Storage battery cars eyed for Fort Wayne to Indianapolis service
Lake Erie and Western officials plan electric storage battery cars on lines between Fort Wayne and Indianapolis and Michigan City and Indianapolis after favorable tests on the New York Central. A high officer said those cars could be in operation by next spring, with routes Fort Wayne to Connersville hourly and possible service Fort Wayne to Indianapolis and on the Big Four. Cars may run at speeds up to sixty to seventy miles an hour to compete with interurban traffic.
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Lake Erie & Western
Fort Wayne
Indianapolis
Michigan City
Lake Erie
New York Central
Hudson River
Hartford City
Connersville
DeWitts Little Early Risers Promoted As Pleasant Liver Pills
A humorous 1905 advertisement extols DeWitts Little Early Risers as mild effective liver pills for all ages. It notes sales by Chas C Deam and comments on Kansas titles and the season of calendar advertising, praising newspaper columns for direct advertising.
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DeWitt
Chas
C. Deam
Drugigst
the Times
Denver Letter Reflects Colorado Politics and Reform
A Denver correspondent reports on Colorado politics noting Alma Adams’s election as governor amid fraud claims, widespread female suffrage support, and women active as election workers. Judge Ben Lindsay garners broad cross ticket support for his reform efforts and youth outreach in Denver.
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Denver
Colo
Banner
Colorado
Alma Adams
Adams
Broadway Theatre
Ben B. Lindsay
Reform School
M. E. Church
Lindsey
E. M. Rinear
Bucklen’s Amica Salve Sold At Local Drug Store
Advertisement urges readers to stock Bucklen's Amica Salve for burns cuts and ulcers. It markets the salve as the best on earth and lists Chas C Deam's drug store as the supplier, noting a price of 25 cents.
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Bucklen
Chas
Deam
Kirkwood Acquitted In Gambling Case At Walbert Court
The State versus Wilson Kirkwood ended Saturday with an acquittal in Walbert's court on gambling charges. The six Petroleum boys' cases, including Kirkwood's, were not dismissed or set for trial. Frank Dailey defended the group while Charley Dailey opposed. No immediate action has been scheduled for the remaining five cases. The Petroleum community hopes no further trouble arises and maintains good relations locally.
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Walbert’s
Wilson Kirkwood
Frank Dailey
Charley Dailey
Kirkwood
Elwood Bachelor Girls Plan Jeap Year Dance
Elwood invites eligible young men to a Jeap year half at Kramer's hall tonight. The Bachelor Girls club, composed of prominent Elwood women, sent about 150 invitations, most to nearby city and town suitors. The campaign mirrors Logansport fans' earlier stance urging more liberal entertainment.
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Elwood
Logansport
Bachelor Girls' Club
Kramer’s
Pharos
Sunday School Convention At Keystone Friends Church
The Sunday schools of Chester township set a convention for December 18 at Keystone Friends Church. The program promises varied sessions with songs, devotions, reports, and discussions led by local leaders and teachers. Attendees are invited to participate in a day of instruction and reflection on temperance teaching and class questioning methods.
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Chester Township
Friends Church
Keystone
Brother Green
Ceee
Jennie Showalter
Eddie Miller
Tarmen Redding
Mesdames Miller
Showalter
Congregation Benediction
Friends School
Chester Center
New Hope School
M. P
N. C. Poulson
W. M. Benentt
Ccc
Saa
Gretchen Ludlum
Lenora Deboy
Mildred Terry
John Marsh
John Barker
Mesdames Showalter
Miller
Nina Risley
Atlen Deboy
Pres
Lulie Tate
Pathetic Instance of Ossian Man Wandering City
George Harter of Ossian, aged about seventy, long troubled by war malaria and mental decline, wandered the city Thursday. After being found hungry and cold with no breakfast, he was guided to a physician then home for care, then escaped and walked away, prompting concern from relatives while he calmly roams in frail health.
