Greenfield backs prep for Panhandle shops move
Lee C. Thayer, a prominent Greenfield businessman, offers 5000 dollars to start a fund to relocate Panhandle shops from Indianapolis as a readiness effort. A Hall family reunion will be held August 18 at Phineas Hall farm northwest of Straughns with a full day of exercises, speeches, and readings for descendants of John Hall who moved from North Carolina to Henry County in 1830.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenfield
Panhandle
Indianapolis
Lee C. Thayer
Hall
Phineas Hall
Straughns
John Hall
North Carolina
Henry County
Indiana
Local Notes From Milton and Vicinity Chronicle
A crowded list of names and happenings from Milton area includes travels of Mr Hinkle in Tennessee Mrs Silla guests in Muncie visits by Anna Jewins and others farm work by Wilbur Elwell preaching by Cyrus Whiteley at Franklin church and many Sunday visits, picnics, and family events across nearby towns.
Detroit town profile and prosperity figures mixed in one letter
A Wayne County resident extols Detroit's growth noting 1701 French origins, 350,000 population, 19 automobile factories with 6 million capital, 12 million annual output, 5,000 mechanics, Great Lakes port status, 80 public and 59 private schools, and extensive industrial wealth. The piece also includes a second article on the 1905 census showing manufacturing gains across 40 states, 42.8 percent rise in capital, 32.3 percent wage growth, and 31.9 percent product value increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
America
Independence
Chicago
Illinois
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Detroit
Mica
Trisune
Wayne County
Cambridge City
United States
Fort Shelby
Great Lakes
London
Liverpool
New York
Uncle Sam
Indiana
I. N. Locke
Census Bureau
State Fair Five Fall Days and Premium Plans
The Indiana State Board of Agriculture issues the premium list for the State Fair opening Monday September 10 for five days. Exhibits will be positioned early with attractions on par with other days. The board aims to extend the fair longer than before and seeks half fare interurban rates for children and veterans on opening day. Entries close September 1 and the secretary Chas Downing will send free premium lists. The National Drill Co plans next year’s production. their 30 drill varieties and 75 workers support local industry amid a strong wheat crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana State Board of Agriculture
Indianapolis
Weber
Cincinnati
Leo Stevens
Chas. Downing
State House
National Drill Co
Fate and marriage in a sharp exchange
In a dialogue from the American Spectator Louisa questions Virginia about marrying any suitor and fate. Virginia asserts that most women will marry if asked, while Louisa warns a match might not be fate and could mean lifelong singlehood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Louisa
American Spectator
Electric Bitters Promised To Keep Elderly Men Young
Mrs E H Brunson of Dublin Georgia praises Electric Bitters as a tonic that wards off age related ailments. She claims it eases stomach and liver troubles and improves kidney function with regular use. The product is guaranteed at Peoples Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mre
E. H. Brunson
Dublin
Peoples’ Drug Store
Poor housekeeper runs home on business principles
A description portrays a woman managing a household with strict businesslike efficiency, applying budgeting and organization to daily chores and family duties. The brief highlights disciplined routines and frugal practices as guiding principles for domestic life.
Bucklens Arnica Salve Clears Chronic Sores
A. W. Bruce of Farmville Virginia reports twenty year battle with chronic piles and malignant sores ended by Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Best for old ulcers cuts burns and wounds. 25c at Peoples drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Bruce
Farmville
Peoples’ Drug Store
Studious Wise-Looking Habit Attracts Real Respect
A proverb notes that deliberate practice of looking wise often yields genuine recognition from most people. It suggests appearance can influence perception and credibility in social interactions.
