Students face uncertainty as football rules shift in 1903
The Rockefeler school grapples with plans for next year as star Farr may quit school after his father's death, while Chicago coach Spalding and Case alumni discuss the 1903 football code. New rules open play and grant backfield carries across the scrimmage line with five yard guidance.
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Rockefeller School
Farr
Maroon
Case
Chicago
Spalding’s
Ben Hur comes to South Bend Auditorium for week
Klaw & Erlanger present General Lew Wallace's Ben Hur at the Auditorium Theater September 7 to 12 with a full original production. Seats sell fast as demand for this monumental dramatic spectacle prompts advance sales and extended excursion support.
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Lew Wallace
Sommers
South Bend
Auditorium Theater
Broadway Theater
New York
Illinois Theater
Chicago
Drury Lane Theater
London
Klaw & Erlanger’s
Europe
Wallace
Palestine
Orient
Indiana
Crawfordsville
Pickering
Reece
Witty Sayings in Ade Play The County Chairman
Chicago August 24 George Ade's new play The County Chairman is in daily rehearsal. It will open at the Studebaker on August 31 with standout lines from Macklyn Arbuckle noted as early favorites. The excerpt includes humor about schools and politics.
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George Ade
Chicago
Studebaker
Macklyn
Arbuckle
Water Craft at World's Fair in St Louis
Electric launches barges gondolas will ply a mile of waterways at the 1904 World’s Fair. Boats carry 8 to 70 passengers and will run between landings with awnings. A fleet of international craft and novelty boats will also operate for private social boating in the Exposition.
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St. Louis
China
India
South Sea Islands
Hawaii
Australia
Polly's Preparations
A playful note from the Cincinnati Tribune describes Polly making tea with exaggerated care, listing steps like sterilizing washing sterilizing water filtration and polishing. The tone is humorous and domestic, reinforcing a cozy tea ritual.
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Polly
Cincinnati- Tribune
Doctor Praises Foley's Kidney Cure in Kentucky Note
Dr Geo Ewing of Smiths Grove Ky describes long kidney bladder and enlarged prostrate illness relief after using Foley's Kidney Cure. He claims three bottles cured him and he now prescribes it widely to patients. Sold at Fenton's Drug Store.
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Geo. Ewing
Smith’s Grove
Foley
Izland
Fenton’s
Gossip Rivalry in the Philadelphia Ledger Note
A fragment from a Philadelphia Ledger column mocks a neighborhood gossip and warns against outdoing her in gossip. The tone suggests a light editorial jab rather than a full news item.
Diabetes cured by Foley’s Kidney Cure, Marion Lee story
Marion Lee of Dunreath Indiana says she suffered a severe diabetes case treated by eight physicians without relief. She reports relief after taking Foley’s Kidney Cure, claiming it freed her from kidney disease without poisons and was sold at Fenton’s Drug store.
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Dunreath
Ind
Foley
Fenton
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Endorsed for Children
An advertisement claims 99 of 100 childhood illnesses stem from indigestion and promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as suitable for children and adults. A Nashville mother reports her three year old son improved after one bottle, praising the product and listing Houseworth Bros as sellers.
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Henry Carter
Central “St
Nashville, Tenn
Nashville
Houseworth : Bros
Dean's Ointment Advertised Cure
A customer testimonial from C F Cornwell of Sauzgerites New York praises Dean's Ointment as a quick and permanent cure for hemorrhoids after other doctors failed. The ad emphasizes strong relief and lasting results.
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Dean
C. F. Cornwell
Valley Street
Sauzgerites
N.Y
Stockman fatally stabbed at Kalamazoo carnival
F B McArthur of Saco Montana, a wealthy stockman, was fatally stabbed with a hatpin by an unidentified woman during Kalamazoo Michigan carnival crowds. A boy disrupted the scene, the woman mistook McArthur for the assailant, and fled as police search for her.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
F. B. McArthur
Saco
Mont
McArthur
Miss Lillie Taylor to Wed Auckland Bridegroom
Miss Lillie Taylor, longtime Carbondale city schools teacher, leaves for Auckland New Zealand to wed I Hillis Boothe, who has spent five years in Australia as a representative of a large manufacturing company. The couple were schoolmates and graduated from the local high school in 1894.
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Golconda
Lillie Taylor
Carbondale
Auckland
New Zealand
I. Hillis Boothe
Boothe
Australia
Widow Ann Garrett Hangs Self in Herrick Smokehouse
Shelbyville Illinois August 22 Mrs Ann Garrett committed suicide by hanging herself to a rafter in a smokehouse behind her home at Herrick Her husband Henry Garrett was killed years ago when a tree fell.
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Shelbyville
Ill
Ann Garrett
Herrick
Henry Garrett
Bananas Rise Sharply After Caribbean Hurricane
New York August 22 bananas in the city jumped from 75 cents to 3 dollars a bunch after a hurricane devastated West Indian islands.
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New York
West Indian Islands
King Peter Holds Council on Macedonian Rising
A Belgrade telegram reports King Peter has held a council of superior officers to consider Serbia's attitude toward the Macedonian rising. The London dispatch notes the decision comes amid regional tensions and military concerns.
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Peter
London
Belgrade
Servia
Mines Collapse Endangers Duryea Miner in Wilkes-Barre Area
A caving accident at the Duryea mine near Wilkes-Barre Pa. sent culm dust and debris sweeping through the mine area. One miner was reported hurt as rescue teams searched for others believed trapped. Authorities and company officials coordinated to secure the site and assess damage.
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Wilkesbarre
Duryea
Jealous Lover Shoots Woman Then Himself
Springfield Missouri August 18. James Arnold a 2 retired farm hand shot and killed Mrs Lou Fagan before turning the weapon on himself in a jealous crime. Police say the couple had quarried over her impending departure. The tragedy occurred in the street near the Fagan home leaving a silent neighborhood shocked.
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Springfield
Lou Fagan
James Arnold
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