The Oldest Man in America and Longevity Tale
A century light tale featuring Isaac Brock a Texas resident aged 114 praised as oldest living man stories say he has seen 22 presidents and lived through four wars He attributes health and long life to Peruna vigor and climate resilience while recounting his experiences and belief in the remedy's power to stave off catarrh grip and epidemics.
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Issac Broci
McLennan Country
Texas
Bosque Falls
Waco
Tait
Valley Mills
Isaac
Andrew Jack
Brock
Profitanie
imes-Herald
Dallas Morning News
Chicago Times-Herald
Ison
Peruna
Dr. Hartman
Hartman
Peruna free book offer from Hartman Sanitarium
An advertisement invites readers to request a free book on catarrh from The Peruna Medicine Co at Columbus Ohio. It promises gratis advice from Dr Hartman, president of the Hartman Sanitarium, to anyone who does not derive satisfactory results.
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Periuna Medicine Co
Columbus
Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Ohio
Shaw Becomes Secretary of Treasury in Washington
Gov. Leslie M. Shaw of Iowa is sworn in as secretary of the treasury, succeeding Lyman J. Gage of Chicago. The ceremony, witnessed by many congressmen and bureau chiefs, took place in Secretary Ailes’ office with Justice Shiras delivering the oath.
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Mr. Shaw
Secretary of the Treasury
Washington
Treasury Department
Leslie M. Shaw
Iowa
Lyman J. Gage
Chicago
Shaw
Swoorn
Justice Shiras
United States Supreme Court
Congress
Ailes
Gov. Shaw
Gypsy's curse blamed for Cleveland teen's suicide
Lela Dell Drag g, 17, of Cleveland, died after ingesting carbolic acid at home Monday night. The death was linked to a gypsy fortune telling a week earlier that the girl would be murdered in ten days, a warning she reportedly laughed off until the fatal dose.
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Cleveland
Lela Delldragg
Asdbypsy
Drunken duo fined after Friday night in New York and Davenport
Abraham Lyons of New York and Arno Peterson of Davenport Iowa were intoxicated and toured the city including the police station on Friday night. Judge Stubbs fined each $10 for their associations with the incident.
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Abraham Lyons
New York
Arno Peterson
Davenport
Stubbs
Fire damages Boston cigar firms on Atlantic Avenue
A blaze swept through 592 to 398 Atlantic Avenue in Boston Saturday morning, destroying Mazer Am and Wilson along with six other cigar manufacturing firms. Firefighters battled the flames, with losses estimated at about 73,000 dollars.
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Boston
Mazer Am! Wilson
Atlantic Ave
Ess
Miners Seek Wages in Western Pennsylvania Conference
Miners in western Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and Illinois submitted wage demands for the coming year in a joint conference. They call for a 10 percent increase, a run of mine system, a seven cent per ton differential, uniform wages for all labor, higher driver wages to 2.25 dollars plus a 10 percent increase, open market powder purchases, and a check-off system in all mines. Operators call the miners' scale nonsense. A proposal for a board of referees to settle interstate disputes was referred to the scale committee.
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Mine Workers of America
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Tillinois
Francis L. Robbins
Pittsburg
Lewis
Herman Justi
Hlineis
Robbins
Elliott joins Republican state advisory committee
Floyd Woods district 7 Republican committeeman announced Saturday the appointment of George B. Elliott county clerk to the state advisory committee. Elliott succeeds Fred Joss who served one two year term. The advisory committee grows as a strong arm supporting the state committee's work.
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Floyd Wooods
George B. Elliott
Republican State Advisory Committee
Elliott
Fred Joss
Advisors
State Committee
Trial of Lawyer Patrick Bloods Lies Over Rice Case
New York Feb 1 The prosecution and defense in Lawyer Patrick's murder trial of millionaire Rice prepared for renewed conflict Monday. Forgeries involving checks signed by Rice and a 1900 will naming Patrick as residuary legatee are contested. Witness Dr Williams testified Rice died of gas inhalation from chloroform. Judge Ford testified Patrick claimed no prior attorney role and Rice appeared friendly with Cant Baker, challenging Patrick's distrust claims.
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New York
Patrick
Milionaire Rice
Rice
Williams
Osborne
Thomas W. Ford
Houston
Tex
Ford
Cant. Baker
Baker
Gas Explosion Destroys Home In Lafayette Killing Girl
In Lafayette Indiana on a Saturday morning a gas leak from a street service main ignited in Frank Melton’s cellar. Eleven year old Goldie Melton was fatally burned after lighting a match, while her father and mother were badly burned rescuing her. The house was blown apart, and a neighbor worker John Mann was knocked down as the building collapsed. The family did not use natural gas and the blast left the West Street area in ruins.
