Governor McCord Endorses Peruna for Catarrh Victims
Ex Governor Myron W. H. McCord of New Mexico writes from Washington praising Peruna for catarrh after one bottle. He says it improved cold and throat symptoms and urges others to use the remedy. Thousands of chronic catarrh cases reportedly cured last winter. Free catarrrh book offered by Dr Hartman of Columbus Ohio.
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Myron
WH. McCord
New Mexico
Dr. Hartman
Washington, D. C
M. WS. McCord
Hartman
Columbus
Ohio
Wedding Tale From Lippincotts Narrated By Chloe
A vivid tale from Lippincotts Magazine records Chloe a young Atlanta house servant describing a wedding she attended. She praises the grand ceremony with flowers and a long white veil while condemning the bridegroom as a good-for-nothing swine in a sharp retort to her mistress.
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Lippincott's
Chloe
Atlanta
Jess
Washington Monument Sways Under Summer Heat
The Washington Monument shows a slight bend on hot midsummer days as a 174 foot copper wire with a plummet records movement. At noon the apex shifts a few hundredths of an inch north due to stone expansion, while high winds cause visible plummet motion and calm weather yields subtle crust vibrations.
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Washington Monument
Bets on Election Attract Record Wagers Across Markets
Wagers surge over the election with Wall Street staking $1,000,000 and $2,000,000 circulating in New York stakeholders. The piece notes unprecedented sums tied to political outcomes and compares current betting to past elections.
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Wall Street
New York
William L. Wilson Dies at Lexington
Gen William S Wilson ex Postmaster General and famed author of the Wilson tariff bill dies suddenly in Lexington Virginia at age ninety one. A veteran congressman from West Virginia he helped craft the Mills tariff and served on the Ways and Means Committee. He was a Confederate veteran and educator before entering national politics.
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William S. Wilson
Hve Congresses
Lexington
Wilson
Congress
Washington
William Lyne Wilson
Jefferson County
Virginia
Tie
Columbia College
University of Virginia
Columbian College
Charlestown
W. Va
University of West Virginia
House of Representatives
Ile
Wilson S. Bissell
U S Trade and Military Notes From An Early Year
Overviews include eight month import exports figures with raw materials at 200 million dollars and manufactured exports at 304 million pounds. Navy delays bounty payouts until court decisions and Congress funds. US opposes French china arms ban plan. Porto Rico councils native units amid possible troop reductions. Treasury money movement totals 10.88 million this year. Torpedo boat extensions due to lack of machinery. Cuba trade for seven months shows imports 43.47 million dollars with US share 22.39 million. exports 19.96 million. Philippine revenues rise to 4.78 million, up 2.10 million. Neely case motions before Supreme Court. Post Office outlays 107.25 million with 102.35 million revenues. Woolen imports eight months at 12.08 million vs 40.67 million last year. no new US Turkey claim developments.
Indiana Headlines Reveal Hidden Gold and Train Disaster
A Galena miller, David Schwarze, discovered 150 dollars in Civil War era gold after a dream located the hidden stash. Indiana pickle crop deliveries expand with Pittsburgh firms leading salting houses. Detective Sutherland reports Moses Fowler Chase’s mysterious disappearance in Paris. Evansville Terre Haute line wreck leaves three dead or injured, freight derailment, eight cars burned.
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David Schwarze
Galena
Mr. Schwarze
John Morgan
Morgan
Schwarze
Efe
Young Chase
William J. Sutherland
Mooney & Boland Agency
Chicago
Paris
Moses Fowler Chase
Indiana
Chase
Duhme
Cincinnati
Ile
America
Evansville and
Terre Haute
Vincennes
Explosion in Shelbyville Class Destroys Teachers Sight
In a Shelbyville chemistry class an explosion damaged the eyesight of teacher John Jacklin and students Roy Lee Frank Amos and George Billingsley. Jacklin reportedly held a lighted lamp near a pipe as chemicals were passed, causing the accident.
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Shelbyville
John Jacklin
Roy Lee
Frank Amos
George Billingsley
Jacklin
Unsettled News From Indiana Across Many Counties
A roundup of local incidents including the death of Jesse Rhoads in Shelbyville and train worker Joseph Brown in Logansport. Incendiary fire damage at Howell and carpet department losses at Golden Style. A wolf killed sheep near Fort Wayne. farmers killed the animal. Fire safety and labor notes from Muncie and Logansport. A new German Lutheran church in Hobart costs 8000 dollars with 2000 attendees. Boer settlement talks in Kankakee valley and plans for a state fire marshal bill. Counterfeit money case in Elkhart involving Wesley Hummer. Daylight robberies in Marion and a Rushville cigarmakers strike. Oldest Odd Fellow James Derbyshire of Laurel and Lincoln memorial land deed in Spencer County.
