A Valuable Agent In Glycerine Medicines
A historical note praises glycerine as a superior solvent in St Pirree's medicines, enhancing medicinal properties and adding nutritive antiseptic and anti ferment virtues. It links glycerine with agents like Black Cherryhurst and Queen's root to subdue chronic coughs and bronchial issues, claiming benefits for wasting flesh and early constitution.
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St. Pirree
Yosevetes
Oman
Garetts
Taupe
Joie Straad
Indiana Sink Hole Threatens Rail Lines In Lake County
A long halted lakebed sink hole near South Bend threatens rail corridors including the Monon and Panhandle lines. The underground lake swallows track sections as crews replace ties and monitor shifting earth. Reports describe a vast subterranean lake, toads and fish in the waters, and ongoing efforts to stabilize surrounding lands while predicting further track drops next spring.
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St Judy's
Lake County
Te Chia
Te Monon
Panhandle
Rand
Windiesh
Eric
Vansort
Delag
Kendeth
Wana
Wa- Wash
South Bend
Monon
Chicago
Hazleton
Indiana
Minter
Spouse Saves Their Farm in Indiana Court Showdown
Jinlae Mortis of Knightstown, Indiana, secured control of her late husband Rufus Shawmaker’s farm after he was murdered years earlier. Despite his brother’s mental collapse and a pending note, she paid taxes, marketed crops, and educated their two daughters, earning court approval to take the farm and restore stability. Judge Morris commended her as a remarkable example of perseverance.
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Knightstown
Ind
Jinlae Mortis
the Passume
Eros
Rufus Shawmaker
George Shewmaker
Richmond
Sim
Daugh
Morris
Trouble in Matrimony and Health Certificates Debate
A Chicago attorney proposes a law barring marriage except between individuals with health certificates. The text notes rising costs and restrictions on pairings, likening marriage to fragile goods and suggesting a push to formalize unions while critics warn of overregulation.
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Chicago
Tragic tale of a near fatal illness and heroic remedy
A damaged notice recalls a near fatal pneumonia episode where a watchman failed to stop a dangerous leak at a North Sea dyke. Kenneth McIver and Dr. King story claim a saved life. Dr. King's New Discovery is praised for ending a severe cold and inflammation. Barber & Son's drug store offered a trial bottle free for $1.00.
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North
Kenneth McIver
Wascebors
King
Work by Any Other Name Too Ugly for the Wabash
Fragmentary OCR places a dealer urging readers to try the Wabash with day and night trains and a playful pun on the title. The lines suggest a promotional campaign by a day-to-day deal agent for week’s news service.
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Wekews Vis
Wabash
Civil service in Great Britain endures political shifts
The English civil service departs and retains posts by merit, with most clerks and officials kept apart from party politics. A liberal win is unlikely to remove non political staff, and the vast official apparatus remains largely insulated from ministry changes. The colonial service shows similar patronage limits while civil employees stay politically neutral.
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Great Britain
Philadelphia Ledger
England
United Kingdom
Ihe
Colonial Service
Airship Dinner Guests Dine Amid Flying Machine Theme
An eccentric Cleveland couple hosted an “Airship Dinner” in which the dining table resembled a flying machine body. A balloon floated overhead connected to the table, with a propeller spin and a motor-driven balloon. chairs were basket styled and walls painted like a cloudy sky to enhance the airship ambiance.
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Paris
S. D Dodge
Cleveland
Emperor Gifts Music Box to Empress on Birthday
An imperial birthday gift to the empress from the German emperor featured a music box that played a tune linked to military drill. The item reflects courtly gifts and wartime era symbolism amid nameless notes about soldiers and infantry drills.
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Germany
One Theory and a Health Advertisement Snippet
A garbled 19th century newspaper fragment promotes Foley’s Kidney Cure and Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup. It mentions neglectful illness, kidney trouble, and a Morgantown Indiana reader cured after repeated night urination and back pain. It appears as a brief ad-like item with moral anecdote.
Fossil Monster Remains Found on Hunting Trip
Calgary observer H A Crofton found fossilized remains in Dead Lodge canyon. The bones indicate a large extinct monster, with large rib bones and feet measured at several feet long. Three fossilized bones were recovered for study.
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Dead Lodge Canyon
Calgary
British Columbia
Woile
H. A Crofton
Thas
Ciervoiniog
Antique Forgery Ring Targets Museums Says Director
Chicago The Culeagy Art Institute warns that terra cotta pieces once valued as ancient artifacts are forgeries. Director Breen confirms three workers died in a related incident while the Metropolitan Museum and the Smithsonian report rare samples were seized from medium factories under inquiry.
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Chieago
Culeagy Art Institute
Msi
Breen
Lraa
Minselia
New York
Sneathsonian Institution
Washington
Medum
Eccentric "Blue Man" dies and small town scene
A strange local figure known as the Blue Man dies amid odd notes of sale schemes and porch displays. Bethel Missionary Society in Louisville raised funds by selling Sunday eggs from hens to support four missionaries in Japan, with hens' eggs funding most expenses.
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Bethel Hens of
Louisville
Japan
Bethel Missionary Society
The
Missionary Society
Foley's Honey and Tar In Distinct Demand Across Town
The original Foley & Co. of Chisago introduced Bon ey and Ter as throat remedy and notes the great Mort and popularity of Foley's Honey and Tar. Many imitations claim to be genuine. Ask for Foley's Honey and Tar and reject substitutes as no other preparation provides the same relief. It is mildly laxative, contains no opiates, and is safest for children. Barber & Bo.
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Uwlinats
Dalla
Tls
Great Sea
Thedern Die Aire Nen
Nameun
Oude Pivvsuns
Farang Camuniy
Yonenis A
Foley & Co
Chisago
Barber & Bo
Memory Gap After Australian Trek Confuses California Traveler
An American recently arrived from California awakens under a tree in rural New South Wales with no memory of his journey after a lapse near Hill End. He recalls a hard day's labor and asks a black driver for Los Angeles but learns the nearest town is Hill End. He learns the date is late October and then travels toward Sydney while seeking work to fund a return home.
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Sydney
California
Los Aneelle
Los Angeles
Hill End
New South Wales
Soney
Electricity in Tissues Reveals Electrotonic Causes
The latest discovery by Jacques Loeb shows that nerve and muscle stimulation arises from chemical substances migrating and concentrating near electrodes in tissue. He explains that oleates palmitates and stearates present in tissues precipitate calcium and magnesium, freeing sodium and potassium to act, clarifying the ionic mechanism behind the electrotonic effect.
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Jacques Loeb
Wr. Loeb
Dr. Loeb
Call Down for Mars on the Boasted Civilization
A quip on Mars history questions the claimed advancement of Martian inhabitants. The text suggests they may be unaware of their own planet name, reflecting a humorous take on extraterrestrial pride and knowledge.
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Mars
Curious shoppers sample exotic kumquats in Kansas City store
In a Kansas City Star piece shoppers question prices and uses of fruits and vegetables. Clerks explain 20 cent grapefruits grafted kumquats from Japan, brussels sprouts, leeks and rhubarb alike. A customer learns to eat kumquats unpeeled and notes their sweet flavor.
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Kansas City Star
Agabe
Japan
Florida
California
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