Court House Column Divorce and Property Transfers Noted
Court listings show John E Roudebush and Augusta E Roudebush filing for divorce. Multiple land transfers and deeds recorded including Washington Delaware Noblesville Arcadia and Jackson properties among others. Marriage licenses issued to six couples including James M Manford and Sadie Applegate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haskins
Hutchens
Washington
LA Williams
D Wodgin
Madison Johnson
D W. Castor
Wayne
Mary White Et al
P Stanley
Delaware
Christina Mofitedna
Psmith
EH Colgan
Arcadia
Lewis Rothschild
W Heiney
Noblesville
Matilda Groover
M J Reed
Everett
James M Manford
Sadie Applegate
Kitz Dietercik
Emma FE Greyer
George E Newman
Olive V. Newkirk
Robert A. Funderburgh
Roma Horton
Opportunities in a New Country Booklet Offer
A promotional notice urges migration to a new country with wide opportunities and reduced rates. A booklet describing the country with illustrations is mailed for six cents postage to W. B. Kniskern, 22 Fifth avenue, Chicago.
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W. B. Kniskern
Fifth Avenue
Chicago
Robbery Report From Chicago Wealthy Real Estate Owner
May 25 Harper's Weekly Chicago dispatch notes Mr Stone a wealthy real estate owner choked and robbed by thieves while feeding his cow in his barn on Michigan Avenue. The piece reflects on life in a city of nearly two million, contrasting Chicago with New York in terms of safety and cowkeeping.
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Chicago
Stone
Michigan Avenue
New York
Boston Man Marries After Life Pills Cure Wife
A Boston man who recently married a sickly rich young woman is now happy she is in perfect health thanks to Dr. King’s New Life Pills. The pills are advertised as infallible for jaundice biliousness malaria fever and ague and all liver and stomach troubles. They are gentle but effective and cost 25 cents at C E Elliott’s drug store.
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Boston
Dr. King
C. E. Elliott
Opportunity and the door knock moral tale
A Baltimore American anecdote tells a man who stayed up waiting for Opportunity. A stranger knocked, beat him, and stole his money and clothes, mocking the man for waiting. The punch line is that the stranger claimed it was his own Opportunity, underscoring the moral to seize chances when they arise.
No More Sailors in the British Navy Now
The New York Mail and Express cites ullage as a derisive term noting Britain’s navy struggles to man ships like the Cressy and Eclipse. It argues recruitment relies on underpaid drafts and dock sweeps, blaming modern ships as soulless machines and citing desertion and danger as reasons sailors avoid service.
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Cressy
Eclipse
Portsmouth
Lord Nelson
Clark Russell
United States Navy
Dewey
Ilinois
Nebraska
Continental
Europe
Cervera
Jersey City
Kodol Dyspepsia Care Promised To Aid Digestion
A Victorian era promotional note claims dyspeptics cannot live long without nourishment and that Kodol Dyspepsia Care digests all foods without stomach aid. It asserts the product’s elements mirror natural digestive fluids and will restore function, endorsed by C. E. Elliott.
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C. E. Elliott
Shirtwaist Men Scorned in Pittsburg Dispatch Letter
A New York City postal issue prompts debate on summer uniforms for city letter carriers. Postmaster Van Cott and a veteran carrier defend regulation sack coats and gray caps, while a Broadway sighting of a silk shirtwaist coat draws unanimous disapproval from men and women alike.
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New York Letter
Pittsburg Dispatch
New York Force
van Cott
Broadway
Greeley Square
Longacre
Life in the Philippines at Pan American Exposition
The Exposition Bulletin describes the Philippine islands exhibit at the Pan-American exposition. It features agricultural implements, rice processing tools, bamboo and rattan crafts, household utensils, and native textiles. Also showcased are Manilla gowns, jewelry, books, stamps, coins, and a display of weapons and carvings alongside colored photographs and animal specimens.
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Philippine Islands
Islands
Manilla
Aguinaldo
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Praised by Pharmacists
A New York pharmacist J. Goldsmith of Van Etten reports five years of selling Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with complete satisfaction. He says he uses it in his own family for ordinary coughs colds and the cough after la grippe and finds it effective. For sale by C. E. Elliott.
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J. Goldsmith van Etten
N.Y
C. E. Elliott
One Minute Cough Cure Claims Cure for Coughs
Norris Silvers of North Stratford New Hampshire endorses One Minute Cough Cure as a safe and sure remedy after a chronic cough. The ad asserts many have been cured and urges readers to try the product for relief.
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Norris Silvers
North Stratford
N. H
Cy EB. Willott
Wedding in Town Denounced for Borrowed Flowers
A local wedding drew sharp comments as church decorations used borrowed flowers from townspeople. Bride’s gown came from a Wail Bros. shop and the groom wore a $10 hand me down suit. Mae Henderson was praised as maid of honor.
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Tome
Young couple heads to city with marriage spend plans
The morning train carries a newly married pair to the city where they expect four days of expenditure exceeding Willie’s three months income. The groom vows to settle down, while merchants joke his prior earnings would have funded his new life. Willie hopes the old saying about two supporting as easily as one is true.
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Willie
Bettie
Federal power needed to clean up cities and curb plague
The Brooklyn Eagle argues for strong federal action to protect public health. It cites San Francisco’s plague response as a model, criticizes California officials, praises federal intervention, and warns that urban vice and crime thrive without national control. The piece endorses federal oversight and dismisses local malaise.
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United States
Chinatown
San Francisco
How Girls Pass Their Lives in France
Madame Blanc also known as Th. Bentzon writes A Girl's Life in France to be serialized in the Ladies' Home Journal. The work highlights early baptism careful religious and school instruction implicit obedience simplicity in dress and short engagements as key features of French girl life.
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Madame Blanc
Energized man with torpid liver revived by tablets
An advertisement claims an inactive man with a torpid liver can regain vitality and appetite using Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. It promises improved digestion and normal function, noting a 25 cent price and free samples at C. Elliott's drug store.
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Chamberlain
Price
Four Early Atlantic Settlements Then and Now
A preview notes Ladies' Home Journal will publish views of St. Augustine Jamestown Plymouth and New York showing time’s changes from forlorn Jamestown to thriving New York with St. Augustine and Plymouth in between, illustrating settlement evolution.
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Atlantic
Ladies’ Home Journal
St. Augustine
Jamestown
Plymouth
New York
Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets Ad
Callat C. HH. Elliott’s drug store offers free samples of Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets. The tablets are described as an elegant physic that improves appetite strengthens digestion and regulates the liver and bowels. They are easy in effect.
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Callat C. HH. Elliott
Chamberlain
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Court House Column
John E Roudebush
Augusta’ E Roudebush
William Good
Leander M. Bennett
John T Richardson
George A Lane
Oregon
Idaho
E S. Martin
Harper's Weekly
Baltimore American
New York Mail and Express
Life IN the
Philippines
G. H. Palmer
Brooklyn Eagle
DeWitt
C. B. Elliott
Isaac Dunham
A. W. Chase
A. W
Shenandoah
Sylvester Pappert
South Main St
A.W. Chase
France
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