Italian Priest Robbed in Confidence Scam from Turin
A Turin Jesuit institute head Rev Father M Grosso was swindled by two men said to be American or English. They posed as trustees of a rich orphan and custodians of 40 000, but vanished after taking 10 000 from the safe and replacing real notes with counterfeit bills. Police across Europe and the United States have been warned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Father M. Grosso
Society of Jesus
Turin
Transvaal
Father Grosse
Father Grosso
Milan
Institute
Europe
Anner Salve Advert Says Child Dies After Tablet Ingestion
A Brownsburg child, three, died after swallowing several medical tablets. The source notes the incident tied to an advertisement for Anner Salve, described as the world’s most healing salve.
DeWitts Little Early Risers Promote Health Claim
An advertisement from Houseworth Bros promotes DeWitts Little Early Risers as pills to relieve constipation and improve health, presenting the pills as a remedy for the reader’s troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Houseworth Bros
Mrs Botha Lands in England After South Africa Trip
Mrs Louis Botha wife of the Boer commander-general arrived in Southampton aboard the Dunvegan Castle from South Africa. She refused an interview. A Fischer aide said she would go to London then onward to Holland and Belgium, with no fixed departure date for the continent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Botha
England
London
Louis Botha
Southampton
Dunveegan Castle
South Africa
Fischer
Associated Press
Suicide at Bride’s Doorstep Over July 4 Marriage Claim
John Neely, a prosperous young farmer from North Vernon Indiana, shot himself on his sweetheart’s doorstep after she refused to marry him on July 4. She wanted a fall wedding and he returned after leaving the house to end his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Vernon
Ind
John Neely
Golumpus and Inda Fadias Battle Sans With Inaction
In a terse scene the rivals Golumpus and Inda Fadias clash over a stalemate in an unnamed arena. The confrontation highlights strategic stasis as neither side gains ground and observers await a decisive move.
Proves a Failure Weary Willies Fail to Patronize Institution
In Trenton New Jersey the Weary Willies home for vagrants collapses as Thomas M Terradel now leads the venture after B M Brown resigns. Mortgage debt totals 60000 dollars and the six story building path to self support falters while the baths barber shop and reading rooms fail to draw patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terradelphia
Trenton
N. J
Thomas M. Terradel
B. M. Brown
Princeton Theological Seminary
Brown
Terradel
Tom” Terradel
Pennsylvania Railroad
Isaiah Williamson
Philadelphia
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Praised by Druggists
A good cough medicine earns praise from pharmacists who use it in their own families. Druggist J. Goldsmith of Van Etten New York reports five years of complete customer satisfaction and says it treats ordinary coughs colds and post flu coughs effectively. For sale at Houseworth Bros. drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Goldsmith
van Etten
N. Y
Houseworth Bros
City Moves to Ban Spitting on Huntington Sidewalks
A group of residents push for an ordinance after several men with alleged unclean instincts spit on Huntington sidewalks, prompting calls for public decency measures and stricter sidewalk conduct rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Liverita Pill Packaging Notes in Indiana Ad
An advertisement for Liverita pills promotes up-to-date small boxes with 15 pills priced at 10 cents for 40 pills and 25 cents for 100 pills. It lists Bold in Eikhart Indiana and O. H. Leonard with 3 B. Felt near the depot as distributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eikhart, Ind
O. H. Leonard
3. B. Felt
Dew
Doyle Dies in Lansing After Acid Incident
Michael Doyle of Elsie Kenton county a leading legislature member died in Edith Menders room in Lansing after ingesting ecarbolic acid mistaken for whisky. Edith Menders claims accidental poisoning. investigation finds no motive. Doyle a notable cheese maker from the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mich
Michael & Doyne
Elsie
Kenton County
Edith Menders
Doyle
Miss Monberg
Hobart
Ind
Army to Educate Youth Through Military Instructors
Col Marsh of Illinois introduces a bill allowing the president to detail retired officers and non commissioned officers as military instructors in U S schools when authorized by educational authorities. Schools pay only commutation costs. the act aims to boost national defense and prepare youth as volunteers. Marsh expects Senate adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
House
Col. Marsh
Ilinois
Army and Navy
Senate
Testimonial for Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Relief
Stoutsville Missouri May 5 1900 a letter from R B Hurd reports two years of indigestion and constipation with no relief until a trial bottle of Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. He later bought a fifty cent bottle and says it gave more relief than anything he tried. Mentions Rushton's and Thomas' drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stoutsville
Dr. Caldwell
J. W. Watson
R. B. Hurd
Rushton’s
Thomas’ Drug Store
Boston designer backs single spar plan for yacht Independence
Crowninshield of Boston approves the Glasgow dispatch plan reducing weight and simplifying rigging on Shamrock II with a single metal spar and no top mast while noting potential housing issues in strong winds. Herreshoffs in Bristol offered no comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crowningshield
