Local notices and obituaries in Culham area
Notes detail variety of county events including a horse named Gold Dust valued at $70 and wheat outlooks amid pasture damage across fields. Obituaries report deaths from Bright's disease and cancer, with local residents Ira Inboden and Joi N Harris named among the deceased or survivors. The piece also notes arrests in Croton County on a living arrangement charge and a reference to Gen H Maxwell and Inez Thure with sparse biographical details.
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J. W. Ford
Fiat Rock
M. Dre Ayers
Oblovg
Bright
Nivre
Joi N. Uarris
Grawfd
Obivog
Harris
H. Maxwell
Honey Creek Township
Inez Thure
Blent County
Mexico
Co. E
Winfield Scott
Ilippia
Measles to consumption death a miraculous cure claim
A Life and Death Fromt Mr v 43 Hines of Manchester Iowa touts miraculous escape from death after exposure and measles leading to consumption. He credits Dr King’s New Discovery with a complete cure and notes many others have used it for throat chest and lung troubles. Also mentions Dewitt’s Little Early Risers liver pills and a Bridgeport dealer.
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Mr. v
Hines
Manchester
Snall
Dewitt
Dale & Sheridan
Souser
A. Corrie
Bridgeport
Knox News Highlights Local Dwellers and Events
Herbert Glover suffered a broken arm in a vaulting incident at the high school gymnasium on Monday. R. OD Army, age 74, passed away Tuesday at her son’s home on South Fifth Street. Geo. R. Spitz’s father Roman Spitz died suddenly at the Evansville Poorhouse. Dick O’Brien delivered petrified horn specimens from Moore’s Hill to John Myers at the depot. A Bruceville-area group of forty plans to emigrate to Washington.
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Herbert Glover
South Fifth Street
Cs Roman Spits
Geo. R. Spitz
Evansville
Dick O’brien
Moore's Hil
John Myers
Bruceville
Washington
Indian land open for settlement amid legal case notes
Augest Ist opening of 1.5 billion acres of former Indian reservation lands to settlement is reported. Divorce case of Mary E. Willian vs Samuel W. Williams ends with judge granting Mary a divorce and alimony of 250 dollars in two installments, plus property rights. A Waterloo Indiana preacher cites relief from dyspepsia after Caldwell syrup. Cough care advert notes immediate relief and cure claims, selling through local firms.
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Atule
Os the
Mary E. Willian
Local deaths and arrests reported in city items
Dr L J Leacher ill for days causing unease. Albert Hrnesfield and Everett Lientz, with prior jail terms, were arrested for stealing a fish net from James Beanbicesom. Gil vacancy on pension board noted after Dr J C McClarkin’s move to Chicago. Mrs Frank Viehman, formerly Rosa Coleman, died at 4 30 am on farm near Asbury Chapel after long illness. Mrs Amos Roy attempted self harm in home near Cherry, starting a fire that threatened a chicken and coal shed but fire dept arrived to limit damage.
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L. J. Leacher
Albert Hrnesfield
Everett Lientz
James Beanbicesom
Commissioner of
Pensions
H. Clay Evans
Board of Pension Examiners
Gil
Chicago
J. C. McClarkin
Frank Viebman
Misa Rosa Coleman
Asbury Chapel
Viehman
Amos Roy
Jon Tenth
Cherry
Charles Randolph
Arnica Salve Claims to Cure Skin Eruptions and Wounds
An 19th century drug advertisement touts Hacklen's Arnica Salve as curing pimples eczema and other skin eruptions plus cuts bruises burns and piles. It notes the product sold by Dale & Sheridan druggists and urges care guarantee with boxed eta a box.
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Hacklen
Dale & Sheridan
Ees
Digestive aid and umbrella sales in old notices
An early blurb extols a digestive remedy for dyspepsia and asserts a cure for worst cases. It also advertises umbrellas for sale in Bridgeport, advising prudent selection for limited means and praising black stylish designs with either silver studded handles or crystal ball accents.
Gardwell's Syrup Pepsin Promoted By Noted Doctor
A quoted doctor warns women lose freshness due to inattention to nature's needs and urges use of a simple laxative. The advertisement touts Gardwell's Syrup Pepsin as a potent remedy, with Ruark & Go offering ten doses for ten cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardwell
Cascade Tunnel Nears Completion For Great Northern
The Cascade Tunnel of the Great Northern will be 13 253 feet long with a cost exceeding 3 1360000. Construction began January 1897 and by October 1 will be fully complete, with track laying and train service to begin about thirty days later. Seventeen hundred workers across two ends drive about ten feet daily. total crews include engineers, laborers, and concrete workers. The tunnel will be uniform in size, 24 feet high and 20 feet wide, using electric propulsion for switches and traction as a smokeless system. the old switchback route will be replaced by the new tunnel by late 1900.
