Obituary Notes for Casimir Arcouet and Other Notables
Obituary records Casimir Arcouet a 60 year old Aurora sculptor who immigrated from Lyons France in 1872 and lived in Aurora thirty years. Also mentioned Giles Hall inventor who died at East St. Louis and Chief Benjamin Raitz of Toledo who died of illness. George L. Zink prominent AL lawyer and former mayor dies at 68.
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Casimir Arcouet
Aurora
Lll
Lyons
France
New York City
Giles Hall
East St. Louis
Albuquerque
N. M
Benjamin Raitz
Toledo
Jle
Switzerland
O. B. Law
Mobile
Ala
George L. Zink
Litchfield
Indianapolis
Osmicure Ointment advertised for eczema and related skins
Local ad notes Osmicure Ointment heals eczema scrofula salt rheum and piles. Sold for 25 and 50 cents by C. D. Rushton in a period retail notice. The compact listing emphasizes price and vendor without further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Rushton
Reverend Klein Joins German Lutheran Colony in Brazil
Rev Mr Klein of Marshall county leaves Indiana to take charge of the colony church in a newly established German Lutheran community in Brazil South America. The move follows his acceptance of a call from emigrants gathered for the settlement.
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Indiana
South America
la Porte
Ind
Mr. Klein
Marshall County
Chattanooga
Perry Davis Painkiller Endorsed for Sports Soreness
In active recreation like boat racing or ball games participants strain muscles and depart sore. Perry Davis Painkiller is praised for soothing nerves and warming injured muscles, claimed to have relieved pain for two generations. Large bottles cost 25 and 50 cents.
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Perry Davis
Will of Rev Hasbrouck Du Bois Bequeaths Funds
Telegraphic notices report the will of Rev Hasbrouck Du Bois of the Reformed Church in America. He died in New York on August 5 and leaves 1000 dollars to the boards of foreign missions domestic missions and education of the Reformed Church in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hasbrouck du Bois
Reformed Church In
America
New York
Foreign Missions
Reformed. ‘Church
Board of
Board of Education
Boxers Burn and Kill Christians in China
The Methodist mission board reports from China that the Red Lantern society or boxers burned a chapel at Tien Ku Chiao and killed the preacher and four others. Officials had earlier decapitated six and crucified one as unrest grows.
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New York
Methodist Mission Board
China
Joseph Beech
Chung King
West China
W. Edward Manly
Spencer Lewis
Red* Lantern Society
Tien-Ku-Chiao
Horse Thief Captured After Church Chase
In Washington Indiana a horse thief fled with a horse and buggy from Joan Hendricks while church services paused to allow pursuit. A man named William Hamm drew away during prayers. after an all night chase Hamm was captured.
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Washington
Ind
Christian Church
Here
William Hamm
Joan Hendricks
Hamm
Utah Veteran Tired of Life After Pension Rejection
Salt Lake City Aug 19 Calvin B Potter a city attorney and former Michigan political figure died by taking morphine. He served in the Civil War and for twelve years sought a pension, despondency over failure cited as the cause. Potter reportedly was wealthy at one time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Utah
Calvin B. Potter
Michigan
Potter
Accidents Strain Farmland With Repeated Injuries
A string of farm accidents causes distress among workers. Cuts and bruises common as equipment mishaps and falls occur, highlighting safety gaps on the rural site.
Testimonial Letter Highlights Lydia E Pinkham Cure Claim
A woman praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing eight years of femote trouble and falling of the womb. She credits Mrs Jennie O Donnell of Chicago with promoting the product and notes a $5600 forfeit if testimonial is not genuine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fenale
Lydia
E. Pinkham
Jennie E. O'Sonnell
Oakland Woman's Riding Club
Lydia E. Pinkham
Dinbhani
Foresters Elect Officers for State Association
Ottumwa Iowa August 18 the State Association of Foresters of America elected President Robert Roberts Oskaloosa vice president M L Kastner Cedar Rapids secretary Joseph Fisher Oskaloosa and treasurer James Boden Albia Oskaloosa to host the next convention scene at the state meeting.
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Towa Foresters
Ottumwa
State Association of Foresters of America
Robert Roberts
Oskaloosa
M. L. Kastner
Cedar Rapids
Joseph Fisher
James Boden
Albia
President at a Picnic Leaves Sagamore Hill for Woods
The President and some of his family left Sagamore Hill on Saturday morning for a woodland picnic in Oyster Bay. They returned in time for the President to host Bishop O'Gor Snap at dinner.
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Oyster Bay
L. L
Sagamore Hill
O’gor
Dudley Takes Oath As Lord Lieutenant Of Ireland
Dublin reported the Earl of Dudley sworn in as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in the castle council chamber succeeding Earl Cadogan. The ceremony marks the official transfer in August.
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Dudley
Dublin
Earl of Dudley
Ireland
Earl Cadogan
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
A nurse at the Children's Home in New York produced a remedy called Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children. Marketed in drug stores as harmless and pleasant to take, they claim to cure feverishness constipation headache teething stomach disorders and remove worms. Sold by druggists for 25 cents with samples mailed from Allen Olmsted in LeRoy.
