Asbury University Rebuilt From Fire With Welcoming Spirit
A special correspondent describes Asbury University in Indiana after a major fire, noting a revived campus structure named for a Methodist hero, and a connected network of alumni, trustees, and friends. The piece recalls DePauw Meharry Stockwell and other storied ties, with strong support from clergy and public figures.
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Indianapolis
Athens
College
Sierras
DePauw
Meharry
Stockwell
Voorhees, McDonald and Harlan
Injury to Mamie Talbott Brought on by Accident Then Lockjaw
The article details little Mamie Talbott’s accident from a piece of cord wood hitting her leg, followed by a severe bout of lockjaw. After weeks of medical uncertainty, a brain-seized infection produced a pus flow and a splinter removal, with rapid improvement thereafter. It also includes unrelated advertisements for Dr Crumpton's Strawberry Balsam and other notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Mamie
Talbott
Mamie
John Bull
John J. Smith
Louisville
Pronco
S. Frease
M. D
New Brighton
Beaver Co
Free remedy claims cure for male ailments from South American missionary
A frontier advertisement promises a free cure for nervous weakness and early decay. The sender, Rev. Joseph T. Inman of Station D New York City offers a recipe discovered by a missionary in South America and requests a self addressed envelope for delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
Joseph T. Inman
Staion D
New York City
John EB
Jim
Cedar St
New York
Eye-sight guidance from an old English publication
A writer warns sight declines after forty, advises reading with even light, and avoiding bright fires. Practical rules include resting eyes, using distance, avoiding eyelash picking, and keeping feet dry to manage eye strain and overall health.
Lamp and Life on Michigan Central Road A Tragic Tale
An elderly widow Nan Rogers tended a nightly lamp in a dilapidated farm house beside the Michigan Central line. Trains and crews cherished her beacon, aiding with gifts, until illness ended her life and the lamp went out. The piece ends with a moral about love softening life’s injuries and a final unrelated note on Zulu marriage customs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan Central Road
Nan Rogers
Rails
Old Nan
Old Nanny
Diverse Views on Women as Teachers and Muses
A collage of quotes and reflections on women's influence, tact, and education. It portrays women as natural teachers and moral guides, contrasted with male roles, highlighting admiration and critiques from various authors. The passages explore love, destiny, power, and social behavior through female figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Alcott
W. Holmes
Arthur Helms
Romance on a Train and Married Women Ahead
A Benton California businessman marries a Boston beauty after a Newport style romance on a Western train. The couple, recognized by a red rose and matching red silk scarf, wed at St. Peter's Episcopal church in Benton. The piece then shifts to social envy and the idea that married status rises in urban society, noting fashionable London belles. A Lowell dog drowns himself in a pond after suffering.
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Benton
Cal
Ormsby House
Boston
Wadsworth
Carson
Mr. B
Miss G
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Quincy Modern
Argo
London
Fifth Toy Pistol Fatality Sparks Crawfordsville Call
A boy dies after a toy pistol loaded with a No 22 cartridge is fired by his brother near the I H L railroad in Crawfordsville. The incident prompts calls for a city ordinance with heavy penalties to stop sales to boys.
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Crawfordsville
Todd
Thomas Johnson
John G. Overton
City of
Two Orphans Die in Disturbed Family Tragedy
In Beaver County Pennsylvania two orphans of Thomas Crown die after abuse by stepfather Jared Williams. A 16 year old girl drowned herself after earlier beating and son Deter shot himself after losing his job and returning home to bid his mother goodbye.
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Thomas Crown
Beaver County
Penn
Jared Williams
Deter
Williams
Goodby
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Levi
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Nisher
Sole
Toledo
Ohio
Eorsale
Jones’ Drug Stree
Fontz
Fouts
David BE
Foutz
Baltimors
Tutt’s
Lade
Aiden
Iri
Tutt
R. L. Simpson
Louisville, Ky
Murray St
N.Y
Acta
Drossiste
Express
Aps Y
Welle, Richardson & CO
Burlington, Vt
Asbury University
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Guysotl
Detroit Free Press
Woman
C. D. Warner
Henry Giles
Steele
Lady Hastings
Lowell
Baltimore American
Smith
Voender of
BULL
Tara Office Sigmaln
Hubbard & Fry
Bainbridge, Ind
Thresher
Canton Monitor
Hubbard
Greencastle
J. A. Edwards
HW. M. Randel
Greencastle Foundry
Machine: Company
Culver
South Depot
Ind
J. L. Claspill
Ihastinen
Cornhill
Mass
Ben. Vandels & Co
Ann St
N. Y
B.A. Wilson
St., Williamsburgh
van Jolt & Co
Ann St. N.Y
NT & CO
Ann St, N.Y
Amdt
Colt Ebae Ee
Cooper
Rolling Mill
Cooper Shop
John Riley
Ephenix
Pheonix
Allen’s
E.G. Ey
T & CO
Fulton &T
Lit
Hi 7
Meirieeny
Ats
Abheney
Alte Reseijaa
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