Wrenched Foot and Ankle Cured by St Jacobs Oil
A letter from Henry J. Moirs of The Cycles Co. London describes severe foot and ankle injury eased by a single application of St Jacobs Oil. He praises the remedy as simple, effective, and invaluable for busy professionals and encourages its recommendation. The advertisement claims the oil is safe, sure and never failing and conquers pain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Jacobs Oil
Henry J. Moirs
the Cycles Co
London
England
Public near Roman Wall station closed after vandalism
Antiquaries note with mixed feelings that the Roman Wall station of Bervovicus has closed to the public after Sunday vandals swiped stones down a ravine. The great wall has suffered much with stones used for Mane Trees farmhouse and other sites from Carlisle to Newcastle, left exposed by winter weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bervovicus
Housteads
Neigboring
Carlisle
Newcastle
Yorkshire
Mrs Goss Cures Sciatica with Jodd's Kidney Pills
In Brurant Missouri on October 7 the story of Mrs M A Goss appears. She had suffered chronic Sciatica for months and could not move in bed. After taking Jodd's Kidney Pills she regained strength and now claims the pills cured her Sciatica.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brurant
M. A. Goss
A Slave to Fashion in a Baltimore Cellhouse Row
In a Baltimore American report, a warden faces a dispute with an embezzler inmate over clothing. The prisoner demands creases in trousers and raglan shoulders in his coat, threatening to refuse to stay if denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raglan
In the Drawing Room They Speak Of Amusements
Conversation flags as guests seek ways to pass time and entertain each other. One hostess wonders whether stepping out for a moment would let others discuss them more freely.
All Kinds of Stamps and Printing Outfits Wanted
A quirky classified style notice offers stamps and printing gear with pricing through Lock Box 219 in Fort Wayne Tad. It references barley soup diets and quick breakfasts, then mentions Panama tides and a one dollar remit for prepaid toilet paper and fixtures. Also cites Mrs. Austins Pancake tour and Chaucer on daisies.
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Fort Wayne
Tad
T. P
Fort Wasque
Indiana
Lock Box
Lock Cox
Ind
Roosevelt whiskers shown in 1880 Harvard photo
A newspaper note recalls that President Roosevelt wore whiskers in 1880, the year he graduated from Harvard, citing a class photograph as the source of the image. The piece contrasts his current varied depictions with his past facial hair.
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Roosevelt
United States
Harvard
Narrow Escape in Grand Canyon tale of Bass and McKinney
William Bass famed as guide to the Grand Canyon recounts a perilous ascent and a near hanging after his partner McKinney vanished. Bass endured heat and rattlesnakes while searching for him, only to learn locals suspected foul play and planned an autopsy. McKinney later reappeared and left town aboard a train, never seen again.
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William Bass
Grand Canyon
Arizona
Willams
McKinney
Wavasupai
Buss
Lass
Mcixinney
Las
Pony
Dunn
Iuavasupais
Bass
Williams
Hhis
Scott
Hurd
Mcinney
Kass
Miss Maude Woods Dies in Virginia Typhoid Tragedy
Miss Maude Coleman Woods, renowned as Americas Handsome Woman and Pan American Exposition beauty, died of typhoid fever at the Morris family home in Hanover County Virginia. Daughter of Micajah Woods and noted for culture and musical taste, she was 3 years old and educated at the Virginia Tre taale Institute. Her retirement and shunning publicity marked her public profile amid the Exposition’s honoring of beauty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southland
Maude Coleman Woods
North America
Morris
Hanover County
Micajah Woods
W.E. Schooley
Peru
Wynkoop
Clerks’ Union of
Sullivan
William Moore
Nellie Shafer
Logansport
Kokomo
Greensburg
Grace Adams
Insane Hospital
Agricultural output values since 1812 highlighted
The piece lists historic U S crop values including corn 27.2 billion hay 19.65 billion wheat 11.85 billion oats 5.15 billion potatoes 3.98 billion barley 1.75 billion tobacco 0.55 billion buckwheat 0.30 billion with a jokey aside and a note on free sulphur baths for lead workers in Paris joins a light comment about a joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Around a Big State Neighbors Report Local News
The Montgomery County Fair Association cleared 720.66 from its exhibit. Fire destroyed several businesses in Laporte, and a Wabash brakeman died after being crushed at Wynkoop. A series of accidents, disappearances, and legal notices fill township reports across Indiana counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery County Fair Association
E. B. Denton
Detroit
Mich
Artesian
N. D
Valparaiso
Rushville
Charles Phelps and
Henry Bros
T. B. Armstrong
Planp
M. Jamley Company
Laporte
Peru
Dom Paul Kruger
Holland
John A. Faust
Nothing Equals St Jacobs For Aches And Pains
An advertisement touts Nothing Equals St Jacobs for rheumatism gout sciatica neuraglia lumbago sore throat bronchitis and other pains claiming magic results. A joke about a dog and language misunderstanding follows with a Detriot Journal anecdote about an Irish setter that did not understand German.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Jacobs
Partridge
Smithson
Vogel
Detruit Journal
Low Rate Round Trip Tickets to Western Regions
Homeseekers can buy 21 day limit round trip tickets to West Southwest and Northwest routes via Nickel Plate Road on October 1 and 15 at special low rates. Inquiries to Nickel Plate Road agents or C. A. Asterlin Fort Wayne Indiana or KR. J. Hamilton Fort Wayne Indiana.
