Law Regulating Merchandise Sales Declared Void
Kosciusko County circuit court declares act to regulate bulk merchandise sales unconstitutional. Judge Biges rules it gives wholesale creditors special privileges in insolvencies. Also reported are an attempted train wreck on the Wabash road, a steer race by Garvin, a Rushville merchant’s suicide, and Pittser guilty of wife murder.
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Pittser
Tudge Adam S. Tises
Kosciusko County
Uri
Legislatoire
Hiw
Tron
Biges
Philip Jecner
Chicago
Oifer
Frank al. W. Savger
Toainta
Whiting
Wabash Road
Jnckson
Faward Wolder
Richmond
Garvin
Charlotte Bronte Manuscripts Revealed By Bibliophile
American collector H. P. Smith gathers Charlotte Bronte early tiny manuscripts written at Ha worth When she was fourteen The pages measure about one and a half by two inches The writing is minute and praised for its fragile home made book appearance She notes she finished the work in four hours and attributes eye trouble to this small script.
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Charlotte Bronte
Mrs. Gaskell
Charlotte
Haworth
H. P. Smith
Health authorities crack alum baking powders in markets
Judge Clarke of St Louis convicts and fines grocers for selling alum powders. New York Health Department seized mixed alum powders and dumped them after finding rock and alum content. Authorities urge chemicals testing but call on households to spot cheap alum by price and inducements to drive safer, established brands.
Starry Promises On A Porch
A young couple shares a romantic moment on a porch under a sky of stars. They name Jupiter Sirius Mars and laugh at a playful misinterpretation, until a footstep outside hints at a looming interruption. The scene hinges on youth friendship and a potential, unsaid future together.
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Jupiter
Sirius
Dove
Diabetes cure claim for Dodd's Kidney Pills
Lancaster town postmaster John Remers says his four year diabetes, untreated by doctors, improved after using ten boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills. He asserts the remedy saved his life and offers to answer letters from diabetics. The piece also lists tall structures and the leaning Tower of Pisa with heights and dates.
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Lancaster
N. Y
John Remers
Buffalo
Dodd
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad and Endorsements
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It includes endorsements from druggists West Truax Walding Hinman and Hall's remedy claims to act on mucous surfaces. Price 75 cents per bottle with testimonials available.
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F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
FJ. Cheney
West & Truaz
Hall
Nothing in Vain Reflects on Polls and Tradeoffs
A fragmented Washington Star excerpt features a quip about usefulness of people in voting, with a senator remark on trading even a useless person for something. The passage mentions a philosophy line and a satirical take on political participation.
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Sorghum
Washington Star
History of High Hand Shake In McKinley Era
A Washington society anecdote traces the origin of the diplomatic hand shake to the late President McKinley. His distinctive grip, elbow tucked, hand rising to chin level, spread to Cabinet and diplomats and remains noted by officials. An anecdote from Washington Star about Cortelyou. Also a Georgia minister story about a hungry preacher and a stingy steward.
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McKinley
Washington
Mr. McKinley
Cortelyou
M McKinley
Washington Star
Memorial of John Ruskin in Westminster Abbey
The committee for a John Ruskin memorial in Westminster Abbey completed its task. A bronze medallion by late sculptor Onslow Ford, R A. will be placed in Poet’s Corner above Sir Walter Scott’s bust, per dean and chapter. Also notes Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product.
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John Ruskin
Westminster Abbey
Onslow Ford
R. A
Poet’s Corner
Walter Scott
Faceless Dues and Plain Speaking in a City Column
A fragmentary clipping cites a Chicago Post style line about a woman growing lop sided and a man misstepping to help her along. It notes a real estate agent quipping about deaths per person and mentions Mexico importing cement from the United States in the last fiscal year ending June 30, 1901.
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Chicago Post
Mexico
United States
Free Sample of Allen's Foot-Ease Ad
You can obtain a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease by writing to Allen 8. Olmsted, Le Roy New York. The powder relieves tired or sweaty feet and makes tight shoes comfortable. It cures corns and bunions and is sold by druggists and shoe stores.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
A Satisfactory Substitute
A parent boasts of curbing Willie’s dime novel habit by giving him newspapers with the unabridged Biddle boys history, suggesting a corrective substitute. The Washington Star quotes the remark as a humorous exchange about changing reading habits.
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Willie
Pye
Biddle Boys
Washington Star
Cough Remedy Ad Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Kemp's Balsam as stopping coughs at once. It urges readers to visit a druggist for a free sample bottle and notes bottles are sold in 25 and 50 cent sizes. The copy warns delays are dangerous.
Not Fit for Opera Box Invitation
A brief exchange in the Philadelphia Press notes a character who wishes the Ritchies would invite him to share their box at the opera, but another says they know he is no talker and won’t be invited.
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Ritchies
Philadelphia Press
Earliest Russian Millet Boosts Hay Yields
Seed ad promotes Earliest Russian Millet promising up to 8 tons of rich hay per acre. Prices 50 pounds for $1.90, 100 pounds $8.60 less freight. John A Salter Seed Co. of La Crosse Wisconsin advertises the crop as a solution for hay shortages. It notes machinery purchases reflect business expansion with factories crowded by orders.
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John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad and Colonist Route Push
An old advertisement urges use of Red Cross Ball Blue to whiten clothes and cites a 1901 date. It also promotes the Nickel Plate Road rail line for travelers to California and the Northwest during March and April 1902, claiming lower cost and directing readers to contact A. Asterlin in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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Nickel Plate
California
Northwest
North Pacific Coast
A. Asterlin
Fort Wayne
Ind
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