Rat Poison in Front Almost Kills Four in Leroy
Mrs. Rebecca Stewart faced a near tragedy as rat poison on a pantry shelf toppled into a flour barrel, poisoning her family including her daughter Mrs. Finfried Hathaway who is in critical condition. The incident prompted a murder case outcome, resignations in Knox County, and campus gossip about student theft and pranks at Butler and Terre Haute.
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Rebecca Stewart
Leroy
Zeno Vandever
Indiana Normal School
Terre Haute
Lewis Phillips
Vandover
By Order of the Czar A Story of Russian Power Within Our Borders
A collage of local incidents includes suicides and fatal accidents across Indiana towns. August Pequignot near Fort Wayne kills himself. Walter Modlin of Richmond wounds his wife fatally. Tred Stearly of Brazil dies from a self inflicted gunshot. a Boonville man dies after a mule accident. burglaries and court actions fill a busy roll call as editors note civic matters and local crime amid a serialized novel chapter set. The narrative shifts to ongoing fiction featuring Vladimir and Maruscha with a late chapter tease and a note on Ivan Ivano vitch’s exile and suicide affair.
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August Pequignot
Fort Wayne
Walter W. Modlin
Richmond
Warren
Adolphus J. Hines
Ofort Wayne
Tred Stearly
Brazil
B. Hullett
Boonville
Clinton Reynolds
Selkirk
Mich
Indianapolis
Henry Welsh
Covington
R. W. Davis
Shelbyville
Washington Kelley
Marshall County
United States
Ivy L. Reynolds
Indiana National Guards
Connersville
Bagl Middleton
Leutenant
Denver
Harry Meredith
Grandville Costin
Orla
Martinsville
Ira G. Batts
Hzra Costin
Dennis Carbon Fuel Company
Kankakee River
Laporte
Starke
Porter
Indian
Socrates
Xantippe
Maruscha
Vladimir
Olga
Ivan Ivanovitch
Aval Gregorelvitch
Paval
Siberia
St. Petersburg
Hanging device for initiatory rites patent by Duffie Los Angeles inventor
The Philadelphia Record notes John J. Duffie of Los Angeles received a patent for a burlesque hanging machine intended for secret organizations and theater use. The device simulates hanging with a padded jacket, trap door, and spring weights to avoid injury, aiming to test bravado without real danger.
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John J. Duffie
Los Angeles
Cal
Philadelphia Record
Duilie
Patent Office
Not Qualified Applicant Seeks Assistant Bookkeeper Role
A young man at the door declares his aim to be an assistant bookkeeper. The merchant asks about day book duties. the applicant admits he cannot, replying that he only attended night school.
Helping Hand Mildly Helps Suitor in Austere Exchange
A young man pleads poverty to an heiress who coldly grants a small aid. The heiress offers a nickel for his car fare home, framing a brief, sharp social exchange about generosity and status.
The Darkys Complaint and the Dethroned Cotton King
A Philadelphia poet recounts a Southeast winter journey tale where an old enslaved worker Mose narrates being kicked by a manager named Mistah Winter. Mose declines further abuse, quits, and notes the previous abuse yielded a quarter each time.
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Darky
Daniel J. Sully
Mose
Mistah Winter
Philadelphia
Dodd's Kidney Pills Credited With Diabetes Cure
Mrs. J. L. Bowers of Cured Her Diabetom Halo Indiana reports diabetes relief after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. She suffered weight loss, excessive urination and dental issues before treatment. After three years free of symptoms she praises the remedy as curing all kidney ailments from backache to Bright's Disease.
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Dodd
JL. C. Bowers
Bright
No Wonier and the Shakes in Maryland
A Maryland man afflicted with severe fever and ague is visited by a physician. The patient struggles to speak as he describes his condition and jokes about his inability to shake off the illness. The exchange ends with a pun on the fever’s hold and the patient’s continued trembling.
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Maryland
Salzer’s Home Builder Corn Sets State Yields Record
Salzer’s corn, called the Home Builder, earned 157 bushels per acre in Indiana, 160 in Ohio, 198 in Tennessee, and 220 in Michigan. The catalog notes the variety yielded heavily on 50 acres and promises a chance to beat the 1905 record.
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Salzer
Ind
Ohio
Mich
Salzer seed yard promises record yields for 1905
An advertisement urges readers to plant Salzer seeds to achieve high yields in 1905. It lists crop yields per acre for beardless barley, oats, wheat, potatoes, hay, rape, teosinte, and fodder corn and invites readers to request a catalog and seed samples by sending stamps to John A. Salzer Seed Co. La Crosse Wisconsin.
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Salzer
Victoria
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Vernal Palmettona Offers Free Trial Bottle
Vernal Remedy Company of Le Roy New York offers free trial bottles of Vernal Palmettona a Palmetto Berry Wine touted as the best cure for stomach liver bowel and urinary ailments. One dose daily marketed through druggists and attracting physician attention.
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Vernal Remedy Company
le Roy
Quote sparks debate on self-talk and spouse dynamics
A Cleveland Plain Dealer line questions a man named Snibbley talking to himself and contrasts it with remarks about his wife who continually speaks to him. The exchange highlights family and social judgments reflected in a newspaper remark.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Hal's Catarrh Care Claim And Mercury Warning
An advertisement warns against mercurial Uatarrh cures and endorses Hall's Catarrh Care from I. 1. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. It claims the remedy contains no mercury, is taken internally, effects the blood and mucous surfaces, and offers testimonials and a 75 cent bottle price.
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Hal’s
I. 1. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
Atari
Ohio
J. Cheney & Co
There Are Others. Naggsby and Wagesby Conversational Snippet
Naggsby recalls returning home at 2 oclock to find his wife waiting up. Wagesby asks what he did. Naggsby says he wished he hadn't gone home at all.
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Naggsby
Wagesby
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Frau Meyer
Doktor
Duland
Herr Doktor
Don Carlos
Carl Rosen
Mein Meyer
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Viasha
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