Coffee alternative touted as cure for indigestion
A Heber Arkansas physician claims coffee causes "our national malady" and endorses Postum Food Coffee as a cure for dyspepsia noting weight gain and improved health after switching. He cites a Illinois case of a long ill health with recovery and weight gain, plus social notes from Minneapolis visitors and Bloomington party fare.
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W. J. Allison
Heber, Ark
Linois
Postum
Misses Beames
Minneapolis
Jenekes
Newport
BR. Ll
Edna Frank
Local social notes mix travelers and weddings in Lafayette
Miss Jennie Bringham of Mont Morenci and Frank P Roe of Charleston were wed at the Haywood home in Lafayette. The ceremony was by Rev Walter B Cole with few relatives present. The couple will reside in Charleston. The column also lists many visitors and society events across Lafayette and nearby towns, including visits to Crawfordville Indianapolis Kokomo Tipton and Franklin, and church and club activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ters
Florence
Anna Louise Rogers
Ethel Reeves
Chicago
Carrie Elliott
T. E. Elliott
William Allen
Gerry M. Sanborn
Charles Farrell
Louis Smith
Maude Eliott
Elizabeth Cooper
Mary Strong
Attia Malott
Walter B. Cole
Trinity Methodist Church
George W. Bringham
Mont Morenci
M. V. Roe
Charleston
Otis Wiley
Mexinkuckeec
Mixs Mayme Hanson
Tipton
Ella Brewer
Crawfordville
Laura Frost
Indianapolis
Minnie Polk
Franklin
Mabel Craig
Seymour
Etta Wright
Ida Whitenack
Anna Adams
Shelbyville
Harvey Brewer
S. W. van Nuys
Little Son
Sam Dungan
Aid Society of the Presbyterian Church
Earl Stretcher
Elwood
Sid Wright
Bertha McQuinn
Eugene Robinson
George Clover
San Francisco
Cal
Spicer
Acton
Charity and fashion mix in old city social notes
In Philadelphia and New York articles, ladies discuss charity as fashion, contrasting virtue with convenience. A Philadelphia Times specialist warns against overstimulation of children by adults. A country town hosts weekly church cooking classes funded by a nominal fee. A sandals clad young woman on Chestnut street draws crowd and commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Evening Post
Church Society
Philadelphia Telegraph
Chestnut Street
A Farmer's Philanthropy in Hoosier Gazette
A Hoosier farmer, dressed in butternut attire with granger bearing, stands before Perry's drug store. He retrieves a spectacles case from a waste paper box, reads the inscription Keep the city clean, then returns the item and drops a cent into the box after carefully examining it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Riley
General Granger
Perry
Jessie Bartlett Davis to Close Fair Bank Engagement Tonight
Jessie Bartlett Davis finishes her engagement with a concert at Fair Bank tonight and a special matinee is scheduled this afternoon. Reginald Roberts and Miss Mona Demerest have been secured as star attractions for next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Bartlett Davis
Fair Bank
Reginald Roberts
Mona Demerest
Star Attractions
Automatic Exchanges Seen As Unclear In Hotels
A Denison Hotel discussion features Rodney H. Brandon of New York predicting that automatic exchanges are not yet commercially successful. He notes long distance work, Indiana University ties, and that farmers increasingly use phones. He compares New York and European systems, describing sewers in Paris and elderly Belgian operators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney H. Brandon
New York
Denison Hotel
Brandon
Indiana University
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell
Indiana
New York Telephone Company
A. N. Bethell
London
Paris
Belgium
Germany
Indianapolis and Alsatians in Boat Race and Local Political Notes
