoples State Bank
A. H. Colman
J. Mr. Raymon
THOS
P W. Price
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