What Ails You and the Golden Medical Discovery
An advertisement extols Dr. J. V. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a liver invig orator stomach tonic and nerve strengthener. It lists forest roots and asserts endorsements by multiple medical authorities. Includes a call to send address for a free pamphlet and mentions Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a complementary remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vierer
Ik. Bartholow
M. D
Detfersen
Phil
Wood
Univer Pais
Edwinale
Halmemann Med. College
Chicago
John Kin
Jno. Moscadder
Laurence Johnson
Unive
W.Y
Fines Elingwood
Materia Medica
Bennett Meadical College
J. V. Pierce
Bufffalo
Allie
Arlington Heights murder Deepens Dayton mystery
Dana Gilman a 20 year old from Arlington Heights Dayton Ohio was found murdered on Groveland avenue near her home. The assailant dragged her across the street after a struggle leaving signs of a brutal assault and a fatal choke hold. Police and county authorities pursue leads while family members mourn and search for answers in a case that echoes past local violence.
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Gravelard Avenue
Arlington Heights
Dayton
Ohio
Dana Gilman
Cash Register
Ada Lantz
Grandview Avenues
West End
Kline
Collins Gilman
Gilman
Miss Gillman
Tintown
Germantown
Groveland Avenue
Wright
County Constabulary
Groveland
Tansel
Fifth Street
Stanley Anderson
Sharon
Anderson
Walter Conover
Register Works
Miss Gilman
Grosvenor Avenue
Walfare Hall
End Was White Man In Daylight Killings of Dona Gilman
The Dayton Ohio murder of Dona Gilman is linked to a white assailant. Evidence from nail and throat injuries, a possible cab track, and missing ring point to a strong suspect as investigators pursue leads near Groveland Avenue. Also noted are possible connections to Alma Steinway and Lulu Mueller cases.
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Dona Gilman
Dayton
Ohio
Sheriff Wright
Alma Steinway
Lulu Mueller
Cincinnati
Dana Gilman
Steinway
Miss Gilman
Diphtheria Antitoxin Cited For Health Improvement In Indiana
Indiana records 366 deaths from diphtheria in 1905, up from 1904 but far below 1900–1903, attributed largely to widespread use of diphtheria antitoxin. Smallpox mild with no major epidemic. scarlet fever and typhoid also down. Water analyses show most town pumps and some springs poor or doubtful, while ponds were good. Food and drug adulteration rose to 42.2 percent.
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Indiana
State Board of Health
H. £. Barnard
Bernard
T. Victor Keene
Bacteriological and
Positive and Negative Test Results Summary
In a set of diphtheria cultures 170 were examined with 94 positive and 64 negative results plus 12 doubtful. Vidal reaction tests for typhoid fever included 487 tests with 290 positive and 181 negative and 6 doubtful.
Frank Chance recounts vaseline bat trick at Sullivan
Chicago star Frank Chance recalls a clever trick from a Sullivan Indiana game. He smeared vaseline on a bat handle to affect Star City hitters, hoping to gain a three run edge as Sullivan held on to win.
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Frank Chance
Kansas City Star
Sullivan
Ind
Star City
Railroads plan to control side lines and express operations
The article notes a trend toward railroad consolidation of side lines including express services and sleeping cars. Major lines have ordered or taken over fruit refrigerator cars and express businesses, with Indiana's wealth surpassing three billion dollars in 1904, ranking twelfth among US states and approaching New Jersey in wealth.
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Commission
Michigan
Central Road
Armour Company
Harriman Lines
Union
Southern Pacific
Oregon Sheet Lines
Armour
California
Illinois Central
Maine
North American Express Company
Rock Island Road
United States
Wells Fargo
Great Northern Railway
Great Northern Express Company
Indiana
New Jersey
Fifteenth Annual Session of Lawrence County Teachers
The Lawrence County Teachers Association convenes at Hedford Presbyterian church November 30 1906 for two days with a new School Exhibit. A Mendelssohn Trio musical treat is planned Friday evening with 25 cent admission. Various local notices follow including visits and movements of residents and talks on the Indiana game law and quail hunting restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County Teacher's Association
Presbyterian Church
Hedford
Winona Flower Named by Dorner Brothers Amid Hype
Frederick and Theodore Dorner of Lafayette, famed carnation growers behind the Francee, unveil a new bloom called the Winona. Reportedly created by accident in their corner greenhouse experiments, the Winona is said to command a higher price and stirs interest among florists nationwide. Access to the greenhouses is restricted during ongoing trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick and
Theodore Dorner
Lafayette Carnation
Chicago
Dorner Carnation Hybrid Draws National Attention
Frederick Dorner and his son Theodore showcase seven new carnation varieties including the Winona. Offerers from Brooklyn’s Calliduze firm push above 15000 dollars as florists from distant cities visit the Dorner greenhouses. The Francee and Winona win praise for beauty and endurance, with the Winona expected to top prizes upon exhibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorner
Henry and
Paul Calliduze
Brooklyn
Dorner Green Houses
Theodore Dorner
White House
New York
Europe
London
Chicago
Young man electrocuted by charged clothesline in Indiana
Alonzo Harden aged 18, son of Jesse Harden near Nashville Brown County, was fatally electrocuted Wednesday night. He grabbed a yard clothesline tied to an energized guy wire feeding an electric light pole, became unconscious, and died about five minutes after rescue by his brother John Harden of Columbus Indiana.
