Nervine touted as cure for epilepsy and nervous diseases
An advertisement for Dr. Miles' Nervine claims efficacy against epilepsy and other nervous disorders. It presents a testimonial from W R Allison of Mooresville NC detailing improvements in a son after June 1996 treatment and August 1995 spell-free period, with a guarantee from Miles Medical Co.
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Miles
John
W. R. Allison
Mooresville
N. C
Dr. Miles
Miles Medical Co
Elkhart
Ind
Cripple Sues for 10000 in Indiana Lawsuit
John Walter, who lost an arm in an alcohol related incident, sues saloonkeeper John Beggerly and two bondsmen for 10000 in Marion. His wife Lillie had already filed a separate 10000 claim. In Indianapolis, Charles E. Johnson’s body was found in White River after disappearing from a sanatorium.
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Marion
John Walter
John Beggerly
George M. Kocher
Chris Kohlenberg
Beggerly
Lillie Walter
Indianapolis
Charles E. Johnson
Muncie
White River
Fairview Park
A. L. Johnson
Johnson
Mayor Miller Heir to Mexican Fortune Revealed
Brooklyn news reports Jap Miller once famed as the Brooklyn mayor and famed by James Whitcomb Riley has become heir to a fortune in Mexico. The fortune came after he aided an old Confederate soldier who arrived in Indiana after the Civil War with no friends or funds and received shelter and aid.
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Miller
Brooklyn
Jap Miller
James Whitcomb Riley
Mexico
Indiana
Phnoy the Original Boy Tramp Dies After Practical Joke
Columbus reports the death of 40 year old George Harold known as Phnoy after croton oil was allegedly added to a whisky drink as a prank. Physicians and police are investigating the case as a possible homicide.
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Columbus
George Harold
Phnoy
Tramp
Harold
Leep Sues Marshal Leach for 500 Dollars
Jackson Leep files a $500 damages suit against Burr Leach the Fowlertown marshal, alleging rough jail treatment a month ago caused a broken arm and kept him from work.
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Marion
Jackson Leep
Burr Leach
Marshall
Fowlertown
Leep
Marshal Leach
Ballard Elected Democratic County Chairman at Princeton
Princeton January 22 John T Ballard an attorney was elected Democratic county chairman at the township chairmen meeting Ballard faced no opposition Other officers named were R L Hussey vice chairman Will H Welding secretary and Dr A L Ziliak treasurer All positions filled without contest
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Princeton
John T. Ballard
R. L. Hussey
Will H. Welding
A. L. Ziliak
Ballard
Death of Grand Rapids & Indiana official at Sylvan Lake
James R. Merriweather chief clerk to Superintendent Hudson of the Grand Rapids and Indiana railroad burned to death in his Sylvan Lake cottage while lighting a gasoline range. He was alone and perished as his clothes caught fire. He leaves a widow and two children.
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Fort Wayne
James R. Merriweather
Hudson
Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad
Sylvan Lake
Mystery death at Dunbar home shocks Frankfort
Joy follows sorrow as Anna Dunbar sister of Ella Dukes shares news of a death at the Dunbar residence. The deceased woman lived there and was married to William A. Mikles, a boarder of Mrs. Dunbar at the time of the tragedy.
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Frankfort
Anna Dunbar
Ella Dukes
William A. Mikles
Dunbar
Eastern Star Lodges Tour Knights Town From Newcastle
A special car over the Terre Haute Indianapolis and Eastern traction line carried the Eastern Star lodge from Newcastle to Knights Town where the Knights town lodge hosted lodges from Newcastle and Greenfield. Over 100 members joined the excursion.
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Newcastle
Terre Haute
Indianapolis & Eastern Traction
Eastern Star Lodge
Knightstown
Greenfield
Explosion blamed on Princeton mine and miners
Colonel J. L. Morris reports the Princeton Coal Mining Company and the miners bore responsibility for the January 8 explosion at the Princeton coal mine that killed Solomon Lawrence and Mack Ct. Clair.
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Princeton
Solomon Lawrence
Mack Ct. Clair
J. L. Morris
Princeton Coal Mining Company
Unusual settlement ends $10,000 bank suit against Hartford City
Hartford City January 22 unusual settlement in which the plaintiff agreed to bear a loss of more than $3,000 rather than risk going to trial was reached when the $10,000 suit of the Blackford County bank against the Hartford City school city was dismissed in the circuit court.
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Hartford City
Blackford County Bank
Billy Sunday Revival Visit Alters Elkhart Clergy
In Elkhart on January 22 Rev. A A Ogilvie pastor of the First Congregational church withdraws from the Elkhart Ministerial association as Billy Sunday the baseball evangelist agrees to lead a revival campaign in the city.
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Buffies
Elkhart
Billy Sunday
A. A. Ogilvie
First Congregational Church
Aged fiddler wins Clifford dance contest at 90
Columbus January 22 James Collins aged 90 won a fiddling match at Clifford hosted by the Clifford Camp Modern Woodmen of America. The event drew local musicians and residents for an afternoon of traditional tunes.
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Columbus
Clifford
Clifford Camp Modern Woodmen of America
James Collins
Leap Year Girl Joke Sparks Poise Debate
A quip questions how to spot a Leap Year girl by noting she jumps with unusual poise. The remark plays on gendered expectations and athletic grace, likely from a lighthearted column or humor page.
