Lydia E. Pinkham's Herbal Kidney Remedy Promoted
A Mississippian era advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the best treatment for kidney troubles in women. It claims high fatality from kidney disease among women, urges early care, and presents a testimonial from Mrs. Sawyer of Conyers Georgia about recovery after using the remedy. It notes free advice offered from Lynn, Massachusetts.
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E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkmans
Lydia B. Pinkham
Forma Sawyer
Conyers
Mixs
Pinkham
Lynn
Back Ache Relief Through Kidney Health Remedy
An advertisement claims kidney disease symptoms vanish quickly when kidneys are made healthy and active by a specific remedy. It emphasizes rapid relief from backache and other related symptoms.
One Minute Cough Cure Ad Promotes Harmless Cough Remedy
A vintage advertisement extols One Minute Cough Cure for mothers citing three reasons: it is harmless, fast acting, and tastes good. claims to cure coughs croup and whooping cough when other remedies fail. notes availability at all druggists.
Miller & Co. Journal Notice Describes Runits Stain
Fragmentary OCR notes at Miller and Company discuss a Runits stain incident. Reads as a brief legal or commercial notice with no clear names, dates, or actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Runits
Miller & Co
Indigestion Cured By Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
Digestive tonic claims to cure indigestion and stomach troubles by aiding digestion. Advertises quick lasting relief, rebuilding strength and preventing disease when the stomach is weak. Sold by all druggists.
Turneck's Offers Wide Rail Fares to Western Cities
Low weekly and seasonal rail rates announced by Turneck's to Portland Seattle Victoria Vancouver and western U S cities. F R Moerter at 115 Adams St Peoria provides details and travel dates from May 23 to Sept 29 with options to San Francisco Los Angeles San Diego and more.
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Portland
Ore
Vila
Chicago Great Western Railway
Seattle
Belling
Bex
Everett
Wash
Victoria
Vancouver
B. C
San
Los Angeles
San Diego
F. R. Moerter
T. PA
Adams St
Pnicazo
Memoir fragment notes cure by oil in twenty four hours
A fragmented reminiscence from Exriseville Kentucky mentions months of suffering and a claim that an oil cure relieved pain in twenty four hours. The legible words reference Belectric and a doctor or person named Gist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exrresville
New York Harbor as vivid harbor of dreams and danger
A vivid portrait of New York Harbor blending Hudson East River and upper bay as a single harbor. The description travels from foreign fleets to exotic cargoes including rubber gold dust and opium while recalling harsh pilot life and a quoted Harper's Magazine scene.
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Work Harbor
Hudson
East River
New York Bay
Harbor
New York
Hudson River
East River Harbor
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Peru
Africa
Australia
India
China
Japan
Rio Janeiro
Buenos Ayres
Valparaiso
St. Paul de Luanda
Cape Town
Tamatave
Sydney
Singapore
Elongkong
Yokohama
Amazon
Pampas
New York Harbor
James B. Connolly
Harper’s Magazine
A Painter’s Dream By Pope About Saint Peter And Kneller
A Renaissance author recounts a dream where St Peter and St Luke judge souls at a gate. The artist Kneller, identified as Sir Godfrey Seweller, is asked his religion and declines, then granted a seat with no religious affiliation. The tale blends art, faith, and comic interaction.
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St. Peter
Kneller
St. Luke
Godfrey Seweller
England
Sir Godfrey
Pope
Origin of the Derby Named for Jovial Earl
The twelfth Earl of Derby, long unknown to ordinary histories, is linked to the Derby by tradition. He married actress Eliza Farren, and his influence helped shape the race first run in 1780. The Derby bears his name as a Georgian turf patron whose nickname lives on.
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Earl of Derby
Eliza Farren
Lawrence
Epsom
London Standard
Butter In Slices In Cambridge Dairies
In Cambridge England dairymen roll butter into a one pound stick and sell by slices like sausage. Merchants rely on the eye rather than scales, making precise cuts that divide the yard into halves quarters or eighths. Customers reportedly receive full measure.
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Cambridge
England
The Last Word as Told by Father and Child
A father explains language by noting every new word enters the tongue while his child asks for the latest addition. The mother, he says, always has the last word, underscoring a playful family dynamic about speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby
Peckley
Loved and Lost in a Lament for Nell and Maud
The fragment hints at Nell and Maud with Nell seeming thinner by twenty pounds and Belle noting love and loss. No dates or places are given.
