Local notices and family updates from Milltown area
Names of residents and visitors appear with health and travel notes. Mrs Daniel's daughter visits her father in Milltown. Mrs H Atkins dies in New Albany and is buried at Milltown. Denbo and Kepner families mentioned. seeds and farm goods advertised by Bullevest & Son. Cedar Farm Boone Township mentions Ensign Kintner on furlough. religious meetings in Palmyra. various local business ads and a note on legislation and a toy train accident in New Albany.
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Mawin C. Kintner
U. S. Navy
Iphoes
Kintner
Cedar Farm
Boone Township
Sun Day Year prompts cautious marriage license outlook
The piece warns couples to wed quickly before a potential civil service exam and bond requirement. It notes 1905 begins and ends on Sunday, containing 53 Sundays, making it a rare Sunday year. It also covers farming costs for Cannery corn and tomatoes, Red Men district meeting, sermons by Rev Bachelor, a Bryan prize winner, tomato production stats, and a pending death declaration for Henry Braunbeck.
Will of Asahbel Toops Probated in Floyd Circuit Court
The will leaves the entire estate to wife Mary E. Toops and names Daniel N. Blines as executor. Executed May 21, 190, witnesses John T. Goodrich and John Massey. The decedent lived in Floyd County and died recently in New Albany.
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Asahbel Toops
Floyd
Mary E. Toops
Daniel N. Blines
John T. Goodrich
John Massey
New Albany
Grovis Tasteless Chill Tonic Stands 25 Year Test
The enduring GROVI S Tasteless Chill Tonic celebrates a quarter century on the market. Marketed as iron and quinine in a tasteless form, the product promises no cure but pay if unsatisfied, reflecting a longstanding remedy claim.
Potatoes As Penwipers Among Louisville Hotels
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports Louisville hotels rely on Irish potatoes as penwipers. Pots placed on desks hold bristling pen arrays, cleaning and preserving ink, with Seelbachs Hotel noting a peculiar acid in potatoes that prevents rust and keeps pens clean for years.
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Galt House
Seelbach
Louisville
Seelbach's
HH. M. Secor
Seelbachb
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Theater Seats Post Causes Unhappy Proposal Night
A man fumes at a theater box office claiming $10,000 due to a thick post between his two seats. He tried to propose to his date but could not speak as she giggled at the obstructing post. He vows revenge if giggling resumes on a future visit.
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C. H. Ginkins
George F. Genkins
Jl Bw
Mayeck
A. B. Lewis
Philadelphia
Novel light remedy for insomnia proposed by Sir William Laird Clowes
Sir William Laird Clowes suggests a new method for refractory insomnia. He recommends placing a small bright light two or three feet above the head so the eyes rotate upward to see it without moving the head. An opaque black paper shield on a glow lamp with a pinhole is used to create the target.
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William Laird Clowes
Newspaper nicknames reflect shared ownership and perceived bias
The London Standard was nicknamed Mrs. Gamp and the Morning Herald Mrs. Harris for a shared proprietor and management. The Buffalo Commercial notes they praised each other as if independent voices, likening it to Lairey Gamp citing Mrs Haris. An humorist adds Morning Herald as Mrs Harris since no one ever sees it.
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London Standard
Rubber prices rise as autos push up costs for footwear
Automobiles lift rubber demand and prices. A year ago rubber sold under a dollar a pound, now about 1.30. Rubber tires for bicycles and car tires both need more rubber, raising costs for footwear and tires. The rich bear the luxuries while the poor feel the pinch.
House to Next Congress Sees Democrat Edge Narrowed
Unofficial returns place the next Congress with 134 Democrats among 386 House members, giving Republicans a 2 seat majority of 118. Southern states supply twenty six Democratic members, while Louisiana Mississippi and Texas are solid Democratic. California Colorado Kansas Maine New Hampshire Oregon South Dakota Vermont Washington and West Virginia stand firm Republican delegations.
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House of Representatives
Louisiana
Mississippi
Texas
California
Colorado
Kansas
Maine
New Hampshire
Oregon
South Dakota
Vermont
Washington
West Virginia
Heads and Hats Debate in Breadwinner’s House
A husband argues that the head of the family deserves the best hat, tapping his forehead to illustrate the point. His wife counters that the hat should not differ, and she gently questions the logic before he relents.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Ostrich, Kangaroo Exchange Jocular Zoo Banter
A playful zoo scene features an ostrich and a kangaroo. The ostrich asks if the conversation tires the kangaroo, who denies it and notes the kangaroo remained engaged while a baboon nearby appeared tiresome. The exchange highlights social antics at the zoo.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve praised for healing wounds
A Norfolk man reports Bucklen’s Arnica Salve quickly eased a knee burn and healed it without fear. The ad notes the salve also treats wounds and sores and lists 25 cents at L A Riley & Son. Separately, the veterans of Southern Indiana announce their annual reunion at Moglish Crawford County starting August 16 for three days with a sham battle on the final day.
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Bucklen
C. Rivenbark, Jr
Norfolk, Va
L.A. Riley & Son Druggists
Indiana
Moglish
Crawford County
Cotton Belt Route Homeseeker Tickets Advertised
A milder climate notes six to twelve months of stork ranges and two to three crops per season. Cotton Belt Route offers round trip homeseekers tickets from St. Louis to listed states at 75 percent of the one way fare, capped at $15, with colonist tickets February 7 21 and March 7 21 at half fare plus $2. Write for map and timetable and rates to any point. contact L O Schaefer T P A Cotton Belt Route Cincinnati Ohio.
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St. Louis
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Henry Denbo and
Harry Kepner
Dr. Daniel
Milltown
Frank McRae
A. Meliae
Louis Simpson
Palmyra
George H. Denbo
Laconia
Black Lyreh
H. Atkins
Joseph
Sinex
G. A. Brown
G. F. Ginkins
Corydon
Crawford Co. Dem
W.oh. Bulleit & Son
Zenor
Congressman Zenor
Lagrippe
Sol. WH. Esarey
Camelton
Supreme Court
Indianapolis
W. HA. Buluvest & Son
Birdsell V.H. Bulveir & Son
Temperance People
Liquor Leagues
Southern
Indiana Advent Christian Conference
Silver Grove
C. H. Boone
Ind
Progres
Wantrey
Kitalman Co
Dept. W
Henry Sauerhauber
Scott
Noah
Egypt
Lafayette Journal
Order of Red Men
Harrison
Floyd, Clark
Orange
Lawrence
Monroe
Scott Counties
Salem
Bachelor
M.fe
J. K. Black
William Jennings Bryan
Bloomington
Logan Esary
Perry County
Arthur Bobbit
Elder Bobbit
This Place
United States
Canada
Floyd Circuit
Henry Braunbeck
Braunbeck
Cardus
South Prior Street
Atlanta
Olive Joseph
Treas
Cynger
Pecwpe
Samuel Pincher Pannkin
New York
Vis
Behal
London
Him
Tomma
Chicago Tribunhe
Bears
THE
Centaur Company
New York City
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Rai Road
G. A. Park
Louisville & Nashville Railroad CO
Louisville, KY
Santa Fe
Harvey
Sunny Jim
Harvey Fare
Chicago
Kansas City
Los Angeles
A. Andrews
St. Louis, Mo
Arkansas
L. O. Schaefer
Cotton Bell
Cincinnati
J. P. Jackson
Orleans
Georgetown
Marengo
Azuld
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