Absentminded Doctor Forgetful Lecturer's Cashless Delay
One New York physician famed for talent in therapeutics forgets his money while boarding for a western lecture tour. In a hotel, he retrieves a $100 check after dressing in fellow traveler Dr Blank's clothes, causing a tense moment with the desk clerk before the hotel proprietor intervenes with a bundle of letters as identification.
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New York
West
Mr. Blank
Buffalo
Blank
Bilank
Forger mistaken identity ends in hotel mugging misadventure
A narrator recounts a dramatic case of mistaken identity in a New York Times narrative. He swaps clothes with a man named Blank, is accused of forgery by a hotel detective, and is forced to sign again. Hidden initials on garments expose the ruse. The piece blends suspense with a sharp reveal of the deception.
Hundred Year Clubs Promote Longevity With Stomach Bitters
The article urges longevity through proper digestion and promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for dyspepsia indigestion belching constipation insomnia nervousness biliousness and malaria fever and acne. It asserts the tonic restores strength and purifies blood and warns to obtain the genuine product.
Washington's Fastidious Kinsman: Ferrers to Tyburn
Lawrence, earl of Ferrers, kinsman to George Washington, killed his steward Johnson in a fit of temper. He was tried by his peers in the House of Lords, found guilty, and sentenced to be hanged at Tyburn. Despite royal pleas for mercy, he faced execution with bravado, choosing a silk cord for the noose.
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Washington
Lawrence
Earl of Ferrers
George Washington
Johnson
House of Lords
Ferrers
Tyburn
Planing Mill Work by W. H. Daugherty
W H Daugherty Planing Mill is the building materials hub selling yellow pine ceiling by car load with prices unchanged from last year. He offers porch and veranda materials including columns spindles and ornaments along with doors sash banisters and brackets. Quick orders are welcomed and the mill handles delicate intricate work enabling customers to save money by placing orders for this line.
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W. 5. Daugherty
Indian Herb Rheumatiam Cure Endorsed by Millwood Woman
MilLwood Pa October 10 1898 Me James Anderson Indiana Pa Dear Sir I have used your Indian Herbs about three months and they fixed my rheumatism so I can do housework with little pain in my limbs After many medicines this is the first to give lasting relief Mrs Frances Campbell For sale three farms and two town properties J D Garman 1112 Beringer Pa
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Millwood
Anderson
MilLwood, Pa
James Anderson
Indiana PA
Frances Campbell
Train Schedules and Railway Advertisements
The notice lists train connections from Indiana and Blaireville to Philadelphia and Atlantic City with times 10:30 Ella 6:25 and 8:40, plus alternative Pittsburg departures at 4:50 9:00 p m and 7:10 for Pullman sleeping cars. It directs readers to Mr Thomas E Watt for rates and times and mentions district agent in Pittsburg. It includes unrelated quotes about prayer and a surgeon story from 1870 war injuries, Christian Endeavor notes, and building materials offered by W S Daugherty.
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Atlantic Coast Resorts
Pennsylvania Railroad
Atlantic City
Cape May
Ocean City
Sea Isle City
Avalon
Anglesea
Wildwood
Holly Beach
N. J
Rehoboth
Del
Pullman
Pittsburg
Altoona
Philadelphia
Delaware River Bridge
Market Street Wharf
Broad Street
Irain
Bath
Saltsburg
Indiana
Blaireville
B. C
Thomas E. Watt
Remarkable Memories and the Power of Reminiscence
The piece argues that memory is a storehouse for the mind, fueling imagination and shaping philosophy. It cites Milton, Pascal, Avicenna, Suarez, Scaliger, Lipsius and others who demonstrated extraordinary memory, such as reciting the Koran or the Histories of Tacitus, under high stakes.
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Old Fuller
Milton
Pascal
Avicenna
Francis Suarez
St. Augustine
Scaliger
Justus Lipsius
Tacitus
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Glank
New York Times
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Beringer
J. T. Boucher
Daugherty Bros
W. J. Moore
Homer City
Alexander Maclaren
Miasiona
Christian Endeavor
Society of Christian Endeavor
United States
Mome Magazine
Daugherty
Greenville Woolen Factory
C. A. Grumbling
Cherrytree
Weitzel & Son
Glen
Dixorville
I. McCullough
Cockport
E. O'Neal
Mitchells Mills
John Munshower
Gettysburg
John D Garman
Uniontown
Pil Beringer
Jerry Keith
Grip
R. F. Templeton
Martintown
W. H. Green
Telford
Ernest Stewart
Felford & Stewart
Sutton Building
Philadelphia Street
I Wood Clare
Farmers’ Bank
L. Stewart
Stewart & Clark
Tanto
Watson
Ferne Berener
Wattson & Keener
Attorneyes-At-Law
Deposit Bank
Tisnds
Toms
Elkin
Offcein Elkin
Ohn
H. Pierce
J. M. Cunningham
Jou N. Banks
Philadephia Street
Elder Peelor
George J. Fett
Eelor & Feit
Philadelphi Street
Samuel Cunningham
John 8. Fisher
Unningham & Bisher
Attorneys-Atlaw
Nanos Indiana, Pa
J. N
Farmora Bank
Sey Aoman Caneet
Jams
John L. Getty
Avid Blair
Lajulss
Hotels
Indiana House
John Houk
Indiana, Pa
NEW American
H. Moore
Clawson Hoube
W. H. Onaweom
Brret Glass
L, Moorhead
Indians, Pa
N. Buterbaug
H. Physios
N. F. Whrenfeld
South Sixth Street
Crossman
Art Legal
Farmers, Bank
Court House
Ames H. St.clair
South Street
Sapolio
J. C. Moore
Penn
Indiana County
A. Johnston
the Proples National Family Newspaper
York
Tribune
Dail Tribune
Trubore
Preas
THE
Indiana Progress
Lockard
Architect & Builder
Thompson
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