President King's Mistake
Reverend S Marsh recalls a comic incident at a Cedar Rapids dinner when Dr William F King president of Cornell College Mount Vernon struggled to answer a telephone miscue, then apologized in a formality as guests awaited the host. A moment of absent mindedness drew laughter and later reflection on life’s length.
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King
William F. King
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
S . Marsh
Haddock Memorial M. E. Church
Cedar Rapids
Etesis
Eraem
Domevemi
Himeself
Biessing
Sioux City Journal
Hustling Hoosiers Wheat Damage Across Indiana Report
Reports from across Indiana describe widespread wheat crop damage with Southeastern fields better and northern zones worst due to the Hessian fly. In Southwestern Indiana winter-killage hits Gibson Posey and Pike counties hardest, while central areas show mixed conditions and uncertainty about yields.
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Indiana
T.hese
Givson
Posey
Pike
Comptroller Forms National Banks List Across Indiana
The Comptroller of the Currency announces the organization of several Indiana banks including Fortune National Exchanges Ander son Toward National Kokomo First National Marshall County Dive mouth Farmers National Shelbyville First National Wabash Crawfordsville Capital National Indianapolis First National Crawfords ville First National Michian City Indiana National Indianap olis also for First National Craw fordsville First National Bank of Marshall County UVmymouth and Partners' National Valpacaiso Fletcher National Indianapolis.
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Fortune National Exchanges
Andersons
National
Kokomo
First National
Marshall County
Divemouth
Farmers’ National
Shelbyvilles
Wabash
Crawfordsville
Capital National
Indianapoli
Michian City
Indiana National
Indianapolis
First National Bank of
Uvmymouth
National of
Valpacaiso
Fletcher National of
Indiana News Summary Snapshots From a Turbulent Year
A flood of items includes Windfall opening a Baptist Church, Porter County oil talk, fatal accidents in Richmond and Spiceland, and Bastion llevar mass. Notable notes: Indiana leads with independent telephone plans, Barrett decision halting Goshen improvements, and a major 50 mile electric line linking South Bend to Goshen.
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Porter County
Bud Baker
Wabash
Rk. PD
Lgenham
Goshen
Car-builders of America
Princgton
Ind
Indiana
Sgai
Chivazo
Eas
Shelbyville Methodists
John Aller
Muncie
H. Lane
Martinsville
New York
Barrett
Lafayete
Bell Telephone Company
Laura Wissel
New Point
Prof Green
Notre Dame
Franklin College
John D. Rockefeller
Louis Stuck Wish
Seymour
Michael Martin
One Hundred and Fifty-seventh Regiment
Lafayette
Petersburg
Lee Wilson
Wilson
Bedford
Quaker Medicine Company
Wilbur Mount
Erie and Western Railway
Delaware County
Sluncie
Jonathan Lee
Evansville
Welty
Kokomo
Cass
Fulton
Rosciusco
Stat
Sweeney
Cincinnati
John Walters
Spiceland
Carl
South Bend
Elkhart
Lake Wanagssee
Loransport
Indianapoline
Drummer Targeted By Wooden Nose Prank
A traveling man recalls a prank at a hotel between Chattanooga and Nashville where a drummer was tricked with a fake Cyrano de Bergerac nose. The staged spectacle led to a chaotic scene, a stove topple, and the drummer sustaining an injury to his right eye. The incident was blamed on a rival merchant.
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Chattanooga
Nashville
Cyranuy de Bergerac
Lil Fix
Hitle Hotel
Cyrano
New Orleans Times- Democrat
Sixty Miles an Hour Steam Meteor Car Trial
A steam meteor car for rail use recently completed a trial run at sixty miles per hour. It may surpass records like Hostetter's Stomach Bills for addressing indigestion constipation nervousness liver and kidney trouble.
Recovery from Appendicitis Debate in Medical Journal
A New York Medical Journal debate warns one percent of appendicitis cases recover without operation, while prompt surgery could save 98 percent. Estimates cite 200,000 new cases yearly in the United States, risking thousands when untreated. Autopsies show old inflammation around the appendix in many cases. Also mentions catalog items and political mishaps in unrelated notes.
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New York Medical Journal
United States
Danger of Hypnotic Sleep and Self-Hypnosis Risks
Cautionary note warns against staring at a reflection or any object to induce a hypnotic sleep. The text describes impending vision blurs and loss of waking from self-induced mesmerism, advising readers not to attempt such dangerous practice.
Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Ease
Allen's Foot-Ease provides instant relief for pain from corns bunions and sweaty feet. It soothes smarting tired feet and makes new shoes feel comfortable. The powder is promoted as a general foot comfort cure with mail orders available for 25 cents. Free sample offer and address in Le Roy New York.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Quotations Highlight Social Snippets and Sayings
Patchwork quotations reveal social manners, wit, and virtue from a Washlington Star and quotes attributed to Miss Cayenne and Franklin. The fragment mentions Pisi's Cure for Consumption cited by John A L Miller of Au Sable Michigan and notes an April date.
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Pisi
John AL Miller
Au Sable, Mich
April Yi
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Aids Women
Letters from readers praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for backache nervous fatigue painful periods and leucorrhea. Mrs Pinkham replies by letter from Lynn Massachusetts with advice and medicine to help women who fear examination. Letters from Miss Etta Brenner and Miss Nellie Russell illustrate reported improvements and encouragement to seek treatment.
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Rochester
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Beech Bearings on the Farm
The article predicts broad adoption of ball bearings in harvesting machinery as manufacturers move toward improved bearings. It notes Deering Harvester Company of Chicago equips machines with ball and roller bearings and that competitors will follow the trend to meet demand, despite costs.
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Deering Works
Deering Harvester Company
Chikengo
Red Otter
Deering Company
No Exceptions
A brief dialogue clip presents a playful exchange about perfection and conceit, attributed to a Boston journal snippet. The line contrasts self praise with humility, suggesting humor in the notion of flawlessness.
One Dollar Sunday Outings Begin May 2
The Nickel Plate Road announces One Dollar Sunday Outings starting Sunday May 2 and continuing until further notice. Parties may travel on a single party ticket to any west of Wallace Junction and back the same day for one dollar per person. Tickets sold at one dollar or less for round trips. consult ticket agents for details.
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Miexkel Plate
Wallace Junction
Startin Point
Fragmented Notice Mentions Names and Brands
A jumbled OCR fragment mentions Dana and Mrs Winslow with references to Eagle Linen, letter paper, envelopes, and a printer. It also includes stray phrases about health, a case labeled WASTED, and an unclear ring or York sample request. The text is garbled and lacks a cohesive event.
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Eagle
Piv Pano
Bennett
York
British Museum tablet may prove Hanging Gardens exist
An Assyrian tablet in the British Museum’s cellar, claimed by Herr Bruno Meissner to depict the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, may be the first cuneiform testimony of the legendary site.
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Gardens
Babylon
British Museum
Bruno Meissner
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