Local ads and notices clutter town shopfronts
Classified blurbs advertise Beckman’s umbrellas and Bead shoes, baggage transfers via the express office, Charles Jourdan kidney cure from H C Cunningham, and local rental and sale offerings including a Foley’s Kidney Cure presence and a cottage on Pleasant Street priced at 575 with payment terms.
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Beckman's
G. M
Charles Jourdan
Foley
H. C. Cunningham
Bliocksmith Shop
Mitchell Street
John Steckley
Pleasant Street
Atlantic City Excursion via Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
Excursion to Atlantic City via the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Ry departs July 17 with low rates. Tickets are valid for twelve days. Agents are selling tickets.
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Atlantic City
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern
Hill May Speak in Indiana in Democratic Campaign
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette reports that David B. Hill of New York may open the fall campaign for Indianapolis Democrats. The proposal divides Bryan supporters, and Lawrenceburg’s Chairman O'Brien notes possible nominations in Kokomo and Frankfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Oil Use Suppresses Hog Cholera in Blackford County Farms
Stratford City News reports farmers pour crude oil from wells into mudholes, claiming reduced hog disease and lice. Oil in Blackford County farms purportedly improves hog health and lowers pests, with other counties requesting barrels. The oil reportedly also reduces biting insects, making country drives more pleasant.
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Startford City
Blackford County
Farm hands detained for alleged three year old bur sary near Bluffton
Two farm hands arrested near Bluffton are detained at Fort Wayne awaiting a show cause hearing before possible extradition to Canada for a three year old Manitoba burglary. They deny being the wanted men while a Canadian officer presents Bertillon measurements and photographs claiming identification accuracy.
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Bluffton
Fort Wayne
Canada
Manitoba
Storm Strikes Gillie Barn Stalling 75 Cows Near Fort Wayne
A Thursday storm struck James Gillie’s barn near Fort Wayne. Seventy five cows were knocked down at milking time but none died. After the storm the cattle would not lie down and no milk could be yielded. workers escaped injury.
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James Gillie
Fort Wayne
Chicago Doctor Elevated to Adjunct Professor of Pathology
The friends of Dr. Guy M. Cushing of Chicago announce his advancement from lecturer to Adjunct Professor of Pathology at Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital. The honor surprised him while he was in the northwest on vacation at the time of the conference.
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Guy M. Cushing
Chicago
Hahnemann Medical College
City
Northwest
Early South Bend Pioneer John Neidhart Dies at 77
John Neidhart, an early South Bend settler, died Wednesday night at age seventy seven. He and his wife had remained estranged for over two decades, and the widow reportedly kept silent after his death.
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John Neidhart
South Bend
Neidhart
Ringling Circus Employes Abstain from Liquor Policy
Ringling's circus owners announce all workers will abstain from liquor and future hires will be restricted to abstainers. King Edward is expected to be crowned between August 8 and 12.
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Ringling’s Circus
Edward
Indiana approves Columbia voting machine second option
The Indiana board of voting machine commissioners approves the Columbia voting device as the second model to gain approval, following the United States machine as the first.
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Indiana Voting Machine Commission
Columbia
United States
Blended patent bread touted over Spring wheat flour
A newspaper feature extols Ger belle blended patent bread as superior to bread from all Spring wheat flour. An odd item notes a newspaper man sweating over a claim that Mrs a popular lady poisoned syrup to kill aunts, with a technical defense deemed evasive. The piece also mentions Miss Blanche Blackman resigning as a New York City teacher for a three year position and Alba Bales filling the vacancy in the local schools. It ends with a call for able bodied workers to labor eight to ten hours six days a week to support families, and a brief medical testimonial for Foley's Kidney Cure by H. C.
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Blackford
Grant
Wells
A. W. Hamilton
Bluffton
George W. Melville
U.S. N
Arlington Cemetery
Foley
H.C. Cunningham
H. C. Cunningham
H. Lohman & Co
A. KE. Mahin
M. E
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Allen County
Roosevelt
Court House
Madison Medicine Co
S. Rocky Mountain
G. H. Lohman & Co
Mark Hanna
Judge H. Chase
Logansport
Eugene
George Chase
Meeks
Kendallville
John Deibele
O’mally
South Bend
O’malley
Young Hearth
Philadelphia
Emmett Tackhouse
Richmond
America
Indianapolis News
Elkhart
Goshen
Lake Shore
Lewis Russell
Michigan City
Russel
Fairfield Center
DeKalb County
Wert
Cedar Creek
Angela Magnet
Blanche Blackman
New York City
Alba Bales
A. R. Baga
Morganstown
Ind
Quick Meal Gasoline Stove Promise
Campbell & Co urges choosing a Quick Meal stove for reliable cooking and family happiness. The advertisement claims the Quick Meal gasoline stove performs as well as any other, ensuring no chances taken in meal preparation.
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J.KELLER @ CO
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Way
Gawley & Gawley
A. J. Strauss
Hill
Water Works and Light Committee
Kronk
Flint and Walling Manufacturing Company
Central
George Lang’s
L. Beckman
Sullivan
W. M. Cushing
Geo. Lang
G. M. Band
Hillsdale
LaGrange County
Tracy
J. N
Ligonier Milling Company
George Steckley’s
Ohio
Floral Hall
B. and O. Company
Garrett
Indianapolis
George F. Ogden
Laketon
Sons of Veterans of Indiana
Rising Sun
Frank Crone
the Sun
Misselhorn
Peninsular
D. H. Stinson
J.Lang @ Sons
Kodaks
KODAK
Beckman’s
J. G. Leins
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