Electro Medical Advertising Trip Offers Free Consultations
An advertisement promotes a traveling medical team offering free consultations and examinations for chronic diseases and deformities. They claim to cure or improve conditions such as deafness, catarrh, weak lungs, paralysis, rheumatism, epilepsy, and many nervous system ailments using electricity to absorb medicines. They promise no charge for medicine and urge early visits with sample urine analysis and cautions for married women accompanied by husbands.
Office Hours Schedule for 8:30 AM to 7:30 PM
The notice lists office hours from 8 30 a m to 7 30 p m and asks readers to remember the date and location.
Alimony Fight Highlights Rohrer Custody Case
The case centers on 2000 alimony claims involving Jacob Rohrer of Clinton Township and Norman Rohrer a missing medical student since February 11. The plaintiff, daughter of David Knnsely of Goshen, has stayed with her father amid sensational testimony. Mrs Rohrer testified the defendant threatened harm with a hot poker as the couple’s dispute over an 80 acre farm and alimony totals over $3,000.
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An Wants
Rohrer
Jacob: Rohrer
Clinton Township
Norman Rohrer
David Knnsely
Goshen
Goshen Angolan Electric Line Seen Nearing Start
The Goshen Indiana Traction Co plans an electric line from Goshen to Angola with Elkhart township voting $20 000 aid on June 19 1901. Construction to begin within thirty days or sooner depending on weather and will proceed from multiple points toward early completion.
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Ft. Wayne
Missing Millersburg man Rohrer last seen February 11
Norman Rohrer of Millersburg remains missing with no clue to his location. Relatives doubt death, believing he may have left to live in seclusion. Rohrer, a former student at Detroit College of Medicine, vanished on February 11.
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Norman Rohrer
Millersburg
Rohrer
Detroit College of Medicine
Ogden Man Renounces 50000 Gold Claim
Ogden Utah reports Hugh L Berkey son of Rev Isaac Berkey of Clinton township found a gold vein and refused a 50000 offer. He left Goshen two years ago and continues mining.
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Ogden
Utah
Hugh L. Berkey
Isaac Berkey
Clinton Township
Berkey
Goshen
Illinois Central to plant 900 mile catalpa tree row network
The Illinois Central railroad plans a 900 mile catalpa forest from Chicago to New Orleans to supply timber for crossties. Over 200,000 trees will be planted along stations and rights of way, with hundreds per location. The project aims to ease timber shortages and beautify station grounds with three new greenhouses at Champaign for flowers.
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Chicago
New Orleans
Illinois Central Railroad
Illinois Central
Champaign
Ill
Niles Consider Sanitarium Deal After Battle Creek Fire
A Battle Creek delegation meets Niles Business Association to arrange rebuilding the burned Battle Creek sanitarium in Niles. Chapin's Park near Niles, valued at 25000 dollars, is offered as site by Chicago's Charlies A. Chapin. Dr Kellogg says Battle Creek offers no special inducements and praises Niles climate and rail access.
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Niles
Mich
Battle Creek
Kelloge
Charlies A. Chapin
Chicago
Chapin
Kellogg
Attorney General Appealed By Large Group Of Workers
A letter from Taylor regarding an appeal to the Attorney General has been sent by a large number of Ikhart workers. The readable fragments describe an organized push and mention their collective action seeking official attention.
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Atttorney
Taylor
Ikhart
Lawyer General Letter on Garnishment Defenses
Atty. Gen W L Taylor notes that when the cost of garnishment exceeds the claim and there is little defense, laboring men become defenseless. He emphasizes the need to address such inequities in enforcement and due process.
Democratic Congressional Convention for Indiana District Set April 2 1902
The democracy of Indiana Thirteenth District calls a delegate convention in Plymouth on April 2 1902 at 1 30 p m to nominate a congress candidate. Representation totals 122 votes with county allocations listed and district committee officials named James C Fletcher and Harley A Logan sign the notice. Afternoon Market Report follows from the Chicago Board of Trade quotations.
