Cure for nervous exhaustion praised by testimonial letter
Five years after his cure, Mr. DeVos of Coopersville Michigan writes that Wheeler's Nerve Vitalizer permanently restored his health. He details sleeplessness weight regain and renewed vitality, and endorses the remedy with a money order price of one bottle or six for five dollars.
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DeVos
Wheeler
Mr. DeVos
Celer
Coopersville
Mich
Express
Po., Ltd
Albion, Mich
Burial tampered as smallpox death headlines mob attack
In Poseta near Ton, Italy, a woman dying of smallpox faced mob action when authorities attempted to bury her. Italians surrounding the grave protested, assaulted the physician, and stoned a guard while church and priest were drawn into the chaotic scene as officials consider removing the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ton, Pa
Poseta
Agar
Treied
Beem
Constalo
Ney Davis
Easton
Northampton
Pryce Woman Found Dead in Plymouth Home
In Plymouth, Mrs. Elen Pryce was discovered dead in bed Monday night with no food in the house. A neighbor, hearing two emaciated children crying, investigated and found her skeletal. illness last week likely prevented notification.
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Kesbarre
Elen Pryce
Plymouth
Silk Stocking Lodge to Exemplify Third Rank in K of P Meet
Knights of Pythias lodge No. 66 of Indianapolis is invited to exemplify the third rank at the tristate K of P meeting in Chicago next month. Indiana will not participate. Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin form the trio. The event, Feb 18 at the Coliseum, is expected to draw at least 18 000 members. Frank Stripp will lead the team with others yet to be chosen. Lodge 56 will charter a special train carrying about 209 knights.
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Knights of Pythias Lodge No. 66
Tristate K. of P
Chicago
Indiana
Michigan
Klinoig
Wisconsin
Frank Stripp
Lodge 56
Strangers Kindness Yields $5,000 Legacy for Mt Slocumb Couple
A 16 year old act of charity by Mr and Mrs Joseph Green toward a penniless traveler named Jared Rogers has grown into a $5,000 legacy. Rogers died recently leaving the funds to the Greens, who learned of the gift via an attorney in the West. Despite earlier losses, the Greens will receive the windfall from the benefactor's mining wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joseph Green
Mt. Slocumb
Green
Jared Rogers
Rogers
Kubelik Seeks Love Spark for Greater Musical Brilliance
Chicago reports violin master Jan Kubelik may gain even greater stature if love inspires him. Manager Hugo Gorlitz says his unemotional romantic life leaves his prodigious talent as only promise, while Frederick Grant Gleason agrees the sorrow could move audiences.
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Chicago
Jan Kubelik
Hugo Gorlitz
Kubelik
Frederick Grant Gleason
Chicago Auditorium Conservatory
Panic in Lynn Theater During Death Scene of Uncle Tom’s Cabin
During a performance in Lynn Massachusetts a boy shouted fight causing a mistaken fire alarm. The audience panicked and surged toward exits while Eva’s death scene continued after lights were restored and the crowd calmed.
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Lynn
Mass
Lynn’ Theater
Eva
Six-Year-Old Telegrapher At Iron Hill Maryland
A six year old boy Geo Holton son of Wm J Holton the agent at Iron Hill Md trains reports and sometimes acts as dispatcher under his father's supervision. He has learned telegraphy by instinct and understands static electricity and battery principles.
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Philadelphia
Iron Hill
Elkton
Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore
Geo. Holton
Wm. J. Holton
Souvenir Hunters Attack Capitol Statues and Furnishings
Report from Washington January 22 describes a surge of souvenir hunters damaging Capitol statuary bronze items and furnishings. Incidents include bent clock hands in the senate marble room lace curtains torn tiles pried loose chairs cut and a rug damaged. Bronze doors depicting American history also suffered mutilation with miniature weapons and limbs taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Capitol
Senate
United States
Catarrh of the Stomach Treatment Promoted
An advertisement extols a simple safe remedy for catarrh of the stomach. It describes symptoms such as bloating sour rises gas pressure headaches and loss of appetite and promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a digestion aid after meals. A Chicago reader endorses the product praising improved appetite rest and overall well being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlanson
Stuart
N. J. Booker
Chicago
Young man pleads guilty to brass theft. suspended sentence
William Bowers, 20, admitted stealing brass for 30 cents and was to receive 20 more, but police stopped payment. In a first offense, Judge Alford granted a suspended sentence, offering another chance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bowers
Alford
Spite charge leads to arrest in watch theft case
Rufus Holt, a colored man, was taken from the police station to Evansville to answer a charge of stealing a watch from Lizzie Chapman, also colored. Holt claimed the arrest was spite work and said he and Chapman were once sweethearts and planned to marry on Christmas. He added his son pawned the watch, which detectives recovered from a pawnshop.
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Rufus Holt
Evansville
Lizzie Chapman
Tom Colbert
Tomato Canners Meet to Set Next Year Prices
Indiana tomato cann ers association met at Englishs hotel Tuesday to set prices for next year. No final agreement by noon but the prevailing view is that jobbers will pay 8 cents a dozen cans, compared with last years 77 cents. Canners contract with farmers to deliver specified acreage and will pay two cents per can for tin in large quantities.
