Complete Spring Line of Hos iery and Dress Goods
Complete new lines of men's and ladies hose in black and color, children's and girls' stock 10 to 15 cents per pair, boys heavy bicycle hose 25 cents, lace and fancy hose up to 4.50. New men's negligee shirts 50 cents. Millinery includes 500 dress hats at 2 to 5 dollars and street hats 1 to 2 dollars. Silk and ribbon departments feature taffeta silks from 40 to 1.50, ribbons in various widths. Carpets and curtains offer rugs from 1.75 to 12.50, curtains from 1 to 7.50, lace curtains 1 to 5. Cloaks and suits include shirt waists to 7, silk waists 3.50, suits 5, muslin skirts 1.85, calico wrappers 0.89. Childrens wash dresses 2 to 14 years. Trunks and travel goods on second floor. We want your trade.
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Mories and
Marie Antique
Liberty
Marie
Brussels
Nottingham
Gimgham
Indiana Soldiers and Sailors Monument Dedication Planned
A formal dedication of the Indiana Soldiers and Sailors monument in Indianapolis is announced with May 15 as a state holiday. Governor Durbin urges public offices close, flags fly, and a grand patriotic festival with national guests, speeches by Major Gustavus V. Menzies and General Eli Torrance, and a parade and vesper service.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Durbin
Sons and Daughters of
Lew Wallace
Gustavus V. Menzies
Board of Control
Winfield T
Governor’s Circle
Capitol
Mrs G Bruce credits Lydia E Pinkham remedy
Traveling for years and suffering health issues led Mrs G Bruce of Lansing Michigan to ovarian surgery after rest. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash with restoring her health in months, allowing her to keep engagements and meals without issue.
Sterling Morton Burial Marks Nebraska Leaders’ Tribute
J Sterling Morton died and was honored with funeral services at Arbor Lodge in Nebraska City. His casket lay in state at the public library with stores closed and many citizens paying respects. Attending officials included Governor Savage and staff, the city council, and the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Nebraska commission. Interment followed at Wyuka Cemetery beside his wife and son Carl Morton.
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Nebraska Statesman
Nebraska City
Neb
J. Sterling Morton
Arbor Lodge
City Council
Nebraska Commission
Savage
Morton
A. BE
Knickerbocker
City
Lincoln
Wyuke Cemetery
Mr. Morton
Carl Morton
Fire Revolvers At Women Stir Fight In Wisconsin Town
In Racine Wisconsin on May 5 fifty Italian laborers from Milwaukee attacked Miss Nellie Brown and Mrs Sarah Burns after leaving a saloon near Corliss Engine Works. A gun fired at Brown as villagers gathered, deputies pursued the mob to the Milwaukee Road station, and two suspects were captured after a chase with an automobile. A third attacker fled. the two prisoners were jailed in Racine amid crowd pressure to avoid lynching.
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Racine
Wis
Milwaukee Railroad
Nellie Brown
Sarah Burns
Corliss
John Burns
Miss Brown
William Brown
Corliss Engine Works
Burns
Milwaukee Road
What Shall We Have for Dessert Jell O Ad
Family dinner question solved with Jell O dessert. Quick two minute prep no baking needed. Just add hot water and chill. Flavors include Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry. Available at grocers for 10 cents.
Condition of Iowa fruit report dated May first
Secretary Worsley Green of the State Historical Society reports the condition of Iowa fruit as of May 1. Apples 87 percent, plums 95, cherries 86, pears 83, peaches buds killed, red raspberries 41, black raspberries 51, blackberries 40, grapes 43, strawberries 62.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Worsley Green
The
State Historical Society
Terrific Storm Hits St Louis Causing Major Loss
A powerful wind and rain storm swept through St Louis and nearby areas causing minor damages. Lightning ignited several fires including a blaze that destroyed the machine shop and part of the Madart patent pulley plant foundry on South Street. Estimated loss runs to $300,000, with partial insurance.
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St. Louis
William & Philip Madart
South St. Louis
Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Children
Mother Gray long served as nurse at the Children’s Home in New York and now offers Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for Children. Harmless as milk and pleasant to take, they claim to cure feverishness constipation headache teething stomach disorders and remove worms. At all druggists 25 cents sample sent free address Alien S Olmsted LeRoy NY.
