Local singer endorses Peruna remedy in winter cold cure
Miss Maud Palmer of Cataraugi Ontario writes praise for Peruna as a strong winter cold remedy. She recalls illness last winter that improved within days after starting Peruna and notes ongoing use for family health. She urges readers to request the free catarrh book and consult Dr Hartman for guidance.
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Maud Palmer
the Willows
Cataraugi
Ont
United States
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Peropa
Harimar
Peruta
Tlass
Shu Datarny
Hottie
Women Favor Salt Lake Streetcar Transfers Say System Biased
A Salt Lake City report describes a streetcar transfer system in which conductors verify riders by selecting facial portraits and plus signs on tickets. The scheme distinguishes age and gender, giving women perceived advantages and prompting debate over fairness and potential bias in fare rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Tim Atreet
Pasenger
Salt Lake
Spectacle Program Aids Struggling Workers With Free Glasses
A charity program ships glasses to workers in need, sending them to headquarters for fitting. The mission ensures precise strength lenses are provided. The effort helps laborers with poor vision improve their daily lives and work prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Londoet
Mussiet
Bedouin Arabs Stall Eatery Described In Fragment
Fragmentary OCR describes Bedouin Arabs as stall eaters and mentions seven dates soaked in melted fat offering a man a small quantity of coarse flour or a little bundle of rice.
Raw meat eating sparks tariff fights between nations
An American Medical view argues German raw pork consumption fuels economic wars with the United States. It cites trichinosis cases, calls for science-based prevention, and criticizes government caution and professional inertia in transferring theory to practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Germany
Stiles
Earth Interior Heat Could Power The World
Cassier's Magazine notes the earth’s interior heat is immense and exploitable. From shallow depths temperature rises rapidly, with estimates at 80 miles down reaching about 5690 Fahrenheit. This near surface heat supports a high capacity engine potential and direct electricity generation.
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Cassier
Settlers Praise Saskatchewan Valley Colony Prospects
A letter from Springfield Dakota settlers in Township 42 Range 6 Saskatchewan reports strong crops in 1899 and 1900. They praise the land as excellent for new arrivals, noting wheat yields around twenty bushels per acre and easy start for poor men. Signed by John Lehnitz H A Coshen Cors B H Dirks C D Unry P Unry A Ratzner from South Dakota.
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Roshern
Frank Pedhey
Saskatchewan
Springfield
Dborhomme County
S. Dakota
Dakota
John TW. Lehnitz
H. A. Coshen
Cors
Jenks-Henry Jenks Reunites With Spokane Acquaintances
In a clipped exchange from a Philadelphia scene, two women discuss a familiar man named Henry Jenks. One woman confirms his identity and jokes that he is a husband, highlighting social chatter amid the street dialogue.
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Chicago
Po Belove
A Jenks
Henry Jenks
Paradelphia
John Rinkard Executed For Wife Murder In Indiana
John Rinkard, condemned for murdering his wife in Marion in June 1900, was hanged at the Northern Indiana prison just after midnight. His remains were later brought to Marion where about 2,500 people viewed the coffin before burial in the I O O F cemetery. Reverend Don Shugart attended the funeral as the deceased’s sole friend.
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Michigan City
Ind
John Rinkard
Marion
Indiana
Rinkard
Rlckard
Don Shugart
Old Man and His Three Sons Fought All the Way to the Jail
In Anderson Indiana on January 18 William Parish and his three sons from Noblesville were jailed after attacking officers Pence and Hunter during a disturbance at Hettel's saloon. A bloody fight followed near the jail as Jesse and John Parish assaulted the officers, furniture was damaged, and one Parish fled then collapsed in the street before being recaptured. Firemen aided, and doctors treated wounds as the Parish family faced a larceny trial for William Parish Jr.
