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Newspaper
Unionville Republican
Location
Unionville, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1900
Page
6
Mrs Ep of Devine Texas reports long term menstrual and back pains relieved by Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She says after use she regained strength, could work again, and feels years of burden lifted. The testimonial notes previous confinement and future health prospects.
A testimonial describes severe illness and fainting prior to remedies, later improving after taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The writer credits the product with alleviating multiple distressing symptoms.
In Elm last week Uncle George Admire concluded his visit. F.8. Fichtlings visited the A. BR. Archer family on Sunday. Morgan's moved their portable saw to Mrs. M. F. Brown's timber this week. Ice cream and strawberries were served to invited guests at Charles Leon's on Sunday. Jattinstown is expected to celebrate the 4th with grand style. Frank Hodges sold property to H. L. Sorrel for 340 dollars. He reports ire but remains one of us.
An advert notes Dr Kings New Life Pills advertised as safe and certain for stomach liver kidneys bowels. It claims benefits for nerves muscles and drain issues and promotes sale at Angab Marie Drag Store for 25 cents.
Mary Morris Bpant and Mrs Lydia Noel attended events Sunday with friends. Fannie Wylde stayed as a guest at a home Saturday night. Calf killed by lightning reported for R Cowan during the storm. Florence Wilhelm left for Kirksville to visit and attend the Normal School exercises. G W Warren of Seyour visited relatives near Delha and attended children’s services. Large audience enjoyed the day. Bertha Wells left for Hes, Mo after a five week visit with cousin Lelia Gowan reaching Putnam.
A miscellany of local items reports drug purchases, a sick child, and community visits. References include Ek W rove signature on boxes, Laxative Bromo tablets, and Geo fruits planning cattle trade. Business visitors R W Mannon J J Petty, plus visits by Dr G A Steele and wife.
Kirksville officer John Hinzman was found guilty of manslaughter in the Circuit Court after shooting George Munyon during an apparent attempt to escape. Munyon, described as harmless, was killed days before a major cyclone. A motion for a new trial cites juror bias and seeks reversal. if granted a new hearing could lead to a ten year sentence.
The readable lines mention Nadge, Chester Steele, Otsuha, and Saliteo with families and a motor, plus Miss Lelia Ayula of Omaha visiting. A Thomas Green's party from the county returned last Friday claiming hardship during a harvest period and referencing a four key incident.
Miss Maude Dickens of Parsons Kansas writes of eight years suffering from severe asthma. She began using Foley's Honey and Tar and reports immediate relief with each dose, saying she was not expected to live through the worst attacks.
Mrs T C Morgan visited with Mrs Otis Morgan of Hartford Friday. Otis Morgan and family have become Hartford citizens after renting Finis Harkins’ house. Levi Pickering and John Smith went fishing Friday with unknown success. W H Holman started barn work with G W Walker as head. farmers report busy times and looming harvest. Corn price 60 cents per bushel with expectations of a large crop. later prices may drop to about 15 cents.
The Kansas wheat outlook claims a harvest of 100 million bushels would equate to 66 2/3 bushels per person or 285 bushels per voter. With a four bushels per person annual use and seed reserves, about 99 million bushels would remain for export, enough to feed 22 million people for a year, per the Kansas City Journal.
The Republican Congressional Campaign Committee will relocate its headquarters to Chicago to improve accessibility for the district. A branch will stay at the Washington headquarters to oversee eastern district operations.
Indepence notes J B Claylord known as Bernie Gaylord dies at home after forty years in circus life. He traveled globally nine times and influenced major shows including Orton's Barnum Bailey and Bailey Cooper. He secured the white elephant from Siam and helped capture a record tiger. He branded the most animals for circuses and visited every US and Canadian county. His greatest feat was obtaining Siam’s white elephant despite royal risk.
The article notes Indians on reservations increasingly adopt white dress and housing, with about 25,000 dwellings and near permanence. It questions if outward civilization equals true civilization, as literacy and living in houses rise yet temperance and native virtues may decline, urging whites to seek deeper civic endowments beyond superficial changes.
