What She Would Take in Derby Court Tale
In Lincoln's Inn an old woman appears before Judge William Barber in Derby County Court. An impecunious lodger offers small installments to pay a rent debt. When asked for terms the deaf woman replies with a smile that she has often appeared before court but this is the first judge to ask what she will take, requesting a little hot gin.
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Lincoln's Inn
William Barber
Q. C
Derby County Court
Barber
London
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad and Testimonials
Offers a one hundred dollar reward for catarrh cures not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Endorsed by Toledo druggists West & Traux Watbine Kinxax Marvix. Claims cure by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. Includes testimonial from local merchants and notes on price and availability. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills and birch-tree schooling line.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Tolado
F. J. Cheney
West & Traux
Toledo
O. Watbine
Kinxax & Marvix
O. Hall
Hiail
Binder twine offered by T. M. Roberts Supply House
Farmers urged to write T. M. Roberts Supply House Minneapolis Minn for a special binder twine offer. The firm is described as well regarded by commercial agencies. The ad warns against judging others while pursuing fortune.
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T. M. Roberts’ Supply House
Minneapolis
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn Shake into Allen's Foot Ease
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot Eas, 2 powder for the feet. It makes tight or new shoes feel easy. Cures Corns Bunions Sweller Hot and Sweating Feet. At all druggists and shoe stores 25c. Sample sent FREE. Address Allen S Olmsted Le Roy NY. Reversible weather is usually due to slippery sidewalks.
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Allen
Allen S, Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Lane’s Family Medicine and Teething Syrup Adverts
An old receipt-like ad page touts Lane's Family Medicine guaranteeing daily bowel movement support and liver kidney benefits, plus Mrs Winslow's Teething Syrup for children. It cites chain of claims about cures and mentions Carter's Ink and Pisos Cure for Consumption with a dated testimonial from John F. Boyer in 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Boyer
Trinity Springs, Ind
Humble talk on insignificance provokes ire in some
The line notes how a man who modestly downplays his worth can anger others who label him. It suggests social tension around self-perceived humility and how audiences react to such claims.
Excursion to Columbus Planned by Indiana Teachers
Low rate non transferable excursion tickets via Pennsylvania Lines offered for June 30 return. Convention will be at Columbus and dates include June 25 and 27 with June 30 as return day.
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Indiana
Columbus
Pennsylvania
Low Rate Excursion to Chicago via Pennsylvania Lines
The item offers low rate non transfer able excursion tickets to Chicago via Pennsylvania Lines for June 16th and 2th for National Prohibition Convention. Tickets are valid for return until July 4th.
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Chicago
Pennsylvania Lines
Fees and Salaries: Indiana Commission Reports Inequities
The forthcoming State fee and salary commission report criticizes 1891 and 1895 laws for base salaries on population and fees, showing misalignment between county population ranks and salaries. It notes sheriff clerk and recorder pay tied to fees, with disparities across Marion Elkhart Lake Jay counties. The piece also covers a separate Laporte report on a drowning of a man by alcohol and a Shelbyville verdict of not guilty in a forged warrant case tied to county deals.
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State Fee and Salary Commission
Marion County
Elkhart
Lake
Jay
Shelbyville
Julius Chueden
Shelby County
Chueden
Geologist Finds Rich Marl Deposits In Indiana Lakes
State Geologist Blatchley reports large marl reserves across Kosciusko County lakes including Lake James. Soundings reach 22 feet with most deposits present, enough to sustain major cement production for decades. Lake James spans 3 ½ acres. a nearby factory costs 180000 dollars and will employ 156 men.
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Indiana
United States
Blatchley
Indianapolis
Kosciusko County
Lake James
Tippecanoe
Squire E Johnson Dies In Plainfield At 6
Plainfield notes the death of Squire E Johnson aged 6 who died Sunday night. Born in 1814 North Carolina he moved to Plainfield in 1837 and served as justice of the peace from 1852 onward. He claimed acquaintance with two Presidents and witnessed a staged mud incident tied to a Van Buren veto. Witnesses Dr Jesse Regan and Harlan Hadley remain living.
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Plainfield
Squire E. Johnson
North Carolina
Congress
Martin van Buren
Jesse Reagan
Harlan Hadley
Local Nursery Man Promotes Bug Predator for Shrubbery
Richardson of Muncie a nursery man reports discovering a half inch black red spotted bug that eats insect pests but not leaves. Found on a cherry tree he tested specimens with customers who say the bug protects plants. He envisions a bug farm to sell the insects for profit.
