Pleasantville Churches Show Growing Membership and Local Happenings
Rev W L Greene closed a meeting in Pleasantville with about 20 additions to the church half by profession. Rev Henry J Barr at Marco reported fifty additions and continues a protracted meeting with good interest. Mt. Mariah plans a new plank fence around the graveyard. Amarine Wood bought L R Wood's store interest. A Good Templars lodge formed at Sandborn Knox county on Feb 17 with 56 charter members. John W Hill elected WC Florence Hungate W V T Samuel Culbertson W8 A Arthur W T. Lodge instituted by W P O Haver State Deputy G W C T aiming to organize more lodges. United Brethren church to build a three mile southwest of here, with 30 or 40 members.
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Henry J. Barr
Marco
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Amarine Wood
L. R. Wood
Lodge of
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Sandborn
Knox County
John W. Hill
WC. T
Florence Hungate
Samuel Culbertson
A. Arthur
W.T
W. P. O’ Haver
United Brethren Church
Henry Clay in Senate Duel of Giants with Calhoun
The scene in the Senate opened as Henry Clay commanded attention with a measured denunciation, his voice rich and controlled. He moved with dramatic gesture, his tall figure and wide mouth framing a clash with John C. Calhoun in a tense political confrontation.
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Henry Clay
John C
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Leading men and the misuse of fame in journalism
In a satirical critique the Indianapolis Review lampoons the overuse of the term leading to describe any notable person. The piece mocks reporters who chase fashionable figures and predicts a flood of exaggerated labels for various social types.
Weiss Ends Short Foreign Office Career After One Month
The late French Cabinet dissolution led M. Weiss to a brief month of service at the Foreign Office where outsiders must join the superannuation fund leaving him without any pension or son. An English inventor unveils a milk skimming device using a 6000 rpm cylinder to separate cream from milk, producing rich cream on one side and blue skim milk on the other.
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M. Weiss
Foreign Office
Superanuation
Weiss
Charge to the Jury in North Carolina Backwoods Court
In a postwar North Carolina country place a white-haired but honest judge, new to law, presided over a jury trial. After the pleadings, the judge agreed to charge the jury and, noting their experience, humorously set the fee at two dollars and fifty cents per person.
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North Carolina
Golden Medical Discovery Promoted for Scrofulous Diseases
An advocacy notice praises Dr. R. V. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a sovereign remedy for tubercular consumption and other scrofulous diseases. The ad urges use to cleanse the blood and treats tumors white swellings fever sores and skin ailments. Sold by druggists.
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India
R. V. Pierce
Women should be taught to work and earn a living
The text argues thousands of girls lack work training and depend on others, calling them the most forlorn. It urges daughters and all children to learn labor skills, noting mobility of wealth and necessity of work for the poor and even the rich. It stresses compulsory education in work.
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Africa
Ashantee
Iron Bitters Endorsed over Alcohol and Limited University Ag Programs
The article extols Brown's Iron Bitters as a permanent health enhancer versus beer and other alcohols, claiming it brings true strength. It contrasts this with a noted lack of confidence in school taught farming methods and cites Wisconsin State University’s twenty year record of only two agricultural students.
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Wisconsin State University
Crowder & Reed Offer Free Trial Bottle of Dr King's New Discovery
Crowder and Reed's Drug Store reports a huge rush for a trial bottle of Dr King's New Discovery for consumption and lung ailments. A separate note recounts two Kansas City butchers fighting over the Sullivan Ryan prize fight, one breaking the other's neck amid a coroner's inquiry.
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Dr. King’s
Kansas City
Salt Rheum Affects Mother. Adams Endorses Cure
J W Adams of Newark Ohio cites Cure Remedies as life saving after a long Salt Rheum battle. He claims his mother died from the disease and his own arms and head suffered for years before Cure Remedies offered relief. The passage also notes Brooklyn teacher Mr Gaugengigi nicknamed Gauge and giggle facing employment issues over his name.
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J. W. Adams
Newark
Ohio
Mr. Gaugengigi
Brooklyn
Gauge
Giel
Explosion at Brooklyn flour mills shocks city and injures
New York reports a boiler explosion at flour mills by Fulton Ferry in Brooklyn. casualties include an engineer and firemen with roofs crushed and passengers scattered by bricks as stampedes erupt.
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Brooklyn
East River
Mutual Life Insurance Company
F. S. Winston
Provident
Uncle Sam
Anxious Boss Seeks Public Notice For One-Eyed Wife
A local editor debates printing a marriage notice for a man pushing a match with a one-eyed wife. The man stresses his desire to attract suitors and uses brash language to describe the woman and offer credentials to enlist help.
Brown's Iron Bitters Praised By Reader
A subscriber reports dramatic health improvements after using only half a bottle of Brown's Iron Bitters. He notes better appetite and strength, less coughing, sound sleep, improved digestion, clearer urine, and steadier heart action, stating it is the best medicine in the world.
Local Colorado Woman Seeks Marrriage After Martin Garraby
Mrs Garrahy advertises in a local paper offering a liberal reward for the address of Martin Joseph Garraby and, if dead, for a suitable Irish husband to marry her and father his orphans. The item notes a stereotype about women speaking of matrimonial intentions.
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Colorado
Martin Joseph Garrahy
Martin Joseph Garraby
Favorite Prescription Brought Amanda Ennis Back To Health
A letter from Amanda K. Ennis of Fulton Michigan thanks Dr R V Pierce of Buffalo New York for relief from a seven year illness after one bottle of Favorite Prescription enabled her to leave bed and be about the house.
Orange groves near Los Angeles hold 256135 bearing trees
Within a few miles of Los Angeles California there are 256135 bearing orange trees. The fact cites the scale of the citrus area and statewide relevance.
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Los Angeles
Cal
True to Her Trust in Electric Bitters
The piece praises the faithful wife and mother, urging that when illness hits the family she should use Electric Bitters to cleanse the system, purify blood, and expel malaria. presented as the only sure remedy, costing fifty cents and sold by Croder & Reed.
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Croder & Reed
Unclear Hartford Times Item on Hair Pins and Names
The passage appears garbled with references to hair pins, young ladies, and names, but lacks coherent facts or identifiable events or figures to summarize into a clear news item.
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The
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