Township Trustees Public Notices
Madison Jones trust and Madison Jones STROUBE L STR three hours weekly. Ernest Kivett states he will attend at his Mill Creek residence Wednesdays and Saturdays to transact office business. Jackson Township trustee Benjamin Walls will be at his office every Friday. Oliver Stringer will be at his residence Tuesdays and Saturdays for office matters. Marion Township notices indicate residence in Marion Friday and Tuesday at Fillmore for trustee duties.
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Madison Township
Madison Jones Stroubel
Mill Creek Township
Ernest Kivett
Jackson Township
Benjamin Walls
Ree
Oliver Stringer
Monroe Township
Bainbridge
D. E. Etcheson
Floyd Township
Fred Todd
Marion Township
Marion
Fillmore
HNES STEVENS DRUGGISTS PROMOTE Adier-4-ka
The Jones Stevens druggists advise a simple buckthorn bark mixture named Adier-4-ka for stomach and bowel trouble. They claim one dose relieves gas and constipation instantly, promoting quick action.
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Jones-Stevens
How to Bankrupt Doctors
A New York physician warns that women in thin shoes and stockings would bankrupt doctors if illnesses were ignored. The ad promotes Champlain's Cough Remedy as highly effective for coughs and colds, claiming wide reputation and safety. Sold by all dealers.
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New York
Praise Indee d Tribute to Edwin Booth on Final Southern Tour
An anecdote from Edwin Booth's last Southern tour recounted to Dr. John H. Girdner describes a Kimball House encounter. Booth and Melone overheard two fishermen-like men praising the performance and declaiming the actor’s prowess with blunt dialect.
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Edwin Booth
Booth
John H. Girdner
Atlanta Ga
Mr. Booth
Mr. Malone
Kimball House
Cunnel
Madame
Cannel
Nigguh
The Captain's Little Joke
Lieutenant McClubbe is said to average 25 arrests a day in a humorous remark about his policing. The captain comments that he is a regular lightning arrester in a lighthearted exchange.
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McClubbe
A Tale of Probity and Puzzling Relief Station
A Boston Relief Station official questions an Irishman about his status and family, while the patient jokes about being at the pumping station. A New York physician’s patient falls ill during vacation and a hotel chambermaid’s gossip hints at impropriety, with a responding quip about the nurse.
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New York
Shure
Maggie
Vagrant Arrest Prompts Boisterous Response
A vaga bond aimed for shelter by getting arrested for vacancy. On the way to the lockup he grew overjoyed at the prospect and acted boisterously. A policeman warned him to keep quiet or be released.
Dialogue in a domestic quarrel over mobility and cars
Mrs Exe-Good-by laments husband not at home. Mrs Wye suggests a motor car to keep him closer, but Mrs Exe worries he would be out more. Mrs Dash er notes her husband bought a car and the doctor says he will be inactive for six weeks.
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Exe
Wye
Purist Answers a Plain Citizen on Persistent Colds
In a terse exchange the plain citizen asks about lasting colds and the purist replies that bad actions would yield the illness now, implying skepticism about lingering illness as a moral or practical matter.
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Plain Citizen
Volcano Fish At Toluca Crater Lake Defy Altitude Limits
Lake in Nevado volcano crater at 10 000 feet hosts a unique fish species not known elsewhere. Efforts to transplant them below high altitude fail. fish die despite pressure vessels. Local Indians believe divine placement keeps the volcano quiet. fish reach eight to twelve pounds and provide sport for anglers.
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Toluca
Mexico
Nevada
J. Hodgins
Geographical and Geological Societies of Canada
Crater
120 Pound Snake Kills Man in Arkansas Ouachita Hunt
A hunting party in the Ouachita River bottoms killed a 120 pound rattlesnake after it fatally bit a deaf man on the calf during a squirrel hunt. The venomous strike killed the man quickly. the snake’s skin and rattles were saved as evidence.
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Camden, Ark
Ouachita River
Arkansas
Woman Rescued After River Plunge Amid Slavery Claim
Nellie Shafer of Lima Ohio reported being pushed into the Rush street river by white slavers as she tried to board a steamer. Rescue by Michael Bunke led to hospital, where she produced a note demanding immediate rescue. Authorities in Chicago investigated her claim and her earlier alias Nellie Desco.
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Chicago
Nellie Shafer
Liberty Street
Lima
Rush Street
Michael Bunke
Iroquois
Winfield Shafer
Danville, NL
Benton Harbor
Mich
Heart displaced by accident in Brockton youth
In Brockton Massachusetts Henry Dickerman a 15 year old boy and sole support of his family had his heart displaced to the right side after being run over by an ice wagon. Surgeons report the heart may stay on the right side but the boy is expected to regain full strength in time.
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Boston City Hospital
Sor
Patrick O'Connor Sor
Brockton
Mass
Henry Dickerman
Dickerman
British Naval range finder aids ships gunfire
The British Naval Department adopts a new range finder to transmit range observations from the fighting top to all gun positions automatically. Lt Arthur Vyvyan oversaw design with R N electrical engineer Mr Newitt. Trials use successive shots to quickly determine the correct range, with automatic deflection and ship speed adjustments. It is in use at Whale Island cannery school and aboard a war vessel, with plans to extend service-wide.
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British Naval Department
Scientific American
Ljeutnant Arthur Vyvyan
Newitt
R. N
Whale Island
Queer Feats in Morocco and the Elysee Palace
A traveler recounts Moroccan festivals tied to the Mohammedan calendar, Ramadan, Aid el Kabeer, and the Moolud with vivid practices. The article shifts to the Elysee Palace in Paris, tracing its history from 1718 through various rulers, its transformations, and how presidents favored modest rooms over grand state spaces.
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Heaven
Aid el Kabeer
Ishmael
Isaac
Abraham
Moriah
Cadi
Morocco
Aisa
Mohammed bin A Ol Mequinez
Evake
Mihammedan
Honda
White House
France
Elysee Palace
Fauborg Saint-Honore
London
Iatler
Louis XV
Mme. de Pompacour
Louis XVI
Elysee Bourbon
Murat
Napolen
Louis Bonaparte
Hortense
Alexander
Russia
Ata
Duc de
Louis Napoleon
Grevy
Gouttiere
Gull Island Gull Nests Crowded With Birds and Diamonds Halted by Science
A Milwaukee Sentinel writer describes Gull Island in Lake Superior as a vast, busy gull nesting site where thousands of nests line the ground and parent birds fiercely defend their young. Separately, Sir William Crookes reports eight sided crystals from exploding cylinders that may hint at a new diamond formation method.
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Apostle
Lake Superior
Milwaukee Sentinel
William Crookes
Crookes
Passing of a Famous Saloon and its Silver Floor
The Silver Dollar Saloon in New York City gained fame for a floor paved with silver dollars and inlaid gold pieces. The wealth sunk in marble blocks was estimated at 1,000 dollars. Upon proprietor Silver Dollar Smith's death his widow removed the metals but only recovered about half the value due to wear. Mexico is described as the oldest mineral country in the world.
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Carnegie
Carnegie Steel and Iron Interests
Donora
Youngstown
Homestead
New York City
Silver Dollar Smith
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Isaac Brattain
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