New Railroad for Putnam Looms From Glenwood Promograph
The Novinger to Centerville railroad, about thirty two miles long, is an assured fact says Mr Forbes near Livonia. It will tap rich agricultural and coal regions. eight miles of iron laid, three carloads of ties dumped, nine shafts staked along sixteen miles, and a new town to rise near Glenwood west of Forbes farm. A New York man sought 60 000 acres of coal land, and local farmers welcome the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood
Novinger
Centerville
Forbes
Livonia
Mr Forbes
Dave Brasfield
New York
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Sold in Virginia
A. F. Clark, druggist of Grade Springs, Va, sold twelve bottles of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy on Jan 25 1901. The remedy is widely used in Virginia with many testimonials to its cures for coughs colds and grip. For sale by Noah Martin, Druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
A. F. Clark
Grade Springs
Virginia
Noah Martin
Mayor Calfee Awarded Unionville Mayoral Post
The Milan Republican lauds Dudley F. Calfee after Unionville named him mayor to fill a vacancy until spring election and renominated him for the office, noting his lineage, early promise, and law career. The piece calls his honor a countywide tribute and thanks Unionville for recognizing a worthy man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
Calfee
Att’y Dudley F. Calfee
Unionville
W. F. Caffee
Our City
Harriett King
Cafee
Dangers of Pneumonia and cough remedy claim
A cold left untreated can lead to pneumonia, which is often fatal and weakens the lungs making consumption likely. The advertisement claims Foley's Honey and Tar stops coughs, heals lungs, strengthens them, and prevents pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Bell stolen from Knox college in Galesburg
A newly recast bell intended for Knox College was stolen in the early hours yesterday. The bell was to be dedicated today by Dr. John H. Findley, former Knox president and now at Princeton College. Suspicion falls on unknown parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesburg
Knox College
John H. Findley
Knox
Princeton College
Ayer’s Pills Advertised for Biliousness Relief
An old advertisement touts Ayer’s Pills as liver pills that cure constipation and biliousness. It claims gentle laxative action and notes availability at all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer
Theft Targeted At College Ceremony Platform
Report indicates members of the minority faction in the senior class as alleged perpetrators in a theft. Investigators continue a vigilant inquiry after the well was noticed missing yesterday afternoon as students gathered to move it from the college library to the platform for a roof display during today’s ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old College
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Deafness Cure Proof
An advertisement claims deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and catarrh. It promises a $100 reward for any deafness caused by catarrh that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure and urges sending for circulars from F. S. Chungy & Co of Toledo, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. S. Cnengy & Co
Toledo
Miss Stone In Demand After Brigand Raid
Miss Stone’s evidence may not fix liability for indemnity from Turkey or Bulgaria as she was blindfolded during the night march. Brigands fled with a long start while soldiers pursue. She has received literary offers including $35,000 plus royalties for six articles from an American magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salonica
Roumelia
Miss Stone
Turkey
Bulgaria
Practical Starving Relief Promised by Kodol Cure
A Macomb Illinois real estate agent cites his wife’s severe stomach trouble before using Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and says she has found perfect, permanent relief after trying multiple remedies. The ad quotes Noah Martin, a local druggist, praising the product’s digestion aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Holly
Macomb
Noah Martin
He Missed His Mother
A 14 year old boy Charles Anderson died by taking poison in Chicago Illinois on February 26. In a note to his father he said he missed his mother and could not live without her, offering the money she left him to his father. The mother had died earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illi
Chas. Anderson
Mamma
Bill
O'Malley
Ordea
Iowa reforms proposed to move inmates to Anamosa reformitory
A bill in the Iowa legislature would establish a men’s reformatory at Anamosa with a $30,000 appropriation and transfer inmates under 21 from Anamosa and Fort Madison. Fort Madison would become the state prison while Anamosa would house industries and schooling under board of control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iown
Anamosa
Fort Madison
Board of Control
Reformatory
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Said To Cure Many Ailments
A Morganton Tennessee man Cr Isbill reports his daughter suffered large sores on her head that developed into a scalded scalp before Bucklen’s Arnica Salve completely cured her. The ad claims it cures eczema tetter salt rheum pimples sores ulcers and piles. Sold for 26 cents at Noah Martin’s store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cr. Isbill
Morganton, Tenn
Bucklen
Noah Martin
Quaint Salt Lake City Exalted As Tourist Haven
The Cosmopolitan recalls Salt Lake City as a unique American city famed for its temple and tabernacle, wide streets, shade trees, and temperate summers. It promotes Great Salt Lake and Saltair, nearby resorts, fishing and hunting, and a Denver to Salt Lake City rail route with scenic canyons. Summer excursion rates urged. pamphlets available from S. K. Hooper in Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cockerell
The
Cosmopolitan
America
Salt Lake City
Great Salt Lake
Saltair
Dead Sea
Palestine
Denver
Ogden
Pacific Coast
S. K. Hooper
G. P
T. A. Denver
Colo
Liberal farm paper clubbing offer for readers
A farm readers offer combines The Live Stock Indicator The Poultry Farmer and Special Farmers Institute Edition with this paper plus local county and general news. Four publications cost 1.25 for one year a extraordinary value. Offer limited time samples available at the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Institute
West
Keokuk Businessman Makes Assignment After Dog Bite Suit
A Keokuk businessman assigned his assets after a dog bite case left him destitute. The woman sued the dog owner for 1000 dollars, and legal costs drained his funds and forced loans, leaving him bankrupt.
Discipline at the regimental encampment ends with a clever ruse
In a midwestern town during a yearly regimental encampment, Private O Malley uses cunning to reveal the major's bluster and the colonel's lenient command. The skirmish ends with the major's defeat and the men amused by the officers' antics.
The Old Organ Nostalgia From the Parlor Social
A nostalgic reminiscence of a walnut organ with yellow keys in a parlor, where neighbors gathered for Sunday socials and sang old tunes. The piece recalls a beloved figure with jet black ringlets and a lost era of “Old-time tunes” and warm gatherings, ending with attribution to Phil H Armstrong in the New York Sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tijidie
Neale Gray
Molle Darlin
Ebenezer
Phil H Armstrong
N. Y Sun
Lucky Girl Mr Cropper After the Fox Hunt
Reporter notes a lively exchange about hunting and a teased inheritance. Miss Annie Seed-Well recalls a grandfather leaving her a quarter of a million, with playful banter on who was involved at the death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Cropper
Annie Seed
Philadelphia Press
Fragmented letter on marital pain and medical miscare
A reader writes Mrs Prognam claiming two years of marriage pain from a torn womb. The correspondent alleges ongoing suffering and blames constant inflammation for pain while noting a prescribed remedy.
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Putnam
Boquets
Buckingham
Cts
DruccisTs
R.P. Hat, & Co
NasHia, Noh
Tutt’s
DeWitt
C. E. Hooper
Albany, Ga
Noah Martino
Keokuk
Nature
vLsion
Scott & Bowne
Authors Syndicate
Middle West
Norcor
Commonwealth
O Maley
Silsby
Nellie Gray
Mollie Darlin
Jordan's Banks
Pauline “Judron
Schermerhorn
Pauline
Hoyt Street
Brooklyn
Lydia E. Nk
Pin
Lynn
Mass
Philadelphia
St Atia
Gate City
D Ca
Europe
Axa
D. W. Pollock
Preside
F. H. Wentworth
C.L. Martin
A. Cashier
A.C Neon
West Side
Uss
Triplett & McCancé
Unionville, Mo
Wivee
Haynes & Smith
Proprietors
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