Real Estate Transfers in Fountain County Last Week
Transactions filed for record list Mary K Frazer to James Frazier estate Mary E Lewis to Hongerford Attica properties valued at 2200 1500 2500 and other deeds from Rutledge Brier McLain Holand Hunt Clawson Hobson Miller and Cates among others with various lot acre values in Attica Covington and Fulton townships 1900s style abstractor O S Douglass notes five percent mortgage loans.
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Ty Real Estate
O. S. Douglass
Mary RK. Frazir
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Claims Deafness Cure
An old advertisement promises to cure deafness caused by catarrh through a constitutional remedy. It explains deafness as due to inflammation of the Eustachian tube and offers a hundred dollars for untreatable cases, urging readers to send for free circulars and buy Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. A. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
Cheney & Co
Toledo
Tie
Tak Hal
Wave of Sunday Visits Ties Local Families
Joe Lape visited Jane Murphy on Sunday while Russell and Raymond Longe called on Earl Murphy. Earl Odle visited Java Murphy Perry Roderick and wife, the proud parents of a baby boy Frank Fowler and family. Harvey Clem and wife with son traveled to Terre Haute in autos. Madame visited his brother Will this week. James Madare lost a horse Saturday night. Frank Fowler and family, Myrtle Diem and two daughters went to Danville by auto Sunday. Elmer Lape and sister called on James Black Thursday. Ella Beever and two sons had business in State Life Thursday. Myrtle Clem and two daughters called on Myrtle Clem Friday. Elsie Murphy called on Carlie Clem Friday. Ida Murphy called on Grace Fowler that Friday evening. Java Murphy called on Will Maradie Friday afternoon.
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Frank Fowler
Harvey Clem
Terre Haute
Charley Clem Visits Frank Fowler Thursday Evening
Charley Clem called on Frank Fowler Thursday evening. Joe Lp2 and Java Murphy called on James Black Saturday.
Constipation Relief Ad Claims Health Benefits
An old advertisement touts a product named Cake Ur Kng's Sew Lif Pathon as a remedy to constipation and related digestive issues. It promises to soothe stomach and bowel agitation and improve overall health, offered for 25 cents at druggists.
Causes of appendicitis discussed by London papers
A Chronicle reports a surgeon’s view that appendicitis is rarely caused by toothbrushes or teeth issues. The surgeon argues that such claims are unfounded and that the real factors involve general digestive and criminal disorders, with no strong link to oral hygiene.
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London
Chronicle
Ayd
Bibliographic note on libraries and volumes in capital area
The passage discusses major libraries in Paris and Washington with large collections. It notes the Bethsh museum and St Petersiurge as comparisons and mentions hours issued to a library in coherence at Washington, while claiming the New York public library is in the same class as the big diletarg of the national capital and that several U S libraries display over many volumes.
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Paris
Bethsh Museum
Library of Coheress
Washington
New York
United States
Foley Kidney Remedy Promoted For Kidney and Bladder Trouble
Foley Kidney Remedy is recommended for chronic kidney and bladder issues. It claims to regulate and control kidney and bladder action, aiding heating lengthening and bracing. For sale by druggists.
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Ta Druggiats
Browning a Great Talker in Lady St Helier Memoirs
A reminiscence praises Browning as a superior speaker, noting Lord Houghton’s prominence but highlighting Browning’s tender, persistent talk. The author recounts renewed acquaintance after marriage with Browning, who remained kindly and sociable, though not widely followed by men while admired by women, in Lady St Helier’s Memories.
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Browning
Lord Houghton
Mr. Browning
Mr. Growning
Forget His Own Tongue In Arctic Siberia Tale
A gold hunter named Van derlip recalls returning to civilization after months in Arctic Siberia. He reports officers and men from his employers’ steamer sought him out, and a Russian captain refused to speak his native tongue. He could only eventually regain fluent English after a week.
