Nervine touted as cure for nervous weakness
Advertisement claims Dr Miles Nervine strengthens the nervous system to restore organ function and cure sickness. A farmer named John James from Riverton Nebraska testifies to recovery after use, with the druggist authorized to refund the first bottle if it fails to help. Miles Medical Co. of Elkhart Indiana markets the product.
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Miles
Riverton
Nebr
Dr. Miles
Nerv- Inc
Miles Medical Co
Elkhart
Ind
Indiana News Item Reports Veteran Killed by Streetcar
John S. Vawter Spanish-American war veteran and Soldiers' home inmate was killed on the Jonesboro Gas City bridge. He was struck by a streetcar operated by Fred Earnest motorman and William McCormick conductor, both from Marion, while returning from Las City.
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Jonesboro
John S. Vawter
Gas City
Temperance Forces Win Center Township Listed on City Ballot
In Liberty Ohio a canvass by temperance forces led to a blanket remonstrance filed in the county commissioners court placing Center township on the city list. The remonstrance, signed by 420 voters, follows a last election total of 680. The majority needed was 341, but withdrawals reduce the claimed temperance majority to 50.
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Temperance Forces
Liberty
Commissioners’ Court
Center Township
First Indiana bid to test blind tiger law in Richmond
Richmond Jan 6 The first action ever started in Indiana to test the legality of the blind tiger law occurred in the Richmond city court. Prosecutor Wilfred Jessup and attorney John F Robbins for Wayne Aerie of Eagles asked Judge William C Converse for an order to destroy all liquors seized by the police after last November raid.
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Richmond
Indiana
Wilfred Jessup
John F. Robbins
Wayne Aerie
Eagles
William C. Converse
Mrs Orphin Taken To Poor House After Epileptic Fall
Kokomo reports Mrs Orphin 40 widow of William Orphin and epileptic victim fell in South Union street. Her dangerous condition leads officials to remove her to the poor house where she can be guarded.
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Kokomo
Jan G
Orphin
William Orphin
Rushville Workers Face Postponed Turnpike Wages
In Rush County many laborers who spent months on county turnpike projects came to the treasury to collect wages but were met with postponement. The delay affects numerous families relying on the pay for sustenance and bills.
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Rushville
Jan
Rush County
Anderson Citizens Pursue Settlement With Traction Company
A mass meeting in Anderson appointed a committee to visit company officials and urge a settlement between the traction company and its employer. The move aims for an amicable resolution.
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Anderson, Jan
Anderson
Traction Company
Church Honors Elder Irwin’s Long Service
Columbus on January 6 reports Joseph I. Irwin, grandfather-in-law of Lieut. Gov. Hugh T. Miller, elected elder emeritus of the Christian church. He is the church’s only living charter member and has served as an elder for 60 years.
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Irwin
Columbus
Joseph I. Irwin
Hugh T. Miller
Z. T. Sweeney
Christian Church of
Wife rejected by husband after infidelity claim
Hartford city reports Mrs. Albert Bjerke returning home seeking forgiveness, but her husband refuses to take her back after alleging she left him for a coal heaver in his employ.
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Hartford City
Albert Bjerke
Knights of Pythias to Hold First Shelby County Banquet
Shelbyville January 6 The Knights of Pythias Association of Shelby County formed recently will host its first annual banquet on Wednesday January 15 Judge Richard K Erwin of Decatur will deliver the address at the event.
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Shelbyville
Knights of Pythias Association
Shelby County
Richard K. Erwin
Decatur
County funds apportioned to 16 banks in Indianapolis
County Treasurer E. J. Robinson completed the apportionment of county funds as advised by the county finance board. A total of 1 103 884.70 dollars was distributed to sixteen banks in the city.
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Indianapolis
E. J. Robinson
County Finance Board
Banquet Planned in South Bend for William J. Bryan
Democrats of South Bend arrange a winter banquet where William J. Bryan will speak February 13. Officials aim to host one of the season’s most important political meetings.
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Bryan
South Bend
Democrats
William J. Bryan
Wreck on Evansville Traction Line Kills One Injures Eight
In Evansville Indiana a Saturday wreck on the Evansville and Mt Vernon Traction line left one dead and seven or eight injured among them Maj. Gen. G V Menzies. The accident occurred Saturday causing multiple injuries and a fatality as responders worked at the scene.
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Evansville
Ind
Mt. Vernon
G. V. Menzies
Public Safety Expands Force After Carnival of Crime
In South Bend on January 6 the board of public safety announced ten new police hires and planned five more, aiming to curb a recent surge in crime during the carnival period.
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South Bend
Board of Public Safety
Alleged Dynamiter Caught in Cleveland Case
John Scaletta a 22 year old is under arrest in Cleveland on charges from Baltimore over the bombing of John Di Giorgio residence a wealthy importer Police say extradition papers are prepared at Columbus Scaletta denies involvement or ties to a Black Hand society The stray line about a drummer band is not a factual part of the case
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Cleveland, O
John Scaletta
Baltimore
John di Giorgio
Columbus
Stevens
Dallas
Perks
Cannon Green
Murder at the studio of Louis Delahay in London
The popular London artist Louis Delahay is found murdered in his studio. His wife informs Lord Ravenspur, who investigates and learns a Corsican dagger of glass was involved. Ravenspur is terrified as Sir James Seton, his double, is attacked en route to Ravenspur’s home.
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Louis Delahay
London
Lord Ravenspur_ h
Ravenspur
Sir Jas. Seton
The Whole Truth Chapters Unfold in Dark London Scene
Inspector Dallas traps two suspects in a tense bar scene as Jim Cooney admits burglary at Louis Delahay’s Finjehn Square residence. Stevens hints at further crimes while a late visitor plans a jewelry theft and a basement blackout leads to a risky confrontation.