War on Consumption Cures Promoted by Foley’s Honey and Tar
The passage touts Foley’s Honey and Tar as a safe, certain remedy against consumption also known as tuberculosis. It claims the product cures coughs and colds and warns against unknown preparations, noting the genuine version comes in a yellow package. Dean House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Dean House
Optimist ad quotes and health tea claim from 1908
The item cites a June 31 1908 note from St Paul urging kindness to mules and recalls Mississippi as a brook. It promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea for health and long life at 35 cents from a People's Drug Store with a cheeky line about optimism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mountain Tea Peoples’ Drug Store
N. B. Truth
St. Paul
Mississippi
Hollister
People
Dr King’s New Life Pills Offer Constipation Cure
A county ad touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as the pleasant and effective remedy for constipation and torpid liver. It claims prevention of appendicitis and system toning. Price 25c at Peoples’ drug store. A quip notes a businesswoman in love neglects checking a man’s cooking and sewing skills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Peoples’ Drug Store
Neglect Turns into Break in Seadyke and Close Call
A watchman's neglect caused a leak in the North seadyke leading to ruin. Kenneth Melver of Vanceboro Maine nearly died from a neglected cold, but Dr King’s New Discovery saved him. trial bottle free at Peoples' drug store. Neighbors blame a sad look on a married woman’s face.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holand
Kenneth Melver
Vanceboro
Dr. King
Peoples’ Drug Store
Burhans Testifies To Kidney Cure Longevity
Carlisle Center New York resident G B Burhans recounts a four year relief from kidney disease after using Foley's Kidney Cure. He reports elimination of brick dust sediment and pain and confirms no relapse in four years. He endorses the remedy for kidney or bladder trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Burhans
G. B. Burhans
Carlisle Center
N. Y
Folay
Foley
Dean House
Stranger in Chicago Fall to Pickpocket at Church
A Chicago man reports his pockets picked while at a church service. The ad copy touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea at People’s Drug Store and jokes about marriage age preferences for women in their thirties and fifties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Quick Relief for Asthma Sufferers
Foley's Honey and Tar offers immediate relief to asthma sufferers in severe stages and, if taken timely, may effect a cure. Dean House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Dean House
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Chamberlain
S. D
Rapid City
Lyman
Stanley
Pennington
F. A. Miller
Lamont Bros
Cambridge City, Indiana
Frost
Milton
Mr. Hinkle
Tennessee
Mrs. Silla
Muncie
R. P. Lindsay
Cedar Grove
Earl Kuhns
E. A. Kuhns
Anna Jewins
Connersville
Dora Wallace
Wilbur Elwell
Cyrus Whiteley
Franklin Church
Velena Clee
Bradford
Ohio
Ruthermel Family
Mrs. Chas. White
Richmond
Mrs
Mart. Brown
Rhea Fulghum
Washington, D. C
Frank Benninger
W. A. Bragg
Nellie Heck
Mrs. Newbold
Raleigh
Frank Clouds
J. H. Masters
Brookville
Chas. Cain
L. E. Ward
John Linderman
Earl Pike
Lark Hoover
Greensfork
Henry Hoover
Leroy Mills
Hopewell
Chas. Ferris
Laura Myers
Bentonville
Mattie Baker
Harry Ward
Paul Caldwell
Miss Caldwell
Elizabeth
Albert Williams
Messrs
Mesdames
Fred Jones
David Bands
Elizabeth Sands
F. M. Jones
I. J. Bishop
O. H. Beeson
Mesers
Harry Mann
Frank Murray
East Germantown
Flora Wissler
Nora
Edna Mann
Brownaville
Burtis McCain
Melinda Barton
Yale
Chas. Callaway
M. M. Callaway
Lake James
Robert Callaway
Lula Ferguson
Jackson Park
Zula Grigsby
Logansport
Shearer
Angola
Mary Creighton
Rushville
Cornelius Connell
Alvin McClung
Easthaven
Lois McClung
Lois Hurst
Mr. Shumaker
Frankton
Frank Hurst
Mrs. Hurst
Geo. Goldie
Miss Hartman
Henry McMahan
S. N. D. North
Num
Ibn Het Binke
SOO Mecenae
Chad
Gebevocevec
Callaway's Drug Store
People’s Drug Store
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!