First Mosquito War Battle Aimed At Staten Island
Dr. Doty health officer of the port leads a campaign against Staten Island mosquitoes using a Standard Oil supplied oil sprayer. Ten barrels of crude oil with compressed air pressurizes oil to a submerged sprayer designed to kill larvae and eggs beneath the water surface. Testing reported eminently successful with oil forming a thick greasy layer at the surface as larvae hatch and rise to breathe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staten Island
Dr. Doty
Standard Oil Company
Doty
Blood Balm Ad Promises Cure All Blood Sicknesses
An advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm B B B as a universal cure for skin and blood conditions including ulcers scrofula eczema boils pimples rheumatism and cancer. The copy claims it purifies the blood, relieves aches, and offers free treatment address Atlanta Ga with a $1 price at C D Rushton Jr. druggist endorsement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Address Blood Balm Co
Atlanta
C. D. Rushton
Dudg eon and Malcolm Wed in Elwood Home Ceremony
Frank S. Dudgeon a tinsmith employer and Miss Frances Malcolm were married at the home of the officiating minister Rev L C Howe last night in Elwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood
Frank S. Dudgeon
Frances Malcolm
L. C. Howe
The Most Hazardous Person in the World Favorited
The fragment mentions Hazimne Se Ive as a claimed figure of danger, described in vague terms as a global hazard. No concrete events, dates, or organizations are provided to confirm actions or context.
Pan American Expo honors fine arts winners in sculpture and painting
The Pan American Expo jury for the division of fine arts announced awards across two groups. Oil painting and sculpture earned numerous gold silver and bronze medals plus honorable mentions. Notable honorees include Augustus Saint-Gaudens Paul W Sartlett Frederick MacMonnies and Charles Graffy among others. The director William A Coffin noted the display of about 1400 exhibits and many works viewed in special buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Division of Fine Arts
Buffa
Augustus Saint Gaudens
Paul W. Sartlett
Frederick Macmonnies
Charles Graffy
George Gray Tarra H. A. AlaeNeis
Kar. Bitter
Charles Neihaus
Richard E. Brooks
Virginia Arias
Chili
Air
William A. Coffin
Dhreeter of Fine Arts
Bankies
Local Man Credits DeWitt’s Little Early Risers
O S Buck of Beirne Arkansas reports constpation relief after using DeWitt’s Little Early Risers, claiming a full cure and urging others to try the remedy as recommended by Houseworth Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. S. Buck
Beirne, Ark
DeWitt
Houseworth Bros
Valparaiso Couple Wed in City Church Ceremony
Dr. Henry Schelp of Freeport Illinois and Miss Gertrude Griffith leading soprano of the local Methodist church were married yesterday afternoon by Rev. Mr. Appleby. Mrs Schelp graduated last night from the Normal college music department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso
Henry Schelp
Freeport
Ill
Gertrude Griffith
Appleby
Schelp
Normal College
Imitators Fade Before Genuine Rocky Mountain Tea
Thoughtful readers learn true merit comes only with the genuine Rocky Mountain Tea made by the Madison Medicine Co. 35c. Ask your druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Medicine Co
Doctor Redden Granted Preliminary Hearing in Assault Charge
Noblesville August 16 Dr. Thomas O Redden a county physician faced a preliminary hearing before Squire Matthews on a charge of attempting criminal assault against Mrs Walter Boyd. He was bound over under $1000 bond for grand jury action.
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Noblesville
Thomas O. Redden
Walter Boyd
Squire Matthews
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Ad Silent Promotion
Advertisement asserts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a laxative and promises explanation of its convenience and merit by Rushton's and Thomas' drug stores.
Marine duel near Portland Harbor between shark and whale
Early morning crowds on Long Island Evergreen Landing Peak's Island Portland witnessed a 15 foot thrasher shark clash with a small whale in Hussey Sound. The two contested with thrusts and splashes for about thirty minutes before both swam away to sea.
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Long Island
Evergreen Landing
Peak’s Island
Portland
Portland‘harbor
Hussey Sound
Allen's Foot-Base and Foot-Ease Ad Claim Comfort
An advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Base powder to loosen tight shoes and relieve coins bunions and blisters with instant comfort. It promises cure for sweating and sore feet and notes 25c retail plus a free trial by mail from Allen Olimsted LeRoy New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Olimsted
LeRoy
New York
Deer Captured in Hartford Cemetery After Feeding Placed
Hartford city August 16 Aaron Groves sexton of the I O O F cemetery found a deer grazing inside the grounds He fed the animal in the toolhouse then closed the door and captured the prize The deer likely escaped from the Lupton farm in Jay county weeks ago
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Hartford City
Aaron Groves
Lupton
Jay County
Little girl saved from croup by One Minute Cough Cure
Mrs S H Allport of Johnstown Pennsylvania reports her child nearly strangled by croup. Doctors said the condition would be fatal but the child was instantly relieved by One Minute Cough Cure from Houseworth Bros.
