Elkhart Review In History Highlights and Deaths
The column lists notable historical events and deaths: 1654 Birth of Bernard Nieuwpoort in Holland author of The Christian Philosopher. 1810 birth of Count Camillo Benso di Cavour in Turin. 1861 Battle of Wilson's Creek and General Lyon’s death. 1868 death of Adah Isaacs Menken in Paris. 190 Lord Russell dies in London. 1901 General G Moxley Sorrel dies in Roanoke. 194 sorties of the Russian fleet at Port Arthur with Rear Admiral Withoft killed.
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Holland
Bernard Nieuwentyt
Paley
Camillo Bense di Cavour
Turin
Wilson's Creek
Missouri
Nathaniel Lyon
Lyon
Adah Isaacs Menken
Paris
New Orleans
Lord Russell
England
London
G. Moxley Sorrel
Staf
Longstreet
Confederate Corps
Roanoke
Port Arthur
Withoft
Newbr ews Merpicide Promised To Cure Dandruff
Cleanly woman has an erroneous belief that by securing the scalp she can remove dandruff. The ad claims the only way to cure dandruff is to kill the dandruff germ and promotes Newbr ews Merpicide as the remedy. Sold by Bend We in Detroit, Mich. Houseworth Bros. as special agents.
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Fanhine
Herpicide Co
Detroit
Mich
Hel Fey
Superior Service D B Line Steamers Offer New World Capital
The D B Steamboat Co of Detroit presents the Eastern States and Western States steamers as the largest finest on fresh water, with palatial furnishings, superior rooms, ventilation, and cuisine. An illustrated booklet is available for two cent stamps.
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D. & B. Steamboat Co
Detroit
Mich
A Warning to Mothers About Castor Oil Use
A historical veterinary style caution advises mothers to avoid mixing castor oil with small children during hot weather, recommending Channel Lain’s Coke, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, and then castor oil to head off bowel trouble. The remedy is urged as ready for use at first signs of illness, claimed to be a trusted treatment.
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Thuiseworth Bros
Local real estate and sale offers in stilted ad text
Fractured ad snippet lists multiple properties and items for sale or trade. Mentions Fouas O Haav, a block, monthly pass, contacting Cary, sale of horses, houses on Eighth Street, modern furnishings, sixty acres near Eikhart, trade for house and lot, and 502 High Street with a price indication.
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Fouas
Roth
Cary
Toome
Galfer
Eighth Street
Eikhart
Gas House Coke for Fuel Delivery Price Fixed
Elkwort Gas Co. announces immediate delivery of coke at four dollars per ton until further notice. Also notes piano tuning requires correction of tone and mechanism by a skilled piano maker, Geo. N. Schaff, 502 So. Third Street, phone 511.
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Elkwort Gas Co
Ldts
Geo. N. Schaff
Third Street
Elkhart Gas Co
Imperial Toilet Parlors Ad In Monger Block
An old style ad promises baths massage manicuring shampooing and chiropody with satisfaction guaranteed. It lists Imperial Toilet Parlors in the Monger Block rooms 4 9 10 11 12 at Second and Franklin with a price reference and contact phone.
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Imperial
Second
Franklin
Forethought Saves Trouble with Chamberlain’s Remedy
A sales notice emphasizes forethought in keeping Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy on hand and mentions Houseworth Bros as the seller. The tone reflects a practical consumer tip common in era advertisements.
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Chamberlain
Houseworth Bros
Painters' excursion set for August 12 outing
Advertisement invites readers to join a painters' excursion on August 12 with a round trip fare of $1 and half fare for children. Abdit LIVY CHAMBERLAIN signs the notice offering assistance with financial arrangements.
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Joan
Livy Chamberlain
Governor at Work on French Lick Gambling Probe
Indianatems Aug. 10 reports say Governor Hamill pursues investigations into alleged gambling and betting violations at French Lick and West Baden. Warrant records list several individuals tied to the activities, with prosecutors aiming to prosecute and close related carnivals. Local officials deny current reports as efforts to curb illegal gambling continue.
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Indianapolis
Doris Tageart
Western Union
Race News
Harry Miller
Watlie Wewid
Illnes
Randolph County
Accaoa
Liek
West Trulen
Orange Countty
Miller
Fletcher
Preneh
Geo
Sing Om
Pas
Flare iYer
West Biden
Frenellies Springs
Teddy
Protester Hailed as She Faced State Inquiry
A tense scene unfolded as a young woman from Marshall County confronted questions about an alcohol license during a statewide inquiry. The clerk warned the crowd that oppressive actions could continue unless support was given, prompting demonstrations beyond the hall.
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Tivmouth
Fern ‘Ledley
Marshall County
Oslee Sabel
Todeo
Tomei
Memorial Ge 8 Hadhat Frankfort Fisinkstert
The board of Polity coliiasters has erred and the petition dited Ty the Ge A The Wl. Cl to Tut a memoriadl fall costing 40000 in this city, with petition signed by twelve tram dramen. A requisition for Hans, the Thief, Indianapolis, granted for grand Tarceny. Mrs George Jarmin gives birth to triplets, all girls. Fireman dies during practice in Frankfort.