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Anderson
Ind
Wm. Parish
Noblesville
Pence
Hunter
Hettel
Jesse
John Parish
Ofice
Clarence Parish
William Parish, Jr
Street Car Strike Crews Face Riots In Terre Haute
Terre Haute Indiana January 20 a union boycott led to violence as the Terre Haute Electric Co tried to run cars. Non union motormen and conductors were driven from their cars at Third street and Wabash avenue. Windows broke and arrests made. A mob targeted the Ninth street power house but was repelled. Further trouble feared if cars run Monday.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Terre Haute Electric Co
Central Labor Union
Third Street
Wabash Avenue
Ninth Street
Strike at Jeffersonville leaves plant near idle
Jeffersonville Indiana January 17 nearly 2000 workers at the American Car and Foundry Co plant are on strike or idle. Only non union machinists finish existing orders while freight car builders threaten to quit. Union meetings fill the idle hall and closure seems possible by week end.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
American Car and Foundry Co
His Resolution in a 42 Year Bachelor Pact
A playful scene quotes Mr Sourdropp declaring a resolution to remain a bachelor for 42 more years. Miss Old-Oval and Miss Olagile react with surprise as the exchange centers on a sudden vow reported by the Baltimore American.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Sourdropp
Miss Old- Oval
Miss Olagile
Baltimore
Sleepless Pastor Thwarts Burglar With Calm Wit
A burglar broke into a parsonage and threatened a sleeping pastor. The pastor replied he would help search for the money once he could light a lamp, turning the moment into a peculiar, calm counter to crime. The note is from the Boston Watchman with a dental quip from the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
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Boston Watchman
Stops the Cough and Works of the Cold Ad Card
A compact 1900s advert page note lists remedies for throat and lung ailments including Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar plus Pike's Toothache Drops. It includes unrelated quotes from Atchison Globe and Town and Country and a Ram's Horn proverb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hale
Pike
Believed Murder Suspect in Dublin Real Estate Agent Case
Edward M. Johnson, a Dublin real estate dealer and insurance agent, vanished December 6 with 1200 dollars for a farm purchase near Scipio Jennings county. A body found in a brush pile near Scipio prompts fears it is Johnson. Brother William Johnson travels to Jennings county to investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Ind
Edward M. Johnson
Greenfield
Jennings County
Scipio
Johnson
William Johnson
Barefoot Swartz Eats Twenty-Nine Eggs In Twenty Minutes
In Wabash Indiana on January 20 Barefoot Swartz a Bluffton celebrity performed a remarkable feat by consuming 29 raw eggs in 20 minutes He claimed to have once eaten 30 eggs in one sitting and offered to repeat the stunt if someone funded the eggs He successfully ate 29 and stopped at 30th.
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Barefoot Swartz
Wabash
Ind
Swartz
Bluffton
Roosevelt Cannot Attend Dedication in Indianapolis
President Roosevelt informed Governor Durbin by telegram that he cannot attend the dedicatory exercises for the soldiers and sailors monument in Indianapolis in May. Gov Durbin Auditor Hart and Attorney General Taylor had just returned from Washington after inviting the president to be present.
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Roosevelt
Indianapolis
Ind
Gov
Durbin
Fairbanks
Hart
Taylor
Washington
Sympathy Strike Shuts Brazil Ind Local Street Cars
Fire motormen and conductors on all local cars quit work Sunday in Brazil Indiana, causing traffic standstill. The strike is in sympathy with firemen demanding higher wages at the electric light and power house.
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Brazil
Ind
Death of Indiana Attorney Captain Alexander A. Rice
Lafayette Ind Jan 26 Captain Alexander A Rice renowned Indiana attorney died suddenly Sunday from neuralgia of the heart He served with distinction in the Civil War He leaves a widow a daughter and son Robert J Rice manager of Dun s agency at Champaign Illinois
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Lafayette
Ind
Alexander A. Rice
Indiana
Robert J. Rice
Dun’s
Champagne, Il
Mine Superintendent Stabbed Near Sullivan
Sullivan Ind Jan 18 Henry 4 Butler superintendent of Caledonia mines near Sullivan was stabbed in the back by Frai Brooks, a driver. The knife wound penetrated to the right lung and severed an internal artery. Butler may die. Brooks is in custody.
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Sullivan
Ind
Henry 4. Butler
Caledonia Mines
Frai Brooks
Brooks
Murdered Man Found on Indianapolis Porch
Carl Newlin 21 living with his widowed mother in West Indianapolis was found murdered on the porch of his mother's home shortly before midnight. Authorities believe the crime occurred elsewhere.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Carl Newlin
Accidentally Shot Self at Rising Sun Bank
W. W. North a leading citizen and cashier at Rising Sun deposit bank in Rising Sun Indiana died instantly when a shotgun exploded as he reached for it. The incident occurred January 1 and the report notes his prominence in the community.
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Himeself
Rising Sun, Ind
W. W. North
Rising Sun Deposit Bank
Indiana Lumber Dealers to Meet in Indianapolis
The Indiana Lumber Dealers association will hold its annual session in Indianapolis on January 21. The business meeting lasts one day and on January 22 the full membership and families will visit Cuba and Jamaica, repeating last year’s trip. Notre Dame Faculty Adopts New Conference Rules
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana Lumber Dealers’ Association
Cuba
Jamaica
Notre Dame
Gas well taps large natural supply in Elwood
Elwood Indiana January 20 Captain R J Leeson reports completing a large gas well on his lot. He finds the supply exceeds what local companies are delivering and has drillers set to work to secure more gas.
