Indiana Grain Dealers seek demurrage law for railcars
At the Indiana Grain Dealers Association meeting in Indianapolis, delegates adopted resolutions urging the legislature to pass a reciprocal demurrage law. The movement aims to compel railroads to pay demurrage for late car deliveries, offsetting dealers who now pay demurrage after holding cars beyond forty eight hours.
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Indiana
Indiana Grain Dealers’ Association
Indianapolis
Wiil
Cured a Comrade of Cholera Morbus with Remedy
A comrade from Elgin, returning from the Grand Army encampment in Washington City, was saved from a life threatening cholera morbus after J E Waughland of Eldon Iowa administered Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Waughland, an immigration worker for ten years, recommends carrying the remedy at all times and notes it has helped others. For sale by Joseph Bros.
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Washington City
Elgin
J E. Waughland
Eldon
Chamberlain
Joseph Bros
Pumps Hard to Keep On
A New York Sun report quotes a woman shopper puzzled by slipping pumps she bought two weeks earlier. She tried them at mass and on the street, noting they kept slipping and even lost a shoe on steps, prompting the salesgirl to suggest buying tics for women.
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New York Sun
Mass
Local Docket of Neighborhood Visits and Movements
Harve Airhart works for Chas Airhart and was in Lebanon on business last Friday. Dennis Willett and son visited Jamestown on Saturday. Rufus Emmert works for J H Fleming near Hazelrigg as farmers thresh. Miss Bessie Emmett visited Miss Witie Willett Sunday. The corn crop suffers heavy damage from the drought. James Meadows and family saw Mr and Mrs Ira Wright Sunday. Wim Robo and wife guest of James Darnell and wife Sunday. Charles Feather visited Mr and Mrs R B Emmert Sunday. Dennis Willett and family visited Dave Canada near New Ross Sunday. Isaac Emmert and wife of Lebanon spent Sunday with John Emmert and family.
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Chas. Airhart
Lebanon
Bessie Emmett
Witie Willett
James Meadows
Ira Wright
Wim, Robo
James Darnell
Charles Feather
R. B. Emmert
Dennis Willett
Dave Canada
New Ross
Isaac Emmert
John Emmert
Neglected Cold Saved by Dr King’s New Discovery
Kenneth Melver of Vanceboro Maine writes that a neglected cold nearly proved fatal but Dr King’s New Discovery saved him. Three doctors gave him up to die of lung inflammation before the remedy intervened. Guaranteed best cough and cold cure available at Josephs for 00¢ and a dollar. Trial bottle free.
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Great Northern Sea
Ichild
Holland
Kenneth Melver
Vanceboro
Dr. King
Electric Bitters Promised To Restore Youthful Vitality
Mrs. 2 H Brunson of Dublin Georgia praises Electric Bitters asserting it keeps the old young and strengthens the weak. She claims it cures dyspepsia torpid liver inflamed kidneys and chronic constipation, with a guaranteed price by Joseph Bros. Ve.
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2. H. Brunson
Dublin
Joseph Bros. Price
North Pole social notes from Indiana and surrounding areas
North Pole features brief social mentions. Dave Hedge visited Lebanon last Monday. Sylvester Cunningham and son Ralph went to Indianapolis last Friday. N Wingle left for a Kentucky relatives visit. Stella Emmert of Advance visited Hattie and Opal Brown. Marion River attended an ice cream supper at Shannondale Saturday night. Dennis Threlkeld and wife and Nannie Cox of Missouri spent Sunday with W V Garner family. Oliver Caldwell and family hosted Kenneth and Mayme Swayzee on Sunday.
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N. Wingle
Kentucky
Stella Emmert
Advance
Hattie
Opal Brown
Marion River
Shannondale
Dennis Threlkeld
Nannie Cox
Missouri
W. V. Garner
Notice to ARREARS of Advance Telephone Company
Notice requests all parties in arrears to remit or settle with the Advance Telephone Company. It urges settlement every three months and notes the company’s push to collect dues. A.Greet, aged forty, began as a push cart fruit peddler in America earning nine dollars weekly, saved seven, and is now worth fifty thousand dollars from fruit business. It contrasts with American youths who complain of no chance to get ahead.
