Reminiscences of Civil War Companions and Hunts for Christmas
Veteran recollections describe camp discipline near Suffolk and Norfolk in 1861 62 and 63. The narrator recalls Christmas dinners won through guards and ploys, raids in the Dismal Swamp and along the Nottoway and Petersburg Weldon line, humorous mishaps, and rough justice in bivouac life.
Missing Rollin Salisbury Returns Threatening Family and Wife
Rollin T. Salisbury, civil engineer, who vanished July 8 from La Porte, reappeared and threatened to kill his family and himself after demanding his former wife’s house. He was arrested after forcing entry twice. he claimed to be in Nevada and may have gone insane over the divorce. Editor Fred Rohrer of the Berne Witness faced mob threats as the town confronts saloon cases. Burglars tried to cut off Miss Edith Shippey’s fingers for diamonds. three men were later arrested. Other notes cover accidents, looting in New Carlisle, and a corporate acquisition involving A. C. Staley and Indiana Kaper.
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Richter
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Tle Borgly
Adams Circuit Court
Focal
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Decatur
Sohrer
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Marion
Miss Shippey
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Buffaloville
Joseph Knight
Thayer
James Talbert
Shelbyville
Hattie Talbert
Eva Cochran
George W. Patterson
New Carlisle
A. C. Staley Manufacturing Company
Indiana Kaper Company
South Bend
Paul K. Richter
Chicago
Lafayette Elder
Perry County
Leopold
Elder
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Knotts
Hammond
Board of Education
Grand Jury
Grateful Detroit Woman Praises Peruna Cure
Miss Muriel Armitage, district organizer of the Royal Templars of Temperance, details a six month Peruna course that she says cured five years of uterine irregularities and hysteria. She claims fifteen bottles restored her health and urges others to use Peruna to treat catarrh of the pelvic organs.
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Muriel Armitage
Greenwood Ave
Detroit
Mich
Royal Templars of Temperance
Peranou
Peruna
Pelvic Catarrh and the Remedy Lertia Hartman Cure
An old medical pamphlet describes pelvic catarrh as a cause of female weakness and nervousness. It claims Verwtia cures entarrh permanently and invites readers to write to Dr. Hartman of Columbus for free advice.
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Hartman
Ae Mfortman Sanitarium
Columbus
Sio
A Horrible Doubt of Opera and Operation
A New York literary figure known for a city hospital and six vocal studios near his home received condolences from a friend during a tense moment. The exchange suggested confusion between opera and operation, with witty mis heeding of terms highlighting the mix up between performance and medical procedure.
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New York
Hall's Catarrh Cure Chosen in Ongoing Suit
Frank J Cheney of J Cen Ry & Co of Toledo offers one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh curing that cannot be remedied by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary W. Gleason witnesses a sworn statement dated December 6. The firm advertises internally and promises testimonials, with sales through physicians and public notices.
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Toledo
Lucas County
Frank
Cheney Mikes
J. Cen RY & Co
Tolono
Fem
Hall
Frank J. Cheney
A. D. Lest
Unable to determine from fragment
Disjointed note text discusses a failed college exam and a dubious dating stamp offer. Mentions Jimblecute and Hobalong with unclear roles and references to Fort Wayne Indiana and a Lock Box address. No clear event, date, or outcome to report.
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Jimblecute
Hobalong
Fort Wayne
Indiana
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