Record of the Week pairs heroine bride with brave saving act
Miss Edna Keener of Logansport marries John Driver, a brakeman saved from a Panhandle train by Keener’s alert signaling with a red sunbonnet. In Wartford City a Syrian couple fled a Cooley block fire as the husband saved money and the wife jumped with the baby to safety. Summitville bank burglar Alfred Brown identified. Bert Simpson linked by a visitor. Five Delaware County paper mills and straw board works merge into Buffalo magnate’s new corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Keener
Logansport
John Driver
Miss Keener
Panhandle
George Bashara
Wartford City
Bashara
Summitville
Jlouston
Alfred Brown
Bert Simpson
Anderson
Brown
Ainsworth Barrett
Hicksville
Ohio
Simpson
Paper Milla
Delaware County
Buffalo
DdHvials
West Muncie
Albany
Eaton and Muncie
Fatal Explosions of Gas Reported in Several Indiana Towns
In Muncie two gas explosions burn workers at the Dickey spool factory injuring Lewis Staggs and Otto Richardson. A gas stove blast at a grocer W I White store wounds White and Claude Dunn. Other fatal or injurious events include a Wheeler train death, a Summitville burglar shooting, and a Kokomo plate glass factory blast that wrecked a pothouse. Richland area crimes and elopement notes follow with multiple deaths and a high profile marriage in South Bend.
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Muncie
Dickey Spool
Lewis Staggs
Otto Richardson
W. I. White
Claude Dunn
Will Blanner
Wheeler
William Ray
Summitville
Pal
Zachariah Chapman
Kokomo
James Ryan
Richmond
Cambridge
Thames Schook
New Lisbon
Richard Watkins
Theodore Watkins
Brazil
Watkins
John E. Leary
Noblesville Milling Company
Noblesville
Seay
William Fédrea
Rodrea
Seny
Fodrea
South Bend
George L. Casgaday
Carrie Horein
Assaday
Misa Horein
Gr. Burr ,Cassaday
Jamey Cassaday
West
Bachelors Buy Hand Sewing Machines Rise in Shops
A New York Times report notes men increasingly purchase small hand sewing machines. A young medical student explains buying one to mend his own clothes, admitting peers at the school have mastered sewing skills.
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Uou
Hercules
Ivor
New York Times
New York
A Grateful Man
Frank M. Russell of Cox Wisconsin suffered kidney disease so severe he could barely walk. After trying many medicines he read of Dodd's Kidney Pills and found relief from the first dose. He used several boxes and regained health, feeling grateful for the remedy.
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Cox
Wis
Tan
Frank M. Russell
Dodd
Against Vivisection Jests in Family Drama
Dialogue from a Boston Post item shows Mr Woodwed joking about his father’s refusal of marriage due to “mutilated members.” Miss Willin questions why, and the reply cites the father’s stance, reflecting a humorous scene in a period newspaper column.
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Mr. Woodwed
Willin
Peruna Almanac Promises Astrology Alure
Drug stores report ready supply of Peruna almanacs with astrology articles. A competent astrologist provides sign horoscopes and mental characteristics. Each month lists lucky and unlucky days. Expect high demand and early rush. ask your druggist now before stock runs out.
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Peruna
Why He Did It On First Visit To The Dairy
A witty exchange from the Denyver Times features a visitor asking why cows are crowded in stalls. The maid replies with humor that they are the condensed milk cows, turning a simple dairy visit into a lighthearted quip.
Garfield Tea Promotes Health For All Ages
An advertisement touts Garfield Tea as a remedy for indigestion and stomach, liver, and bowel issues. It claims the herb medicine cleanses the system purifies the blood and brings good health for young and old.
An Example in Courtroom Banter
A courtroom exchange features Mrs Gayboy and Gayboy debating precedents while a judge listens. The dialogue suggests marital strife and evolving standards within a divorce or custody context.
