Moon Cure Gone Wrong Leaves Bowser Missing After Midnight
In a comic tale, Mr Bowser seeks a moonlight remedy for nervousness after a doctor endorses a moonlit cure. He sits in the back yard as the full moon shines on him, then vanishes, sparking a rumor-filled search by neighbors and a coroner’s notice declaring him missing.
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Mr. Bowser
James Thompson
Hostler
John Clubem
Bowser
Annie Thompson
Annie
Niagara Falls
Tas
Mr. Newser
Tom Platt
Governor Odell
San Juan Hill
Weary Wille Baker
Lin
Mr. Rowser
Rowser
Dorid
M. Quad
Wheat Purchase Reported by San Francisco Examiner
San Francisco dated Sept 26 report agents of a Chicago grain house in the city buying western wheat for the eastern market. It is said that 300,000 bushels of wheat have been bought in Oregon and Washington.
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San Francisco
Chicago
Oregon
Waiter Delivers Two Whiskies After Sandwich Request
A humorous Boston Herald item recounts Tiow He Poxzted Mim’s boastful moment in a Chicago trip. A waiter returns with two whiskies and a beer, charging 40 cents. The scene prompts self deprecation about prior bravado and fear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tripune
Western wheat purchases boost eastern shipment demand
Eastern buyers have bought 8 600 000 bushels of wheat in Oregon and Washington, mostly in the latter, for shipment to the east by rail. The purchases reflect strong western demand and are aimed at supplying eastern markets.
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Oregon
Washington
No More Strong Drink And Bad Habits We Will Not
The verse advocates personal restraint against alcohol tobacco and profanity. It contrasts strong vows with the lure of wine beer rum whisky gins and cigarettes. It condemns cursing and taking the Lord’s name in vain, urging plain pure speech.
Thomas Jefferson raised to equal standards against vice
Tirzah Ann argues with Josiah Allen that boys and girls share the same moral boundaries. She recalls teaching Thomas Jefferson not to attend bad amusements or drink, insisting a boy’s temptations require same restraint as a girl’s and that both souls must answer for impurity.
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Josiah Allen
Aly
Thomas Jefferson
Josiah
Samantha
Jusiah Allen
Timah Ann
Thomas J
Tirzah Ano
Saya
Jefferson
Wen
Wynor
Tirzah Ann
Plymouth Rock
Thomas Jafferson
Grain Market Quotation Points to Limited Impact
A Chicago grain dealer says the current wheat movement cannot affect the Chicago market. He notes a short age back east for millers and claims Pacific coast purchases are only to meet urgent eastern millers' demand.
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Chicago
Pacific Coast
Reframing True Manliness As Duty And Virtue
A quotation from Samantha Allen defends manliness as duty driven virtue rather than outward trappings. It emphasizes bravery, helping the weak, and using one’s mind and soul well as the measure of character. The speaker argues purity and virtue are core traits, not gendered or outward appearances.
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God
Samantha Allen
Cigarettes Banned Aboard Training Ships At Portland
Longstanding naval rule bans cigarettes on training ships to protect young sailors. Despite repeated relaxations and shopkeeper protests, authorities restored limited out-of-bounds status for shops, with a warning that further infractions could force all 3,000 boys to leave Portland.
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Admiralty
Bome
Cecil Burney
Portland
Lnst
Burney
Capt. Burney
Jerram
Tuffnell
London Daily Mail
Temperance Brevities and Prohibition Reflections
A period notice notes a temperance speaker arguing saloon removal hurts business yet ends by praising restraint. It cites Mr Pearse on English-speaking restraint, Queen Alexandra offering oranges to Franz Vecsey, and a New Jersey saloonkeeper sued after a customer glass incident. The judge pins shared responsibility on saloons and drinkers, imposing fines.
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Pitteburg
Marke Guy Pearse
England
Canada
States
Franz Vecsey
Alexandra
Archduke Frederick
Austria
Franz
Bayonne
N. J
John Knaldy
Justce
Making Men Sober by Law Drunkards the Issue
The Pittsburg Christian Advocate argues law cannot sober men but can create drunkards by law. It asserts people are born sober and only the dramshop makes them drink, urging focus on the legal establishment of drinking rather than forcing sobriety.
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Pittsburg
Fort Wayne and Southwestern chief hints at rapid expansion
Col. L Nelson general manager of the Fort Wayne and Southwestern line visited here and stated that within a short time his company would advance its plans. He did not disclose specifics but indicated significant progress was expected soon.
