Indianapolis Railroads Block Elevation Plan Debate
A Sun editorial rages against railroad influence in Indiana politics. It criticizes the compromise track elevation bill as ineffective, notes Ohio laws on antitrust and trusts, and laments the legislature’s subservience to railroads. It targets Senator Ulrey for a hostile attack on a woman and mocks state governance and reform efforts while urging action to curb railroads’ power.
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Indiana
Ohio
Hackeye
Coal Trust
Commonwealth
Sheets
Senate
Railroad and Trust
Hondes Bi
Attorney-General
Supreme Court
Ulrey
Ulvey
Fort Wayne
Indiiana
Washington News Roundup Across See But Not Clear
Mrs. Roostrat visits Breton Massachusetts as Gerrite and house conferees confer on the Indien. James R. Garfield sworn in as commissioner of the department of commerce and labor on Wednesday. Consul McWade in Canton China reports Dr Adolph Ragzley claims a cure for leprosy. Senator Beveridge backs commissioner to Congress for Alaska appointment by the governor the secretary and district judges. Beveridge chairs the committee on territories.
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Roostrat
Sortuna
Breton
Mas
Gerrite
House
James R. Garfield
Department of Commerce and Labor
McWade
Canton
China
Adolph Ragzley
Beverides
Congress
Alaska
Territory
Cee
Beveridge
Committtes En Territories
The Sketches and Songs of a Singer
A collage of fragments from poems and editorials appears, including The Facatious Hindoo and sketches about rent and domestic life. The text shifts through vivid lines, a mock editorial, and a brief crime note about Jeanie Thomason in Lincoln.
Duans Kidney Pills Credited By Sufferer
A man from Brown Ave testifies to chronic pain in kidneys and back, fatigue, and urinary issues. After trying many medicines he reports relief after using Duan's Kidney Pills, bought via Postar Milburn Co. as U S agents.
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Ife
J. Copeland
Brown~ Ave
Duan
Henry J. Hoder
Ime
A CORNER FOR THE WOMEN
A glimpse of spring millinery and fashion shows bold new hats and trims. Vendors highlight straw hats, foliage bands, and velvet ribbons, with contrasts between handmade and ready made garments. The piece also surveys a trend toward Mart Nouveau aesthetics in jewelry, clothing, and home adornment.
The Carr sisters find fish bait fortune on ice shores
The article profiles Evelyn and Risa Carr of Maine who sell minnows and small fish bait from a large tank at a one million fish stock. They built a stream and ship 800 to 1,000 cases weekly to Massachusetts buyers, investing little beyond water pipes and nets while aiming for spring profits. It also notes Madame Takahira, Mrs Emerson, and other society topics as a Washington social page set.
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Beddington
Bangor
Ebsworth
New York Sun
Ming Evelyn Carr
Risa Ann Carr
Hermen
Masachusetta
Maine
Two Thousand Momelses MADNID News Item
MADNID February report notes Mon inhabitants are born left homeless and in destitute condition with scarce news of relief. Local officials report ongoing aid efforts and seek shelter programs to assist affected residents.
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Madnid
Moninhabitante
State News Snippets Sparkling with Wit and Wallet Woes
A collage of editors quotes and political quips from Indiana papers. The pieces joke about school boards guardians ship of state and statehood debates. Warren Sayre’s bill shoeing horses and debt collection musings appear alongside quips about Booth Tarkington and Quay’s role in state affairs.
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Washington
Logansport Journal
Echoes
Anderson Herd
Warres
Bare
Indiana Tepis
I Inquirer
Chicago Tribune
Booth Tarkington
Sigeers
Richmond
Marlon Chronicle
Warren Sayre
Peru
Quay
Gente
Senate
Fort Wayne Newa
Deafness and Tube Treatment Reported in 19th Century Ad
A fragmented medical notice discusses deafness, claims of a cure via a method involving a “tube,” and cautions that heating could be dangerous. The text references cases where the ear canal closes and suggests intervention by a medical device, implying an era of experimental ear treatments.
Odd Hairpin Story From Springticht Hospital
In a Massachusetts hospital a woman, mildly insane for months, had twenty nined pins and other metal pieces removed from her stomach during an operation to relieve suffering. Authorities withheld her name.
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Merry
Springticht
Mass
Through Sleepers on Florida and Queen and Crescent Lines
One way rail rates and through sleepers advertised for Florida routes with connections via Pennsylvania, Big Four, and railroad lines. Includes limited seating and via Chicago, with daily through sleepers to New Orleans and New York from Cincinnati. Also lists Union Pacific one way rates from Missouri River terminals to California points with sale windows February 15 to June 15, 1900 and February 1 to April 1900 for west coast cities.
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Big Four
Chicago
Florida
Ay Fe. m
New Voicans
Cincinnati
Florida Oak Tet
W. C. Rimarmos
G. Pla
Cincinnoth
California
Oregon
Washington
Union Pacific
Missouri River
FEM
San Francisco
Los Aneetes
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