Beware of Mercury Ointments and Hall's Catarrh Cure
Warning against mercurial treatments for catarrh and the dangers to the senses. Promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as mercury free and effective. Includes testimonial offers and price 75 cents per bottle. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills and advertising claims for diphtheria diagnosis and antitoxin cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hll
F. J. Chensy & Co
Teledo
Toledo
Ohio
F.J. Cheney & Co
Coluggists
Hall
Good Housekeepers Use the Best Red Cross Pall Soap
The notice praises Red Cross Pall Soap to clean dishes and remove stubborn spots. It urges shoppers at leading grocers to buy the product for kitchen cleaning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Reduced July Fourth Fares Promised by Rail Office
OCR fragment indicates a public notice offering low round trip fares around July Fourth with return options. Mentions agent or address near Port Wayne Indiana and July dates. Details are garbled but suggests reduced rates for travel around Independence Day with one fare plus additional costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Novita
Plukets
Asterom
Port Wayne
Ind
Hoosier Happenings and Local Notices
Community column highlights marriages deaths accidents and crimes involving Indiana residents with brief notices of personal milestones and local interest items. Names places and events are noted as readable in the column.
Multiple Indiana incidents report hits and local actions
Summary of a long Indiana era column: suicides and deaths from accidents, a school superintendent hire in Rushville, a stove patent claim in Lafayette, alcohol licensing changes in Fairland, several state patents granted, a Frankfort widow’s suicide, a large Indiana Methodist camp meeting, military promotions after resignations, crop and weather notes, Kokomo cemetery park conversion, Madison County Farmers Club debates on automobile speed, oil drilling near Greenfield, and a near fatal electrocution incident in Lawrenceburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Julius
Muncie
Isaac Leesling
Mechanicsville
Anderson
John Robinson
Rushville
Scholl
Carthage
McGregor
Lafayette
George Rendil
Will Condin
Delghi
Fairland
Frank Cherry
Indiana
Francis L. Egan
Indianapolis
John A. Faught
Columbia City
Alfred Heath
Covington
John L. Scanlan
Cyrus W. Zimmer
Fort Wayne
George Appenzellar
Frankfort
John Fhlillis
Fred Willis
Worcester
Mass
Amanda Smith
Bell
St. Louis
J. M. Studebaker
Indiana National Guards
South Bead
Reed
Dennis
Hunter
Refioe
Studebaker
E. N. Thayre
Greenfield
Thayre
Bragg
Indiana Weather Bureau
Kokomo
Crownpoint
Madison County Farmers’ Club
William Fentress
Ohio
J. W. Harrell
Greenfeld Schools
Pittsburg Companys
Shelby County
Lawrenceburg
Joseph Hauck
Hauck
Tact and Its Absence in Business Letters
A writer recalls a New York senior partner remarking that harsh letters diminish a correspondent's stature. The piece emphasizes tact in business communication and outlines three rules: keep cool, be plain, and boil it down. It warns against sassy notes and urges rewriting to sharpen future letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
New York
Mr. Blank
New-Yorker
Revered Fredericksburg preacher praises Dodd's Kidney Pills
Rev Enoch P Stevens of Fredericksburg declares Dodd's Kidney Pills cannot be praised enough for cures. He says kidney trouble kept him waking at night and during the day, until two boxes cured him and he now recommends the remedy to many with no reported failures. He links kidney health to pure blood and general well being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Ind
Enoch P. Stevens
Dodd
Mr. Stevens
Twice daily Sundays Move Transforms Local Church
A congregation shifts from one Sunday service to both morning and evening worship. Council parents and youth pledge regular attendance and to invite others. The change boosts attendance weekly, attracting strangers and making the church the city’s busiest place of worship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ther
Flo
Doctor in Rome credits Grape-Nuts for recovery
A Rome physician describes how switching to Grape-Nuts restored his strength and weight after a severe illness. He reports two months away from work failed to help, but two weeks of the cereal enabled him to walk a mile without fatigue and return to practice in five weeks. He urges others to try the product and notes Postum Company sponsorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wickatan M. D
Rome
Georgiz
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Finding a Thief
Capt. Miller’s detective explains how pickpockets reveal themselves. He cites eye color, cheek bones, ears, and eyebrows as reliable identifiers despite disguises. He notes photos aid recognition as criminals frequently alter appearance but certain traits remain unique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltizuere Freraid
Keep Clothes White with Red Crast Ball Blue
A grocer's ad touts Red Crast Ball Blue for laundry whitening. Each package costs 5 cents and promises to keep fabrics bright and clean.
