Pioneer Woman Promotes Lydia E Pinkham Remedy
A testimonial from women including Mrs. Elleworth of New York and Mrs. Bord of New Falls Pa praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from female troubles. They report improved health enabling them to resume work. Pinkham invites sick women to write for advice and shares success stories.
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Lydia E. Pinkhar
F. Elleworth
N. Y
W. P. Bord
Ver Fells
Hedgman
Pinkham
Vacuum barber brushes and quirky church tale amuse readers
A New York barber uses a vacuum dusting device on customers while a Presbyterian deacon known as Uncle Thomas sparks a church comic moment. The piece blends oddities from modern grooming to a deaf pastor’s misheard announcement, ending in lighthearted churchwide laughter.
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New York
Ohio
Uncle Thomas
Thomas
Success Magazine
Gen Corbin Prefers Old Clothes From the Philippines
A New York Sun item recalls Gen. Corbin keeping his four year old boots and outfits. He tests attire at his Washington area home and refuses a request for old clothes, offering a new suit within instead.
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Gen. Corbin
Philippines
Washington
New York Sun
Grape-Nuts Do Good For Mothers And Babies
A Virginia mother credits Grape-Nuts with restoring her strength and nourishing her baby after delivery. She says doctors advised against nursing due to her lack of nourishment but a diet change to Grape-Nuts led to health improvements for both she and her infant.
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Baby
Owensville Indiana Once Vacated By 1825 Act
The 1825 Indiana General Assembly act vacated the Owensville town plat at the forks of the New Harmony and Princeton road in Gibson County. The measure was unconstitutional and never repealed. Citizens met in indignation but no record shows any move to erase Owensville from the map. the town remains part of Gibson County and growing.
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Owensville
General Assembly of
Indiana
General Assembly
Gideon
Littl
Gibson County
Argument Ends With Arrests In Michigan City Streets
Mrs John Eberhart, wife of a Chicago real estate dealer, sparked a row on Main Street and police jailed both spouses. She refused to prosecute. he refused to return with her until she pleaded tearfully. Farmers near Boyd Park fail to close the Fort Wayne Wabash interurban. arrests promised each Sunday after two shows drew complaints by John C. Cooper.
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John Eberhart
Main Street
Chicago
Michigan City
Eberhart
Boyd Park
Fort Wayne
Wabash Valley
Wabash
Peru
John OC. Cooper
Gertrude
Cleve Snyder
Muncie
Snyder
Jail for Embezzler Pleads Guilty in Tipton Court
Will Cottingham agent for Union Traction Company at Tipton pleaded guilty to embezzlement. He ran away with a neighbor’s wife and some company funds, was captured in Ottawa, Canada, and sentenced to one to five years in prison.
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Will Cottingham
Union Traction Company
Tipton
Fred Craven
Ottawa
Canada
Drownings in Rock Lake and Maumee River Tragedies
Two youths died in separate accidents as Lloyd Shireman aged 20 was drowned after a runaway horse plunged into Rock lake. William Bilger aged 16 drowned in the Maumee river while attempting to swim across near Fort Wayne. A fire incident in an unknown room caused about 50 000 dollars in damage at an unidentified location.
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Rocklake
Lloyd Shireman
William Bilger
Maumee
Fort Wayne
Raece
Sunday School Lesson on David Becoming King of Israel
The lesson on September 13, 1908 discusses David's anointing and rise to king over Judah and then Israel, the roles of Ishbosheth and Abner, and David's just leadership. It notes the division of Israel, David's restraint in bloodshed, and the eventual unification under God's guidance, with a prophetic link to Jesus as the true king.
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Israel
Judah
Saul
Ishboaheth
Abner
Ixh-bosheth
House of Saul
House of David
House of
Ish-bosheth
Ishbosheth
Urim
Hebron
Abraham
Lot
Sodom
Mamre
Sarah
Machpelah
David King
Samuel
God
Jesus
Lesson in Magliob Inconsistency Explained
Freddy asks about inconsistency and gets a rough, rural lesson. Pa defines it as a man who growls all day and then goes home and kicks the dog. The dialogue reflects a blunt proverb style and a harsh home scene.
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Freddy
Ane
Medley of quips and oddities from early press
A collage of wry sayings and snippets on money marriage appearances and social mores. It cites a Philadelphia Record quip about truth and fortune and recalls a plague era note on child smoking at Eton. Also advertises Allen’s Foot-Base with brief promotional copy and spelling errors.
Printer's Inkling Sparks Political Notion Mention
A committee chairman questions a committee member who reveals he already suspects the issue. The member grins and notes he has read about it in newspapers and even felt a printer's inkling of the matter.
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Notication Committee
Chicago Tribune
Pettit's Eye 84L and Oddities of a Fading Scene
A fragmentary account describes Pettit’s Eye 84L strength and a chaotic departure of Moors preparing to leave. The passage notes Americans arriving to search for souvenirs as travelers gather triskets and lament not carrying the landscape. The style reflects a crowdedUp-To-Date era voice with scattered product mentions and colloquial musings.
Porrid Place Fracas Sparks Mrs Outeoma Outburst
Mrs. Outeoma confronts a demand to visit a crowded porrid place, declaring she is sunburst and determined to seek Ukean, amid tense exchange and public scrutiny.
When the Wind Blows Right Tribuas Skits at Stock Yards
A brief exchange unfolds as a stranger and local woman discuss the town and the stock yards. The nose serves as a playful clue to the odor and sense of place as the scene hints at local character.
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Tribuas
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