Digestive woes and Kodol cure urged for stomach troubles
A public message extols avoiding overeating and underfeeding while praising Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for digestion. It claims the remedy digests food without stomach aid, relieves fullness and belching, and supposedly cures stomach troubles with a testimonial from Lemuel James of Maryville, Ohio. Prepared by E. C. DeWitt & Co. Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemuel James
Maryaville
E. C. Dewitr & Co
Chicago
The Ugly Man Fad Captivates Women Across Ages
A New York Herald report notes a craze where women seek the ugliest men to wed, citing visibility of beauty opposite ugliness and Darwinian ideas. The article recalls Mira Beau and trials of notorious criminals drawing female admiration for their grotesque appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald
Mirabeau
Pretty
Derringer once owned by Stephen A. Douglas found in Washington
Col Walter French, House file clerk, acquired a Derringer with the inscription S A Douglas. Col James Madison Cutts confirms it was one of a pair given to Stephen A. Douglas. the mate is owned by Col Cutts. The pistols were carried before Lincoln's inauguration and altered to fire after Harper's Ferry arsenal staff repaired the springs. The path of the second pistol remains unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter French
House of Representatives
S. A. Douglas
Stephen A. Douglas
Congress
Washington Post
James Madison Cutts
Douglas
Linecoln
Harper’s Ferry
Louisiana
Col. Cutts
Allen's Foot-Base Powder Advertisement
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Base powder to shake into shoes. It claims relief for swollen, nervous, hot feet and feet that tire easily. It suggests relief for smarting or tight shoes and emphasizes cooling effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Trade Review Warns of Fuel Shortage and Delivery Delays
R G Dun & Co reports fuel scarcity remains the industrial handicap as anthracite mines idle, coke trains blocked, and transport strains curb deliveries. August railway earnings rise, crop shipments appear strong though weather varied. Textile mills and apparel markets show active demand with steady prices, while grain harvests stall under rain and failures tally 207 in the U S and 30 in Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. G Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Chicago
Drouth
United States
Canada
Painkiller advertised as trusted remedy for diarrhea
The notice urges readers to insist on Painkiller Perry Davis when buying remedies. It warns some dealers push substitutes claiming equal efficacy and emphasizes Painkiller as the world’s family doctor for 60 years. Large bottles priced 25 and 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Davis
Benton Township Man Killed in Kansas Prairie Chicken Hunt
Frank M. Berkey a Benton township native who rose in Kansas City real estate circles was accidentally killed while hunting prairie chickens in Kansas. He was riding with a party of prominent citizens when the Winchester shotgun exploded as he leaned on it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton Township
Frank M. Berkey
Kansas City
Mr. Berkey
Kansas
Death of William Gibbons Near Millersburg at 63
William Gibbons dies at his home three miles south of Millersburg at age 63 after a period of illness. He was an ex-soldier. The death follows a complication of diseases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Gibbons
Millersburg
Miles says he will sail for the Philippines soon
General Nelson A. Miles confirms plans to sail for the Philippines in about three weeks. He denies traveling as a tourist or for health and refuses to specify his official role or future actions, while denying having suggested witnesses for a Senate committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Boston
Nelson A. Miles
Senator Hoar
Miles
New England
Hoar
War Department
Far East
Town
Department
Senate
Aged Man Fears Poison Plot at Boarding House
