Boy Steals Baseball Goods From Warsaw Store
Homer Gingerich a 15 year old boy at Warsaw secretly hid behind a store counter after hours and stole baseball merchandise after breaking a rear door lock. He was jailed in the county jail. A seven year old near Millerburg was badly bitten by a large hound while playing with it. the dog bit the boy's upper lip and facial area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Gingerich
Warsaw
Mr. Morris
Milton Cripe
Millerburg
Electric Bitters touted as cure for female ailments
Manchester Michigan man claims his wife, bedridden for five years, recovered after using two bottles of Electric Bitters. The advertisement calls it a supreme remedy for nervousness sleeplessness melancholy headaches backaches fainting and dizziness and guarantees a cure for 50 cents per bottle from Stone Worden druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George D. Williams
Manchester
Mich
Stone & Worden
Kind Lawyer Lesson and Child Window Warnings
A butcher and a lawyer dispute a dog theft fee with the lawyer collecting $2 and then $5 for advice. The tale shifts to safety as a boy falls from a car window near Ambhurst. The writer cautions parents about children leaning out of moving vehicles and the danger of sudden moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ambhurst
New Discovery Cures Mrs Long and Husband Pneumonia
Mrs George Long of New Straitsville Ohio credits Dr Kings New Discovery with curing a long night cough and saving two lives She reports a bottle cured her and a severe pneumonia attack cured Mr Long The Kentucky governor calls a special session to amend the Goebel election law The Albion Democrat editor praised the law earlier and now its revision is demanded by Kentucky democracy The Elkhart township Republican ticket is named with Willis Gerver Chas Nicholas Geo Weatherwax and others pledged to support in elections
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Long
New Straitsville
Ohio
Dr. King
Long
Stone & Worden's
Kentucky
Albion Democrat
Noble County
Elkhart Township
Willis Gerver
Chas. Nicholas
Geo. B. Weatherwax
Jerry Brandeberry
Jacob Myers
John Haneland
E. Eddy
John Greenawalt
Ben. Golden
Ezra Chaffee
G. Eddy
C. Kinnison
H. Black
Foley's Kidney Cure Promoted for Early Disease Stages
Advertises Foley's Kidney Cure as a certain remedy for Bright's disease and diabetes when used early. Warns of high death rates from these diseases and urges prompt treatment, citing Huston & Beck as sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Bright
Huston & Beck
New Freight Cars Feature Automatic Couplers and Air Brakes
Freight cars now come with automatic couplers eliminating the dangerous manual linking and air brakes enabling stopping without old brakes. The upgrades are forecast to save many lives and prevent hundreds of injuries yearly. Dr. Darby is nominated by Republicans for state senator in the DeKalb Steuben district, a Republican stronghold expected to elect him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Darby
DeKalb—Steuben
Death From Fright Shocks Nappanee Woman
A Nap panee resident dies after a prank by a sister-in-law in Chicago. She had a three month old baby visiting. a wax doll wrapped in the infant’s clothes was mistaken for a dead baby and frightened Mrs. Eby, who fainted repeatedly until she died. The funeral followed at the Evangelical church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nappanee
Dirty Work at the Stroh Cement Plant
A Hudson writer recalls the dusty, brutal grind at the Stroh cement works. Greenland pebbles grind cement to powder as workers endure dirty conditions and poor pay while Coldwater shut down and Stroh struggles for orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Rice
Hudson
Banner
Stroh
Greenland
Old Country Weekly Still Follows Foreigner Author
A celebrated author recalls his rural birthplace and the constant pull of a tiny country weekly. He notes decades of subscription, crossing seas with it, and reading familiar items about local figures, editors, and small-town life. The piece reflects on loyal readership and enduring community ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Country Weekly
London
Paris
So-aid-So
John Jones
Country Weekly
Big Republican Convention Nominates Ferrall for Judge
A major convention in Shipshewana LaGrange County with about 1950 Elkhart and 2400 Goshen tickets split delegates senior to a judge nomination. On two ballots J D Ferrall won the nomination over Lew W Vail O T Chamberlain H C Dodge A S Zook. The event reflects Elkhart LaGrange party strength and large turnout with special trains to the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Shipshewana
LaGrange County
Elkhart-LaGrange
O. T. Chamberlain
Lew W. Vail
A. S. Zook
H. C. Dodge
Elkhart County
J. D. Ferrall
LaGrange
Vail
Ferrall
Dodge
Chamberlain
Zook
Elkhart
Goshen
Robbery Plot and Harvest News From Noble County 1877
A June 28 1877 issue notes a failed express car robbery near Ligonier involving Frank Hathaway Miltor Latta A C Billman and Emory Christie. The bandits surrendered as officers concealed in the car and Latta fought briefly. The train carried about 200000 in currency and three years penitentiary sentences followed. Also reported is a wet harvest across Noble County with heavy rain, damaged shocks and ruined timber. Kendallville voters count and a Nob le County circuit court term set for August.
