An Ancient Custom Gives Way to Modern Treatment
The article relates Karl A. Wagner's cure from St Vitus dance using Dr Williams Pink Pills after a year of illness and failed therapy. It extols the pills as a modern remedy improving blood and nerves, and notes broader endorsements and related restaurant fare debates. The piece also mentions Italy's vast vineyard area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Vitus
Karl A. Wagner
George Wagner
Arkansas City
Kan
Karl
Wiliams
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as All States Cure
The advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease. It asserts internal action through blood and mucous surfaces and offers a list of testimonials on request from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cachfonira Fira Syrup Co
Catt Porenia Fig Syrup Co
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted, le Roy
N.Y
Early forms of money linked to animal s
The s of aunimials were the earliest forms of money, reflecting barter origins and the value placed on livestock and livestock-based goods in ancient economies.
New Grain Drink Offered as Coffee Substitute
A column notes a new grain product called GRAITN-Q marketed as a coffee substitute. It costs less than coffee and is said to cause less stomach distress. The piece urges trying the product, appealing to households seeking a cheaper, gentler morning beverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erent Beneft
Dr Hope Nerve Storer and Mixed Medical Claims
Fragmented ad like text mentions Dr Hope's Nerve Restorer trial bottle and warnings about nerve issues. Include references to Lane's Family Medicine and Paris New Caledonia colony count and soothing syrup for teething. Claims are unverified and promotional in tone.
Death by Own Action: Benson Miller Dies At Home
Benson S. Miller a 52 year old lawyer committed suicide by carbolic acid at his Hillsboro home in front of his two daughters. A note to his wife and children speaks of weariness with life and the drink habit. Also includes a second note asking charity for his family. The piece notes debt and lack of briefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsboro
Benson S. Miller
Mr. Miller
Miller
Murder in Markleville Case Deepens as Suspect Confesses
The murder of David Hedrick near Markleville is linked to Ithamer Corry who lured Hedrick to a thicket then shot him twice in the back. Hunter Mike Creason, hearing shots, confronted Corry who claimed an accidental shooting in a squirrel hunt. Hedrick’s pockets were found turned out, suggesting robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry
Hedrick
Fredrick
Tie
City ferret Clifford seeks fee after tax property search
Fremont Clifford of Connersville was hired a year ago to locate sequestered tax liable property. He uncovered amounts missed by the assessor and the city treasury paid his search fee. Dickinson & Co. sued to bar payment, court granted injunction, Clifford appeals to the Supreme Court hopeful of a favorable ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Fremont Clifford
Connersville
Ferret
Dickinson & Co
Clifford
Supreme Court
Indiana Patents Issued Tuesday to Multiple Inventors
Frederick J. Bubbitz of Friedheim received a candle heater patent Melvin E. Wrowell of Indianapolis received an electrical apparatus for schools patent Granville Davis of North Salem received a vehicle wrench patent and Martin Sehmiltze also listed as a patentee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick J. Bubbitz
Friedheim
Candle Heider
Melvin E. Wrowell
Ihabinapolis
Granville Davis
North Salem
Martin Sehmiltze
Heir to Robert Morris Fortune Found in New York World
The article outlines a long investigation into the Robert Morris fortune and a suspected robbery motive. Mrs. Catharine Snyder of Warsaw is identified as the probable heir, with Morris’s loans and private fortune totaling over a million dollars. A history of Morris’s heirs, adoptions, and a tangled lineage is described alongside local notices of stockholders and other disparate items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catharine Snyder
Warsaw
Robert Morris
Continental Congress
Kansas
Nebraska
Wadch
Snyder
al Liddiergan
John Snyder
Tierenis
New York
Elwood lamp chimney plants shut down early
Elwood's MacBeth and McCloy lamp chimney factories, employing 1190 men, close due to dull trade six weeks before the regular shutdown. Factories are well stocked and unlikely to resume until mid August when general operations restart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood
MacBeth
McCloy
Rokoroe men try 75 mile motorcycle trip to Portland
Messrs. Haynes and Apperson of Rokoroe recently made a trial run to Portland and back covering seventy five miles each way. They faced a portion of the route described as extremely rough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Haynes and Apperson
Portland
Messrs. Haynes and
Apperson
Rokoroe
Motorcyclec
Indiana and nearby towns feature fairs and notices
The section lists events and notices across Indiana and nearby places. Items mention a Lebanon horse show on May 2, Floyd County school stats, a ministerial meeting in Versailles, Maine Memorial Day observances by Terra Haute churches, a grocery assignment to J H Drake, Columbia City's baby show with 123 entrants, Schofield Bolt plant move to Cleveland, Reuben Spicer killed by a train in Shelbyville, J G Shanklin candidate for US Senate, Rev Hans Zumstein's move to Lagoda from Muncie, Geo H Story seeking nomination for Indiana State Treasurer, Madison volunteers organized under Captain Cosby, D McDonald researching Masonry history, Richmond Bicycle plant sold for 12000, Mrs Tyra Hulen burned at Edwardsport, and a drunken fight in Geneva ending with a possible fatal shooting.
