Lichty Sells Iowa Drug House Interest After Mind Healing Quest
Norman Lichty president of the Normal Jechty Manufacturing Company announced his decision to sell out after investigating the healing power of drugs and the mind over human ailments. The move follows his belief in limited efficacy of certain proprietary drugs. He describes selling as the result of his investigations.
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Pres .Moints
Norman Lichty
Normal Jechty Manufacturing Company
Iowa
Mr. Lichty
Indiana Students Riot at Harris Grand Theater
Bloomington reports a large student rush at the Harris Grand during a burlesque show. Officers fought to control the melee as firemen sprayed water into the theater and 15 students were later charged with engaging in a riot.
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Bloomington
Indiana University
Opera House
Playhouse
Scott Davis
Sailors Tell Tall Tales Amid a Drift of Secrets
In a storm tale filled with brash boasts and muttered plots, Hudson and Wylie exchange hard words as the crew reels from mishaps stressing the ship. The mate and captain face suspicions while communications twist between love and rumor aboard the troubled vessel.
Largest mortgage filed in county history
Anderson Oct 17. The Indiana Lighting Company took over the Alexandria heat and lighting plant and recorded the largest mortgage ever filed in the county. The Central Trust Company of New York holds the mortgage for 5 million dollars signed by C F Deitrich as president of the Indiana Lighting Company.
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Anderson
Alexandria
Indiana Lighting Company
Central Trust Company of
New York
C. F. Deitrich
Crump Denied Move for New Trial in Damages Case
Columbus October 17 Judge Marshal Hacker overruled Crump's motion for a new trial after Thomas Chambers obtained a $2 000 judgment against Crump in a $20 000 damages suit alleging Crump alienated the affections of his former wife Harriet Chambers.
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Crump
Columbus
Marshal Hacker
Charles F. Crump
Thomas Chambers
Harriet Chambers
Mount Vernon Elks Plan New Home
Mount Vernon Elks will buy the old Rosenbaum homestead at Fourth and Walnut streets for 7000 dollars and convert the brick house into an Elks home, a centrally located structure.
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Mount Vernon
Elks
The
Rosenbaum
Fourth and
Walnut Streets
Bloomington man fasts six days to vote
Bloomington on October 17 reports Os car H. Cravens in Monroe county chose not to risk missing the election. After an appendicitis diagnosis his doctor allowed him to be cooled in ice and Cravens fasted six days to preserve his chance to vote.
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Bloomington
Monroe County
Oscar H. Cravens
Coleman Reeves Coleman in involuntary bankruptcy
Covington Oct 17 The grocery firm Coleman Reeves Coleman in involuntary bankruptcy as creditors move to seize the business. The company has operated about three years and was believed solvent.
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Covington
Coleman, Reeves & Coleman
Gary Steel Company Buys Land for Million Dollar Mill
The Gary Steel Company purchased land in Bean Blossom township for a $1,000,000 steel mill. Buyers Charles Dunn and William Smith were paid $24,000 for the property in Bloomington on October 17.
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Bloomington
Gary Steel Company
Bean Blossom Township
Charles Dunn
William Smith
Mil ford Barn Fire Threatened by Spark from Locomotive
A barn in Milford was quickly consumed when a spark from a Big Four locomotive ignited it. Heavy winds scattered embers, threatening nearby buildings in Goshen county on October 17.
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Goshen
Milford
Big Four
Keeling Fined in Shelbyville Tobacco Trial
John Keeling faced Mayor Swain in Shelbyville for selling tobacco to a minor. He pleaded not guilty, was found guilty, and paid a total of 20 dollars in fine and costs.
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Shelbyville
John Keeling
Swain
Keeling
New churn and novelty factory eyed for Alexandria by Cincinnati interests
In Alexandria Rob erts and Eastman of Cincinnati have been in town to promote a churn and novelty factory for the Industrial club. In Frankfort Clinton County farmer R A Nealis, 61, found dead in his barn from apoplexy, six miles east of town.
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Alexandria
Messrs. Roberts and Eastman
Cincinnati
Industrial Club
Clinton County
Prankfort
R. A. Nealis
Here
Pr. Mount of
Kirklin
Josiah Nicholson Died in Richmond
Josiah Nicholson son of Timothy Nicholson and member of the Indiana Yearly Meeting of Friends died in Richmond on October 17. Timothy Nicholson long served on the state board of charities and as clerk of Indiana Yearly Meeting.
