Indiana News Roundup From Fort Wayne To Marshall County
Long column notes multiple Indiana items including the death of Teagarden in Fort Wayne, a proposed natural gas well near Petersburg, a 15 year old death in West Terre Haute, and mining accident fatalities. It also reports Grand Army of Indiana leadership race, a fatal hemorrhage in Muncie, South Bend cholera concerns, a divorce and alimony ruling in Peru, and elderly residents in Henryville. Additional items include a strange sky light in Ogilville, accidental infant death in South Bend area, animal training dangers in Peru, and various local tragedies and curiosities across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion I
Teagarden
Raflfender
Fort Wayne
Tyler
W. E. Lamb
Petersburg
Viat
Luther Glick
West
Terre Haute
Prank Hague
Grand Army of
Indiana
John D. Alexander
Bedford
M. M. Lacey
Fountain City
C. G. Thorson
Lafayette
O. A. Somers
Kokoro
Crawfordsville
John A. Haines
Clarence Ross
Muncie
Henryville
Jeffersonville
Thomas Montgomery
Thomas Freeman
Ramy Freeman
Ogilville
Bartholomew County
John Kuchowiz
South Bef
John Elliott
Wagenbeck & Wallace
Peru
Etiquette Debates Courtesy Versus Rigid Manners
An old fashioned speaker argues that etiquette rules, from napkin placement to drinkware, are absurd extras and do not define courtesy or breeding. He recalls Louis XIV bending norms to suit a ruler’s dignity, illustrating the pull between form and genuine civility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
le Roi Soleil
Louis XIV
Iing
Marshal de Villars
Malplaquet
New Orleans
limes-Demoert
Electric Bed Heating Regimen Demonstrated in Hospital Use
A illustrated device for warming beds by electricity shows a regulated heating system. The unit fits under or over the bed with a switch control and a thermometer to monitor heat. It offers even warmth for patients and improves on bricks or bottles of hot water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Fisher
Roanoke
Ill
Apples Gone From Storeroom Stir Morse Household
Bridget, long trusted in the Morse home, faces a moment of tension as Mrs. Morse discovers four large red apples missing from the storeroom. Bridget evasively hints the apples may lie atop a jar of hot gingerbread, warning of the strain on a small boy’s stomach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridget
Morse
Mrs. Morse
Only a Lion Tamer Before the Magistrate
A giant man brought his meek wife before the magistrate on a cruelty charge. He described her as uncontrollable and irremediable while the magistrate, sizing up the pair, asked about his line of work. He replied I am a lion tamer and the remark sparked the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
New York Times
The Mendicant Word Origin Traced to Chaucer
The article discusses the word mendicant and its origin in Chaucer. It notes Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and the Sompnoure’s Tale where mendicants are linked to poverty and charity. It suggests the term derives from a summoner or apparitor of low estate, later entering common use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaucer
Sompnoure
Donn’s Kidney Pills Featured in patient testimonial
William H. Walter of Chatsworth recounts back pain like knife thrusts and cloudy urine, claiming Donn’s Kidney Pills cured the backache and cleared uric acid from his system. Sold by Foster-Milburn Co. at 50 cents a box. Early skin curing methods are described as ancient practices using cleaning, drying, maceration, and depilation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Walter
Chatsworth
Donn
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Hall's Catarrh Cure and 19th century medical ads
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for cures it cannot achieve. It includes endorsements from Waterac, Kinnan and Marvin Toledo wholesalers and claims the remedy targets blood and mucous surfaces. The piece also mentions Hall's Family Pills and a surgeon remark about saving a boy's life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F J. Cheney
Waterac, Kinnan & Marvin
Hall
Stops Colds in an Hour and Odd Advertisements
A collage of 19th century cure alls and jokes notes Lane's Plenn ant Tablets claim quick cold relief with 25 cent boxes. It promotes Mother Gray's remedy for women's ills, Bromine Quinine laxative, Red Cross Bail Blue, Murine Eye Remedy and humorous quips from the Chicago Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane
Woodward
le Roy
N. Y
Mother Gray
Austin- Man
W. Grove
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Review OF Indiana
South Bend
Mishawaka
Madge
Wallace
Bernard L. Wallace
Hsgenbeck-Wallace
Walake
Logangport
Erie Railroad
Rochester
Oscar Armstrong
Ernest Smith
Huntington
George Tremain
Columbus
Robert Smith
Greenfield
City of
Mexico
Smith
Taylor
Great South Marsh
Ash Island
Renssalear
Sanford Snodgrass
Brandywine Creek
Greenfield Lumber Company
Bert Smith
Albert Reece
W. H. Tony
Frank Hogue
Isaac Morris
Dash Mine
Hogue
Morris
Ted Riley
Elwood
Rex Strawn
Loogoutee
Len
Strawn
Dickson Thompson
Plymouth
Lexington
General Braddock
Washington
Thompson
Mr. Thompson
Marshall County
Fayette County
Lext Articles Department
Chicago Tribune
Sexton
Chicago
Munyon
Price
the Paxton Toilet CO
Boston
Mas
W.l.douglas
S. SL
W. L. Douglas
Spark St
Bpocktan
Moss
America
Egypt
Stampa
Salzer Seed.co
Bor
Vilas
Wisconsin
Fealare
Minneapolis
Minn
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