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Nell
Maud
Legacy of Age and Honesty in Shakespearean Light
The fragment hints at a study of aging and integrity in Shakespearean works. It suggests a richer view of character for readers exploring how time tests virtue in the playwright's figures.
Onion Beautifier Error Sparks Domestic Comedy
A Washington Post humor column recounts a wife who uses slices of onion as a beauty treatment after reading a magazine article. Her husband mocks the method and demands the exact guidance, revealing the piece actually suggested cucumbers with vinegar. The wife vows to stop the onion ritual despite the ensuing rebuke.
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Washington Post
Le Notre’s gardens shaped modern landscape art worldwide
Beatrix Jones writes that Le Notre did not design every garden but founded a school of outdoor art that spread globally. His influence reaches Aranjuez La Granja Wilhelmshohe Oranienburg Albani Pamphili Hampton Court and Kensington gardens and his style transformed gardens from medieval clutter to dignified cohesive spaces.
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le Notre
Aranjuez
la Granja
Spain
Wilhelmshohe
Oranienbourg
Germany
Albani
Pamphili
Rome
Hampton Court
Iensington Gardens
England
Beatrix Jones
Scribner’s
Criminal Insurance Among Thieves Described by Detective
A detective explains criminal insurance as thefts and blacklegs purchasing coverage to pay legal defense. He cites examples in Philadelphia New York and St Louis with policies from 100 to 5000 dollars and premiums as high as 125 annually. He notes a separate criminal benefits group paying families during imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
New York
St. Louis
Winds
Louisville Courier- Journal
Rail porter’s plea yields tip at large northern station
A North England station porter asked a tourist what to tell anyone who asked how much he was tipped. The tourist complied and the porter received the expected gratuity. This anecdote from the London Mail highlights the portable bustle of railway service.
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England
London Mail
Its Possibilities. A man who knows it all on cars and tricks
A man praised for his knowledge is not surprised by a motor car that can be altered into a bedstead or grand piano. He cites another man who transformed a car into a telegraph pole a ditch a fence and a horse within hours.
Clock as sign baffles wary shopper at rural store
A curt exchange unfolds in a country store as a rude customer pressures the grocer to wind a clock. The grocer declares the clock a sign and the man studies it before leaving.
Fragmentary Medical Remark Belongs to Ailing Madam
A garbled excerpt shows a doctor noting excess adipose tissue as the potential cause of a patient’s trouble. The dialogue includes a startled remark from Mrs. L and broken punctuation suggesting a dramatic scene in a historical text.
Bookkeepers rout Colonial Club at Highland Park
Bookkeepers 23 Colonial Club 10 at Highland Park. Goff and Bowers starred for the winners as Meuser Snader and Learman aided the losers. Crescent 11 Deltas 2 at Riverside with Eddy Krienke strong behind the plate and Foltz Williams Rice handling the Delta pitchers. Runyon and Fetterly highlighted Sunday games.
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Colonial Club
Highland Park
Goff
Bowers
Meuser, Snader
Learman
Crescents
Deltas
Riverside
Crescent
Eddy and Krienke
Foltz, Williams and Rice
Electrical Workers 12 Barbers 5 in Sunday League clash
Sunday morning league game saw Electrical Workers defeat Barbers 12 to 5. McNutt, Barber left fielder, made a notable catch and long throw to home plate to retire a man and end the inning.
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Electrical Workers
Barbers
McNutt
Humps Defeat Eagles In Tight City Showdown
Humps 3, Eagles 2 in a hard fought Elkhart tilt. Run yon and Minnis powered the Humps while Fetterly and Gordon paired for the Eagles. Both pitchers held hits scattered as the clash stayed undecided until the final inning. Eagles debuted in new uniforms.
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Eagles
Elkhart
Runyon
Minnis
Fetterly
Gordon
Dodge Team 11 Reserves 3 at Highland Park Diamond
The strong Dodge team routed the Reserves 11 to 3 Saturday afternoon at Highland Park Diamond. Arter of the visiting team hit one home run and Pitcher Francis of the Reserves hit another. Elkhart's battery was Fancil and Surls.