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S. H. Allport
Johnstown
Houseworth Bros
Trenton Car Tragedy Ties Couple’s Planned Wedding
Miss Nellie A. Taylor of West Lafayette received a $5,000 life insurance check for Thomas Alfred Clark of Purdue University, killed by trains in Trenton New Jersey early in July. The couple were engaged and to marry this fall.
Use Banner Salve for skin wounds from Rushton’s Drug Store
Heal cuts wounds and sores with Banner Salve the great healer offered by Rushton’s drug store. This guaranteed remedy is claimed to treat piles skin diseases and all skin ailments with no substitutes.
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Rushton’s Drug Store
Ecaballitos Peruvian Sea Horses Aid Surviving Shipwrecks
European traveler M de Camarasa notes ecaballitos or little horses used by Peruvian fishermen. These reed vessels, built from totora, ride high prows, are non hollow, and are paddled by foot. They can right themselves after waves and aid vessels in distress. Household ads follow.
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M. de Camarasa
Peru
Black bear sighting near W. R. Bailey farm report
Walton Rush spotted a black bear in a pasture three miles east of here as he returned from Leasure. The bear tried to breach a wire fence but retreated to the woods. Searches continue for the animal, believed to have escaped from a traveling fakir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walton Rush
Leasure
W. R. Bailey
Here
Grain O Endorsement From Genesee Pure Food Co Ad
A letter from Lillie Sochor of David City Nebraska dated April 1 1900 praises Grain O from Genesee Pure Food Co LeRoy New York. She cites coffee intolerance in her brother and says Grain O improved his health after trying it. The testimonial claims long term use and strong satisfaction.
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David City
Neb
Genesee Pure Food Co
LeRoy
N. Y
Lillie Sochor
Charm Trial Draws Roaches From Box In Street Prank
A Philadelphia Record item recounts a housewife troubled by cockroaches who tried a street charm. She placed a roach and a penny in a box, dropped it on the pavement, and a prankster picked it up. Since then she reports no roaches, while the targeted household may suffer the pests. The piece also notes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin endorsement by Geo Campbell of Clinton Iowa and sales at local shops.
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Philadelphia Record
Tve
American Federation of Labor
Dr. Caldwell
Geo. C. Campbell
Clinton
Iowa
Rushton’s
Thomas’ Drug Stores
Fatal Accident in Clinton Miner Wound Claims Life
Terre Haute reports Pearl Stevens eighteen year old miner at Clinton died of a gunshot wound to the groin incurred accidentally. His father Aaron Stevens died from a gunshot wound.
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Terre Haute
Pearl Stevens
Clinton
Aaron Stevens
Educate Your Bowels Train Your Bowels With C. C. C Tablets
An old advertisement claims that bowels can be trained like muscles and brain. It promotes Cass tarets Candy Cathartic brand tablets stamped C. C. C, marketed to druggists and sold in roc form.
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C.C.C
Engineer Bun nell Returns Home From Typhoid Hospital
W C Bun nell, a government civil engineer, has returned to Hegertown from Sullivan Islands South Carolina where he spent two months in a hospital with typhoid fever. He is in feeble condition but hopes for recovery.
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Hegertown
W. C. Bunnell
Sullivan Islands
S. C
Four Die From Black Spider Bites In Gas Belt
In the gas belt four people have died from bites by black spiders within weeks. The latest victim is James Patterson, a well digger, amid rising concern over venomous bites and blood poisoning.
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Muncie
James Patterson
Cricket Plague Strikes Thornton Sides and Streets
A plague of crickets invaded Thornton last night massing along sidewalks and building walls. The insects gathered especially near street lights and forced their way into homes becoming a significant nuisance for residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornton
Indiana Spanish War Veterans to Hold Reunion in Auburn
Auburn officials announce the 157th Indiana Regiment of Spanish War Veterans will hold a two day reunion in Auburn next month with Governor Durbin Colonel Studebaker and other dignitaries invited to speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
One Hundred and Fifty-Seventh
Indiana Regiment of
Durbin
Studebaker
Baby's teething ailment eased with remedy
O P M Holliday of Deming Ind recalls his baby suffered teething and severe diarrhea during June and July with bowels moving five to eight times daily. He used four drops of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in water. the child improved immediately. Sold at Houseworth Bros. drug stores.
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Dean’s
William Barger
Jackson, Street
Elkhart Box Board and Paper Co
Dean
Houseworth Bros
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
U. S
Doan’s
O. P. M. Holliday
Deming
Ind
Chamberlain
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Truth
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A. M P.M
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