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Elwood
Ind
R. JL. Leeson
Died at Wife's Funeral in Indiana
In Evansville Col G R Kellams of Gentryville Ind died Sunday afternoon as his wife’s funeral was held for she died last Friday. Kellams wished to die with his wife and apparently did so.
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Evansville, Ind
G. R. Kellams
Gentryville, Ind
Col. Kellams
Divorced Woman Weds Sweetheart Hours After Divorce
Evansville Indiana January 20. Mrs Bern ie McKinnis was granted a divorce from her husband after a year of separation. An hour after the decree she married Edward Rhode a sweetheart from her girlhood days. Fire destroyed Princeton.
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Evansville
Ind
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Doctor
A physician writes of twenty years in patients homes praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing female ailments. The letter lists irregular menses displacement and other conditions, urging sick women to write for advice to Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts.
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Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Marguerite ST. Omer Bricecs
Origin of absinthe from harmless remedy to liquor
A 19th century evolution shows absinthe began as a harmless medical elixir by French physician Ordinaire in Switzerland. He left the formula to Mile Grandpierre, who passed it to Lieut. Henrich’s daughters, then to a gardener family and itinerant traders before a wealthy distiller commercialized the modern drink with added alcohol.
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Europe
New York Herald
Mile. Grandpierre
Henrich
Annual Salmon Take on the Columbia River
The annual take of salmon on the Columbia River tops one million fish. About 60 million young salmon were released from hatcheries recently.
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Columbia River
Portable French Army Bakeries On Automobiles
The French army plans to mount portable bakeries on vehicles to bake bread from grain, increasing mobility and supply efficiency for frontline units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portable Bakeries
France
Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Promoted for Women Back Aches
An advertisement explains that many women suffer back and kidney related distress misattributed to womb issues. It cites symptoms such as nervousness headaches urinary changes and back pain and touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy used in hospitals and by physicians with suggested urine test signs and purchase options.
Swamp Root Cures Woman After Doctors Fail
Mrs Gertrude Warner Scott recounts severe stomach pain and weight loss from a suspected stomach cancer. After doctors failed, Swamp Root kidney remedy was prescribed by her brother who bought it at a drug store. She improved, gained weight to 148 pounds, and praises Swamp Root for recovery.
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Winrox
Ions
Juny
Talen
Swamp-Root
Gertrude
Warner Scott
Knew What Was Coming in a Humorous Exchange
The Ohio State Journal records a wry exchange about marital tension as a husband jokes about his wife’s reaction after correcting a card game mishap. The brief quip centers on anticipation of trouble at home following the incident.
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Ohio State Journal
Recollection of Mrs Latio Bilkins and Bore Traits
A Brookyn Eagle quote collection notes Mrs Latio and Mrs Bilkins reputations as bore figures. Mrs Birkey advised never to speak ill of others behind their backs. The Chicago Daily News commentary laments how men often lose self control when anger rises.
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Peruna
Dr. Wartmar
Toe Hartman Sanitarian
Miss Maud Palmer
Salzers
Baleer
Americe iBan
Salzer
Balers
Perta Seeds
Lenore
Hindsay
Inscioon
John A. Salzer
Ove
Iautrans
Nedouly Araha
Peetie
Saskatchewan Valley
The
Atchison Gicbe
California Fig Syrup Co
Swale
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Piso
G. Endsley
Vanburen, Ind
Papa
Putnam
Elkhart
James Mather
Peter Olson
Muskegon
Mich
Olson
Mather
State Hospital
Logansport
Finlay Gray
Miami
Fla
Quincy
Tri-State Fair Directors
S. Vet. Strain
Princeton
Kentucky
T. H. Givens
Madisonville
Iinois
Thomas. Pettit. Dey
Fiora
Joseph Wolfe
Oliver Ginther
Wolfe
Ginther
Indiana Lumber Dealers
Elmer Hodson
Tony Tipton
Muncie
Willard Miley
Yorktown
Cincinnati
Timothy
New York
Western
Isuisville
Marguerite St. Omer Briggs
Mount Calm Street
Detroit
Michigan
Uprkicur
Kinesm & Co
Chicago Daily News
ST. Jacobs
St.Jacobs Oil
Western Canada
Manitob
Assinibon
Alberta
Canada
F. Pedley
Ottawa
Joseph Tocung
State St. East
Coham
Bus
E. T. Holmes
Industrier
Tha
Americas Development and Investment Company
West New Brigtton
New York City
American Development and Investment Co
Industrial Bares
Spring Beld
Anakesis
Tribune Buudiox
Atlanta
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