Marion L L Blair's Jewelry Store Burglarized
A string of brief items from Indiana towns reports crime and local events. Notable entries include a burglary at Marion Blair's Jewelry in Marion, plant resumption at Kokomo rubber works, city darkness in Hartford City due to fuel shortage, and a fatal 14 year old boy in Pendleton. The clippings highlight local government actions and social incidents across multiple communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
L. L. Blair
Bedford
Americus
Kokomo Rubber Works
Wayneton
A. W W. Grove
Pendleton
Benjamin Patterson
Rochester
Rochester-Wabash
Terre Haute
W. F. Modes
Modes-Turner Glass Company
Cicero
Ind
Hartford City
Franklin
E. C. Collins
Tipton
Jason Cromer
Jason
Malinda
Wabash
Will Moyer
International Banking Company
New York
Wabash County
Chester Township
Muncie
Delaware
Jesse Myers
Pleasant View
Poland
California
Smith
Waiters
Valparaiso
Jare
Kattman
Miss Walters
Ingalls
Squire Shelton
Scott's Emulsion Promoted for Scrofula Sores
An old health note urges treating persistent neck sores in children as scrofula with Scott's Emulsion. It warns scrofula can lead to consumption, presenting the product as the preventive remedy.
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Scott
Drastic home remedy leaves scars after silver treatment
Miss Josie Nellaus and Miss Ella Meredith followed a traveling doctor's advice to use nitrate of silver to remove moles and warts. They bought the chemical at a Rochester drug store and applied it lavishly to a nose wart and a chin mole. The wart and mole disappeared along with some skin, leaving expected scarring once bandages are removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Josie Nellaus
Ella Meredith
Indiana
Notes of a Little Girl Who Killed Herself
Fourteen year old Mary Behavy, after losing her parents, plans suicide in New York. She spends a day on a carousel and ice cream, faces accusations of theft from a neighbor, then buys carbolic acid. She writes two farewell letters to her brother, describes loneliness, and leaves a will with savings.
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New York
Mary Behavy
Central’ Park
Little Mary
Mary
Annie Zakia
Boodebye
Police crackdown on unlicensed dogs yields first arrests
The drive against unlicensed dogs gains speed as two offenders visited the treasurer to purchase licenses. Police warn dog owners to comply or face arrest. Fines do not exempt duty to obtain a license, as repeated delays can still trigger penalties.
They mourned for him in Omaha as mixups unfold
E W Miller of Sac City Iowa had not been home for a year when a family learned a death mixup. A corpse believed to be him was to be buried in Council Bluffs but a telegram halted the plan. The dead man was a Burlington clerk in Council Bluffs hospital. Mail misdelivery caused confusion with Miss Maggie Miller of Sac City.
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Joe Wheeler
John Giltz
Squire Shelton
Henry Wheeler
Squire Skinner
Shelton
Omaha
Neb
E. W. Miller
Sac City
Western Union
Miller
Council Bluffs
Burlington Freight Office
Maggie Miller
Miss Miller
Council’ Bluffs
Body of Angus Cameron Found in North River
The New York body of Angus Cameron, missing since November 2, was recovered in the North River. In his pockets were a marriage certificate and photos of his wife, his 5-year-old son Henry, and John Fluhr, a family friend who committed suicide last July. Neighbors recount domestic troubles as motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Angus Cameron
North River
Henry
John Filuhr
Cameron
van Wingel
Camerons
Mrs. Cameron
Fluhr
Buffalo
Zoa Phora advertises cure for female ailments
A Mother's gratitude letter promotes Zoa Phora as a remedy for irregular and painful menses. claims to help diseased ovaries and nervous disorders, supports expectant mothers, and offers free trial bottles and an illustrated free book. The ad specifies Kalamazoo Michigan as the company base and one dollar per bottle price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inez Clara
Uuuu Rapids
Mich
Zoa Phora
Inez
Zoa Phora Co
Kalamazoo
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MULL
Lightning Medicine Co
Rock Island
Ill
A. Mother
A. Clark
Turner St
Grand Rapids, Mich
The
Sun” Library Bureau
E. J. Johnston
Providence
Ikes
J. J. Lane
Pittsberg
Merhushend
Shargeburg, Pa
Mars
J. C. Ross, Blabon,n. D
Tetete
Woman’s Home Companion
My Lady’ S Library
Indianapolis Sun
the Pioneer
Home Companion
MY Lady’s Library
SUN Library Bureau
Indianapolis
My Lady’s
My Lady's Library
Alto
Daily Sun
Womax
Howz Companion
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