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Mother Gray
New York
S. Olmsted
LeRoy
N. Y
How the Child Cried in a Brooklyn Household
A Brooklyn physician recalls an incident with a difficult child in a family. He proposed punishing the boy by taking away his little sister, illustrating how parental threats can inflame a child's temper rather than calm it.
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Brooklyn
Alway
Carnegie Increases Gift for Bedford Library
Bedford Indiana May 5 Andrew Carnegie boosts library gift by 5000 dollars with the city voting 500 more per year for maintenance. Construction has started on the buildings.slashing
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Carnegie
Bedford
Ind
Andrew Carnegie
Jealousy Fells Wife in Fort Wayne Woman Shot by Husband
In Fort Wayne Indiana Mrs Addie Rabel aged 18 died after being shot by her husband in a jealous rage. She made an ante mortem statement about the affair. Rabel is jailed.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Addie’ Rabel
Rabel
Holds Cider Same As Whisky Case Shocks Cedar Rapids
Judge Remley ruled in Amanda Meford's lawsuit against Peter Mineck that cider sold to her husband caused intoxication and ordered Mineck's store closed. The decision, based on the mulch law, effectively makes grocers and wholesalers liable as saloons.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Remley
Amanda Mefford
Peter Mineck
Mineck
Allan-a-Dale Wins the Derby at Churchill Downs
Allan-a-Dale ridden by Jockey Winkfield won the twenty eighth Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville. Inventor ridden by R Williams finished second a neck back and half a length ahead of The Rival, while Abe Frank the American Derby favorite trailed last among the quartet.
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Allan-a-Dale
Louisville
Tom McDowell
Winkfield
Churchill Downs
Lexington
Inventor
R. Williams
Abe Frank
Mont Pelee Volcano Erupts in Martinique
The Mont Pelee volcano on Martinique, dormant since 1851, has become alarmingly active in the past week. On Thursday it belched smoke, ashes and flames, with St. Pierre buried under up to a quarter inch of ash and the town shrouded in fog.
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Martinique
St. Thomas
D. W
Mont Pelee
St. Pierre
Rifle Loaded Best Friend Kills Man in Cass County
Aaron C. Black of near Long Cliff Cass county was shot and killed by his best friend Samuel Probst while they played with a rifle. The bullet struck Black in the right breast just below the shoulder.
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Wabash
Ind
Aaron C. Black
Long Cliff
Cass County
Samuel Probst
Probst
Black
Fifty Die in Egyptian Fire at Mit Gamti
In Mit Gamti on the right bank of the Damietta branch of the Nile a devastating blaze killed fifty people. The extreme heat fed the fire which destroyed thousands of native homes and two hundred stores.
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Cairo
Iere
Mit Gamti
Damietta
Nile
Glucose Plant in Peoria to Continue Operations
Officials from the Corn Products company say the Peoria Illinois glucose plant will continue operations. The announcement covers the American Glucose Company site and indicates broader company plans for ongoing production.
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Peoria
Ill
American Glucose Company
Digestive health advice touts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure claims
A promotional note argues that undigested food weakens stamina and that both over and under eating harm health. It promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a digestant that relieves fullness, belching, and indigestion, claiming quick relief and suitability for children, with pricing details for bottle sizes.
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Lemuel James
Jiatrarie
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George Rogers Clark
William Henry Harrison
Oliver P. Morton
James Whitcomb
United States
Grand Army of the Republic
George J Langsdale
J. F. Gookins
Bruno Schmitz
Berlin
Italy
Benjamin Harrison
General Assembly
Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument
Governor Durbin
Geo, Wyman &Co
R. Turnock
Sterling Morton
Zola
Pewitt
Houseworth Bros
Kentucky
J. P. Sanders
L. S
M.S
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Elkbers
Old Road
Alam
Grand Rapids
West Bound
Pacific Express
Fast Mail Ltd
Elk. & Chgo
Boston
Chicago
Chgo
Lake Shore Limited
Western Express
West
Lake Shore
Cleveland
Erie
P& LE Hy
Pittsburg
T.grammer
A. J. Smith
A. L. Gotwalt
J. H. Allison
the Jeweler
South Man Street
Grandpa
Grandma
Madison
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