News from Strassburg reports American college boys and Alsatians in a boat race close of the school year with the Americans claiming a half length win in the double and a disputed finish in the four. Arthur Vonnegut and John Diven led the Americans in the four with Donald Goss as coxswain. Marcus R. Sulzer, Madison Republican nominee for representative, visited Madison and hinted at a possible Congress run if misgivings over Griffith could be overcome. Traveling man Joseph W. Scott discussed plans for future meetings at West Baden Springs and Indianapolis hosting the national gathering, while James M. Waugh noted sewer construction costs and growth in Indiana towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strassburg
David K. Goss
Donald Goss
Campbell
Indianapolis
Arthur
Kurt Vonnegut
Arthur Vennt
John Diven
Strassburgers
Marcus R. Sulzer
Madison
Jefferson County
Sulzer
Francis E. Griffith
Griffith
Lee
Joseph W. Scott
Chicago
Travelers’ Protective Association of
Indiana
Spencer
West Baden Springs
Committee Divided on Citizens Heating Company Contract
City council contracts committee debated an ordinance approving a Citizens Heating Lighting and Power Company contract to supply hot water heating and electric light in the northeastern district. Four members attended. two favored. No report signed, but others expected to sign and send a favorable report to the council next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council
Citizens’ Heating, Lighting and Power Company
Negley
Sourbier
McFarland
Meyer
Citizens’ Company
Hotel Clerk’s Joke Reveals Fake Guests On Denison Register
At the Denison Hotel a clerk admits he faked entries in the guest book to amuse staff. He recalls a Milwaukee Blatz Hotel prank where two guests registered as R E Gretts and R E Morse, prompting a Virginian observer to quip Destination Hell. The tale ends with the clerk noting the joke exposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Gretts
Denison
Pattison
R. E. Gretts
Michigan City
R. E. Morse
Jeffersonville
Blatz
Milwaukee
Virginia
Hell
Merchants' Heat and Power face Pearl Street conduit clash
A petition by John W. and Edward Schmidt to lay hot water steam and electric conduits along Pearl Street seeks approval from the Board of Public Works. The plan risks obstructing Pearl Street and hindering the Merchants' Heat, Light and Power Company, with many major firms signing. The Board of Health also debated 1903 estimates for the City Hospital, pesthouse, and sanitary services, delaying decisions for two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Street
Pennsylvania
Meridian Streets
Board of Public Works
John W
Edward Schmidt
Century Power Building
Washington, Pennsylvania
Maryland
E. E. Smith
W. G. Weiss
M. O'Connor
W. H. Block
Merchants’ Company
Schmidt
Board of Health
Wheat yield forecast from Union county farmers
William R. McMullen reported at the Hotel English that farmers in Union county expect wheat to average more than thirty bushels per acre, based on recent discussions during his Liberty trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty
William R. McMullen
English
Union County
Charles Hayes Arrested in Burglary Case
Charles Hayes a colored man of 224 Rader Street was arrested last night by Detectives Lancaster and Manning on charges of burglary and petit larceny. He is accused of entering homes on Bond Street Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth Streets and stealing small sums. A woman startled him at the Twenty-fifth Street house when he tore a window screen. he fled. Several victims identified Hayes as the intruder. He denied the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hayes
Rader Street
Lancaster and
Manning
Hayes
Mr. McGee
Bond Street
William Bolen
Chicago Street
Thomas Wagner
Twenty-fourth Street
Twenty-fifth Street
Anderson Club Opens in Anderson City Quietly
The Anderson Herald publisher E C Toner reports the new Anderson Country Club opened last night a mile northwest of the city beside White River. The grounds cover sixteen acres, the building costs were about 3000 dollars, and the golf links are praised as among the finest in the West. Governor Durbin and wife attended. The piece also notes Anderson’s rapid growth with a $250,000 six story block by Charles L Henry, many business blocks, plans for 300 new houses, and a booming steel and tin plate sector, with full employment and scarce housing.