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Frankfort
Board of Polity Coliiasters
Sis
Hans
Indianapolis
Ang W
Hachlyders
Harry Plaus
Darlington
Tne
Mruiteade Ada
Animal Language and Hidden Sounds Across Creatures
An article describes how moles emit shrill and deep sounds inaudible to humans, detectable only by sound registers. Weasels and thrushes hear these noises, aiding hunting and detection underground, while mice and moths produce faint or nonverbal sounds. The piece cites London Answers as its source.
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Jim
Vigorous Old Age Among Noted Figures Endures Long Lives
The text catalogs famed elders who remained active late. It cites Socrates at ninety four writing Panathematicus, Terentias Varro near ninety and still composing, Hiero of Sicily at ninety, Masinissa ruling sixty years, and others. It notes augurs, philosophers, poets, and rulers aging into their late years with continued work.
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Ware
Tscorates
Cato Censerius
Gorgias Lemtium
Isocrates
Chrysippus
Cleanthes
Sophocles
Edipus Colonius
Arganthonius
Asinius Pallio
Valuable Insects In Medical Plaster History
Valuable insects are highly valued in medicine for their caustic action. The shining green labster ing beetles or cantharides are esteemed for blistering power. Their corrosive action can irritate hands of collectors and is central to their medicinal use in plasters and ointments for violent visceral inflammation.
Curious Turtle Catching in the West Indies
A proposed method uses remora fish with rings and lines attached to their tails. The live remora is cast overboard and seeks a turtle, then fastens with a suction device on its head. As the line is pulled, both the turtle and the remora are brought to shore intact.
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West Hidies
Economical In Theory Dialog from Boston Transcript
A humorous dialogue about frugality. Hill explains his wife avoids spending unless she can justify it with a practical alternative. Dale notes the principle of economy, while Till acknowledges they have not pushed the idea further.
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Dale
Hill
Boston Transcript
Ginner Party Quips Turn To Farewell Plea
A Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet shows a social exchange at the Ginner Party where a guest, Mr Parry Noo, is urged to stay for more conversation. He declines, saying he has already eaten and drunk what’s good.
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Ginner
Parry Noo
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Choice Miscellany In Defenre of the Coyote
In the Philadelphia Ledger a defense of the coyote is offered based on a Department of Agriculture bulletin. It urges thorough study before drastic remedies, noting coyotes aid in checking rabbits and other pests, while acknowledging cattle and sheep losses. The piece cautions against exterminate-all plans.
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Department of Agriculture
Philadelphia Ledger
Arabian Druid in Paris Stirs Midnight Mystery
A striking Paris scene reports Ali Benem, believed high priest, and his followers in a Pue de la Michodiere dwelling. Police burst in to find a huge man in a white sheet, a bloodstained knife, lit candles, and a piano altar with a disemboweled lamb as ritual chants echoed through the night.
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Paris
Pue de la Michodiere
Ali Benem
London
Scots minister and clerk riff on exaggeration in sermon
A Scottish minister jokingly tests his sermon for exaggeration by asking a clerk in the congregation to whistle at inflated lengths. Each reply prompts a playful correction, culminating in a stage whisper about trimming the exaggeration. The anecdote, from Harper's Weekly, showcases comic mischief over literal readings.
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Thompson
MacPherson
Tlarpen
Art and Arithmetic in a Rejected Painting Case
A disgruntled artist laments the year spent on his painting after Loudoun academy rejection. He cites costs of 8700 for living, 310 for rent, and 210 for materials and models, arguing the work will not earn even a twentieth of its expense. He notes vast income for prominent painters yet wastes up to half a million yearly in vain academy pursuit, with little recovered in private sale.
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Loudoun Academy
Academy
Poisoned Flour In Amoy China
The Amoy to interior China flour trade will halt as 30 to 40 people die from a shipment from Tongkong. Natives in Amoy and inland almost stop using the product amid rumors and rising antiforeign agitation, per United States Consul Anderson.
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China
Amoy
United States
Anderson
Chuua
Eastern influence seen in Japanese theater pricing
All Form Cent Japan remains somewhat eastern in influence with theaters running from 9 in the morning to 7 in the evening. Plays progress continuously and admission can be as low as a cent, allowing patrons to stay all day.
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Japan
Cotton Belt Route Offers Cheap Western Lands and Excursion
Elkhart Gas Co. promotes a Benton Harbor excursion by the Big Four next Sunday with a 75 cent round trip fare. Listings include bank and land sales in Elkhart with prices from 125 to 300 dollars. Cotton Belt Route advertises low settlers rates to the west and southwest with first and third Tuesday round trips, stopovers, and literature on lands and timetables.
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Benton Harbor
Big Four
Elkhart
Missouri
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas
St. Louis
Schaefer
T. P
Cincinnati
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Ro N. Iyde
Charleston
Washington
Des Moines Register
Ayers
Bar Ben
Bar-Ben
Bar-Ben Remedies Co
Cleveland
Ohio
Houseworth Brothers
Colorado
The
Rock Island
Chicago
Kansas City
Tran Nagi
T. J. Clark
Dist. Paes
Williamson Bldg
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L. Helfrich & Son
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Elkhart National Bank
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Allendale
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