A Reason for Sickness Promised by Kidney Pills
Ardent testimonial from Ars Jo Bowles of Durham North Carolina claims nine months of bed sickness ended after using Deans Kidney Pills. She describes back pain and inability to walk, with relief the first day of use and recovery thereafter. Free trial offered by Poster Auburn Co Buffalo NY. Sold for 86 cents per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daan
Ars. Jo. Bowles
Core Street
Durham
N. C
Dean
Mrs. Bowles
Vigilance of Nations in Senate Battleships Debate
The Washington Star notes how quickly nations watch each other as the Senate heatedly debated the naval appropriation tail. Opponents argued against expanding battleships, claiming Japan's war with Russia shows the dangers of modern sea power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Senate
Bava
Fragmented OCR Notes From An Obscure Page
Fragmented text mixes English snippets with stray names and places. It references Tendon Engitehman and American frankness, a dinner scene, and scattered lines about Aspsens Mancoba Gates and various studies. The readable content is vague and disjointed, yielding no clear event or outcome.
Postum Advocated As Coffee Alternative For Health
A Georgian recounts a health turn around after quitting coffee and using Postum. He and his wife struggled with nervous headaches from 1872 to 1900, then after three days on Postum there were no symptoms and five months later he weighed 163 pounds, up from 145, crediting coffee abstention and Postum as the cause.
A Fourth of July tale ends in a lesson for boys
Professor Gray's plan for a truth telling Fourth of July history story backfires when five boys stage a gunpowder plot. Ruth exposes the danger, the crackers are returned, and the professor admonishes the youths while praising Ruth's honesty. The incident ends with a warning about dangerous schemes and confidence in grownups.
Cannon Crackers Evened Things Up
Fragmentary local-page text describes an exchange among Teasts Fay Towant and others about sharing a July treat of ice cream soda and crackers. The dialogue hints at a playful dispute over portions and splitting the snack.
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Fay
Amd
Wes
Teddy
Public reception planned for Senator Fairbanks in Indianapolis
Meetings at Columbia and Marion clubs outlined informal nonpartisan plans for a reception on the senator's return from Chicago. Delegates from Indianapolis to the convention were to arrive Friday. reception possibly in Tomlinson hall and tied to the Big Four train schedule. The event accompanies Indianapolis Maennechor anniversary festivities with a three day festival and rehearsals.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Columbia
Marion
Senator Fairbanks
Chicago
Tomlinson Hall
Fairbanks
Indianapoli Maennechor
Douglass Webb
Louisvile
Phillip Goetz
Assault on Lillie Reel Alarms Indianapolis
Police hunt a mysterious assailant who offered candy to seven year old Lillie Reel. The man seized her, spat a caustic powder into her mouth, severely burning her mouth and throat before fleeing on a bicycle. The mother pursued to a lumber yard but lost sight of him.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Lillie Reel
Michael Reel
Elase
Riot on a boat stirs Evansville excursion crowd
In Evansville Indiana on a steamship excursion the D A Nisbet riot erupted with about 1900 Black passengers chasing politician Sam Watson and beating him with clubs and beer glasses. Captain Sam Hornbrook fired a Winchester to quell the mob though no arrests were made.
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Evansville
Ind
D. A. Nisbet
Sam Watson
Watson
Sam Hornbrook
Hornbrook
Andrew Humphreys Dies A Longtime Southern Indiana Democrat
Andrew Humphreys aged 83 in Linton Indiana died at his home after general debility. A Tennessee native, he served as representative and senator in Indiana politics and was the oldest living member of the state legislature. He backed every Democratic presidential candidate since 1844 and served in the 44th Congress amid the Hayes-Tilden dispute. He was Indian agent for Utah under President Buchanan from 1858 to 1871.
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Linton
Ind
Andrew Humphreys
Indiana
Humphreys
Tennessee
Department of Utah
Buchanan
Supreme Court affirms race uniformity act ruling
The Indiana Supreme Court upholds a lower court ruling that the 1883 act delaying county officer elections to uniform terms is unconstitutional. It affects about half of Indiana county treasurers and requires elections for county treasurers and other officers whose terms expire before the general election.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Supreme Court
Warren
Chicago Decision Poemaster Joke Sparks Language Play
In a humorous exchange from the Brooklyn Eagle, Mrs Stockyards asks about a poetaster and a witty back and forth suggests a punny mishearing involving hogs and morgue autopsy doctors. The banter frames language and urban slang in a light note.
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Chicago
John
Brooklyn Eagle
Sohtiny Takes Over As Boss Requests Day Off
A Boston Post snippet shows an employer telling Johnny his aunt died and he will be absent. Sohtiny responds with instruction to sit. A remark about Sipe plans to watch a game follows.
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Johnny
Sohtiny
Boston
Dodd's Kidney Pills Said to Cure Diabetes
In Roland Illinois on June 27 a Baptist minister Rev Thomas Norman testifies that Dodd's Kidney Pills relieved his diabetes symptoms. He says he recovered from the disease and fully recommends the remedy to others suffering from diabetes claiming it cures even severe cases. The ad claims the pills also ease related ailments from backache to rheumatism.
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Roland
Ill
Diabbetes
Dodd
Thos
Norman
Wittnes Lyon Story Turns On Naturalization Quip
A Weilish tale from the New York Times recounts Wittnes Lyon asking a German if he has arrived in Germany and become naturalized. The German replies with a wry line about wearing glass eyes, highlighting a humorous exchange on identity.
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Wittnes Lyon
N.Y. Times
Allen’s Foot-Ease and Nerve Restorer Advertisements
A collage of 19th century patent medicine ads claims to cure foot pain swelling sweating and nerves. It promotes Allen’s Foot-Ease for painful feet and Dr Alines Great Nerve Restorer with free trial bottles and addresses in Philadelphia and Le Roy New York. The clippings also include assorted slogans and public notices from the Daily News.
