Woman Deemed Insane After Harsh Home Conditions Near Harvard
Neighbors reported severe neglect at the Little home three and a half miles southwest of Harvard. Mrs. J W Little, confined to a room, was placed in an asylum. her daughter and youngest son were cared for by nurses in Harvard, while the husband and oldest son remained ill with fever. The mother was later moved to Clay Center. authorities described the scene as extreme and unhealthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Little
Harvard
Lincoln
Mr. Little
Clay Center
Impersonators of Mrs Nation raid South Sioux City bar
About twenty women led by Mrs William Luther and Capt William Luther raid a Missouri River suburb, smashing furniture and entering John Peyson's joint. They vandalize a saloon sign, threaten Blenkiron and his gambling house, while onlookers sing derisively as a crowd gathers. No whiskey found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther
C. P. Dow
John A. Davis
Anheuser- Busch
William’ Leitch
Li Hung Chang Death Rumors Circulate in Tien Tsin
Reports from Tien Tsin claim Li Hung Chang is dead but the French foreign office has no confirmation. Meanwhile in Nebraska a man named Moore died from wounds after a drunken assault near Weeping Water and two suspects are jailed in Nebraska City awaiting murder trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tien Tsin
Standard
Li Hung Chang
Frankfort
Gazette
Pekin
Win Lodge
Moore
Berlin
Little Town
Otee County
Nebraska
Nebraska City
Saloon Property Law Quest Heads to Courts Next Month
The Kansas saloon protection question rises before the district court at Wichita in a damages suit by Brank Osbo against Mrs. Sheriff. The case tests whether saloon property may be shielded by law, with a Supreme Court decision anticipated that could threaten prohibitory enforcement. Judge Preston Gilette presides. trial set for early next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Sheriff
Idate Anthony
Kans
Ville
Harper
Igs
W.C
Thu
Supreme Court
Preston Gilette
Boers Capture New Post as British Relief Fails
London dispatch reports February 3 from Lord Kitchener that Medderenontein post southwest of Krygersdorp fell after a Boer attack of about a thousand. Officers and men captured are arriving at Ve reeniping as a 3000-strong Boer commando moves toward Portuaguese territory. Bloemfontein notes British reoccupation of Petersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
War Office
Lord Kitchener
South Africa
Pretoria
Medderenontein
Cgaterrand
Krygersdorp
Krugersdorp
Vereeniping
Gourenzo Marquez
Keb
Portauguese
Maderra
Bloemfontein
Petersburg
Destroys Stock Liquor In Hiawatha Revival Scene
A scaffold on the main street in Hiawatha, Kansas, saw KE J. Kicholtz's beer and whisky destroyed by the druggist and two evangelists, Reverend Alexander and Williams, amid hundreds of spectators. The revival meetings have produced about 400 converts including several druggists who sold liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiawatha
Kan
J. Kicholtz
Alexander
Williams
Confession of Robbery by U S Postal Clerk in Chicago
Fred Roseman a clerk in the United States railway postal service confessed to robbing mail pouches. He was arrested at the Chicago and North Western depot with a watch and several packages he admitted stealing. Roseman 29 years old has five stepchildren and will be arraigned in U S court Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Fred Roseman
United States
Railway Postal Service
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Central
Roseman
Prince Shoots Himself Amid Family Disapproval
The youthful publisher of the Northern Courier, branded radical, shot himself last Thursday after a suppression of his paper. His marriage to Mlle. Yavorskaya drew parental anger and the radical press drained much of the prince family estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pay ‘Satinsly
Northern Courier
Mlle. Yavorskaya
Child Wrangler for Ransom Connected to Mills Family Dispute
The 14 year old daughter of George A Mills of Bell Grand Opera House in Betton Harbor was seized Friday by her divorced mother from Chicago. Custody rested with Mills who is well to do, making some believe the child is held for ransom while telegraph messages fail to locate her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niina Millgy
