Kilmer’s Swamp Root Receives Endorsements by Texas Drug Stores
Druggists in Pilgrim and Bridgeport Texas report long trusted use of Kilmer’s Swamp Root with satisfied customers. Letters cite relief for back pain bladder stones rheumatism and other bladder kidney related issues. Sample bottle offer and booklet promotion urged by McCune Drug Co with paper mention.
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Dr. Kilmer
McCune Drug CO
N. E. McCune
Bridgeport
Texas
Glth
Dr. Kilme & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
College Men in War And The Toll On Education
The piece notes that World War I draws students and educated men into service. It cites Doctor Burrows of King’s College reporting English born regular men in college fell from 800 to about 100 during the war. The college has produced 512 officers for the army and navy and its scientific work centers on war related studies.
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Russia
France
Germany
Great Britain
England
Burrows
King's College
Fragrant Emollients For Skin Hair And Hands
Advertisement touts Cuticura as a fragrant creamy emollient for skin scalp hair and hands. Claims clear pimples blotches redness roughness and dandruff while easing chapping and soreness. Free sample by mail with Book. address postcard to Cuticura Dept. L Boston.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Winter Respiratory Illness Toll For Babies
Winter fatalities among infants from respiratory diseases rival summer deaths from intestinal illnesses, challenging the idea that summers are the only season with high infant sickness.
Wise is He Who Knows When Not to Be Patient
A concise aphorism notes the value of timely action and the wisdom in choosing impatience when circumstances demand swift decisions. It contrasts patience with decisive timing, suggesting prudence lies in restraint or urgency as context dictates.
Life in China Seen as Cheap and Cruel
The piece notes that in China human life is undervalued and rescue is rarely attempted. Capital punishment is widespread and carried out with practiced efficiency. Executions attract spectators in cities like Canton. The article describes methodical tortures such as slicing by inches to prolong death.
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China
Canton
It Always Worries a Contrary Woman to Have Her Own Way
A terse aphorism notes that a woman who insists on her own way is met with universal concern and resistance, reflecting social attitudes toward autonomy and disagreement.
Swelled Beads and Small Hats Ad Spark Vintage Humor
An old ad line promotes Red Cross Ball Blue with a humorous note that most men with swollen beads wear awfully small hats, implying a playful critique of fashion. The snippet reflects grocer advertising language and domestic life humor from period commerce pages.
Indiana State Park Fund Drive Aims County Clubs
The Indiana state park commission launches a campaign to raise funds in every county. It will form county committees and state park clubs to solicit subscriptions and public support, citing Turkey Run and McCormick's Creek as priorities and a need to protect dunes near Lake Michigan. Leo Rappaport urges citizen involvement and backing from state senators and representatives to create robust local organizations.
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Indianapolis
Indiana State Park Commission
Indiana
Lake Michigan
Turkey Run
McCormick's Creek Canyon
Leo Rappaport
Commission
Wabash County to Conduct Farm Management Survey
Wabash county will hold a second farm management survey from December 8 to 23. It will cover fifty previously recorded farms plus twenty six new ones between the city and Urbana. County Agent W A Place leads the effort with Purdue University staff Lynn Robertson and H E Stone assisting.
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Wabash
Wabash County
W. A. Place
Urbana
Lynn Robertson
H. E. Stone
Purdue University
Hammond Pioneer W. H. Gostlin Dies at 63
Hammond former state senator W. H. Gostlin aged 63 died at his home from arteriosclerosis. He served as state senator from 1892 to 1897 and was Hammond postmaster for eight years and a thirty-second degree Mason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond
W. H. Gostlin
Gostlin
Hartford City petition to suspend Thomas sentence rejected
A petition signed by 731 residents of Hartford City and county asking Judge Eichhorn to suspend Albert Thomas's sentence for the May 28 killing of Geraldine Stout was rejected. Eichhorn presided, and the sentence of two to twenty-one years has been passed on Thomas.
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Hartford City
Eichhorn
Albert Thomas
Geraldine Stout
Thomas
Health official inspects Bluffton well over typhoid row
Indianapolis John C. Diggs of the sanitary engineering department of the state board of health is in Bluffton to inspect the city well at the center of a typhoid epidemic controversy. He will be lowered into the well to take seepage samples from the sides.
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Indianapolis
John C. Diggs
Sanitary Engineering Department
State Board of Health
Bluffton
Christmas Funds of 14000 Drawn by Garrett Residents
The people of Garrett will draw 14000 from the Garrett Savings Loan and Trust company as their Christmas fund on about December 15. The fund is larger than last year and many have started saving for next year. A seven year old boy, son of George Dedford, was seriously burned when quarry powder exploded while boys were playing with it in Bedford at Oolitic.
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Tmas
Garrett
Garrett Savings Loan & Trust Company
Bedford
Oolitic
George Dedford
Sullivan Rebuffs Pan-American Motors Factory Bid
Sullivan Chamber of Commerce rejects Pan-American Motors Company plan to build a factory in Sullivan and sell $100,000 worth of stock. The decision halts the proposed investment and factory project in the city.
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Sullivan
Chamber of Commerce
Pan-American Motors Company
Auburn Plans Community Xmas Tree For 2000 Baskets
Auburn outlines a plan for another community Christmas tree in the city courtyard. Over 2,000 baskets will be given away at the tree, signaling a return of last year’s event.
