Divorces and a Four Year Old on the Street
A Savannah Morning News item recalls a Sunday encounter with a four year old praised for his blue eyes and golden curls. The boy says he belongs to his mother by decree, not to his father, prompting reflections on family separations.
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Ted Robinson
Papa
Savannah Morning News
Clergyman Testimony on Dodds Kidney Pills
The Rev. Edmund Heslop of Wigton Pennsylvania suffered dropsy with swollen limbs and heart fluttering. After using six boxes of Dodds Kidney Pills the swelling disappeared and he felt well again. He endorses the remedy and invites correspondence for free literature and music.
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Edmund Heslop
Wigton
E. Heslop
B. Heslop
Dodde Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
No Broken Parts
A neighbor girl watches a baby during a morning bath and comments on keeping the infant “nice” after noting her worn doll has lost limbs. The vignette appears in National Monthly as a gentle domestic anecdote from the era.
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National Monthly
Situation Vacant and the Rich Bachelor Seeks a Housekeeper
A rich bachelor sighs and speaks of sixes and sevens in his life. He seeks a good capable woman to straighten tangled affairs and clean the house, hoping to restore purpose and home comfort. The beautiful girl listens with eager curiosity.
His Fatal Success in Private Theatricals
Howson Lott derides Boream for playing a court jester in private theatricals. He says Boream made a fool of himself and drew laughter from all observers.
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Towne
Boream
Howson Lott
Descriptive snippets mix humor and ads in a stray column
A collage of quirky lines references maroon sailors on desert islands and a joke about maroon suits. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Pellets as a digestive aid. The passage hints at a gossiping woman and notes cheap skates near skating rinks.
Bluffton Hold-Up Suspect Ramsey In County Jail
Bluffton man known as Bill Ramsey is jailed on charges of holding up attorney A. L. Sharpe and stealing 172 dollars. Bond set at 1000 dollars. arrest followed a September 20 incident after Sharpe returned from Fort Wayne. Ramsey allegedly targeted the attorney on South Jersey street and fled into the night. Ramsey arrested later at James Brown residence. trial expected in November. Also reports an election-day incident in Elwood where a man offered 15 dollars for a vote and received a warning after being restrained and fined for attempting to influence voting.
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Herbert Ramsey
Bili
Fred Adams
A. L. Sharpe
Sharpe
Chicago
Fort Wayne
Mr. Ramsey
Ramsey
South Jersey Street
Ohio
James Brown
Brown
Elwood
Arthur Dunham
Death reveals a tragedy of an orphan raised by foster father
In Columbus on November 6 a case emerges of Charles Russell an orphan raised by John Russell a soldier. Indians killed the family leaving only a baby. the foster father rescued and reared the boy in Ohio then moved to Bartholomew county where Charles is now sixty five.
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Columbus
Charles Russell
Ohio Township
Bartholomew County
John Russell
Wisconsin
Russell
Ohio
Dandruff Covered Scalp Case From St Louis
A St Louis resident describes relief after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment for five years of severe itching and dandruff on scalp and body. He reports hair loss stopped within a month and no sleep disruption, endorsing Cuticura for shaving and skin relief.
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St. Louis
Charles Judlin
Cuticura
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Boston
Daughter of Revolution Dies in Vincennes at 92
Mrs. Mary Ann Moore age ninety two died at her son in law Edward H. Smith's home in Vincennes She was a daughter of John Caldwell a Revolutionary soldier and widow of John Moore who after the War of 1812 became a jurist and one of Vincennes earliest mayors.
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Vincennes
Mary Ann Moore
Edward H. Smith
John Caldwell
John Moore
Accused of Selling His Vote in Rushville Arrest Report
Rushville police arrested William Hodgins a colored man on the charge of selling his vote to a Republican worker. An affidavit by Harry Mull Democrat details the case. Also reported a man Christian Kloindehn 45 leaped into the Niagara River at Prospect Point and went over the American Falls.
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Rushville
William Hodgins
Harry Mull
Niagara
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Christian Kloindehn
Prospect Point
Actress Mrs. Cross Dies at 65 in Cross Cave
French Lick November 6 Mrs. EB 5 Cross aged sixty five years died at Cross Cave. Cross was formerly an actress and performed with Edwin Booth. She leaves two daughters.
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Edwin Booth
French Lick
Cross
Cross Cave
Quarrel May End Fatally In Shelbyville
Shelbyville reports Harvey Chap pelow nineteen injured with a fractured skull after a quarrel with Thomas Hogan over Mrs Hogan with authorities unsure of outcome. Jeffersonville notes many voters were disfranchised under a registration law in effect on November 8.
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Shelbyville
Harvey’ Chappelow
Thomas Hogan
Jeffersonville
Indiana News In Brief Highlights Across State
Osgood George Foster shot himself in the neck while cleaning a revolver and is not expected to survive. Newcastle two new school buildings opened for the first time. French Lick thieves stole a diamond stud and ring valued at $500. Bedford farmer Thomas McDowell broke left arm and right leg after a fall from a hickory tree. Rensselaer Edward Frawley in jail for murderous assault on Civil War veteran John Stowers at Fair Oaks. Lawrenceburg John W Caldwell, 77, paralyzed and not expected to recover. Terre Haute twenty one naval recruits and twenty eight army recruits listed. Mishawaka no gambling order leads to Bert Kellam’s arrest in South Bend. Evansville Amelia Laupert struck blind after diphtheria. Elwood Christian church begins forty five day industrial revival with ten evangelists. Vincennes Kathleen C Hamfton files limited divorce from Robert J Hamilton. Muncie Carey E Taughinbaugh convicted of embezzlement, out on recognizance pending new trial. Brazil Hadleytown suburbs alarmed by smallpox after a girl travels from Jasonville. Jeffersonville William B Long, former resident, breaks hip in Philadelphia, condition doubtful. Noblesville Etta Long, cousin of Senator John D Works, obtains divorce from William Long over religious differences. Columbus Roy W Emig, Red Men sagamore, to stage a musical comedy in December. Bedford barn fire destroys structures and six hundred bushels of wheat. Shelbyville Elmer Charles Harp guilty of forgery, two sentences. Sullivan Clive McGuire ex Vint editor? Rev. Princeton- Columbus As th
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George Foster
Newcastle
French Lick
Bruce Sackett
Bedford
Thomas McDowell
Rensselaer
Edward Frawley
John Stowers
Fair Oaks
Lawrenceburg
John W. Caldwell
Terre Haute
Naval Station
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Mishawaka
Bert Kellam
Evansville
Amelia Laupert
E. J. Lauper
Elwood
Christian Church
Vincennes
Kathleen C. Hamfton
Robert J. Hamilton
Muncie
Carey E. Taughinbaugh
Brazil
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Jasonville
Jeffersonville
William B. Long
Barney Gilmour
Atcor
Philadelphia
Noblesville
Etta Long
United States
John D. Works
California
William Long
Columbus
Roy W. Emig
Rope and water paradox in a neighborly tale
An Arab asks to borrow a rope to tie up water, neighbor replies the rope is needed for himself and that a higher power allows strange deeds when lending is refused. Quotations from the Boston Evening Transcript illustrate peculiar timing and a proverb about haste and divorce.
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Boston Eivebing Transcript
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