Census inquiry leaks odd questions from Chicago era
A Mount Carmel Register excerpt reveals a prankish set of census questions for 1900 era informants. The list mocks personal privacy, asking about names, hotels, family relations, marriage history, race, prayers, church festivals, in law visits, living arrangements, and sensitive traits with a note about Majuba Hill and female rape.
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Jane
Chicago
Majuba Hill
Sewing Society
Mt. Carmel
Grand Gift Distribution from Morgan and Harrison Streets
A Chicago firm Morgan and Harrison Street offers married ladies a free sterling silver plated sugar shell sample. No payment required. Readers request only their name and choose from forty cent designs. The notice asks newspapers to publish the offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benrtror Standard
United States
Quakeer Valley
Morgan and Harrison Sts
Chicago
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Blood Renewal
The ad compares the body to a temple and claims Hood's Sarsaparilla cleanses the blood like a new broom. It cites a testimonial from Miss Mary Jagen of Philadelphia noting a skin disease cleared after taking the remedy.
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Hood
Mary Jagen
Cambridge St
Philadelphia
Hood's Sarsaparilla Pill Ad Describes Nondracting Use
An old promotional snippet touts Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills as a nondisruptive cathartic combination. It emphasizes reliability and consumer satisfaction with this medicinal pairing.
Pike election in Jackson township approves road project
Pikes Garry in Jackson township held Saturday election with strong support for two paving petitions. Approval means twenty two miles of pike will be built reaching Sardinia Waynesburg and Alert, improving access for residents. Petition No 1 votes show 317 yes 69 no while petition No 2 totals 815 yes 65 no.
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Jackson Township
Sardinia
Waynesburg
Alert
Belle Grange
Tatalips
Peeneat Eared
W. E. West
Spokane
Washington
Ark
Rodman Davis
Rising Sun
William C. Woodfill
John F. Lugenbell
Woodfill
D. R. VanBuskirk
Bentonville
Scott
Fairview Accademy
Rule
B. F. Bennett
Tucson
Arizona
James B. Thomas
Baptist Church
Quick Relief for Asthma Highlighted by Patient Testimony
Miss Maude Dickens of Parsons Balls describes eight years of severe asthma with frequent attacks. She reports Foley's Honey and Tar provided immediate relief, praising its effectiveness and recommending the remedy through Alexander & Co.
Inspectors for November Election Named by County Board
The Board of Commissioners met Monday and appointed election inspectors for November. Trustees serve by office. W A Williams of Sandusky is barred for relation to a candidate. Precincts list named inspectors, with many township assignments across Clinton Adams Jackson and Salt Creek townships.
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Board of Commissioners
W. A. Williams
Sandusky
David Biddinger
Joseph L. Hitt
William Logan
Matthew Cresswell
John L. Bracken
George Menzie
C. C. Lowe
John F. Lagenbell
Do Not Band Together Says Veteran Detective
An experienced detective from New Orleans argues criminals do not form true gangs. He notes burglars operate in threes when needed, lone thieves act alone, and thieves betray each other to curry favor with authorities, dismissing the gang theory as fiction.
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Eorie Country Fair
New Orleans Times- Democrat
Restoring Old Cane Seated Chairs at Home
Instructions for home repair of worn cane chairs. Cut away old cane, scrub, thread a needle with twine, weave back and forth through holes, then varnish and dry. If weaving loosens, add cretonne cushions attached with ribbon bows for improved appearance.
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Endorsed
Clara Kopp of Rockport Indiana describes years of pain and irregular menstruation. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after following advice from Mrs Pinkham.
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Clara Kopp
Mrs. Pinkham
Felis
Rockport, Ind
Lydia E. Pinkham
Cuara Kopp
Rockport
Ind
Cure for Consumption and Lung Ailments Seeks Sufferers
The health restored writer offers free copies of a prescription claimed to cure Consumption Asthma Catarrritis Bronchitis and throat maladies. He advises all sufferers to request the remedy by sending to Reverend Edward A. Wilson Brooklyn New York.
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Edward A. Wilson
Brookyln, N.Y
Frightful Blunder Promotes Arnica Balm Cure
An advertiser claims Buacklen's Arnica Balm relieves pain from burns scalds cuts and bruises and heals sores ulcers boils felons corns and eruptions. It touts a best pile cure and guarantees cure, priced at twenty five cents per box, sold by Grover and Bonner, druggists.
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Buacklen
Grover
Dolly the Prairie Doll and the Drover
Anthony Hunt recalls finding his daughter Dolly on a stormy prairie night. He chased a faint child’s cry, found Dolly drenched and frightened, and brought her home to her grieving mother. The girl later revealed as Dolly, his own child, became the family’s cherished miracle.
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Anthony Hunt
Tama Drover
Dolly
Dady
Dolly Yonder
Mississippi
New York News
New Excuse of the Fox Grape Resolution Fable
A wily fox fails to reach a high grape bunch and declares his self denial a virtue. He boasts of restraint, then informs friends of his supposed virtue. The tale ends with a blunt moral about virtue as comfort.
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Will
Jackson
Fugit Township
Clarksburg
A. C. Shumin
Kingston
John Kelsey
Clinton Township
William Perry
Adams Township
Adams
A. F. Eutwank
Downeyville
John L. Doggett
St. Paul
F. M. Allison
Clay Township
Milford
B. Trimble
Turner’s Corner
Morgan L. Miers
Joan W. Tremain
Jacob Y. Oiles
Sandcreek Township
Westport
M. G. Stewart
Lake Dixon
Letts
W. G
Salt Creek Township
John A. Meyer
John E. McDermott
Decatur County
Greensburg
Wm.Schults
Martinsville
Thomas Kitchin
Boone County
H.H. Woolley
Columbus
Fred Stegmaier
Gertrude Lowe
Spring Hill
Tillie Hall
Guy Riggs
Indianapolis
Hattie Ehrhardt
John 8
Shannon
Alexandria
New Christian Church
Benton Harbor
Big Four
Lake Michigan
Walter Chenoweth
Howard
Marion
Anderson
Walter
J. P. Stagg
Anaconda
Mont
H. C. Snell
Mr. Stagg
E. C. Clark
W. May
The
Standard Office
Spamcre
T. E. Davidson
Bennett & Davidson
Wood Fill’s Block
Northwest Corner Square
Indiana
J. W.W. Holcomb
Attorney AT Law
K. of P
Greensburg, Ind
Harry Andusky
Hamilton Block
David A. Myers
Ctorney
Northeas Corner Public Square
Greensburg, Indiana
Hugh Wickens
John £. Osborn
Wickens & Osborn
Attorneys At Law
Dowden Block
Hotel DeArmond
Myron C. Jenkins
A Thornes
First National Bank
C. B. Ainsworth
West Main Street
Robert J. Russell
Robison & Dill
West Side Public Square
W. A. Robison
Stegmaier’s Bakery
West Side Square
Continental and
Royal Insurance Companies
Court House
R. P. Hamilton
Link Brook
North Side
Senate
E. DB. McLaughlin
Swem Block
Gus
Myvi
Peoria
VIA
Fndianapolis
Peora
Union
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
New York
Boston
Union Depot
Pepora
Dafollette
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