Indiana Facts From 1905 Revised Statistics
Joseph Stubbs compiles Indiana data through 1905 covering history statehood 1800 1811 and 1857 constitution, geography, population, taxation, mortgage exemptions, real and personal property, railroads steam and interurban, wages, factory output and value, leading cities, crop yields and agricultural output, coal, eggs poultry butter wool and other products, schooling funds, and Stone production. Catarrh cure ad and local obit noting Mary Cooper died aged 55.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Joseph Stubbs
Bureau of Statistics
Anderson
Evansville
Ft. Wayne
Indianapolis
New Albany
Muncie
South Bend
Terre Haute
Sheridan News
Tomato Cultivation Yields From Knoxville Trials and Bulletin Advice
The Knoxville station tested tomato training and fertilizing in 1903. Results show varying yields from 283 to 467 bushels per acre with different fertilizer regimes. Practices note planting distance and cultivation depth to conserve moisture, with yields reported from 165 to 1000 bushels per acre in other cases and cannery prices from 15 to 22 cents per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Tennessee
United States
Knoxville
Bucklen Arnica Salve Cures Wounds and Sores
L S Napier of Bugles Kentucky credits Bucklen's Arnica Salve with a permanent cure for piles and wounds after a decade of suffering. The remedy is advertised as healing all wounds, burns and sores like magic, available at L A Riley and Son and A W Brewster's with cabbage and tomato plants also for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. S. Napier
L. A. Riely & Son
A. W. Brewster's
Remembering Ella Leora Wilson Aged 22
Obituary notes Ella Leora Wilson daughter of Joseph and Sallie Wilson born March 14 1883 died March 1906 aged 22 years and 22 days after ten days of illness She joined the M E church in 1904 and was prized for kindness and faith Her last hours were spent in prayer urging care for her brothers and sisters and belief in a united family after death
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Leora
Joseph
Sallie Wilson
Ella
M. E. Church
Moore's Church
Carnes
Hila
Constable Wins Cold After Forest Burglar Hunt
Chapleau Ontario constable Win Thom Lanorgan says he caught a severe cold while tracking a burglar in a forest swamp last fall. He used Chamberlains Cough Remedy to recover after two small bottles. The remedy targets coughs and colds and is sold by C R Watson, successor to Crosier Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. 8. Crosier & Co
Eggs from selected Silver Love Wyandottes and Buff Leghorns
Eggs from selected pens offered at 51 cents per setting. C R Warsox Corypox Inn feb2s-3m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.R. Warsox
Inn
Death of a Harrison County Citizen Reveals Local Ties
Joseph Harrison, longtime Harrison County resident, died at 5 45 this morning at 910 West Main of a long illness. A skilled carpenter who worked in the city shipyards, he was 78 and survived by six children, his wife having died years ago. He belonged to No 10 Lodge of Odd Fellows and funeral direction will be by the fraternity. Brothers John James and David Harbeson survive, with John reported ill at his West Seventh Street home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Harrison
West Main Street
Harrison County
Joseph Embs
Kate Williams
Ella Duffer
L. D. Daily
Jos
Alonzo Harbeson
Charles Harbeson
No. 10
Lodge of Odd Fellows
Mgr
Harbeson
John
James
David Harbeson
West Seventh Street
Main
Market
N. A. Ledger
Republican State Ticket Nominated at Convention
The Republican State convention named a full ticket led by Fred A. Sims as Secretary of State and James Bingham as Attorney General. Other nominees included Joseph H. Stutsks for State Statistician, John Chilheimer for Auditor, Oscar Hadley for Treasurer, Edward Y. Fitzpatrick for Clerk of the Supreme Court, A. Cotton for Superintendent, W. S. Blatchley as State Geologist, James H. Jordan and Leander J. Monks for Supreme Court, and C. C Hadley Ward H Watson D. W. Comstock J. M. Rabb Frank Roby for the Appellate Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred A. Sims
James Bingham
Joseph H.stutsks
John Chilheimer
Oscar Hadley
Supreme Court
Edward Y. Fitzpatrick
A. Cotton
W. S. Blatchley
James H. Jordan
Leander J. Monks
Appellate Court
C. C Hadley
Ward H Watson
D. W. Comstock
J. M. Rabb
Frank Roby
Moon Inhabited Claim Sparks Cosmic Debate
Scientific claim about a moon atmosphere suggests possible life forms beyond Earth but not human habitation. The note promotes Electric Bitters as a tonic for ailments, with claims of health benefits and a 50 cent price, followed by an ad for early cabbage plants from A. W. Brewster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Riely & Son
Renewal letter from Ellsworth correspondent in 1906
From our Friends. Ellsworth Minnesota April 8 1906. Enclosed SI for renewal of the Democrat. I will get the old home news by taking it. A cold spring with mud delays grain. I may move to South Dakota and, if favorable, request paper change. Signed Chas W Albin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellsworth
Minn
Democrat
South Dakota
Chas. W. Albin
Request for Corydon Democrat six-month subscription
A letter from George Kr Hoehn in Fowler Indiana dated April 6 1906 encloses fifty cents for a six month subscription to the Corydon Democrat and asks for confirmation of receipt. It is signed in a formal, courteous tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fowler
Ind
Thomas & Ellis
Corydon Democrat
George KR. Hoehn
Subscription note to Democrat from O E Wirn in 1906
An April 10 1906 letter from O E Wirn to Sterling Oklo customers encloses $2 for the Democrat subscription. He likens weekly issues to a meeting of old friends and wishes the paper improve with age while continuing to battle for the right.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling
Oklo
Thomas & Ellis
Friends
The
Democrat
O. E Wirn
The Measure of a Man by Rev Lyman Abbott at Harvard
Abbott condemns the view that a man’s worth equals his wealth and mocks replacing moral trust with dollar signs. He argues that embracing business standards at the expense of conscience is a common, tragic fate for young graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman Abbott
Harvard University
Abbott
New Life Pills Praised by Cary Postmistress
A Cary Maine postmistress Mrs Alexander endorses Dr King s New Life Pills as the best remedy for stomach liver and bowels in perfect order. Painless purifiers that infuse new life guaranteed by L A Riley Son druggists price 25 cents.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Missouri
Phoenix
Eer At
Elgin
Waltham
Hampden
N. Y
Decatur County
Hall
F. J. Cheney Co
Toledo
Ohio
J F, Cheney & CO
Mary Cooper
Mark Cooper
Posey Township
Smith's Camp Ground
Devil’s Island
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!