Local News Highlights From Whitley and Nearby Towns
News items report visits and residences in Whitley, Wallen, and Fort Wayne areas. Notes on weddings, health, and public works include Ellison guiding Minnie Merriman’s funeral escort, Miss Ada Bellamy joining Louis Wolf & Co., and a Whitley County company D observers’ anniversary. Water shortages near Bucyrus crestline threaten fire protection. Le Sseville station to supply engines.
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Bhetby
Ohio
Fies’ Society
Salem
Miller
Wallen
Snd
Jwilies O'Connor
Eigth Ins Volunteer Infantry
New Haven
Jesse Adamos Post
Herbert Bell
Gath
Bell Ie
Harrington
Gige
Minnie
Ada Bellamy
Louis Wolf & Co
New York
F.C. Snow
Lima
C. D. Tillo
Union
Snow
Lims Advocate
Hugh McLetchie
Elizabeth Smith
McLetchie
Board of Health
Columbia City
Churubusce
Fort Wayne
Pittsburg
Bucyrus
Crestline
Sandusky
William Briler
Railway Company
Lesseville
Bucycus
Runaway Located and Police Notes in City
Runaway husband C. B. Armstrong sends a telegram from South Chicago to his wife at Rapdall hotel to wait and wire money, but she leaves for home. A saloon case ends with license issuance and dismissal. A stolen bicycle ring leads to recovery and return to Lagrange. Texarkana editor endorses Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy with 25 and 50 cent bottles. Miss Alleman visits Bloomingdale guest Miss Archer.
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Armstrong
Rapdall
South Chicago
Lake Erie and
Western Road
Gassell
Thomas Batie
the Graphic
Texarkana
Arkansas
Chamberlain
Druggista
The Busted Doorbell Fails Bowser Household Troubles
Mrs Bowser questions the doorbell and Mr Bowser vows repairs to save money. His tinkering with electric circuits causes a chaotic buzzing spree waking their son and forcing a dramatic collapse of order. The scene hints at looming divorce proceedings and alimony.
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Young Bowser
Mr. Bowser
Mrs. Bowser
Bowser
The Arizona Kicker Editor Faces Peril and Apology Week
The Arizona Kicker recounts a chaotic week when armed threats from Joe Davis and lawyer J. M. Wheaton forced public retracts and apologies. Editors clash with Postmaster, cowboys, and locals, plotting to regain prestige after a spree of gun threats and evasive incidents.
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Joe Davis
West
Plutarch
Old Joe
Old Plate
New
Towa
Mr. Wheaton
Castoria Advertisement Slogan Repeats Through Generations
An advertisement recalls Castoria as a trusted remedy across stages from baby to child to adult. It highlights the product for infants, children, and even maternal use with a nostalgic refrain. The piece underscores enduring brand familiarity and family-use messaging.
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Castoria
Letter to a Dear One in Dying Love
A hotel reading room encounter with a wistful Black man who asks the writer to craft a letter to his beloved. He vows to die if she spurns him, and seeks a tender, lettered plea to win her hand and heart. The scene captures racial dynamics and melodramatic longing.
Letter Mixes Names In Planned Union
In a staged scheme a worker asks to alter a letter by swapping Miss Linda Brown for Miss Libby Jones to trick a cook and pursue marriage, claiming romance and a bond of wedlock before dinner. The dialogue reveals deception and a comical plot amid domestic chores.
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Linda Brown
Libby Jones
Village grocer juggles customers in quirky shop scene
Thad called for cheese and crackers while a grocer weighed items for a stream of customers. A woman interrupted, another followed, and he pivoted to serve them, finally returning to finish with the original shopper. The anecdote ends with the vendor declaring completion.
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Thad
Peculiar Town Figures in a Liquored Docket
In a sharp recounting, M. Quan details a string of town conspirators aiming to pressure Mrs Parsons, Mrs Rankin and Mrs Hooper with coercive favors and threats over lawsuits, mortgages, and cash holdings. He notes Mrs Taylor’s demand for tools and her volatile temper, while accusing a neighbor of collapsing a brawny scene with a rolling malasses flood.