Boston
Herreshoffs
B. B. Crowinshield
Independence
Glasgow
Thomas Lipton
Crowninshield
Shamrock N
Bristol
R. I
Marion fruit jar boss pleads guilty to wasting gas
Jacob Liederbeck field superintendent of the Marion fruit jar and bottle company pleaded guilty to wasting gas and was fined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Liederbeck
Marion Fruit Jar and Bottle Company
Mystic Cure for Rheumatism Promises Quick Relief
Mystic Cure claims to cure rheumatism and neuralgia in 1 to days with remarkable and mysterious action. It removes the cause and disease immediately disappears after the first dose with great benefit. Priced 75 cents and 1.00, sold by H. Leonard Houseworth Bros. druggists in the opera house block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Leonard
Houseworth Bros
Opera House Block
Miner promoter Baillet barred from mail service
Letson Baillet a San Francisco mining promoter once based in Iowa is denied mail privileges for fraud. Letters to Baillet or the White Swan Mining Co are to be withheld. Inspectors declare the White Swan mine worthless after guiding hundreds of Iowa residents to invest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
Letson Baillet
Iowa
White Swan Mining Company
Baillet
White Swan
Sprained Ankle Quickly Cured by Balm Says Editor
Geo. Bi. Cary editor of the Guide Washington Va recounts a severe ankle sprain. After failing with several medicines he used Chamberlains Pain Balm and recovered quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Bi. Cary
Guide
Washington, Va
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Promises Digestive Relief
Houseworth Bros. promote Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a digestive aid that digests all foods without stomach aid, claiming it lets the stomach rest and regain function by matching natural digestive fluids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houseworth Bros
British Consul General Ramsden Tablet Shipments Planned
Washington navy yard completes a bronze tablet honoring Frederick W. Ramsden consul general of Great Britain noted for aiding Hobson’s men during imprisonment in the Spanish American war. The inscription honors his humanity and health decline, with Gen. Wood arranging final placement near Santiago and a replica kept at Annapolis Naval Academy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Department
Santiago
Frederick Woolaston Ramsden
Washington Navy Yard
Great Britain
Ramsden
Hobson
Robert G. Skerrett
Frederick W. Ramsden
Jamaica
Navy Department of the United States
Wood
Literacy Progress in Great Britain and Ireland
Education in the United Kingdom shows 62 percent of adults can read and write. In 1801 only 22 percent could read and write, indicating a substantial rise in literacy over time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Kingdom
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Carpenter cured of diarrhea by Chamberlain remedy
A Winterset Iowa bank cashier recalls a carpenter who stopped work with diarrhea. He says Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy cured him after one dose, and the man returned to work. The product is sold by Houseworth Bros. drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Whedon
First National Bank
Winterset
Iowa
Chamberlain
Houseworth Bros
Lion tamer Vasile Propseu injured by rescue tiger
Lion tamer Vasile Propseu was attacked at a New Albany show when a tiger bit through his right shoulder. The incident prompted medical attention and temporary show pause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vasile Propseu
New Albany
Foley's Honey and Tar for Children
A child friendly remedy name Foley’s Honey and Tar is promoted as a safe cough suppressant for children with no opiates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Amnesic man in Allegheny unable to recall 17 years
Charles Washburn, injured in a Rock Island wreck near Chicago 17 years earlier, woke in Allegheny unable to recognize wife or four children. Doctors diagnosed amnesia and said his mind was a blank for 17 years, denying prior identity and age as he sought the hospital doctor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny
Charles Washburn
Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific
Washburn
Stanley G. Small
Edward E. Mayer
Cham berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets Sample Offer
Free sample at Houseworth Bros. drug stores. The elegant physic improves appetite, strengthens digestion, and regulates liver and bowels. Easy to take and pleasant in effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houseworth Bros
Chamberlain
English Hens Not Laying As Shortage Hits London Breakfast Tables
A London paper notes a European egg shortage as British farmers lag in modern methods. It cites London’s annual egg consumption at 660 million and Britain’s 10 million pound value of eggs, with nearly two billion imported in 1899. The Poultry Organization Society urges earlier hatchings to boost home-laid production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Great Britain
The
Poultry Organization Society
Quick relief for asthma by Foley's Honey and Tar
Miss Maude Dickens of Parsons Kansas reports eight years of severe asthma with deadly attacks. She began using Foley's Honey and Tar and says it has never failed to give immediate relief, per Rushton's drug store.
