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Newspaper
Unionville Republican
Location
Unionville, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1900
Page
8
Rain blessed Fairview on Friday. Residents attend Old Settlers meeting as Brook Keene runs Lone Star school this winter. The McKinley club postpones pole raising to October due to absence of speakers and local conditions.
A Madison Michigan man testifies his wife, long bedridden, was helped after using Electric Bitters. He says after two bottles she gained strength to do her own work and improved from headaches faintness and dizzy spells. Sold by Noah Martin.
A patchwork of local mentions includes burials at Pherigo and Thompson cemeteries, church conference attendance, farming activities, and medical ailments. Names include Mr. Harmony Choate Mrs. Wiles Gracely Scrivens McCoy and Duncan. The text notes threshing, corn stubble, and September meetings with support for expenses.
May brings a string of visitors as Mrs Cassady of Unionville and Alph Lowtatan of Lucas County Iowa visit John Rays and Alva Coultens. Oscar Cassady and Nelson go to Centerville last week while Mr Chambera of Glenwood stays nearby. Some residents attend a basket meeting at Mount Harmony. John Leeney named Jestlers and John Kay steward on Sunday. George Ervin and family from Seymour Iowa visit Enoch Roses last week. Marion Chambers of Jacksonville Missouri comes to see his best gel.
An ad notes antipyrine worsens heart and kidney function while Krauve's Headache Capsules offer a fast cure without antipy rine chloral morphine or harmful ingredients. Headache relief promised. price 25 cents. sold by A W Lane.
Last week in Esper farmers report heavy millet yields and neighbors including George Dilliner and Emery Howlett visiting Thos Barnthouse. J J Petty returns from Lucerne. R I R surveyors inspect Mannon coal bank and camp shifts to Omaha.
N B Conklin of Bowersville C states the Foley kidney cure gave greater relief than months of medical treatment. The brief testimonial advertises the product as a superior remedy for kidney ailments without substituting other cures.
Mrs A Pauley returned Saturday from Denver Colorado. Several from Powersville attended the Cha ta qua at Allerton last week.
A daughter born to Res J Leonard and wife last Thursday week. Tahan Crawford in Ojpagte sick and Dave Hurbert is dangerously sick. Mrs KReecher Rowan and children visit Ottumwa with her mother. Joe Harold ill for a week, a little better. Uncle Tour's Cabin reception praised. Attendees heading to National Encampment in Chicago include Powers, McCuool, Pollock, Hamlin, Collins, Hume families, Warner, D W Pollock, Flaira Hume, Bruner.
A Mason City electric car crowd witnessed a humorous scene as a stout mother exposed her breast to feed a restless infant. The conductor smirked as he fled to the car end to slam the door, while passengers roared at the unexpected tableau. Advertisements promise Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cure a cold in one day. No cure no pay.
The young Queen of Hilland is pledged to Prince Frederick Adilf of Mecklenburg Schwerin who is two years her junior. He is said to be Wilhelm of Joia’s suitor, with the couple closer in age than typical European noble marriages. The piece notes calm public sentiment and that a queen consort may gain status from a slight age gap.
An old health warning declares that failing to keep bowels regular leads to piles and severe punishment. It recommends Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver tablets as a cure and cites a two cent price from Noah Martin.
Mayor John Combie of St. Louis Sept, Mo, Aug 2 awoke to a burglar who demanded silence. With a pistol pointed at him the intruder forced a promise that no family member would sit until the house was searched for valuables. The burglar then left after warning police might be summoned.
The Memphis Reveille reports cucumber receipts of about 250 bushels shipped to a Keokuk pickle factory. Shelbyville Herald notes a county man with half an acre of corn nine feet to the ear. Green City Press analyzes Scotland county harvests and a nine-foot corn stalk. The August Scientific American cites Mr Buskirk of Clark county who sheds his skin annually since birth in 1450. Missouri is noted for regional curiosities.
An advertisement claims deafness stems from a mucous Eustachian tube inflammation and cannot be cured by local applications. It promises one hundred dollars for any catarrh deafness not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, with contact details and a note that Hall's Family Pills are the best.
Twenty nine soldiers report from the front that Scratches Bruises Cuts Wounds sore feet and joints heal best with Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The same product is recommended for skin eruptions burns and piles at 25 cents a box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by Noah Martin druggist.
A quotation debate concerns China and the world with a judge noting that individual powers may defeat China but united opposition could. The exchange underscores the precarious balance and shared risk among nations.
A minister helps a boy ring a high doorbell then the boy jokes about running away. The scene framed as a humorous anecdote from the New York Press.
The census department lists St Louis at 575,238, up 124,000 in ten years or 274 percent. While the gain is not the largest percentage among cities, it marks a strong rise for Missouri’s metropolis.
The Trenton Republican condemns Dockery for a fifteen to sixteen column opening speech printed in Democratic papers two days before delivery. It claims he avoids current voter concerns and targets St Louis self government, police costs, Kentucky rebellion laws, and legislative clerks.
An advertiser claims backaches stem from kidney disorder and that Foley's Kidney Cure will restore kidney health and general vigor. The notice names Noah Martin as a user and asserts improved energy and strength after treatment.
A woman with three years of nervous prostration reports two bottles of Jichty Celery Nerve Compound cured her. She now feels no nerves and can’t tell day from night. The remedy is sold by A. W. Lan.
Oati Net notes the western city saw a sharp drop from about 140,000 residents to roughly 102,010 over ten years, a loss near 27 percent.
Kahoka residents recall a Dr. Smith who attempted to smear the daughter of Banker Hume by stealing a private Kodak set of photos. He reportedly forced his attentions on the young woman, received a thrashing, and left town within two days. A local paper notes the odd behavior of respectable girls with a traveling man who loses community trust and bears the consequences.
Fragmentary notes describe Topeka visitors attending Ryan's acceptance of the Populist nomination for president. A switchman named A J Jennesse of Chicago cites weather as a factor. An anecdote claims Foley's Kidney Cure helped a reader recover from a cold and kidney pain.
Frank J. Baker of Colorado Springs says Krause's Headache Capsules cured his sick headache and he has helped many friends. Price 25 cents. Sold by A. W. Lane.
The Sunday School Association is in session at Columbia this week opening yesterday, with members gathering for lessons, discussions, and planned programs across the week.
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease as a remedy for sore burning feet. It claims cooling relief for bunions calluses and smarting feet and notes many satisfied users across multiple test portals.
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