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Alonzo Harden
Jesse Harder
Nashville
Brown County
John Harden
Columbus
Ind
Harden
Young Harden
Pride and vanity blamed for high food prices says official
Dr Le Grand Powers of the U S Census Bureau cites pride and desire for the best as the main cause of rising food costs not higher raw material or production costs. He notes consumers, including workers, buy premium cuts and indulge in better goods, fueling prosperity through spending.
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le Grand Powers
Census Bureau
U. S
Dr. Powers
Edward Atkinson
Edward Colegrove Dies at 68 in Cleveland Ohio
Edward Colegrove uncle of Fred B Otis of the Mail and the Misses Ots of South H street died November 21 in Cleveland Ohio aged 68 He started as a fireman and shop employee for the N A & C later Monon He joined Cleveland and Pittsburg railroad in 1850 and 1864 moved to Atlantic & Great Western becoming General Foreman of the Cleveland shops He remained with the company 36 years retiring five years ago after ill health He visited his nephew and nieces in Bedford in the fall of 1899.
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Edward Colegrove
Fred B. Otis
MAIL
Ots
South H Street
Cleveland
Monon
Cleveland & Pittsburg
Atlantic & Great Western
Neices
Bedford
Bedford Stone for Fresno Federal Building
A letter from Dr. J. B. Duncan to his daughter Georgiana now Mrs. John C Brumbley in Fresno reports that the J A Rowe Stone Company is supplying the stone for the federal building under construction there. They take pleasure in showing the products from their old home.
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J. B. Duncan
Georgiana
John C. Brumbley
Fresno
California
J. A. Rowe Stone Company
Federal
Arson Suspect Booher Arrested Over Monon Fires
August Booher a Monon railroad shops engineer in Lafayette was arrested on arson charges. Investigators believe his capture could solve over a dozen incendiary blazes at the shops. The 30 year old man denied guilt as Chicago detectives aided Monon agents in a dawn arrest after witnesses spotted a fire in the coke shed.
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August Booher
Monon
Lafayette
Booher
Chicago
Booker
A. C. Spatch
Poher
Spatch
G. W. Stingley
Maxer
C. G. Cames
Circuit Court
Turkeys Headed for Thanksgiving Tables in New York City
Wholesale turkey prices rose to 21 cents per pound with retail rates higher as the season nears. Prices may reach 35 to 40 cents a pound. A blackhead plague sweeping the East has killed thousands of turkeys, threatening supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Factory Safety Advocate Urges Tight Clothing for Workers
State Factory Inspector Wright urged all factory employees in workplaces with machinery to wear tight clothing and hair tied up. He spoke before the manufacturers association detailing how inspectors identify hazards and push for removal of dangerous line shafting to reduce damage suits and protect workers and employers alike.
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Wright
State
Manufactuers’ Association
Wollen
Mr. Wright
Calomel Dose and Pickles Prove Fatal for Miss Bolen
A dose of calomel followed by eating four large pickles caused the death Tuesday afternoon of Miss Anna Bolen of New Albany. She had taken calomel a week earlier for a bilious attack and, about an hour later, ate four pickles. The next morning she became salivated and her condition worsened until death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Bolen
New Albany
Miss Bolen
Bloomington Southern contract awarded for new branch road
The Bloomington Southern contract is let and the three mile branch stone road will be completed by June 1. C. D. Smith & Co. win the bid and start within thirty days, same firm rebuilding the Indianapolis Southern between Switz City and Effingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
C. D. Smith & Co
Indianapolis
Switz City
Effingham
Lawsuit Over Dog Bite Seeks 2000 Damages In Greene County
John H. Boruff sues Lon Rariden in Greene County Circuit Court for 2000 claiming a vicious dog bite left him unable to work for three months and caused permanent injuries. Both farmers live west of Bloomfield. complaint says Rariden kept the dog unmuzzled knowingly threatening pedestrians.