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Muncie
Richardson
Leopard Escape Scares Marion Elks Carnival Visitors
At a Marion special, a leopard escaped its cage during the Elks carnival causing crowd flight and closed gates. After about thirty minutes of pursuit over barrels and boxes, the animal was lassoed and returned to its cage. In Muncie, A E Woodford received two to fourteen years in Michigan City Pen for forging checks on Holt Long and others, with prior losses cited from a Milwaukee bank failure.
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Marion
Muncie
A. E. Woodford
Michigan City Penitentiary
Holt & Long
Woodford
Anderson
Fairmount
W. J. Holt
W. B. Carson
Carson
Milwaukee
Knightstown Police Nab Four Suspects in Counterfeit Ring
Four men flooded the city Saturday evening with counterfeit dollars dated 1891. Officers pursued for six miles and captured a bicycle ridden by one suspect. The bills carry a New Orleans mint mark.
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Knightstown
New Orleans
Dublin board removal prompts James Hammond to sue for presidency
Dublin residents removed James Hammond from the school board. He plans to sue to reclaim the presidency. He and Treasurer Hoffman formed a separate board and elected C. E. Green. Frankton superintendent notes a full teacher corps on both boards, with expected competition at schoolhouses if the dispute isn’t resolved before fall. Hammond is determined to pursue the case.
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Dublin
James Hammond
Hoffman
C. E. Green
Frankton
Hammond
Rail switch blocks Arrow avenue amid freight movements
The Panhandle railway placed a switch across Arrow avenue and moved freight cars, forcing a switch opening. Union Traction’s electric line must cross here on its route to Pendleton, risking a legal conflict and delaying the road’s entry to Indianapolis. Two persons drown in a river boating accident: Fred Sinders and Mary Claire perished when their boat capsized, with a third person possibly present.
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South Bend
Fred Sinders
Mary Claire
Hugh Dempsey 2 Buried After New Summit Mine Tragedy
Hugh Dempsey age 2 died at the New Summit mine when slate fell. A funeral procession formed by about a thousand miners and Odd Fellows followed the hearse. The mule that pulled the hearse bore black-draped gear in the solemn march.
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Linton
Hugh Dempsey
New Summit
Baldwin Oratorical Prize Contest Held in Crawfordsville
The twenty fifth Baldwin oratorical contest occurred Monday at 4 PM in Crawfordsville. The prize, 40 in gold, was funded by Judge DP Baldwin of Logansport. Contestants included Emile W. McAfee of Crawfordsville with A Plea for Unity, Guy M. Worts of Lebanon presenting The Lion of the Worth, and Gibson Wilson Murray of Her oa.
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Crawfordsville
DP. Baldwin
Logansport
Emile
Botha Retreats After Stand Against Roberts Forces
London reports that General Louis Botha withstood Lord Roberts for two days and retreated without loss of guns or prisoners. Boer dispatches claim victories near Pretoria and describe battles at Machadodorp, almond’s neck, and Natal’s army linking with Roberts, signaling accelerated Transvaal pacification.
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London
Louis Botha
Lord Roberts
Transvaal
Machadodorp
Pretoria
Machadodoro
Almond
Botha
Natal
Wakerstroom
Lyttleton
Traveller Dies Saving Cow In Depths Of Abandoned Well
In Greenville Pennsylvania a farmer William Heisel and his nephew George Detchen died after entering a 35 foot abandoned well to rescue a cow. Heisel aged 30 and Detchen 19 fell unconscious from toxic gases and could not be revived. Heisel left a wife and two children while Detchen was unmarried.
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Greenville
Wiliam Helsel
Berlin
Heisel
George Detchen
Detchen
Mrs Gladstone Dies After Long Illness
London reports the death of Mrs. Gladstone wife of eminent British statesman William Ewart Gladstone. She had been unconscious for about three days and died at 5 40 p m. The news reached the Queen the Prince of Wales and other leading figures. Her lineage traces to a ninth century Welsh tribal chief.
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London
Gladstone
Wiliam
North
Wales
Barred by Minnesota Odd Fellows Excludes Liquor Sellers
Minnesota Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows voted to exclude druggists and hotel keepers who sell liquor from membership. Grand master rulings that agents for breweries or liquor houses also qualify were upheld after judiciary committee disputes.
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T Paul
Minn
Minnesota
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
Judiciary Committee
Grand Lodge
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Ayer
Drs
G. L. Alderson
Ector
Tex
de J.C, Ayer
Lowell
Maas
Libby
Libby, McNeill & Libby
PS CO
Delaware
Tnd
Dee
Thompson
Lane
Uncle Sam
Carter
J. P
Jones
Laporte
Henry G. Pratt
Walkerton
Pratt
A J.P
Lord ‘Roberts
Mrs. Gladstone
England
Hawarden
Minnesota Grand Lodge
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