Hustling Hoosiers A Compendium Of Local Dots
A long list of Indiana items notes smallpox in Merom, lightning damage to Cardonia Odd Fellows Hall, a 125 man bottle-house project near Mier, and a Marion fatality from a Panhandle train. It also covers bank authorization at Orleans, a rabbi’s resignation, hedgehogs killed north of North Manchester, a Greensburg drowning, and other regional incidents and agriculture notes.
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Merom
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Cardonia
Mier
Henry Fisher
Marion
Rockville
Judge Morris
Weston Paper Company
Brandywine Creek
National Bank of Orleans
Capital
George M. Albertson
Earl R. Gonder Tashier
Julius M. Nagil
Ligonier
Geo. Knoop
North Manchester
Robert Gibbs
Greensburg
Sand Creek
Marion Walker
Vincennes
Walker
Washington
Mishawaka
Welsh
Bryantsburg
Jefferson County
Dunkirk
Taft Hotel
Dunkirk Commercial
Whitestown
Ross
Whitstown
French Priest Fined for Revealing Confessional Secrets
In Paris, Abbe Breton, vicere of Meaux Cathedral, was fined 2001 and costs by the Ninth Chamber of the Civil Court of the Seine for betraying confidences given in confession. The case held that confessional secrecy extends beyond the confessional box and is protected by civil law.
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The
Seine
Boccaccio
Mille. L
Benedict XIV
London News
Russia's New Calendar Said To Adopt 13 Months
The piece notes Russia may adopt a calendar with thirteen months of twenty eight days each. It emphasizes its apparent stability, likening it to Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for dyspepsia, constipation, nerves, and insomnia, urging readers to obtain the genuine product.
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Russia
Governor Eyre in Devonshire Retreat at 85
Thirty five years after the Eyre affair in Jamaica he remains alive and well in a Devonshire retreat. The former Jamaica governor is 85, has received a pension for twenty six years, and is largely forgotten by public memory.
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Governor Eyre
All
England
Jamaica
Devonshire
Hall’s Catarrh Cure and Mirror Care Advice
An ad style note repeats Hall’s Catarrh Cure price of 75 cents and warns about mirror spots from direct strong light. It advises placing mirrors with side lighting and notes silvering is a difficult process not to be attempted at home per September Ladies’ Home Journal.
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Hall
Ladies’ Home Journal
Grain-O food drink offers coffee substitute
Try Grain-O the new grain based drink for all ages. It mimics mocha and java color but is made from pure grains and gentle on the stomach. Priced at 14 the package and 156 to 200 per package, sold by all grocers.
The Kestrel and its Remarkable Sight
Naturalists claim the kestrel has extraordinary vision able to spot a mouse from heights so high it becomes invisible to the human eye.
Lane's Family Medicine Promises Daily Health Benefits
An old advertisement claims Lane's Family Medicine aids digestion and bowel movements daily for health. It touts gentle action on the liver and kidneys and claims to cure a sick headache, priced at 25 cents and 50 cents.
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Lane
Price
Changes in British Army to Aid Poor Men in Service
Efforts push reform of the army system to enable poorer men to earn a decent living through service. Reform advocates argue for better pay, housing, and opportunities within the military structure.
Mrs. Austin’s Dress and Orchard Blunders
A note compares Mrs. Austins new dress to silk and criticizes farmers blundering by cutting and slashing fruit trees, highlighting careless pruning as a major fault.
Prominent Alleghany Official Accidentally Chases Thief
A high ranking Alleghany official misidentifies a thief as a wagon driver while the man hurries away with several items of clothing. The official asks the thief to “have a salt cleaned” and realizes the ruse only after the real wagon driver returns. The incident is supported by another well-known official.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alleghany
Atrect
Pittsburg
Cascar ets Candy Cathartic Ad Claims Quick Health Fix
Advertisement touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a cure for all ailments from headaches to cancer, promising natural bowel movements and health restoration for 10 cents. It emphasizes genuine tablets with GC. C. C. stamp and warns against imitators.
Big Expenses of Railroad
The railroads of the United States spend in a year more than 100 million dollars beyond federal outlays, not counting about 250 million in interest and 80 to 100 million in dividends. Railroads are the nation’s main disbursing agents, handling at least a billion dollars yearly and operating with near-cash secrecy.
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United States
Cure a Cold in One Day with Laxative Bromo Quinine
Advert says one day cure for colds using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All Gruggists refund money if it fails. Box bears E. W. Grove signature. Price 25 cents.
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E. W. Grove
Sir Evelyn Wood Narrowly Escapes Fire At Outpost
Sir Evelyn Wood narrowly escaped being shot by a fellow soldier during the Zulu war. While visiting Buffalo Heights outposts one night he did not hear a challenge and did not reply, prompting a close range gunfire from a sentry whose aim proved faulty.