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Mother Gray
New York
Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy
Imperial troops crush rebel headquar ters at Indiawan
Pekin reports imperial forces attacked rebel headquarters at Indiawan on August 12. About one thousand rebels were killed and their leader Tong Yu Hung captured and executed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uninese Mever Wincu
Pekin
Sze-Cnam
Indiawan
Tong Yu Hung
Seek Share of Fair Estate in San Francisco Visit
Plainfield New Jersey August 18 Mrs Nelson and her son Abram the mother and half brother of the late Mrs Charles Fair plan to go to San Francisco to protect their interests in the division of the Fair estate.
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Fair
Plainfield
N. J
Nelson
Abram
Charles Fair
Newmarket
San Francisco
Illinois Man Found Dead Near Logan Prairie
The body of Frank Griswold, recently moved from Illinois, was found on the prairie near Logan by his mother. Cause of death is not known.
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Illinois
Logan
Frank Griswold
Kidney Pills Claim Relief in Local Testimony
In Eilkhart residents report personal relief after using Dean's Kidney Pills. Samuel Morehouse of 1200 Middlebury Street states his back aches and kidney issues improved after a trial, bought at Houseworth Bros. drug store. The ad notes the product is sold by all dealers.
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Eilkhart
Samuel Morehouse
Middlebury Street
Dean
Houseworth ‘Bros
Donleta
Coal Miners Debate Strike and Living Conditions in Anthracite Regions
The article argues for public aid to striking anthracite miners while noting a wiser course for bituminous workers to stay at work. It details dire wages, squalid company housing, child labor, high mining casualties, and the need for government action to curb monopolistic control by six rail companies that dominate anthracite supply in the eastern United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yin
Pennsylvania Bureau of Mines and Mining
Peter Roberts
John McDowell
Pennsylvania
Coa
Washington
Navy Department
J. P. Bryan
Benton
Department
Coal
Allen's Foot-Ease Promises Easy Shoes for Women
Ladies can wear shoes one size smaller after using Allen's Foot-Ease powder. It eases tight or new shoes and relieves coins and bunions, swelling, blisters and sore spots. A cure for sweating feet. Sold at druggists and shoe stores 25 cents. trial package free by mail from Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy, N
Hart Beats Stift In Rough Six Round Bout
Marvin Hart of Louisville won a six round decision over Billy Stift of Chicago at an American Athletic club boxing show. Stift relied on clinches and defense while Hart controlled the wind up and pulled away late.
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Marvin Hart
Louisville
Billy” Stift
Chicago
American Athletic Club
Stift
Ballooning Bowler’s Bold Mockery at Metropolitan Club
A Washington Post excerpt recounts a sharp social feud where a Metropolitan club bowler’s quip about responding to invitations triggers a telling reply from a woman, who chides him for wasting effort. The exchange highlights social lines and witty banter within elite circles.
Kadol Digestive Aid Praised by Iowa Sender
A Viola Iowa resident George W Fry reports relief from months of stomach trouble after using Kodol and urges a neighbor with dyspepsia to try it. The letter promotes Kodol as a recon structive tonic that digests any food and recommends taking a dose after meals. Houseworth Bros.
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Geo. W. Fry
Viola
Iowa
Houseworth Bros
Mummies in America Unearth Old World Echoes
A N Y Herald item notes that ancient Pueblo dwellers in the American Southwest produced mummies in their cliff-side stone houses. It also cites Peruvian mummy craft at the time of Spanish contact, suggesting cultural parallels to Egypt’s mummies.
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America
Egypt
The
Nile
Arizona
New Mexico
Peru
N. XY. Herald
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Claim
An old print advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for a constitutional disease. It claims internal use cures the disease by affecting blood and mucous surfaces and offers one hundred dollars if it fails. The notice invites testimonials and lists Toledo makers and druggist retailers.
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Lal
Haltl
J. Cheney & Gu
Tuledo
Tic
Hall
Poisoned by mother after leg amputation in China
A Chinese boy in Peking hospital had a heavy leg amputated after an accident but died soon after. The mother, who had come to nurse him, is suspected of poisoning him with arsenic to avoid disgrace of a maimed soul. The Indian Medical Gazette notes cultural beliefs about burial and amputation.
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Rongoned
Bave Lee
Peking Hospital
Iindian Afedical Gazette
Startling praise for Dr Chase nerve pills in Mishawaka ad
Mr. Geo Bensecker of 126 Hast Grove street Mishawaka Indiana says Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills act as a nerve tonic. The medicine strengthens and steadies the nerves and promotes natural sleep. Sold at 50c a box by dealers of Dr A W Chase Medicine Co Buffalo NY. Portrait and signature of A W Chase on every package.
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Geo. Bensecker
A. W. Chase
Questionable Moon Beliefs Stoked By A Colored Preacher
In a vivid Atlanta Constitution excerpt a Black preacher tells his congregation that after death they might go to the moon. A well-informed brother challenges him noting the moon is cold ice and lacks fire. The retort suggests fiery souls and judgment, reflecting streetwise humor and theological debate.
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Jinkins
Thomas
Atlanta Constitution
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Brazil
Red Lantern’ Society
Veteran
Tires OF Life
Mrs. Proxiam
Elkhart
Metropolitan ‘Club
Washington Monument
Washington Post
Rewart
Nevous
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