Motherly Guidance and the Pinkham Remedy
A historical note extols a mother’s role in managing a daughter’s health during adolescence. Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound is recommended for changes, with a letter from Miss Good illustrating menstrual irregularities and stress. The narrative aims to reassure young women and cite Mrs. Pinkham’s advice.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Miss Good
Pineyan
Miss Prant Goon
Yeslar Way
Seattle
Wash
Indiana Coal Fields Advance in Brazil Coal to October
Indiana coal reports an advance of 2.35 dollars per ton on Brazil coal set to take effect by October 1. Other Indiana coal products are expected to rise within five to six days. Operators note miner restlessness and warn of potential winter trouble if the anthracite strike worsens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Brazil
Indiana
Rushville Grand Jury Probes Frazee Murder Case
Rushville Indiana September grand jury opens inquiry at the request of Dale Frazee relatives accusing John Frazee and kin of poisoning Edward Frazee and killing Laura Dale by gas in a civil suit to recover property. Cincinnati man Dale is linked to recent accusations by two young girls.
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Rushville
Ind
Laura Dale
Frazee Heirs
Dale
Cincinnati
Ambulance wrecked after fuse blows on city car
A fuse on a Central Avenue motor car in Indianapolis caused a blaze and panic among a female passenger. The ambulance crew arrived in a hurry and collided with a trolley pole on a sharp turn, wrecking the ambulance. Driver Tom Delaney suffered severe injuries, with Dr. N R Thompson also hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiianapolis
Ind
Central_avenue
City Ambulance Corps
Tom Delaney
N. R.thompson
Demented Woman Causes Courtroom Scene in Rushville
In Rushville Indiana on September 22 Mrs Mary Hunt a demented woman entered the court and lectured the court and bar on the degeneracy of the age. She was ordered removed by bailiff John Wallace but struck him with an umbrella before deputies and bystanders restored order.
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Rushville
Ind
Mary Hunt
Bai
John Wallace
Marriage Declared Invalid After Elopement Case
The Supreme Court voided the marriage of Henry Brokaw age 45 and Susie McAister age 13 who wed in Jeffersonville after eloping from Indianapolis last April. McAllister sought indictments against George Hall and Jack Teeson of Jeffersonville for aiding the license affidavit filing.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Supreme Court
Henry Brokaw
Susie McAister
Jeffersonville
Vans McAllister
McAllister
Clark County Grand Jury
George Hall
Jack Teeson
Engine Struck a Spike in Jeffersonville Train Crash
A New Albany freight engine No. 415 drawn by conductor Charles Wood plunged into a ten foot embankment after striking a spike across the rail in Jeffersonville Indiana. Engineer Patsy Coleman and fireman John Prince jumped to safety with no injuries reported. The engine and several box cars were demolished.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
New Albany
Charles ‘Wood
Patsy Coleman
John Prince
St Bernard church dedication draws thousands to Wabash
The beauti ful new St Bernard s Catholic church in Wabash Ind was dedicated Sunday. About five thousand Catholics from surrounding cities arrived on special trains for the dedicatory services led by Rev H D Clarke of Holy Family Columbus OH with assisting priests Fathers Guendling Fort Wayne Crosson Logansport Quinn Lagro Horstman Notre Dame Noche Huntington Quinlan Lafayette and Meissner Peru
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Wabash
Ind
St. Bernard’s Catholic
H. D. Clarke
Holy Family Church
Columbus
Fathers Guendling
Ft. Wayne
Crosson
Logansport
Quinn
Lagro
Horstman
Notre Dame
Noche
Huntington
Quinlan
Lafayette
Meissner
Peru
German musical gathering entertains Indianapolis Germans
One hundred Cincinnati Liederkranz members were hosted by the Maennerchor of Indianapolis and 75 St Louis Liederkranz members joined Musikverein. The events at the German house and Maennerchor hall focused on music and social pastime. It was described as one of the most pleasant events by Indianapolis Germans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Cincinnati Liederkranz
Maennerchor Society
St. Louis
Proposed Burlington County to Be Formed in Indiana
Frankfort Indiana September 24 the Indiana legislature will be petitioned to create a new county. The proposed district comprises eight townships three from Cass three from Carroll and one each from Wearward and Clinton with Burlington or Hurlington as the county seat. The area will measure 12 by 24 miles.