Jules Weill of Chicago reports Mrs. Thomas Gorham, widow running a Marion boarding house, tried to poison him with drugged coffee. Weill, 56, has stayed two weeks. police seized the coffee pot for analysis. Gorham denies the accusation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Ind
Jules Weill
Chicago
Thomas Gorham
Weill
Gorham
Medical Student Fatally Injured at Westmoreland Links
Edward Parkins of Arnold, a Philadelphia Medical School student, was fatally struck in the temple by a golf drive at the Westmoreland golf links in Logan's Ferry. He was unconscious for many hours after the incident on August 25 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westmoreland Links
Pittsburg
Edward Parkins
Arnold
Philadelphia Medical School
Westmoreland
Filling Church Bins in Audenreich
Salem Evangelical church congregation in Audenreich Pennsylvania collects coal to fill shared bins for winter as coal supplies are scarce and the church cannot afford to buy it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audenreich
Salem Evangelical Church
New Bank at Joliet
Springfield Aug 25 a permit has been issued to Fred A Hill Charles A Noble and J F Baird to organize the Joliet Trust and Savings Bank with capital stock of 100000
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet
Springfield
Auditor of Public Accounts
Fred A. Hill
Charles A. Noble
J. F. Baird
Joliet Trust and Savings Bank
Drowned Girl Among Water Lily Gatherers at Campbell Lake
Grace Lino, 12, daughter of Harry Lino of Kalamazoo and W Wilber Macey of Chicago, drowned at Campbell lake while paddling on a raft gathering water lilies. The incident occurred in Kalamazoo on August 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalamazoo
Mich
Grace Lino
Harry Lino
W. Wilber Macey
Chicago
Campbell Lake
Dedicate Hammond Church in Hammond Indiana
A brief notice from Hammond Indiana announces the dedication of a church named Hammond Church with reference to a dedication event on August 26. Details are sparse in the fragment but indicate a local religious dedication ceremony in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond Church
Hammond, Ind
Riot Breaks Out After Ball Game at Haugaville
In Indianapolis suburb Haugaville a race riot erupted at a National Malleable Castings plant site after a company ball game. About 200 workers, whites versus Blacks, fought with stones bricks and clubs. ten arrests reported as police arrive after the clash ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Haugaville
National Malleable Castings Company
Dynamite Attack Targets Marshal Morse Home at Vanderbilt
In Vanderbilt Michigan on August 25 an attempt to blow up Village Marshal Arthur L. Morse’s home caused extensive window damage. Mrs. Morse was alone in the house when a man fled the yard after a dynamite blast, knocking her unconscious before she recovered to identify the suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanderbilt, Mich
Arthur L. Morse
Mr. Morse
Shaffer of Amalgamated Association In Critical Condition
Theodore J. Shaffer III, president of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, is seriously ill in Pittsburg. His illness is undetermined but believed critical. he fell ill Saturday night or Sunday morning and was reported delirious for much of Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amalgamated Association
Pittsburg
Theodore J. Shaffer
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Vin Workers
Shaffer
Largest Atlantic cattle shipment departs on Norseman
The steamship Norseman sails from Portland with 1,179 cattle and 1,398 sheep, the largest cattle shipment from the new world to the old. Cattle inspector Dr. F W Huntington notes the record, and eighteen carloads of hay and grain will feed the herd during the ten day voyage to Liverpool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Atlantic
Norseman
Dominion Line
F. W. Huntington
New World
Liverpool
United States Steel seeks national combine of malleable iron foundries
Milwaukee Aug 25 United States Steel Corporation is trying to form a national combine of malleable iron foundries. It has made overtures to the Northwestern Malleable Iron Company of Milwaukee the largest in the country. It is not known whether the merger will proceed.
