Peruna touted as spring tonic and catarrh remedy
Letters from officials and patients praise Peruna for improving health after weeks of strain and overwork. Dan A Grosvenor of Ohio credits one bottle with marked relief and vigor. An unnamed St Denton figure and Mrs Timberlake endorse the tonic for nerves and blood cleansing. A free pamphlet on summer catarrh is advertised by the Verunga Medicine Co. in Columbus Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan. A. Grosvenor
Ohio
War Department
Washington, D. C
St. Denton
Pliadelphia
Wva
D. W. Timberlake
Lynchborg
Verunga Medicine Co
Columbus
Had Heard It Before at the Photographer
A St. Louis mother takes her 6 year old son Edward to a photographer. The boy resists having his picture taken and recalls being told at the dentist that it would be over soon. The mother soothes him as the session begins.
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The
West Dispatch
St. Louis
Edward
Sun
Cheney Company Catarrh Cure Ad Claims $100 Reward
State of Ohio Toledo City authorizes Frank J Cheney and firm F J Cheney Co to pay $100 for each catarrh cure not achieved by their product. Notary A W Gleason witnessed December 10 1865. Advertisement mentions testimonials and Toledo druggists selling at ten cents. An admiral leadership note appears as stray text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orio
Toledo
Frank J. Cheney
Elier Parner
F. J. Cheney & Co
A.W. Gleason
Jell O Dessert Ad Promotes Quick Delicacy
Quick healthful dessert shows up in ads with Jell O. No boiling or baking required. Prepare by adding hot water and chilling. Flavors include Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry. Available at grocers in assorted counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cts
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Testimonials
Letters from women in Michigan Nebraska and Wisconsin praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from painful menses female troubles and kidney and stomach issues. They report dramatic improvements and renewed health after using the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romeo, Mich
Pringham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Vothers
Mrbs
Clara Stiebee
Diller
Neb
Mrs. Pinznam
Lydia
Methodist General Conference Opens in Chicago with Global Delegation
A large assembly of about 650 delegates from world regions including Germany Italy Norway Sweden Liberia India China Japan Mexico and South America gathers in Chicago for the twenty third delegated general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The meeting will address church governance lay equality and reforms to bishops powers amid extensive business and hymns.
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Chicago
Methodist Mypiscopal Church
World
Germany
Italy
Norway
Sweden
Switzerland
Liberia
India
China
Japan
Mexico
South America
General Conference
Canada
Europe
Orient
Imu
Etueh
Mtureover
Sinit Nes
Witiess
Merrill
Thetas Bowman
Travid M. Monroe
Ganferprice
Indiana Deaths and Murky Affairs Spark Local Scandal
A series of tragic and cryptic incidents emerge from Indiana. Frederick James Barriot, a young attorney, died by his own hand after a letter to his mother reveals forbidden love and a vow to preserve his name. Mrs. Cadis Sutton, a hermit near Muncie, is found dead with an ax beside her bed, with fears of robbers weighing on her. Henry Brokaw and 13 year old Essie McAllister eloped to Jeffersonville, with letters suggesting pressure and social scandal. Gov. Mount plans to address justice amid these troubled cases.
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John FL. Murray
Willan Pogue
Indianapolis
Logansport
Neil Spaulding
Marion
Henry Pax
Farmersburg
W. Waite
Union City
Frederick Hardwick
Waite
Hardwick
Jim Bitner
Sexton
Jeremiah Williams
Burlington
A. M. Everton
William Collins
Daniel Manifold
Edward High
Fontanet
Wis
Terre Haute
Justice of the Peace
William Hgh
Young Hich
William Pawalski
Justice High
Peru
Elen and Parrott
Indiana Trust Company
Anderson
Evansville
Kokomo
Sisney Conner
Charleston
Monroe Township
Andrew Burkhardt
Lafayette
Beckerty
Newton Stewart
Frederick James Buarriot
Barriot
Henry Brokaw
Essie McAllister
Jeffersonville
Brokaw
Gov. Mount
Indiana Supreme Court affirms Barrett Improvement law
The Indiana Supreme Court upholds the Barrett Improvement law in the Adams v. Shelbyville case. It reverses the lower court, preserves the law's constitutionality, and grants Thomas B. Adams an injunction to block street improvements in front of his property.
