Remarkable case of Mrs Ham at Shamrock Mo
Mrs Josie Ham describes severe health debility including falling inflammation and nerve weakness before using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier. She credits the treatment with restoring sleep energy and wellbeing and returning happiness to her home. She lists address in Missouri and offers to receive special advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Shamrock, Mo
Lydia E. Pinkham
Josie Ham
Box
Missouri
New York Telephone Directory Reaches 600000 Copies
Ad notes the New York telephone directory edition has surpassed six hundred thousand copies and promotes Red Cross Ball Blue for wash day comfort with a general grocery advertisement.
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New York Telephone Directory
Red Cross
All Good
Puck Poem Fragment Appeals to Passers-by
A fragmentary verse by Puck addresses a beggar and passerby with archaic exclamations and requests mercy, hinting at a playful or satirical scene in a historical text. The tone blends whimsy and street appeal.
Allen's Foot-Ease Sold to Troops for Quick Relief
Over 100000 packages of Allen's Foot-Ease sold to German and Allied troops for instant relief of corns and swelling feet. The subseptic powder is shaken into shoes to ease aching feet and aid walking. Vertrieb today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Don
Animal Disease Toll Hits Big Losses Across Livestock
The year saw 57 million animals inspected with 533 thousand infected by tuberculosis hog cholera and cattle tick inflicted enormous costs ranging from 100 to 150 million dollars on producers in a single year.
Survivors Review Rowing Skills of Sailors in War-Era Ships
A survivor from a torpedoed ship says no one could row, none had prior boat experience but can learn. The London Chronicle notes mercantile mariners have few boat handling or swimming skills, with many unable to swim and only a handful capable of staying afloat unaided.
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Oone
Mercantile Marine
Wealthy Pike County Man Faces Out of Court Settles
Washington reports a $25 000 breach of marriage contract suit by Miss Jennie M Knox against Henry Cassidy, once considered Pike County’s wealthiest man, will be dismissed in Pike circuit court. Knox alleges fourteen years of companionship and plans rooted in marriage including farm work and church membership prior to Cassidy’s May 9 denial.
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Washington
Jennie M. Knox
Henry Cassidy
Pike County
Pike
Miss Knox
Mr. Cassidy
W. A. Jochum
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Amiel Turk
Daviess
Cassidy
Pursuit of Imposer Ends With Gardens Destroyed in Princeton
A mob chased a man making a door to door appeal to raise funds to bury a sister. Police pursued him as the crowd grew large and dogs joined. In the mud and backyards eleven gardens were trampled during his capture. The man had collected money, but the amount is not specified.
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Princeton
Kern to Speak at Good Roads Rally on July Fourth
Wayne County Good Roads association announces an old trails celebration for July 4 with Senator Kern likely delivering the principal address. in a letter he said he hopes to attend and send formal acceptance in a few days.
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Kern
Richmond
Wayne County Good Roads Association
Senator Kern
Runaway Auto Crashes Through Window in Lisbon Town
A. S. Boszor of Lisbon loses control as throttle sticks. The car lurches forward along main street, throws Boszor to the ground, scatters pedestrians, and plows into the plate glass window of W. A. DeVault’s grocery.
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Kendallville
A. S. Boszor
Lisbon
Boszor
W. A. DeVault
Body Found Hangs From Tree Near Peru Riverbank
A farmer plowing near the Wabash river three miles west of Peru found the body of Thomas Brown of Peru dangling from a tree. A note pinned to his trousers stated he was not guilty as charged by a young woman of the city. Brown, a single laborer about sixty five, was identified.
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Peru
Wabash River
Thomas Brown
Brown
Parole Violator Returned From West Visit
Jeffersonville Indiana reformatory superintendent D C Peyton returns from a two months west vacation with Roy Jarboe of Perry county an alleged parole violator and the only inmate known to have run away while on leave to visit sick relatives.
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Jeffersonville
D. C
Peyton
Indiana Reformatory
West
Roy Jarboe
Perry County
Twelfth Annual Indiana Typographical Union Conference
The twelfth semiannual conference of Indiana typographical unions will convene in Evansville on Sunday July 18 aboard the steamer D. A. Nesbit and its accompanying barge. A fish fry will follow the regular business session for delegates and visitors from across the state.
