Fraternal and Civic Society Directories in Elkhart
Local society page lists Modern Samaritans and Hope Congress, unions such as Central Labor Union and Carpenters, Masons, Knights of Pythias, Woodmen, Red Cross, Rathbone Sisters, and other orders. It notes meeting times, halls, officers, and addresses across Elkhart as of weekly to monthly schedules.
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Hope Congress
Cora Swartzell
Sadie Dickerhoof
Central Labor Union
Main
Franklin Streets
Elmer Post Hall
W. DG. Hatch
W. HE. Stevens
Lecy
Ben Hur dramatization aims for high drama and moral value
General Lew Wallace explains his purpose in shaping Ben Hur for the stage. He credits Klaw Erlinger and Joseph Brooks for solving staging, notes William Young captured his vision, and says the play omits Christ but preserves dramatic action and music.
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Lew Wallace
Klaw & Erlinger
Joseph Brooks
William Young
Ben-Hur
How to Prevent Croup for Mothers
Croup can be prevented by early treatment. The first sign is hoarseness followed by a rough cough. give Cham berlain's Cough Remedy as soon as hoarseness appears or after the cough starts to dispel symptoms and avoid danger. Used by thousands of mothers, it's a pleasant safe remedy. For sale by Houseworth Bros.
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Houseworth Bros
Milk Price Rise Prompts Wholesalers Meeting
South Bend reports milk price up from five to six cents per quart. Retailers charge more as wholesalers plan a Saturday meeting to coordinate the general increase.
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South Bend
$100 Dr E Detchon's Anti Diuretic Advertised
A controversial patent remedy claims to stop bed wetting by children overnight and promises to prevent incontinence. It is sold for $1 by C H Leonard Druggist in Elk Hart Indiana.
Autopsy Indicates Cerebral Hemorrhage In Retta Miller Death
An autopsy on Retta Miller’s body found death caused by a cerebral hemorrhage later induced by excessive morphine use. The report cites fatal overdose as the underlying cause of death in this case.
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Muncie
Retta Miller
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Sold By Houseworth Bros
This notice urges prudent households to stock Chamberlains Cough Remedy before winter. It claims quick, satisfactory results if taken at first cold signs and notes no danger for children. Pleasant to take for adults and children. For sale by Houseworth Bros.
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Chamberlain
Houseworth Bros
Lafayette Visitor Run Down by Bicyclist Injures Woman
Mrs. C. D. Smith of Columbus Ohio visiting her mother Mrs Ira L Reeves was struck by a bicyclist and badly injured.
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Lafayette
C. D. Smith
Columbus, O
Ira L. Reeves
Mystic Cure for Rheumatism in One Day
Rheumatism and neuralgia claim a radical cure in one to three days with rapid relief from the first dose. The remedy targets the underlying cause and promises immediate disappearance of symptoms. Sold by Chas. D. Rushton, druggist at 225 South Main Street for 75 cents.
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Chas. D. Rushton
South Main Street
City-Arthur Garrett Sentenced in Cannellton Shooting
Tell City-Arthur Garrett, a colored man, shot Hilliad White, also colored, during a Cannellton baseball game and received a penitentiary sentence ranging from one to 21 years.
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Tell City
Arthur Garrett
Hilliad White
Cannellton
Rocky Mountain Tea Promises Life Prolonging Boost
An advertisement touts Rocky Mountain Tea as a tissue builder and life prolonger, claiming it gives life and hope to the human heart. The pitch notes a 35c price from Houseworth Bros.
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Rocky Mountain Tea
Houseworth Bros
Thanksgiving Observed With Closed Businesses Here
The Ladies Aid society of the M E B church served their annual dinner at the Masonic Hall after Milton observed Thanksgiving with many shops closed for the holiday.
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Milton
Ladies’ Aid Society
M. EB. Church
Masonic Hall
Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets Adverts
To improve appetite and digestion try doses of Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets. J H Seitz of Detroit Michigan says they restored his appetite relieved bloating and gave a pleasant movement of bowels. For sale by Houseworth Bros. Every box warranted.
