A Ministers Busy Wife and a Medicine Claim
Mrs Anna B Fleharty a former wartime superintendent of the W C T U at Galesburg Illinois recounts how Peruana a tonic helped her health and her daughter’s After living a busy life as a minister s wife she says both suffered health declines until Peruana was found Her letter credits improved appetite digestion and sleep and declares she would not be without Peruana even at ten times its cost The Perrin Medicine Co Columbus Ohio offers a free booklet Summer Catarrh by Dr Hartman on nervous disturbances in summer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anns B. Fleharty
W. C. T. U. Headquartters
Galesburg
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln
Neb
Sixty- Seventh Street
Chicago
Hleharty
Pernna
Sone
Anna B. Pleharty
Peruia
Hartman
Perris Medicine Co
Columbus
Local Notes and Farm Updates From the County
Correspondence says Miss Lillie Rowland visited her mother Sunday. Several in the area are planting corn. E N Carr and family visited C E Car Sunday night. Steve Harlan lost a cow last week. Richard Jouse buried an infant at Riggins cemetery last week. John Williams held a sale Saturday and plans to move to Wyoming. B F Mathew has corn for sale at fifty cents per bushel. J L Francis reports from Montana that his son has a job earning 25 dollars the first month and 30 dollars the next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillie Rowland
E. N. Carr
C. E
Steve Harlan
Richard Jouse
Riggins
John Williams
Wyoming
B. F. Mathew
J. L. Francis
Montana
Pickering Community News and School Progress
Sunday School at Hartford meets each Sunday evening at three o'clock followed by prayer meeting. James Willett and Jesse Guffey remodeled the school house with a new floor. A social for local youths occurred at A M Shelton's last Wednesday and was enjoyed. Robert Marrow and family began a trip to Kansas driving stock, with Thomas Pickering accompanying. School at Pickering began last Monday with Jas R Matheson teaching and averages over forty. Rock Island surveyors are surveying nearby, suggesting a possible railroad through the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
James Willett
Jesse Guffey
Robert Marrow
Kansas
Thomas Pickering
Pickering
Jas. R. Matheson
May growth noted in Turner community
May weather brings growing season optimism as residents report daily life notes. Enoch Rose sold a cow for forty dollars. Rev. 8. Wallace to preach Sunday at 4 p m. H C Cullum and wife visited Glendale. Willie Terrell visited with parents near Dean Iowa. Daisy Cassady ill with measles. Cattle buyers visiting the area. JL C Lane painting his dwelling. James Dowes returned from Mortana to work in Butte. Mary and Maude Rose visited near Sedan. Mrs Sarah Cassady of Unionville returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enoch Rose
Wallace
Local Socials Note Visits and Acknowledgments
Miss Etta France shows slow improvement. Ora Waite visited Cecil and Clelia Carter Sunday. Fred Cook and sister Carrie guests at Mrs. Haas home Sunday. Miss Myrtle Carter and Grace Cas aady visited Mrs. J. D. Hamlett Sunday. Hamlett and wife visited his mother Mrs. Katherine Haas Sunday. Miss Sara Tysor and Mr. John Hays attended a Genoa meeting Sunday. Miss Edith Lupton and Mrs. Milt Drury visited A. Waite Tuesday. Relatives buried at Lupton graveyard asked to meet to clear rubbish as graves are in bad condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Cook
Carrie
Haas
Myrtle Carter
Grace Casaady
J. D. Hamlett
Sara Tysor
John Hays
Genoa
Iowa
Edith Lupton
Milt Drury
A. Waite
Lupton
Apple crop prospects brighten in local report
Ranger notes a favorable outlook for this year’s apple crop in the locality. Geo Sparks and family from Lemonville visited town last week. Abner Mullenix resides with his uncle Miles Mullenix here. The second Sunday in June will be.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ranger
Geo. Sparks
Lemonville
Abner Mullenix
Miles Mullenix
Local notes on family life and community visits
The article mentions Mr and Mrs Wm Lenard fostering a girl and taking pride in the arrangement. It reports brief visits by Mr Joe Mukenix and Mrs H D Martin with Elusha Mallenix near Lemonville. Uncle John Cowan, longtime Elm township resident, was buried at Lone Pine cemetery last Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Mukenix
H. D. Martin
Elusha Mallenix
Lemonville
John Cowan
Pennville
Elm Township
Lone Pine
Jonathan Lewis
Weather, visits and rain relief mark Blushing Mat notes
The column reports relief from rain arriving after a long wait. Local visits include Mrs Bessie Bishop still very low and Mrs Sarah Roberts improving, with numerous calls at Pearson’s Sunday School and St John events. Damage to corn from recent heavy rains is noted, and plans include building a new house and a family moving to Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Bishop
William Iarner
St. John
School Building Opens in Local District
Report notes completion of an up-to-date school building in the district. Also mentions Mrs. Moses Maring suffering with small-pox and the family under quarantine. Mrs. Enoch Bunker of Extine visited Saturday with sweet potato plants she sold quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses Maring
Enoch Bunker
Extine
Noted Burlington Conductor Dies Unexpectedly
The obituary notes a longtime figure on the Burlington line, widely known and popular across towns along the network. His death came as a shocking surprise to the communities he served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Poisoned at Princeton Leaves Family in Peril
Mrs. John H. Shaffer died Sunday from pie plant poisoning after a greens meal at Daniel Shaffer’s residence. Miss Margaret Shaffer is critically ill, and Eliza Shaffer also weakened. The death occurred Sunday. burial was at Upper Tennessee cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Bunker
Shaffer
Margaret Shaffer
Daniel Shaffer
Eliza
Upper Tennessee
Iowa and St. Louis line work starts at Centerville Iowa
Dispatch notes immediate laying of a four mile graded section from Centerville toward Sedan with six more miles to be graded. From Sedan south ten miles graded. from Navinger Mo north six miles laid. Contract lies with William Kenefick of Kansas City who has 200 teams. Route crosses Chariton river twelve times and Burlington interests threaten to parallel but reportedly withdraw surveyors.
