Boon township voter enumeration completes with counts
The Boonville and Boon township enumeration shows 1240 voters in Boonville and 782 in Boon township. A separate note from Boonville Enquirer warns against rapid eating and promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a remedy for indigestion and constipation available from T. C. Basye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boon Township
T. J. Owens
City of
Boonville
Chamberlain
T. C. Basye
Berry harvests reported in Poseyville area crops
Poseyville News notes a plentiful berry season with wild blackberries and raspberries abundant. Strawberries are strong, while apples pears cherries and peaches are expected to yield only a small fraction of average due to conditions.
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Poseyville News
Chamberlain's Remedy Advertised for Summer Ailments
An early 20th century ad urges families to keep Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy ready for hot weather. It claims high value and necessity before summer ends and lists T C Basye as the seller.
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Chamberlain
T. C. Basye
Women and Suffrage Attitudes Stated by Jim McCormick
In a Fr Branch Times letter Jim McCormick argues that many opponents drift toward acceptance of suffrage without active support and claims most American women do not want the ballot yet would be granted the privilege. He adds that compulsion would likely yield under ten percent support.
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United States
Jim McCormick
Fr. Branch Times
Secret Stomach and Liver Tablets Marketed Local
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets touted as the remedy for stomach and liver troubles with claims of unique efficacy. Petersburg Press notes dry Pike County law. a report from Oakland City Journal details August Mason’s severe gas blast burn at an oil field forge, burning both arms and facial areas.
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Petersburg
Pike County
Mason
Oakland City Journal
Rheumatism relief ad and editorial critique mix
A twenty five cent bottle of Chamberlains Liniment is promoted to relieve rheumatic pains. The piece then contrasts chamber clerk access with the Democrat newspaper, noting clerks cannot enter many homes while the Democrat claims access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain’s
T. C Basye
The Pike County Democrat Promotes Its Wide Reach
An advertisement from the Peters burg Democrat extols newspapers as welcome visitors in homes and businesses, delivering advertising messages to thousands of households weekly regardless of weather. It claims constant reach, privacy, and reliability in print distribution.
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Pike County Democrat
Democrat
Petersburg Democrat
Adder Bite Injures Woman Walking Through Clover
Mrs. Oscar Hiatt was bitten on the ankle by a spreading adder while walking in a clover patch. She shook the snake loose after it coiled around her ankle and the snake fled. The wound bled and swelled, turning discolored and suppurative, with the animal described as five feet long and as thick as a man's arm. The creature remains unfound.
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Oscar Hiatt
Child Dies of Poisoning In Bethsaida Area
The 18 month old daughter of John Carney near Bethsaida died after ingesting Paris green poison found in a paint jet two weeks earlier. The poison, bought at Wiggins sale, caused convulsions and prolonged illness before death.
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John Carney
Bethsaida
Wiggins
Paris
New Harmony Times
Courcier retires after 27 years in Chrisney business
C F Courcier sells his produce business and warehouse to Cadick Milling of Grandview. The firm is taking over this week with Wm. Link Jr. as manager. Courcier thanks patrons and urges continued support for the new owners.
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Chrisney
C. F. Courcier
Cadick Milling Company
Grandview
Wm. Link, Jr
Courcier
Chrisney Sun
Trustees Elected to Dale School Board
Marcus S. Painter and Edwin Wedeking were elected to the Dale school board by the town council Monday evening. Painter will serve two years to succeed Argyle Brown whose term expired a year ago but who held over. Wedeking will serve three years to succeed Bert Brown whose term had expired.
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Marcus S. Painter
Edwin Wedeking
Dale
Argyle Brown
Mr. Wedeking
Bert Brown
Dale Reporter
Oil Drilling Preparations Begin on Terre Haute Farm
Mr. Fagin of Terre Haute a firm member prepares to drill for oil on a Point township farm. Cash ordered from Terre Haute is due daily and will be hauled to the site. Drilling outfit from Illinois ships, expected by week’s end, signaling earnest efforts that could enrich Point township farmers.
