Hoosier Neighbors News Briefs From Indiana
A broad look at Indiana items includes Linton seeking a city charter, Terre Haute enacting a curfew, and rail issues in Spencer and Hamilton counties. Tragedies in Lafayette and Noblesville, fires in Wabash, robberies in Elkhart, and notable court matters across the state are reported with details on deaths, injuries, and local actions.
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Linton
Terre Haute
Dillsboro
John Reaco
Lagro
Big Four
Wabash
Anderson
Hamilton County
Spencer County
New Southern Indiana Railroad
William Teas
Princeton
Germany
Charles Roller
Luther Powers
Frichton
Lafayette Bridge Company
New Albany Woolen and Cotton Fiber Company
J. J. Denslow
Muncie
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Evansville
Francis
Jacob Lederer
Southside Manufacturing Company
Wilson Trueblood
Sullivan
Iain Dolan
Marion
Mississinewa
Ile
Moses Martz
Noblesville
Ife
James O'Dell
Judge Mont
Kokomo
United States
Gabriel Godfrey
Miami
Winnedge & Co
Elkhart
Goshen
South Bend
Elizabeth Higgs
Richmond
Katie Leucks
Aurora
Ed Eckerte
Metamora
Daisy Mason
Caney
New Albany
Payton
L. D. Peck
Miracie
Dayton
Ohio
Alga
Young Peck
Ijlis
Andersonville
Benton
Charles O'Neal
Lafayette
Francis Sherer
O'Neal
Penny
Indianapolis
Sweep in Switzerland: communal chimney sweep hires rivals
The Boston Traveler notes Swiss chimney sweeps are official state employees who inspect flues and wear tall silk hats. In Grisonfi the job opened to competition, offering $160 yearly. many applicants were schoolmasters from Italy, signaling regional unrest.
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Switzerland
Helvetian Republic
Grisonfi
Italy
Boston
First Class Sewing Machines and Smyth Co Catalogue
The John M. Smyth Co located at 150 to 156 West Madison Street Chicago has served Chicago families for 30 years and sold to over half a million homes. Its illustrated catalogue lists household articles with prices including the Melba sewing machine for 14.25 and promises many useful items in a broad catalogue for the public.
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John M. Smyth Co
Madison Street
Chicago
John M. Smyth Company
Verne Sets Prolific Pace Acomparison With Braddon Drawn
Verne's Many Books notes Jules Verne, the French author of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, has written six more books than his years lived. Miss Braddon, with fifty five novels in thirty seven years, nearly matches this astonishing record in English letters.
Nickel Plate offers round trip tickets for sportsmen travel
From November 9 to December 1 exclusive excursion tickets are sold for parties of three or more at one fare to points in Western Ohio and Indiana. The Nickel Plate Road highlights vast small game along the line for the sportsman.
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Chicago
Tolano
St. Louis
R&r
Kansas City
Ph. Companan
Fort Wayne
Ind
A.f.wotfsenhagen
P&t.a
Detroit
Mich
Turo0
P&t. A
Lafayette
Gro. D
Maximino
D.P
Indianapolis
Crane
G.P
T. A
Ohio
Indiana
Grain-O Cereal Beverage Ad Voiced by Street Vendor
A street vendor hypes Grain-O as a coffee substitute in a bold ad style. The pitch claims Grain-O resembles mocha and java in color but is made from pure grains and gentle on stomachs for both children and adults. Prices listed as 11c and 25c per package.
Russia and England in Asia in 19th Century view
A survey compares Asiatic possessions of Russia and England, noting Russia’s vast area yet far smaller population of about 23 million versus England’s 287 million. The piece reflects imperial balance and demographic contrasts.
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Aussia
England
Asia
Russia
Tier Opinion on Hamlet Sparks Dreamy Banter
A young woman and a fatuous critic discuss Hamlet with humor and misreadings. She comments on Ophelia’s drowning and Hamlet’s fate as tragic, while he improvises a grim alternative ending suggesting marriage instead of tragedy.