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Evansville
Indiana
D. A. Nesbit
Thomas Harper Dies After Heart Attack While Climbing Bank
Thomas Harper, 44, collapsed from a heart attack while ascending a steep embankment and fell into the river. He was found by his sons Oscar and Thomas in the water.
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Bicknell
Thomas Harper
Oscar
Thomas
Arnold Sentenced for Attack on Farmer's Wife
Franklin John Arnold twenty six faced charges for attacking the wife of a farmer near Francis Johnson County. A jury found him guilty and he received a prison term from two to twenty one years in the Indiana reformatory.
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Arnold
Franklin
John Arnold
Francis
Johnson County
Indiana Reformatory
Indiana Society Outing to Battle Ground June 26
The Indiana Society of Chicago will hold the Battle Ground outing on June 26 with over 500 visitors to Tippecanoe county. A special Monon train from Chicago will bring guests who will enjoy a luncheon and a staged Indian pageant on the battlefield. Speeches by Thomas R. Marshall Charles W. Fairbanks and Governor Samuel M. Ralston will follow at the battlefield monument. Indian tepees and ponies will enhance the scene before attendees move on to Lafayette for a dinner party.
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Lafayette
Indiana Society of Chicago
Battle Ground
Tippecanoe County
Chicago
Thomas R. Marshall
Charles W. Fairbanks
Samuel M. Ralston
Boy 14 Fails Glide Trial After Making Wings
Evansville boy John Mitchell aged fourteen built a girder and wings from a pattern in a boys book bought locally. He jumped from a stable limb to the ground aiming a glide but the wings collapsed. He sustained a broken left arm near the elbow and slight internal injuries.
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Evansville
John Mitchell
Mt. Vernon Road
Mitchell
Worthington dedicates new Christian church with local clergy
The Rev. Orville L Cook of Topeka Kansas dedicated Worthingtons new Christian church assisted by Rev. W B Morris and others. All town churches closed for the day to allow pastors and members to attend. The church cost 15000 dollars and is described as modern and convenient.
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Worthington
Orville L Cook
Topeka
Kas
New Christian Church
W. B. Morris
Worker Awarded 1500 in Lake Superior Court
Hammond George Wertzeberger of American Steel Foundries won a 1500 judgment after losing part of a finger at work. Juror awarded James Weltch 1000 for a broken cheek after he fell from a scaffold while employed by Henry Goebel of Whiting.
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Hammond
George Wertzeberger
American Steel Foundries Company
Lake Superior
James Weltch
Woltich
Henry Goebel
Six Feet Seven Inch Patrolman William Swayze Dies
Vincennes Indiana William Swayze a former member of the police department and one of the largest patrolmen in the state died of stomach cancer at his home He stood six feet seven inches tall weighed 255 pounds and was survived by his widow and several children
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Vincennes
William Swayze
Aloon
Swayze
Police Department
Counterfeit Five Dollar Bills Circulated Here
Police report recent circulation of counterfeit five dollar bills in Fort Wayne. The fakes look convincing at first glance but upon closer inspection the paper threads are poorly engraved and the Indian portrait is inaccurate.
Sixth District Republicans Plan Love Feast in Shelbyville
At a Republican county central committee meeting in Shelbyville the group scheduled a love feast for Sixth district Republicans in the city on Tuesday evening June 15. Enos Porter was appointed to confer with the state committee and secure a notable speaker.
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Shelbyville
Republican County Central Committee
Enos Porter
State Committee
Civil War Veteran John P. Leister Dies in Evansville
John P. Leister aged seventy a Civil War veteran died after a short illness in Evansville He was a member of Farragut post Grand Army of the Republic Survived by several children The body will be sent to Owensville Indiana for burial.
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Evansville
John P. Leister
Farragut Post
Grand Army of the Republic
Owensville
Ind
Postoffice Site Chosen From Three Bids
In Washington the postoffice department selected J M Riggs bid for a new postoffice site. Construction will start now to finish by July 1 when the old lease ends. In Merom United Christian College has new president Rev B Hershey of Farmer City replacing Rev Daniel Albright Long who resigned last fall. In Hartford City Emil Pohl’s letters to his daughter return with word she cannot depart the country until war ends.
