Hall's Catarrh Cure and Various Household Remedies Ad in 19th Century Ad Spin
An assortment of old time patent medicine and household cure ads claims telegram style cures. Hall's Catarrh Cure offers a one hundred dollar reward for deafness cured, plus a 75 cent druggist sale. Other products include Mother Gray's Australian Leaf for women's ailments and Laxative Brom Quin ine claimed to cure a cold in one day.
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Hall
J. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Druggista
BE. W. Grove
Fragmented quote on game loss and insults in locker room talk
A coach complains about players tagged out early and a shooter insults him with derogatory language. The text references a white uniform sign and a housekeeper using a red and blue package, suggesting a chaotic locker room scene with unclear context.
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Shooter
Man With the Bulbous Nose Vows Bank Deposit Guarantee
A humorous exchange recalls a committee once serving notice on a bank president warning that if his bank failed they would “tarn and feather” him. The talk centers on guaranteeing bank deposits and the legitimacy of such assurances.
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George
The Magi and the Morning Star Poem by John Ward Stimson
Poem contrasts the Magi’s gifts with a newborn king in a hay cradle. It imagines stars as symbols of power wisdom wealth and beauty and questions which star to worship as crowds kneel before the child. The piece blends religious imagery with praise for genius and humanity.
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Earth
John Ward Stimson
Red Stockings and a Brass Watch Remembered
A couple recalls Christmas memories from forty years ago. Mrs. Reminiscent notes the joy of hanging stockings as a child and the thrill of a red stocking, a red cap toe shoe, and a brass wind-up watch that Stanislaus Blank stole, leading to reflections on memory and old friendships.
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Mrs. Reminiscent
Mrs. R
Mr. Reminiscent
John
Reminiscent
Hin
Stanislaus Blank
Mince Pie Boxes With Parrafin Paper Caramel Cubes
Instructions describe curing a confection by wax papering small caramel sized cubes and packing in a fancy box with a label Mince Pie on the exterior. The directions mention using paraffin paper and cutting into cube shapes before packaging.
New Year Thoughts on Duty and Hope
A collection of moral maxims by Beecher Gounod Gannett Brooks Shakespeare and others urging steadfast duty hope and cheerful belief in one's time and place. The piece notes New Year customs of visiting and exchanging cards with Chinese examples explaining the long tradition and significance of visiting cards.
Misunderstanding Over Christmas Decorations Causes Tense Talk
A judge notes a misunderstanding where one party tried to discuss Christmas decorations with Jenks. He thought the topic referred to black eyes from a recent dispute with a mutual friend, causing tense exchange and silence.
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Jenks
Within You The King Of God Christmas Message
The fragment references a Christmas theme urging Christ-life in every heart as central to Jesus teaching that the kingdom of God is within. It emphasizes inner spiritual work rather than external symbols.
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Jesus
King
God
Christmas Every Day Inspires Reader’s Hope
Fragment mentions a man’s influence and a desire to start a new Christmas every day, with quoted lines referencing Human nature and a sports-like struggle over what was taken away. It includes a Detroit Press citation and a 61 quote.
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Detroit Press
J. R. Miller
Christman Confectionery Candy Recipes From Old Guide
A historical confectionery guide lists Chocolate Fudge One quart sugar milk butter a Tucker chocolate cake boil nine minutes then vanilla and stir to a creamy texture. Also Nutty Taffy Peppermint and Mince Pie Candy describe sugar syrups stages and additions, with stage notes on cooling and shaping.
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Christman
Mister Mistimed Mistletoe Mix Up
Ted seeks Dolly under the mistletoe but finds Miss Autumn instead. Ned notes the mix up as a wrong girl in the right place in this playful exchange with a judge’s quip.
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Ted
Dolly
Autumn
Ned
Backward Look On Christmas and Selfish Gifts
A fragment reflects on Christmas as a happier time when a stern parent allows a child to reminisce about dashing for the chimney piece. The reader confesses a tasseled sentiment about gifts, noting no need to seek presents for the soul since they were bought last July.