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Frankfort
Ind
Indiana
Cass
Carroll
Wearward
Clinton
Burlington
Hurlington
Plant Reopens At Alexandria After Six Month Idle Period
Notices posted Sunday say the Republic Iron and Steel Co. plant in Alexandria Indiana will resume operations in the morning after a six month idleness. About six hundred men will be employed. The shutdown allowed a complete remodeling and the plant will perform work not possible elsewhere.
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Alexandria
Ind
Republic Iron and Steel Co
Searchnight Wins Narrowly in State Fairgrounds Race
Searchnight easily defeated Anaconda in a special match race at the Indiana state fairgrounds before 20,000 fans. Anaconda led briefly in heat one but faded, finishing four lengths back. heat two saw another late break as Searchnight finished in a jog. Time 2:12.2514.
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Searchnight
Indianapolis
Ind
Search- Night
Anaconda
State Fairgrounds
Searchlight
Keatings Indicted in Murder of Brother-in-Law
The grand jury in Muncie Indiana returned indictments including a joint murder charge against Charles and Joseph Keating for killing Allen Robinson in the city a few weeks ago. Robinson’s wife and her father Patrick Keating were jailed but acquitted at the preliminary hearing.
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Keatings
Muncie
Ind
Charles
Joseph Keating
Allen Robinson
Robinson
Patrick Keating
Turner Cox Jr. shoots man at Pilot Knob
Turner Cox Jr., 14, shot Hiram Applegate at Pilot Knob with a double barreled shotgun. Both loads struck Applegate's left shoulder tearing the arm off. Applegate, 31, from Harrison County, is said to have sought to whip the boy and cannot live.
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English
Ind
Turner Cox, Jr
Hiram Applegate
Pilot Knob
Applegate
Shoubdler
Applegente
Harrison County
Bey
Sues His Nephew Over False Representations Inheritance
Rushville Indiana September 21 William Oliver Norris 82 filed suit against his nephew Dr C H Gilbert alleging false representations led him to convey 2500 worth of property temporarily and that reconveyance was refused per agreement. Union City Indiana September 21 Henry Reitenour 62 was stricken totally blind after a sudden attack described as a peculiar ailment.
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Rushville
Ind
William Oliver Norris
C. H. Gilbert
Union City
Henry Reitenour
Workers resume at last year's wages in Indiana
Muncie Indiana September 22 President Hayes of the Green Grass Bottle Workers association announced a settlement with Ball Brothers the big fruit jar manufacturers. The plan calls for workmen to resume at last year s wages and one tank in the plant will restart Monday producing only big neck bottles Hayes previously went to Terre Haute Saturday to arrange terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
Hayes
Green Grass Bottle Workers’ Association
Ball Bros
Terre Haute
Woman killed by Monon engine near Bedford
Bedford Ind Sept 2 Mrs Elixa Beth B Marsey 50 stepped from the way of a Southern Indiana switch engine onto Monon track and was instantly killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Ind
Elixa Beth B Marsey
Monon
Warrant Issued for Railroad Man William Conners
Indianapolis dispatch reports a state warrant issued Friday for the arrest of William Conners a railroad man at Garrett Indiana sought on incitement charges. The case involves a 2 year old girl and related breach of promise suit filed in Rushville.
