More Harmful Than Alcohol and Overeating Dangers
A magazine style health note warns that undigested food and underfeeding cripple daily life more than alcohol. It urges balanced meals and proclaims Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests foods without stomach aid, promising rapid relief from fullness belching and indigestion. Endorsed by Leruci James of Marysville Ohio. Prepared by E. C. DeWitt & Co Chicago. $1 bottle has 2 1/2 times the 50c size.
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Leruci James
Marysville
E. C. Dewitt & Co
Chicago
Park Benjamin The Journalist and Poet Remembered
Park Benjamin born 1809 in Demerara Priish Guiana died 1864 in New York. He was a lawyer by education but spent life as editor and lecturer. His sonnets are cited as among his best poems and he played a prominent role in New York social life. The funeral scene shows a sexton at a grave as the poem ends with I gather them in the final refrain.
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Park Benjamin
Demerara
Priish Guiana
New York
Benjamin
Ben Bolt author Dr. Thomas Dunn English Dies in Newark
Obituary notes the Philadelphia born writer Thomas Dunn English born June 29 1819 died recently in Newark New Jersey. A Penn medical graduate who turned to law and politics he served in Congress 1891 1894 and is famed for the poem Ben Bolt though he preferred others.
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Thomas Dunn English
Philadelphia
Newark
N. J
University of Pennsylvania
Congress
English
Ben Bolt
Power of Parisian salon holds nation in thrall
A Detroit News Tribune article surveys Mme de Loignes, the Parisian salon power who hosts Thursdays from four to seven. It credits her influence with ministers and presidents, noting Waldeck Rousseau and Clemenceau consult her and predicting the decline of French salon politics after her.
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Mme. la Comtesse de
Gambetta
Ace
Mme. de Loignes
Waldeck-Rousseau
Paul Deschanel
Chamber of Deputies
Castellane
Chamber
Unclear safety claim cites Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil
The fragment warns it is unsafe to be without Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil at home, suggesting accidents may occur unexpectedly. No other details or context are provided.
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Dr. Thomas
Smelt the Mastodon in Three Oaks Field
A Chicago Tribune correspondent recalls mastodon bones found in a swampy Three Oaks farm. The university was notified and men disinterred the remains as the landowner joked he smelled something while plowing last summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Three Oaks
Mich
University
A Minister's Busy Life in Local Election
An Ohio minister traveled 300 miles to vote in the option election. He covered 146 by rail 17 by carriage 130 on a bicycle and 7 miles on foot. He led the prayer meeting nullifying the result.
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Ohio
Osmiure Vintment and Legal Suit Report
An 1890s notice lists Osmiure Vintment for eczema scrofula salt rheum and piles at 25c with bulk sales by C O D Rushton in Columbus. Separately Charles A Jones sues George Gohn for 5000 claiming alienation of wife's affections after two divorces and two marriages.
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Rushton
Columbus
Charles A. Jones
George Gohn
Allen's Foot-Ease cures sore feet and blisters
Shake Into Your Shoes Allens Foot-Ease relieves painful smarting feet growing nails corns and bunions and makes new shoes feel easy. It cools sweating and tired feet and is sold by druggists and shoe stores. Trial package free. Address Allen S Olmsted LeRoy NY.
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Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Indiana Pupils Essay Contest Promotes County Histories
The Indianapolis Journal launches a state wide contest inviting Indiana public school pupils to write a county history. Prizes include best county essays and top three overall. County winners will have their essays published in a future book.
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Indianapolis Journal
Indiana
Frank L. Jones
Sperintendent
Public Instruction
W. A. Lower
Young People’s Reading Circle
Julia S. Conklin
Indianapolis
Ind
A Great Relief From Nervousness Says Mrs Koontz
Mrs. E. Koontz of 320 Jefferson street Elkhart Indiana reports five to six years of nervousness and headaches relieved by Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills. She says the medicine cured her symptoms and praises it highly. Pills sell for 50 cents a box through Dr A W Chase Medicine Co Buffalo NY with portrait and signature on each package.
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Dr. A. W. Chase Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
A. W. Chase
M. D
Mrs Ida Shutt Near Failing From Rat Poison Inhalation
Mrs Ida Shutt of Jollity narrowly survived after attempting to prepare a rat poison dose by mixing corn meal and arsenic and inhaling the fumes. Two physicians treated her for 24 hours before she recovered and is out of danger.
