Nerve Pills Claim to Help Exhausted Women Restore Vitality
An advertisement promotes Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills to restore health energy and digestion for women worn by daily labor and overexertion. Testimonial from Mrs Ella Smith Newark NY describes improved strength sleep appetite and blood quality after use. Pills sold 50c per box with dealer listings in Buffalo NY and Elkhart Ind.
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A. W. Chase
Ella Smith
Miller Newark
N. Y
Dr. A. W. Chase
Dr. A. W. Chase Medicine Co
Buffalo
Burglary at Kreider Home On Kreider Corner
Burglars entered A. C. Kreider residence at the corner of Tenth street and Hubbard avenue Saturday night. Entry came via a cellar door and the intruders unlocked a back door from inside. Bureau drawers were rummaged and scatter throughout several rooms. Family returned home at 9 o'clock to discover the break in.
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Kreider
A. C. Kreider
Tenth Street
Hubbard Avenue
Movement to declare Kankakee River navigable
A movement forms to legally declare the Kankakee River navigable. Preliminary steps have started in Jasper County and will spread to other counties along the river to the Illinois line. Promoters withhold purpose, but an appropriation is believed to be sought for an extensive project.
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Kankakee
Kankakee River
Jasper County
Illinois Line
Former Elkhart Hostler Frank Coleman Dies at 61
Frank Coleman aged 61 died Sunday evening at the home of Mrs. Jane Dunniver five miles south of Elkhart. The attending physician had dismissed the case earlier, noting a heart weakness and suggesting a complication affected the heart after weeks of treating pleurisy. Coleman had farmed south of town for six years and previously worked for Dr. G W Spohn as a hostler.
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Elkhart
Frank Coleman
Jane Dunniver
Coleman
G. W. Spohn
Four Excursion Trains to Benton Harbor Carry 2000 Passengers
Four excursion trains ran to Benton Harbor with pleasure seekers. The third section carried 740 passengers and the last 620. About 2000 people traveled for the event including 145 from Elkhart.
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Benton Harbor
Elkhart
Infant Three Months Old Dead
Infant Treva Overlease daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Overlease of 808 Pearl street died at 3 40 Saturday afternoon aged 3 months 17 days Funeral to be held at the residence at 2 this afternoon Rev Jolly in charge
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Treva
Henry Overlease
Pearl Street
Rev. Jolly
DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve Promoted in Ad
An advertisement urges readers to use DeWitt's Hazel Salve for sores burns boils eczema bleeds itching and prolapsed piles. It claims purity and best results and directs purchase from all druggists.
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DeWitt
The Natchez Fire Worship Legend Preserved in Folklore
Cor. Kansas City Times recounts Natchez origins and sun worship, detailing a sacred flame myth, temple mounds on the Mississippi, and the tragic final battle with French intrusion, ending with a chief's futile vigil to rekindle the fire.
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Natchez
Babel
Asia
Mississippi
East
Earth
Blackie Tricks A Magician With An Egg Prank
In Edinburgh many years ago Anderson the North wizard performed. Blackie noticed an egg in his coat pocket, slipped it to a nearby stranger, then claimed the man had the egg when the show asked for it. The stranger’s astonishment matched the crowd’s.
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Blackie
Anderson
Edinburgh
Professor Blackie
Skull worship in pre-revolution France a devout boudoir vogue
Lecky notes that skull worship dominated upper class devotion in France before the Revolution with a skull lit by tapers, garlanded, pearls, and called La Belle Mignon. The queen of Louis XV reportedly prayed before it, said to be Ninon de l’Enclos’s skull, around whom Richelieu Conde and La Rochefoucauld once flirted.
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Lecky
France
Louis XV
Ninon de
Cardinal Richelieu
Conde
la Rochefoucauld
Grasse the Riviera Center of Perfumery Industry
Grasse in the Riviera is described as the perfume capital where eight to ten scents out of many sold are authentic. The town relies on jasmine rose tuberose orange blossom and other flowers, with cold and hot processes creating pomade and essence for cosmetics, pharmacy, and cooking.