A Chicago physician advises the proper technique for stair climbing to reduce fatigue. Stand with weight evenly distributed, place the whole foot on each step, and move slowly without bending or crouching to keep lungs and heart functioning smoothly. Women who rush up stairs are criticized for poor reasoning.
A Confederate veteran told the New Orleans Times-Democrat that Boer successes stem from frontier cunning rather than formal science. He argued leaders like Washington used hunter and trapper tactics, not book strategy, and credited natives with planning and scheming behind Boer victories.
A London Daily Chronicle correspondent describes a mockingbird in Ladysmith during the siege learning to imitate the warning whistle of sentries and even the scream and buzzing of shell fire as Puffing Billy fires. Hindu Purriboo-Singh of Benares watches from a heap of sacks under an umbrella and shouts when guns flash.
The London Chronicle reports Napoleon I. carried a telescope now rediscovered in Turin. The artifact's return rekindles interest in his era and travels.
Distressing kidney and bladder illness relieved in six hours by New Great South America Kidney Qure. A surprising claim notes relief for both men and women with back and side pain, urging Unionville Missouri readers to seek the remedy.
Honest Intelligent Merchandising promotes low prices across many goods. It highlights carpet slippers at 29 cents per pair and stand lamps at 19 cents, claiming 40 to 50 percent savings on table linens hosiery lace curtains and embroideries. A bargain table features men women and children’s shoes at about half price and neckwear savings of half the usual profits.
Advert reads Ladies Summer Corsets at great prices promising comfort and style. It highlights the corset as a leading choice in the market with emphasis on fit and finish for the season.
Advertises Balbriggan underwear deals with prices 44e, 34¢ and 23¢ as value items.
Missouri voters face a clash of party platforms as the Democratic plank defends Gov Stephens and ring politics while the Republican plank condemns local self-government limits and fiscal mismanagement. The piece contrasts party calls for home rule with Democratic resistance and questions about state revenue and taxation linked to the Nesbit and police measures.
The article argues that 1806 was poor for calamity predictions though 1900 will be worse, citing a Statistical Abstract from Washington. It highlights rising per capita income, falling per capita debt, lower interest charges, bigger exports, increased agricultural yields, and rapid growth in savings deposits and investments as proof of national prosperity.
An Iowa man, Professor D A Kent, formerly an interrupter at the Agricultural college, has been appointed interrupter in farming for the entire domain of the Sultan of Turkey. Tickets on sale dates and a round trip fare are listed, with notices directing to cogault N G Davis Avent for particulars. Conditions may differ from the Mississippi valley.
A city merchant was badly burned when matches in a waist pocket ignited after friction with potash lozenges. The doctor explained the danger from a celluloid watch case and the chemical reaction with the lozenges. Separate notes critique lawyers and politics amid scattered, troubled prose.
A reported experiment in Bayonne New Jersey used a 100 candle power searchlight suspended near two foot square flags attached to nine and seven foot kites. The light pointed skyward and the fluttering flags created a blue white and red fire display extending several feet beyond the reflector. The inventor anticipates wartime signaling uses and ornamental night displays.
A historical piece describes the so called true Guinea negro as a bulk of southern black populations. It notes physical traits such as burly build low bridged nose and protruding jaws, with men generally sturdier than women. It portrays a low type of life and assigns about half of southern Negroes to this Guine type.
The material notes a Republican club drive in north Missouri with Putnam County urged to organize clubs by the Fourth of July. It mentions Lt. Hobson of Santiago and Kansas City fame reported in ill health and returning soon. The piece also references a Democratic caucus in Kansas City and upcoming Jefferson City events with a call for unity among friends.
The Burlington Route announces new through service under the Burlington-Northern Pacific express with routes to Kangak City St Joseph Nebraska Montana Washington Puget Sound and Portland via Quincy and North Missouri connections. Through equipment includes chair cars standard and tourist sleepers and dining cars to Portland. Also details a Nebraska Colorado Utah and Pacific Coast excursion service and the Twin City Express toward St Paul Minneapolis with nightly departures from Northeastern Missouri arriving next morning.
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