Indiana Matrimony Tales End in Escapes and Duress
In Indiana reports a elopement at dawn near Bridgeport ends with a river crossing and a wedding. John Clemons and Miss Ference Jackson wed after a perilous river crossing and a dawn ceremony at Magistrate Coombs home, then fled to dry clothing. Otto Cottom of Terre Haute fatally shoots himself after being forced to marry a much older woman amid threats and forged letters from a supposed father.
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John W. Clemsons
Ference Jackson
Bridgeport
Ind
Muddy Fork Creek
Magistrate Coombs
Clemmons
Miss Jackson
Coombs
Otto Cottom
Terre Iaute
Cottom
Chandler
National City
Peoria
Fatal stabbing after domestic dispute in Manele
John Dowd was stabbed six times in a fight that began with a whipping of his wife. Mrs. Carey Carey and her daughter intervened, and Dowd struck them. Mr. Carey then confronted Dowd and stabbed him six times in the face and three times in the body, including once under the heart.
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John Dowd
Manele
Tie
Carey Carey
Mr. Carey
Dowd
Arrest in Old Crime Returns to Light
Thirty years after a test in Need more, William Fleener was implicated in the killing of John Cul ton and fled. A man named McClurg, tied to the brawl, served three years. Recently Percifield, once a Columbus constable and now in Oklahoma, arrested Fleener in Texas.
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Needmore
William Fleener
John Culton
McClurg
Percifield
Columbus
Oklahoma
Ol Gleener
State News in Herief and Indiana Highlights
A compilation of local items from Indiana towns. Topics include a new coal field at Tiley, broom crop shortages raising broom prices, smoking ban at Winema Park, various accidents and deaths in New Albany and nearby cities, counterfeit coin issues in Whitestown, stage plans for Miss Florence Willing Gormiy, train incidents in Lafay ette, fatal injuries from car and lumber accidents, missing persons reports, fires and factory damage in Sullivan, and public notices on health and church welfare. Additional notes mention Studebaker wagons for China and a mutilated body near South Bend, melon crop troubles across the state, and obituaries including Rev. Samuel L. Hamilton and Lebanon’s first mayor.
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Whitestown
Laura Munsell
New Albany
Florence Willing Gormiy
Lafayette
Alois Wruk
South Bend
Fred Todtenbier
Connersville
Smith Duncan
Muareka
Elmer Colgan
Hartford City
Albert Spencer
Portland Mills
Welling
Sullivan
Enos Phillips
Muncie
Cincinnati
Tillie Coyle
Elwood
de Witt Simpson
Wabash
Richard Oswalt
Thomas Jones
Wabash River
BF. F. Wasty
Anderson
Alex. Rogers
Simon J. Carroll
Logansport
Joss
Studebaker Company
China
Lake Shore
Johnson
London
England
New Superstitions In Old Washington Tales
A Washington Post column recounts two superstitions. One in Franklin Park warns a child not to count stars in the element, lest misfortune come to the family. The other notes a nurse advising that letting a blue bottle fly stay may invite visitors to a sick woman.
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Washington
Mammy
Franklin Park
Chile
Tim
Washington Post
Passing of the Horse and a Century-Old Remedy
As nature improves so do inventions from candle to electricity and the horse to the automobile. Liostetter's Stomach Bitters has been sold for over fifty years proving its value for stomach and liver trouble. Be sure to give it a trial.
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Liostetter
Fortune Teller Predicts Global Romance For Heiress
A San Francisco fortune teller, interviewed on Over the Tine to Reno, prophesies that a peroxide Juno will travel to foreign lands and royal courts. She will conquer rivals and marry a tall, dark, distinguished, very rich man. The client asks how to end her present marriage.
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Reno
San Francisco
Hall's Catarrh Cure Sold As Constitutional Remedy
An odd ad notes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy priced at 75 cents. A brief cartoon joke mentions a kitchen racket and a warning to call a policeman if it repeats. The Nickel Plate Road offers train tickets to Chicago for the 34th G A R encampment with special mileage rates and return rules.
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Hall
Constitutional
Homeseekers Excursions via Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
On the first and third Tuesdays in June July and August the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad sells Homeseekers Excursion tickets to many southern states for one fare plus 2.00 round trip. Tickets expire fifteen days after sale on going trips and twenty one days returning. A new wide-vestibuled train runs daily from Chicago to Waco and Fort Worth with Pullman sleeping cars and free reclining chairs. Contact any agent or G P T A Chicago for details.
