Quiet Arlington reflects on election aftermath and local health
Arlington reports election is over and town quiet. Elmer Hutchinson improves from typhoid fever, Mrs William Andrews is poorly, Pearl Conaway near town has diphtheria, the township has its only diphtheria case. Gas wells now yield salt water. Community activities include Temperance meeting at the M E church and a Sunday School Institute at the Christian church. A surprise visit to Rev Allen and family brought flour, sugar, quotes of life necessities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Hutchinson
William Andrews
Manilla
Pearl Conaway
M E
Christian Curch
R Ev. Allen
Lippincottt’s
Nixon and Gottlieb's Finest Fall and Winter Goods
The advertisement proclaims the finest line of fall and winter merchandise ever shown in Carthage at Nixon and Gottlieb's. It highlights a broad range of seasonal offerings and positions the store as a premier local shop for cold weather apparel and related goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
Nixon & Gottleb’s
La Fayette Monument Fund Raised at School Event
School notes show collections for the La Fayette Monument totaling 5.16 with room contributions and church gift. A Purple Leaved Sycamore Maple tree was grown and presented by Thomas Newby. Mr Gurney Binford gave a talk on Japan and Mr and Mrs W P Henley visited the school Tuesday.
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la Fayette Monument
Ste
H. S
Christend General la Fayette
Japan
W. P. Henley
Cure by Chamberlain remedy touted in 1885 notice
In Allen County Tennessee Mr Thomas McIntosh reports a chronic dysentery after an attack in 1885. He sought East Tennessee physicians without relief, then used Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. After about twelve bottles he claims a cure and ongoing health. product advertised as for sale by Coffin & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas McIntosh
Allen
Own
Tenn
East Tennesee
Chamberlain
QO. S. Coffin & Co
The Elaborate Chinese Novel and Its Poetic Insertion
A critique by Rev. G. F. Canlipy notes that Chinese fiction is saturated with poems of varying merit. He argues this reflects literary excess rather than finish, with heroes sending poems to heroines, overheard songs, and poetic duels often ending in wine and boasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
G. F. Can
Caps and War Trade Reforms Stir Public Debate
The piece notes sharp divides over free trade versus protection during wartime, citing editorials attacking General Alger's war handling. It cites Harper's Weekly as sensationalist on soldiers' hardships while defending critical voices about food, and includes a humor item about a barber joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Alger
War Department
Harper’s
Chloro Naptheleum Promoted For Hog Cholera Treatment
An advertisement cites Prof W A Dean of Madison Wisconsin endorsing Chloro Naptheleum as a value remedy for hog cholera. It claims the product cures outside the hog while avoiding drugs and bottles its price at $1.50 per gallon with pads included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tholeum
W. A. Dean
Madison
Wis
Shires
Hill’s
Charles F. Binford
Rushville Teachers Association Meet At Court House
The Rushville Teachers Association will hold its annual meeting at the Rushville courthouse on Friday and Saturday, November 25 and 26. 2B Wiseley of Terre Haute State Normal will teach as one of several instructors. All county teachers are urged to attend, replacing the regular township institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill & Gear’s
Rush Ty Teachers’ Association
Court House
Rushville
Wiseley
Terre Haute State Normal
Attorney J A Sipe Opens Office in Rushville Indiana
Dr J A Sipe attorney at law operates from Johnson Island Bros Block or Main and Mill streets Rushville Indiana with office over Bliss Clothing Store and handles business in all state and federal courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ind
Isle of Johnson, Bros
Main and Mill Streets
Rushville
Bliss’ Clothing
Sexton & Sparks, Attorneys-at-Law
Indiana
Butler, Holden & Churchill
Law and Loans in Rushville Indiana
A compact news notice announces legal and financial services in Rushville Indiana offering loans at 5 percent interest. It mentions prompt collection services and probate and abstracts handled from an office opposite the Post Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Law and Loans
Rushville
Ind
Eyesight Warning Prompts Urgent Eye Check
A local ad urges readers to not ignore vision changes such as headaches blurred sight or eyes feeling strained. It promotes immediate consultation with W. M. Edwards Optician in Knightstown Indiana offering free eye examinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Edwards
Optician
Knightstown
Indiana
Local Watch and Jewelry Dealer in Knightstown Indiana
A Knightstown Indiana based dealer offers watches jewelry clocks and diamonds along with liver ware. The listing highlights a shop serving the local community with a range of timepieces and fine goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knightstown
Ind
Stevens and Titsworth Attorneys in Carthage Weekly
J M Stevens and J A Titsworth operate Stevens and Titsworth in Carthage with weekly sessions on Thursdays at the gam Office with Dr Sipe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevens & Titsworth
Carthage
Gam
Sipe
Osbrone Abstracts Office Location Listed
George W. Osbrone, Abstracts of Title, Loans, and Insurance, in possession of the Sexton Sparks Abstract Books of Rush County, office in the new Court House, West entrance, first door to the right.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sexton & Sparks