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A Greet
America
De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve Ad Promote Urgency
An advertisement urges readers to keep a box of De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve at home for sunburns cuts bruises piles and boils. It warns against imitators and stresses obtaining the genuine product for emergencies.
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DeWitt
Lost gold bracelet near Main Street public well
Public notice reports a lady’s gold bracelet found near the east side well by Main Street last Saturday. Owner urged to claim by contacting this office and paying for the advertisement.
We Need the Money Come In and Settle Your Account
A brief notice from Joseph Bros directs debtors to settle outstanding accounts and bring payments to resolve balances. The terse call emphasizes prompt action and ongoing collection.
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Joseph Bros
West Side Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mrs John Clark and children of Henry county visit her parents Mr and Mrs Thomas River and other kin. Lafayette Lucas and family A M Lucas and family and Mrs Marguerette Lucas spend Sunday with Mr and Mrs Charles Leeke near Ward. A B Reed marketed hogs at Advance Tuesday. Grimes Bros threshed the wheat and rye in the bucket hog Saturday and Monday.
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John Clark
Henry County
Thomas River
Lafayette Lucas
A. M. Lucas
Margarette Lucas
Charles Leeke
Ward
A. B. Reed
Grimes Bros
Wanted Traveling Salesmen Invest in 6 Percent Bonds
Wanted traveling salesmen with references. Invest $1,000 in first class 6 percent bonds. Salary and expenses paid. Experience not required. we teach business at our mills. Wheeling Roofing and Cornice Co., Wheeling, West Virginia.
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Wheeling Roofing & Cornice Co
Wheeling
W. Va
Champagne Makers Use Bonus System to Prevent Strikes
French champagne firms implement a yearly bonus for meritorious workers not in the contract but paid to those with good records. The plan ties worker prosperity to company success and includes a mutual aid society funded by employers to cover sickness and misfortune. Wives of new babies receive doctor bills paid and 20 francs for infant clothing.
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France
Sheep Killer Bear Nabs Prouty Area in Wolf Trap
A Philadelphia Record item reports a large black bear captured in a wolf trap near Prouty after weeks of sheep thefts. The bear killed and partly eaten 14 sheep, weighing heavy loss for local farmers who then ate bear meat for dinner.
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Potter County
Prouty
Philadelphia
Swedes in Finland Embrace Finnish Names Amid National Tension
Finland’s Swedes shift to Finnish names as agitation rises. Helsingfors Official Gazette lists 20 000 Swedes discarding Swedish for Finnish names, signaling a merger of Swedish associations into Finnish civic life amidst anti Swedish sentiment.
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Finland
Helsingfors
Hall's Catarrh Cure claims constitutional cure
There is more catarrh in this region than all other diseases combined and was once deemed incurable. Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo, Ohio is marketed as the only constitutional remedy, taken internally, with a $100 guarantee if it fails. Sold by druggists for 75 cents. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills and local bacon at Blue Front.
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F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Chenney & CO
Hall
Sardinia described as wild and dangerous by traveler
A nineteenth century traveler recalls Sardinia as wild with men in skins and armed peasants. Women wear simple gowns and caps while inland travel requires escorts. The passage compares Sardinia to the Malays of the Mediterranean. Also ad about Chamberlain's Celery and Diarrhea Remedy sold by Joseph Bros.
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Sardinia
Mediterranean
Roused Her and the Icy Betrothal
A dramatic exchange ends with the man declaring life insurance of fifty thousand dollars and the woman answering she is his till death. An advertisement promotes Dr King s New Life Pills as a cure for constipation with claims of preventing appendicitis and toning the body, 25c at Josephs.
The Usual Way Mrs Sleek Entertains Guests
A Detroit Free Press excerpt notes Mrs Sleek’s charming hosting style and vigilance over guests. A later ad testimonial touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve curing chronic piles and malignant sores, praising swift relief and claiming complete healing.
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A. M. Bruce
Farmville
Jouéphs
Wine of Cardus and Thedford's Black Draught Ad
Suffering from disorders of monthly pains nervousness faintness dizziness indigestion biliousness constipation etc can find relief in Wine of Cardus and Thedford's Black Draught two reliable medicines for women. Sold at all drug stores and should be in every home. Try them.
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Cardus
Thedford
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