Local gossip and notices from Peru and surrounding towns
A collection of brief social items recounts residents visiting relatives in Indianapolis Mexico Chili Macy and Woolleytown Miss Bessie Shafer and others shop in Peru while neighbors greet guests with Sunday calls and a Ringling Bros circus outing in Logansport. a humorous anecdote recalls President Cleveland meeting a surprised farmer with a boastful remark.
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Bessie Shafer
Peru
Gladys Kreider
Macy
Wise And Otherwise
The saying notes character shows in how one handles reproof while humor and wordplay touch on abstract fairness, absent minded soldiers and ladies, and critiques of mismanagement, stock liquidation, and redemption notions. It underscores that a man should be judged by his record without erasing or stampeding over it.
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Wort Henteng
Rover Cleveland
Weldon
N. C
Ataton
Cleveland
Heart Cure Promises Relief for Distressed Hearts
An advertisement warns that chest pain breathing difficulty and palpitations signal dangerous heart strain. Dr Miles Heart Cure is claimed to strengthen nerves and muscles, improve action, and relieve misery. A testimonial from Caruthersville Missouri touts cure after limited success from physicians. The Miles Medical Co guarantees refund if not effective.
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Dr. Miles
Miles
Memphis
Soodnich
Greatly-Petted Fire Horses of New York
The New York fire department keeps its horses highly pampered. Each engine house stalls bears the horse’s name in large black letters on aluminum. The five horses Tom Harry Dick and Major receive special care, with five men proud of their dumb friends and giving them comforts off duty.
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New York Fire Department
Tom
Harry
Harge Doud Leaves Berrysburg for Naplinee Trip
Harge Doud, a Berrysburg barber, departed Monday for Nap linee Indiana. The move involves travel arrangements and local coverage notes about his plans.
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Harge Doud
Berrysburg
Naplinee
Ind
Proposal Sparks Surprise and Hope Realized
In a candid exchange, Blobbs notes she was taken aback yet hopeful when the proposal came. She admits she never expected such nerve but had nearly given up.
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Blobbs
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