Local Notes and Purchases Highlight Holiday Preparations
A mix of small items from a new buggy purchase by Guy Hill and the promise of Christmas toys at J. D. Fanders to a parade of Sunday schools in Diller organizing Christmas entertainments. Henry Schlanger visits from Kansas after buying a Sandwich corn shelter from J. P. Lowe & n, while Dr. Besux of Golden City Mo. touts Beggs German Salve as a cure for piles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Schlanger
Down
Kansas
J. P. Lowe & N
P. G. Besux
Golden City, Mo
Driuse Deve Co
Farm sale and local fixes prompt town caution
The father in law of Rev. Chas Wohlfarth who bought H E Greens 160 acre farm was here Tuesday and plans to move by March. A hole in the culvert near the M E church risks injury and possible town damages unless repaired, as the sea area hole is also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Wohlfarth
H. E. Green
M. E
Mrs McKinley Grants Sousa Permission For New Composition
Mrs. McKinley, wife of the President, has given John Philip Sousa permission to dedicate his new composition titled The Lady of the White House to her. The Ladies' Home Journal will publish the complete piece in the next issue, along with a large portrait of Mrs. McKinley taken in the White House conservatory. This marks the second portrait by a White House photographer to appear in the journal within ten years, the first from 1887 already in a prior issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Philip Sousa
The
White House
Ladies’ Home Journal
Fragments Hint Busy Fieldwork After Cold Snap
Readable fragments show farmers returning to chores as busy fieldwork resumes after cold weather. The note mentions crew activity and farming routines resuming across rural areas.
Klondike Cure Claims to Relieve Constipation and More
An advertisement extols Beggs' Little Giant Pills as a cure for constipation sick headaches biliousness and other disorders with a claim to relieve all kinds of ailments. It promotes substitutes and lists Dutute Deve Co as the seller. Also notes a testimonial from Mrs Daria Dar about hair loss and a remedy claim from Waterloo Town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klondike
Dutute Deve Co
Daria Dar
Waterloo
Town
Dittzz Dave Co
Record Subscription Request From Allen Meikle
Allen Meikle, a respected former citizen now living in Cherokee Outlet Oklahoma, sends a dollar for the Record with a request to have it mailed to Bluff City Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Meikle
Cherokee Outlet
Okla
Bluff City
Kan
Dundee man hails cough syrup as best on market
A Dundee Kansas man promotes a cough syrup named Cough Byrap as the best on the market. He claims it has helped his family and urges readers to buy from Dittzz Dave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greac
Dundee
Kas
Cade
Eas
Dittzz
Editor's quiet craft sparks public meddling over edits
A newspaper editor can work long hours unseen yet a mere act of clipping a personal item from an exchange draws objections. Bystanders chide the editor for editing norms, highlighting tension between privacy and press practice.
Rabbits Quails and Possums Shot Near Diller
Cage Wright reports over 800 game animals shot in the Diller area last Friday and Saturday. The haul included many jackrabbits quails and six to eight possums hurting local market trade at the teat market. Forest?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cage Wright
Diller
Forest
Jeweler's Christmas Stock Offers Wide Range
Fred Evans, the jeweler, advertises a well selected stock of watches clocks lace pins stick pins cuff buttons ladies and gentlemen's watch chains charms rings silver thimbles knives forks spoons nut sets child sets and cups suitable for Xmas presents. Call and see them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Evans
Grace Fry obituary notices church service and burial
Grace Fry, daughter of Oll and Mrs Fry, died Sunday December 5 at 6 weeks old after a week of pneumonia. Funeral services were held Monday at 2 at a local church with Rev. Shick officiating. Burial followed in Prairie Home Cemetery as the community offers condolences to the Fry family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Fry
Oll Fry
Shick
Prairie Home Cemetery
Fry
Missionary meeting invites all interested
The C. W. will meet with Mrs Ree y on December 17 at 2 30 PM for missionary work. All interested are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W
Ree Y
Snow Fells Five Inches Improve Sleighing
Report notes five inches of snow with good sleighing and no drifting, as all sleighs take advantage of the delightful conditions while they last.
DeWitt's Little Early Pills Reported Cure for Dyspepsia
Mrs. M. B. Ford of Ruddell's suffered eight years from dyspepsia and chronic CO and was cured by using DeWitt's Little Early Pills for stomach and liver troubles, as reported by J. W. Sutton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B. Ford
Ruddell’s, Sr
DeWitt’s
J. W. Sutton
Local Worker Returns to B and M Duty at Wymore
A worker named Doc Reitzel resumes firing on the B. and M. line out of Wymore after a brief illness spent with family. An accompanying letter from Emmy Forp, Hardin County, Iowa, thanks for a German salve deemed to relieve a skin condition and related ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doc” Reitzel
Wymore
Scrofula Sores
Emmy Forp
Dora, Hardin Co
Jows
Hemminger Rents 80 Acres on Peffer Farm at Carr
Robt n Hemminger, brother of Beast Hemnanes, recently moved from Kansas and has rented 80 acres of the Peffer farm at F. D. Carr. He plans to move in once building repairs are completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robt.n Hemminger
Beast Hemnanes
Kansas
Peffer
F. D. Carr
Ninth Grade Warning on Spelling Proclamation
Members of the 9th Grade faced a warning not to advance to the 10th until they spell key terms correctly. The note lists misspellings such as proclam a tion and clim ate as examples of the missteps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ynolle Boke
Speis
One of Two Ways Bladder Diseases May Arise
The bladder serves only as a urine receptacle and is not prone to disease except through two paths. Either the kidneys malfunction imperfectly or careless local treatment causes issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carless
Unhealthy kidneys blamed for most bladder troubles
Health ad explains the womb and bladder relation, urges urinary test by overnight sediment, and promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy with free sample bottle and pamphlet. It notes availability at druggists for fifty cents to one dollar and invites mail requests to Kilmer Co. Amherst, N.Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Was.ampton
N.Y
Teage t and to the taste described in ad text
An unclear ad style fragment touts a product described as the most wonderful and appealing to taste, associating it with Cascarets and a promotional plan. The readable bits imply a marketing pitch rather than a full news item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascarets
Seine Dvaue
Guaranteed Cure for Piles Promises Free Trial Package
An advertisement claims a “great Indian Pile Remedy” cures piles of all descriptions after thousands of trials. It offers a liberal trial package sent free, asking readers to remit ten cents for postage and packing. Readers are instructed to mail name and post office address to Indian Pile Remedy Co. in Spring Valley, Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Pile Remedy Co
Spring Valley
Minn
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Physicians & Purgeoy
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