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Centerville
Iowa
K. C. Journal
Navinger
William Kenefick
Kansas City
Chariton River
Betwen
Novinger
Keokuk & Western
Sedan
Chariton Valley Railroad Company
Burlington
Town & St. Louis
The
Novinger Southern
Lows & St. Louis
Town
Iowa & St. Louis
Local Visits and Births Highlight Weekend in Shoneytown Area
Doe planting near Shoneytown and Agricola noted as field work. Tom Bear visited St Martynetown last week while Joe Fullhart stopped in Cepteville on Friday. Homer Musgrove and family visited Glendale Sunday. Will Teech, a main carrier, bought a buggy. M Baughman celebrates a fine baby girl arriving at home. M S Turk and Wm Dale of Extive also mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricola
Doe
Tom Bear
St Martynetown
Homer Musgrove
Glendale
Will Teech
M. Baughman
M.S. Turk
Wm. Dale
Three Chicago Women Testify to Lydia E Pinkham’s Compound
A Chicago woman recounts nearly three years of monthly distress and gynecological troubles eased by Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound after trying doctors with no relief. She sends a testimonial urging others to try the remedy and notes Mrs. Pinkham offers free advice to sick women from Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Maseie L. LaMonte
E. 31St St
Chicago
Miss LaMonte
Cyclone Strikes Iowa Causing Severe Damage and Losses
A powerful cyclone ripped across south and central Iowa last Friday causing extensive property damage and several deaths from injuries. The storm hit Albia damaging farms, Van Wert and Bayard creating havoc, Weldon yielding fatally injured victims, while Lohrville escaped with lighter damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Albia
van Wert
Bayard
Weldon
Lohrville
Decoration at Mendota Marks National Day Observance
Decoration Day will be observed at Mendota this year with fitting observance of the nation s day of mourning. Preparations are under way and particulars will be published later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mendota
Chicago Based B and Q Announce Leadership Shifts
The company names Howard Elliott as second vice president in Chicago with maintenance and operation duties effective May 1 1902, signed by President George B Harris. It also appoints C M Levy as general manager of Missouri lines with St Louis headquarters, same effective date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Howard Elliott
Wit
George B Harris
C. M. Levy
Missouri Lines
St. Louis
Voter tallies prompt county comparison in 1900 era
The letter notes Harrison and Grundy counties voting heavily for McKinley in 1900 with majorities of 874 and 1044, while Putnam shows a larger McKinley lead of 1178. It contrasts Banner Counties boasting and downplays rivalry among Harrison, Grundy, and Putnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Republican County
Standberry Herald
Bro. Williams
McKinley
Bryan
Grundy
Bryans
Trenton Triune
Putnam
Killed by the Cars in Lancaster Tramp Death
An unknown tramp was struck by the west bound K and W passenger train near the Lancaster square. The man, one-armed and frequently intoxicated, was last seen returning from a Baptist church prayer meeting around 8 p m. The body, found next morning, was horribly mutilated with head and arm severed. tattoos of a dart and arrow were noted but the identity remains unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Baptist Church
Supt. Cunningham Dies After Illness
A telegram reports the death from Brights disease of W. E. Cunningham, general superintendent of the C B and K C and the St Louis Keokuk and Northwestern. He had been ill in a St. Louis hospital for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
W. E. Cunningham
St Louisa, Keokuk
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DR. McCalment
Dental Department of
Washington University
Townsend Building
A. M. Shelton
Rock Island
Turner
the Barber
Monroe’s Corner
Graysville
JL. C. Lane
James Dowes
Butte, Mortana
Mary and
Maude Rose
Sarah Cassady
Unionville
Waite School
Flartins Town
Wm. Lenard
West Liberty
Sarah Roberts
Pearson
Richard Cadler
Judge Ellis of
Powersville
Arthur Roberts
Chris Howard
Oklahoma
Mitch Smith
Princeton
Shoneytown
Joe Fullhart
Cepteville
Habelle L. LaMonte
Lydia Brinkham
Dean Mas. Poyxstan
Mabelle B, Lamonte
SCA
Cea
Cunningham
LY Prin
Ohio
Farmers ‘Store
Grocery Department
PERCH
Missouri
National
French Draft Horse Association
Percheron
Frisa
Vermont
Pelote
Vidocg
Coco
Vieux Chassine
Megnon
Jean le Blanc
Mascotte
Rempart
Liserte
Solidé
Vaillaint
Comte Peshayes
Vailllant
Paul
Putnam County
Orfelts
J. B. Soperb
Ely
ELY Brothers
Warren Street
New York
Ther
Ai Patterson
DR. Nicholas F
Berks
Burks
L. D. Thomas
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