Storm at Logansport Crossing Crushed Watchman Dies
During a forty hour gale in Logansport Indiana the Panhandle watch house fell on veteran watchman Frederick Meisner crushing his skull and breaking two ribs. He was taken to hospital and will die as the storm ripped roofs from Isaac Hoffman's hardware store and several houses. Trees were uprooted and wires broken. The storm ceased after its worst fury.
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Indianapolis Journal
Logansport
Ind
Panhandle Watchhouse
Frederick Meisner
Isaac Hoffman
Break of the strike affects Indiana plants and wages
Reports from South Bend Muncie and Peru detail strikes and resumed work at Singer Manufacturing Company plants. About 40 employees returned to work in South Bend with quiet pickets. wage losses cited. In Peru paving workers and Italian laborers strike for raises to 2 dollars a day, contractors refusing terms. National Window Glass Snapper meeting in Muncie discusses wages and control by Knights of Labor.
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South Bend
Ind
Singer Manufacturing Company
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Muncie
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J. W. Hayes
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Edward Greer
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John Hickman
Peru
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Nmber
I M. Railway
Alpha Phis and Y W C A at De Pauw hold social events
Greencastle Ind April 22 Alpha Phis welcomed college and city friends at Seminary Street home. Blue violets for favors and extensive flowers set a festive tone while the W C A banquet honored social and Christian work. Seniors and freshmen played ball with Jesuit, 19 to in favor of the seniors. De Pauw aims for championship berth at Indiana tomorrow, despite pitcher injury and Preston sidelined.
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Greencastle
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Purdue Society Programs Highlight Emersonian Event
In Lafayette Indiana the Emersonian Society hosted a well attended program in the chapel with President R W Togersoll and others among the participants. A Carlyle Hall reception followed. Upcoming events include a Irving Society entertainment and a Purdue Esop performance with banners and pennants awarded in athletics and contests. Sixty electrical engineering students tested the Traction Company plant at Anderson and will publish results.
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Lafayette
Ind
Purdue Litrary Society
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Anderson
Traction Company
Grape-Nuts Food Restores Blacksmith’s Health
A blacksmith from Vilus, Peon, reports severe stomach pains that disrupted work. After switching to Grape-Nuts for breakfast, pains disappeared and health and work improved, with praise for the product’s benefits.
Purdue Military Drift. Sigma Nus Prep For State Visitors
The article notes Purdue’s growing military program with four infantry companies and a sophomore artillery battery, commanded by Capt. Ira L. Reeves. A student battalion drills daily, rivalries improve appearances, and Sigma Nus plan to host fraternity guests from various state colleges next week. Also mentioned is Prof. James Parker Hall of Stanford resigning to join Chicago University in the law department opening next October.
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Ira L. Reeves
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Avril
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Winona Plans Traction Line to Warsaw
The Logansport Rochester and Northern Traction Co must build its line between Winona and Warsaw by Sept 1 or Winona will proceed with its own plan. The Winona company withdrew a franchise appeal due to opposition. They aim for operation before the Boys Industrial School opens next fall.
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Indianapolis Journal
Warsaw
Ind
Winona Assembly and Summer School
Logansport, Rochester and Northern Traction Company
Winona
Winona Company
Logansport, Rochester & Northern Traction Company
Boys’ Industrial School
Promoters Win Franchise for Greenville and Richmond Line
In Richmond Indiana on April 23 the Greenville and Richmond traction line promoters secured a county franchise to run into Richmond from the north via Bethel. A separate petition for a franchise remains before the city council.
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Indianapolis Journal
Richmond
Ind
Greenville and
Bethel
Aurora man jailed after alleged felonious assault on daughter
The Indianapolis Journal dispatch reports James Chase was arrested in Aurora Indiana for attempting a felonious assault on his thirteen year old daughter Anora Chase. He asked to be taken to county jail at Lawrenceburg fearing mob violence after his arrest. Ruth Chase filed the warrant.
