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Newspaper
Columbus Daily Herald
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1901
Page
4
An item notes the Rathbone Sisters will attend a Wednesday evening New Year party at Edinburg. The piece also lists officials at a local organization and details about a Kappa Alpha Phi chapter upgrading rooms above the First National Bank. It mentions two marriage licenses and a Kentucky county fiscal fact.
A 19th century advert promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for incurable cases. It quotes F. J. Cheney & Co. and lists West & Truax Walding Kinnau Marvin as Toledo wholesalers. Claims the remedy is ingested to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Price 15 cents per bottle. druggists sell at 75 cents. also markets Hall's Family Pills.
A New York World column denounces Elihu Root as a corporate lawyer ambushing Admirals Dewey and Schley and General Miles. It claims Root lacks military training and condemns the three veteran commanders with a presidential endorsement by direction.
Miss Amanda Peak leaves for Burney to visit relatives. Walter Kirsch of Columbus visits Christmas in the city. Mrs. James B. Stillwell of Ewing visits son Richard in Columbus. P. W. Randall and wife return from Vernon. Col. 8, Stansifer and daughter Sallie return from Chicago. Mrs. Mary F. Brown of Terre Haute visits Greensburg before returning home. Miss Marie Blessing returns to Indianapolis after a visit. Mrs. J. H. Clark visiting Indianapolis. Miss Cora Parish of New Orleans visiting Mrs. O. M. McCracken. Mrs. L. K. Ong and family return from Rushville. Miss Charlotte Powell of Indianapolis visiting Miss Mae Brevoort. Mrs. Pettigrew and Mrs. Goddard return from Indianapolis. Elks Minstrel boxes auctioned. bids $17.50, $15.50, $12.50, $11. Democrats of Indiana's Fourth District to meet Jan 2 1902 in Columbus for delegate convention. Delegate apportionment by county listed. County chairmen urged to hold calls Dec 28 1901. H. H. Rogers of Farehaven donates library, waterworks, town hall, hodle, church and drainage to town. Notice to claimants: all outstanding orders must be presented by January 1902. Excursion tickets to Charleston via Pennsylvania Lines now on sale. Ed Cobb returns from Chicago improved. A grandson of Alexander Hamilton dies in Florida.
Local readers endorse Dean's Kidney Pills as a cure for backache and kidney weakness. William Lawhead praises the remedy from Otto's drug store, reporting relief from back pain head pain and kidney illness. Available from dealers at 50 cents a box. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole U.S. agents.
A satirical dissection of journalism, trust prices, and political loyalties. Mentions General Miles, Admiral Dewey, Teddy Roosevelt, Secretary Root, and Maclay as placeholders in a mock coronation representation alongside press criticism and party orthodoxy.
A Shelbyville Republican argues reports of President Roosevelt reprimanding General Miles are false and absurd. He contends Roosevelt, young and with limited military service, would not court martial Miles, an old veteran out of favor with West Point elites.
A raid on New York policy shops uncovers annual receipts of 3.64 million dollars with patrons receiving 800 thousand dollars. The piece notes beliefs in medicinal qualities of a dog hair, a snake skin, and a black cat pelt, and mentions purported wart cures from handling a toad.
A grocery aisle note advertises four family flavors Orange Raspberry Strawberry at grocers. Ten count package promotion mentioned as available today in Tennessee.
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