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Nickel Plate Road
C. A. Asterlin
T. P.A
Fort Wayne
Ind
KR. J. Hamilton
Safe Job For Your Boy
A brief exchange from the Philadelphia Press discusses sending a boy to work to avoid bad company or fast living. The conversation suggests starting him as a messenger boy to keep him out of trouble, with a concrete example referencing a business address in Fort Wayne Indiana for toilet paper and a lock box.
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Jones
KamlHman
Philadelphia Press
Dept. A
THE
Bell Company
Philadelphia
A Dose for Sappy
A fragmented literary exchange notes a wife praising her husband Mr Sappy a writer of genius she copies his latest article multiple times and admits envy for his celebrated status in a playful domestic scene
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Mr. Sappy
Hunters' Reduced Rates to Wisconsin Michigan and Southwest
Hunters can obtain low rate tickets to designated points in Wisconsin Michigan and the Southwest via the Nickel Plate Road and connections. Tickets on sale until November 15 with details from nearest Nickel Plate Road ticket agent or C A Asterlin T P A Fort Wayne Indiana 197.
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Wisconsin
Michigan
C. A. Asterlin
Fort Wayne
Ind
Unnecessary Druggist Advice and Printer Paper Endorsement
A Philadelphia Press quip notes overbearing directions from druggists for a shaken ague remedy and promotes Eagle Linen Paper as the proper choice for letter paper. The item blends consumer irritation with a printer’s endorsement in a period voice.
Accident and anecdotes from a quiet night in Indiana
An unnamed man recounts a fall that left him unconscious for hours while dialogue plays out about cures for throat and lung ailments. The item also notes Ohio saloons paying taxes and mentions a breakfast product advertisement from Mrs. Austin.
Air Cushion Rubber Stamps and Miscellaneous Prices
Fort Wayne Indiana listing from Lock Cox advertising items including air cushion rubber stamps and daters. The notice notes prices while a fragment mentions a band treasurer Hights and heat related tension among musicians.
Nickel Plate Road Offers 1 Cent Per Mile Buffalo Trips
Every Tuesday from Sept 24 to Oct 24 Nickel Plate Road sells round trip tickets to Buffalo at one cent per mile. Return allowed on any train until midnight the following Sunday. Inquiries to nearest ticket agent or Fort Wayne agents C A Asterlin and R J Hamilton.
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Nickel Plate Road
Buffalo
C. A. Asterlin
Fort Wayne
Ind
R. J. Hamilton
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War Office
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Simpson
King
Boston Traveler
Paris
Indiana News
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Tipton
Putnam County
Putnam County Poultry and Pet Stock Association
Thomas E. Talbott
Charles Moore
W. D. Moore
Washington
Elkhart
Elkaort
Lucinda Kintz
Mary Uline
Nappanee
Fort Wiatt
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Lacrosse
Julius Sonnenberg
Fred Seelix
Jacob Gish
Lafayette
Springboro
Tupecanoe
Abraham Metzger
Koseluske County
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California
Jasper
Frank Olding
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Olding
Ferdinand
Kalamazooo
Johnson
Randolph
Fred
Piso
Wm. QO. Endsley
Vanburen, Ind
Ohio
Heaven
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Tunis
Draget
DOLGAS @ UNION
W. L. Douglas
W.L. Douglas
W. L. Donuglas
Brockton, Mag
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Taft
Nly
Dramatic Perlesing Company
Dearborn Street
Dan
Wapasa
Kansas City
ST. Louis
Crane
Geol Pauy
Louis
Ruckhel
New York
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