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Indianapolis
Ind
William Conners
Garrett
Dehsane
Rushville
Pharah Farlow
Inet ‘Leonidas Pi Oe
Doctor James Powell Found Dead After Tragic Incident
Salcide follows the deaths of Mrs. Albert Stewart and physician Dr. James R. Powell. Powell was discovered dead by the roadside south of Tipton Indiana Friday morning. The preceding day Powell operated on Mrs. Stewart, who died, and authorities suspect the stress triggered his insanity.
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Tipton
Ind
James BR. Powell
Here
Albert. Stewart
Pension plans eyed by Lake Shore Railway workers
To aid a pension system similar to the Pennsylvania Railroad, Lake Shore Management invites Elkhart Illinois employees to meet in Toledo on Sept 22. The gathering aims to set up formal proposals and organize the plan for the railroad workforce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pension Railway
Elkhart
Ind
Lake ‘Shore
M Management
Toledo
Pennsylvania Railroad
Business Men's Carnival Opens in Lafayette
The annual business men's carnival began Monday in Lafayette Indiana and will run through the week featuring a stock show and light entertainment. The event aims to connect local businesses with residents and promote community engagement.
Frost flowers and frost weed among rare plant species
The article notes that frost flowers and the ice they form appear on only 26 plant species in late fall and early winter, including frost weed and helio tropes, with details on their formation and rarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New ‘York’ Board of Estimates and Apportionment
American Museum of Natural History
Long Islands ‘City
Out of the Ordinary and Miscellaneous World Notes
A collection of brief items covers explosive compound counts rising from two dozen to over a thousand, cat eye color and deafness myths, a Chinese proverb on moments and lifetime sorrow, Kent farmers shipping fruit by night via autos, Corea’s postal service under a French expert, new Japanese stamps, and Korea’s reliance on Japanese post offices for China and Japan mail due to limited Korean steamship service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent
England
London
Corea
Japan
China
A Column of Figures on Trade and Art Prices
The column notes 25 years of US imports totaling 180 million dollars in precious stones and reports from the Paris exposition describe 500 vacuum tubes in use. It cites a salmon famine risk on the Pacific coast, a one million case short American catch, and forestry efforts by the Girard estate in Pottsville. Art prices include Romney portraits at 36,700, Hobbema Water Mill at 32,050, Millais Raleigh study at 27,300, Peel Ven Dyck works at 121,230, and four Arundel Reynolds portraits totaling 357,750.
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Pacific Coast
Alaska
Pennsylvania
Girard
Pottsville
London
Romney
Charles Perse
Hobbema
Millais
Raleigh
Tate Gallery
Peel
Arundel
Joshua Reynolds
Market Report From Cincinnati Declares Mixed Livestock Prices
Cincinnati market notes show cattle at 33 10 to 35 Extra butchers 5 10 to 5 25. calves at 7 25. hogs firm near 5 55 to 5 25. sheep at 10 for choice. lambs extras 54. flour spring pat. wheat No 5 red 79. oats 2 mixed 42.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Creed
Bitters Promise Health Against Indigestion
An old fragment touts Bitters as a remedy for stomach indigestion constipation dyspepsia and bile issues. It claims quick relief and urges readers to try Bitters to recover health.
