Valparaiso News Highlights and National Prospects
Westville The August 26 1897 issue notes long time resident Charlie Decker nearing ninety nine, and comments on farmer prosperity, tin plate shipments to Europe from Indiana, and large orders from Italy and England. It covers Mishawaka’s pigeon Pedro, state fair plans, mis directions about silver markets, and upcoming Senate expirations with Indiana senator Turpie among those slated.
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Indiana
Europe
Italy
England
Elwood
U. S
Gorman
Maryland
Faulkner
West Virginia
Turpie
Aldrich
Rhode Island
Quay
Pennsylvania
Lodge
Massachussetts
Hale
Raine
New England
Congress
Swindlers Target Steuben Farmer in Expense Voucher Scam
Henry R. Harrison, a Steuben county farmer, was swindled out of $100 by two young men posing as agents for a New York house. They lodged at his home, paid their bill, and asked him to sign a voucher to send expenses, which turned into a note for 34100. Several other farmers have faced the same scam recently.
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Henry R. Harrison
Steuben County
New York
Harrison
Alaska Gold Fields Venture Aims For Fortune
Francis Flood of Durham sails to the Alaska fields to partner with Abnert Griffin to explore a three hundred acre petroleum lake near Cook Inlet. Griffin’s expedition could yield a vast fortune and Seattle would become a shipping hub for the refined product.
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Francis Flood
Durham
Alaska
Mr. Flood
Abnert Griffin
Seattle
Griffin
Cook's Inlet
Cook’s Inlet
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised with 100 reward offer
An ad promises a one hundred dollar reward for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Carney & Co of Toledo Ohio promotes the remedy with endorsements from West Troax Waunrsa Kixnan Marvin wholesale druggists. The cure is sold at 75 cents per bottle and taken internally to affect blood and mucous membranes.
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Hall
F. J. Carney & Co
Toledo O
F. J. Cheney
West & Troax
Toledo
O. Waunrsa
Kixnan & Marvin
Kixnan & Marvin, Wholesale Druggista
O. Hall
Cascarets Candy Cathartic Tops Yearly Sales
Advert says two million boxes yearly with growth to three million before New Year. Claims Cascarets are the year round bowel regulator and merit proven. Drugsellers offer 10 cents and 50 cent sizes with a cure guaranteed.
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United States
Cascarets Claim Beauty Through Clean Blood
An old advertisement promises beauty through purified blood, asserting Cascarets cleanse the liver and body to banish pimples boils blotches blackheads and a dull complexion. It offers 10 25 or 50 cent sizes with a druggist guarantee.
Kilmer Swamp Root advert claims kidney bladder relief
A vintage advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney and bladder issues noting urine sediment indicates trouble. It claims the product offers mild and extraordinary effects and offers sample bottle and pamphlet by mail to readers mentioning the INDICATOR.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills Restores Health
Numerous letters praise Hood's Sarsaparilla for renewing strength and vitality after illness. Users say it enriches and purifies blood, restoring the ability to work, while Hood's Pills are described as gentle reliable liver medicine for the family.
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Hood
Cleaning of a Great City and Klondike Life Highlight McClure's
Col George E Waring Jr contributes a feature on cleaning New York City at low cost with wide civic impact. McClure's also covers Life in the Klondike Gold Fields with practical route and gear tips, plus Kipling ballad and portraits of Henry Clay. A Virginia jury story ends with a dramatic verdict scene aboard a Cox car.
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George E. Waring, Jr
McClures Magazine
Commiemioner
New York City
Col. Waring
McClure
Klondike Gold Fields
Klondike
Kipling
Robert Barr
William Allen White
Henry Clay
F. G. Kenyon
British Museum
Bucklin Arnica Salve Advertises Healing Salve
A vintage advertisement touts Bucklin Arnica Salve as the best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores chapped skin and various eruptions claiming wide healing power. It emphasizes its effectiveness for multiple skin ailments and mentions its global appeal.
A New Study Of American Fashionable Life
Julien Gordon wife of Van Rensselaer Cruger uses New York Newport and Boston society as the setting for a study of fashionable life. A Massachusetts girl sacrifices love for a rich marriage and pursues social leadership over twenty years from Boston to England New York and finally Newport. The debut chapters appear in September Cosmopolitan.
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Julien Gordon
van Rensselaer Cruger
New York
Newport
Boston
Massachusetts
England
Autumn Announcement Number features social observances and arts
The September Delineator begins an Autumn issue with social observances led by Mrs. Mary Cadwalader Jones and includes home taxidermy for women by W. S. Edwards and Japanese Women by Frances Stevenson. It also presents stories The Closed House and A Late Renounciation, social life in American Cities on San Francisco society, Tales on Health and Beauty on bathing, New York Types satire, and various domestic arts and craft features.
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Mary Cadwalader Jones
W. S. Edwards
Frances Stevenson
Grace Peckham Murray
Jeanie Drakes
New York
Carolyn Halstead
A. B. Longstreet
Nickle Plate Sells Low Rate Excursion Tickets at Buffalo
The Nickle Plate Road offers low rate excursion tickets for August 21 22 and 23 at Buffalo. Tickets may be extended to September 2014 18 232 as needed.