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Dallas
Scotland Yard
Cooney
Jim Cooney
Louis Cclahay
Finjehn Square
Stevens
The Story of the Crime Chapter XLIV
Cooney recalls planning a burglary after furniture debts. He visits Delahay’s studio and finds Lord Ravenspur painting beside Mr. Delahay and a mystery woman believed to be Mrs. Delahay. They discover Ravenspur, prompting a tense search for a way out.
Not Good Patients and the Doctor's Temperature Obsession
A trained nurse laments difficult patients especially doctors who demand constant temperature checks. She recalls nursing a physician with Typhoid and how doctors scrutinize every symptom, often exaggerating worry over readings. She describes swapping thermometers to avoid sparking fever and calls it a sly, practical reprieve.
Stranger Queries Why He Keeps Living Isolated Town
A puzzled visitor questions a resident who has spent twenty years in a remote town. The local answers that the lack of activity is precisely why he stays, implying contentment with solitude and the town’s quiet appeal.
Water Priced At One Dollar A Barrel In Gold Field Ney
A notice states water costs one dollar per barrel in Gold Field Ney making four water wagons impractical.
Wabash Lines Schedules to New York and Midwest
M Burke local ticket agent lists Wabash trains from St. Louis and New York to Kansas City Toledo and St. Louis with daily numbers and departure times including 3:42 am 6:39 am 0:55 am 3:10 pm 7:09 am 2:12 pm 7:00 pm 11:01 pm.
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St. Louis
New York
Kansas City
Toledo
Burke
Personality Her Secret and a Star in the Making
The piece profiles Mabel Taliferro as a rising New York theater sensation after a quick ascent from Polly in Polly of the Circus. It compares her appearance to Maude Adams and notes her standout personality that delights audiences and critics alike.
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Mabel Taliaferro
Gainsborough Hat Adorns Costume Display
A white felt Gainsborough hat on display features purple velvet ribbons and large white feathers, crowning the costume ensemble with a chic period flourish.
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Gainsborough
Scotchmen in Kilts Across Edinburgh
A London Tatler writer visits Edinburgh and notes the scarcity of kilts among Scotsmen. He explains that meeting a man in a kilt in the city does not signal Highland nobility but merely a local, ordinary resident.
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London Tatler
Edinburgh
Queen City
The
Forth
Gormuck
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Under Pure Food Law Scrutiny
Secretary Wilson notes the law requires labeling of habit forming drugs and reveals Chamberlain's Cough Remedy contains none of them. The label now proves the claim, asserting the remedy is safe and effective for coughs and colds and sold by W. H. Porter, druggist.
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Wilson
W. H. Porter
South American Port Humorous Dispatch
In a coastal scene a high command jokes about welcoming a fleet. The reply notes the army is out in the navy to fish trot lines, a humorous miscommunication that undercuts formal ceremony. The banter captures maritime port wit with absurd military misdirection.
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Generalissimo
U T System Timetable From Indianapolis Station
Limited trains connect Kokomo with Indianapolis service and run to Tipton. All trains except 7 45 pm and 11 20 pm connect directly at Tipton for Elwood Alexandria Fairmount Anderson Middletown Muncie and intermediate stations.
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Kokomo
Indianapolis
Tipton
Elwood
Alexandria
Fairmount
Anderson
Middletown
Muncie
Interchangeable Coupon Books Offered by Local Agents
Coupon books selling for 10.00 cover 807 miles of track across 32 traction lines in Indiana Ohio and Michigan. Local agents advertise the transportation value at a discount, promising broad regional reach and convenient access for riders.
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Indina
Ohio
Michigan
Traction Line Connections In Indiana and Ohio
The report lists railway connections at Indianapolis with Lafayette Crawfordsville Columbus Shelbyville Rushville Greenfield Knightstown New Castle Cambridge City Richmond Dayton and intermediate stations. It also notes Muncie serving Hartford City Montpelier Bluffton Farmland Winchester Union City Greenville and points beyond.
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Indianapolis
Lafayette
Crawfordsville
Columbus
Shelbyville
Rushville
Greenfield
Knightee Town
New Castle
Cambridge City
Richmond
Dayton
Muncie
Hartford City
Montpelier
Bluffton
Farmland
Winchester
Union City
Greenville
Fort Wayne and Warsaw Valley Traction Co timetable changes 1908
The Fort Wayne and Warsaw Valley Traction Co announces timetable changes effective January 2, 1908. Train departures from Interurban Station to Peru Wabash Huntington Fort Wayne and intermediate points occur at 6 45 am 10 05 am 8 35 am 12 55 pm 8 54 am 1 25 pm 5 54 pm 2 35 pm 4 35 pm 7 41 pm and 9 10 pm. Limited trains stop at towns. special cars to Delphi Lafayette and intermediate points depart at 5 19 am 6 50 am 10 29 am 11 10 am 1 39 pm 3 10 pm 5 10 pm 7 16 pm 7 29 pm 9 10 pm with some cars to Huntington Boyd Park or with town stops only. Buffet service east at 1 25 pm and west at 1 39 pm.
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Peru
Wabash
Huntington
Ft. Wayne
Delphi
Lafayette
Boyd Park
Fort Wayne-Lafayette
Through freight service between Ft Wayne and Lafayette
A weekly weekday freight runs between Fort Wayne Indiana and Lafayette Indiana. The car departs Fort Wayne at 9 30 am and Lafayette at 8 30 am with R T Gunn, Superintendent Transportation in Fort Wayne directing operations.
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Ft. Wayne
Lafayette
R. T. Gunn
Supt. Transportation
Ind
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