Indiana Boy King of Trap Shooters
Ray Graham, 14, son of ft A Graham of Washington Indiana, is the youngest member of the Indiana Trap Shooters League and regarded as the best wing shot of his age in the United States. He received a fine double barrel gun last Christmas and soon became a top shooter, joining his local gun club and practicing regularly. He trails only Jerm b E Winston who holds the state championship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Graham
Ft. A. Graham
Washington
Ind
United States
Jerm B E. Winston
Vague OCR Fragment Hints at City Tournament Attempt
Fragmentary report describes a fifth air tournament with unclear participants and outcomes. The text mentions rescue, executives, and a church mention but lacks coherent details, making the event and entities hard to identify.
Postal Shoulder and Tailor Tales In Street Lingo
A fragmented Report from the Record-Herald discusses a Victorian street anecdote about a tailor’s “postal shoulder” defect. The tale centers on a man who carries a mail bag over his left shoulder, causing an uneven coat lining and visual asymmetry, prompting questions about tailoring and padding remedies.
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Geustainer
Invention Lets Timber Saw Glide With Oiled Blade
Frans O. Tiaisten of Tavium Mieh. has patented a saw oiling device shown in the illustration. The contraption aims to prevent binding in heavy timber by keeping the saw blade continuously oiled as it passes through the cut, with the nozzle tip extending downward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frans O. Tiaisten
Tavium. Mieh
Gilling Device for Saw Blades Described
A gilling device for saw blades uses a handle on both sides and a spring controlled piston in a reservoir to force paste through openings when pressed. The piston stroke length is set by a screw cap at the top, allowing automatic feed from the oil chamber and regulating orifice size by partially closing with the piston tip.
Gold Fever in the Philippines and Colorado Volunteer Miners
Frank L. Strong notes in Engineering Magazine that during the Spanish American War many Colorado Volunteers and other migrants aimed to find gold in the Philippines. He records abundant ore samples and stories, but admits no sensational finds yet and mentions locals and friars with insider knowledge.
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Philippines
Colorado Volunteers
Frank L. Strong
Engineering Magazine
Itu
Birys
Tnd
Desert waters and Traveler Tales of Adriendarve Drought
Travellers report Arabs in Adriendarve deserts dislike running water and seek only dried pools. They claim pure waters cause fever and poisoning, while running water is avoided as a danger. The article notes early attraction to stagnant pools turning to fever and urges caution with moving water in desert travel.
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Adriendarve
Connor
Jen
Hecomes
Oriental Dream Promises Safe Beauty Preservation
An advertisement touts Ever Young and other tonics as harmful to health, then promotes the Oriental Dream by Dr Felix Gouraud of New York as a harmless cosmetic to preserve delicacy of appearance and obscure blemishes. It claims the product is favored by professional artists and widely used in dressing rooms.
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Pr. T. Felix Gouraud
New York City
Felix Goutrnauws
L. A. Sayre
Gouraud
Ara
U. S
Inadas
Europe
T. Hopkins
Education may be a good thing says stubby mustache man
A Luzianapolis Press quip attributes a remark about education and grammar to a man with a stubby mustache. He laments that without his parents lessons in grammar he might have become a poet. The piece reads as a humorous aside in a local column.
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Grummar
Ludianapolis Press
Nickel Plate low excursion fares to western cities
The Nickel Plate Road announces low excursion rates to Denver Colorado Springs Glenwood Springs Ogden Salt Lake City Hot Springs St Paul and Duluth Tickets go on sale June 9 to Sept 31 good for return until Get 31st Contact nearest agent OF C OA Astertin T P A Fort Wayne Tuc or Ret Hamilton Fort Wayne Ind No 00 One Glance Was Enough Mr Citgsman What on earth do you want with suel on enormous wood pile Mr Subbubs Protection against tramps
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Denver
Colorado Springs
Glenwood Springs
Col
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Utah
Hot Springs
D. D
St. Paul
Duluth
Minn
Astertin
Fort Wayne
Tuc
Hamilton
Ind
Mr. Citgsman
Suel
Subbubs
Grain-O Promises Coffee Substitution Healthful Drink
If coffee unsettles digestion and nerves Grain-O is offered as a grain based alternative. It supposedly tastes like coffee, lacks its drawbacks, costs about 4 times as much, and is sold by grocers in 15 and 25 cent sizes. Port Los Angeles coal activity noted with 170000 tons landed inland last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Port Los Angeles
Festive Foot Care and Quack Remedies Parade
Do Your Fest Ache and Burn Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot Fase a powder for the feet It makes tight or New Shoes feel Easy Cures Corrs Banions Swollen Hot and Sweating Feet At all Draggists and Shoe Stores Sample sent PREE Address Allen S Olmsted Leltoy NY It is stated that there are 50000 bar maids in Wayland Their hours querrie fourteen daily for a wage of 10s per week To do not believe Piso's Cure for Consumption has an equal for coughs and colds John J Boyer Kaitly Springs Tud Feb 15 1900 The mateour Peruvian tea is mai from a yunar of the bolly family Insist upon your printer using Eagle Linen Paper for your Letter Paper This is the proper thing Epworth League Convention At San Francisco California Low Rates via the Nickel Plate Road from July 7 to 17 and good returning until August 8 Write wire or call on nearest agent A Asterlin T P A Fort Wayne Ind or R J Hamilton Agent Fort Wayne Ind No 90
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
Leltoy, N.Y
Sun Francisco
California
A. Asterlin
Fort Wayne
Ind
R. J. Hamilton
The Lowly Earthworm as a Major Soil Improver
The earthworm greatly enhances soil health by moving 10 tons of soil yearly through its body, exposing minerals for plant use and creating new mold via castings. By burrowing, worms also aid rain infiltration and fertility, with other burrowing animals playing a far smaller role.
