Indiana incidents mix crime wrecked gas well and missing farmer
Colfax woman attacked by a man in women’s clothes, attempted poisoning, fled when bell rang. A gas well in Okford County was shocked with a record nitroglycerin blast. Wealthy farmer Williams is missing near Spiceland after a trip to Ingalls. Giant Oldham found guilty of manslaughter. Other brief items note drownings, church milestones, school fund drives, smallpox exposure, and lightning strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colfax
Parmer
Okford County
Indiana
Trenton
Ams
Spiceland
Ingalls
Williams
Frederick ‘Sterp
White River
Seymour
St. Mark’s Lutheran
Whitestown
Peru
Dunkard Orwtan
Mexico
Limarson Fam
Limarson Fam: Ore Liberty
Richmond Ioh
Reese Kitchell
Everett Kitchsiere
J Wisehart
Samuel Allen
Anderson
Wisekhart
Vincennes
Mary Taley
Newy
Ind
M. E
Hanover
Sion
Fisher
Hanover College
W. F. Stott
Frankline
Ting Geta
Mrs John D Rockefeller remembered as generous schoolmate
The piece recalls Celestia Spelman later Mrs John D Rockefeller, recounting her generous acts toward classmates, modesty amid wealth, and enduring friendships. It highlights her early writings showing love for mother and nature, preserved by her former Cleveland schoolmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Rockefeller
Cleveland
Freese
Cettie Spelman
Celestia Spelman
Johnny
Chief of Police Saved by Kidney Pills Testimonial
Newberry Ohio chief of police D W Harris suffers years of kidney pain and backache with sleep disruption. After using Dean's Kidney Pills per directions, his symptoms improve with normal kidney function. Free trial offer mailed to any U S address. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y. Fifty cents per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newberry
D. C
H. Harris
Dean
Chief Harris
United States
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Practice Makes Perfect Shoe Clerk Dialogue
A humorous exchange shows a clerk advising a customer to try a larger size. Mrs O Riley-Niver responds with a broad accent that she will wear the shoes a while to fit. The scene emphasizes stubborn persistence and comic accent in speech.
Better Than Spanking for Urine Difficulty
A home treatment pitch by Mrs. M. Summers of Notre Dame Indiana claims spankings fail to cure bedwetting or urinary issues in children. She offers free guidance to mothers, urging not to blame the child and to write for advice without payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Summers
Box 420
Notre Dame
Ind
New Heating Plan to Heat Glenwood Springs Homes
Water from the boiling springs will be piped into Glenwood Springs Colorado to heat houses at a very low cost due to the abundant supply. The initiative promises a unique residential heating method leveraging local geothermal water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood Springs
Colo
Haye Uses Piso Cure for Consumption in Berkeley
Mrs. Morgan of Berkeley California reports using Piso’s Cure for Consumption for nearly two years without finding any comparable remedy. The note was dated September 2, 1901.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haye
Just Like a Woman and a Wordy Notice Card
A garbled text fragment mentions a birthday gift, a price puzzle, a 75 cent self funding stamp offer, Fort Wayne Indiana mail details, a Georgia representative misperception, a laundry product, a mis-typed motto, and an invitation to write C A Asterlin for a Niagara Falls excursion booklet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Romance of the War Ends in Tragic Russian Tale
A London correspondent reports a Siberian regiment tale from Port where a soldier named Liatikos, believed male, is exposed as a young woman who loved him. After a self inflicted wound and surgery, she dies of blood poisoning as the man refuses marriage while officers plead. He later returns and shoots himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
London
Baltimore
Port
Liatnikos
Liami
Far East
Winnipeg Exhibition Promises Big Dominion Event
Winnipeg July 7 The Dominion of Canada exhibition in Winnipeg runs July 25 to August 6 with $100000 in prizes and attractions. The program features horse events and a wide display of Canadian crafts and manufactures, with prizes totaling $19760 in the main contest. The Canadian Association controls two buildings for a record display, says Secretary Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Dominion
Ito
Canada
Young
Changed His Plea From Vagrant in Police Court
A hobo facing the magistrate protests he is not a vagrant. When asked to define vagrant, he cites being "out of work." He then pleads guilty, insisting a vagrant is someone looking for a job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bar of Justice
Allen's Foot Rage powder for feet and shoes
Ask your dealer for Allen's Foot Rage powder to shake into shoes. It relieves corns callouses and sore hot feet and sweating. Promises easier breaking in new or tight shoes. Sold by druggists and shoe stores. 2c. Address Allon S. Olpest Le Roy New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Allon S. Olpest le Roy
Penman’s Bluff? Signer of Checks Faces Years
Fragmentary item asks for the term for a person who signs another’s name on a check. It suggests penalties of five or ten years. The note reflects a legal or criminal justice context likely from a historical period.
Newspaper fragment hints at rail excursion and printer advice
A jumbled notice mentions a Nickel Plate Road excursion on August 16 with requests to ask a local agent for details. It also references a booklet from Asterlin TY P A Ft. Wayne Ind and notes about the Sandwich Islander's alphabet and using Eagle Linen Paper for letter paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
Nickel Plate Road
Asterlin
TY. P. A
Ft. Waym2
Ind
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Elmer Hendricks
Jower Wabash Valley
Johnson
F. W. Hanna
Government Engineers
Kankakee
Jaine
Giant
Orange County
Oldham
Ephraim Elliart
Orleans
Representative Hardwicke
Georgia
Capitol Building
Arnat Fucius
C. A. Asterlin
Nickels Plate Road
W. M
Ee Wien
Frankie Orser
Boston
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pivgram
Lydia
Frankie Onser
Warrenton St
Lydia Ib. Pinkham
Rhee Bos
Lowener
Pinkham
Lydia KE. Pinkham
Bert E. Lennox
East 4Th St
Dixon, I
Ijdio KE
Pinkham Mod. Co
Lyan
Mase
C. S. Crane
ST. Louis, MO
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