Centenarian Brock Credits Peruna for Health and Longevity
An aging Texas resident Isaac Brock claims a century of life as of his last birthday and credits Dr Hartman’s Peruna for health. He lived near Waco and now stays with his son in Valleyview Texas, noting 120 years of good health despite climate changes. He recalls grippe epidemics and praises Peruna as essential medicine.
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Mr. Isaac Brock
Brock
McLenn
Texas
Bosque Ene
Waco
Valleyuins
Peruna Almanac Ad Seeks Druggist Free 1909
A letter from July 8 1906 by Sarah J. Brock praises Peruna for improving health after sickness. She notes many letters asking about Peruna effects and that buyers can obtain a bottle themselves. The notice invites readers to ask their druggist for a free Peruna Almanac for 1909.
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Mr. Brock
Sarah J. Brock
Brock Adda
Eel and Perch in Fierce Fight at Hazelton
In Hazelton Ind on the riverfront near the ferry a large eel battled a perch amid crowd sightseers. Pat Phillips ran a boat after the perch and pulled it aboard revealing a five foot lamprey attached to the fish’s head.
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Hazeltor
Hazelton, Ind
Pat Phillips
Interhia
Eightfold grandparent tale from Anderson birth
Raoul Le Clerc Smith of Anderson Indiana is noted for eight living great grandparents and a fifth generation at birth. At eight years old he still has eight grandparents and a great great uncle and aunt aged 94 and nine respectively in the family line. His parents are Mr and Mrs E LeClerc Smith of Anderson and Irvington.
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Vevay
J. W. Cox
New Albany
Fred. Bryant
E. A. Smith
Anderson
Stanley Cox
Irvington
Soldiers seek to retain pension agency in Indianapolis
In Greencastle Indiana T C Grooms circulates a petition to Senators Beveridge and Hemenway urging that the pension agency at Indianapolis not be abolished as planned. The paper is generously signed by veterans.
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Greencastle
Ind
Jan
T. C. Grooms
Beveridge
Hemenway
Indianapolis
Measuring Feet Ten Gifts Fundraiser at Manilla Church
The Ladies' Aid society of the Manilla Christian church held an open meeting with special guests. A measuring contest invited men to donate to the club in proportion to the length of their feet and size of their hat band, sparking much merriment.
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Manilla. Ind
Ladies’ Aid Society
Manilla Christian Church
Wayne County Decorated for Wet or Dry Vote
Wayne county marks the election call in red, with notices posted countywide. The red decoration signals the special election to decide the wet or dry question and printing adheres to legal requirements.
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Wayne County
Richmond
Ind
Brothers End Quarrel in Indiana Court Office
A family feud in Indiana was settled in the prosecutor’s office when Adolphus A. Hanck and Thomas J. Hansk resolved a quarrel that lasted over a year. One brother had charged the other with trespass, ending the dispute.
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Sullivan
Ind
Wood
Adolphus A. Hanck
Thomas J. Hansk
Coughing blamed for prolonged illness in medical note
A medical writer warns that coughing signals inflammation and poison buildup from fever and congestion. They criticize whiskey and laxative syrups as harmful and promise a prescription for relief, though details are unclear.
Walker Men Base Hopes on Close Count
Rumors say friends of John Walker may contest the United Mine Workers presidency if President Lewis is re-elected by a small margin. Canvassers expected to finish the count Tuesday night and report to the convention in Tomlinson Hall on Wednesday.
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Walker Men
Lewis
United Mine: Workers of America
Friends
John Walker
Tomlinson Hall
Committee On
Three Stack Daughters Die in Quebec Fire
Montreal January 26. A fire on the upper floor of the Stack home killed three of W H Stack’s daughters and seriously injured four others. Ruth Stack woke her sisters and they tried to escape through a stairway that failed. The four who jumped from windows were taken to hospital. Marguerite, Beatrice, Ruth Stack named among the injured.
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Stack
Ruth
God
Marguerite Stack
Beatrice Stack
Ruth Stack
Lord Curzon's Relative Spends Big at St Francis
A. R. Curzon of Toronto, linked to Lord Curzon, spent $1,000 in a bizarre Friday stunt at the St Francis hotel. The next night he again attracted attention by slipping 323 quid to a policeman as a joke against paper money.
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San Francisco
A. R. Curzon
Toronto
Lord Curzon
Curzon
St. Francis
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