Peruna touted by benevolent assoc and others
An assortment of notices promotes Peruna for catarrhal diseases with testimonials from Mrs. Henrietta S. Marsh and others. Also included is a quirky tale of Louis Merkanen a 16 year old Boston area youth who wears a No 20 shoe and is rapidly growing, with shoemakers building lasts to match his feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Benevolent Association of
Chicago
Henrietta S. Marsh
Womans Benevolent Association
Judgson Park Terrace
Woodlawn
Tpo
Llenrietta Als. Marsh
Order of Good Templars
Washington
Roy Fiendth
Abs
Colelins
Anes
Portman
Addresa Te
Ufsrtisan
Vic Poronam Sanitariin
Columbus
Louis Merkanen
Boston
Houghton
Mich
Louis
Tourist mistaken for husband ends with a bang in cottage
A storm battered tourist in the Welsh mountains. He reaches a solitary cottage and, after changing into the host’s clothes to dry his own, descends to meet the mistress who, mistaking him for her husband, thrashes him with a Bible saying the line about inviting a man to stay all night.
Fifty Dollars to Sit Down and the Dodd's Kidney Pills Tale
Mr. Joseph L. Duffey tells of an experience that drew local interest. He recalls needing rest while working in the fields and credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with health, strength, and appetite gains, claiming ongoing benefit and lasting cures for kidney related ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmel
Dad
Joseph L. Duffey
Duffey
Curious Grives in Zritulamd Decorated by War Tales
The most curiosiy decorated grives in the world are the degre ratives in Zritulamd. Some minds are varnished with battles of redieme used by the departed, and the duration of the minl dy is hinted by the number of heattles.
Around a Big State Highlights Community News
Brief state items cover deaths from wagon accidents and mining tragedies. Elkhart, Alum City, Gas City, Mishawaka, Logansport and Curtisville figure in incidents, with fires, railroad mishaps, and legal actions noted. Community groups seek charters, unions face funding, and local courts address health rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Underwood
Elkhart
Claude McGarr
Commercial Club
Muncie
Madison County
The Inventor of the Polka and a Humorous Tale
A fanciful note credits a Bohemian girl Wanickza Selezka with inventing the polka in Costelec on the Elbe. The tale traces the word origins from Pulku to Polka and notes its spread to Prague Vienna and Paris by 1839.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanickza Selezka
Costelec
Elbe
Vanickza
Prague
Vienna
Paris
For the Holidays Nickel Plate Road Rates Ad
Advertises lowest holiday rates by Nickel Plate Road. Encourages consult with nearest agent for full information or contact C. Asterlin, Fort Wayne, Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A
Lady in registry offices and a curious reply
A playful exchange unfolds with a nurse asking if she minded children and the lady replying she has not but has minding experience. The fragment mentions Mrs Austin's Cereals boasting the largest sale and a cryptic line about love never being found.
Art, Art in a Witty Baltimore Query
The fragment shows a street scene with Mr Richar mudde asking about painting a picture and whether it is sold by the square foot or by the yard. A humorous, informal exchange hints at pricing and full length portraits in a Baltimore newspaper voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yaas
D'Auber
Mr. Richarmudde
Richarmudde
Baltimore
Rubber Stamps Made to Order and Accessories
All kinds of rubber stamps and inking supplies offered. Daters available with new items, and a catalogue can be requested from Lock Box 219, Fort Wayne, Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Lock Box
Patriotic Nomenclature Prompted by Mammy Brown Quote
The Washington Star cites Mammy Brown defending naming children after naval and military heroes as proof that republics are not ungrateful. The note contrasts a patriotic quote with a product pitch for PUPNAM FACELESS DYES claiming carpets can be colored on the floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mammy Brown
Washington Star
Pupnam
Unusual Bald Red Headed Indian Mention
A fragment from the Philadelphia Record notes a red headed Indian who is bald, highlighting an odd contrast. The rest of the snippet advertises breakfast products and old remedies, including Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Record
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Associa
of America
Jtienrietpa Als. Marsil
Gervice
Deaugue
Waterloo
Albert Lea
1C.R.R
A. WH. Hareon
G. Pla
Chicaco
Dr Samuel Puiche
Facsumile Signature of
New York
Bears
Reo
Crry
Indiana News
Otto Webber
Logansport
Gas City
Henry Short
Mill Creek
Grand Trunk
Peru Steel Castings Company
John Plump
Versailles
Joseph Overmeyer
Crookville
Chicaro Flint and Lime Glass Company
Chesterton
Guy Smith
Smith
Mishawaka
Fred Henning
Phil Trowbridge
Wil
Zenas
Robert Downing
Howail
Downing
Edward Leace
Summitville
J. Cahien Smith
Congregational Church
Alexandria
Indiana Reformatory
Butler College
Hurd, Enyart & Snieleer
Royal Center
John Reed
Jeffersonville
Madison
Pennsylvania Railroad
Curry
Evansville
State Board of Health
William Cheaney
John Parr
Curtisville
Elwood
Workingmen
Trades Council
Hattie Phillips
Lee Phillips
Charles Markin
Grant
Markin
Phillips
Leek
Fayette
Vigo County
Democrat and Refused To Allow Mrs. Vermillion
Soule
Seek
California Fig Syrup CO
London
August Koenig
Hamburg
Mrs
Greystone
Holland
lEgrpdian
Dr. Caldwell
Caldwell
Pepsin Syrup CO
Monticello, Ills
City of Mexico
Ind
Wabash R. R
Mexico City
Egypt
Italy
R. G. Thompson
Wabash
N. Uv
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