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Arctic
Siberia
Vanderlip
Civilization
Experiments on Forty Three Kinds to Bring a General Seed
Agricultural department reports on alfalfa trials in Arizona. Over nine years plant breeders tested forty three varieties from Turkestan United States Mexico Europe and Arabia and Algeria. Efforts now aim to produce seed combining best traits for broad southern suitability and economic payoff, with T F Freeman at Tucson leading observations.
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Agricultural Department
Arizona
Turkest
United States
Mexico
South America
Europe
Arabia
Algeria
Greenland
T. F. Freeman
Tucson
Aviz
India
North America
California
Prep Ofshocse’s Claim Sparks Debate On Easy Money
A cryptic note discusses pleasure from small gains versus $100 left to you, contrasting it with $1 earned and urging tears over the idea of easy money. The fragment hints at financial skepticism and temptation, with no clear context or source.
Kidney Pills and Potato Scones Advertised in Suburbanite
The item promotes Foley Kidney Pills for various kidney and bladder issues and pains, alongside a recipe for potato scones. Instructions include mixing flour salt baking powder shortening and mashed potatoes, then rolling and cooking on a griddle or oven, served hot with butter.
A Paradox For the Farmer
A Paradox For the Farmer notes a decade trend where land value doubles but profits require doubling output. If the farmer fails to double production the farmer grows poorer despite higher land worth.
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Lund
Dairy Doings and Dairy Farm Equipment Insights
Dairy Doings discusses feed costs, benefits of silos and manure spreaders on farms, and the value of mangels for Holstein production. It notes palatability from silage, consumer milk safety concerns, and argues for keeping enough cows to supply family milk and pork from pigs.
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E. B. Voorhees
Gustav’s Fury in Breach Case Recalled by Star
A witty exchange cites Gustav once serving on the fury in an eight breach of promise case. The dialogue features two fete girls debating the dullness of Gustav’s letters and what the remark implies about his past.
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Gustav
Washington Star
Thad Kexfrd Seeks Foley Kidney Pills Relief
A note from F S Kexfrd of New York Life Building Kansas City says a severe cold settled in his back and kidneys causing great pain. A friend recommended Foley Kidney Pills, and after taking two bottles he reports a world of good. This appears in a safety stamp at Wruggista, The Republican for your stationery.
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F.S
New York Life Building
Kansas City
Foley
World of
Ista
Simple Home Instructions for Early Spring Hotbeds
The article advises whether to use elaborate hotbeds or simple window setups for early vegetables. It warns against costly, high-maintenance beds that freeze and suggests affordable options like glassed window boxes or a 3 by 3 foot sash garden attached to a manure heap. It recommends radishes and lettuce, warns against northern exposures, and notes to wait until April for better results.
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de Breil
Burt Theld
Kithen
Bottled Time Dish Preserves Season for Busy Farm Work
New England Homestead urges readers to prepare now by bottling time planning harvest tasks. Gather idle days by putting everything in order for future planting haying and harvest work. Preserve efficiency and readiness for upcoming seasonal duties.
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New England
Thin Out Your Fruit Practice Illustrated by Thinning
Describes desirability of thinning fruit on a Japanese plum tree from the Long Island Agronomist. Heavy yield leads to poorer quality and size. proper thinning yields superior fruit, higher market prices, and greater home enjoyment. Warns farmers against neglecting thinning and overproduction. Also notes to move manure to fields instead of idling in the yard.
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Long Island Agronomist
Stimulating an Old Tree to Restore Health
An injured old tree needs stimulation through careful care. Cut back, fertilize, and cultivate. Apply wood ashes and ground bone or acid phosphate with barnyard manure. If possible loosen soil around it early spring and water during dry spells.
Mulching Berry and Flower Beds Advice
Mulching strawberry beds and flower borders requires selecting mulch that will not compact. Choose loose textured materials to maintain air space and prevent waterlogging for berries, flowers, trees, and shrubs. Avoid fine dense blends that tend to pack and restrict growth.
CATCHING COLD Infections Behind Colds Not Weather
An article explains that colds are contagious infections spread by breath from coughers. It notes indoor gathering places heighten spread, with crowds spreading illness more than other settings and emphasizes infectious emanations as the cause rather than weather changes.