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Hamlet
Joe
Ale
Ophelia
CHENEY & CO. advertise for Catarrh cure claim
Senior partner Frank J. Cheney of Fr. Canxxay & Co. Toledo swears an old time promise to pay one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A. W. Gleason confirms December 8, 1886. Toledo druggists offer Hall's Catarrh Cure at 75 cents.
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State OF Omro
City of Toledo
Lucar Country
Frayne J. Cheney
Fr. Canxxay & Co
Toledo
Frank J. Cheney
A. W. Gleason
Hall
Fid
Cheney & CO
U. Sa
Drugvista
Unique floor design at London Coal Exchange hall
The rotunda floor at the London Coal Exchange features blaid woods laid out as a mariner's compass within a Greek fret border. Over 1,000 wooden pieces form the decorative scheme and include nearly every English variety in this distinctive inlaid pattern.
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London Coal Exchange
N Mariner
Powerful Germ Destroyer Casarets Candy Cathartic
An advertisement touts Casarets Candy Cathartic as a potent germ killer. It claims they destroy microbes in sleep and cure digestive issues by cleansing the stomach and bowels. The notice urges readers to buy, with prices and mailing options. It warns against substitutes and counterfeits.
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Casegrets Candy Cathworth
Mike
Iver
Montreal
Canyor New York
Grain-O Promises Healthier Kids Drink Alternative
Ad promotes Grain-O as a nutritious substitute for tea or coffee for children. It claims Grain-O is made of pure grains, tastes like coffee when prepared properly, and costs about a fraction of coffee. It asserts grocers sell Grain-O for 15¢ or 23¢.
Bold Escape Sparks Guard Action at Prison
A prison guard grabbed his gun after a tip claimed gas was escaping. The alert prompted a quick response from staff as officers investigated the area.
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Stubb
Penn
Thanksgiving Day Special Round Trip Fare Notice
The Nickel Plate Road offers one and one third fare for a round trip from November 20 to December 1, within 150 miles. Tickets available via agents. The notice includes a humorous quotation and a Seattle address for J. B. Palmer.
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Nickel Plate Road
Wood
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound In Health Recovery Claims
A Canton Ohio woman writes she suffered from backache leucorrhea and painful menses and after taking Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Blood Purifier and Sanative Wash she recovered her health. A Philadelphia woman reports significant weight gain and relief from headaches backache and womb issues after eight bottles of the compound.
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Wa. V. Bell
Walnut St
Canton
Lydia E. Pinkham
Frozen Butterf ties and the six Inittertites near the pole
The excerpt describes frozen knottertiles found on snow that break easily, needing careful handling. It notes that when moved to warmer climate these frozen parts recover and fly away. It mentions six species of Inittertites forming within a few hundred miles of the mythic pole.
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Myrth Pole
Lane's Family Medicine Health Claim
An old ad asserts Lane's Family Medicine aids daily bowel movements for health, acts on the liver and kidneys, and cures a sick headache. The price is listed as 25 and 0c.
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Lane
One Fourth of Earth Population Dies Before Seventeen
An old period ad notes the woe of a quarter of humanity dying before age seventeen and offers travel and goods like Peerless Trio trains, Eagle Linen products, and Mrs Winslow's Teething Syrup, reflecting era advertising.
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Dir
Earth
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Devecara
California
St. Paul
Minneapolis
T. A. Grady
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Adams Street
Ely
ELY Brothers
Warren Street
New York
W. L. Douglas
Douglas
W.L. Douglas Shoe CO
Brockton
Mass
Httle Jim
Casabien
General Indiana
Dewey
Penu
Kemp
Vienna
W. Grove
George
Horderous Wicrobes
Gee
J. B. Palmer
Seattle
Wash
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Eagle
J. C. Hubinger
Red Cross
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