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Lafayette
Ind
Frank Melton
Goldie
The
John Mann
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Northern securities declares a dividend amid market notes
New York reports Northern Securities Company declares a 1 percent dividend payable today with stock on record January 31. Market commentary notes favorable bank and industrial signals, with Amalgamated Copper, Southern Pacific, and other major issues showing mixed moves as traders digest earnings, bonds, and trading activity.
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Dun's
Bradstreet
American
Isurone
Dlucose
Northern Securities Company
Northern Securities
Corn Products Company
Capital
Jersey
New York
Southern Pacific
Amalgamated Copper
Gould
T. W. Lawson
Standard Oil Interests
New York Central
Reading
U. P
St. Paul
Steel
Countess De Pas Killed by Ricocheting Shot
Paris reports Countess De Pas died on her husband’s estate near Arras after a rifle bullet ricocheted from a wild boar. The couple had encountered the animal during a hunt. the count fired when the boar was ten yards away, and the bullet struck the countess standing fifty yards off, causing instant death.
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Paris
Countess de Pas
Arras
Cars Tied Up as Leavenworth Strikes Halt Transit
Leavenworth Kansas February 1. All street cars idle because conductors and motormen struck after unionizing. The company attempted to import workers from Kansas City but they refused and left. No violence reported.
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Leavenworth, Kas
Kansas City
Near starved woman from Far Rockaway seeks aid after pride
In New York on February 1 a wealthy landowner's daughter, Miss McKenna of Far Rockaway, refused to beg for food near her weathered home as four children faced hardship. Her husband died and she fell ill before a philanthropic doctor found her starved and hospitalized.
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New York
John McCabe
Tax Board Cuts City Tax Duplicate Threatens Cleveland
The Ohio State tax board reduced Cleveland's tax duplicate by 17.15 million Saturday. If upheld, the city faces near bankruptcy by year end as appropriations rested on a 200 million duplicate already cut to 178.85 million.
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Columbus
State Tax Board
Cleveland
Labor Commissioners Return From Washington Strike Visit
B Frank Schmid and L P McCormack rushed to Washington Ind to resolve a strike of B and C S W railroad shop workers. The employees returned to work without their demands met. McCormack also went to Terre Haute for a streetcar workers strike.
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Washington
Ind
B. Frank Schmid
L. P. McCormack
Marror
McCormack Wen
Terre Haute
Middletown man Stephen Robertson dies by suicide
In Middletown New York Stephen W Robertson a prominent city resident and former bank teller committed suicide by hanging on Saturday. Health was given as the cause.
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Middletown
WN. Y
Pep le
Stephen W. Robertson
First National Bank
Bowling leaders tumble in Indianapolis league clash
Frightful fall among leaders Friday night as Ben Brown drops from second to fourth and Kirkhoff moves up. Lee sinks from third, and Bry sol climbs from near bottom to fill the vacancy. Carter of the Marlons still leads.
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Indianapolis
Ben Brown
Kirkhoff
Lee
Brysol
Carter
Marlons
Belt Street Rail Stocks Shake City Markets
A historic listing shows varied bids and asks across Indianapolis financials and utilities including Belt street railway common and preferred issues, Indianapolis street railway bonds, national banks, trust companies, and utility stocks. Notable entries include Indiana Trust, Union Trust, Merchants National Bank, and Indianapolis Gas Company, with prices ranging around 88 to 109 for five per cent and related issues.
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Indianapolis Street Railway
American National Bank
Capital National Bank
Central Trust Company
Columbia National Bank
Merchants’ National Bank
Indiana Trust Company
Indiana National Bank
Marion Trust Company
Ees Union Trust Company
Dey Light and Power
Indianapolis
Ins. Company
American Central Life
Ind. Guaranty and
Indianapolis Cold Storage
H. P. Wasson
Union Traction
Union Traction Common
Gas Company
Citizens’ Street Railway
Union Traction Company
Broad Ripple Traction
Indianapolis Improvement
St SZ Indiana
Indianapolis Live Stock Market Report February 1
In Indianapolis Union Stock Yards receipts show cattle 15 shipments with varied quotes from good to prime export steers 1 350 to 1 500 lbs to light stockers and calves. hogs 5 000 shipments with good to prime butcher and feeding steers. sheep receipts light with terms for lambs yearlings and ewes. Interstate Stock Yards reports 500 hogs with prices for good to choice and common to good weights and pigs.