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Tndiana Supreme Court
Thomas B. Adams
Shelbyville
Adams
Supreme Court
Reese shoots Campbell inThorntown doubt over woman leads to surrender
Joseph Reese shot and mortally wounded S C Campbell near Thorntown. He then surrendered in Lebanon claiming self defense. The men are described as prominent farmers and the dispute reportedly began over a dispute involving a young woman.
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Joseph Reese
S.C. Campbell
Thorntown
Reese
Lebanon
Tea DripBing in Europe Describes Tea Known in Paris and Italy
The Chicago News notes that tea rituals migrate to Europe with France adopting afternoon tea as a popular domestic routine by five o clock and Italy's society embracing tea chats and fragrant cups as a similar, homelike pleasure.
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Europe
France
Paris
Italy
Chicago News
Grain-O marketed as coffee alternative for children
An advertisement promotes Grain-O as a nourishing grain drink for children, claiming it substitutes coffee. It emphasizes taste similar to coffee, lower cost, and availability at grocers for 15c and 2ic.
No Condolence to Offer and Alten's Foot-Ease Ad
A pair of short quips from the Indianapolis Journal about Cousin Sara who cannot read or sew without spectacles. An advertisement promotes Alten's Foot-Ease to rest tired feet and treat corns bunions swollen and sore feet and ingrown nails with a free sample offer by Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Sara
Indianapolis Journal
Alten
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Duchess of York Tops Royal Rowing Tally
The Duchess of York stands as the most accomplished oarswoman in the British royal family, widely regarded for her rowing prowess and competitive skill in royal circles.
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Duchess of York
Carter's Ink Makers claim best ink despite limits
The makers of Carter's Ink assert they cannot improve their product beyond current quality and will not produce poorer ink. They emphasize Carter's Ink as the best in the field.
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Carter
Jell O and travel notices in old newspaper mix
A collage of quotes and adverts from 1900 includes praise for Piso's Cure Forte throat medicines. Also Jell O dessert flavors listed Lemon Orange Raspberry Strawberry. A Methodist Conference in Chicago May 2–6 with Nickel Plate Road tickets from Fort Wayne pricing one and one third fare for 200 mile radius travel.
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Chicago
Nickel Plate Road
C. A. Asterlin
Fort Wayne
Ind
Admiral Dewey
To Spare Her Pain and Grain-O Promoted in Brief
A brief note recalls a courtroom exchange where a plaintiff’s witness resists repeating slander, suggesting discretion before the judge. An advertising blurb urges grocers to offer Grain-O as a coffee substitute, claiming it resembles Mocha and Java in color but is grain based and gentle on stomachs.
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Yousachaga
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Dan. Grosvenor
Cheney & Co
Drugeiet A. Tocenta
Fast Ufe
Newport
Gertraide Despsines, I
New York
South Carolina
Boston
Secretary of the Navy
Long
Dresmeney
Javarood
Persia
Thayana
Farragut
San Francisco
San Diego
M. Coquelin
Mme. Bernhardt
America
Alain No. II
Panhandle
Hagerstown
Daniel W. Deardorff
Deardorff
Temperance
Indiana
Muncie
T. Chickering
Louisville
Charlestown
Wiliam Coppock
Hiarford City
Arthur Redmond
Grand Rapids
Ridgeville
O. Endsley
Vanburen, Ind
Gock
Methodist General Conference
Double Trouble
St. Jacobs Oil
Ayer
Des Moines
Iowa
Hogg
S. Crane
G. P
T. A
Wabash R. R
Winslow
Childres
W. L. Douglas
Bosuig
Irene W. L Gouglas
Department of Interior
Ottawa
Pedley
Ostawa
I. Holmen
D. L. Caven
Oho
M. V. McInnes
Merrill Block
Detroit
Mich
Gov't of Canada
Omaha
JLRO
Rockeford
Dubuqu Waterloo
Foridge
Corncil Bluffs
A. H. Hanson
John W. Worries
Washington, D.C
Peau
Atty Sina
Bex
Atlanta
Muscatine, Iowa
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