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Ida Shutt
Jollity
Allen’s Foot-Ease reduces foot discomfort and fatigue
The ad promotes Allen’s Foot-Ease powder to shake into shoes for swollen nervous feet hot sensations and tiredness. It claims relief for corns bunions blisters and growing nails with a cooling effect. Sold by druggists and shoe stores 25c trial package free at Allen S. Olmsted LeRoy NY.
Pancake Family Holds Reunion Near Brimfield Indiana
The Pancake family held their annual reunion near Brimfield Indiana recently. What a spread there must have been to be sure.
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Brimfield
Ind
Watterloo Press
DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve Cures 40 Years of Piles
DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve relieved C. Haney of Geneva Ohio after forty years of painful piles. The ad claims it also cures cuts burns wounds and skin diseases and warns to beware of counterfeits from Housworth Bros.
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DeWitt
C. Haney
Geneva
Housworth Bros
Thomley Supplied Grimes Gold En Apples for Trial
Grocer W. W. Thomley provides specimens of Grimes gold en apples described as resembling large oranges and unusually tasty. The Vincennes Sun notes the special fruit offering and thanks the supplier.
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W. W. Thomley
Grimes
Vincennes Sun
Request for Rocky Mountain Tea from Madison Medicine Co
A notice urges readers to ask their druggist for the genuine Rocky Mountain Tea by Madison Medicine Co and to insist on the authentic product rather than any other substitute from See House worth Bros.
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Madison Medicine Co
Houseworth Bros
Fenton grocer refuses butter purchase after salt found
Ross, a grocer in Fenton, will not buy any more butter from Icha bod Preston. He would not reveal his reason, but a customer reported finding an eight ounce lump of salt in one pound of butter.
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Fenton
Ross
Ichabod Preston
Cayuga Searchlight
Grain-O praised as healthful beverage by family
A Washington DC reader from LeRoy New York extols Grain-O as superior to others for health and children’s welfare. The letter urges others to choose Grain-O, claiming it is not grain and endorsing its health benefits.
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Washington, D. C
Genesee Pure Food Co
LeRoy, N. Y
Trusts and politics stir editorials across Indiana papers
A compilation of brief quarrelsome clippings from Indiana newspapers cites accusations about trusts and political maneuvering. Editors mock price debates on coal and tariff, praise or tease Roosevelt, note union activity among factory workers, and comment on Tammany Hall and deaf guardians.
Kodol advertised as cure for indigestion
Mrs. Cranfill of Troy, I T says four bottles of Kodol cured her indigestion and dyspepsia after years of illness. The ad claims the product digests what you eat and makes blood rich and red, improving overall well being.
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Mrs. Cranfill
Troy
I. T
Housworth Bros
Indiana Oddities: Boy Ties Dog to Kite. Dog Dies
Charles Dilley, 14, of Alfrédsville builds a 6 by 8 foot kite. Dr Saquills advises tying Mattie Meadow's poodle to the tail. The dog soars but crashes to a grease spot. Mattie seeks a $5,000 lawsuit against the maker.
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Charles Dilley
Alfrédsville
Dr. Saquills
Mattie Meadow
Joey
Mattie
One Minute Cough Cure Promises Quick Relief
Mothers fear winter as children catch cold easily and croup can be deadly before a doctor arrives. One Minute Cough Cure is claimed to liquefy mucus, reduce inflammation, and cure colds bronchitis and throat and lung troubles. Testimonial from F S McMahon Hampton Ga and Housworth Bros. credit the remedy with restoring voice and aiding a contest.
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F. S. McMahon
Hampton
Housworth Bros
Crawfordsvile Suit Seeks Damages Over Elevator Refusal
James Smith, a resident of Crawfordsville New Gro, sues the Crawford hotel proprietors for 190 dollars claiming they refused to assist him to the passenger elevator.
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Crawfordsvile
James Smith
Crawford Hotel
Man Treats Hand Injury With Pain Balm Success
J C Mount of Three Mile Bay New York drove a ten penny nail into his hand and used Chamberlain s Pain Balm to ease pain. He reports the balm removed pain and promoted quick healing. Also notes Albert Wilson has smallpox for the second time and is recovering from another attack.
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J. C. Mount
Three Mile Bay
N. Y
Chamberlain
Houseworth Bros
Kokomo
Albert Wilson
Look Out For Fever and Liver Disorder Prevention
A fragment warns of fever biliousness and liver disorders common in season and suggests cleansing the system with DeWitt's Early Risers. The pills are described as non gripe with gentle yet copious bowel movement and tonic effects.
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DeWitt’s
Housworth Bros
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