Brother’s gift cures kidney trouble across seas
James Watt of this place suffered kidney trouble and nervousness. After six boxes of Dodd’s Kidney Pills cured him, he sent a supply and his strong recommendation to his brother in Belfast, showing a lasting family bond and the pills’ perceived effectiveness.
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James Watt
Mr. Watt
Dodd
Belfast
Ireland
Watt
Thoughtful Husband Paring Challenge
A newlywed couple discusses a three day separation for business. The wife reproaches Henry while he explains he will travel on the accommodation train rather than the express to soften the parting.
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Henry
Mabel
Laundering Delicate Dresses Advised and TB Deaths Noted
Eliza Re Parker recommends washing delicate dresses with ivory soap and drying in shade with little starch. In Germany, 7000 people die yearly from tuberculosis between ages 15 and 60, about one thirty ninth of total deaths for that age range.
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Eliza RE. Parker
Germany
Caose
The Ruling Passion in a Hotel Room
A fragment notes Masie decorating her room with swords suis pistols and fois reflecting a portrayal of arms as a sign of villainy. The text edits to emphasize her notorious character and the surrounding banter.
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Masie
One Cent a Mile to Buffalo via Nickel Plate Road
Travel offer for July 2 16 23 and 80th with return within three days from sale. Apply by writing wire phone or calling nearest agent Asterlin U P A Fort Wayne Indiana or K J Hamilton Agent Fort Wayne Indiana.
What Would the Owner Say Policemimn to the Thief
A fragmentary cry captures a tense moment as a thief takes a vehicle or item. The garbled text suggests a confrontation or warning to the intruder with urgent, improvised phrasing.
Grain-O: A Grain-Based Drink For Children
An advertisement extols Grain-O as a nourishing substitute for tea and coffee for children. It claims Grain-O is made from pure grains, tastes like refined cola, and costs about four times as much as tea. A grocer sells it at 15 cents per unit. London lists 612 physicians with regional counts across provinces and nations.
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Costa
The Snob In Society Across the Atlantic
The piece argues that the term snob differs by country with American usage focusing on exclusiveness and social climbing. It notes the Four Hundred’s layered sets and the prestige of leaders' invitations. It contrasts American snobbishness with Thackeray’s English notion and suggests Americans misuse the term.
Reduced Excursion Rates to New York by Nickel Plate Road
Nickel Plate Road offers reduced rate excursion tickets to New York City starting July 1 with liberal Buffalo stopover for Pan American Exposition. Tickets may be used via different routes both ways. Buy by wire phone or at nearest agent Asterlin Fort Wayne or Hamilton Fort Wayne.
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Nickel Plate Road
New York City
Buffalo
A. Asterlin
Fort Wayne
Ind
R. J. Hamilton
Friday Not Unlucky Quizz on Friday Moving My Goods
A quirky note from the Obie State Journal ponders Friday as a moving day. The writer argues Friday is not unlucky and suggests waiting until Saturday would have led to goods being attached for rent.
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Fiiday
Obie State Journal
Nickel Plate York City Excursion at Reduced Fares
Beginning July 1 Nickel Plate will run to New York City at reduced rates with a Mineral stop at Buffalo to visit the Pan American Exposition. No excess fares on trains. Tickets may be bought for round trips via different routes. Inquiries to C A Asterlin or J Hamilton Fort Wayne Indiana. Mo. 104.
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Nickel Plate Road
New York City
Buffalo
C. A. Asterlin
Fort Wayne
Lnd
Hk. J. Hamilton
Ind
One Fare Plus $1 Round Trip To Pan-American Exposition
Travel offer via Nickel Plate Road to Buffalo for Pan-American Exposition begins June and runs all summer with return within 10 days of sale. Contact nearest agent or C A Asterlin T P A Fort Wayne Ind. No 84. The non-observant man goes through the forest and sees no firewood. John son.
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Buffalo
Nickel Plate Road
C. A. Asterlin
Fort Wayne
Ind
R. J. Hamilton
Johnson
Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer Ad Offers Free Trial Bottle
FiTS Permanently Cured No fite or nervousness after first day's use of Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer Send for FREE 2.00 trial bottle and treatment DE K H Kline Ltd 931 Arch Street Philadelphia PA Also mentions coffee plant transfer Africa to Persia and coach excursions to the exposition at Buffalo via Nickel Plate Road weekly in July with agents in Fort Wayne Indiana
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Dr. Kline
K. H. Kline, Ltd
Arch &J
Philadelphia
Pan-American Exposition Rates To Buffalo via Nickel Plate
Wickets on sale at all stations one and one third fare for round trip good returning ten days. Send inquiries to Fort Wayne addresses, stamps and printing outfits offered by Pan-American Exposition advertisingagents.
Beautiful Ladies Offer Advice to Suffering Sisters
reader letters praise Peruna tonic for dyspepsia and energy. Kathleen Graham of Washington D C and Florence Allan of Chicago endorse the remedy citing renewed vigor and relief from tiredness. Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus Ohio notes summer patient care.
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Kathleen Graham
Florida Ave
N. W. Wash
D. C
Perina
Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
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