Township Trustee Announces Office Hours and Rates
Monroe township trustee James L. Oakes states he will conduct official business Wednesdays and Saturdays at his residence until further notice. Also advertises cheap home seekers rates to southern and western points with specific travel periods in 1905 and colonist fares on Tuesdays to southern states. Vandalia Railroad agent in charge for rates and particulars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Township
James L. Oakes
Arkansas
Vandalia
Alabama
Kentucky
Louis
Mississippi
North Carolina
Carolina
Tennessee
Vir- Lee
Vandalia R. R
Fibbed Nostalgia for Lung Ailments Promotes Feverish Remedies
An old advertisement-style testimonial touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a cure for severe lung hemorrhages and chronic cough, claiming dramatic lung rebuilding and warning against substitutes. Another cure-all, Rocky Mountain Tea, is pitched as a universal tonic with bold claims and a price per box.
Kidney trouble in women misread as sex disease
The text notes women suffer kidney disorders more than men and misattribute symptoms to female-specific illnesses. It lists nervousness, headaches, dark circles, and back pain as signs, urging treatment with Foley's Kidney Cure to restore health, stop irregularities, and purify the blood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Begin Plowing Early Says Veteran Farmer
An experienced farmer urges early spring plowing to speed finishing, ease teams into work, and allow soil to settle before planting. He warns against delaying plowing due to rains or drought, not plowing before freezing, and warns against underundercropping clover or heavy fall growth.
Property transfers and a pneumonia statment in 1908 era ads
A list of property transfers in Indiana and nearby states shows multiple deeds with buyer names, tract sizes, and prices, including Flora, Shanks, Kitzmiller, Lyons, Good, Brim, Appleton, and others. The text also notes that in November and December 1908 one fifth of deaths in New York and Chicago were due to pneumonia, followed by advertisements for Foley's Honey and Tar and Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea promoting health products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward G. Kitzmiller
James H. McCaty
Democrat
Frank P. Lyons
David Eikenberry
Monroe
Albert A. Good
David Eirkenberry
Abraham Flora
Flora
Asa W. Brim
Riggle
Dallasi
B. Appleton
Ziba
Lesh
Washington
Dallas B. Appelton
John Way
New York
Chicago
Foley
Startling Mortality and a Drug Remedy Endorsement
Statistics warn of high death rates from appendicitis and peritonitis. Dr King’s New Life Pills claimed to prevent and cure these diseases. Endorsement comes from M Flannery of 14 Custom House Place Chicago. 250¢ at E Nobes, druggist.
Real Estate and Legal Services Ad by Stu Debaker
A compact advertisement promises deed will and mortgage services for farms and town properties, with notary public status and farm loans at 5 percent. It touts reduced telephone service rates in Indianapolis and Logansport, and claims no commissions or interest in advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Logansport
C. U
Bell
The Millionth Chance in the Elevator Fall
In a department store elevator ride, inventor Fielding and Miss Bradford stir the banker and Mr Bradford with a risky cushion invention. The cage plunges four floors but the rope yields, saving all. Fielding calm and quick to comfort Sarah, the party survives, and the banker concedes inventing may be wiser than poetry or cocaine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C. McClure
Sarah
Miss Bradford
Mr. Bradford
Fielding
Solemmly
Dolan
Josh
Ching
Pacific Coast Travel Tickets On Sale March To May
Pacific Coast fares from Chicago to San Francisco Los Angeles Portland Tacoma Seattle Victoria and Vancouver via the Union Pacific and North-Western lines. Low rates from other points. Pullman sleeping car excursions Chicago to Portland San Francisco and Los Angeles. Double berth $7.00. Meals in dining cars. Booklets by mail with 4 cents stamp. Agents sell tickets via this line. A H Wagener Trav Agent 22 Fifth Ave Chicago Ill.
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Pacific Coast
Chicago
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
Tacoma
Seattle
Victoria
Vancouver
Union Pacific
A. H. Wagener
Trav
Agt
Fifth Ave
Ill
Telling Time by the Porch and Ancient Crops
Ada Paterson explains sundials as the oldest timekeeping method with examples from Egypt, India, China, and ancient agricultural practices. She notes onions and garlic long used in Egypt and China and discusses how shadows on posts or mountains helped tell time before watches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Persia
Afghanistan
China
Ada Paterson
Pilgrim
What a Journalist In
A Memphis Scimitar quip frames a editor explaining journalism to his son. The editor defines a journalist as a man with a plug hat who borrows money from newspaper men, presented in a satirical family vignette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Scimitar
Moth Proof Confusion Sparks Shopper’s Frustration
An irate customer accuses a trunk dealer of faulty proofing after opening a trunk only to find moths infesting his belongings. The dealer defends the service, prompting a humorous exchange about what constitutes proper moth proofing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Browning
Edison Phonograph Brings Home Music And Memories
An Edison Phonograph is ideal for home amusement and entertainment. It offers music for those with few other means and lets owners record voices, including children, to preserve memories. It promises to reproduce laughter, singing, recitation, and any kind of music from gatherings at home.
Dr King's New Discovery Praised by Talladega Man
J W McKinnon of Talladega Springs Alabama credits Dr King's New Discovery with curing pneumonia after two doctors failed. He reports relief after first dose and full recovery after one bottle. Advertisement touts cures for sore throat bronchitis coughs and colds with trial bottle offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phewmont
C. E. Nobel Drug Store
Foley's Honey and Tar No Substitutes For Best Relief
The Original Foley & Co Chicago offers Foley's Honey and Tar as a trusted throat and lung remedy. Due to its great merit many imitations appear but only Foley's provides genuine relief with mild laxative action, no opiates, and safety for children. Address C. E. Nobes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley & Co
Chicago
Foley
C. E. Nobes
Paracamph Promised To Cure Rheumatic Ailments
An advertisement promotes Paracamph as a modern scientific treatment for rheumatic swellings and neuralgic troubles. It claims direct skin penetration, reduction of swelling, and fever through perspiration, with a money back guarantee if no results are seen after use. Availability in 25 cent, 50 cent, and 1.00 dollar bottles. Louisville Kentucky company seal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Ky
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the National Fruit Grower
St. Joseph
Mich
Michigan Fruit Belt
Enterprise Sentinel
Hollister
Cr Dave Company
Madison
Wis
Samuel Steward
G. A. R. Flora
Indiana
Iana Express
Gouy
Ang Ai
Suan
J. A. Onwonarr
Ind
DR I. E. Blickenstafe
A. M. Ake
Wend, Ihd
C. E. Nobea
Hollisters Rocky Mountain
Harry Arnold
Boyd & Julien
Delphi
Albert A. Fiora
James H. Coplen
P. Flora
Amanda E. Shanks
William H. Yerkes
Jackson
Studebaker
Dr. Ait
New Discovery Onsumption Sa
Sas
Dr.Caldwell
R. H. Pritsler
Louis, Mo
Pepsin Syrup CO
Monticello
Edison Phonograph
Pert
Nobes’ Drug Store
Edison Records
Thedford
Chattanooga Pedistas Co
A. T. Bowen & CO
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