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D. Fegin
Terre Haute
Hasting
Point Township
Mt. Vernon
Lightning Strikes Press-Feeder Reddy Curtis
Ivan Reddy Curtis, a press-feeder at the Western Star, was struck unconscious by a lightning bolt during a Sunday night storm. He sought shelter under a shed at Whiteside's grocery on West Second Street when the bolt hit a tree in front of the store.
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Ivan ‘*Reddy
Curtis
Western Star
Reddy
Whiteside
West Second Street
Local man revived after near electrical accident
A man named Ivan, who had a close call with electrical elements on Monday morning, was found by passersby a few minutes later and carried home. He revived about an hour after the incident.
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Ivan
Mt. Vernon
Daviess County Roads Praised for 1913 Improvements
Praise rolls in Owensboro Messenger as county mag istrates improve macadam and dirt roads. The paper notes better spring 1913 road conditions and predicts Daviess will boast some of the finest and most improved roads in Western Kentucky at lower costs.
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Daviess County
Kentucky
Owensboro Messenger
Fat Hog Record Set by Local Restaurateur
Dr. R. Barnum, famed restaurant man near the depot, known as a top hog raiser, broke the fat hog record by selling six pigs to stock buyer John H. Behrens. The six pigs, six months and two weeks old, weighed 1,255 pounds totaling an average of 209 pounds 16 ounces, bringing just one cent under $98. The report appears in the Huntingburg Independent.
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Dr. R. Barnum
John H. Behrens
Huntingburg Independent
Time to Quit Advertising Says Stafford Kans Republican
A quirky full page line of old proverbs marks the editor’s note that the Kay Stafford Republican hints it is time to stop advertising when various folk and events halt. The piece uses playful dialect and rural imagery to urge closing shop.
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Stafford
Kans
Republican
Baby Babe Go to Sleep Poem Snippet
A fragment from a lullaby given by Zona J. Hackleman titled Baby Babe. The text invites a sleeping child to rest, mentions creatures like birds and animals, and references familiar nursery motifs.
Real Estate Transfers Reported in Rockport Area
Burgess Grant transfers to Sallie Deane on lots 7 and 8 in lot group 8. Mary W. et al to Sallie Dean on same blocks. Lepha Osborn to Etta Taylor on section 38 parcel 80 for 4500. Harris Hiram to Lizzie Oskins on partial west side northwest 185 four for 100. Oskins Lizzie to Floyd A. Harris on blocks Grandview 158 159 162 168 for 175. Five releases, 19 mortgages, three assignments, one lease recorded in past week.
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Burgess Grant
Sallie Deane
Rockport
Mary W. Et al
Sallie Dean
Lepha Osborn
Etta Taylor
Harris Hiram
Lizzie Oskins
Oskins Lizzie
Floyd A. Harris
Grandview
Two Children Die After Eating Match Heads in Brazil
Elma Irene Knowles aged three and Cecil Knowles aged two, children of Mr and Mrs Curtis Knowles of Brazil Indiana, died Friday evening from poisoning after eating match heads. The children had climbed onto a chair to reach a kitchen cabinet for matches and discarded the sticks after chewing the heads. Both fell gravely ill Friday morning.
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Brazil
Ind
Elma Irene
Cecil
Curtis Knowles
Enthusiasm Keeps Us Young
A snippet from Victor Cherbuliez emphasizes enthusiasm as a vital source of energy and sustained effort towards lofty goals. It contrasts the weary adult with the energizing youth who possess a spring of action and growth, warning that without enthusiasm life can become stale and unprofitable.
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Victor Cherbuliez
Enthusiasm as a lifelong guide to living and leadership
The Spokane Spokesman Review quotes a sermon urging youth to cultivate a stock of enthusiasms to keep the heart young. It argues enthusiasm fuels adventure and noble aims, shaping great individuals from Plato to Lincoln and forging leaders who combine joy with devotion to truth, faith, beauty, and humanity.
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Ist
Son
Gay
Zephry
Plato
Christ
Paul
Angelo
Humanity
Lincoln
Spokane
Spokesman- Review
Jesse James Show Draws Full House in Tamaroa
The J. H. Bogers band played last night to capacity crowds in Tamaroa Illinois. Report notes a good show and overall satisfaction from attendees.
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J. H. Bogers
Jesse James
Oly
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