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Indianapolis
Union Stockyards
S.s
Interstate Stock Yards
Cannot Marry for Two Years After Divorce
In circuit court on Saturday Elma Eaton won a divorce and was ordered not to remarry for two years by Judge Allens. She testified she married in Kansas and moved to Indianapolis, then later lived with her husband who threatened her after a note said she would never see him again. The case involves a legal provision barring remarriage for two years.
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John Watson
Elizabeth
London
Central Uve
Circuit Court
Elma Jr. Eaton
Cresefadlen Expresson
Allens
Nansas
Indianapoli
Cnr
Kansas City Live Stock Market Report
Kansas City Mo Feb 1 cattle receipts 20 unehrnerdd and hog receipts 1 000 market prices range porkers packers heavy and medium beef values noted with various weight classes no sheep received none of the cattle or hogs listed beyond those figures were received for the day.
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Kansas Cry
New York Market Prices for Pork Butter Cheese and Grains
Market report lists New York prices for pork lard butter eggs and poultry with small variations in rates. Wheat corn oats and hay futures shown with steady trends and specific No 2 red No 2 white and mixed grade quotes along with inspection car counts for wheat corn and hay.
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Madeley
Stimothy
Timothy
Hay—wNo
Union Stockyards NL Web Cattle and Hog Prices Report
Cattle receipts 200, hog receipts 21,000 with Monday outlook. hog top at 6.35, bulk 6.00 to 6.25, light 5.75 to 6.15, mixed 5.95 to 6.35, heavy packing 6.15 to 6.35, others $5.75 to $5.50. Sheep receipts 1,000, native lambs 5.00, western 3.00 to 4.85, native lambs 5.50 to 5.90. Chicago grain and provisions list May and July futures with mixed moves. Pork futures near 15.75, lard 9.40, ribs 8.42 to 8.74. Dairy and cheese quotes. eggs and butter values. live poultry and other poultry prices listed.
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Union Stockyards
Western
Cincinnati Cattle and Hogs Prices From Feb First Trade
Cincinnati market report shows cattle and hog receipts with steady to active demand. Hogs bring 4.49 to 8.90 for various categories while light shipments and pigs sell around 5.00. Sheep receipts total 281 with prices improving to 4.30 and up for extra lambs at 3.00.
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Cincinnati
Pricga
Cattle and Sheep Receipts and Prices Report
Last Buffalo New York reports light cattle receipts with Friday prices listed. Bears mixed classes with best cattle at $6.30 to $6.45, yorkers around $6.30, pigs $6.15 to $6.20, roughs $5.10 to $5.70, stags $4.00. Sheep and lambs show top lambs at $6.00 to $6.15, with good ewes $2.50 to $5.40.
The Josbing Trade Poultry and Produce Prices
Prices paid by shippers. Old turkey hens 11b at 9c, old toms 11b at 9c, young turkeys 9c, ducks and geese full feathered at 9c per 1b, spring chickens 11c, eggs fresh 18 20c, storage eggs 16c, cheese New York full cream 12 13c, domestic Swiss 16 17c, brick 9 14c, limburger 13 12 14c, butter choice 1c.
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Java
Rio
Arfosa
Lion
Jersey
Caracas
Dilsworth’s
Gates
Columbia A
Windsor A
Ridgeway A
Lure
Phoenix A
Simpire
Dare
Ideal Golden
Windsor
Ridgewood Fx
New Orleans
Louisiana
Carolina
New York
Limburger
Market Prices for Hides and Calf Skins
The report lists green salted hides priced at No 1 cured 7 40, No 2 cured 6 4, No 1 calf 9 cents, No 2 calf 7 14 cents. Prices reflect standard tonnage quantities for livestock products.
Singan and Co Price List Showcuts on Deli Meats
The catalog lists hams and bacon with varied packages and prices including Indiana and California products. It covers sliced sides bellies backs and cuts such as sausage fresh pork items like loins cottage hams pork roasts and spare ribs along with beef tenderloins and sirloin cuts. Prices range from 8c to 14c per unit and bulk pickled pork options per barrel.
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sSingan & Co
Indiana
California
Tlard
Amily
Butik
Catalog of groceries and chemicals with varied prices
A dense ledger of goods and compounds with per unit costs listed for oysters fish products meats and shellfish plus numerous chemicals drugs and household items including alcohol assafoetida camphor chloroform opium quinine and cocaine prices per gallon per pound per ounce and per dozen or hundred units. Many items appear with inconsistent OCR formatting and range broadly in type and value.
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Castile
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