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Josiah Nicholson
Richmond
Timothy Nicholson
State Board of Charities
Indiana Yearly Meeting of Friends
Jackson Township man arrested for home invasion
Shelbyville reports George Kellar of Jackson township has been arrested on the charge of entering the home of Carl Gephart in the same township.
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Shelbyville
George Kellar
Jackson Township
Carl Gephart
Philo Clarke Sued by Wife in Local Divorce Action
Evansville residents report Philo Clark park custodian and local political figure was sued for divorce by his wife on grounds of cruel treatment. The filing cites marital disputes amid city affairs and Clark's public role.
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Philo Clarke
Evansville
Philo Clark
Milford Electric Plant Expands to Light City
The Milford electric light plant is too small to illuminate the city and more machinery will be installed to boost capacity.
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Milford
Helpful Advice From Mrs Pinkham to Private Illness
A pleading appeal urges women to write to Mrs. Hannah Whitall Smith Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for confidential guidance on private illnesses. The letter-writer claims decades of correspondence with sick women provide knowledge to aid the case.
Hall's Catarrh Cure claims internal remedy cure
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood and mucous surface remedy taken internally. Claims to be prescribed by reputable physicians, not a quack medicine, with tonics and purifiers said to cure catarrh. Includes offer to send testimonials and lists Toledo based F. J. Cheney & Co. as makers and druggists as sellers. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Price
Tree
Wake Hall
Noted Actor’s Gaffe Sparks Talk of the Goat
The column hints at a prank or misquote involving Ethel Barrymore and Nick Barrymore denying statements about a land dispute. It riffs on who might be blamed as the public figure behind a controversial remark, using a family nickname for emphasis.
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Ethel Barrymore
Nick
Public Perception Shifts After Dreyfus Affair Reference
A clipped note suggests public opinion favored fair play and strong action, noting the influence of Col. Stewart's stance before the Dreyfus affair details altered sentiment.
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Col. Stewart
Ireland's Gaelic education reaches over 180000 pupils
A clipping notes more than 180,000 Irish school children study Gaelic. It also contains a quip about a pancake and the sun from a Swedish pun and mentions historic U.S. election vote totals.
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Ireland
Historical Patent Medicine Ad Certified for Cough Relief
An old advertisement certifies a drug product as authorized to refund money if Foley's Honey and Tar fails to ease coughs. It claims to stop coughing, heal lungs, prevent serious cold complications, and cure lo grip and pneumonia risks. The genuine item supposedly comes in a yellow package and contains no opiates, sold by W H Porter.
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Foley
W H. Porter
Diana's Diary at the Street Fair
From Diana's Diary by Fred Schaefer notes Miss Dillpuckles sampling the fair's delights and discovering a bittersweet alloy in golden moments as she navigates the festive scene.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Gains Praise
Mrs Norman R Barnett of Allen town Pennsylvania reports suffering since sixteen from organic derangement and female weakness with headaches and nervouness. After medical opinion suggested an operation she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and writes she is now well and advises others.
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Norman R. Barnett
Allentown
Lydia E. Pinkham
Facts for Sick Women and a Carnival Street Scene
An article combines Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound praise with a chaotic Skiddoo's Colossal Carnival episode at a street fair. A decapitation remark, a brawl, police, and a tense train departure frame a chaotic mishmash of sensational carnival fare and medical cure claims.
More Than Enough Noted In Diet Health Advice
The ad warns against overeating and links excess food to stomach and kidney troubles. It promotes Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets as a remedy and cites health guidance as a citizen warning, with a sale contact listed as W. H. Porter.
Dean's Kidney Pills Ad Promises Cure and Testimonial
An old advertisement touts Dean's Kidney Pills as a permanent cure for sick kidneys and related ailments. It includes testimonials from a Monticello resident and lists train connections and freight service routes between Fort Wayne Logansport Lafayette and nearby stations.
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Thyood
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Fairmount
Anches
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Bright
Dean
Richard Imes
Illinois Street
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Ind
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Huntington
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Wayne
Delphi
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Price Loyd Park
Foster-Milburn Co
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New York
Fort Wayne
Logansport
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Lafayee
Dean’s
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