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Simonsville
Tryphena McNeill
McNeill
Samuel
Postoffice
Sullivan
Postoffice Department
Washington
J. M. Riggs
Hershey Head Christian College
Merom
B. Hershey
Farmer City
United Christian College
Daniel Albright Long
Hartford City
Emil Pohl
Bartholomew County TB Deaths Revealed by Health Official
Dr James H Morrison Bartholomew County health commissioner shows 833 residents died of tuberculosis in the last fifteen years. The figures were made public to illustrate the toll of the disease locally.
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Columbus
Bartholomew County
James H. Morrison
American Labor Best Foreman Praises New York Plasterers
A German foreman in a Pullman car argues New York plasterers are the fastest craftsmen. He notes American workers excel, with locals training foreigners to speed up, but claims native New Yorkers still outperform outsiders in efficiency. He cites Detroit as a testing ground and stresses continual driving raises output.
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New York
Glasgow
America
Detroit
Chiropodists urged as khaki corps for British army
A London paper proposes chiropodists in uniform as a valued arm of the British forces inspired by a Lancashire regiment noted for long marches without losses. It cites foot health as key and recalls German boot faults at Mons while praising the National Society of Chiropodists clinic in London for free soldier care.
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London
Lancashire
Mons
National Society of Chiropodists
Resuscitation Machine Keeps Woman Alive One Hour Ten Minutes
A safety and sanitation exposition scene in New York demonstrated a mechanical respiration system used by the U.S. government in mine rescue. A young woman wore a breathing mask connected to a hand-operated lung apparatus and was submerged in a glass-front tank for over an hour, without any self breathing.
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United States
New York
United States Bureau of Mines
Making Flags of Wool In Navy Tests Cotton Flags
A new method of carding and weaving American cotton is tested on two revenue cutters. Inventors believe cotton flags will outperform imported wool flags, showing less fraying and greater durability at sea.
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Revenue
Western Canada seeding finishes as farmers expand crops
The spring seeding in Western Canada finished by early May with oats barley and wheat nearly completed by April. Farmers shift to breaking and summer fallow while a growing number turn to cattle and fodder crops including corn alfalfa and pasture improvements across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Government lands railway lands and company lands attract settlers seeking largerholdings and farm opportunities amid rising interest.
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Illinois
Iowa
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
West
Western Canada
Dominion of Canada
Dinner Dilemma Puzzles a Host in Farm Life
A humorous quip from Farm Life presents a choice between two dinner invitations. One invites a household with a young lady recently returned from a piano conservatory, the other hosts a five year old boy known for many recitations. The speaker asks which invitation to refuse, not which to accept.
Castoria and Eye Remedy Ads Highlight 1930s Bottles and Cigarette Rise
An old newspaper fragment promotes Castoria as a safe infant remedy and Marine Eye Remedy for eye issues. It notes doctors or druggists endorse both products. The snippet also mentions a large increase in U S cigarette output by nearly 700 million dollars in the previous year.
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United States
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy touted by Indiana residents
A paragraph extols Mayr's Wonderful Remedy as safe and quick relief for stomach liver and intestinal issues with two Indiana user testimonials. Charles Inman praises full recovery after three weeks and Walter Spray reports no bad spells after starting treatment. The ad promises permanent results and a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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Indiana
Mayr
Charles Inman
East Chestnut St
Hartford City
Ind
Fort Wayne
Walter
South Second St
Frankfort
Cheerful Rogues and Contrasts in Human Nature
A brief note contrasts sunny dispositions with shady character in men. The dialogue sketches a humorous observation on personalities.
Most Important Canal Debate Across Views
The exchange compares the Panama canal with alternatives as Dix contends the alimentary is most vital, while Bix argues carrying capacity and global trade underscore Panama. The brief dialogue highlights differing views on strategic infrastructure and world impact.
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Panama
Bix
Dix
Alimentary
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