Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription Endorsed by Medical Experts
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a safe remedy for weak nervous overworked women. It claims the formula is printed on each bottle wrapper and endorsed by leading medical authorities across schools of practice. It asserts the medicine contains no alcohol or habit forming agents and urges consideration based on professional endorsement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
R. E
Jr Ro
Chamberlain
M. J. Leach
Walcott
T. C. Basye
Free booklet of ingredients offered by Dr Pierce
A booklet of ingredients with endorsements from leading medical authorities will be mailed free to anyone sending name and address. Request to Dr. B V Pierce Buffalo NY.
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B V. Pierce
Buffalo
There Is An Abundance Of Money In Circulation
A short opinion questions Taft’s statement about money supply and its practical flow, noting ambiguity about where the funds circulate and for what purposes. The item reflects a republication of editorial debate from the Owensboro Messenger.
Buggy Run Fears and Local Industry Notes
Six o clock Monday evening Russell Karney narrowly escaped a bad accident when his horse ran away from a buggy near the Southern depot. He was thrown and dragged several yards but unharmed as the buggy was demolished. The cotton mill plans a shutdown after 4 50 this afternoon until after June first. The button factory runs eight hours daily with four experts on a special order. DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve remains a preferred medical aid sold by T C Busye. A Englewood clergyman recalls a teasing episode after praying for Milly Dean following a Derby comment.
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Russel Karney
Southern Depot
Karney
Tell City Journal
Button Factory
Cannelton Telephone
Local Heritage and Curious Bits From Area Papers
Several brief items from local papers note a famed race mare praised as the best in America, the Bryant family linkage through six generations, a Corydon baseball joke about biblical figures, and the Str Gazelle tied up for repairs near Owensboro. Also a Canadian news item about a St. Louis steamboat, a critical slice on editors, and a dysentery cure anecdote from Walcott.
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Here
Owensboro
Capt. Crammond
St. Louis
Cannelton Telephone
Log haul accident and new tomato planter on streets
Will Millers oldest son was hurled from a log and leg bones broken after a rut. A Jasper Canning Company tomato planter shown on streets claims one man and team can plant five acres daily. Various ads and notices follow about Rural Free Delivery, tax ferrets, and medicines sold locally.
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Will Miller
Jasper Canning Company
Capt. Daniel
Jasper Herald
Sieg Sues Railway for 10000 Damages at Milltown
Roy Sieg, son of Charles Sieg of Milltown aged thirteen, sued Southern Railway for injuries from an incident about four years ago. A circuit court jury returned a verdict Saturday morning awarding Sieg 5000 dollars.
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Roy Sieg
Southern Railway Company
Milltown
Charles Seig
Tragic Run Along Moving Train At Milltown
An accident report states a man ran beside a switch at Milltown as a train moved out. He stumbled on a tie, his foot struck the track, and a car wheel mangled his leg.
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Milltown
Corydon Democrat
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea advertised as bowel tonic
An after claims Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea cleanses bowels tones and strengthens digestive organs. Marketed by J A Sargent at 35 cents offering Tea or Tablets as the most reliable tonic for thirty years.
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Hollister
J. A. Sargent
Morning fire shocks widow in February tragedy
An eastern state man builds a first fire in fifteen years of marriage and finds his wife dead, the stove’s rattling triggers a fatal shock. The tale serves as a caution to husbands about routine changes. An advertisement from C Busye touts De Witt's Kidney and Bladder Pills with testimonial by John Riha of Vining Indiana.
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John Riha Vining
DeWitt
C. Busye
Local mine shutdowns prompt miner hopefuls for settlement
The Boonville Enquirer notes the Southern railroad coaling at the Big 4 mines has ceased work. Miners express hope for a speedy settlement as spring winds bring noticeable effects. An advertisement touts Pinesalve Carbolized for cuts, sores, burns and chapped skin, sold by T. C.
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Southern Railroad
Boonville Enquirer
T. C. Basye
Republicans oppose publicity or campaign contribution bill
The Indianapolis News notes that Republicans resist a publicity and campaign contribution bill to protect donor sources and avoid public disclosure of who is backing efforts to save the country.
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Indianapolis News
A Woman's Ace in Sensitive Age Talk
A glossy note on the delicate subject of feminine age, contrasting women who appear young with those who boast of their years. It argues that those seeming younger do not discuss ages, while the latter seek compliments about their antiquity.
The Philosopher of Folly
The piece quotes the Philosopher of Folly on human desire noting that man wants little yet desires what he wants when he wants it. It contrasts two poetically phrased lines about craving and timing.
Roosevelt Era Sparks Governors Conference And Taft Nomination Debate
A Washington gathering of Democratic and Republican governors endorsed Roosevelt aligned policies while signaling support for Bryan and Taft. The piece notes Mr Bryan’s strong, nonpartisan reception, hints at internal GOP resistance to Roosevelt, and cites a tale from Alaska about Bryan’s broader appeal. It also discusses John Mitchell’s possible vice presidential speculation and the looming Chicago convention.
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White House
Mr. Bryan
Governors’ Conference
John Mitchell
Roosevelt
James J. Hill
Andrew Carnegie
W. J. Bryan
Bryan
Johnson
Uien
New York
Taft
Folk
Missouri
Denver
Comer
Alabama
Brian
Warner
Michigan
Washington
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Congress
New England
Hever Find
Fairbanks
Sunnon
Europe
House
Senate
Ma. Bryan
Capitol
House of Representatives
Aldrich
United Mine Workers of America
Jeff Davis
Chauncer Depew
Mitchell
D. 6
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Pike County
Winslow Dispatch
Havel
T. C. Busye
Englewood
Milly Dean
America
Med Heady
Bryant
W. S. Bryant
Dale
H. L. Bates
Bates
Master Bryant L. Bates
Corydon
Eve
Adam
Isaac
Rebecca
Sampson
Cain
Abel
David
Moses
Red Sea
Oakland City Journal
United States
Paper
Republican Party
Republican
Burnville
Warrick County
Miners’ Conference of
Terre Haute
Sioux City Journal
Workman
Higgs
Lafayette
Bartholomew County
James Bingham
Columbus
Bingham
I. B. Workman & Co
Indianapolis
Ferrets
Dewitt’s
Indiana
Brown MF
G. Coo
Louie
Greeneville
Tea
Willis J. Abbot
Alaska
Thomas Cale
Territorial
Mgr
Amore
Cale
Klondike
Dawson
Nugget
McKinley
Prospector
Wiendike
King
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