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Anderson
E. C. Toner
Anderson Herald
White River
Spalding
Durbin
Indianapolis
Charles L. Henry
American Steel
Shirtwaist with plaits and pointed cuffs headline style
May Manton presents a dressmaking hint featuring a season novelty shirtwaist with shoulder plaits and deep pointed cuffs. The article notes fabrics from madras to silk chambray and describes a pale blue silk chambray original stitched with white and pearl buttons, with a fitted lining extending to the waist as the foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Manton
Madras
Oxfords
Resolutions Adopted For City Improvements and Petitions
Resolutions adopted authorize cement walks and roadways on Dunlop, Lock erbie, and first alley east of Park avenue. spend dye street segment. final assessment rolls approved for cement walks on Capitol and Belmont avenues and Olive street. improvements completed on Montana street. local sewer work by Harry Roney. petitions referred to the city civil engineer for Gale street, the Broadway alley, and Cottage avenue works. petition denied for private cement walks at 336 College avenue. petition granted for north side of Washington street. plumbers bonds approved for Hamilton Looney and Walter Herrman. bids received for Keystone avenue sewer and related works. contract awarded to William Hossert. bond approved for cement walks on Wilkins street. no bidders for several gravel roadways.
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Dunlop Street
East Street
Madison Avenue
Lockerbie Street
Noble
Liberty Street
First Alley
Park Avenue
Tenth Street
Seventeenth Street
Dye Street
Twenty-eighth Street
Thirtieth Street
Capitol Avenue
Sixteenth Street
W. H. Abbot & Son
Belmont Avenue
Michigan Street
Julius Keller
Olive Street
Prospect Street
Lexington Avenue
Montana Street
Hillside Avenue
Sheldon Street
F. M. Lackey
Church Street
Ray
Wilkins Street
Harry Roney
Gale Street
Ninteenth
Twenty-first Street
Broadway
Sixteenth
Cottage Avenue
Wright Street
College Avenue
Washington Street
Warman Avenue
Hamilton & Looney
Union Surety Company
Indianapolis
Walter Herrman
Keystone Avenue
Newland Avenue
William Bossert
C. S. Rane
Chas. R. Pease
William Hossert
West Street
Dakota Street
Francis M. Lackey
National Surety Company
New York
Ex-Senator L. P. Newby Returns to Indianapolis After Quarantine
Ex-senator L. P. Newby of Knightstown appeared in Indianapolis after thirty-two days in quarantine for smallpox. He walked on crutches from an accident, calling Knightstown's outbreak under control with limited cases and a likely early lift of the quarantine. Rail traffic continued normally as officials kept vigilant against further spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. P. Newby
Knightstown
Indianapolis
Newby
Mr. Newby
Pattern for a 1900s waist with decorative stitching and cuffs
The waist features a two-panel front and back with shoulder seams, a box plait at the front, and smooth gathered back. Ornamental stitching simulates pointed bands, shirt sleeves with deep pointed cuffs, and a novel pointed stock at the neck. Materials required vary by width, and pattern 4,040 covers sizes for busts 22 through 44 inches. Send 10 cents for the pattern coupon, cut and mail the illustration with name, address, size, and pattern number to Pattern Dept The Journal Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Journal
Indianapolis
Ailow
Roadwork Notices on Washington Highland Areas
Papers ordered for street work from Highland avenue to alley east of Highland. Cement walks ordered on south side of Harrison street from English avenue to Noble street and on north side of Washington street from Warman avenue to Laura street.