Christie at the Boarding House
A dialogue scene unfolds with Mrs. Eaton and Orville Skinnie as they discuss a large piece of meat and a wishbone moment, highlighting a humorous exchange about fortune and appetite.
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Mrs. Eaton House
Contractor repays bounty claim after forty years
C Vail of Colby Kansas sent a draft for 11 90 to Laporte County Circuit Court clerk George Link. He says he collected a bounty wrongly as a boy from Laporte county forty years ago and offers restitution, noting his eternal welfare is at stake. The draft was credited to the bounty fund as conscience money.
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C. Vail
Colby
Kan
George Link
Laporte County
Butcher Recovers Lost Purse With Unexpected Gain
Columbus butcher Alonzo Fulp misplaced a pocket purse containing $82 and papers. He found the purse in a furrow in Bartholomew county, counting $48 inside the next day. He notes $15 appeared to have grown in eight hours, while the source of the rest remains unclear.
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Alonzo Fulp
Columbus
Bartholomew County
Mrs Belle Gunness Sightings Reported in Letter
Ira Marsh of Oglesby Illinois writes Sheriff Smutzer that he found Mrs Belle Gunness and Jennie Olson foster daughter and a claimed victim. He will produce her if reward money is paid. Gunness arrived in Oglesby last May and joined a man believed to be the companion who accompanied the pair to the Gunness farm on July 9.
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Ira Marsh
Ogiesby
Smutzer
Laporte
Belle Gunness
Jennie Qison
Husband shoots Dwyer after laying trap for wife at Swiss City
William Good, proprietor of the Good Hotel at Swiss City, returned from a journey and discovered a young railroad man named Dwyer with his wife. The enraged husband drew a revolver and fired four shots, killing Dwyer instantly. Mrs Good says she was in Dwyer's room as housekeeper and that her husband had no just cause for suspicion.
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Wiliam Good
Good
Swiss City
Dwyer
Runaway After Harness Cut Injures Teen in Owensville
Joseph Totten, 19, of Prineton, was badly hurt in an Owensville runaway after vandals cut his horse harness while he visited Miss Alta Montgomery. The horse bolted when the harness failed, Totten was dragged and suffered three broken ribs and internal injuries. The assailants who cut the harness were not identified.
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Joseph Totten
Princeton
Owensville
Totten
Alta Montgomery
Lucas convicted in Noblesville assault case with intent to kill
Andrew Lucas was found guilty by a jury in Noblesville of assault and battery with intent to kill and faces a two to fourteen year term in the Michigan City prison. A few weeks earlierHenry Hizer accused him of wrecking his home. Lucas threw a brick, striking Hizer, leaving him blind and mentally affected.
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Andrew Lucas
Noblesville
Michigan City
Henry Hizer
Lucas
Hiizer
Hiver
Despondent man shoots self in Peru
Harry Geeting 20 despondent man killed himself in Peru. Other items include a pair of Venezuelan white faced ring tail monkeys in White county, a Warrick county barn destroyed by night riders with $3 000 tobacco loss, J Smith Talley coal operator dies of dropsy in Terre Haute who had led the Indiana Operators Association for fifteen years and left a widow and four children, a man finds two pearls while dining in Evansville selling one for 300, a Hartford City bachelor survives a lightning strike, Rev Mr Rawee of New Zealand advises Goshen men to tattoo wives as anti divorce measure, James Scott jailed in Crawfordsville tries to escape with a sawed lock and spike.
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George Andrews
White County
Venezuela
W. H. Gossar
Warrick County
J. Smith Talley
Terre Haute
Wilmington
Del
Indiana Operators’ Association
Evansville
Albert Brizius
Wilson Todd
Hartford City
Sad Plight of TRXVALID After Inflammatory Rheumatism
A reader recalls severe inflammatory rheumatism four years earlier with skin peeling hair loss and back bed sores. Cuticura products helped bed sores quickly and hair shine returned. testimonial from Mrs Lavina J Henderson of Stamford Conn dated March 12 1907.
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Lavina J. Henderson
Broad St
Stamford
Conn
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