Lincoln Memorabilia Owned by A J Hawthorne
Martinsville Indiana February 15 Staff correspondence A J Hawthorn travels as a U S metallic surface protector and owns two Lincoln mementoes. The rarer item is a theater program linked to Lincoln's assassination. Hawthorn recounts seeing Lincoln with ties to Ford's Theatre and the Last Night of Miss Laura Keene while noting a worn program saved from the fatal night.
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Martinsville
Ind
J—A. J. Hawthorn
U. S
Lincoln
Hawthorn
Ford
Tenth Street
E Street
John T. Ford
J. B. Wright
E. Clay Ford
Csee
Wake stories and a deaf mute tale in old Indianapolis
A column riffs on old wake antics and a deaf mute tightwad, recalling a lively West-side wake with a fake corpse, a whisky snuff prank, and a chaotic alley finale. A later drug store scene shows a man terrified by a misdialed phone, fearing a haunting reminder of his number.
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L. P. Harlan
Indianapolis
Tom O'Niel
Jimmy
Lebanon’s bachelors keep away from love in old town
In Lebanon Indiana on February 15 a staff correspondent notes a group of local bachelors who shun marriage. Dr A P Fitch leads the social scene yet remains famously aloof while others like James P Staley Joseph Coons C C Utter Tol Titus and several others stay unmarried. The piece observes out-of-town marriages are common and social life remains active with dances and parties.
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Lebanon
Ind
A. P. Fitch
Fitch
Ritchie Hotel
Jerry
James P. Staley
Boone County
Joseph Coons
First National Bank
C. C. Utter
Indiana University
Tol Titus
Clayton Mission to wed Miss Weston in New Hampshire
Theodore Clayton, under his father’s pressure, travels from Center Harbor to Sandwich New Hampshire to marry Miss Jean Weston. A comedy of mistaken identities unfolds as Theo and the younger Miss Weston forge a bond, while a rival Weston sister shadows the match. The father approves with a five figure gift after the wedding plans firm up.
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Theodore Clayton
Center Harbor
Sandwich
New Hampshire
Jean
Weston
Theo
Clayton
Jean Weston
Miss Weston
Hollywood House
Uncle Sam
Laurelwood House
Hollywood
Clayton, Jr
Mr. Clayton
Pater
Miss Weston No
Rheumatism tale praises Dr Williams Pink Pills
Jacob T Keller of Girard Kansas recalls Civil War service and a stubborn rheumatism case cured by Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. He notes five boxes were needed before improvement, later praising the medicine for soothing leg cords, improving kidneys, and restoring mobility. The ad explains acid in blood causes rheumatism and touts pink pills as a cure.
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Jacob T. Keller
Girard
Kans
Indiana
Mrs. Fry
Dr. Williams
Dr. Willams
Williams
Druga
Panama Battle Echoes Through Quiet City
The Guatemala arrived from Valparaiso and anchored near the sunken Lau taro’s smokestacks after Panama’s naval clash. Little excitement stirred Panama as business halted and the town seemed deserted. About three thousand government troops occupied the city, with many soldiers being boys and women marching with knapsacks, cooking, and fighting when needed.
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San Francisco
Pacific Mail
Guatemala
Valparaiso
Panama
Lautaro
Republic
Hoosierisms and Odd Local Notes From Indiana
A collage of quirky Indiana tidbits reports Montezuma dreaming of a record booze year while Bloomington patrons revel with a drunken squirrel at Gentry hotel. Perry Township Monroe votes to repeal truancy law as six apply for a LaGrange county courthouse janitor post. Elkhart clerk’s tale of a February night commute and freezing ears after shoveling snow en route between Goshen and Elkhart.
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Perry Township
Monroe County
Elkhart
Goshen
Balloon trip rumor and a long life of faithfulness
A South Bend tale hints a resident may travel to St Louis by balloon. Aunt Polly Wampler, 98 in Knox county, has read a Dutch Bible 11 times, married at 19 in Virginia, rode in a emigrant wagon to Vincennes, and now has ten children, 31 grandchildren, and 43 great grandchildren. Grafton Johnson may open a canning factory at Trafalgar. A South Bend woman threatens to sue a railroad for $1 after a locomotive cut the tail of her poodle.
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South Bend
St. Louis
Polly’? Wampler
Knox County
Virginia
Vincennes
Bear Nabs Pigs Near Blackwalter Swamp, Vineland
A hungry bear has been raiding nearby farmland in Blackwalter swamp area. Keith farmers Stevens, Lyons, Jones report tracks in snow and slush. The bear has taken two pigs from Farmer Jones and remains elusive, with locals still hunting for him.
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Vineland
N. J
Blackwalter Swamp
Stevenson
George Lyons
William Jones
Cal Saul
Jones
Brain
Bilious Colic Cure Proved Reliable in Kenton
H Seever of Kenton Tenn endured a severe bilious colic and used Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy from a local drug store. Three doses produced a permanent cure, and the remedy is widely trusted by druggists for severe colic and cholera morbus. It is offered by all druggists.
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H. Seever
Kenton
Tenn
Chamberlain
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