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Washington Street
Highland Avenue
Harrison Street
English Avenue
Noble Street
Warman Avenue
Laura Street
Thief in the Pesthouse
A masked robber entered the City Hospital pesthouse around midnight aiming to loot the smallpox pavilion. Nurse Mary Dacey awoke to a man with a pistol, screamed, and he fled through a window after tearing off the screen. A crowd responded but the thief escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Dacey
Miss Dacey
Land Sale Near Fall Creek Bays Real Estate Hope
North Side Land Company purchased thirty acres along Fall Creek west of the Monon Railroad from Frank F P Johnson for 16000 dollars. It plans to plat large lots and donate necessary land for the Fall Creek boulevard parkway. Board members include Dr. Jay D. Harvey A B Carter J B Kealing W H Latta C B Wiltsie and C D Pearson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Side Land Company
Frank FP. Johnson
Fall Creek
Monon Railroad
Fall-creek Boulevard
Park Board
Jay D. Harvey
A. B. Carter
J. B. Kealing
W. H. Latta
C. 8. Wiltsie
C. D. Pearson
Property Transfers Through Multiple Sales on City Streets
Oscar F. Mann sold a Twenty-eighth street property near Issabella street to George Kessler for 32500, who then deeded it to James H. Parrish for 3, and Parrish received a corner Udell street property from Matilda Parrish for 3 50. Theodore L. Stiles sold a Massachusetts avenue property near North street for 45, and Commercial Insurance Company sold the Illinois and Twenty-fourth streets corner property to Clark H. Schooley for 5000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar F. Mann
George Kessler
Twenty-eighth Street
Issabella Street
Mr. Kessler
James H. Parrish
Northwestern Avenue
Udell Street
Matilda Parrish
Theodore L. Stiles
John Moorhead
Massachusetts Avenue
North Street
Commercial Insurance Company
Illinois
Twenty-fourth Streets
Clark H. Schooley
Sudden Death At Bates Street Home Shocks Neighborhood
Daniel Callahan, 70, long ill, died suddenly at his Bates street residence last night. Neighbors disturbed by cries alerted police after hearing wailing from the Callahan home. Widow and family mourn as the scene drew onlookers and authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Callahan
Bates Street
Callahan
Mr. Callahan
Norwood Incorporation Petition Leads to Election
Horace E. Smith filed a petition with the County Commissioners for the incorporation of Norwood citing a census population of 47. The commissioners ordered an election to be held August 12 to vote on the incorporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace E. Smith
Norwood
Father Pitival Named Auxiliary to Santa Fe Archbishop
In Santa Fe New Mexico today Father J B Pitival was consecrated auxiliary to Archbishop Bourgade. Sermons were preached by Bishop Matz of Colorado and Rev Pinto of El Paso. Present were Bishop Granton and many priests from Arizona, Bishop Matz and ten Colorado priests, plus numerous sisters and most of Santa Fe’s priesthood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
N. M
J. B. Pitival
Bourgade
Matz
Colorado
Pinto
el Paso
Granton
Arizona
Directors Hold Special Meetings for Mackay Memorial
In New York this afternoon the directors of the Commercial Cable Company Postal Telegraph Cable Company and Pacific Postal Telegraph Cable Company convened special meetings and adopted eulogistic resolutions in memory of the late John W Mackay Byron Weaver of Elkhart filed for bankruptcy in the United States Court Her liabilities total 4023 with assets of 3256 70
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Commercial Cable Company
Postal Tel Ph Cable Company
Pacific Postal Telegraph Cable Company
John W. Mackay
Byron €. Weaver
Elkhart
United States
Financial statement of state auditor 1907
Cash on hand and in hands of agents. Real estate unincumbered. Bonds owned by the company bearing interest at per cent secured by United States bonds. 187,700.00 State, county and municipal bonds 2,235 Rail road stocks and bonds 1,95.00 Other stocks and bonds 82,460.00 Loans on bonds and mortgages real estate worth double the mortgaged amount and free from any reencumbrance All other securities. In testimony I subscribe my name and affix official seal this 25th day of July, 1907. W. H. Hart, Auditor of State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
W. H. Hart
Guar
ALLY
Indiana
New Indiana Industries Incorporations Reported
The Waveland Stone Company of Terre Haute was the sole new incorporation yesterday with capital stock of $6,000 and directors Henry C. Steeg Ewald E. Reiman and W. T. McHugh. The Reiffel Packing and Provision Company of Indianapolis informed the secretary of state that its capital stock rose from $10,000 to $35,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waveland Stone Company
Terre Haute
Henry C. Steeg
Ewald E. Reiman
W. T. McHugh
Reiffel Packing and Provision Company
Indianapolis
Paine's Celery Compound Promises Summer Relief
During the hot term, readers are urged that paine's Celery Compound builds flesh and muscle, steadies nerves, and relieves headaches insomnia and low mood. The ad claims the product repairs worn tissues calms nervous action and promotes restful sleep for summer fatigue and despondency.