Why Fruit Trees Fail
Country Life in America notes that young fruit drop is often blamed on pests. More commonly the issue is self sterile varieties needing cross pollination for fruit. without pollen exposure trees may bear little or none. Proper cultivation and planting methods can yield large fruit and abundant harvests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Rubber Stamps and Accessories Ad from Fort Wayne
Rubber stamps of all kinds made to order and self inking daters with stamps for office use. Also inking pads. Catalogues available by mail from Lock Run 219 Fort Wayne Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Two Senators Feud Over Restaurant Bill At Capitol
Two senators joked in a restaurant near the cap itol after a bill was passed. The senior senator claimed eighteen years of service and a worn bank note as his payment while the facetious colleague asked what the country has to show for it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Funch
Capitol
Bur
Washington Post
Allen's Foot Ease advertises relief for foot ailments
Ask Your Dealer for Allen's Foot Ease a powder to shake into your shoes. It rests the feet and cures corns bunions swollen sore hot callous aching. Sweating feet and ingrowing nails. Allen's Foot Ease makes new or tight shoes easy. Sold by all grocers and shoe stores 25c Sample mailed free Address Allen S Olmsted Le Roy New York
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N.yx
Friction Over Kiss Leads to Tense Marriage Exchange
A heated exchange reveals marital strain as one partner accuses the other of withholding affection for money. The other deflects by accusing the spouse of exploiting emotional intimacy for gain, highlighting ongoing marital conflicts.
Henry endorses Piso's Cure for Consumption
John W. Henry of Fostoria Ohio writes that Piso's Cure for Consumption has given good results and that it is all right in a letter dated October 4 1901.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Henry
Fostoria
Ohio
No Broken Promises At Wedding Sermon
A lighthearted wedding quip notes the rector mixed up the classic vows and the groom promised to love and obey while the bride’s response puzzled. The joke hinges on the traditional marriage vows and the rector’s mix up during the ceremony.
Accounting for the Growth of Fishes Narrated in Story
A dialog about trout growth follows a Pisecator tale with a joke about size. The excerpt advertises a Nickel Plate Road round trip of 100 miles for $1 per person in parties of five or more, via a travel agent in Fort Wayne Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pisecator
Piseator
Nickel Plate Road
C. A. Asterlin
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Printer urged to use Eagle Linen Paper for letter stock
A directive emphasizes selecting Eagle Linen Paper for letter paper, calling it proper and insisting no alternatives be used. The note stresses consistent branding and quality by sticking to the Eagle Linen brand for all letter paper needs.
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Boston
Tugike Pastine
B. Paxton CO
Pope Bidg
Rosebud
South Dakota
Chicaga & North- Western Railway
Unes
Chicago
Bonestesh
Patuphiel
Bern
W. B. Kniskern
Cille Ais
Ill
Cnicago
Findlay
Cleveland
Buffalo
Mi Pullman
A. Asterlin
Trav
Ft. Wayne, Ind
Colorado
Sylvanite Mining Co
Chamber Commerce
Omaha
Hoosier
Food Facts
Hule
Dra Steatnie
Spormise
Alma Pratt
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
Lynn
Nfass
Mia Pinkham
Ceollow the Flue
Saint Louis
C. S. Crane
G. P
T. A
ST. Louis, MO
Orleans
Zeider Lamp & Brass CO
Fond du Lac
Wis
United
W.W. MN
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