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Great Northern
Wellington
Cascade
President Hill
Cascade Mountains
Joe Jeffersons Nap in a Small Indiana Town
An anecdote from Leslie's Weekly recounts Joe Jefferson’s night in Indiana as Rip Van Winkle. A just awakened porter/assistant, an Irish clerk, and a befuddled hotel staffer trigger a humorous misunderstanding about a call. The tale blends old theatre lore with regional color and a comic wakeup call.
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Josefor
Indiana
Rip van Winkle
Jefferson
Mike
Hibernian
Leslie’s Weekly
Texas history and flags through six govern states
A St Louis Globe Democrat reprint notes Texas has a unique history among states with six different governments at various times and flags from France Spain Mexico independent Texas the United States and the Confederate States. It emphasizes its long settlement dating back over two centuries and the first American colonists arriving under foreign sovereignty.
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We Union
Texas
France
Spain
Mexico
United States
Confederate States
St. Louis
The Wily Native
A man with years in South Africa notes natives relish reading white faces when seeking information. He recalls tales told for tobacco or extra money, seeing eyes twinkle as confidential statements surface about supposed battles and dire life conditions.
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South Africa
Pelt
Philadelphia's Broad Street Boasts Long Smooth Asphalted Run
Philadelphia can boast the longest smoothly asphalted street in the world. Broad Street is noted for eleven miles of even width, straightness from League Island to the county line, with seven miles asphalted and the remainder macadam, extending about twenty miles farther on.
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Philadelphia
Broad Street
League Island
County
Rhoswoles Eight Feet Thick Shoe Teather Claim
A fragment notes that Rhoswoles measures eight feet thick and claims shoe wear reduces two inches per year. It argues a pair of shoes lasting a lifetime would need soles from two to nine feet thick.
Sheep Dogs and Their Worth in Rural Life
The article praises sheep dogs from Easton Scotland and Wales, highlighting their loyalty, endurance, and utility. It contrasts well trained range dogs with mere prize collies, notes hard work on western ranges, and describes sheep dog trials as a key fair feature, where a humble dog can prove crucial to its master.
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Easton
Scotland
Wales
Tian
Great Plains
Mer
Kansas City
Ster
Fewer Lynchings Reported in 1899 Record Low Since 1885
The Chicago Tribune statistician shows lynching cases in 1899 were the smallest in years, despite public surprise. Public sentiment against lynching has grown nationwide, especially in the south, increasing attention to each case. The report notes 167 incidents drew more publicity than twice as many years ago.
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Chicago Tribune
Evening Post
Enterprising Liverpool Tailor Cuts Left Leg Off
A London Tit Bits tale describes a clever Liverpool tailor who, when asked for dress trousers for a one legged man, quickly snips off the right leg and offers the pair at one guinea. The customer buys by asking for a left leg removal, and a month later the tailor recovers from illness.
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London
American Locomotive Build Sets Speed Record for Russia
An order placed December 16 1897 for forty Mogul locomotives for two Russian railways was fulfilled with rapid fabrication. The first engine was erected tried with steam January 5 1898 and shipped a week later. The last engine was finished February 13 after about eight weeks of work. The factory also built twenty eight additional engines or orders in the same period, underscoring American efficiency.
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Casster's
Mushroom House Under Construction Near West Chester
A claim is made that the largest mushroom house in America is being built on the Joh Wyeth farm near West Chester Pennsylvania. The facility will have four tiers of beds for growing mushrooms totaling 196,650 square feet of growing area.
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America
Joh Wyeth Farm
West Chester
Vast quantities of flowers gathered for perfumery
The article estimates yearly usage of flower raw materials for perfumery: orange flowers 1.8860 tons, roses 930 tons, victets 150 tons, jasmine 150 tons, tuberose 75 tons, cassie 30 tons, and jonquils 15 tons. The data shows large scale cultivation and processing for fragrance production.
Weight of London Fog Hangs Over City in Heavy Cloud
Report notes a vast London smoke cloak daily over the metropolis, estimated to weigh about 24 tons. Authorities describe the smoky veil as persistent, affecting visibility and daily life across the capital.
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London
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Noble
G. Skelton
Nichols
St Frank Foster’s
Maat
Mia
Shields
Hiasuoahiers
Mack Ralston
Kaleton
Bond
Miller and McCorny
Chamberlain
G. H. Wilcox
Liveryman
Bargettstown
Washington County
Roark & Co
Chicago Excorsion
Palmer
Waterloo
Ind
S. P. Klots
Dale & Sheridan, Sumner
Ian God Mosserl
Sumner
Dill McLean
Dr.j.h. McLean Medicine CO
Loure
Ms. Ruark & CO
Cascade Tunnel
Traine
Joe Jefferson
Collie
Flocna
What He
Wanted
Liverpool
Woodmen
Mattoon
Hon. T. & Risley
Bishop & Olwin
Robinson
J. T
Reen Kutter
Ayikings
Remington
Col Steal
Col
Washburn
Rosswood
Suiis
IBER
Ounderaldo
Mr Cwerth
Sarra
Star Plug Tay
Continental Tobacco Ee Ena
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