Unfortunate Names In Historic House Registers
The London Chronicle notes amusing Christian names in Somerset records such as Mineral Waters Frosty Winter Alfred Day Weeks and laughs at a Canadian named Cumber who is frequently cited as Mr Q Cumber. It comments on the oddity of naming children by order of arrival with Primus Secundus and similar puns.
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Somerset House
Alfred
Primus
Secundus
Cumber
Quintus
Q.cumber
London Chronicle
Healed Head Sores Prompted Cuticura Remedy
Mrs Rosa M Hanks of Tell City Indiana recounts a child’s scalp sores starting as pimples thatitched until bleeding scabs formed. After trying Cuticura Soap and Ointment on doctor advice, the head healed quickly with the return of normal hair growth.
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Tell City
Ind
Rosa M. Hanks
Postgard
Cutiura
Dept. L. Boston
Adv
Body of Lena Kolb Found Near Vienna Indiana
The body of Lena Kolb, who vanished from Vienna, Indiana, was found in a field near her home. A note indicated she planned to drown herself. a jar with London purple poison was found beside her. Henry Kolb reported her absence, and a search began after she failed to appear at a relative’s home. In Columbus, Calvin A. Adams met his brother John C. Adams, the pair longtime apart since 1862, and planned to visit family before John travels to New Hampshire.
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Kolb
Indiana
Scottsburg
Lena Kolb
Vienna
Columbus
Calvin A. Adams
Mr. Adams
John C. Adams
Tacoma
Wash
Vermont
Canada
New Hampshire
Clevie Piper Reported Drowned In Tombigbee River
Anderson Sept 9 Clevie Piper age thirty formerly of this city is thought to have drowned in the Tombigbee river in Mississippi a telegram from his brother Charles Piper who once lived here says Relatives left Sunday for Columbus Miss Charles Piper wired that his brother went fishing Friday and failed to return A boat he used was found capsized Clevie and Charles Piper lived at Connersville before coming to Anderson several years ago.
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Clevie Piper
Anderson
Tombigbee River
Mississippi
Charles Piper
Columbus
Clevie
Connersville
Cistern on Barkley Estate Settles Five Feet in Ground
During a heavy rain a large cement cistern on Dr. William Barkley s Laughery creek estate settled nearly five feet without spilling water or bursting. Built on quicksand, the weight caused it to drop to a stronger foundation. a cement neck was added and it will continue to be used.
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Aurora
William Barkley
Laughery Creek
Pumpkins Grow on Ash Tree in Has Hanging Garden
In Has Hanging Garden Connersville on Sept 9 Bert Caldwell, a gardener, shows pumpkins growing on an ash tree. He planted the seed near a sapling and the vines climbed the tree. Eight pumpkins hang from the tree, the largest larger than a watermelon, with thick stems and straight necks.
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Connersville
Bert Caldwell
Boy Hangs Self in Gwynnville Shed Mystery
Shelbyville dispatch reports twelve year old Russell Andrews, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Andrews of Gwyn nv ille, hanged himself with a rope in a shed after being refused permission to travel to Morristown to view a freight wreck cleanup. authorities believe the denial prompted the act.
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Shelbyville
Russell Andrews
Alvin Andrews
Gwynnville
Morristown
Drills for Water Findes Gas in Evansville
In Evansville on September 9, John Matz, a well driller, struck a gas flow at 198 feet while boring at Henry Brandsasse’s home. Mrs Brandsasse planned to use the gas for cooking and stopped the flow by capping the hole. An expert inspection suggests the strike comes from a weak vein.
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Evansville
Henry Brandsasse
John Matz
Brandsassa
Brandaasse
Fire wipes out block of businesses in Bicknell
A blaze sparked by faulty wiring consumed an entire business block in Bicknell, causing about 100000 dollars in losses. The Bicknell opera house housed by the Kn x Social Club and multiple shops burned. bucket brigades failed due to lack of protection. John Kelly and Avgnet Miller suffered injuries but aided extinguishing efforts.
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Shurtzer Drug Store
Leibel Millinery Company
Scott & Co
Craig Jewelry Company
Smelzer Shoe Company
M. C. Lianks
O. J. Bicknell
F. L. Reese
Inaurance
John Kelly
Man Buried In Sewer Cavern Injures Chest
Logansport report says John Schied was seriously injured when a seven foot trench collapsed while he and workers tried to move a boulder. He was buried ten minutes before extraction, with chest injuries described as crushed.