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Wabash Plain Dealer
Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Plan Through Cars
A proposal would have the Fort Wayne and Southwestern furnish three cars and the Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley two to run through from Fort Wayne to Logansport in three hours. Each car would bypass here with the Wabash Valley cars going to Fort Wayne and the Southwestern to Logansport, while every other car runs through.
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Fort’ Wayne
Wabash Valley
Logansport
Fort Wayne
Nelson
Southwestern
Fry Family Reunion at Harvey Fry Farm in Monroe Township
A Fry family reunion gathered about eighty members on Sunday September 25 at Harvey Fry's Pleasant country home in Monroe Township. A noon orchard dinner followed by music and games filled the afternoon with a group photograph by Bradley of Mourna ville.
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Fry
Harvey Fry
Monroe Township
Goldie Heckler
Ethel Baker
Bradley
Mournaville
Fort Wayne Seeks 1905 Labor Convention Seat
Fort Wayne officials and labor groups urge the Indiana Federation of Labor to hold the 1905 convention in Fort Wayne. Delegates travel to Terre Haute to lobby, listing local union leaders and craftsmen among those attending the drive. A separate ad promotes Ely's Liquid Cream Balm for nasal relief.
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Berghoff
State Federation of Labor
Fort Wayne
H. Heann
Commercial Club
W. G. Wells
Theodore Outshall
B. Hayes
Charles Axt
Charles J. Owan
Charles J. Steiss
H. C. Holtje
John L.sler
Willamy Buttsfield
William A. Jackson
Isaac Thomas
Ely
Bly Brothers
Warren Street
New York
Archbishop of Canterbury Visits Washington Tomb
The archbishop of Canterbury toured Mount Vernon today as guest of General Corzier chief of ordnance to view the home and tomb of George Washington. The party included Sir Herbert Mortimer Durand the British ambassador Secretary of the Navy Morton J Pierpont Morgan and about twenty others.
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Washington
Archbishop of Canterbury
Mount Vernon
General Corzier
Ordnance
Sir Herbert Mortimer Durand
Morton
J. Pierpont Morgan
Japanese student to study American farming methods
Mr. Kudo, a young Japanese agricultural student from near Hiraosaka, arrives in the city to spend a year at Mondamin Meadows farm learning American farming methods. He plans to form classes to teach a Japanese wrestling method and expects to train in ju jitsu.
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Kudo
Hiraosaka
Japan
Mondamin Meadows
Roosevelt Signals Historic Move Toward World Arbitration
Washington reports President Roosevelt announced to Interparliamentary Union delegates that the world may send delegates to a second peace conference to supplement The Hague work. He will not wait for Japan and Russia peace to end and plans to seek nations’ views in six weeks on time and place, with a formal call likely early next year.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Interparlamentary Union
The
Hague
Cven
Japan
Russi
Department of State
Northern Indiana News And Gossip Items
E A Vail will establish a stave factory at Ossina. J C F Barkley of Muncie is nominated for congress by the populists in Highth district. C L Ballou of Lagrange is nominated for circuit judge by Democrats of Elkhart and Lagrange counties. Van Buren business district to be rebuilt after summer fires. Henry Sunderman, Huntington County pioneer, found dead in bed west of Huntington. M W Hoyt in Spector at Huntington arranging rural free delivery system. D H McDaniel of Merriam Noble nearly killed in runaway. expected to recover. J C Parnin Huntington claims chair Jefferson Davis sat in night before capture. Ire Gill of North Manchester politically ill from mysterious disease. flesh dropping from right leg bones.
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E. A. Vail
Ossina
J.C. F. Barkley
Muncie
Highth
C. L. Ballou
Lagrange
Elkhart
van Buren
Henry Sunderman
Huntington County
Huntington
M. W. Hoyt
Spector
H. McDaniel
Merriam
Noble County
J. C. Parniin
Jefferson Davis
Luxury on Tent-Field Gear and Odd Additions for Officers
A humorous Civil War era note details Maj Moss of the Twelfth New York advising field officers on extra equipment beyond standard kit. The list includes a canvas bed roll, rubber bath tub, comb, shaving gear, pen and notebook, and odd omissions like a distilling apparatus and leather couch, ending with a jab about how to defend a tent against the enemy.
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James A. Moss
Twelfth New York Regiment
Virginia
Army and Navy
Moss
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