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Chamberlain
J. H. Seitz
Deroit Mich
Houseworth Bros
Washington's Stone Trough Becomes Historic Garden Relic
The famous stone basin once used by Washington to water his horses is removed from a pump house near the Bartram mansion and placed outside the historic residence as a relic. It now sits near the Washington arbor with two Smyrna boxwood trees planted nearby, highlighting its historic ties to the Schuylkill riverfront.
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Washington
Bartram Mansion
Philadelphia Record
Bartram
Washington Arbor
Schuylkill
Smyrna
Turkey
Steady Going Volcano Near Los Alamos Threatens Santa Barbara
A long dormant volcanic area near Los Alamos in Santa Barbara County shows smoke and steam issuing from fissures on a plateau near the northern slope, alarming few yet suggesting potential venting of ashes and lava. The feature lies about 60 miles from Santa Barbara city, along the old stage road.
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Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara
Sfontecite
Tos Alamos
San Francisco Chronicle
Los Alamo
Los Alamos
San Marcos Pass
Extraordinary Plumb Line Experiments at Tamarack Mine
Large scale tests used 4250 foot No 24 piano wire lines in shaft No 4 to study line divergence. Bronze wires 4440 feet with 60 pound bolts showed convergence in one shaft and divergence in another, suggesting air currents as the cause rather than gravity or magnetism. Separately Indiana Harbor railroad plans and corporate details surface amid talk of coal carrying and connections to Southern Indiana.
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Tamarack
Calumet
Mich
Indiana Harbor Railroad
Indiana Harbor Company
Lake Michigan
Chicago
Flammond
Calumet River
Hammond
Harbor City
Newton
Warren
Vermilion
Vigo
Indiana
Tere Haute
Sullivan County
John A. Spoor
Chicago Stockyards
Michigan Central Railroad
Albert D. Erskine
Hartford City
Hunt
A German Discovers a Curious Moment in Time
The London Express notes a German finding a peculiar timestamp on a Saturday morning. The moment occurs at one minute and one second past one o'clock, described as the second second of the second minute of the second hour of the second day of the second week of the second month of the second half of the second year of the second decade of centuries A. D.
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The
London Express
Diseases in Alaska Report From English Doctor
An English physician studying Alaska reports high prevalence of cerebro spinal meningitis and scorbutus, frequent rheumatism, almost unknown pneumonia, and notable insanity. He notes a vigorous physique is needed to endure the Alaskan climate.
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Alaska
Indiana Oddities From Donkey Club to Color Blind Call
A Greenfield minister read a Donkey club notice from the pulpit, noting members’ usual behavior but they did not form the line after services. In Muncie a man puzzled a telephone operator by asking for purple 396, only to be told green 396 due to the operator’s color blindness.
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Donkey Club
Greenfield
Muncie
Baby With Six Grandmothers Born in Paris Missouri
A Paris Missouri couple welcomed a baby carrying five generations on the mother’s side and four on the father’s. The infant’s mother is part of a line including grandmothers aged 89 and great-grandmothers, with multiple great-grandparents noted. The story highlights an unusual family tree with living representatives across five generations.
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Paris
Roy Noel
United States
B. G. Dysart
E. V. Ragsdale
Buckner
Paris man burns nose with celluloid prosthetic
Leon Godefroy of Paris, after having his nose replaced with a celluloid imitation, caught fire while lighting a cigarette on the boulevard. He jumped in pain as the flaming prosthesis ignited his moustache beard lashes and eyebrows and wounded his eyes before bystanders helped him to a drugstore where the flames were extinguished.
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Leon Godefroy
Paris
Godefroy
Better Than a Plaster Pain Balm Ad Claims
A flannel dampened with Chamberlain's Pain Balm bound on the back or chest is presented as superior to a plaster for lame backs and side pains. The balm is described as unmatched for deep seated muscular and rheumatic pains. Sold by Houseworth Bros.
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Br Houseworth Bros
Family of the Convicted Minister Keeps Up Efforts
Indianapolis reports Attorney James O Parker cites new evidence in the Hinshaw case. Union B Hunt secretary of state says William E Hinshaw is innocent, while Baney and Whitney have stronger evidence. Hunt notes ongoing searches funded by Hinshaw's family and a $15 000 bequest to Els worth Hinshaw. Parker, of Evansville, says he has uncovered additional evidence not yet public.
