Tom Lawson Joined by Comrades inmobilized Illinois War Camp
Tom Lawson volunteers with Company M Fifth Regiment for the Cuban conflict. He endures loneliness at home but gains sudden recognition in camp as comrades and townsfolk flood him with boxes of flowers food and letters including one from Lucy with a faded rose symbolizing hope and a deeper bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Caldwell
Inmight
Prairie
Tom Lawson
Indiana
Lawson
Frank
Tom
Cuba
Canton Company
Springfield
Round Prairie
Canton
Company M
Illinois
Lucy
North Manchester Superintendent Resigns for Porto Rico Post
Professor Clyde Waener, elected head of North Manchester schools, has resigned to accept appointment as division superintendent in Porto Rico, effective immediately. He will depart for his new post at once, ending his tenure with the North Manchester district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Manchester
Clyde Waener
Porto Rico
Baby girl born. flag at L. E. & W. shop today
The Peru Journal notes a new baby girl for Mr. and Mrs. Al Davis. Humorous snippets follow including a Michigan City ad typo causing a damages claim, a divorce threat over a sewing machine price, and a preachers quote remark. Also mentions Trilby painter Bristow and Uncle Asa Moon’s Chicago dollar excursion misadventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Davis
Peru
Bloomington Fights Free Lunches Move by Saloons
Bloomington city council passes a resolution banning free lunches in saloons after saloonkeepers complain the practice erodes profits. The measure, adopted at the owners’ request, targets free meals offered with drinks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Tih
Miss Georgia Cayvan Removed From Sanford Hall
New York Aug 27 Miss Georgia Cayvan the actress who became insane and blind is no longer an inmate of Sanford Hall Flushing. It is said she recently manifested violence and relatives were asked to move her to another institution. She was taken away in a coach under attendant care Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asa Moon
Chicago
Asa
Lake Front
New Brunswick Oracle
Massachusetts
Speed and Moore Wed in Hasty Richmond Pair Tie
Richard W. Speed and Julia A. Moore of Richmond Indiana were married in Magistrate Welton's office. They hurriedly left home to avoid discovery by family and planned to depart the city immediately, keeping their destination secret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Richard W. Speed
Jhliza A. Moore
Richmond
Ind
Welton
Suit for Assault and Battery Seeks Damages
Ernest L. Killen sues Valentine L. Schuler claiming assault with a heavy stick on June 14. He was knocked down and struck repeatedly, suffered pain, disability, and illness, and unable to work. He seeks 32,000 as compensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest L. Killen
Valentine L. Schuler
Schuler
The Smooth Auctioneer Sells Almost Anything in Indianapolis
A column on Indianapolis auction rooms showing bargain seekers and locals buying varied goods. It notes crowded residence auctions led by savvy auctioneers, items sold for low prices, and buyers rushing away with purchases, while expressmen deliver goods to owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Mark Hanna Must Join The Union
In Cleveland on August 27 the Salvation Army, Mark Hanna and the Bricklayers Union clash over a cornerstone job. Hanna says he was not invited to lay the stone and refuses to state if he will join the union, else the Bricklayers will halt work on the citadel.
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Cleveland, O
Salvation Army
Mark Hanna
The
Bricklayers’ Union
New Salvation Citadel
Mr. Hanna
Union
Hanna
Fake Albino Bass Caper Delights Petoskey Club
A Petoskey Michigan fishing club staged a grand reception for a supposed albino bass weighing 97 pounds 7 ounces. The "catch" proved to be an oilcloth hoax crafted by the Lyre magazine editor. the club toasted the prank at the Imperial hotel while residents reveled in the spectacle.
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Petoskey
Imperial Hotel
The
Imperial
Lyre
Golden Medical Discovery Endorsed by Satisfied Patient
An Ardent testimonial from James B. Ambrose of Huntingdon Pa praises Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for indigestion and gastric trouble. The letter describes initial relief after three bottles and urges readers not to substitute the remedy. It advertises the Common Sense Medical Adviser and requests postage for mailing.
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Doctor Pierce
James B. Ambrose
Mifflin Street
Huntingdon
Dr. Fierce
Golden Medical
Common Sense
Mamepe
Realia
Thi Rovo Plere
Buffalo
N.Y
Post Binders and Transfer Binders Order Blank Holders
William B. Burford of Indianapolis Indiana offers post binders transfer binders and blank holders in a concise advertisement seeking customers for hardware supplies.
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WM. B. Burford
Indianapolis
Ina
Concert and train schedule in Decatur park event
Train leaves Union Station at 7 a m on Sunday August 31 1902 from Decatur N. for a concert by Goodmans Fourth Regiment band in Turner Park. Refreshments available and all invited. Tickets 25 cents at Washington street and Union station.
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Union Station
Goodman
Fourth Regiment
Shady Turner Park
Washington St
Highway of the Empire: Two Views in a Campaign Joke
A mock dialogue from the New York Herald quotes a Syracuse audience member debating railroad prosperity. He warns wiping out railroads would halt trade and plunge the nation into ruin, then, as the Empire State Express speeds by, blurts a desire for no trains at all.
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Shaw
Syracuse
Atlantic
Pacific
Empire State Express
New York Herald
Secure It by a Liner in The Bun
A terse promotional line urges securing the item by a liner in The Bun with a promise of guaranteed results. It emphasizes urgency and a direct call to action without additional details. The excerpt reflects advertising style and concise wording.
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New York
Wonderful Underground Railway
New York City
Private Lawton
Michigan City
Silas Ganderfort
Boxleytown
Boxley
Warsaw Times
Charles Augustus Bristow
Trilby
Charley
Bloomington NO More
Georgia Cayvan
Georgia
Jim Lewis Fishing and Sporting Club
Petoskey, Mich
Metropolitian
Caboose
Wright
Tme
Jim Lewis
Dr. Fowler
Nature
L. D. & W. Railway
Decatur, N
New York Central
Lillian Russell
Fred Ross
Fred F. Ross
Woman's League
All America
California
Southern Pacific
St. Louis
Omaha
New Orleans
W. G. Neimyer
Southern -Pacific
Clark Street
SUN
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