Stock Market Slump Reflects Wary War Talk and Banking Strains
The week saw sharp NYSE selling as speculative money tightens and unrest over Europe weighs on markets. Railroads avert a potential war by resuming on a peace basis while large New York banks face fractures in the community of interest. Farmers face crop worries and drought rumors, with loan funds nearly exhausted and rates set to tighten. General commerce and manufacturing show gains aside from labor-affected sectors.
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Rockefeller
Nansis
Missouri
Oklahoma
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Elder Elyria woman marked for 160th birthday celebration
Mim Maria Allen of Elyria Ohio the oldest living member of the Woman's Relief Corps prepares for a 160th birthday event. Her father died at Lisbon while serving as a sailing vessel master and she recalls events from the War of 1812 era.
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Elyria
Ohio
Woman's Relief Corps
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Lisbon
Portugal
New York
Waria Allen
Village News Timeline of Fatal Accidents and Local Events
Reports from Laporte to Vincennes recount a series of tragedies and notable happenings. Incidents include a farmer thrown from a bogey near Laporte, a boy fatally wounded by a pitchfork, a boy crushed by a wagon near Van Buren Township, and a girl struck by lightning on an Amish farm. Other items note a legal award of 6500 dollars for John Bergschicker after a prior accident, a factory move by Reliance Manufacturing, railroad injuries, and a rising grocer union in Greencastle. The piece also covers patent grants, arrests of oil operators near Marion, and weather-related fatalities, plus local agricultural yields and a veteran’s naval service tale.
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Mancie
Caleb
Harvey
Laporte
Jotn Morton
Jis
Earl
Sanderman
William Sanderman
van Buren Township
Grant County
Chad Carter
Jonesboro
John Bergschicker
Union City
Big Four Company
Reliance Manufacturing Company
Chicago
Michigan City
Jeffersonville
Charles McGinn
Adams
Greensburg
Hantington
Join Planck, Jr
Buffalo Bill
Indiana
Albert E. Tripp
Castleton
Hayden Daysey
James J. Wood
Fort Wayne
Marion
John Oliver
Edward Oliver
Attica
Greencastle
Birch Creek
Brazil
Samuel Wilson
Samuel Mace
Mace
Allen County
Mary
Logenacher
Johnson at Work Again in Racine
Racine Wisconsin July 22 John Johnson 924 Hamilton Street reports a long kidney and urinary illness that left him unable to work He tried many remedies then used Dodd's Kidney Pills and fully recovered returning to daily work The cure is described by locals as miraculous and the medicine widely discussed.
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Racine
Wis
John Johnson
Hamilton Street
Dodd
Fame by writing versus action in a pugilist exchange
A pugilist challenges a young author who aims for fame through writing. The author insists writing is his work and source of success, while the boxer dismisses sitting and writing as absurd. The Washington Star details the mock argument about publicity and craft.
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Washington Star
One Fare Plus $1 Round Trip To Pan-American Exposition
The Nickel Plate Road offers a special fare to Buffalo for the Pan-American Exposition with a one dollar surcharge round trip. Tickets start June and run through the summer with return within ten days from sale. Contact agents or C A Asterlin or R J Hamilton in Fort Wayne Indiana for details.
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Nickel Plate Road
June Island
C. A. Asterlin
Fort Wayne
Ind
R. J. Hamilton
Suspicions Rise Over Life Insurance Claim
A dialogue from Chicago News hints at possible foul play after Jones reveals he insured his life last week and his wife bought a new cookbook the next day. The exchange suggests mistrust and potential motive amid a wary investigation.
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Jones
Jones—Weeall
Chicago News
Air Cushion Rubber Stamps Fort Wayne Printing Outfits
Business notice offering air cushion rubber stamps and printing outfits services in Fort Wayne Indiana. Encourages customers to specify needs for pricing via Lock Box 219.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
LockBox
Married Life Exposed Wille Boerum-Pa
A clipped humorous trivia item notes a play on words about garden produce and profanity. It includes a quip from Wille Boerum about why people call vegetables garden sass and a playful admonition to avoid questioning the meaning of conducive. The piece ends with an old testimonial for Piso’s Cure for Consumption dated February 17, 1900.
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Wille Boerum
Boreum
Willie
Parallel Stripes Challenge Papering Job in Comedy
Midwood jokes about a home decor mishap as Penelope and Mortimer discuss a failed geometric rule about parallel lines not meeting while hanging striped wallpaper. The scene blends humor with domestic tension as Mrs Midwood questions Mortimer.
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Penelope
Mortimer
Nickel Plate Road One Cent a Mile to Buffalo Sale
A travel offer states one cent per mile to Buffalo on the Nickel Plate Road with July tour dates July 2 9 16 23 and 30 and return within three days from sale. Interested travelers should write wire phone or call the nearest agent. Contacts include C. Asterlin T. P. A. Fort Wayne Indiana and R. J. Hamilton Agent Fort Wayne Indiana.
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Nickel Plate Road
C. A. Asterlin
Fort Wayne
Ind
R. J. Hamilton
Memory and debts stir street banter across the street
A local exchange notes a quarrel over a $10 debt dating back two years. One speaker accuses Brown of poor memory while another claims he has a good memory and regularly crosses the street past the officer’s office.
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Brown
Coach Excursions to Exposition From Buffalo
Nickel Plate Road offers weekly July trips to the Exposition from Buffalo. Travel is one cent a mile with return within three days. Write wire or call the nearest agent R J Hamilton, Fort Wayne Indiana for details.
Witty Egg Nog Exchange Nets Groggy Punchline
A playful dialogue from the Philadelphia Press features an intact egg joking that the other is broke up, while the eggnog egg responds that it remains in good spirits. The banter hints at a festive mood and impending drunkenness in a lighthearted tone.
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Philadelphia Press
Allen's Foot Base Powder Ad from LeRoy NY
Foot care powder advertised to ease aching burning feet and fit tight new shoes. Claims relief for corns bunions swollen hot and sweaty feet with 25 cent price and sample offer. Distributed by Allen S Olmsted LeRoy New York.
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How It Happened Bunko Man Deceived Country Feller
Conversation reveals how Silas was duped by a bunko man. Hiram admits suspicions, fearing exposure as a country lad, while the con artist claimed no one would recognize his origin. The exchange hints at a cautionary tale about deception and trust.
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Bunko
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Puck
Air Cushion Rubber Stamps And Travel Offers
Public notice advertises rubber stamps and printing outfits with prices, plus aluminum coffins priced 750 to 1000 dollars in demand. Travel excursion rates to Denver Colorado Springs Glenwood Springs Ogden Salt Lake City Hot Springs St Paul Duluth. Tickets on sale June 18 to Sept 10 valid to Oct 31. Also advertises seedy teething product and printer paper brand.
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Glenwood Springs
Col
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Duluth
Minn
C. A. Asterlin
Fort Wayne
Ind
R. J. Hamilton
Cored by One Bump Annie and Mamie Dialog
The Boston Herald features a fragment of a humorous dialogue in which Annie asks about fainting and Mamie recalls a head bump that discouraged repeats.
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Annie
Mamie
Boston Herald
Peruna Ad Warns Against Cheap Imitations
A notice from Dr. Hartman warns druggists not to sell cheap imitations of Peruna at or below the standard price. It cautions readers to avoid substitutes and to seek Dr. Hartman’s advice for remedies and treatment. The missive emphasizes the dangers of substituting affordable copies for Peruna and directs readers to the Hartman Sanitarium for guidance.
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Peruna Fort Rerane
Peruna
Hartman
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