Oil rig to drill near Huntingburg in single day project
An oil and gas drilling rig, owned by Walter McLaughlin, is dispatched to the farm of Wm. Rauscher one mile west of the city to drill a well for the Huntingburg Oil and Gas company. The effort follows a Southern railway arrival and marks the community’s first oil exploration.
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Southern Railway
Wm. Rauscher
Walter McLaughlin
Huntingburg Oil and Gas Company
Huntingburg Argus
Indiana
Winslow
Grand Army
Jeff English
Monroe Township
Winslow Dispatch
Treatment for dysentery and diarrhoea urged
An article promotes Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a reliable treatment when given early, noting its long use and success and listing T. C. Basye as the seller. It also reports local notes on potatoes prices, Jasper building activity, new sidewalks, and a sample testimonial about stomach trouble remedies.
Remedy Used For Infant Cholera Infinatum Cures Child
Six month old daughter of RE N Dewey of Agnewville Va recovered after using Chamberlain s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The article notes the medicine is reliable for bowel complaints in children when directions are followed and safe when diluted with water and sweetened. It is sold by T C Basye. In another item, Agnewville council approved street improvements for Sycamore Third and Fifth Streets with macadam paving and concrete curbs gutters, despite a remonstrance.
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RE. N. Dewey
Agnewville
Chamberlain
T. C. Basye
Sycamore
Third
Fifth Streets
The Democrat Maps in Three Sections on One Cager
The Democrat offers a large supply of up to date maps divided into three sections on a single container.
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THE
Democrat
Best Stomach Remedy Free Best Stomach Remedy Free
A promotional notice touts Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle laxative tonic to treat stomach disorders and constipation. It cites cures for individuals in Missouri and Kentucky, offers a free trial bottle by mail, and notes retail prices and a Monticello Illinois address for inquiries and purchase.
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Dr. Caldwell
J.C. Lanham
Warrensburg
W. B Caldwell
Caldwell
Monticello, IL
Southern Railway Announces Very Low Round Trip Excursion Rates
Southern Railway promotes affordable round trip excursion fares from multiple destinations. The notice highlights attractively reduced travel costs aimed at travelers seeking seasonal getaways and short trips by rail.
Rockport to Asheville and Atlantic City Return Fares
Daily round trips offered from Rockport to Asheville North Carolina and back for 20.45. Atlantic City New Jersey round trip 19.25 on August 5 12 and 19. To Old Point Comfort Virginia return 16.55 on July 27 and August 21. Liberal return limits apply.
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Asheville
N. C
Atlantic City
N. J
Old Point Comfort
Witty observations mix jokes on love and sport
A string of pointed quips covers marriage, jealousy, and social attitudes. It jokes about generosity and self praise, flirtations, wardrobe woes, and the frailties of men and ministers. The tone blends humor with everyday urban wisdom and sport chatter.
Cure for epilepsy and nervous afflictions claimed by Dr Miles
Testimonies from Mrs Baker of Cleveland Ohio and Mrs Bennett of Alma Michigan claim Dr Miles nervine cured epilepsy and St Vitus Dance in four months. Advertisement asserts nervous diseases yield to its soothing strengthening effect with a money back guarantee if the first bottle does not help.
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Miles
Nervine
D. Baker
Cleveland
Ohio
DG. G. Bennett
Alma
Mich
The Predicament of Anglin Senior at the Skating Party
Fred Anglin plans to propose to Gerla Tremaine at Pilgrim's pond skating party. He mistakes Geraldine Tremaine for Gerla in blue velvet, learns the twist, and discovers Gerla and Geraldine are twins taking turns in costumes. Anglin then resolves to confirm the correct partner and seeks Tom Beresford’s approval.
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Tom
Tremaine
Gerla
Beresford
Geraldine
Anglin
Pilgrim’s Pond
Fred Anglin
Gerta
Transformation of Pitt from playful youth to stern statesman
An anecdote from the Westminster Review describes William Pitt relaxing at his country house as a rowdy schoolboy. After a servant announces Lords Frankesbury and Castlereagh with urgent business, Pitt briefly resumes authority. He then returns transformed, receiving obsequious entry from the two lords who bow before him and depart after a brief hearing.
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William Pitt
Frankesbury
Castlereagh
London
Pitt
Mr. Pitt
Westminster Review
Train Load of Monkeys Disrupts North India Rail Line
A Bombay Gazette tale describes monkeys raiding grain from wagons at a Saran railway station in north West India. Officials used sweets to lure the colony onto wagons then set the train in motion, frightening the primates into fleeing into the nearby jungle and never returning to the railway.
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Smalls
Saran
North West India
Bombay Gazette
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Jasper Courier
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Taft
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Way Down South
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Tom B. Pell
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Mother Gray
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