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Wolcottville
Wawaka
Noah Long
Sarah Danner
Ligonier
Frank L. Hathaway
Miltor M. Satta
A. C. Billman
Emory Christie
Bilman
Christie
Latta
Hathaway
Albion
Kendallville
Noble County Circuit Court
Real estate transfers filed in local records
The report lists transfers including Franklin Crowl and wife to Byron Gray for 90 acres in Noble township for 4000 dollars. Edward Klinx and wife to Thurlow Shaffer for nearly 40 acres in Sparta township for 2000 dollars. Shaffer to Henry Shaffer for 20 acres in Jefferson township for 350 dollars. Ludwig Ueber and Amelia Ueber for 100 acres in Allen township and a lot in Avilla. Kennel and Pearl Pearson to Owen and Clara Pierce for a Kendallville lot for 450 dollars. James Casey to Patrick Casey and a percent of a Ligonier lot. W F Owen to Henry Dobbs for three percent of an Orange township lot for 50 dollars. Edward Weade and wife to Simon Straus for 70.63 acres in Washington township for 3500 dollars. Sarah Cavin to Simon Straus for 79 percent of Perry township for 5000 dollars. Catharine Kewan to Margaret heart for an Avilla lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin E. Crowl
Byron P. Gray
Noble Township
Edward N. Klinx
Thurlow W. Shaffer
Sparta Township
Henry A. Shaffer
Jefferson Township
Ludwig Ueber
Amelia Ueber
Allen Township
Avilla
A. R. Pearson
Pearl O. Pearson
Owen C
Clara M. Pierce
Kendallville
James D. Casey
Patrick H. Casey
Ligonier
W. F. Owen
Henry G. Dobbs
Orange Township
Edward Weade
Simon J. Straus
Washington Township
Sarah Cavin
Perry Township
Catharine Kewan
Margaret E °Art
Ccbssevesences
Bucklen's Arnica Lotion Praised by Frontline Officers
Twenty nine officers and men report Bucklen's Arnica Lotion helps scratches bruises cuts wounds and sore feet with stiff joints. It gives relief for burns and skin eruptions. Priced at two thirty eight cents per box. Sold by Stone & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnica Legte
Stone
Additional Train Service and Changes on B and O Route
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad announces August 12 1900 added trains with eastbound runs from Chicago via multiple intermediate stops and westbound departures from Mansfield to Chicago Junction. A through Pullman coach Chicago to Wheeling shifts to Train No 46 with new connections via Newark to Columbus and Wheeling. Train No 6 is discontinued on Lake Erie and Central Ohio divisions.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Chicago
Walkerton
Garrett
Defiance
Fostoria
Chicago Jc
Sandusky
Mansfield
Mt. Vernon
Newark
Columbus
West Bound
Wawasee
Pullman
Wheeling
Chicago Junction
Lake Erie
Central Ohio Division
Central Ohio
Baltimore & Ohio
B.N. Austin
Hil
Noble county Regulators to Gather for Annual Reunion
Reprint of a LaGrange Standard article from January 1858 describes the Self-Protecting Horse Co in Noble county and Wright's Corners arresting nine counterfeiters. They cornered the gang after a shop was robbed in Ligonier, prepared to punish, then decided to hand over the prisoners to Albion sheriff. Rumors claim one member was to be tested by hemp rope in Kendallville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noble County
LaGrange Standard
Ligonier
Seound&t
Albion
Kendallville
Whooping Cough Relief Told By Danville Mother
Mrs. O. E. Dutton of Danville Illinois says her children suffered from whooping cough. A small bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar relieved them and a 50 cent bottle saved a doctor's bill, with nothing else being as effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. E. Dutton
Danville
Ills
Foley
Huston & Beck
Lewis and Clark Explore a Century Past
A summary of the Lewis and Clark expedition highlights nearly a hundred years after their journey. It notes winter camps with the Mandan and Clatsop peoples, diverse travel by canoe and on foot, and about 10 000 miles covered. Wonderland 1900 by Northern Pacific Railway Co. details the voyage with site visits and photographs for illustration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Jefferson
Missouri
Columbia Rivers
Columbia River
Rocky Mountains
Northern Pacific Railway Co
Lewis and Clark
Chas. S. Fee
St. Paul
Minn
J. E. Turner
Jackson Place
Indianapolis
Ind
Land for trade near R R station in Gray Kansas
I offer 160 acres of good land near a railroad station in Gray county Kansas in exchange for a house and lot in town or a small tract of land near any good town in Noble county. Also available is a Pocket Map of China and an indexed map of the Chinese Empire with updated crisis details for four cents from W B Kniskern Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R. Station
Gray County
Kansas
Noble Coun
China
W. B. Kniskern
Fifth Avenue
Chicago
Ill
Washington the Evergreen State's Value and Potential
Washington offers vast forests for timber and shingles shipped globally. Fruit, grain, hops, alfalfa, and beet sugar promise profits with irrigation varying by region. The state boasts diverse climates, railways, schools, churches, and a growing labor market seeking skilled workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
California
Cascade Mountains
J. E. Turner
Distri Pass
Jackson Place
Indianapolis
Ind
Chas. S. Fee
Gen
Northern Pacific Ry
St. Paul
Minn
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J. A. Muncy
Scott
County Asylum
Mr. Micheal Shirk
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Andrew Martin
Josephine
Mr. Smith
Sam’ Swearinger
Ott
Abraham Ott
Adam Butt
Sol Baker
Mrs. Keister
Noble County Regulators
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Wature
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