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Indianapolis Journal
Aurora
Ind
James Chase
Anora Chase
Lawrenceburg
Ruth Chase
Anora
New wells drilled in Hartford City and Bluffton area
Oil news from Indiana reports Matthews Oil Company striking a productive well on the north edge of Hartford City with an expected output near one barrel daily. The Enterprise Trandit No 1 well west of town is rated at about three barrels daily on a fifty four acre tract. In Bluffton, A M Boyd tests the Ben Studebeker farm as oilmen and farmers await results while Warren G Gray of Montpelier has options on hundreds of acres near Bluffton and may drill if oil is found.
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Indianapolis Journal
Hartford City
Ind
Matthews Oil Company
Enterprise Trandit Company
Peter Maddox
Courthouse
Bluffton
A. M Boyd
Ben Studebeker
Warren G. Gray
Montpelier
Studobober
Hartsville Gas Discovery Sparks Hopeful Drilling Push
In Columbus Indiana on April 2, workers report repeated attempts to obtain paying natural gas failed until a Hartsville well reached 86 feet. After the well was shot yesterday afternoon a steady two pound gas pressure produced a flame reaching the derrick, boosting optimism and plans for more wells in the county.
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Indianapolis Journal
Columbus
Ind
Trenton Rock
Hartsylle
Hartsville
Whitewater Presbytery chooses Rev. F. M. Tressier moderator
Richmond April 22 The Whitewater Presbytery selected the Rev. F. M. Tressier of Shelbyville to succeed Rev. Frederick Dobson of College Corner as moderator. The session heard devotional services by Rev. Harry N. Mount of Centersville and noted a treasurer's balance of 155 dollars. Committees on ministerial relief publication and Sunday school reported well. About 22,000 Sunday school children are within the presbytery. An afternoon question box discussed elders and the church and a conference addressed prayer meetings of today. Evening remarks by Rev. B. E. Trumbull Lee covered God's plan of a Christian life.
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Tol
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F. M. Tressier
Shelbyville
Frederick Dobson
College Corner
Harry N. Mount
Centersville
S. D. Gordon
Cleveland
George Knox
Indiana
John C. McCullough
Lawrenceburg
J. W. Parker
Indianapolis
Parker
Robert A. Bartlett
Greensburg
BE. Trumbull Lee
Movement to reward widow of Allen Leeson by Pennsylvania Railroad
In Richmond Indiana on April 2 a movement began to reward Mrs Susan Leeson widow of Allen Leeson who played a key role in a prior matter connected with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. The effort seeks substantial recognition from the railroad for her service.
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Indianapolis Journal
Richmond
Ind
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Susan Leeson
Allen Leeson
Train brake saved soldiers near Harver's Crossing
A man stood for ninety minutes at Har ver s Crossing to flag a long freight train and avert a catastrophe. The near miss occurred between East Germantown and Centerville as a rally disrupted traffic. An hour later a train carrying soldiers was due to pass.
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Sarayue
Harver's Crossing
East Germantown
Centerville
Goshen Curfew Enforced For Youths After April 28
Goshen Indiana moves to enforce a longstanding curfew ordinance starting April 28. All persons under fifteen must be off streets and public places after 9 PM unless accompanied by a parent guardian or on a specific errand. Fire whistle to signal enforcement.
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Goshen
Ind
Common Council
Rsh
Oldest Wabash barber to retire for lecturing career
Daniel Ferguson of Wabash, a veteran barber who arrived in 16 and built a lifelong trade, plans retirement from shop life to lecture full time on Abraham Lincoln. Near seventy, he has long toured Indiana delivering Lincoln themed talks. His mother was a slave.
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Indianapolis Journal
Wabash
Ind
Daniel Ferguson
Abraham Lincoln
Indiana
Lincoln
Smallpox Outbreak Reported Near Gaston Indiana
Muncie reports dozens of smallpox cases in and near Gaston northwest of the city with most cases mild and initial misidentifications as chickenpox or Cuban itch fading after a state health official confirmed smallpox during a Monday visit. Kokomo Mayoral Race Sees Weak Field Democrats fail to secure a candidate as Mayor Armstrong declines renomination and Burke also declines. Brouse leads Republicans, Wattles socialists, Hillis Prohibitionists, and Wilson runs by petition.
