White Ribbon Remedy Promises Cure Via Secret Addition
A controversial remedy claims to erase appetite for alcohol by being added to water tea or coffee without the drinker's knowledge. Endorsed by Woman's Christian Temperance Union members including Mrs. Moore and Mrs. M A Cowan, it allegedly cures various drinkers. Available by mail for $1 with free trial, and sold in Indianapolis at Carter's Drug Stores.
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Moore
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Ventura
California
Mra. M. A. Cowan
The
A. M. Townsend
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Tremont ST
Boston
Mass
Indianapola
Carter’s Drug
Samaritan Hospital Spends Record Sum on Tetanus Cure
Philadelphia April 25. Samaritan hospital spent about 500 dollars to treat two year old Moore colored with a severe tetanus infection. He was injured March 15 when a glass door cut his nose leading to blood poisoning and lockjaw. Anti toxin injections began March 26 and were given every two hours for two days at 2 50 each.
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Philadelphia
Samaritan Hospital
Howard Moore
Moore
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Remarkable Journey From Peru To Lima
Mary Sany, a 2 Spanish woman, undertakes a record journey from Iquitos Peru across the Andes to Lima Peru. She travels down the Amazon to Para Barbadoes to New York arriving Thursday then plans by Panama railroad steamers to Colon Callao and final stage to Lima. A separate Cleveland note recounts two linemen clinging to a wire on a windy day. one suffered a broken wrist and internal injuries while the other was left shaken after a fall. Mrs Greene of Findlay Lake Pa delivered a Sunday sermon in place of her husband to an impressed congregation.
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New York
Mary Sany
Iquitous
Peru
Andes
Amazon River
Lima
Amazon
Para
Barbadoes
Colon
Callao
Panama
Cleveland
Chas. Hendershott
Patrick McGough
Abbey St. Bridge
Hendershott
Law on Embalming Fluids Is Needed
A North American Medicines article cites the Mt. Holly Haines murder trial to argue for strict embalming fluid controls. It notes risk from arsenic and formaldehyde use, calls for licenses, official fluid inspection, and prohibition of poisonous substances in embalming.
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Haines
Mt. Holly
Medical Professions of America
Garrison
New Jersey
Small Boy and Olders Ones Happy At Fishing Season
Indianapolis anglers enjoy a spring fishing season with the small boy and his five cent rod sharing the creekside fun. Local spots include White River Eagle Creek Fall Creek and Sugar Creek near Indianapolis with Brookly near White Lick a popular access point.
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Smale
Indianapolis
Ithe
Pass
Bess
White River
Fall ‘Creek
Sugar Creek
White Lick
Brooklyn
Ind
Martinaville
Upper
Eagle Creek
Fall Creek
Boy’s steadfast drive lands him a law career promise
A tale from Cleveland April 25 tells how an 18 year old boy, begging for work with a chalice as his dream, earned a trial as a porter at W B Davis Co. He washed, swept, and lifted heavy boxes, won the job, studied at night, rose to salesman, joined Plymouth church, and enrolled in Western Reserve University law school. After eight years he left to practice law with Max F Meisel as Thomas H Dillon, 28, becomes city council president.
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Cleveland
Lakes
W. B. Davis Co
Davis
Tom
Plymouth Church
Law School
Western Reserve University
Max F. Meisel
Cuyahoga County
Saloon License Surrenders to Priest in Sudden Change
James Lawless forfeits his New York saloon license after a temperance pledge at Morristown New Jersey. Father Burke and the Paulist-Fathers group influence led to the sale being closed, the license taken down, and the saloon shuttered. Lawless bids farewell to retail liquor, donating the license to Father Burke.
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New York
James Lawless
Lawless
Father Burke
Murphy
Devine
Morristown
N. J
Mqnor
Thin man at brink of death on Jersey Central bridge
New York April 25 A thin master plumber Gregory Mc Gregor of Elizabeth New Jersey narrowly escaped death when an express train overtook him on the Jersey Central iron girder bridge over Broad Street. His presence of mind and slight build saved him.
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New York
Gregory McGregor
Elizabeth
N. J
Jersey Central
Durbin Proclamation Signature Mix Up Revealed
A leaked Durbin gubernatorial story notes that Col. Wilson and Governor Durbin share similar handwriting on a monument dedication proclamation. Printed copies feature a governor’s facsimile signature. Durbin questions the signature while Wilson deflects, remarking he wrote the copy. The governor then shifts the topic.
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Durbin
Col. Wilson
Wilson
Sawene girl Ida Hennessey dead headline
News oddities recount Ida Hennessey a Sawene girl dying as a local note. Peter Peterson of Winsted Connecticut learned to drive at six years old and now aims to ride in a future pursuit.
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Peter Peterson
Winsted
State Crop Reports from Various Cities
News brief notes weather and farming activity across towns. Reports include birth notices in Raysville and Logansport, corn planting by John Kauff near the city, and general optimism about a large spring crop. Growers anticipate good strawberry and fruit yields despite uncertain July conditions.
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Noble County
Goshen
John Kauff
Huntington News-Democrat
Awith
Dalton
Richmond Palladium
Hiléy
Oakland ‘City Journal
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Broad Ripple
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Indiana
Thomas H. Dillon
Ida Hennessey
Wilson Rutledge
Raysville
Knightstown
Chester Hadley
Hicks
Columbia
Cgéaz
Michaelson
Freel
Edees Hich
National Furniture Co
Washington Street
Physicians and Surgeons
J. J. Kyle
Newton Claypool
Joe Goldberger
Indianapolis Tent & Awning CO
Albert Hutchinson
E. Wash. St. Old Tel
Green
New
Vonnegut Hardware Co
Adiana
Earle's
ASI
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New Jersey and
East Streets
Union Dentists
Lottie Messer Smith
Olney Street
Union
Wade
Saery
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