Rush County
New Court House
Physician and Surgeon at Carthage Ind Promises Prompt Service
Physician and Surgeon in Carthage Indiana offers prompt attendance to all calls with special attention to eye, ear, nose, and throat. Glasses fitted for refractive errors and failing sight. Office located over R E Henley's Store with satisfaction guaranteed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
Ind
R. E. Henley
Rushville
Indiana
Postoffice
English expert tours rail route aid from Cincinnati
Sir Thomas Tatcred, the English expert on a tour of inspection for the Black Diamond Railroad, leaves Cincinnati for London. He aims to interest English capital, notes route uncertainty from Cynthiana Kentucky to Chicago, cites local subsidies, and urges a westward line to meet public demand. A pain banished by Dr Miles Pain Pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Tatcred
Cincinnati
London
Cynthiana
Chicago
Hille
Secondiela
Miles
Imperial Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg described
The article portrays the Winter Palace on the Neva as the finest in Europe, built for Catherine II and famed for its ornate four story structure. It highlights the northeast corner upstairs room where Emperor Nicholas I died, noted for its small size and plain iron bed, with lingering theories of suicide or poisoning amid Crimea War melancholy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Neva
Catherine II
Eit
Nicholas I
New Zealand Agent Praises Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy
Beefton on November 23 1896 E J Scantlebury reports strong sales of Chamberlain’s medicines especially the Cough Remedy. He notes many good results, cites personal household use, and says the product is pleasant to take though kept away from children. O S Coffin & Co. supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beefton
New Zealand
Chamberlain
Royal Hotel Keeperee and the German monarchs hotel venture
The king of Wurttemberg, long famed as a royal innkeeper, allegedly inspired a family tradition of table innkeeping. A descendant now runs two large hotels drawing about 000 yearly, having once welcomed the czar in disguise at a palace tavern sign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wurttemberg
Bess the Great
Europe
Waurttemberg
Himslf
Servian Justice Described as Harsh Executions
The article details a brutal Servian execution method where the condemned is shot on the crime scene, then a revolver is used if he survives, and earth is shoveled over the body. It notes a grim sense of poetic justice in this procedure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Servia
Fox and Badger Shot Rivalry Narrated by Courier
A Courier quip notes Fox praises Badger for his shooting in a humorous family feud. The jest centers on whether Badger truly shoots well, as his wife mocks him if he fails to score, highlighting a lighthearted, rural humor scene.
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Fox
Ashanti Audience Reacts To Everyday Habits
In Ashanti villages the arrival of a white man draws a watching crowd. Locals show keen interest in routine acts like eating and dressing. They applaud simple tasks at the camp washstand and chorus over items such as the nailbrush and toothbrush. Champagne's opening ends the show with laughter and dispersed spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaman
Freeman
Ashanti
Ulcerated Teeth Advice and Family Quips
Practical dental tip warns against hot water for ulcerated teeth and suggests ice for swelling plus a hot raisin on the gum when a dentist is unavailable. A breakfast table quip follows about a young man calling on a girl every night, with Mabel’s father and the girl debating Herbert’s constant chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel
Herbert
Washington Star
Farm Lpansa Specialty Bill Broker and Investing Agent
Bill Broker and Investing Agent operates from Binford Block Greenfield, Indiana, with ties to Farm Linpasa Specialty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Broker and Investing
Farm Lpansa
Binford Block
Green,field
Ind
Famous Warhorses and Snobbery Reflections Across Histories
A collage of anecdotes on famed warhorses Copenhagen and Marengo with a note on their noble fates, plus reflections on snobbery from London Mail and Lippincott's. Includes local color from Little Chute Wisconsin and a Tennis joke from Chicago News.
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Cail
Main Street
Arlington
Newsom’s
DR. Miles
Dr. Miles Medical Company
Elkhart
Hill & Gear
Tere
volLers
Bing
Charlottsville
Earl White
Wilson
Righ
Frank
Oden
Hill
Hill & Clyde
Olive
Porter County
Children’s Union
Newsom's
Friends Church
C E Hiatt
Winchester
Turkey
Ed Ball
Shook’s Restaurai
Ernest T Hooley
Ford
Eng Cosmopolitan
Hooley
Proffession & Busines
F. W. Cregor
Car
Thage, Indiana
J. A. Sipe
YU. D. Cole
Herkless & Bretz
W. S. Weaver
Carthage Building Loan and Savings Association
Henley Bros.’ Planing Mill
Jessi Heney
J.m.stevens
J. A. Titsworth
George W. Osbrone
J. H. Jones
E J Scantlebury
O. S. Coffin & Co
Royal Hotel
Servian Justice
J. H. Binford
Gates Sexton
Will M. Sparks
F. M. Sparks
Frank Wilson
Dr. Coffin
Henley
Lor D. Guffin
Jas. E. Watson
Guffin & Watson
Attorneys At
Ruth and
Main Streets
F. G. Hackleman
Forset
Copenhagen
Duke of Wellington
Watetiso
Poleon
St. Helena
England
Royal Service Institution
Marengo
Napoleon
Waterloo
Egypt
London Mail
Little Holland
Wisconsin
Little Chute
Perg Marquette
Jones
Chicago News
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