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Indianapolis Journal
Muncie
Ind
Gaston
Hurry
State Board of Health
Kokomo
W.S. Armstrong
T. H. Burke
M. A. Brouse
W. D. Wattles
James ©. Hillis
U. S. Wilson
Tragic Smothered Death Of Child In Wheat Bin
Goshen Indiana April 2 Donald Juday four year old son of John L Juday of Millersburg smothered in a wheat bin at his father's elevator. The boy jumped in to play as wheat was drawn to load cars creating a suction that pulled him into a deep vortex burying him five to six feet under with over four hundred bushels in the bin. He was recovered dead.
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Indianapolis Journal
Goshen
Ind
Donald
John L. Juday
Millersburg
Notable Indiana Obituaries From Bedford To Evansville
Bedford and other Indiana towns report multiple deaths. Mrs John Torphy, 45, dies of Brights disease, leaving four children and a husband who runs a quarry. Eli jah Bolin of Harmony, 65, dies of heart disease after a healthy day. Joseph Hart, 92, pioneer near Pierceton, suffered a paralysis stroke. Margaret Allison, soon after fever, sister of Chief Casey. Carl Bromm, 85, Evansville's wealthy German resident, ties to local candy history, with son noted as early maker.
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John Torphy
Bright
Torphy
John Johnson
J Jr
Bedford Democrat
Brazil
Elijah Bolin
Harmony
Warsaw
Joseph Hart
Kosciusko County
Pierceton
Muncte
Margaret
Parker Allison
Casey
Evansville
Carl Bromm
Chicago fast train narrowly escapes wreck near Hazelrigg
A Chicago fast train on the Big Four, late and at extra speed, was stopped only at the obstruction of a fallen tree between this city and Hazelrigg. Section men cleared the track. the engine struck the trunk but remained upright as it halted.
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A. R. Owens
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W. J. Vigus
Peru
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
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French Lick
Orange
West Baden Springs Company
West Baden
Ind
H. T. Henson
Connersville
Hammond
Henry Bachman
Bachman
Richmond
New Albany
Wiliam N. Dudley
Dudley
Virginia
Mrn. Portland
Bank of Pennville
Plainfield and County Briefs Highlight Local News
The safe held by burglars was not fully recovered and another will follow for payment of the stolen amount. Rev P W Raidabaugh returns from New York where he attended a farewell dinner for missionaries bound for East Africa via London on the St Paul. Mrs E S L Thompson, noted local writer, has penned a song Indiana Wherever we Wander slated for Indiana public schools. Goshen Common Council passes anti spitting ordinance with fines up to two dollars. Flora wheat outlook for Carroll county turns poor after three weeks of favorable conditions due to drought.
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Jehad Proclamation and the Ottoman Decline
A Minneapolis Journal dispatch discusses rising revolts in the Turkish provinces, Bulgarian unrest, and sympathy for Macedonian insurgents. It explains the concept of Jehad, the sacred banner, and the political fragility of Abdul Hamid’s empire amid European ambivalence and potential universal conflict.
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Tomb of a Bishop Opened for Beatification Inquiry
The tomb of Bishop John N. Neumann, buried forty two years ago, was opened by a special ecclesiastical court to identify the remains and assess preservation. Witnesses and physicians provided testimony and description, then the remains were reburied in a new coffin and sealed. Evidence will be sent to Rome. Neumann, born in Bohemia in 1811, came to America at 23 and became bishop in 1852 before his sudden death.