Paris Orders Pigeons Killed at Frontiers to Stop Spies
An order directs troops in the Hautes-Alpes to kill all pigeons crossing the frontier after spies used birds to relay reports from the country, prompting the government to act to halt espionage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Department
the Hautes-Alpes
Girls Strike at Whitlock Cheroot Plant in Richmond
About 1,500 girl workers at the Whitlock branch of the American Cigar Company in Richmond strike over a high rate of discarded cheroots as defective. The walkout underscores quality control disputes and labor tensions at the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Whitlock
American’ S Cigar Company
Postoffice Robberies Reported in Kentucky and Indiana
Cincinnati newsdesk notes two postoffice robberies. The Adairville Kentucky safe was blown last night and government funds stolen. At Larwell Indiana robbers secured 316 dollars in stamps and money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Adairville
Larwell
Ind
Rock Island and Cedar Rapids Northern Gain On Grain Traffic
Government crop reports show a bountiful harvest boosting railroad earnings. Rock Island and Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern report year over year increases driven by higher passenger and freight revenues in a grain state era, despite a prior drop in corn yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
Northern
New York
Rock Island
Iowa
Minnesota
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
el Paso
Cedar Rapids and Northern
Nebraska
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern
Springfield Ohio judge commits suicide over finances
Clerance Ay Plank police judge of Springfield Ohio killed himself at a hotel after arriving from Memphis. He left letters to the Springfield Sun a brother in Kansas City and his wife saying he was $4300 short and alleging funds went to politicians and women while denouncing Springfield politics. Peru May Join Brussels Pact discussed in Lima.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Clerance Ay Plank
Ohio
Memphis
Kansas City
Peru
Brussels
Lima
Chamber of Deputies
Elkhart Rail Conductor Praises Doan's Kidney Pills
Elkhart resident Mr Wash Brown tells how six years of backache and kidney issues ended after using Doan's Kidney Pills. He says the remedy cured him quickly and urges others, especially railroad workers, to try it. Sold by Houseworth Bros for 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, NY, agents. Remember the name Doan's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Wash. Brown
Jefferson Street
Lake Shore
R. R
Dean
Houseworth Bros
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Rich placer strike on the Copper River reported
The Excelsior brings news of a large placer strike on the Copper River coast near Cape Yektag in Alaska. A prospector from Yaktag found rich sand and gravel along a creek, and after 30 hours of work yielded 31.5 ounces of gold. Three claims were staked, with more planned, from cement conglomerates at the creek head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
Excelsior
Cape Yektag
Copper River
Valdes
Yaktag
Mob Tries to Stop Alderman as City Council Passes Ordinance
In Logansport a mob attempted to disrupt a city council session as officials voted to approve a new ordinance. Police reported the scene remained tense but no injuries were recorded. The measure targets local governance procedures and demands for reform are noted by residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
Council
Mob blocks council meeting in Logansport protest over interurban ordinance
In Logansport Indiana a crowd forced the council to rush into session before midnight. Police were summoned as the hall emptied amid confusion. The ordinance required all interurban lines entering the city to use Boyd tracks and pay 2 percent per car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
Ind
Boyd
Call Issued for Springfield Rally on Initiative Referendum
Springfield Aug 23 The Referendum League of Illinois led by Daniel L Cruke and Dan W Richmond calls all supporters to assemble in Springfield Sept 3 to 5. They will petition the legislature to submit a constitutional amendment making the initiative and referendum part of the state organic law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Referendum League of Illinois
Daniel L. Cruke
Dan. W. Richmond
Friends of the
Burdock Blood Bitters Promises Quick Cure for Eruptive Diseases
Scrofula salt rheum erysipelas and other distressing eruptions yield quickly and permanently to the cleansing purifying powers of Bur dock Blood Bitters.
Refuses Court Martial as He Sues for Honor
Nantes reports a major with the eleventh army corps resigning his commission rather than join a court martial proceeding tied to officers arrested for declining to aid in expelling nuns from religious schools. In Pana Illinois a painter, George Bray, fell forty feet from a West school scaffolding, breaking several ribs and injuring the lungs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nantes
Eleventh Army Corps
Pana
Ill
George Bray
West School
To Move University Amid South Dakota Debate
Sioux City August 25 An attempt is to be made to move the state university of South Dakota from Vermillion to Brookings to unite with the agricultural college a billion dollar plan under consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University
Sioux City
State University of South Dakota
Brookings
Agricultural College
Girl Drowns in Ohio River Collision Accident
Cincinnati Aug 25 Miss Mabel O Rear daughter of a judge of the Court of Appeals Frankfort Ky was drowned in the Ohio river when the boat capsized after striking a log or object causing a sudden capsize and loss of life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Cincinnati, O
Mabel O’rear
Court: of Appeals
O’rear
Frankfort
Ohio River
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Pewit
Society of Lovely American Girls
Derringer
Illinois Statesman
Marshal
Theodore J. Shaffer IS III
Government
Erendum League
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