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Gayboy
Fragmentary ad clippings from early 1900s Ohio and England
A collage of ad snippets mentions Piso's Cure for Consumption with a testimonial by John W. Henry of Fostoria Ohio, paper water pipes, Mrs. Austin's Pancake Flour from Russ Company South Bend Indiana, British imports of American boots, a prepaid toilet paper offer, a Fort Wayne lock box, a motto Protogora, and a soothe gums product for children.
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John W. Henry
Fostoria
Ohio
Lock Box
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Mra. Austin
The
Russ Company
South Bend
Ind
Noted physician lauds Lydia E Pinkham remedy
A Lansing Michigan doctor endorses Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for severe female disorders including ovarian troubles and womb prolapse. He claims it restores parts to normal, cures barrenness, and urges women to seek the remedy, while warning that testimonials may be genuine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanata
Lansing
Mich
Lydia E. Pinkham
Wanarta
Wisdom and restraint in facing adversity
The Detroit Journal notes a moral stance as Christians turn the other cheek when struck by heathen foes. The piece links worldly wisdom with unexpected restraint and hints at new plans arising from this paradoxical response.
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Detroit Journal
Air Cushion Rubber Stamps and Printing Outfits
Fort Wayne Indiana mail order catalog offer lists air cushion rubber stamps and printing outfits with daters and accessories. Box 219 advertises catalogs and price lists for potential buyers seeking stamp supplies and related printing gear.
Boston Post Yacht Collision Sparks Demand for Inquiry
In a dialogue from the Common Frog Pond scene, First Boston Boy blames Second Boston Boy for a yacht collision saying it is your fault while Second demands an investigation. The colloquial exchange hints at a dispute over responsibility.
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Boston Boy
Boston
Boston Post
Deafness Cure Promised by Constitutional Remedies
An advertisement proclaims deafness cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated constitutionally. It explains the Eustachian Tube inflammation causes deafness, with catarrh as a common origin, and offers 100 dollars for any deafness case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The pitch is by F C Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio, with distribution via druggists and Hall's Family Pills promoted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. C. Cheney & CO
Toledo, C. ER
Bert
Refined Quip About Driving a Mule on the Canal
A canal boatman in a Washington Star piece answers a refinement question about driving a mule without profanity. He concedes it’s possible but notes it would be powerful lonesome for the animal.
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Washington Star
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
Promoted by Nurse Mother Gray of the Children's Home New York for feverishness stomach issues teething disorders bowel regulation and worm destruction with over 30 testimonials. Available at druggists 25 cents sample mailed free Allen St Olmstead Le Roy New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Gray
New York
Allen St. Olmstead
LeRoy
N. Y
On the Jury
A juror recalls being directed by a man who paid him $10 for jury service last week. The exchange highlights a possible improper influence on a juror.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Shure
Air Cushion Rubber Stamps and Printing Outfits
An advertisement for air cushion rubber stamps and printing outfits including daters. Requests readers to send for a catalogue and price list to Lock Box 219 Fort Wayne Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alao
Gock
Fort Wayne
Ind
Ad Claims and Oddities From a Turbulent Page
A collage of product pitches and sensational lines floods the page. Claims include Putnam face dye instructions and a hotel chef’s $10,000 salary, plus medical cure ads for Dr Kilne’s nerve remedy and a Glasgow chimney height. Also notes on Macadam roads and a toilet paper offer with a Fort Wayne lockbox address.
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Fatsa
Britain
PiInge
Mim
Puck
Glasgow
Scotland
Dr. Kilne
Fieer
RB. Kline. Ltd
Arch St
Philadelphia
St. Jacobs Oil
Surelu
Price
Wediclne
Ely
Fuil Size Inc
Progeivta
Ely Bruthers
Warren Street
Plona Eens
Nensionseievens
Utes
Surat Adyreia
el Wat
California Fig Syrup Co
Sfornia
Louisville, Ky
San Francisco
Cal
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