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Newspaper
Kendallville Daily Sun
Location
Kendallville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1906
Page
3
A scientist claims that eating strawberries impairs vision, prompting humorous concern that diners will soon request to pass the blinders at table. The quip suggests skepticism about the claim and notes potential audience amusement.
Indianapolis reports depict O A Baker denying pressure to negotiate immunity with Governor Hanly in exchange for disclosures about Indiana’s last legislature. Baker claims no one to expose and says he would not seek immunity by such means. The case draws in Windsor Ontario rumors and ties to ongoing political reform debates.
Billie a large retired fire horse attached to patrol No 1 loves plug tobacco and greets visitors with a whinny for a chew. Police foreman William Woods describes the horse as strong and fast and says he is fond of children.
Sheriff Sourbier served warrants on Manager Mike Kelley and eight Minneapolis American Association players for primn base bail after a Sunday charity game in Indianapolis on April Theme. Bonds set at 50 dollars each. Mrs Jessie Herron seeks guardianship for her two daughters after husband abandonment. Henry Christian injures finger in scaffold accident at Lawrenceburg.
Monticello Indiana reports Mrs Walter Fox died the day after giving birth to triplets. One infant died at birth another died later. the third infant survived. In Madison Indiana friends of Dr Joshua B Garritt presented a $1000 check honoring his fiftieth year as professor at Hanover College.
The congress backed an innovative coupon payable to bearer exchangeable in any country for 25 cents in stamps. This replaces sending stamps abroad for replies and should benefit the American public by easing foreign correspondence.
An obituary tribute to artist John Mulvaney who died in poverty and obscurity yet left a famed canvas titled Custer's Last Stand. The piece lauds his ability to capture the spirit of battle in a single face, noting his skill with limited subjects and his lasting impact on viewers and soldiers alike.
A collection of satirical notices and quips: Sir Michael Foster on turning forty and diet, Campbell-Bannerman warned about suffrage, Mi cawber’s misadventure, a coal trust rumor, Russia’s democracy, and Poe’s volume selling for 1500 dollars.
Editor and Mrs. F W Willis of Waterloo hosted a reception Monday evening June 4 for Waterloo Fire Company members to honor their brave service during the fire that damaged the Willis home over two months ago. The event took place at the rebuilt remodeled Willis residence. The occasion was a very pleasant one. The Willis family are.
John Walker, widower with seven daughters, pursues Cecilia Rayne but finds a kinder path through Tot the kindergarten pupil and teacher Miss Worden. When his youngest Tot’s teacher Bess Worden rescues the family, a quiet bond grows. Madge aids the match, and John asks Bess to be his wife, joining the eight-girl household.
A satirical note urges advertising lost articles and watching Sun notices. It lists various ailments treated by Chamberlain's Salve offered by A. R. Otis, pricing a 25 cent box and highlighting uses from sore nipples to eczema.
The London Graphic notes one of the era’s first guides titled A President For Young Penmen dated 1615. It promises variety and pleasure with sample letters including a friend to a fantastical madcap and a biting reply to a clamorous gentlewoman.
An advertisement touts Dr Williame's Indian Pile Ointment claiming to cure blind piles and ulcerated or itching hems. It asserts instant relief from itching and swelling and describes the ointment as absorbing humors and acting as a poultice.
The Albion school board selected the following teachers for the ensuing year Principal WH J Neverpass assistant high school Alba Bales room 2 R E Smith room 3 Walter Bonham room 1 Edith Franks room 5 Elizabeth Clark room 4 Harriet Bidwell room 7 Maude Voris The board did not select a superintendent but will meet for that purpose June TL.
The merr i co round is back one block from Main Street on the lot at South Orchard and West William. It runs every evening except Sunday and on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons. Children pay two rides for five cents on these afternoons. Boisterous or ungentlemanly behavior is discouraged.
L Beckman sells Kodaks and supplies and Fischer's drug store offers wall paper. Sleepy Eye area stores promote Kodak lines while Steckley's feed mill stocks flour and baled hay. North school teachers and patrons picnic at the Fair Grounds this afternoon. Death toll from drowning not yet reported at press time.
Many users praise Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy though they hesitate to give testimonials. Friends of the remedy spread it by personal recommendations as a reliable home medicine for diarrhoea and bowel trouble. Sold by A. R. Otis.
In sixty three Italian penitentiaries there are 9 912 convicts kept busy at various industries across the system.
An odd mix of classified notes from a 19th century paper markets choices in real estate and a medicine ad. It mentions Louis Goering offering houses and lots for quick sale and urges immediate contact. Also notes a kidney and nervous system cure with a sample offered by mail and a Lake Shore Railroad timetable update for a May 37 fast mail train.
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