Bank directions earn high pay in Chicago according to newsboy
A stranger asks a newsboy for the nearest bank. The boy points to a skyscraper across the street and requests a quarter for directions. The man pays one coin and the boy remarks that bank directors are paid highly in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austranger
Newsie
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Palmer's Lotion Claims Cure For Long-Standing Scalp Eruption
A New York City reader praises Palmer's Lotion for curing a four year scalp eruption with profuse dandruff and intense itching after one to two applications. The note says previous medical treatments failed and invites readers to request a pamphlet of testimonials and a sample from Solon Palmer at 374 Pearl Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmer
Street
New York City
Solon Palmer
Peart Street
New York
Fire! A concise alert inspires immediate action
A veteran editor urges a young journalist to cut fluff and report a blaze with direct urgency. The example cites a mansion owned by Jeremiah Dickens where a massive fire erupted in the upper story, emphasizing the need to shout Fire and warn the public rather than describe prior danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeremiah Dickens
St. Louis Republic
Corn Belt Exposition Excursion to Mitchell South Dakota
Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway offers regular Homeseekers Excursion tickets to South Dakota at fare plus two dollars round trip on October 2 1900 to visit the Corn Belt Exposition in Mitchell September 26 to October 4 1900. The exhibit showcases South Dakota resources wealth and possibilities in a decorated corn palace encouraging land and investment seekers. For details contact any CM&StP ticket agent or Geo H Heafford General Passenger Agent Chicago.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul R’y
South Dakota
Mitchell
Geo. H. Heafford
Chicago
Gen Shootem Up Dies as Name Sparks Wordplay
In a brief exchange from the Baltimore American a speaker notes General Shootem Up is dead, while another corrects the day as Thursday, highlighting a bemused, materialistic vibe and a habit of misquoting classics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore American
Cat reads letters claim told by Buffalo Enquirer
A Buffalo Enquirer report describes a woman claiming her cat can read and pick her letters. The cat reportedly opened and ate contents of a sealed envelope addressed to Miss Pussy, proving nothing but catnip to the owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jetter
Buffalo Enquirer
Miss Pussy
Blank Street
Aliss Pussy
Mogul Engine Hauls Southwestern Limited On New York Central
Editorial from the Albany Times Union praises the New York Central and Hudson River railroad for its top equipment and safety. It notes engine No 948 pulling train No II over 143 miles in 3 hours 15 minutes from New York to Albany. It lauds staff from President Callaway to trackmen for passenger safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Central
Southwestern Limited
New York
Albany
New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad
Callaway
Albany imes-Union
Woman's fashion mystery baffles man in Baltimore
A male speaker voice expresses confusion over why women wear skirts ten inches too long and held ten inches too high, reflecting the era's attitudes toward the feminine mystique and fashion trends as quoted by the Baltimore American.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore American
Oyster stew referenced in Philadelphia Press gag
A fragment from a Philadelphia Press item notes a peculiar exchange about a dining scene and an alleged lynching remark. The stray dialog mentions oyster stew as the meal, with trimmed context and no further details.
Cascarets Candy Cathartic Health Ad Excerpt
This ad proclaims Cascarets cure all illnesses from headaches to cancer by regulating the bowels. It promises gentle natural movements, costs ten cents to begin, and warns against imitations of the genuine C C C stamp product.
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C. C.C
A Draw at the Very Worst in Humorous Rivalry
A lighthearted exchange recalls a fierce pairing between Pepprey and Gussie with boasts and comic blows. Cholly admits Gussie’s boast while noting his own “ecollah” wilted after the duel, as reported by Philadelphia press.
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Pepprey
Gussie
Philadelphia
Ress
Arithmetic Class Turns to Chills and Fever Remedy Talk
A Syracuse Herald item notes a classroom moment where a teacher asks what comes after the dollar and a student replies about collectors. The piece mentions a drug bottle claiming a prescription for chills and fever with a tasteless quinine formula and a “No cure no pay” price of 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
ames—Fa
Syracuse Herald
Sea Serpent Prize Offered by Seaside Hotel
A Seaside Hotel proprietor in Chicago offers a prize to the first visitor who spots the sea serpent, as reported by the Chicago Inter Ocean. The advertisement signals a novel tourist stunt to draw guests to the resort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cure a Cold in One Day Promoted Laxative Tablet Ad
A historical ad snippet touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as a universal cold cure with a money back guarantee if unsuccessful. It includes miscellaneous quotes and testimonials from era publications and readers, highlighting patent medicines and domestic humor.
Ball's Catarrh Care Price and Claims
An 19th century style reference notes Ball's Catarrh Care with a price of 75e and claims about its efficacy, appearing in the Atchison Globes. The fragment suggests skepticism about whether it fools readers.
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Ball
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