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Floyd County
Ministerial Institute of
Moore’s Hill
Versailles
Maine
Terra Haute
Co. P. Chastain
Sullivan Grocer
J. H. Drake
Columbia City
Schofield Bolt Company
Anderson
Cleveland
Reuben Spicer
Shelbyville
J. G. Shanklin
United States
Madison
Charles E. Cosby
D. McDonald
Plymouth
Vincennes
Indiana
Richmond Bicycle Company
Richmond
Tyra Hulen
Edwardsport
Geneva
Chicago
Jarvis
Peter Dono
A String to His Forgiveness
An English religious paper recalls a dying king who declines vengeance quoting the Lord. The penitent forgives his enemy but jokes his son will avenge him, saying the forgiving lesson is sweet yet ends with a sly family tease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wei
Donald
War demands and dubious cures amid Spanish American War talk
Amid outbreak hostilities officials debate ships and weapons while urging a supply of 5 Drops from Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co to treat rheumatism and other ailments among soldiers in Cuba. The piece urges Red Cross aid and notes a claim that plate glass could outlast granite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Swanson Rheumatic
Dearborn Street
Chicago II
Cuba
The
Antilles
Miss Barton
Red Cross
War Department
Coughing Leads to Consumption and Kemp’s Balsam Ad
An old advertisement urges readers to try Kemp's Balsam to stop coughing immediately with a free sample bottle offered by druggists. It promotes 25 and 50 cent bottle sizes and warns that delays are dangerous. A humorous aside about Bobbie-Pop and spelling follows.
The Spanish Reigning Family and Bourbons Traced
The article traces the Spanish royal line to the Bourbon branch of Louis XIV of France, noting their descent from the French royal house and the historical link to Prance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bourbons
Louis XIV
Prance
Do you want a good farm with year round work
A reader is offered options for farming in a warm climate with outdoor work and self-foraging stock. Travel and viewing excursions are advertised by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad with round trips from two pounds. Contacts include P Sid Jones in Birmingham and Dr R B Crawford in Chicago. A copy of Garden Spots can be requested for ten cents. A Framingham family has long-term town support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Sid Jones
Birmingham
Ala
R. B. Crawford
Rookery Building
Chicago
Ill
Louisvile and Nashville Railroad
C. P. Atmore
Louisville
Atmore
Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain Route Advertised Travel Options
The notice promotes the Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain Route as efficient links to Kansas City Wichita Atchison St Joseph Omaha and via Colorado Short Line to the Rockies Utah Montana Idaho Oregon and California. It touts Pullman vestibuled cars and home seekers excursions one fare round trip and Sunset Limited service from Chicago and St Louis with travel details and a travel agent contact. It ends with a statistic noting 1 208 registered dentists and pharmacists in the German empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government
Best Lne
Kansas City
Wichita
Atchison
St Joseph
Omaha
Colorado
Rockies
Utah
Montana
Idaho
Oregon
California
St. Louis
Texas
Best Hne
Little Rock
Memphis
Hot Springs
Dallas
Fort Worth
el Paso
Los Angeles
Houston
Galveston
San Antonio
Mexico
Chicago
Pullman
G. A. A. Deane, Jr
Jackson Place
Indianapolis
Trials of saleswomen and the Lydia E Pinkham remedy
A discussion on female health and working conditions cites a need for rest areas for women and promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills. A testimonial from Margaret T Anderson of Lewis ton Maine claims relief from monthly pains after using the remedy and a letter invites women to seek advice from Mrs. Pinkham.
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Toreler
Restau
Hometter
Italy
Mita
California Fig Syrup CO
Ban Francisco
Cal
New York, N
Paty
Indianapolis Directory
Patent Solicitors
Silvius & Car
Sulin Sea
Inen
Pension Attorneys
Bprtens Sle Vt Bree Purpose Y
Delp
Reon
Maley
Mauksineus Bu Ce
N.u.indpl
Lane
Cessaia
C. L. Baker
Regent Sq
Philadelphia
New Caledonia
Japan
Formosa
Jatiac
the Monon
Portve
E Street
Porty-seventh Street
North
Afri- Peach
Hood’s
Ikara
H. PL Jones
E. Multary St. Kwekomo, Indiana
Hood
Mes
Ocr Vhrician
B. J. Kay Medical CO
Western
Ofice
Neb
Markleville
Robert Morrin
Ryan
McCarthy
Dunham
Derry
Caborn
James B. Schuman
Columbia
John F. Titus
Boone County
Levi W. Weaver
Eldora
James FE. White
Charles E. Wintrode
Huntington
Chicago, Hobart, Valparaiso and
Flint Lake Electric Railway
Hobart
Alfred Morrison
Seward Lighter
Deck Roper
John Hillmann
A. J. Smith
C. H. Lickover
Fred Shoemaker
Valparaiso
Mr. Morrison
Dulfin & Gregory
Frank
Thornton
America
England
TNE
NEW Allen County Court House
Krokomo
Lebanon
Ator
Hans Zumstein
Ladoga
Muncie
Geo. H. Story
Laporte
SIA
RGM
Euesaataeni
Chubinger Bros
Keokuk
Iowa
New Haven
Conn
Bobbie
Pop
Papa
Son
Framingham, Conn
Missouri Pacific Railway
Iron Mountain
German Empire
Mrs. Pinkham
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