Local brief notes from Hartford City and surrounding area
Daily items report trips and visits of residents including Mr and Mrs Will Hoover in Hartford City. Campaigns for medicines and tonics advertised by Pioneer drug store. Local business and real estate dealings noted with DeWitt's Early Risers laxatives Kodol and Kennedys Laxative Cough Syrup promoted. Various arrivals, departures, and social events listed with minor personal movements and community notices.
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Will Hoover
Hartford City
DeWitt
Pioneer Drugs
Glen Pownell
Albert Henderson
Sapulpa
Oxla
Adolph Kann
Maniatee Mich
C. L. Smith
W. R. Welton
Ft. Wayne
W. J. Patterson
Ridgeville
Hughes Cash
Cal Shields
R. F. Schneider
Indianapolis
John Hat
Stella
Jack Foster
Pennville
McCullick
Kennedy
Pioneer Drug Store
Earl Rybolt
Noland Voris
Point Isabel
Ind
Geo. Wedon
Fabriey—McCrea Wholesale House
Fay Cash
J. G. Steeley House
Dayton
Perilous feats at the city zoo end in near escape
The London Standard reports dramatic zoo moments behind the lion house where a savage captive hippopotamus Obash attacked keeper Scott during a failed liberty attempt. A bank note lured the man to distract the animal, allowing a hasty escape to safety as staff recaptured the hippo.
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London Standard
Lion House
India
Obash
Scott
A Child's Heroism in Glasnevin Cemetery
A Dublin gentleman recalls driving with his wife to Glasnevin Cemetery with their four year old son Willie. The child hesitated at the request, but consented to go. At the graves and shaded avenues he clung to his mother, showing quiet sadness as they visited inscriptions. After about an hour they returned to the carriage.
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Dublin
Glasnevin
Willie
Child’s brave moment amid death summons inspires praise
A London Telegraph remark recalls a father lifting his son to safety as the child wonders why he is returning from a place of death. The boy’s calm question reveals a rare display of heroism in the face of danger, praised as a summons to life.
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London Telegraph
Tragedy in Apartment House Muttered By Tenants
In a New York Press account a 35-year-old janitor who was described as unusually good looking killed himself over a dispute with his employer. Neighbors and tenants visited the basement to comfort his wife who reacted with resentment rather than grief.
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New York Press
Where They Know How to Economize
A manager of an employment agency questions idle applicants tied to a wall about prior work in ministerial households. A woman explains her need for an economical servant, claiming those from ministers’ families know best how to economize.
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New York Sun
The Kingmaker Ear of Warwick House Hospitality
The Ear of Warwick known as the kingmaker lived in unmatched magnificence. Alleged to host 30 000 at his manors and castles across campaigns. His military followers were drawn by his hospitality and courage, aligning with his interests during the Yorkist Lancastrian struggle.
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Ear of Warwick
House of York
Lancaster
Fall of Warwick at Barnet 1471 in Edward IV era
The account recalls Warwick’s fatal fall at Barnet in 1471 during the siege of Yorkist victory. Warwick rode into battle on foot to show solidarity with his troops, but received numerous wounds and perished. His brother Montacute perished trying to save him.
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Gistinguinben
Tle
Barnet
Edward IV
Warwick
Batte
Montacute
Skim milk paint recipe for durable cheap coating
In Outing Magazine E B Rexford describes a cheap paint made by stirring three pounds of portsand cement into a gallon of skim milk with dry color, kept suspended by stirring. It dries in six hours, resists weather, and can be disinfected with carbolic acid for poultry houses or stables.
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E. B. Rexford
Outing Magazine
His Enforced Trip
Two New York matrons discuss a third husband who boarded a steamship with a friend and missed the whistle warning. He wired his wife to reassure her, while the tale hints at regret or disbelief about his fate aboard the vessel.
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New York
The Second Matron Confesses Confidential European Trip Plan
A wife recalls a confidant who told her husband, ten days ago, he planned to be carried to Europe “accidentally” to go without his wife. She pleads that the matter remain unmentioned.
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Europe
Early Weather Forecasting Emerges From Crimea Storm
Historical note describes a Crimean War era storm on November 14 1845 that spurred Vaillant the French war minister to fund investigations. Scientists showed the two storms were the same and that their path could be predicted, allowing fleets to be warned and reach safety.
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France
England
Vaillant
Veterinary science roots traced from Vegetius to Lyons college
The text cites Vege tius as the true founder of veterinary art with De Arte Veterinaria around 300 A D. It notes that the first scientific elevation occurred in 1761 when France established the first veterinary college in Lyons.
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Hippocrates
Vegetius
France
Lyons
Bargain Fashion and Housewares Sale Selections
A mixed sale offers linen collars silk ribbons neckties and men’s underwear at deep discounts. Womens and childrens items include pocket books mittens union suits and belts while fabrics hats and home goods list discounted yardages and dishware with prices for closeout.
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Childrens
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Montpelier Markets
Bisset Dee
Minsky
Weltdale Burywood
Pennsylvania
New Castle
Amos Perry
Pauline Huffman
Lake George
Pioneer
William C. Farlow
Bruce Gamble
East Luiberty, O
A. H. Smith
Mr. Gamble
Bessemer
Thos. Shields
Nellie Skinner
St. Louis
Win Cook
Howard Coburn
Flat Rock
W.C.T. U
Andy Underwood
South Main Street
O'Bren
West High Street
Edith Crossen
Lima
Olive Brooks
Ada, O
Mae Marlin
Lillie Smith
Elwood
Robert Risk
Foley
A. C. Beeson
Tuesday Bridge Whist Club
Montpelier Elka
George Swaim
J. A. Taylor
County Pension Board
the Herald
Dave Baxter
Dell Stepp
Sleppy
Kentucky
Mary Griffin
Muncie
Katherine Hanrahan
M. E. Church
Dan Thomas
Dan
West Huntington Street
Gillifard
McGeath Brothers
Montpelier
William McGeath
Lexington
Cayce Jones
M. R. Kime and Sons
Grant Bros., Packing Co
Mar «Ion
The
Herald
Mike McCloskey
Indiana
Rolling Mill
Harry Waldorf
Bridgeport
Olive Crosbie
Amica Club
Crosbie
Daise&Ashwiller
Lena Horton
Connie Thorpe
Lillian Redding
Ruth Barr
Nellie Ditzler
Grace Bishop
Chella Moore
Ruth Spaulding
June Coverdale
Florentine Workman
James Clarx
Ditzler
Barr
Bluffton Banner
Frank Twibel
Seber Abuhire
Keystone
Sturgis
William Lowe
Henry Lowe
New Castile
Willard Warfield
East Balding
South Bulding
London Zoo
Glasnevin Cemetery
the Kingmaker
Earl of Warwick
John F. Price
Simpson
Aldine
Eten
Alaska
Defiance
White Laundry
Big Ben
Lennox
Ster
Ameican Ball
Happy Thought
Bagpipe Tobacco
Harry Alexander
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