George A. Mills
Bell Grand Opera House
Bétton Harbor
Mills
Chicago
Duke of Orleans Delayed to Attend Queen's Funeral
The Duke of Orléans, who left Paris to attend the queen's funeral, has been obliged to abandon his journey and postpone paying homage to a later date due to the sudden indisposition of the duchess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orleans
Frage Sette. de
France
Duke of
Orléans
Paris
Wanted to Be Present and Prevent a Marriage
A young Scotchman living in the old land planned to marry at the bride’s village home. On the day, en route to the station, a village grocer detained him with hospitality and a telegram scheme. The groom wired, Do not marry till I come William.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willian
weHaing
William
Distinguished Lady Elected President of Grand Army Ladies
Mrs. Mary E Poole of this place has been elected President of the Presidents Association of the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic. She praises Dodd's Kidney Pills for Brights Disease and kidney disorders, endorsing them based on personal use and veteran advocacy. Pills priced 50 cents, six for $2.50. available through local druggists or Dodds Medicine Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freee
Er Nwhiting
Grand’ Army of the
Republic
Mary E. Poole
Poole
G A. R
Dodd
Bright
Dodds Medicine Co
Buffalo,n
World’s Largest Match Factory At Tidaholm Sweden
The Vulcan match factory in Tidaholm Sweden is described as the world’s biggest. It employs over 1200 men and manufactures about 900000 boxes of matches daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vulcan
Tidahalm
Sweden
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Promises Wellness
An advertorial touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a powerful remedy. It claims the product strengthens the stomach purifies the blood and cures indigestion and constipation while also invigorating nerves and kidneys. The ad urges readers to use the tonic to get and stay well.
Inmates at Hot Springs Home Claim Daly Brother Link
Rev. P Daly at the Hot Springs Soldiers Home believes he is Marcus Daly's brother after reading a biography. The men were separated as youngsters and never reconnected, though Daly read of the Montana magnate. Also notes a fast train line claim and Britain’s rail speeds.
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Hot Springs
S. D
Rev
P. Daly
Neweah
Marcus Daly
Mr. Daly
Croesus
What Do the Children Drink
A nostalgic advert describes GRATH-O Grain-O and Grain-Q as nourishing coffee alternatives for children. It touts Grain-Q made from pursigrains, claiming it tastes like coffee and costs about $1 more per unit, with 15¢ and 5¢ price points. It ends with a quip on marriage markets and courts.
Humorous Patent Remedies and Ads Flood Local Paper
An assortment of dubious medical and patent medicine ads flood the page. Claims promise cures for fits nervous disorders and hair loss, with money-back guarantees and trial bottles. Regional druggists and Philadelphia addresses feature, alongside quirky lines about Uncle Sam and Carter’s Ink.
Piso’s Cure Pitches a Cheeky Line of Sale
Misspelled ad copy humorously touts a treatment with a playful aside about men and checks. The fragment references W. O' Bien at 822 Third Ave and a date in January 1900, hinting at a local business note in a Minneapolis context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. O' Bien
Third Ave
Minneapolis
Minty
Janey
Beemans Pepsin Gun Promoted Against Dyspepsia
An old advertisement touts Beeman's Pepsin Gun as a remedy to dyspepsia. The copy urges readers to protect themselves from digestive troubles using the product.
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Mrs. Nation
South Sioux
Li Hung
New Post
Pruggist
Stickley
Great Britain
Putnam
Monroe Drug Co
Unionville, Mo
ATL
K. W. Groves
Kiine
da. Kk
H. Kranz
Arch St
Philadelphia
Parxsn
Sam
Carter
Beeman
Ower
Valad
Mle
Guo
Fred
Stowine Fucu
A.d. Tower Co
Boston
Mass
Canada
Hemigration
Department of Interior
Ottawa
W. V. Beanest
N.Y
Varnaire Book of Reference
Helier Chemical Gas
Bent
Krausers
Krauser & Bru
Milton, Pa
Tery A, Steyn
W. N
Al-Lincoln
Neverdin
Bulk
Durcant Sterling Hemnedy CO
New York
Checacoe
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