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Newspaper
Unionville Republican
Location
Unionville, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1902
Page
6
A stream of miscellaneous early 20th century notices covers patent medicines Rocky Mountain Tea and Dr. E Detchon's Ant-Diaretic, local business notes on Palmyra flour shipments to Glasgow, and railway expansion into Kentucky and Virginia. Also mentions a murder conviction in Missouri and industry optimism on steel rails for 1903.
The ad claims most Americans suffer Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint with symptoms like sour stomach bad breath and headaches. It urges readers to buy August Flower for 76 cents and says two doses will relieve. Readers are directed to Green's Special Almanac for more details.
Four men from Laramie Wyoming organize a World’s Fair Club to tour the 1904 Exposition in St Louis. They plan to charter a Pullman train with a dining car and deposit monthly sums to cover expenses. Each person’s trip is estimated at about $50 for a single visit.
Reports say Texas endured a long drought until recent heavy rains broke the dry spell. In Texas the drought era gives way to renewed moisture while Louisiana, long parched, saw floods in lowlands after the rainfall.
A short ad column promotes Foley's Honey and Tar for pneumonia and la grippe coughs with a lure to refuse substitutes. A. Hays endorses. Farming advice urges fall plowing now to curb weeds and improve soil, noting August plowing over three consecutive years can reduce pernicious weeds. Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets claim a one day cure for colds with a 25 cent price.
A snippet shows classified style notes: “Wanted A boy to be partly outside and partly behind the counter” and “Wanted For summer a cottage for small family with good drainage” plus a mystic letter. The items reflect local hiring and housing needs and a curious note titled Mystic Letter.
Foley's Honey and Tar is recommended to avert serious cold complications. Cable reports from China describe a brutal epidemic of self harm among young women in Southern China with hundreds dying by walking into rivers and others sold into slavery during famine in Hainan.
A letter from Ray Kempt of Angola Ind describes recovery from la grippe after using Foley's Honey and Tar. He claims the remedy cured his illness and is now used exclusively in his family.
A Viola Iowa resident George W Fry praises Kodol as a stomach remedy after months of indigestion. He notes it helped a neighbor with dyspepsia and urges others to use the product. The ad promotes Kodol as a reconstructive tonic that digests any food and supports digestion after meals.
A neighboring city young lady tested her beau with a pencil and eleven cipher lines one inch long arranged on the right sides of specified digits. Reading the result startled him, and he has not returned.
Advertising copy touts Lavative Bromo Quinine tablets as a remedy to cure a cold in one day. Promises refunds if it fails and notes E. W. Grove’s signature on each box. Price listed as 25 cents.
A Des Moines syndicate closed a contract for 5000 acres north of Hartville Missouri along Bear Creek to create a fruit farm. Frisco Railway will build a spur three miles west of Sleeper station in Laclede county to serve the project. The manager was told to hire workers and clear 1000 acres for apple trees next spring using a steam stump poller and a disc plow pulled by an engine. Plans call for 2000 more acres ready for planting in 1904 and the final 2000 acres a year later.
All Sadieville residents learned of Mrs. S. P. Whittaker’s remarkable recovery from chronic bronchial trouble attributed to Dr. King's New Discovery. Her husband reports the medicine cured her and a granddaughter's severe whooping cough. Trials free at Noah Martin's drug store with bottles 0c to $1.00.
The piece highlights Michael Angelo as a master painter sculptor architect and poet, then recounts his life with Victoria Colonna as a grace filled love story. Olira E Laughlin writes the September Delineator piece praising their bond and the artist’s enduring genius.
Noah Martin promotes One Minute Cough Cure as a safe immediate remedy for colds and coughs. The ad claims it clears the head soothes irritated mucous membranes and aids throat and lung troubles with appeal to children.
A Chestnut Street merchant notes an eager office boy who insists on starting immediately after quitting school. The boy explains he must work now and cannot wait, ready to begin today if offered a job. The tale from the Philadelphia Times chronicles the boy’s blunt demand for prompt employment.
A. Hays promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a safe cough remedy for children. It is described as free of opiates and poisons, claimed to relieve coughs croup and long troubles without harming youngsters.
The Kirkaville Journal reports that after Malan was located, Witham Six & son opened a general store at the town edge near Putnam county. The town site is moved two miles south, leaving Six without a town and pondering whether to relocate or establish a new town.
Biblical study notes recount the Israelites at Paran and Kadesh reporting the land as milk and honey yet fearing giants. Caleb urges immediate conquest while the ten spies discourage, leading to murmuring and a plan to return to Egypt. The lesson frames faith, obedience, and missed opportunities.
The piece urges happiness through following the Savior and fleeing sin. It argues merriness comes from God’s grace, warns against evil, and links charity to inner virtue with religious lessons and hopeful images.
Notice of sale under deed of trust dated August 20 1897 recorded in Book 18 page 361 in Putnam County Missouri. Property in Unionville described as lot 2 block 3 with several described lines, to secure debt. sale set for September 18 1902 at Unionville courthouse between 10 am and 6 pm to highest bidder for cash. trustee B Bonfoey to conduct sale.
In the 1902 October term of the Circuit Court of Putnam County plaintiff Ira v Pollock files a petition seeking a decree for title to the southwest quarter of section 25 township 67 range 21 and directs publication in the Unionville Republican for four weeks. The case names Henry Weaver and others as defendants unknown or nonresidents and requires appearance by the first day of the October term with a default judgment if not answered. The clerk certifies the order of publication and dates August 16 1902.
W C Gray and his wife will sell at public auction on August 23 at the Putnam County courthouse in the town of Talda. The sale runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and seeks to satisfy a debt secured by described property. Bonfor y, Trustee.
Frank Bornhart and Nonie Hart, deed of trust dated December 1261, convey title to B. H. Bonnoy in Putnam County Missouri. At public sale August 26 1902 at the courthouse door between 10 am and 5 pm the stake is the debt secured by the nw sw 13 64 17 to satisfy the debt and costs.
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