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Dodge
Highland Park
Arter
Fancis
Elkhart
Crescents and Deltas play as Myers and Strintz power offense
In a Crescents versus Deltas game Myers and Strintz hit three baggers with the bases loaded. Fultz exited early as Williams of the Ramblers finished the game. Eddy kept the Deltas at bay while Abbott starred in left field with a sensational throw to home.
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Crescents
Deltas
Myers
Strintz
Fultz
Williams
Ramblers
Eddy
Abbott
Unclear Baseball Call Sparks Debate Over Plate Plays
Observer notes questionable officiating in a Reserves vs Dodge game with Riblet behind blue glasses. Calls two batters out on foul balls not third strikes and grants a base on a foul strike. Pitcher should have thrown. Critics say fielders should relay home when third base is occupied to cut off the run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodge
Pancil
New Eagle Team Debuts in Dark Blue Uniforms
The newly organized team of Eagles had their pictures taken in their new dark blue suits yesterday. The outfits feature a white Eagle on the breast with FE 0 E Elk hart in white. Red belts and stockings complete the uniform.
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Eagles
Elkhart
F. O. BE
Exhibition at Highland Park shows stray showmanship in game
The writer notes town teams rival fiercely, each thinking it the best. He cites a Saturday Reserves-Dodge exhibition that would disgust any observer. He singles out young Rhoades for overexposure on the field.
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Rhoades
Highland ‘Park
Real Estate Transfers in Elkhart and Washington
Herman Borneman transfers land in Elkhart to Charles A Teall for 425 dollars. Charles L Poyser sells a lot in Elkhart to Thomas Anderson for 2400 dollars. Emma A Nicholas widow conveys 20 acres in Washington to Ella A Wright for 2500 dollars. Edward J Rogers transfers a lot in Elkhart to Emma A Crull and Alice L Crull for 1950 dollars. George E Compton sells two lots in Elkhart to G C Mishler for 90 dollars.
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Herman Borneman
Charles A. Teall
Elkhart
Charles L. Poyser
Thomas Anderson
Emma A. Nicholas
Ella A. Wright
Washington
Edward J. Rogers
Emma A. Crull
Alice L. Crull
George E. Compton
G. C. Mishler
Stockholders Meeting of Elkhart Savings Society
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Co Operative Savings and Loan Society of Elkhart Indiana will be held at the Society’s office No 206 South Main Street Monday evening June 17 1905 at 730 o clock Louis M Simpson Secretary
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The
Co-Operative Savings and Loan Society of Elkhart
Indiana
South Main Street
Louis M. Simpson
Wadsworth Bros Chico Cigar Promised as Best Value
A Truth reporter asks how to ensure value in cigars and C H Leonard of Leonard and Bentz touts the Wadsworth Bros Chico. He describes a long Havana filler, firm ash, and a fragrance like a 25 cent Carolina Perfecto, but at five cents.
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Truth
C. H. Leonard
Leonard & Bentz
Wadsworth Bros
Postum Food Coffee Turns Rome Matron’s Health Around
A Rome New York matron describes coffee intolerance causing dizziness digestion issues and irritability. After switching to Postum Food Coffee she reports restored appetite improved digestion and overall health with ongoing use and credits a boost from the product and its promotional booklet The Road to Wellville.
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Rome
N. Y
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Blood Bitters Promoted as Health Enhancer
An early 20th century advertising pitch extols Blood Bitters as a tonic that builds up the system and purifies the blood, claiming it makes men and women strong and healthy and urging purchase at any drug store.
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Burdock
The One Safe Cure Ointment Sold At Drug Stores
A fragment notes a so called universal cure “Dean's Ointment” for a wide spread ailment. It claims the skin is plagued and everyone is affected and promotes the product as a guaranteed remedy priced at 50 cents.
Dr. Fowler's Wild Strawberry Extract Promoted
An old advertisement extols nature's remedy by Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry as a cure for summer complaints for all ages, claiming it strengthens the constitution and treats ailments.