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Auburn
Will Hold Farmers Institute In Shirley
The Brown township annual farmers institute will be held at Shirley on January 4 and 5. Instructors include Oliver Kline of Huntington and Mrs. John Walker of Indianapolis.
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Farmers Institute
Greenfield
Farmers’ Institute
Brown Township
Shirley
Oliver Kline
Huntington
John Walker
Indianapolis
Evansville Mayor Pro Poses Municipal Market
Evansville Mayor Benjamin Bosse proposes a municipal wholesale market to sell food at near cost plus a small profit. He plans to buy potatoes and cabbage in carload lots and sell directly to residents, with coal price safeguards and police and fire department assistance.
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Evansville
Benjamin Bosse
Bosse
Evamsville
Name changes of Indiana companies filed with secretary of state
Articles of incorporation lists Crow Motor Company of Elkhart renaming to Crow Elkhart Motor Company. Indiana Springs Company of Warren county renaming to Mudlavia Springs Company. Mecca Realty Company of Indianapolis with 150000 capital lists real estate and directors Charles Krauss J J Giesen Henry Lohrmann. Wright Auto Company of Lynn with 15000 capital lists automobiles and directors C R Carter E J Hinshaw Frank Turner.
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Crow Motor Company
Elkhart
Crow-Elkhart Motor Company
Indiana Springs Company
Warren County
Mecca Realty Company
Indianapolis
Capital
Charles Krauss
J. J. Giesen
Henry Lohrmann
Wright Auto Company
Lynn
C. R. Carter
E. J. Hinshaw
Frank Turner
Hoosier Notes and Local News Highlights
Garrett mayor buys 50 worth anti toxin from Rockefeller Institute to aid diphtheria relief and sell at cost to the poor. In Shelbyville, fiftieth wedding anniversary marks ceremony repeated by John and Mary Bright. Kokomo pastor James A Sprague resigns to enter Jacksonville Florida real estate. Brooklyn fire destroys barns and houses from matches. Newcastle to distribute 53000 Christmas savings checks by Central Trust. Rushville church debt wiped out at Milroy dedication. Rochester Eagles kill 650 rabbits for Thanksgiving banquet. Peru Converse Miami County receives 39000 from Carnegie Library commission.
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Garrett
J. A. Clevenger
Rockefeller Institute
Shelbyville
John Bright
Squire Pleak
Kokomo
James A. Sprague
Main Street
M. E
Jacksonville
Pla
Brooklyn
Rushville
New Christian Church
Milroy
Rochester
Eagles Lodge
Peru
Converse
Miami County
Carnegie Library Commission
Just Fine Exclaimed by Giggling Station Girls
In a station scene the girls greet each other with the chorus Just fine as they discuss weather and a friend Marie who is married and described as just fine. The chatter is light and playful with several repetitions of the phrase just fine.
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Marie
The Professor's Statement on Kidney Pills
Prof Aug F W Schmitz of Thomas Oklahoma says he suffered backache for 25 years and Bright's Disease. After using two boxes of Dodds Kidney Pills relief came and pain left after three boxes more. He reports no trouble since and recommends the remedy. Dodd's Kidney Pills cost 50 cents per box or may be obtained from Dodds Medicine Co Buffalo NY.
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Aug
F. W. Schmitz
Thomas
Okla
Bright
Dodd
Prof. Schmitz
Tack
Dodd's Medicine Co
Buffalo
Timid Admirer Proposes Engagement Tomorrow
A shy suitor asks Miss Ella if she will be engaged tomorrow while the hopeful maiden weighs the offer, saying she may say yes if someone musters courage to pop the question.
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Ella
The Greatest Satisfaction in Life from Good Work
A reflective maxim on finding life’s meaning through the knowledge that one has performed good work. It emphasizes personal virtue, duty, and the enduring value of contributing honorably to society.
Bodily Housekeeping And Hydration Advice
Dr. V M Pierce outlines that drinking water with meals aids digestion and overall health. He cites X ray based research and scientists’ observations, recommends Anuric tablets for kidney issues and rheumatic pain, and urges plenty of pure water daily with occasional Anuric for longevity, noting Anuric dissolves uric acid.
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Cannon
Grutzner
Pavlov
Fowler
Hawk
Lithia
Noisy Volunteers Mock Officer on Train
A small crowd of young volunteers on a station platform teased a smart officer from the Regulars as they waited for a train. The officer quipped that children in arms never require tickets, then the train moved off before a reply could be given.
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London
Election Prophecy Persists Despite Count
Senator Sorghum declines to explain the final tally and says he will continue predicting outcomes until the official count concludes. He frames timing as premature and sticks to prophesying despite ongoing vote tallies.
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Senator Sorghum
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A. Suskind & CO
W. 27Th St
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Winnepect City Wells
James E. Watson
U. S
New Indiana
Hoosier Notes
Newcastle
Central Trust and Savings Company
Castoria
V. M. Pierce, M. D
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Mair Baceane
Poe Cole Wad
Watson E. Coleman
Washin D.C
W.N. U
Fort Wayne
Ohio News
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Gus. Rambacher
Southern Hotel
Pierce
Golden Medical
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