Campaign and courtship in Casey's saloon
Billy Ryan reports to politicians in Casey’s saloon that the Old Man wants two unpledged aldermen Harold Darnell of the Twenty Fourth ward and Joe Mason of the Eighth. Darnell accepts to please Miss Hadley as Fisher schemes to win her and Hadley’s backing grows for the campaign.
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Billy Ryan
Casey
Harold Darnell
Joe Mason
Highth
Mason
Bob Howe
Senator Pepper
Darnell
Miss Hadley
Warnell
WABASH LINES Schedule In Effect December 8 1907
East and west bound Wabash trains listed for daily service from St. Louis to New York Toledo and Kansas City with departure times. Includes Nos 2 8 1 4 east bound and Nos 9 1 5 3 west bound. M Burke local ticket agent.
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St. Louis
New York
Kansas City
Toledo
Eeveneve Erteee
Velvet gown with silver rosette belt and yellow lace trim
Description of a black velvet gown featuring a drooping shoulder arrangement edged in silver, a large rosette at the belt, a full gathered skirt, and a lace under waist with heavy yellow filet embroidered in old pinks and silver.
Buffington Man Profits From Wind Blown Cement Blocks
John Kelley of Buffington Indiana has turned casual wind blown cement dust into a thriving block business. The article notes his modest start as a truck farmer and his current income of $25 from manufacturing cement blocks with minimal outlay. The wind plays a key role in his process.
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John Kelley
Buffington
Ind
Kelley
Becoming Hat With White Mousseline and Roses
A white mousseline hat is elaborately shirred with a flouncing edge. Large white and pink roses crown the piece and a grand aigret drapes low on the left side.
Foley's Honey and Tar touted to prevent pneumonia
An advertisement claims Foley's Honey and Tar stops coughs and colds, strengthens lungs, and prevents pneumonia and consumption. It warns against substitutes and asserts the product cures stubborn coughs without opiates.
Indoor Tobogganing Becomes Society Winter Amusement
The New York Press notes parlor tobogganing as a winter amusement for the ultra rich. A long corridor incline of woolen surface hosts tiny sleds with rubber wheels sliding on indoor runs. Slight thrills, rare injuries, and a novel whim sought by society members with ample space and continental polish.
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New York
Pastor from Grove Reports Recovery From Consumption
E H Jones of M E Church Grove Maryland writes that a severe cold nearly diagnosed as pneumonia and consumption was relieved by Foley's Honey and Tar. After trying a sample he bought the regular size and two or three bottles cured him, with no throat or lung trouble since.
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E. H. Jones
M. E. Church
Grove, Md
Foley
Bottle sizes and contents comparison
The three sizes are 25c 50c and $1.00. The 50 cent bottle holds two and a half times the content of the small bottle and the $1.00 bottle holds almost six times as much.
Shield Builds Against Cement Dust At Buffington
The Kelley home near Hinds Steel cement works faces a shielding board erected to block slag dust from the $3,000,000 plant. Dust falls, Kelley mixes gravel and cement into blocks for sale, and neighbors deem the tale credible.
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Kelley
Hinds Steel Company
Buffington
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Proves Free of Habit Forming Drugs
Secretary Wilson notes the law aims to inform consumers about harmful drugs in medicines. The Chamberlain's Cough Remedy label omits chloroform opium morphine and other habit forming substances, confirming its claim of safety. Sold by W. H. Porter, druggist.
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Wilson
W. H. Porter
Van Lut System Schedule May 2 1907 Logansport to Indianapolis
Interurban trains depart Logansport for Indianapolis at 5:00 6:45 7:00 7:45 9:00 0:45 11:00 11:45 1:00 1:45 3:00 3:45 6:00 5:45 7:00 9:00 and 9:20 pm Limited trains connect at Kokomo with Indianapolis services Runs to Tipton only All trains except 7:45 pm and 11:20 pm connect at Tipton for Elwood Alexandria Fairmount Anderson Middletown Muncie and other stations
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Logansport
Indianapolis
Connec
Kokomo
Tipton
Elwood
Alexandria
Fairmount
Anderson
Middletown
Muncie
Interchangeable Coupon Books for Regional Transit
Local agents offer coupon books valued at 12.08 for 10.00 dollars. Covers 307 miles of track across 22 traction lines in Indiana Ohio and Michigan.
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Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Traction Line Connections Across Indiana and Beyond
At Indianapolis the line connects Lafayette Crawfordsville Columbus Shelbyville Rushville Greenfield Knights Town New Castle Cambridge City and Richmond with intermediate stations. At Muncie it links Hartford City Montpelier Bluffton Farmland Wischester Union City Greenville and other points beyond.
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Indianapolis
Lafayette
Rawfordsville
Columbus
Shelbyville
Rushville
Greenfield
Knightstown
New Castle
Cambridge City
Richmond
Dayton
Muncie
Hartford City
Montpelier
Bluffton
Farmland
Wischester
Union City
Greenville
Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction Timetable Change
The Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction Co announces a timetable change effective January 2. It lists daily departures from Interurban Station to Peru Wabash Huntington Fort Wayne and intermediate points with multiple morning and afternoon slots and special cars to Huntington Boyd Park and Lafayette. Limited town-stop service and buffet cars are available east and west, with express freight between Fort Wayne and Lafayette.
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Peru
Wabash
Huntington
Ft. Wayne
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