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John H. Boruff
Greene County
Lon Rariden
Rariden
Bloomfield
Largest corn crop on Greene county farm readied for crib
The 1,200 acre farm of E B Martin Dale near Bloomfield in Grant and Fairplay townships bases 700 acres in corn with an estimated 45,000 bushels. It will take about two weeks and twenty teams to bring the crop under cover. The Peters farm is noted as another $100,000 property in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene County
E. B. Martindale
Indianapolis
Bloomfield
Grant
Fairplay
Birthday party for Miss Fannie Chesnut with young guests
Thursday evening at Washington Ave home Miss Fannie Chesnut celebrated her fourteenth birthday with guests including Marie Doman Gladys Edmondson Emma Bowden Elsie Cannedy Blanche Bair Edna Short Hilda Bickenhauser Epsie Bridwell Ermal McCart Joanna Leehey Ruby Wicker Nellie Tyree Marie Cosner Kenneth Eileen Richard McCart Phillip Furst James Smith Orval Carter Park Doman Henley Kennedy Edward Edwards James Davis Walter Matthews Roy Dye Howard Paynter Charlie Tobias Artie Hess Frank Tyree Lawrence Hess Tyler Edwards. Music games and refreshments of Neapolitan cream and nabiscos followed. The Elnora News notes that keeping the girl on the farm helps keep the boy there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Edwards
James Davis
Walter Matthews
Roy Dye
Howard Paynter
Charlie Tobias
Artie Hess
Frank Tyree
Lawrence Hess
Tyler Edwards
Scramble for Seats in State Legislature Halls
The House and Senate seating map shows Emmett Forest Branch and John H. Edwards top candidates for speaker with Nos. 26 and 28 seats. Democrats fill east House rows. Kittenger sits front in the Senate among other named members. Community notices follow about local residents and events including illnesses travel and gatherings.
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House of Representatives
Demarchus Brown
House
Emmett Forest Branch
John H. Edwards
Senate
Marion County
Branch
Edwards
Kittenger
Anderson
Pearson
Bedford
Kimbrough
Muncie
Strange
Grant
Springer
Bartholomew
Koehne
Indianapolis
Benz
Crawford and
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Schafer
Dayton, D
End
Teachers Association
Walter Jones
Williams
Wilma
D. Stafford
Heltonsville
Lena
Helen Reading
Terre Haute
Ruth Carter
M Lankford
Paoli
New Union
Aylette Whitted
Leatherwood
Frank Ross
Mitchell
Homer Ragsdale
Heltonville
Roy McDaniel
Diehl Richardson
Harry Neff
West 16Th Street
James M. Harris
Wever & Collins
B. Percy Hughes
Fred McGuire
Washington Avenue
Oolitic News
Elmer Corbin
North
Joseph M. Francis
Wm. Crossman Otto
St. John’s Church
Vincennes
Bishop Francis
Winona Queen OF Floral World
Fresno Federal Building
Virzil Woolford and
Ida Pitman
Nise
What the
National Biscuit Company
Allary
Graham
Monon Stationary
George House, Jr
Oolitic
William Andres
Elnora News
Jeffie Ragsdale
Bud Trisslar
Robert Owens
John W. Owens
Henry Crawford
Pinhook
Ed Skerd
Family Thursday
Samuel Nathan
John B. Malott
H and 19Th Sts
I Street
Alice Findley
Genevieve Iseminger
Walland
Tennessee
Pat
Arthur Fullen
John Fullen
J. W. Felkner
Carlisle
J. S. Mavity
Henry Bullitt
Red Oak
Iowa
Suter Harrison
Mr. Bullitt
Knights of Columbus
Della Spencer
Salem
Jesse G. Ray
Frank Ray
D. Ray
L. Johnson
John L. Wood
W. H. Gregory
George Hudson
Elmer Brown
John Younger
J. W. Ray
John W. Hudson
St. Louis
Bert Edmondson
Hudson
Stone Land
Abe Martin
Col. Calvert
Bloomington_ Star
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