Indiana incidents recount a mix of rescues and crimes
A sprawling Indiana roundup details Rutherford and Miller rescuing Mrs Highley from a swollen creek, a wealthy elopement attempt thwarted at a train, a horseman robbed and murdered in Wood County, and multiple local accidents and crimes including suicides, drownings, and fires. The column lists names, places like Mier Noblesville Evansville and Muncie, and varying outcomes from rescues to fatalities.
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Augustus Hammond
Wabash Circuit Court
Sarah Hishley
Mier
Marion Rutherford
William Miller
Wightey
Rutherford
Miller
Highley
Bighley
Remarkable Cure of Kidney Disease at Northport
Northport Michigan reports a striking recovery from kidney disease. Byron O. Leslie suffered years of pain and despondency before using Dodd's Kidney Pills. After months of renewed health he declares a permanent cure, stunning local physicians and residents who knew his prior suffering.
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Northport
Mich
Byron O. Leslie
Tie
Dodd
Sudden Tack and a Scanner in Prookiva A Row
A comic dialogue from Prookiva New York Precinct notes a quarrel over Miss Robinson's image with a joking label scanner. A medical author note praises Gan herb remedy for digestive and bodily ailments, claimed to boost well being for all ages.
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Miss Robinson
Trusband
Prookiva
N.Y
Garnell Tex
Phyin
Pushing the Perambulator Jests in Philadelphia Press
A humorous exchange features Mrs. Haskins noting she saw her husband in a bicycle suit and Mrs. Strongmind clarifying it as a wheeling suit meant for taking the baby for an airing. The quip highlights modern parental attire in a light column.
Ely Liquid Cream Bala Introduces Nasal Cream Balm
A New York product, Ely Liquid Cream Bala, offers a spray for nasal catarrh. The preparation retains healing and soothing properties without drying secretions, priced 75 cents including a spraying tube, available at druggists or Ely Brothers 66 Warren Street, New York by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely Bros
Warren Street
New York
Neighborhood screen door fix idea sparks polite request
Mrs. BM of Swayze Wakita Oklahoma asks for a grand device to keep neighbors’ screen doors from banging. She notes constant use of Piso’s Cure for Consumption and asks if a better solution can be set up.
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Man
Swayze
Wakita
Okla
Those Loving Girls in Amateur Theatrics Recalled
Nell recalls taking a principal role in Beauty and the Beast. The Chicago News questions which actor played Beatty in the production.
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Nell
Beatty
Chicago News
Clay content weakens paper and raises weight
The excerpt notes that too high a percentage of clay in paper manufacture increases weight and makes the paper weaker and more prone to tearing.
Air Cushion Rubber Stamps and Printing Outfit
An advertisement offers air cushion rubber stamps, all kinds of stamps, printing outfits, daters, and a catalog with price list from Lock Box 219 Fort Wayne Indiana. Also contains a quoted literary line and a remnant note about a cough remedy and wind colic cure priced at a small cent amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Ind
Deafness Cure Claims Constitutional Remedies Only
An advertisement argues deafness arises from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and catarrh. It asserts only constitutional remedies can restore hearing, offering $100 for any deafness case caused by catarrh that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure and directing readers to send for free circulars.
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Hall
Billionaire and youth discuss a $25,000 position
The Washington Star quotes a billionaire asking about willingness to work for a big reduction. A sharp nosed youth replies he will start at a $25,000 level fewer than expected to fill the hard post. The exchange frames a job offer and compensation conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
Purportedly used by Mother Gray, a nurse at the Children's Home in New York, to treat feverishness stomach disorders teething and worm issues. Claims over 305000 testimonials and promotes free samples by mail from Allen S. Olmstead LeRoy New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Gray
New York
Allen S. Olmstead
LeRoy, N. Y
Kline's Great Nerve Restorer Ad Promises Cure
An advertisement touts Kline's Great Nerve Restorer claiming permanent cure for nervousness and fits after one day. It offers a free trial bottle for two dollars and lists Dr. H. Kline of Philadelphia as the contact. Also mentions counterfeit watermarks and various consumer offers and railroad travel promos for Nickel Plate Road tourists with schedules and reduced rates.
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de. Kline
RK. H. Kline
Area St
Philadelphia
Nickel Plate Road
Atlanti
Pacife
Boston
San Francisco
Buffalo
Chicago
A. Asterlin
Fp.a
Fort Wayne
Ind
R. J. Hamilton
Address Lock Box 219 Fort Wayne Indiana
A brief notice indicates payment of 50 cents upon receipt and directs correspondence to Addressy Lock Box 219 in Fort Wayne Indiana. The fragment suggests a mail order or subscription instruction tied to a local Indiana address.
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Express
Moon
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Addressy
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