Floods spur Indiana farmers to plow by day and reap by moon
Rural Indiana scene shows Southern farmers plowing in daylight and planting corn while harvesting wheat by moonlight after May floods. Reports detail dozens of local accidents and deaths, including a boy crushed by a dough mixer, a child scalded to death, a house fire in Albany, and a series of court actions and injuries across Brazil, Evansville, New Albany, and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Twelfth Avenue Baptist
Evansville
J. R. Edwards
Burdette
John Grimes
Oakland City
Union Grain and Coal Company
Anderson
John Ring
Alexandria
Indiana Union Traction
West Alexandria
Orestes
Madison Circuit Court
Ring
George Harwood
Krell-French Piano Company
Newcastle
Harwood
Princeton
Stella Ballard
Hillham
Dubois County
William R. Fuller
Political campaign pageantry from Tippecanoe to Lincoln
The piece recounts the 1840 Whig surge behind Tippecanoe and the use of unit rules to defeat Clay, then traces 1860 convention cheer dynamics for Lincoln, Seward, and the Wigwam, noting dramatic shouts, parades, and the roof-rupturing cannon salutes. It frames party theater as a recurring feature of American elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aks
William Henry Harrigan
Tiptoe
John Hanks
Abraham Lincoln
Chicago
Lincoln
Harrison
Jackson
Seward
Cuban Itch Healed by Cuticura Remedies
A mother testifies that Cuban Itch sores on her infant were cured in two weeks using Cuticura Soap and Ointment at a cost of 75 cents. The boy, now five, slept after treatment and fully recovered, with the family praising the remedies' life-saving effect. May 17, 1906 Union City Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union City
Branch Co
Mich
Grape-Nuts praised for balanced nourishment by user letters
A testimonial letter extols Grape-Nuts with milk and cream as a balanced food supporting brain and nerve health across ages from infant to elderly. It cites improved memory, weight stability, and family adoption, noting a slogan and promotional claims from the Postum Co. including The Road to Wellville reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Rockefeller plans orangery at Pocantico Hills estate
The report notes plans for an orangery on the Pocantico Hills estate. Other items include Rhode Island mill schedules, a California sewage dispute, and political and social notes from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocantico Hills
J. & P. Coats Company, Limited
Rhode Island
Ocean Park
California
John D. Rockefeller
de Leon
Socialist Party
New York City
War Department
Society of American Magicians
New York
Harry Kellar
District of Columbia
Denver West
Washington
Mystic Workers of the World
St. Paul
James Flood
Montague
A. P. Camden
Pinkham Family Vacation Tour Opens Europe Sojourn
Mrs Pinkham of the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass sails for Naples on May 20 with her son Arthur and younger relatives for a three months tour of Europe and a long vacation. The note also recalls a light joke about a boy’s patriotism and an ad for Allen's Foot Ease shoe powder.
Make Lemon Chocolate and Custard Pies with OUR PIE
Easy instructions to order OUR PIE from grocers or source a supplier. Packaged by D-Zerta Food Co. Rochester NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D-Zerta Food Co
Rochester
N. Y
Nervous Disease Cure and Medical Advertisements
An assortment of medical claims and product pitches appears, including Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer, Pettit's Eye Salve, Red Cross Ball Blue, and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup, with references to Philly addresses and generic health statements. Also notes on Berlin street noises and mining life, plus curious facts about eggs and silk worms.
Sawbuck Rule for Constipation With Cascarets
A promotional notice touts Sawbuck and Cascarets as a natural bowel regimen. It claims two hours of sawing wood or a ten mile walk keep bowels regular, while Cascarets offer artificial exercise without purging or stomach upset. Druggists sell ten cent boxes for pocket use.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Sallie French
Pancannla
Ind
Ter
Mrs. Pinkham
Kde
I Products
Libby
Regiues
Western
Canada
Saskatchewan
Alberta
W. D. Scott
Ottawa
W. H. Rogers
Traction-Terminal
Indianapolis
H. WM. Williams
Law Building
Toledo
Ohio
Carters
Acrose
Review OF Indiana
Robert Boskill
Robert Neal
Brazil
George Lowe
Fred Lowe
Hartford City
Walter Pixley
Albany
James Henley Carpenter
Corydon
Louisville
Perry Shaffer
Louisville Infirmary
Thomas Dodge
New Albany
Eli Craybill
J. D. Reynolds
Northern Indiana Interdenominational Association
Wabash
John Collins
Greenfield
Claude H. Barnhill
Luther Brunton
Morocco
Abraham Israel
Cornelia Meier
C. V. Degarme
Thomas Thompson
Montana
William Thompson
William F. Craft
Boonville
Kosciusko County
Allen Moore
John Brown
Fairview
Charles Stewart
Newport
Eck & Eck
Flatrock
Greensburg
Frank Gruel
Hobart
N. P. Isaacson
Isaacson
Gruel
R. S. Jackson
Lawrenceburg
Isaac Liddle
Roy Revis
Frankfort
Elma
Lewis Blankenship
Columbus
John Sheets
Madison
Thomas Gibbs
Grover Gentrup
Parish
Calcutta
Tippecanoe
Tip
Iherenis
Henry Clay
Polk
Bryan
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Maryland
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Oklahoma
Taft
Arily
Electoral College
Hampshire
Jersey
York
Rth
Dakota
Ode Island
South Dakota
Ashingtom
West, Virginia
Wisconsin
Olning
Ai Asia
Doeam US
Diop
Vm Sata
Lego
FacSime Signature of
Castoria
What Is
Foman
Germany
Chicago Inter Ocean
Blippincott
Lippincott’s Magazine
East Washington Square
Philadelphia
Penna
Johnny
Louisville ’ Courier-Journal
Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
Mr. Hightower
Monue
Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo, N. Y
Berlin
St. Gothard
United States
Europe
Sterling Remedy Company
CCC
THE
Paxton Toilet CO
Boston
Mass
Serra
Www
N. U
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