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John N. Neumann
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Ryan
Rome
Bohemia
America
Funston Denies Use of Water Cure And Names Nicholson Questioned
General Funston telegraphed Senator Lodge urging to subpoena Nicholson, a reported Fourth Cavalry sergeant, to testify under oath on the water cure. He disputes Nicholson’s existence and says he never saw or used the water cure, and he knows all Fourth Cavalry officers under his command.
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Senate Committee On the
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Many Children Stolen in Mexican Yucatan Case
Continued revelations in the child stealing case in Yucatan excite locals as kidnappers lure away youths to plantations and servant work. Enrique Iglesias, an alleged leader, surrenders and is held in Belm prison Incommunicado. Many women seek word of missing children.
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Enrique Iglesias
Belm
Left His Fortune to any Actress
World dispatch reports a caveat filed in Monmouth County surrogates office challenging the will of Henry Bennett a Pittsburg and Farmingdale millionaire who died recently at Farmingdale. The estate is said to bulk of property to an actress with a niece and two Boston nephews named in the case.
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New York
Freehold
N. J
Henry Bennett
Pittsburg
Farmingdale
Monmouth County
Boston
Pioneer Murdered in West St Paul Mystery Man
The body of Patrick Clarkin a pioneer of the city was found face downward in a water pool in West St Paul. Coroner Miller ruled death from rupture of a blood vessel caused by external violence. His watch is missing and police probe the mysterious affair.
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Jeffries Post Forfeit Pending Bid in California Interest
New York April 2 Robert Fitzsimmons sent a telegram saying Jeffries nearly refused the National Sporting Club offer yet he saw bright California bid prospects He would post 2500 dollars to be forfeited if he refused to meet the highest bid and asked Fitzsimmons if he would forfeit similarly.
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James Jeffries
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National Sporting Club
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Queen Wilhelmina Slightly Improves Signs of Recovery
The Queen's condition shows a slight improvement with temperature falling and consciousness intact. She signs a decree ordering the election of a member of the first chamber of Parliament as Cabinet delays due to urgency. London reports Dr Rosenstein expresses strong confidence in her recovery.
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Cockran reports Pope stronger in mind and body
W Bourke Cockran of New York, preparing to sail home, described a five year apart audience with the Pope. He said the Pontiff appeared mentally and physically stronger, with vivid memory and a bright voice, and that their talk focused on ecclesiastical matters and American affairs. The Pope expressed gratitude for support and warned that decrees bind him as they do others.
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W. Bourke Cockran
New York
United States
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America
American
Philippine Islands
Bishops Address to Pope Pub lished in Osservatore Romano
The bishops of the United States address the Pope on his jubilee. The Pope replies with thanks and praise for their work in Free America in religion and charity, especially through schools and other institutions.
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Osservatore Romano
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Casualties in South Africa Increase as Fights Continue
London reports a casualty list showing ongoing combat in South Africa. Last Sunday near Ficksburg in the Orange River Colony two British officers were killed, including Capt. Sir Thomas Fowler, son of the late Lord Mayor of London. Four other men died and three officers plus fourteen men were wounded in eastern Transvaal. Gen Bruce Hamilton completed another large drive with seven columns engaged across a vast area. results unknown. Lord Milner, the British high commissioner, returns to Cape Town after talks with Boer delegates at Pretoria.
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Orange River
Thomas Fowler
Transvaal
Bruce Hamilton
Lord Milner
Cape Town
Pretoria
Boer pamphlet to publish British cruelties from SA dispatches
Berlin April 22 dispatches from General De larey General Smut and others detailing alleged British cruelties in South Africa will be issued as a pamphlet next Thursday by the Boer committee at Munich.
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Dowager Empress Stays at Hunting Park Outside Peking
Peking reports the dowager Empress will remain at a hunting park five miles from the city for a week, despite officials urging a palace return. Rumors of a political coup persist, though considered baseless. Foreign legations keep precautionary patrols, with American officers guarding the legation wall nightly.