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Paine
Erratic Financial Ledger Fragment
Fragmentary accounting notes list cash on hand and with agents, bonds, stocks, loans, premiums, and losses. It shows liabilities, reserves, and amounts needed to reinsure outstanding risks with scattered figures and unclear references.
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Emnent Dry Goods Enpevenh
Altes Bry Gevels Co
Gene
Inoji
Personal and
Zelda Osenbach
Lafayette
Eliza Chambers
Vincennes
Nellie P. Wheeler
Plainfield
Marcia Furnas
Samuel T. Moore
Edinburg
A. P. Hendrickson
Beaxitt
N. J
Rhe Sonnenberg
Cincinnati
Ethel Falkenstein
Helen Rockwood
Mary Wilson
Lake Maxinkuckee
Ernest Abett
Goon
Columbus
Jaine Taylor
W. N. Harding
California
Pirtle Herod
Harbor Point
Timothy Harrison
Richmond
Franklin Landers
Pennsylvania Street
Herman E. Martens
New England States
Atlantic Coast
William N. Harding, Jr
Tarrytown
N. C
Cornell
Ing
Robert I. Blakeman
Central Avenue
William P. Jungclaus
Henry Runge
George N. Catterton
Marta
Wawasee
Mr. Catterson
Grunt
W. W. Woollen
Maria Woollen
Anna Hubbard
Amsterdam
Holland
Sally Hall
Adabel Chenoweth
Alice Bates
Anna Ransom
Tenn
Miss Bates
Miss Ransom
Louisa Raschig
Charles Raschig
Santa Paula
Aquilla Jones
Westover
Ramsey
Jessie Stake
Senet
Louisville
Miss Stake
Charles Stake
J. J. Baron
Miss Fleming
H. A. Pryor
Mn Eagle
Flora Wulschner
Great Peconic House
South Ja . L. L
William Sullivan May
Oscar B. Henderson
Spring Lake Park
Freda Lockrum
Bess Gray
Ida Turrell
Helen Case
Rees Tageasrt
Maria Pierson
Messrs
Arthur Downing
Greenfield
Wilam Shaffer
Harvey Martin
Harry Culver
Moyer
Kendall
Mary Agnes Sampeon
Charlies
Ronald Richards
Miss Thompson
W. K. Thompson
Mrs. Thompson
Mr. Richards
Mobile
Greenwood
Philadelphia Times
Sandaled Girl
Marcus R. Salzer
James M. Waugh
Montgomery County
Bedford
Mr. Waugh
The
Indianapolis Gas Company
Illinois Street
Fifteenth
Walnut Street
John R. Pearson
Hastings
Union County Wheat
Anderson Country Club
Board OF Works
Dorman Street
Pratt Street
Fifteenth Street
J. W. Mackay
Indiana Dental College Department of Dentistry
University of Indianapolis
Delaware and
Ohio Streets
Hanover
Pine Street
Charles A. Shaw
Joseph M’cord
Total Assets
Com
State of Indiana, Office of Auditor of State
State of
J. G. Voss
West Market Street
Dyer & Rassmann
Monument Place
New Indiana Industries
Paine’s
United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co
Calvert Street
Baltimore, Md
MO. R. Bland
Geo. R. Callis
Thepany
State of Indiana
Office of Auditor of State
Geo. W. Pangborn
Lemcke Bidg
ATLAS
Dearborn Street
J. M. Neuburger
U. S
Home Office
Lome Ofte Heapside
EF. C
Witli
State
State of Indians
W. 4. Mart
Auditor of State
John Wocher
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