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Chicago and Eastern Ilinois Railroad
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Indian Territory
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Chicago
Waco
Fort Worth
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
C.L. Stone
G A R Encampment Excursion Tickets On Sale Soon
G A R encampment in Chicago announces excursion tickets via Nickel Plate Road from Aug 25 to Aug 29 with return by Aug 31 or deposit until Sept 30 at one cent per mile. Contact nearest agent or C A Asterlin Fort Wayne Ind. Mrs Winslow’s soothing Syrup for teething offers gums relief and cures wind colic.
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Nickel Plate
Chicago
Nickel Plate Road
C. A. Asterlin
T. P.A
Fort Wayne
Ind
Co. A
Asterlin, T. P. A
Lath
IT. P. A
Feminine Curiosity in a Watch Case Skepticism
In Harlem Life a young woman questions Mr Dolley about soaking a watch to test if water tarnishes gold. The dialogue reveals curiosity about the watch mechanism and the owner’s maintenance routine amid social curiosity and speculation. A Denver mining ad promotes Xenia Mining Co shares at 10 cents with limited stock offered through P O Box 32.
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Mr. Daley
Harlem
Xenia Mining Co
P. O. Box
Denver
Colo
Dates of Big Inventions Through History
List of invention dates with inventor names including air brake 1874 Westinghouse, torpedo 1777 Bushnell, watch 1477 Peter Hele, thermometer 1009 Drebbel, telescope 1608 Lippersheim, printing 1438 Gansfreisch, cotton gin 1793 Eli Whitney, microscope 1500 Jan Sen, lithography 1798 Senefelder, lightning rods 1752 Franklin, gunpowder 1320 Schwarz, balloon 1783 Montgolfier, barometer 1643 Torricelli.
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Westinghouse
Bushnell
Peter Hele
Drebbel
Lippersheim
Gansfreisch
Eli Whitney
Jansen
Senefelder
Stranklin
Schwarz
Montgolfier
Torricelli
Grain-O Promises Simple Health Drink For Children
An advertising snippet promotes Grain-O as a nutritious coffee substitute for children. It touts grain-based composition, pleasing taste, and price near a penny, urging Grocers to stock the product. The piece also quotes a theatrical family exchange about a performance limit in a separate anecdote.
What Shall We Have for Dessert Jell O
A family question becomes easy with Jell O a delicious and healthful dessert ready in two minutes No boiling no baking just hot water and cooling Flavor options include lemon orange raspberry and strawberry Available at grocers for 10 cents
Gloomy Outlook on North Pole Explorers Ad Boredom
A dialogue mocks rival professional North Pole explorers fearing future relief expeditions will reveal the pole. Also promotes Allen's Foot Teaze powder for foot comfort and mentions a sample offer. Includes a joke about true love facing parental or brotherly opposition in Harlem Life style.
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North Pole
Pole
Puck
Lane’s Family Medicine and Health Claims
A small ad bundle touts Lane’s Family Medicine promising daily bowel movement relief and benefits to liver and kidneys, claiming cures for headaches and selling at 25 and 50 cents. Also promoting Piso’s Cure, Red Cross Ball Blue, and a train excursion deal by Nickel Plate Road for the G A R encampment with travel from Fort Wayne to Chicago.
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Lane
Cascarets Candy Cathartic Health Ad
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets as a cure for a wide range of ailments by cleansing the bowels. It claims quick natural relief with easy movements and a 10 cent starter price, warning to beware of imitations and noting the metal box and C C C stamp on each tablet.
Limited Stockholder Sparks Talk on Rail Service
A passenger questions service levels while the conductor explains ownership limits, noting he owns only half a million in stock. The judge remarks on the lack of influence this affords him.
Grain-O beverage promoted as coffee substitute
Advertising copy touts Grain-O as a pure grain drink suitable for children and adults. It claims a Mocha and Java like color, gentle on the stomach, and priced at 1 cent per package for coffee replacement and 25 cents for larger packs.
Cleverton-Miss Peterkin to be Married
Notices and advertisements discuss wedding gifts, stamps, Jell O and a travel offer. The Nickel Plate Road advertises one cent per mile train fares for the G. A. R. encampment with dates in August and September and travel to Chicago or Lath.
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Cleverton
Miss Peterkin
Dashaway
Germans and descendants in U S estimated at 15 million
A rough estimate places the number of Germans and their descendants in the United States at about 15 million, reflecting the long history of German immigration and settlement in American communities.
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United States
My Own Self Again Mrs Gates Writes to Mrs Pinkham
Mrs Clara Gates of Johns P.D. Miss asks Mrs Pinkham for guidance after two and a half years of frail health. She details chills, severe limb and head pains, intermittent numbness, and a sharp pain near the right breast bone that forbids lying on that side.
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Chara Gatts
Dolins P. O
Miss
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