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George Harter
Ossian
M. M. Justus
Dr. Hatfield
Oliver Ormsby
Hatfield
Mr. Harter
Pete Housel
Justus
Dust In Chalk Dust Harms Indiana Schools
Indiana teachers report chalk dust in classrooms causing throat irritation and coughs as boards are erased. Dr Hurty warns the nuisance is serious, with thousands affected and no known remedy. He advises opening windows and using a controlled eraser motion to let dust fall.
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State Board of Health
Indianapolis
Indiana
Hurty
Harry
Anniversary Surprise for I T Allen Couple Near City
Friends gathered five miles east of the city Thursday to celebrate the seventeenth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. I. T. Allen. A social gathering followed with an oyster supper. Attendees included Will Markley Lewis Markley Manson Reiff Rev. Harris Jove Shire Dee Van Emmen H Markley and children M M Justus Everett Hiestar Albert Markley Miss Shoemaker Earl Huss and Albert Studabaker.
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I. T. Allen
Will Markley
Lewis Markley
Manson Reiff
Rev. Harris
Jove Shire
Dee van Emmen
H. Markley
M. M. Justus
Everett Hiestar
Albert Markley
Misa Shoemaker
Earl Huss
Albert Studabaker
Elm Poles Procurement At Clover Leaf Hub Factory
Elm Poles announces purchase of second growth white elm poles at the hub factory on the Clover Leaf railroad in Biuffton. Target size four meters and over.
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Clover Leaf
Biuffton
Lew Dailey post elects officers at Friday meeting
The Lew Dailey post held a regular meeting in the new hall on Friday electing M. M. Justus as post commander for one year. John Forbes became Senior Vice Commander, James Chaddock Junior Vice, J. L. Myers quartermaster, Henry Stegkamper officer of the day, J. V. Kenagy chaplain, Andrew Ullmer officer of the guard. Delegates to the state encampment named William McAfee, Jere Shira, Henry Bartram. alternates J. V. Kenagy, Henry Mellick, Frank Dougherty. Three men, J. W. Sipe, Sam Richards, John Jellison, to be mustered in at the December day meeting.
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Lew Dailey
M. M. Justus
John Forbes
James Chaddock
J. L. Myers
Henry Stegkamper
J. V. Kenagy
Andrew Ullmer
William McAfee
Jere Shira
Henry Bartram
J. V. Kengy
Henry Mellick
Frank Dougherty
J. W. Sipe
Sam Richards
John Jellison
Friends of Jap Courtney Seek News on Marshal’s Fate
Friends of Jap Courtney wonder what has become of him. He once served as city marshal and left years ago for the west. Letters from him came at intervals until February from Seattle Washington, then silence since.
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Jap Courtney
Mr. Courtney
West
Seattle
Wash
His Wife Will Return
Mrs. O B Mohn denies desertion and says she intends to rejoin her husband in Bluffton after arranging affairs at home in Maryland. Letters from her say married life was satisfactory and she had no complaints about treatment. Return time not fixed but expected soon. Also notes onion crop from Kimmel: 420 cars shipped 252000 bushels valued at about 126000 dollars.
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O. B. Mohn
Maryland
Mohn
Bluffton
Kimmel
County Council Enacts Additional Small Appropriations
In a special session the county council approved a limited set of additional appropriations due to a shortfall. Items include court house repair 300 dollars jail light and fuel 50 dollars insurance on orphans home 50 dollars benevolent institutions 125 dollars returning fines by justices of the peace 50 dollars tax ferrets estimated 1 000 dollars ditches 150 dollars burial of soldiers widows 200 dollars. The funds cover the period to January 1 and may be revisited in September for next year.
Divorce Laws Backed by Statewide Demand
From all over the state comes a demand for more stringent divorce laws as urged by readers. The newspapers are filled with illustrations of the ill effects of present tax laws and a coming legislature is expected to consider changes in this area.
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Stout
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Mrs. I. T. Allen
Ashbaacher Bros
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