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Rebellion in Kwansi grows beyond government reach
Victoria reports R W Little of the North China Herald says the Kwansi rebellion is beyond government troops. Marshal Su has only 4000 troops to oppose them and other provincial viceroys are unlikely to lend aid. Also news of Denby, an American, building Peking waterworks for Prince Ching and a French soldier killed at the imperial palace. London notes grain tax debate and adjustments to offal duties for stock.
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Michael Hicks-Beach
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Mons
Midnight closure passes on corn duties in Balfour era
At midnight Mr. Balfour the government leader applied the closure and the corn duties resolution was adopted by 2% votes to 197.
Assassin identity corrected in St Petersburg case and Musolino trial
Reports clarify that the killer of M. Sipinguine spent nine days in a Tericki barn rather than St Petersburg and that a sweetheart ordered the aide de camp uniform. A girl arrested is named as involved. In Lucca Maria Angela testifies against Musolino, identifying him as the killer of her son, triggering emotion and a scuffle in court. Copenhagen debates the sale of the Danish West Indies to the United States with Denntzen presenting pro sale arguments.
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Bulgarians Cross Frontier in Fight With Turkish Troops
A group of about thirty Bulgarians crossed into the Vilayet of Kossov Roumella after clashing with Turkish troops. Details are scarce but it is reported Turkish forces repelled the Bulgarian band.
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Resignation of Russian Education Minister Over School Reform Bill
St Petersburg April 22 M Van novsky resigns as minister of education after the Czar, urged by M Pobiedonostzeff, refuses to sanction his reform bill for intermediate schools.
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Government to Build Two Major Transcaucasian Railways
ST PETERSBURG April 2 The government decided to construct two strategic railroads. One line will run from Eriven in Transcaucasia to Tabriz in northwestern Persia. The other will extend from Asphabad to Meshed in northeast Persia.
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Austrian man arrested for attempted abduction in Vienna
Leopold Stein, once living in New York and formerly married to Miss Ulrich, has been arrested on information from New York police for attempting to abduct a Viennese girl. British troops stand ready as trouble brews in the Sudan area, Cairo reports.
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Leopold Stein
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Stein
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Barbican Fire Causes Estimated Loss In London
London reports a blaze in the Barbican district causing damage roughly estimated at two million pounds. Fire crews battled the flames overnight and authorities began assessing the property impact and potential causes.
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Barbican
Outlook for Western Towns Growth and Investment Shifts
The article argues Western towns are financially solid with steady population growth, shifting investor focus from city real estate to farm property, and highlighting the rise of small manufacturing and stable wage-based plans. It notes declining Eastern investment, increasing Western ownership, and a move toward permanent, business-like industry foundations.
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Chicago
Middle West
Ohio
Indiana
Hiiness
Western towns set for growth as farms modernize
The article argues that rising farm prosperity and closer connections through rural delivery and telephones will anchor Western towns. Growth will come from more houses, stores, factories, and wholesale houses, with investors reaping steady income as towns strengthen and populations stabilize.
Senator Gallinger Defends Chinatown Laws as Adequate
New York Sun reports Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire, a physician, arguing against strengthening Chinese exclusion. He cited census data showing 1800s and 1900 figures for Chinese in the United States and California to claim the law suffices and need not be expanded.
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Bow
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California
Jerry Simpson Praises Prosperity in Speech to Livestock Men
The Salt Lake Tribune notes Jerry Simpson admitted the country’s prosperity under Republican rule, stating that he has even provided for a deficiency in his wearing apparel. The tribute to Republicanism was delivered yesterday to livestock men.
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Principles of new allied formed at Louisville questioned
Baltimore Herald notes the newly formed alliance at Louisville mirrors older party principles saying it is old wine in new bottles. The commentary critiques the rebranding as lacking fresh policies or direction.
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Paine's Celery Compound Promoted as Life Saving Cure
An advertisement extols Paine's Celery Compound as a superior treatment for nervous exhaustion and debility. It denounces inferior doctors and quack remedies, urges use of the product today, and warns against substitutes or imitations. The copy emphasizes purity and brand integrity.
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