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Allen
Treares
Olmsted
le Roy
Dro Aline
Dr. Dine
Arch St
Phila
Most violent condemned man to hang at state prison
Michigan City Indiana June 24 The most violent condemned man ever held at the state prison here is Benj Springs a Negro murderer from Terre Haute who will be hanged July 1 He is vindictive spiteful and sullen Extra precaution is taken to prevent an attack upon his keepers and no guard dares enter his cell without help. Springs broke his chair to pieces and two pieces were found hidden in his cot to be used as a club for escape The prison officers are confident Springs will go to the gallows fighting like a demon.
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Michigan City
Ind
Benj. Springs
Terre Haute
Springs
Chicago commodity prices listing shown
Chicago markets report grain and meat prices with figures for FLOUR No 2 red wheat kernels and corn oats rye and pork lard listing across different grades and values.
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Chicago
Cincinnati
New York
St'rts
Baltimore
Western Gas
Louisville
Indianapolis
Jersey van collision ends with man unharmed
In Shelbyville a Jersey van was struck by a fast auto on Blue River Pike. The cow caused a crash, throwing George Bausback from the buggy into a barbed wire fence. he escaped with no injuries after landing in the river.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Geoarga
Henry Bausback
Blue River Pike
George
Escape from jail by Harry Brown shocks South Bend
Harry Brown, held for grand larceny, escaped from the jail by entering the women’s ward. He climbed a door, forced a scuttle, reached a jail roof, and descended a telephone wire to a pole, making his getaway into the night.
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South Bend
Ind
Harry Brown
Fatal shock at substation in Kokomo injures man
In Kokomo Indiana on June 24 Frank Valentine was instantly killed when an iron rod touched a 30 000 volt wire at the Indianapolis Northern Traction Co. substation. W K Stacy was badly injured but may recover.
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Kokomo
Ind
Frank Valentine
W. K. Stacy
Indianapolis Northern Traction Co
Valentine
Stacy
Home Bank of St Paul Faces Bankruptcy in Shelbyville
Shelbyville Indiana June 24 The Home Bank of St Paul after a brief halt last Friday closed its doors to creditors Attorneys Bennett and Navis of Greensburg prepare papers to file bankruptcy proceedings against the bank.
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Shelbyville
Ind
St. Paul
Bennett & Navis
Greensbuirg
The Boy and the Fire Cracker Tale from Chicago Daily News
A fragmentary note recounts a father’s tale told to his son about a single day’s firecracker display. The voice hints at the boy’s burned memory of a past scene and the moral of restraint.
Fourth of July Morning Lively Banter
A playful exchange unfolds with Mrs Gayboy asking about morning noise on the Fourth. Gayboy replies he does not hear it, as the morning is spent with a late lodge lecturing.
Boy Drowns In Vernon Pond Near Grayford
Elmer Kinnear aged 15 son of J H Kinnear railroad agent at Grayford fell into the water station pond in Vernon Indiana at 3 pm Tuesday and drowned in the accident details stated.
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Vernon
Ind
Elmer Kinnear
J. H. Kinnear
Grayford
Here
Resignation of Rev Dr Ch P Putnam to join Lane Seminary
In Princeton Indiana Rev Dr Ch P Putnam of the First Presbyterian Church will resign after five years to join the Lane Seminary faculty in Cincinnati. In Shelbyville Indiana Abner Batley of St Paul shot himself through the heart Friday morning, believed linked to a recent bank failure.
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Putnam
Princeton
Ind
Ch. P. Putnam
First Presbyterian Church
Lane Seminary
Cincinnati
Shelbyville
Abner Batley
St. Paul
Why Hot Weather Makes Women Nervous
This piece promotes Peruna as a cure for nervousness and digestive issues tied to heat. It argues weak nerve centers cause summer infirmities, claims Peruna improves digestion and strengthens nerves, and cites a Memphis socialite letter praising its effects and safety.
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Blanche Grey
Memphis
Tenn
Alabama Street
Peruna
Miss Blanche Grey
Peruna Cites Reader's Recovery From Stomach Ills
Miss Mary Burns of Halifax reports using Peruna for indigestion and weak digestion. She says after three months of the tonic her health and strength fully recovered, following other remedies and dieting.
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Mary Burns
Spring Garden Road
Halifax
N. S
Mary Durns
Bible’s decline urged by Indiana Sunday School leader
Richmond Ind June 23 William Hall president of the Indiana State Sunday School association told the state convention that lesson leafs were replacing the Bible and urged renewed Bible study.
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Richmond
Ind
Indiana
Vincennes
Bloomington
Marion
Kokomo
Indianapolis
Indiana State Sunday School Association
Patriotism Shown Through Action Over Words, Man Says
A man known for never being at a loss emphasizes that actions speak louder than words as a test of patriotism. He argues that frequent demonstrations of conduct reflect loyalty more than reciting the Declaration by heart.
Runaway Injures Man in Scottsburg Indiana
Melvin Hubbard was seriously and probably fatally injured when thrown from his buggy in a runaway in Scottsburg Indiana. His wife was also thrown out but not seriously injured.
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Scottsburg
Ind
Melvin Hubbard
Death claims 2 graduate Ollie Harrell in Shelbyville
Shelbyville Indiana June 23 after graduating from St. wraul high school Ollie Harrell died at home of her parents she was among the foremost scholars in a brief obituary noting her status as a top student and her graduation several years earlier
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Shelbyville
Ind
St. Wraul
Ollie Harrell
Nas
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