White County Crops Struggle With Poor Oat Prospects
The oat crop prospects in White County are poor while corn growth is slowed by persistent cool weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White County
Traveling Man Praises Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin
A traveling man said Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin kept his family free from constipation indigestion sick headache and stomach troubles. Sold at Rush ton's drug store and Thomas' drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Caldwell
Rushton’s
Thomas’ Drug Store
Farmer Charles Stewart Killed by Saw Mill Wheel Burst
Charles W. Stewart a farmer near Lebanon was instantly killed Friday when a wheel burst in a saw mill. He lived locally and the accident ended a typical workday for him at the mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Stewart
Lebanon
One Minute Cough Cure Advertised by Houseworth
Norris Silver of North Stratford New Hampshire touts relief from a stubborn cough using One Minute Cough Cure claimed to be safe and sure. The testimonial notes appearance of cure after prior futile treatment and urges others to try the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norris Silver
North Stratford
N. H
Houseworth Bros
Glaze Couple Donates 1600 to Cumberland College
Mr and Mrs Jesse Glaze donate 1600 to Cumberland Presbyterian college about to be built at Decatur Alabama. Funds support construction and early development of the institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Glaze
Cumberland
Presbyterian College
Decatur
Southern Indiana Wheat Yield Forecast
A fragment from Southern Indiana indicates wheat yield will undoubtedly be large. The note suggests high production potential in the region amid favorable conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Doan's Kidney Pills Prove Effective Says Railroad Conductor
The Elkhart railway conductor Wash Brown testifies that six years of back pain and kidney distress were cured quickly after using Doan's Kidney Pills. He endorses the remedy, stating it cured his trouble and he recommends it to fellow railroad workers. Sold by Houseworth Bros and all dealers. 650 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY is sole US agent. Remember the name Doan's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hikehart
Wash Brown
Jefferson Street
Elkhart
Lake Shore
R. R
Dean
Houseworth Bros
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
United States
Doan’s
George Gould Sells Yacht for Venezuelan Warship
George J. Gould's steam yacht Atae lanta sold to the Venezuelan government for 125000 dollars. Napoleon Bolet-Peraza, Honduras consul general, paid Gould's agent and then transferred the vessel to Venezuelan Consul General I Gonzalez for conversion into a warship with four six pounders and one 15 pounder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George J. Gould
Mr. Gould
Napoleon Bolet-Peraza
Honduras
Senor Bolez-Peraza
Conesul
I. Gonzalez
Venezuela
Sugar in Queensland Markets
Sugar manufacturers in Queensland invariably purchase the year's cane crop at standing price and harvest it at their own cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queensland
Jailhouse Night School Patrols in Baltimore
In Baltimore the city jail runs night classes for inmates with compulsory attendance enforced by authorities. The program aims to provide education and reduce recidivism among incarcerated residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Allen's Foot-Ease cures and comforts feet in shoes
Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Ease is a powder that relieves painful smarting and nervous feet from growing nails and corns. It makes tight shoes feel easy and cures sweating callous hot tired feet. Sold by druggists and shoe stores or by mail 25c. trial package free. Allen S. Olmsted LeRoy N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy
N. Y
British gunners set record on Terrible in Asiatic squadron
The Terrible, Terrible class battleship, achieved 76.8 percent hits with six inch guns in target practice. Two 12 inch and two 6 inch guns per captain’s drills produced 60 percent hits. Four captains made possibles, two with ten rounds and two with nine. Misses would have been hits against a real ship.
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Promises Quick Skin Relief
Houseworth Bros. advertise DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve claiming rapid cure for eczema salt rheum chafing ivy poisoning and other skin tortures along with a certain pile cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Houseworth Bros
Paroled convict arrested in arson and theft case
Pat Duffy, a paroled reformatory convict, was arrested at Giltner's landing Friday charged with burning the First Christian church at Madison and stealing the communion set two years ago. He claims someone threw the set into his Madison yard and he kept it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Duffy
Giltner’s Landing
Madison
They Work While You Sleep
An ad promotes Candy Cathartic tablets stamped C. C. C claiming to repair digestion liver and bowels while you rest. Sold by druggists, price one dollar per box.
Former Hearlham Professor Curtis Roberts Shot in Ohio
Curtis Roberts, once a Hearlham professor, was accidentally shot at West Elkton Ohio by Miss Jessie Carter. He was engaged to Miss Leona Wright of Marion and was believed to be dictating a letter describing how the accident occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Roberts
Hearlham
West Elkton, O
Jessie Carter
Leona Wright
Herman Wright
Marion
Rocky Mountain Tea Promises Rosy Cheeks
A compact early 20th century ad notes that red signals danger on railroads and on a man’s nose and a woman’s face, promoting Rocky Mountain Tea as a cure for rosy cheeks with a 35 cent price and druggist availability.
Smallpox Flag Tearing Case Heard in Fort Wayne
In Fort Wayne, ten year old AL child reportedly faced allegations of tearing down a smallpox flag from a house. George J. Parrott was on trial for the incident. The jurisdiction and police, led by Attorney W. P. will appeal the decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AL Child
Fort’ ‘Wayne
George J. Parrott
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Glover
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Jeff-O
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Congress
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