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Indiana Tomato-Canners’ Association
English’s
Aged Lover From Connecticut Seeks Mail Bride in Manchester
Stephen T. Meech, 80, from Preston Connecticut, traveled to Manchester seeking a mail marriage. He met a 36 year old widow who claimed cooking talent and musical skill, sent a photo, and described three children. After a disappointing visit, police sent him back to Connecticut.
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Manchester
N. H
Preston
Conn
Stephen T. Meech
Norwich
Meech
Connecticut
Washington Dr. McComas Loses Over Two Hundred Pounds
Dr. E M McComas of Washington a cousin of Maryland Senator McComas reports a total weight loss of 207 pounds from 417 to 210 pounds since 1895 He began by eating one meal a week and then one meal daily He created an anti fat medicine used two bottles first year His diet centers on bread butter and meats He quit heavy coffee and reduced smoking from 20 cigars daily to one per week Now he walks daily and says he feels younger than in 30 years.
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Washington
E. M. McComas
Senator McComas
Maryland
Sears
Strike in Indianapolis Electrics Rages On
The Indianapolis electricians strike, now two weeks old, shows little progress toward settlement. Five firms are affected, including Varney Electric. Varney offered to keep workers paid at the settled scale and urged all contractors be treated alike, but Varney's men soon stopped work.
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Indianapolis Electricians
Varney Electric Company
Varney
Union printers' home trustees meet in Colorado Springs
Trustees of the Union printers home in Colorado Springs met in the De Soto building. Current trustees include Jas M Lynch W Bramwood L C Shepard and Wm Jimison from Chicago and Nashville. The institution cost 70000 when completed and is supported by membership with average inmate maintenance around 30 dollars monthly.
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Union Printers’ Home
Colorado Springs
de Soto
Jas. M. Lynch
W. Bramwood L. C. Shepard
Wm. Jimison
International Typographical Union
Indianapolis
Chicago
Nashville
Dividend paid on church pew rentals in Wisconsin
St John’s Catholic Church at Little Chute announces a dividend of one dollar on each of its 172 pews after a year with pew rents about two hundred dollars above the prior year’s revenue. The pastor notes no church debt and says revenues exceeded needs by a similar amount.
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Appleton, Wis
St. John’s Catholic Church
Little Chute
America
Father Knetgeal
Riot at King Lear performance in Boston crowds seats
Four thousand Hebrew supporters packed the Columbia theater on Monday night for a King Lear benefit. Ticket fraud flooded seating, genuine holders found occupied seats, and police used clubs after a riot erupted outside and inside. Swindlers sold over 2,000 fraudulent tickets.
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Boston
Mass
Columbia
Bac
Man Who Died Bequeaths $200 Yearly for Family Horse
Melvin Crocker, who recently died in Clarion County, left $200 annually for the care of a horse that is over 20 years old and has been in the family since it was a colt.
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Sharo
Melvin Crocker
Burdock Blood Bitters Praised By West Cornwell Woman
Miss Julia Filbridge of West Cornwell Connecticut declares Burdock Blood Bitters cured her of a severe skin eruption described as a terrible breaking out all over the body and expresses heartfelt gratitude.
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Burdock
Julia Filbridge
West Cornwell,Conn
Dental office invites help and patients from Ohio and Delaware streets
S. W. Cor. Delaware and Ohio-sts. Receives patients from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. for all kinds of dental work. Complimentary. You are invited to secure your cook or second girl or help of any kind through THE SUN'S liners. Office, 123 E. Ohio-st. Either phone 880.
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S. W. Cor
Delaware and
Ohio-sts
Ohio-st
Girl Wanted Ad Sparks Three Day Free Listing Offer
An unusual classified note in THE SUN offers a free three day advertisement for a girl, with the phrase Costa Nothing repeated. The snippet shows a bold marketing ploy in a newspaper ad.
Cost of a SUN want ad in 1900s paper
The note explains that a SUN advertisement in the Wanted or For Sale sections costs 15 cents for ten words over three days, illustrating the pricing for misc ads in the era.
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Criminal Court
Rufus
Lizzie
Chas
Eagle Pharmacy
Fletcher-ave
Occidental Pharmacy
Hlinois and Wasn.sta
Hoshour
College-are
Erdehneyer & Son
Has. G. Mueller
Virginia-are
F. Hoch
W. W. G. Merrill
Vermontana
N. Heims Hlinois and
Stoan Drug Co
W. Washington-st
L. H. Renkert
C. Reich
East and McGarry-sta
R. J. Eads & Co
Mass.ave
Delaware-st. iv
L. A. Gable
Ilinois
Sixteenth-st
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E. Washington-st
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E. Tenth-st
Pepsin Syrup Company
Monticello, Ills
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WMLB
Burford
Ind
Newton Claypool
Penn
Ohio
Hale
Pike
Worics
Isusiness
Usiness Universit
E. J. Hreb
Feot
Vonne Eee Hardware Co
Indiana Dental: College
Costa Nothing
DR. Reinhart
Capitol Medical Institute
Stevenson
Indianapoli
Pierce
Scott
Emu Warner
Stuckmeyer
Cleveland
Cincinnati
St. Louis
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