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Indiana
Plymouth
Bikhart
BO Pulton
DE Kosciusko
Ata le Res
Marshall
Pulaski
Pits
James C. Fletcher
Harley A. Logan
The Vice of Nagging and Ladies Health Remedy
A 1900s style ad claims nagging wives harm happiness and health issues, urging Electric Bitters as a remedy for nervous complaints loss of appetite headaches sleeplessness and fainting spells. It notes thousands have benefited, pricing at 50 cents with Houseworth Bros. guarantee.
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Houseworth Bros
Land Transfers Across Benton and Elkhart Areas
A sequence of prairie land and lot transfers in Benton Jackson Goshen and Elkhart counties totaling several thousand dollars. Transactions include E W Kinnison to Fannie Monroe $1600 Eva Dell Robinson to Hawkins $1.50 and multiple deeds involving William Haines Edward Yoder J Johns Charles Kelly Virginia Kelly F B Kimball and others for plots ranging from 40 to 80 acres and various lots.
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E. W. Kinnison
Fannie A. Monroe
Benton
Eva Dell Robinson
E. HE. Hawkins
Wm. Haines
D. W. McKibben
Middlebury
Benjamin Coy
Edward Yoder
Jackson
John Johns
Elkhart
W. H. Poles
W. H. Struble
Josephine Osborne
Mary
J. A. Dume
J. F. B. Kauffman
Clinton
Chas. Kelly
E. A. Brown
Goshen
Virginia
Kelly
Joseph
Myers
Jerry Bechtel
Locke
Jacob Landy
DHL
Martin
Jacob Hershey
F. E. Kimball
Concord
F. B. Kimball Et al
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Highlighted for Wounds Aid
A fragmented ad touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the infallible healer for cuts, wounds, ulcers and sores. The copy mentions a woman with lockjaw and urges readers to buy from a local rug store and Bros. A rug Store.
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Bucklen
Arnica
Skinworth
Bros
Death notices from Middlebury and area funeral obituaries
Multiple brief notices report deaths and funerals in Indiana towns. Silas Longley of Elkhart and Martha Bowman are named among survivors with services planned at Castle U B church. Other obituaries include Lovina M. Evans of Middlebury and Hannah Watts near Bristol. Martha Woods of Middlebury and Alice Routon near Foraker are also noted with survivor details.
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Martha
Elkhart
George
Silas
Jewell
U. B. Church
Castle U. B
Middlebury Street
Martha Woods
Middlebury
Can't Keep It Secret Dr King’s New Life Pills
The text promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as a grand remedy for liver and bowel troubles. It claims widespread blessing for constipation sick headache biliousness jaundice and indigestion and urges trial at 25 cents in drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Houseworth Bros
Elixir of Life Promises Free Cure for All Ailments
Dr James W Kidd of Fort Wayne claims to have discovered an elixir of life that cures all known diseases. He offers free trials by mail, citing numerous remarkable recoveries from arthritis to paralysis and invites sufferers to send name and address for delivery.
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James W. Kidd
First National Bank
Fort Wayne
Ind
James William Kidd
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the Jeweler
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Ors M Stewart
Brownstown
James McKinne
Democratic
Congressional
E. F. Rowland & Co
Chicago Board OF Trade
Snes
Ierre
Sedwer Wees
Rene Oats
Wtabeny
S.R
Boy Inventa
Lovina M. Evans
Hannah Watts
John Watts
Bristol
Alice Routon
Levi
Leatherman
Foraker
A.A. Jones
Elkhart Carriage & Harness Mfg. Co
Surrey
Arlyleving Park
Bees
the Great Onward
Berzetta
Pearl
Frank Agan
Laura S
Prelude
Carlyle
Norval
Electioneer
Gusset
Madrid
Geo. Wilkes
Millie
Ooward
R. C. Barney
Elkhart, Ind
Elkhart Food Company
South Main
ST. Elkhart, Ind
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