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Tomiutee
Indiana
Jesse Rhoads
Shelbyville
John Bennett
Valley Ridge
Howell
Fort Wayne Zoological Garden
Logansport
Muncie
Amos Coffman
Dublin
Joseph Brown
Hobart
E. H. Scheip
Peru
H. Dan
Hammond
Kankakee
South Africa
Holland
Gla Porte
Lake, Porter
Stark
Wesley Hummer
Greene Township
Elkhart
Hummer
South Bend
Plymouth
Marion
Rushville
James Derbyshire
Laurel
Mount
Spencer County
Nancy Blanks Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Nancy Hanks Lincoln Memorial
Elephant vs Engine Standoff Delivers Railway Triumph
In India a freight train meets a bold elephant on the line. The elephant pushes to derail but the engineer uses full steam to topple the animal into a ditch and surges the train past. The clash ends with the engine safely advancing while the elephant recovers.
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India
Libbys Food Products Wins Paris Exposition Honors
Libby McNeill Libby of Chicago received the Grand Prix d Honneur and two gold medals from the International Jury at the Paris Exposition for purity, excellence, and superiority of their canned foods. American Libby brand is noted for high meat preservation standards and has earned top awards at U.S. expos for twenty years.
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Libby, McNeill & Libby
Chicago
America
United States
Boston Train Notice Stirs Reader In New England
A Western visitor in a small railroad station near Boston reads a wall notice claiming the 1:30 pm train will depart at 1:45 pm with a fifteen minute delay at all subsequent stations. The reader suggests Boston’s educational power does not reach that far.
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New England
Boston
Athens
Grain-O New Grain Drink Replaces Coffee
Try Grain O. A grain based beverage for all ages with rich mocha like color. Safe for children and adults, easy on the stomach. Costs 1 cent per cup, 15 and 2 cents per package. Sold by all grocers.
Mercury's Effect in the Harcon System Questioned
Tea spot asks about mercury in the harcon system and Frisbie confirms quicksilver. The exchange suggests mercury would increase the patient's activity and mobility as a result.
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Teaspot
Frisbie
Hall's Catarrh Cure Contended As Constitutional Remedy
A brief note repeats Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy priced at 75 cents. The text also features a humorous cartoon dialogue about interior design for a study, referencing a newspaper depiction of a black and white study.
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Hall
Nurox
Philadelphia Press
Lane's Family Medicine Move the Bowels Daily
A historical notice advertises Lane's Family Medicine claiming daily bowel movement aids health. It stresses gentle action on the liver and kidneys and lists cure claims for headaches with prices set at 25 and 50 cents.
Novel Reading in Japan and Pancake Breakfast Tip
A compact excerpt notes Japan’s low fiction production with 462 novels out of 27 000 last year. It also extols Mrs. Austin’s famous pancakes for breakfast, hinting grocers stock them. A Bulwer quote praises politeness as essential for reputation and need fulfillment.
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Japan
Grain-O New Nourishing Drink for Children
Advertises Grain-O as a grain based beverage replacing coffee for children. Claims it tastes like coffee, relieves as a health aid, and costs about 3d as much. Available in stores at 15 and 25 cents.
Not His Fault in Fielding Entertainments
A brief ad style note captures a sparring exchange about interruptions in a humorous quip. It includes a testimonial praising Piso's Cure for throat and lung ailments credited to Wm. O. Endsley of Van Buren Indiana dated February 10 1900 from the Indianapolis Journal.
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Piso
Wm. O. Endsley
Vanburen, Ind
Night Restrictions For Women Typesetters In Paris
Paris city ordinance bans women from setting type at night. Statement notes Putnam faceless dyes resist staining from sweat and fruit acids on dyed goods sold by druggists. Adage about life emphasizes living over dreaming.
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Paris
Putnam
What Shall We Have for Dessert Jell O
Question of daily dessert solved with Jell O a delicious healthful treat. Prepared in two minutes no boiling simply add hot water then cool flavors lemon orange raspberry strawberry available at grocers for 10 cents. Gratitude quote by Ballou. Ends with ad for Air Cushion Rubber Stam and a Fort Wayne box offer.
Like His Father a Laugh in the Punch Cartoon
A humorous Punch remark compares a baby to his father with a mother noting the child keeps her awake at night. The quip highlights family resemblance and the light domestic tone typical of the period.
Jell-O Teases Family With Four Flavor Menu
Jell-O offers four flavors Lemon Raspberry Strawberry and another unnamed option at grocers for 10 cents. The ad contrasts a good fellow with a good man in a brief promotional note.
To Cure a Cold in One Day Ad for Laxative Bromo Quinine
An advertisement promises a one day cure for a cold with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Drugstore AR refund policy applies if it fails to cure and includes E. W. Grove’s signature on each box. Price listed as 25.
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Grove
One of Oklahoma's Curiosities in Cashion
Cashion Oklahoma claims a bank of white earth that when dampened and rubbed on a grease spot will eradicate the grease. Also note a local commercial tip urging job printers to use Eagle Lines for letter heads and envelopes.
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Oklahoma
Cashion
Eagle Lines
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