Despondent wife of Mishawaka ends life in gas
Mrs May Kizer aged 40 commits suicide at her Mishawaka home by inhaling gas amid reports of ill health. The incident appears in a lengthy Indiana news roundup detailing various local events, oddities, crimes, accidents, and notable occurrences across towns.
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Mishawaka
Ollie Craven
Bluffton
Board of State Charities
Auburn
Archie Lockhart
Fort Wayne
Congress Debates Postal Savings Bill and District Government Change
Senate hours long as Burkitt argues for postal savings bill while discussing a District of Columbia reform to replace a three member board with a single executive. House adjourns for Christmas holidays after voting on a protest over presidential claims. Progress notes include war claims, minor legislation and a later Jan 4, 1909 adjournment. Medical grafting advances from Rockefeller Institute reported by Dr Carrel at Philadelphia meeting.
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Nebraska
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California
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New York
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Philadelphia
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Rockefeller Institute of
Lockjaw Sensations Described By St Louis Doctor
Dr. F. W. Grandmean of St. Louis describes his bout with lockjaw after a knee injury from a street car fall. He notes fever and neck stiffness a week after the accident, spasms and jaw tightening, and how antitoxin serum cured him after a fluid ounce injection, with a victory to tell.
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F. W. Grandmean
St. Louis
Post Card Industry Faces Depression Amid Oversupply
The piece discusses downturns in the post card market due to over-production and speculation. It notes widespread use of souvenir cards expanding industry reach, with the United States importing over $6,000,000 worth of German post cards in one year.
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Terre Haute
Ossian
United States
Germany
Diverse 1908 News Snippets Span War Talks and Records
In Hawaii a record pineapple crop for 1908 is noted while US warships compare favorably to world powers. Reports from Mexico City on Cecil Rhodes relative figures, and university president Cyrus Northrop to retire after 25 years. A private in Carl Herbster ends life on a transport deck near Golden Gate. A Milwaukee St. Paul tunnel bore in Montana sets a world tunneling record of 781 feet in November.
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Cecil Rhodes
Mexico City
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University of Minnesota
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Port Said
Japan
China
Bermn
Carl Herbster
Arps
Tansport Thomas
Golden Gate
Milwaukee
St Yaal
Coeur d'Alene
Montana
Perfect Cure by Cuticura Clears Baby Eczema
A mother describes persistent infant eczema on her six month old daughter’s face. After failed treatments from two doctors and expenditures of 20 to 30 dollars, she used Cuticura Remedies and reports the rash vanished by the next morning with full recovery. Mrs. P. E. Gumbin, Sheldon, Iowa, July 13, 1908. Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. sole proprietors.
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Sheldon
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Buston
Asbestos in Wyoming Heralds New Mineral Era
E. and Nimium of Wyoming tells the Washington Herald that large asbestos deposits found in Natrona County mark a potential U S lead in mineral resources. The Gaspar Mountain vein is described as extensive and unusually wide, with prices from 50 to 500 per ton and growing demand for fireproof and electric applications. The Geological surveys are aiding development.
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Wyoming
Washington Herald
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Natrona County
North America
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Canada
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Hall's Catarrh Cure and Other Remedies Advertised
A collage of medical ad copy promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy for catarrh, plus Allen's Foot-Ease for foot comfort and a call to avoid substitutes. It includes testimonials requests, pricing, and a humor column exchange about writing.
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J. Cheney & CO
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le Roy
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Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days by Pazo Ointment
Pazo Ointment promises to cure itching bleeding prolapsed or blind piles in six to fourteen days or a full refund. The claim targets sufferers seeking relief with a money back guarantee.
Plots and Pasts: Quips on Pavement and Theatre Ghosts
A quirky editorial mix recalls a debate over street paving along with a London stage anecdote. Sir Henry Irving’s Macbeth banquet fright is interrupted by a cockney spectator who proclaims the ghost banished, humorously easing the tension.
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Start the New Year Right Clean Inside and Out
An advice note urges readers to purify the body after holiday excess and promotes Cascarets as a gentle internal cleanse. It warns against winter overindulgence, constipation, and health decline, and suggests a routine of Cascarets to maintain regular digestion and energy.
Duty Free Religion Joke Attributed To Bishop Brooks
A humorous anecdote credits the late Bishop Phillips Brooks with a quip about importing a new religion to the United States. When warned it might face customs hurdles abroad, he replied that a popular religion would bear no duties, implying easy entry.
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United States
Brooka
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