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Indianapolis
James O. Parker
Hinshaw
Union B. Hunt
Parker
Supreme Court
Baney
Whitney
Ben
Noah Baney
Evansville
Early Risers Pills Endorsement From Houston User
DeWitt's Early Risers advertised as the best pill for quick relief. A Houston reader says the pills helped with constipation and sickness, claiming they saved his family’s health. Houseworth Bros.
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DeWitt
Houston
Texas
Houseworth Bros
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G. A. Lauver
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A. Johnson
Gud
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McHerry
F.A. Kinney
Knights OF Pythias
Slicmart
Reptiar
Tusaday
Franklin Sis
Kane Lodge
A. M. Mets
J PR. Werny
Ed Goard
Concord Chapter
Wm. Reich H.P
Hocpingarner
Pisski Lodge
G. F.shaffert
W.Q
G. Stevens
Ellchad
G. F. Schaffert
C. P. Laughters
Rebexar
Naomi Lodge
Miets
Oink Liercke
N.G
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A. Ot
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B.O
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Cy EB. L. Brras
Lf. A
Eccevere “Towds
Heras Bote
Siirder
Duke Thomas
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W J Sigerseas
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B. H. Wade
Thos
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Evers
T. M. Gall
W. B. Kine
Fiva Neville
Grace Wades
W. O. W. Hall
G. A. R. Eimer
Jas. D. Braden
Eimer W. RC. Weris
Hilmer
Jacysen Street
P.P. Abel
Sulioh Field
Silloh
Main Street
Shituick Field
Genera Post Hall
Mre
B. OF L. BE
Hill Division
L. EE
John Hippp
J. G. Oilkins
Cora Smith Divieter
Ladies’ Auxiliary
B. of
L. E. Hall
W. BE. Clement
Mary Dutivie
Prospect Lodge
I. F. Hall
G.M. Winegardner
E Withrow
Helpmate Lodge
Biof Hl. F. Hat
Ada Rugie
Els Goldsworthy
Secretaxt
Bywhart
O. L. Sackett
C. C
Minnart Court
Independent Order In Foresters
Guy Lemon
Joseph Heetger
Old Masonic Hall
Rathbone Sisters
Elkhart Temple
Moasetin TE
Emma Smith
Lottie Carpenter
My RC
Frank Baldwin
Woodmen
Jake Thomas
Lucy Coleman
Arun Hamilton
C B. Snyder
Councelor
E. Martin
Knights and Ladies OF Columbia
K. C
K. C. T. M. Hall, W. BH. Loya
C. E. Cummings
S. Main St
Dikhart Lodge
Tuck
Ybert Rowe
Irwin Landis
Elkwart Temeis
P. OC
Goldex Band
Medtaia A
W. HW. Nestlerer
Oracles J
Sxuterh
Recreraery
Spellman's Camp
Royal Neighbors of
America
Mary
Mi “W Whendler
Foster
Physicians
H. A. Mumaw
Prairie & Office
Ehikhart
B. F. Kuhn, M. D
Bell
Second St
Heo Figarney
Usician
Nklin St
Marion St
Pusu
Gr, Spohn
Smuciatty4
N. E. Cor
Sares A. Work
Omertiko
Division Street
Serine
Berton St
Ors. Baumgartner & Sei
A. J. Baumgarensr
Hrsumegartner
Stries
Nesatus
John W. Kistner, M. B
S. Main SL
Elkhart
Center Street
Mrayshan and
Surgeen
Gare
Marlen St
Prenklin St
Prose
Orne
Lore
Abe
Siage Chat
Dentists
George W. Wengel
Certist
Cor. Main and State Sts
S. B. Short
Elkhart, Ind
Pource
Bentist
Dr. Haggerty
Sir Lexington
G. E. Zink
Rushton
Adams
D. D
W.A. Jones
Johnson Building
Robert Q. Swaffield
Practical Electrician
Lexington Avenues
C. D. Rushton
C. D. Ruehton
Washington’s
Philadelphia
California
Michigan
J. Noel
K. J. Nelson
William Ash
Onarch
SAUL
Ge Iadianapolis Z Business University
Betastarse
E. J. Heeb
Ivon
Williams Mfg. CO
Cleveland
Ohio
C. H. Leonard
Davol Reedicine CO
San Francisco
Cal
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