Munyon's Paw-Paw Pills Parade as Cures
An advertisement touts Munyon's Paw-Paw Pills as the best stomach and liver remedy for constipation indigestion jaundice and related ailments. It claims a 25 cent bottle and money-back guarantee from promoter Munyon of Philadelphia. A Bank of England feature describes a burglar proof safe lowered into a sub-vault with triple time lock lugs ensuring no access at night.
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Munyon
63D
Jefferson Sts
Philadelphia, Pa
Bank of England
Haarlem
Perfect Cure by Cathara for Baby Eczema Ad
A mother reports severe infant eczema on her six month old daughter’s face, failing doctors and costly ointments before using Cathara Remedies. After one morning treatment the face turned white and the eruption vanished, with a July 13 1908 testimonial from Sheldon Iowa. The notice cites Potter Drug & Chem Corp as producer of Cuticura remedies.
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Cathara
Eczenil
P. E. Gumbin
Sheldon
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Cutiura Remedies
Boston
Allen's Foot-Ease and Other Nonsense Notices
An itemized page fragment features testimonials for Allen's Foot-Ease praising foot cure, a Bright Slide cartoon exchange about Mr Stormington Barnes, Hamlin’s Wizard Oil as a family staple, and a humorous Dad Away gag about a policeman father on the railroad.
Wealthy Indiana farmer found slain in Wis Bech
Michael Stumpf a bachelor near Charleston Indiana, one of the wealthiest men in Southern Indiana, was found dead in bed with a bullet wound. Initially thought suicide, but investigations point to crime. Virginia Wolf, 60, who raised the alarm, was arrested after admitting she had been at his home and that he gave her $2. Police say Stumpf did not fire the pistol himself.
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Indiana
Wis Bech
Michael Stumpf
Charleston
Virginia Wolf
Stumpf
Banker Freed Hunts New Job in Honduras
Thomas J. McCoy, guilty of embezzlement three years ago, is released from the state penitentiary at Michigan City and will travel to Honduras to work as a section foreman. The case is noted as Indiana's most notorious bank wrecking, with McCoy overdrawn $154 000 and his father $32 000 in the bank books. Final settlement shows the McCoy estate paying 4714 per cent.
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Thommas McCoy Goex
Honduras
Thomas J. McCoy
Michigan City
McCoy
Indiana
A. McCoy & Son
Warrick County Goes Dry by Vote in Indiana
Warrick County voted Thursday to end saloon sales by a margin of about 250, grimly noting attempts at illegal voting. The result closes nineteen saloons and makes Warrick the seventieth dry county by vote or remonstrance, with twelve counties still voting to retain licenses or remaining dry by remonstrance. The Liquor League plans not to push further elections soon.
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Warrick
Saloon League
South Bend Girl's Luck Leads to Wedding Dictated Letters
James R. Wilkinson, a California mining operator, dictated letters to Virginia Sullivan of South Bend and married her last Friday. Sullivan, daughter of T. Garrison Sullivan, a Notre Dame area graduate of St. Mary’s academy, met Wilkinson two days before their wedding.
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Mulionaire
Virginia Sullivan
Plaza Hotel
New York
James R. Wilkinson
California
Miss Sullivan
T. Garriison Sullivan
South Bend
St. Mary's Academy
Notre Dame
Wilkinson
Long Game May Kill Pitcher In Overheating Incident
Russell Edrington a 19 year old Lebanon pitcher was near death at his home from convulsions caused by a burst blood vessel in his head. Doctors link the rupture to overheating after a recent twelve inning game. Damage across Sullivan County from a hard rain is estimated in the thousands with corn suffering due to wet ground. Fred Wilson Jr and his father face life sentences for a Bethlehem killing.
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Russell Edrington
Lebanon
Edrington
Sullivan County
Frison
Fred Wilson, Jr
William Bower
Bethelehem
Marion Crawford and His Gift for Languages and Navigation
George P. Brett recalls Marion Crawford as a remarkable figure with a rare talent for rapid language acquisition. He could pass for locals in multiple countries and mastered navigation well enough to helm a rebuilt yacht, guiding voyages with precise observations beyond the officers.
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Crawford
France
Italy
Berlin
Europe
New York
George P. Brett
Night walkers worms and global naming customs in brief
A miscellany notes worms as superior bait for fish, outlines German church funds for a missionary press in Algiers, explains China’s naming stages for boys, recalls a judge and thief exchange, cites German pension flood figures, and reports Maine Central and Adirondack line fire-burner locomotives as a cheaper preventive.
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Germany
Algiers
Questionable Compliment Echoed in Dialogue
In a light exchange Mabel asks if her father enjoys her singing. He replies that he is not sure but finds it soothing and it helps him forget his troubles, as reported by the Washington Star.
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Mabel
Washington Star
Quote on burden of social pressure by an unnamed author
An aphorism argues that every person can prove others impose more on him than he imposes on others, reflecting on reciprocal social pressure and personal accountability.
Fashion Hints: Jacket Effect and Slashed Skirt Styles
The article highlights a dainty summer costume featuring a little jacket effect and a slashed skirt. Soutache braiding adds detail while comfortable Dutch collars provide a firm hold on popular fancy looks.
Open Letters to Mars and a Valet’s Candor
A fragmented newspaper snippet blends musings on why people seek Mars communication with a quip about gossip on Earth. It also contains a humorous anecdote from Success Magazine about an army officer and his blunt long-serving servant known as a friend who speaks frankly.
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Mars
James
Success Magazine
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Allen
Allizn
W. J. Walker
Camden
N. J
Stormington Barnes
Chicago Tribune
Holland Medicine Co
Scranton
Eee Co
Budlong Phoenix
Kent Co
R. J
Bole
Indiana State News
Freed
Toth
Indiana County
Roy Smothers
Herbert Seflon
Elkhart
Seflon
Mammen Grocery and Bakery Company
Evansville
Anton Kiefer
Gibson County
James Dunlevy
Ohio River
Marion Crawford
Queer Storie
China
New York Central
Maine Central Railroad
Yili
New “York
Ie Se
Infante
Bears
Dodds
Guare
Paxton Toilet CO
Boston, Mass
Pean
Felix Gouraud
Neve
Susto
L. A. Sayre
Cascarets
Noores
Ohio
Craig’ & Hier
Geneva
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