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Nev
Bargain fabrics and umbrellas advertised for closing out
Remnants and yardage of prints and fabrics offered at deep cuts with prices from 3¢ to 10¢ per yard. Indicating various prints including Indigo Blue Calcutta Mourning and Silver Gray, Mercerized Waistings, Huck Toweling, Silkolines, Percales and Ginghams. Also offering 26 inch Silk and Helvetia umbrellas in multiple colors and handles at reduced prices.
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Calcutta
Hosiery Department Sale Offers Wide Childrens and Adults Hose
The hosiery department advertises 75 dozen ladies fancy hose in six styles at 25 cents per pair, 50 dozen men's fancy hose at 15 cents per pair, children's black cotton hose at 10 cents, and underwear deals including men's 50 cent summer underwear at 15 cents and 25 cent underwear for men women and children at 15 cents.
Bargain Lot from Notion Dept Silk Belts and More
Notion Dept offers Ladies Silk Belts in black and colors at 10c and 25c half price Buster Brown Belts 10c. Ladies Collar and Cuff Sets worth 25c at 10c. Lazell’s Fine Perfumes in handsome packages with prices 1.25 quality 59c 1 quality 50c 50c quality 25c all while stocks last. Colgate's Toilet Water 19e.
Crockery bargains in jelly tumblers and dinner sets
Department store listing highlights prices for jelly tumblers with tin tops at 2 and 12 cents, water tumblers at 2 and 8 cents, white cups and saucers at 5 cents, dinner and bone plates at 75 cents a dozen, and two semi porcelain dinner sets in 100 pieces priced at 6.30 dollars and 5 dollars respectively.
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Crockery
DEPT
Clearing sale dress goods at deep discounts
The ad announces a clearing sale of dress goods with printed lace lawns and dimities heavily discounted from 12 1 2c to 5c and 15c to 7 1 2c. MercERized and silk fabrics priced as low as 10c to 25c per yard with white goods at 10c yard while supplies last.
Cloaks and Silks Sale Prices Listed
White waists now 1.45, down from 2.00 and 2.50. Shirt waist suits 2.50, reduced from 5.00 and 6.00. Silk goods 7.50, cut from 10 and 15. Limited time.
Foley's Kidney Cure Promises Relief for Brights Disease
The ad claims Foley's Kidney Cure eases fears of impending doom from Brights disease and diabetes. It cites Marion Lee of Dunreath Indiana who improved after eight doctors failed and three bottles cured her diabetes in its worst form. Houseworth Bros.
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Bright
Foley
Marion Lee
Dunreath
Ind
Houseworth Bros
LEx-Soldiers Sailors Excursion to Michigan City Planned
Miller & Co lists an excursion for the LEx-Soldiers and Sailors to Michigan City on July 20 with round trip fare one dollar. Also announced is a Big Four excursion to Benton Harbor next Sunday with a 7:48 a.m. train and round trip fare seventy-five cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Ghase
Lex-Soldiers and Sailors
Michigan City
Big Four
Benton Harbor
Piano Tuning By Expert Maker At Se Taira Street
Piano tuning requires precise tone and mechanism correction by a skilled piano maker. Geo N Schaff offers expert tuning services at Se Taira Street with phone contact 511.
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Geo.n
Schaff
Taira St
Plane builder George N Schaif offers coastal excursion
Removal notice mentions George N Schaif, plane builder and owner at 603 South Third street, with a very low rate excursion to the Atlantic coast on July 20 by Lake Shore Line. Tickets valid 12 days. agents listed for details.
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George N. Schaif
South Third
Atlantic ‘Sea Coast
Lake Shore
Bicycle repair and enamel, Barley & Perronett ad
Local ad offers bicycle repair and enamel services at 108 Jefferson Street. Carried by Barley and Perronett, the notice promotes fast work and finishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barley & pPeraonett
Jefferson
Street
Gas Company Announces Coke for Fuel Pricing
Local notice indicates immediate delivery of coke fuel at 4.00 per ton, with delivery available to Elkhart through East High Street. Prices remain in effect until further notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart, Gas Co
East High Street
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Ghigago
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Turneck’s
Cher
Siir Godfrey Hueller
Shakespeare
Tellaother
Europe
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Lion Coffee
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Lion Coflee
Grocers Everywhere Woolson Spice CO
Toledo
Ohio
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Hellister
Geo. Wyman & Co
South Bend
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