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Logansport
John Schied
Schied
Willard Mossburg Shot Dead Near Marion
Marion reports Willard Mossburg aged 33 was fatally shot by Charles Davis 46 while returning from Ges City. Davis surrendered soon after the incident and expressed no remorse for the act.
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Marion
Ges City
Willard Mossburg
Charles Davis
Davis
Indiana News In Brief Highlights Local Court and Crime
Grand jury probes Caledonia cutting and shooting affrays and Merom bootlegging during the Chautauqua. John Griffin dies at St Joseph hospital after attempting to light his pipe with coal oil. Henry Roeder, 46, motorman, dies in a Princeton car collision in Evansville. County infirmary repair funded. no restroom for women and children at courthouse. Caroline Smith settles Monon Coal death claim for 750. County farm purchase prompts detention home for juveniles. Bible in Sullivan high school petitioned after sermon. Petersburg to host corn shop with prizes for top ten ears. Allen County will stop new horse sales to saloons. curb suburban saloons outside city fire limits. South Bend court sees five men accused of selling liquor at illegal hours. two women and bottle house owner jailed.
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Sullivan
Caledonia
Merom
Logansport
John Griffin
St. Joseph Hospital
Evansville
Princeton
Henry Roeder
Connersville
Caroline Smith
Joseph Smith
Monon Coal Company
Fort Wayne
John W. Eggeman
Circuit Court
Sullivan High School
A. M. McGuire
First Baptist Church
Petersburg
Business Men's Association of
Pike County
Allen County Board of Commissioners
Cofnty
South Bend
William Tompkin
Mae Martin
Goodyear Tires at Ante Bellum Prices
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co states no war price changes. President F A Sieberling explains they raised prices during the rubber panic and secured 1.5 million pounds of premium rubber from London. Rubber is en route to Akron and three shifts keep the plant running, maintaining prewar pricing to customers within capacity.
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Goodyear
F. A. Sieberling
New York
London
Akron
How Breathing Smoke Hurts Cattle Near Leeds
A Leeds university inquiry to farmers finds smoky air harms cattle and horses, stunting young stock and demanding more food for older animals. Grass quality under pollution contributes, and sheep farming suffers wool value declines.
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Leeds
England
Leeds University
Nebraska Queen, World’s Biggest Mare, Bred in Falls City
Nebraska claims to breed the largest mare in the world named Nebraska Queen on a Falls City farm. She stands 20.1 hands high with 32 inch head length, 42 inch shoulders, 20 inch throat, 30 inch collar and weighs over 2,800 pounds. Described as perfect in proportion, gentle and intelligent with beautiful color.
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Nebraska
United States
Roistering blade confronts famed pianist in cafe
A roistering blade finds a well known musician in an all night cafe. He questions how the pianist can sink so low. The musician retorts he is there only as a pianist, not as a guest of the joint.
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Blade
Important to Mothers Examine Castoria Bottles Carefully
Mothers urged to check Castoria bottles for the En Signature of In Use For Over 30 Years. The notice highlights Fletcher's Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children, emphasizing trust and long-standing use.
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Fletcher
Raging Gale and Vague Advertisements in Local Chat
A fragmented dialogue mentions a fierce gale and asks about the worst storm, followed by a quip about a 300 word minute rate. The snippet then shifts to marketing lines for laundry products and beauty notes, ending with a generic remark about modesty.
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Peck
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praise Letters
Letters from readers and a nurse extol Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female troubles and symptoms. Mrs J F Johnson of Princeton Illinois reports relief from inflammation headaches and weakness. A nurse from Poland New York endorses its use during Change of Life and recommends it to patients.
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Princeton
Lydia FE
Poland
N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
Horace Newman
Herkimer Co
The Natural Way
A quote about a once rich man whose possessions stay with him after death. The remark implies success draws afterward rewards, noting the world grants a boost once a person nears the peak.
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Marisa
Botlé
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Bicknell
Indiana News
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Red Cross Ball
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W. I. Dougino
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U. S
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Lynn, Mass
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