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Nickle Plate Road
Uniform Bank of Knights of Pythias Calls Up For Service
A historic note says the Uniform Bank of the Knights of Pythias is under U.S. government jurisdiction and may be called at any time. Described as minute men, the group could be tapped to repel foreign invasion, reflecting its civil war origins and semi military status with about 50 000 in the United States and over 600 000 Knights of Pythias nationwide.
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the Knights of Pythias
United States
War Department
National Guard
Order
Washington
D. C
Knights of Pythias
Uniform Bank
New Law Shifts Poor Fund Levy From County to Trustees
A 19th century reform changes funding for the poor by requiring the county auditor to report yearly September disbursements to the commissioners and have the trustees levy based on that report. If trustees fail to levy, commissioners must. The aim is for each township to bear its own care costs.
One Man Thinks on Hard Times and Labor
A Westville citizen shares a letter from a brother in Iowa detailing crops prices from corn to potatoes, wage levels, and hog values. The writer criticizes greedy employers and argues reform is gradual, not immediate, urging laborers to avoid those who blame the nation for hardship.
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Westville
Iowa
Allen's Foot-Ease Promises Quick Comfort for Feet
Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Ease powder relieves swelling smarting and stinging from corns bunions and tired aching feet It makes tight or new shoes feel easy and guards against sweating calusses and hot feet Sold by druggists and shoe stores 25c postage stamps Trial package free Allen 5 Olmsted LeRoy NY
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Allen
LeRoy
N. Y
Traveling team fumigates country schools to purge disease
W H Pettit M R George and Joseph Baum travel through the state under Prof J N Hurty to fumigate country school houses with sulphur and chemicals. They inspect ditches and slaughter houses and order removal of decaying matter. They operate only in rural areas covering seventeen counties.
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W. H. Pettit
M. R. George
Joseph Baum
J. N. Hurty
State Board of Health
Sure Thing Ad Promotes Candy Cathartic Cure
An advertisement touts Cas carets Candy Cathartic as a guaranteed cure for constipation and sluggish liver with benefits claimed for biliousness headaches fever and piles. It promises refunds if not cured and offers sample and booklet free with prices 10 25 50 cents and notes a big ad.
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C. C
31st Annual Encampment at BUF Transit Offer
One cent per mile via the Nickle Plate Road for the 31st annual encampment at BUF on August 21 22 and 23. Tickets valid on any one of the Peerless Trio of Fast Express Trains.
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Buf
Nickle Plate Road
Gold Fever Draws Prospectors to Alaska Regions
The article notes global attention on Alaska mining yields rivaling early California nuggets with high incentives for prospectors and investors. It forecasts a spring boom as thousands chase fortune, aided by the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul railway lines to access Alaska. For details, contact Robt. C. Jones in Cincinnati.
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California
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Alaska
Robt. C. Jones
Trav. Pass. Agt
Cincinnati
New Durham Cemetery Association Meeting Notice
There will be a meeting of the New Durham Cemetery Association at New Durham on Thursday September 9 at 2 o clock p m for the election of offices for the ensuing year and for business that may come before the meeting. It is desired that all interested will attend. H B Hexzoun Sec
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New Durham
McClure's to Publish Rare Henry Clay Portrait in Sept
In McClure's Magazine September issue a life cast of Henry Clay by Browere from 1825 will be reproduced. The piece, Clay at forty eight, is described as the most vivid likeness and has never been published before. Also in the issue will appear the sole portrait of Mrs Henry Clay, likewise unpublished. Notes by Charles Henry Hert explain the portraits history and creation circumstances.
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McClure
Henry Clay
John H. S. Browere
Clay
Henry Chas
Charles Henry Hert
Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets Candy Cathartic
An ad touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a cure for constipation with a 10 cent price. It promises refunds by druggists if the product fails.
Allen's Foot Ease powder for tired feet relief
Try Allen's Foot Ease a powder shaken into shoes to cool hot swollen feet. It relieves smarting tight shoes prevents swelling sweating blisters and bunions and provides comfort. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25c trial package free Allen 5S Olmstead Le Roy NY.
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Allen
Allen 5S
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Frank Farlow
Chiozzo
Rio de Janeiro
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Mishawaka
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Mishawaksu
Bryan
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Japan
China
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Melvin Crow
Chicago
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Republican Congress
Brother Gorman
Republican Party
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Washington Star
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Toledo Bee
Earth
Chief Cause
Alexandria
Louisville
Benton Harbor
Bucklin’s
Arnica
G.A. R
Buffalo
N.Y
Dr. Miles’ Nervine
la Crippe
B. P. Searey
M. E. Kr Church
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Dr. Miles
DR. Miles Medical CO
Elxhart
Ind
Falo
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Klondyke Gold Fieldr
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Cemetery Association Meeting
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Neve SE
Olmstead
LeRoy, N. Y
Atail
Gr. Miles
Hnrn & CO
Wantiantes
Selz
Ansley
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