Receiver Appointed After Eastern Line Wreck at Marion
Bluffton news reports Union Saving and Trust Co. of Bluffton appointed receiver for the Marion Hilliffton and Eastern traction line by Judge C F Sturgis after a head-on collision at Marion killed four and injured sixty. The line, 31 miles, began six years ago. most stock owned by Bluffton businessmen. Operations to continue. potential sale due to heavy damages. Also local items recount swindler and intoxicated driving incidents with minor injuries and a bee causing a car mishap.
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Marion
Marion, Binston and Eastern Company
Hlafftton
Remember Harper's Ferry and Frankfort July 22
A series of short items notes a July 22 recollection by Alex Cross of Gary who met George W. Bird once chief of satiee in the city, recalling Harpers Ferry Va and John Brown’s raid. Other local briefs include a proposed mobile tax in Warsaw and a Sunday-law affidavit case in Auburn.
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Harper's Ferry
Frankfort
Alex Cross
Gary
Clover Leaf
George W. Bird
Satiee
Harpers Ferry
John Brown
Collision injures delegate in Peru Walther event ride
A Fort Wayne interurban car carrying Peru Walther delegates collided with a work train near Webash intersecting the Big Four line Sunday. Miss Clara Derker suffered a heavy jolt but is not seriously hurt and is to leave hospital soon. One other rider, Miss Barker, had injuries.
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Peru
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Ing
Miks Barker
Indiana News in Briefs From Across the State
A condensed Indiana roundup reports accidents and events: loganport to oceola transfers, a drowning near Kewanna, smallpox in the vicinity of Sedford, a divorce to marriage case in Anderson, a finance note in Rochester, liquor and legal questions in Muncie, a fatality tied to alcoholism in Terre Haute, a court ruling in Terre Haute, a 50th artillery muster set at Lafayette, a railroad accident near Jeffersonville, a kidnapping threat to Grand View, jail sentences for a blind tiger case in Upland, a Fort Wayne plant explosion near lunch break, and a pastor installation in Charlottesville.
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Logansport
Viking
Cooke County
Ininois
Oceola
Helen
Ace
Striekes
Lovansport
Rochester
Frink Freel
Kewanna
Bruce Lake
Sedford
Soittle
vieUng
Grace Terrell
Jasonville
Anderson
Carrie Drake
Remus Drake
Grover Dnawreen
Muncie
Patrick Hall
Terre Haute
Leo Deming
Terre Hante
Charles Batt
Everett Dickerson
Pittaborn
Eighteenth Battery
Indiana
Artillery
State Soldiers’ Home
Lafayette
Eli Lilly
Indianapolis
Grand View
Marshal Hadson
Marion
Upland
Vickers
Grant County
Fort Wayne
Friends' Church
M. Wilson
Experiments Show Spraying Saves Much of Apple Crop
Kansas farmers see sprayed orchards yield about 67 percent more merchantable fruit per tree with higher grades. Net profit reaches 162 dollars per tree or 17.20 per acre when sold as orchard run, nearly doubled with proper grading. Insects and diseases greatly reduced. lime-sulphur arsenate and Bordeaux mixtures show best results against common blights.
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Kansan College of Agriculture
Union
Kansas
Eccentric Farm Work That Paid
An English gentleman on a clay-rich farm used novel methods to manage pests and crops. He drilled potatoes and leveled soil then covered shoots to deter Colorado potato bugs. he harvested watermelons and pressed their juice to make a high quality syrup used with apples for apple butter sold at good prices.
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J. H. Haynes
Colorado
Caring for Pigs During Summer
An editorial advises farmers to feed pigs moderately in summer to keep costs down and promote steady growth. Pasture plus limited grain can yield good gains by eight to ten months, but overreliance on free range risks cholera, especially in western West Virginia where losses are high. Hog farming should be run as a business with controlled costs to be profitable.
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A. J. Legq
West Virginia
Subsoiling With Dynamite Attracts Attention
A farming method called dynamite blasting claims to subsoil deeply by daylighting the lower strata. It pulverizes soil aiding root growth while irrigating and draining in one step. Estimated cost about 15 dollars per acre. Proponents cite safety compared to common tools. manufacturers provide usage instructions and illustrations.
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Aarch
Force of Momentum in Kentucky Town Car Sighting
A Kentucky townsman with no prior car experience watches a touring car pass on Main Street at speed then take a corner on two wheels. He blames the horses for the loose carriage and deems the driver responsible. A second anecdote notes how adding an A to a sign altered behavior and caused visitors to steal flowers.
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Kentucky
Castonia remedy marketed for infants and nicotine removal
An old advertisement-like text touts Castonia as a safe infant remedy and Paxtine to remove nicotine from teeth. It mentions a Vaxton Toilet Co product line and cites prices and distribution hints, reflecting period marketing language.
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Pnad
Pryce
Vaxton Toilet Co
Bostun
Alase
Fragmented OCR of ad text about medicines and beverages
Readable lines describe a water related menu item and a restaurant patron. Mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children and Runge pain remedies. Includes damaged phrases about pain relief and wind colic.
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Atlant
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