Widow dies with unsettled estate in St. Joseph
Mary Ann Craythorne a 50 year old widow died February 3 in St. Joseph leaving $1,660 in cash and three Main and Rosine street lots. Sister Jane Bennett of Indianapolis arrived to settle the estate and finds Bert George and wife, strangers from Missouri, claiming tenancy and refusing to vacate. Bennett suspects foul play and the body will be exhumed for stomach examination.
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St. Joseph
Mary Ann Craythorne
Main
Rosine
Jane Bennett
Indianapolis
Bert George
Fire halts traffic as trestle burns near Macoupin
A foot trestle on the Macoupin line, five miles south of Carlinville, was destroyed by fire causing a main collapse and delaying the Chicago Limited and Alton railroad traffic. Fire was discovered in time to prevent a wreck, as the trestle blocked all lines and a temporary halt remained in effect.
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Ajax
Hee A
JAX Remedy CO
Carlinville
Amacoupim
Alton Railroad
Chicago Limited
Pleasant Plain Farmers Club Organized and Meeting Notice
A Farmers' Club is organized at Pleasant Plain with D M Paoterbaugh as president to promote practical farming gardening and stock raising among rural residents. Meetings start March 23 every Friday evening with the topic Why Do Our Boys Leave the Farm Everybody invited. Also a brief accident note reports Kilfeth of the Richard Paper Company injuring his left hand in a cutter with a severed finger joint not serious. An advertisement promotes Grain-O as a coffee substitute claiming health benefits and ease of digestion with price 15 and 25 cents.
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Pleasant Plain
D. BM. Paoterbaugh
Kilfeth
Rikhart Paper Company
Nesl
Has
Regulators Threaten to Erie Neecees Town Alarmed
A Neecees Orangeburg county town faced threats from white regulators who beat residents and promised to return to kill. Governor directs sheriff to mobilize a posse pending troop protection, while farm work halted and businesses disrupted. A Petersburg baker touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for children as safe and effective.
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Atlanta
Columbia
S. C
Neecees
Orangeburg
Gough
Chamberlain
F.P. Moran
Petersburg
A. O. Rowe
Burglars Play Ragtime Tunes in Chicago Home
Burglars struck the home of Mrs. Annie Roberts on Carroll Avenue on Sunday afternoon. While she was away, ragtime tunes rang from the house and a piano cover and $1.50 were taken. Neighbors thought she was hosting guests as the burglars searched thoroughly for larger valuables.
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Chicago
Annie Roberts
Carroll Avenue
Baby swallows safety pin. condition uncertain
The one year old daughter of Mr and Mrs John Emerson of Willard street swallowed a small safety pin this morning. She shows no ill effects but the danger depends on whether the pin was closed.
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John Emerson
Willard Street
Walnut Crop Yields Profit From English Walnut Trees
The English walnut is described as the most profitable nut tree. In full bearing a tree yields about 200 pounds of nuts, selling around eight cents per pound. Planting two trees per acre could yield approximately 675 in income per acre. Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Foley remedy saves poet speaker at Chicago hall
Eugene J. Lall, poet and publisher, credits Foley's Honey and Tar with restoring his voice ached by hoarseness that could have stopped his Central Music Hall lecture in Chicago. Houseworth Bros. manufactured the remedy.
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Eugene J. Lall
Foley
Central Music Hall
Chicago
Houseworth Bros
Would Be in Long Job Coin Carrying Claim
Two men examined the new Mint building at Seventeenth and Spring Garden streets. They argued over taking 65,000,000 silver dollars home in pockets. After calculating max loads and trips, they estimated 65,000 trips and 6,500 days, revealing the impracticality of the task.
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Seventeenth
Spring Garden
Ife
Philadelphia Record
Cabbage Remedy Ad from Thomas' Drug Store
An old advertisement suggests eating a whole cabbage and taking Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin after every meal to prevent stomach troubles. The copy touts relief from constipation indigestion headaches and stomach ache through a simple regimen.
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Dr. Caldwell
Thomas’ Drug Store
Breslau Doctor Induces Gout in Hens
A Breslau physician fed hens only meat and water to induce gout. He then attempted to counter the disease by giving powdered shells to restore the hens to a normal condition. The report is recorded by the Chicago Chronicle.
Burdex Blood Etters Claims Pure Blood
A vintage advertisement promotes Bur dex Blood Etters as a product that promises a clear complexion through pure blood. The copy targets women, asserting health benefits and beauty support.
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Burdex
Sights in Ladysmith from a War Regiment’s View
A Wing's First Liverpool regiment reporter in Pearson's Weekly describes Ladysmith as harsh and desolate. He criticizes huts or trees, water scarcity, and refers to the local population in pejorative terms, recounting a long train journey and stark conditions.
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Ladysmith
Liverpool
Vaal
Transvaal
Pearson’s Weekly
Town man lauds Foley's cures for grippe and colds
E. Presson of Presson ville Kansas writes that residents who used Foley's Haney and Taris consider it the best medicine for la grippe colds and coughs. Houseworth Bros.
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E. Presson
Pressonville
Kans
Foley’s
Haney
Taris
Houseworth Bros
French Parliament Adjourns for Royal Visit Exposition
The French parliament is expected to adjourn from April 16 to May 15 to allow ministers to receive royal visitors for the exposition.
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Paris
Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin Sold at Thomas’ Drug Store
Dialogue reveals a patient recounting indigestion relief after using Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin bought at Thomas’ drug store. The exchange hints at societal expectations and personal relief following treatment.
Sugared Sweet Potatoes Recipe Note
Instructions describe boiling medium potatoes, drying, peeling, cooling, cutting in half lengthwise, placing halves flat in a pan with butter salt and pepper, sprinkling granulated sugar generously, then baking quickly until browned in about forty minutes. Published as a simple kitchen tip from National Rural.
Wanted District Office Managers for county representation
L A Park seeks several persons to serve as district office managers in their counties. Earn £600 yearly paid weekly with unusual opportunities. References exchanged. Enclose stamped envelope. Address: $20 Caxton Building, Chicago.
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L. A. Park
Caxton Building
Chica
Rhode Island Housewife Instructions for Breakfast Batter
A housewife offers a simple recipe using one pint of meal one teaspoon salt and boiling water to make a stiff smooth batter. Add cold milk to thin to griddle cake consistency and fry in buttered griddle until brown on both sides. Serve with butter and syrup.
To Cure a Cold in One Day and Self Made Man
Editorial note cites a Chicago Daily News quote on healing colds quickly and the self made man who talks shop constantly, reflecting on personal habits and public personas. The snippet presents a humorous aside about overtalking as a flaw in self reliance.
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Chicago Daily News
Refuse to Climb Quote Prompts Elevator Theme
A Chicago Daily News quotation notes that some men rise only as high as the elevator allows, reflecting a skeptical view of social ascent and ambition. The remark anchors on mobility limits and class ladders.
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Chicago Daily News
Best Salve in the World Banner Salve
An advertising claim promotes Banner Salve as the best salve for piles burns scalds ulcers running sores and all skin diseases made from a prescription by a world renowned skin specialist. Houseworth Bros.
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Houseworth Bros
Representative Galusha Grow Stricken with Silesis in Washington
Representative Galusha A Grow of Pennsylvania once speaker of the House lies ill at his hotel in Washington suffering from erysipelas.
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Galusha A. Grow Serlonsis
Washington
Galusha A. Grow
Pennsylvania
House of Representatives
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