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Oan
Independent
Merk
Perfume Making Through Enfleurage in Old Recipes
The article explains enfleurage, exposing beer fat and fresh flowers in sealed boxes to capture their odors. It lists flowers such as violet jasmine tuberose rose orange blossom and cassis and notes countless scent combinations. It also covers essential oils like sandalwood bergamot lemon rosemary patchouli and musk and warns that rose musk adulteration is common.
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Ile
New Yor Press
Gladstone Quietly Recovers Amid Campaign Through Music
In Thomas Catling’s My Life's Pilgrimage an Edinburgh organist recalls Gladstone easing tension during the Midlothian campaign of 1880. The prime minister would privately attend church, sitting in a pew with forehead in hands as the organist played familiar hymns. He listened silently until time required him to rejoin the political fray.
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Thomas Catling
Gladstone
Midlothian
Edinburgh
Trustee's Notice From Fulton Township Trustee
Jos Swarney announces weekly office hours at his residence in Cates Indiana for township business. He will be in his office every Saturday to transact all township matters.
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Cates
Ind
Jos. Swarney
Fulton Township
Trustees Notices Troy Township Meeting Schedule
Trustees will be in my office in the Kef P building on Wednesdays and Saturdays each week to transact township business. Chas A Brown is Trustee of Troy township.
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Kef P
Chas. A. Brown
Troy Township
Allen's Foe Base Foot Powder Ad Claim
An Otsego era ad promotes Allen's Foe Base antiseptic powder for tired and sore feet. It claims relief from aching feet, improved comfort, and easier walking, with a 25e price and free sample offer. Produced by Olmsted LeRoy, New York.
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Allen
Ss. Olmsted
LeRoy, N.Y
Widowers and marriage missteps told in a joke
A Washington Star quip notes widows are appealing but a widower faces risks of lingering claims. A father tries a delicate line to his daughter about loving her mother, but the child corrects him with a sharp grammar moment about tense.
His Mexican Commission
A Cleveland Plain Dealer humorous anecdote recounts a man sent to Mexico to buy embroidery. He returns with a box of teeth and quips that it is Mexican drawn work, prompting his wife’s surprised exclamation. The exchange highlights a play on words and cultural reference.
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Mextco
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Not Missing Much in This Grand Opera Quote
The Pittsburg Post notes a listener’s confusion over the opera while joking that the audience isn’t missing the jokes. The quip contrasts modern theater chatter with a classical moral about covetousness from Plato.
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Biv
Pittsburg Post
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Attica LL & L. Co
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Attica
Adda E. Mclain
Ira E Wi'kinson
Prior C. Holand
O Arthur Freeman
John Hunt
Georz S. Clawson
Angeline Dicken
Jennie Armstrong
Veedersburg
Artie M. Hobson
Lzzie J. Holland
Ora D. Miller
Kent Hannah
Issheil
Hannah
Frost Hill
Joe Lape
Jane Murphy
Russell
Raymond Longe
Earl Murphy
Earl Odle
Java
Perry Roderick
Ore
Madame
Will
James Madare
Famie
Myrtie Diem
Danville
Elmer Lape
James Black
Ella Beever
State Life
Myrtle Clem
Acre Blach
Israel Tarkleson
Maggie Fowler
Grace and
Myrtle
Elsie Murphy
Carlie Clem
Ida Murphy
Grace Fowler
Java Murphy
Will Maradie
Charley Clem
Joe
Turkestan
Saley
Savings Bank
the Republican
C. Yount
Covington, Indiana
Whallington Street
R. N. Voliva
Newtown, Indiana
Notary Nubiie
Alva L. Spinning, M. D
Covington, Ind
Attorney At Law
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LAWS
Covington, Indians
Die Mayer
Lewis
Offee Pollen
Pubile
E. Livingood
Attorney AN
iHee
Covington Banking Company
Thefrain
Plato
Dodd & Stuther’s
D. Redden
Covingtor
Covington Brasoh
Neadi
Covington
Covington No
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Dalry
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New
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Pan Dally
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