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Grasse
Riviera
New York Herald
The Formation of Clouds and Altitude Clues
Clouds form when air cools and water condenses into visible vapor. Each cloud stands as the tip of a rising warm column pushing into colder air. Observers estimate altitude by shadow and timing, with some vessels about ten miles up. High altitude cloud speeds at five miles rise threefold in summer and sixfold in winter versus surface currents.
Pricey hats and their ties to history across continents
A New York hat dealer recalls the most expensive hat, a 1882 Grant gift costing 1500 in gold now at the National Museum in Washington. He notes Panama hats once sold for 500 and recalls selling four in a day in 1872. He explains the hats’ misnomer, hidalgos in South America, and Peru craft from pita fiber producing ultra fine, foldable hats.
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New York
General Grant
Mexico
National Museum
Washington
Panama
South America
Peru
Snails Revived After Long Dormancy In Warm Water
A naturalist found snails revived after years of dormancy when shells mounted on cards or left loose were soaked in tepid water. One specimen revived four years after mounting, others after about fifteen years in drawers. The owner discovered lively snails creeping in the basin during cleanup.
Mules Classified by Weight and Use in Missouri Markets
A Kansas City Star report details how dealers classify mules by weight, bone, size, color, age, mouth, teeth, and locale. It outlines types from cotton to miners, notes price sensitivity, and explains that the government buys by contract with strict exam standards.
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Missouri
Kansas City Star
Pennsylvania
In China Huge Doctor Consultations For Royal Illness
A Philadelphia Bulletin quote describes China where before illness great officials summon many physicians. A third class mandarin might attract a hundred doctors, and a royal case drew 316 physicians from across the kingdom, yet the patient died despite the mammoth consultation.
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China
Philadelphia Bulletin
The Glare From the Rails and Color Blindness
A retired railroad engineer argues glare from rails in bright sun endangers vision more than dark or rain. He notes color blindness as pain from reflected light and heat bent rails, urging smoked glasses to protect engineers and extend careers.
Paris Fashion Figure Wears Worth Dress for Night
A Paris fashion figure in the second empire sought a Worth costume for a grand ball after exhausting her husband’s funds. Worth refused then agreed to design a full outfit representing the flag of Paris with tricolor elements, a stormy sea, and the galley bearing Paris arms. The dress cost 1 500 francs and was worn for one night only.
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Paris
Worth
Former Dyspeptic Rejoices After Dr Williams Pink Pills
The newspaper profiles Mr. Joseph Baysson of Aix-les-Bains now living in San Francisco who credits eight boxes of Dr Williams Pink Pills with curing his indigestion and related symptoms. It notes the pills are sold by druggists and promotes a diet book from the Dr Williams Medical Co. in Schenectady New York.
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Baysson
Dr. Williams
France
Joseph Baysson
Aix-les-Bains
Larkin Street
San Francisco
Cal
Dr. Williams Medical Co
Schenectady
N.Y
Electrician Daniel Gripe Killed At Goshen Plant
Daniel Gripe, 40, an electrician at the Goshen city water and electric light plant, was killed last night when 6,000 volts passed through him during a testing of an arc lamp. He had taken hold of an incandescent wire to switch on the lamp, despite knowing the danger. coroner Dewey and an hour of resuscitation efforts failed. He leaves a wife and one son after 13 years in Goshen.
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Daniel Gripe
Goshen City
Dewey
Elkhart
Gripe
Goshen
Strikers Admit Defeat Amid Citywide Driver Reinstatement Push
After more than three months of bitter warfare between teamsters and employers, the strikers acknowledge defeat. Hundreds of department store drivers applied for reinstatement this morning. Indications suggest employers will be lenient and likely rehire most veteran drivers, though no former express drivers have yet been recalled.
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United Press News Assn
Chicago
Teamsters
Bristol Town Visits Circus Depopulates for Elkhart Read
The Bristol Banner reports the town nearly emptied on Wednesday as families visited a circus in Elkhart to entertain children, with parents joining in.
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Bristol
Elkhart
Morin's French Band to Perform in Winona
Charles W. Lockwood, linked to the Winona assembly, visited the city yesterday to promote Morin's French military band which will appear there starting August first. He spoke about the event and its entertainment value for the community.
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Charles. W. . Lockwood
Winona
Morin
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