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Parsons
Hooper
Becates
What Is a Dude A Cross Between Nobody and Nothing
Barimory Maryland August 22 General Master Workman Sovereign of the Knights of Labor told a large meeting that many are starving while the wealthy enjoy palaces and parks. He called the tramp a cross between poverty and crime and argued monopoly will threaten the republic.
Crump Nominated for Congress at Bay County Convention
In Bay City Michigan on August 22 Rouseau C Crump of West Bay City won the Republican nomination after ten ballots though no candidate had a majority. Crump led with 34 votes with Kelley French Hart and others splitting the field. The nomination is linked to American Protective Association support and signals a looming religious issue if Weadock is chosen by the Democrats.
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Bay City
Mich
Bay County
Rouseau C. Crump
Weat Bay City
Congress
Crump
Kelley
Alpena
French
Ogeman
Hart
Midland
Pittsford
N. Y
American Protective Association
Weadock
Carrington, Cooley
Wheeler
Elopers Tie Offbeat Nuptials In Jeffersonville Ceremony
William E. Minor and Miss Annie Singleton, both from Turner Station Ky, eloped to Jeffersonville and wed by Magistrate Keigwin. Ashley Kelley and Cleo Skinner acted as attendants, with mutual infatuation prompting an improvised wedding for Kelley and Skinner.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
William E. Minor
Annie Singleton
Turner Station
Keigwin
Ashley F. Kelley
New Castle
Cleo Skinner
Kelley
Miss Skinner
Mies Skinner
Turners
Expired patents on hog trap and cattle feeding device
The article describes an expired hog catching trap with a spring lever and treadle, plus a cattle feeding box design joining guard rails and crossboards for portable hay feeding. It also discusses Kaffir corn harvesting, weed control with discussion of Russian thistle, and related farm notes.
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Farm, Field and Fireside
White clover as best pasture and its hardier spread
The piece praises white clover as an ideal enduring pasture despite its short hay season. It notes clover seeds form throughout the season and can lie dormant in soil, sprouting with favorable conditions. It also spreads by trailing stems and rooting at joints, similar to a strawberry, ensuring persistent growth.
Fighting The Russian Thistle In Wisconsin Fields
The Wisconsin Experiment Station outlines August or early September plowing to destroy Russian thistle before seeding. If weeds remain, harrow before winter and burn stubble promptly after harvest. Use mowing to cut stubble or rake windrows for burning as a last resort to prevent seeding. some seeds may persist by late September.
Guaranteed Cure Promises Trial Money Back Dr King's Discovery
A Victorian advertisement touts Dr King's New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds with a money back guarantee if no benefit after a fair trial. It also promotes Electric Bitters for headaches and bowel relief and Bucklen's Amica Salve for skin conditions. Dreier & Bros. Drug Store markets all three remedies with prices.
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Dr. King
Dreier & Bro
Dreier & Bros
Bucklen’s
Amica Salve
John D White Bolts GOP Bid in Daxville Run
Independent candidate John D White, an ex congressman from Kentucky, bolts the Republican committee action in Daxville signaling a party split ahead of the election. He announces candidacy outside local offices as supporters rally.
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John PD
White Gat
Daxville
John D. White
Republican Committee
Independent Republican Candidate Appeals in Eleventh District
A candidate in the eleventh district declares himself an independent Republican in the primary race. The district is currently represented by Silas Adams, the Republican incumbent seeking reelection.
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Silas Adams
President Cleveland Returns to Washington After Visit
President Cleveland arrived in Washington at 8 30 pm from a short trip accompanied by Secretary Lamont and Dr O Reilly. A crowd gathered at the Pennsylvania railroad station as he entered, with Private Secretary Thurber guiding the party to the White House. Dr O Reilly rode with Lamont and the president appeared rested. Ossian News notes social calls from Fort Wayne and a Fort Wayne News editor’s guest.
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Cleveland
Washington
Lamont
New York
Dr. O'Reilly
Pennsylvania Railroad
Thurber
White House
The
Ossian News
John Houser
Fort Wayne
H. A. Rogers
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