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Sir Evelyn Wood
Buffalo Heights
Refund Offer for Putnam Faceless Dye Sells in Missouri
Monroe Drug Co of Unionville Missouri offers a 10 cent refund for every package of Putnam Faceless Dye that fails to satisfy customers. Sold by druggists.
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Putnam
Monroe Drug Co
Unionville, Mo
Neighbors Avoid Visit Over New Hatrack Purchase
In Detriot Journal style the exchange shows uneager neighbors who have not visited to inspect a recently bought hatrack. The tone suggests social reserve and curiosity about the cost.
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Detrot
Glass Varnish Through History and a Cure Claim
A letter from Mrs. Thos Robbins of Maple Street Norwich New York dated February 17 1900 cites ancient Persians in 516 B C using a transparent glass varnish on rocks to protect against weathering. She also asserts that Piso's Cure for Consumption saved her life three years earlier.
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B. C
Jell O Desserts and Palestine Population Boom
Advertisements mention Jell O flavors and a quip about an intellectual woman. A separate note reports Palestine’s population rising from 15,000 in ten years to nearly 50,000 in Jaffa, reflecting rapid urban growth.
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Palestine
Palestines
Jaffa
Fragmentary 19th Century Text About Industry and Goods
The note references Carter's Ink as a science based product and mentions a dealer service. It also notes engines replacing water wheels in Palestine for irrigation and references a Mrs. Austins dress described as fine as silk. A Britain statistic cites 16 000 000 and 1 920 000 000 eggs in 1899.
Kidney troubles of women prompt patient letters
A nursemaid and two Troy Ohio women describe long standing ailments including yellow muddy complexion fatigue and bearing down pains. They credit Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relief from kidney and uterine issues and backache after years of illness.
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Prnnham
Epona Frederick
Troy
Ohio
Mus. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mias Enna Frepexics
Papyrus Found in Luxor Holds Bacchylides Poems
A tomb at Luxor uncovers a papyrus fragment containing twenty poems by Bacchylides, a major Greek poet, long thought to be lost for about 1800 years. The discovery confirms the old saying that nothing is ever lost.
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William B. Cox
Muncie
Luxor
Egypt
Bacchylides
Jell O Dessert Idea Promoted In Ad Copy
A household feature promotes Jell O as a quick healthful dessert option. It claims two minute preparation with no boiling or baking required and lists lemon orange raspberry and strawberry flavors available at grocers for 10 cents.
Elephant’s Acute Sense of Smell Noted
A historical note describes an elephant with an extraordinary sense of smell able to detect a human from about 1000 yards away, illustrating the creature’s remarkable olfactory ability.
Mrs Austin Advises On Dress, Fire Safety Note
Mrs. Austin says a new dress looks fine and offers a practical tip: salt on a coal fire can prevent blaze from fat drips during broiled steak preparation.
Nickel Plate Excursion Tickets For National Encampment
The Nickel Plate Road offers round trip fare from Fort Wayne Indiana September 9 to 12 for the National Encampment of the Union Veteran Legion. Tickets good on any Peerless Trip of Daily Express Trains stopping at Fort Wayne returning by September 18. Order via agents or C A Asterlin Fort Wayne. Also ad for Air Cushion Rubber Stamps and Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for Children.
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Nickel Plate Road
Fort Wayne
Ind
Union Veteran Legion
C. A. Asterlin
Grain-O: A New Food Drink For Children
Do not give children tea or coffee. Try Grain-O, a food drink made from pure grain that tastes like coffee when prepared properly. It costs about the same as coffee and is sold by all grocers in 1 lb and 2 lb packages.
From darkness to light eye pain and pupil dilation
The text notes that transitioning from darkness to light pains the eye as the pupil widens allowing excess light to reach the optic nerve. It then pitches EEagle Linen for letter heads and envelopes as the best printer choice.
Land of Plenty Nebraska Exposition and Tours Advertisement
An advertisement promotes Nebraska as a land of plenty with easy terms on cheap farm land and profitable cattle and grain. It invites readers to request the illustrated papers The Corn Ball and The West Nebraska Grazing Country and notes discounted excursion tickets on the railroad on the first and third Tuesdays for the rest of the year.
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Nebraska
West
P. S. Eustis
Gan" Peter Ag. Co. B.& Q
Chicago, Ill
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Indiana
Harvey Kiser
Panhandle
Anderson
Will
White Hiver Bridge
Kiser
Climate and Crop Service
Por Aion
Chicago
Carter
postoMice
Romeaina
M. Roberts
Minneapolis
Masy Bang Hinges
Windsor, Pa
China
Japan
Luck
Fort Wayne, Ind
Dr. al. Il
Green’s Mons
Vox
Atlanti Ue
Omaha
New Ling
Rockford
Dubuque
Waterloo
Fort Dodge
Council Bluffs
Butler Library
1.C
HA Hanson
F.W.N.U
Roberts
Jaeree Boat
Minnesota
Ngarp
Haendee Catalsete
L.ss Pereach
M. Roberts Supply House
Minn
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