Peace Hath Her Victories Hood's Sarsaparilla Ad Turns Battle to Health
An 19th century advertisement claims Spring is the time to conquer winter impurities with Hood's Sarsaparilla. It portrays the tonic as a great victory over disease, citing personal testimonials from Ess E. Moore of Chicago and John Mack of Oskaloosa Iowa who report relief from tiredness, digestive issues, headaches, salt rheum and other pains.
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Milton
Hood
Santil Hood
John Mack
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Wood's Pills Cure All Ills with Hood's Sarsaparilla
Dee e LETTE notes Wood's Pills as a universal cure all, non irritant and the only cathartic to take with Hood's Sarsaparilla, promoting health benefits in a periodical sales tone.
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Wood
Missing Vacancies and a Box of Post-Holes Misdirection
A railroad office tested local freight delays by sending a tracer for missing “One ox of Post-holes.” After passing about 15 agents, a sharp clerk traced the ruse and discovered the box of post holes held for local charges totaling 2.50 dollars, with an ironic note about beer price at the station. The charges allegedly moved forward.
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N. B
Harper’s Magsamine
The Hard Man Manager and the Dead Letter Cue
A quotation from Scribner's recalls a tyrannical manager who hides in a private office with a trusted boy to screen visitors. The boy repeats the line No, sir to any unknown caller and box office inquiry, a lethal instruction about perfect impersonation for unknown guests.
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Anyoene
Mr. Brown
Scribner’s
A Scentless Flower and the Chrisanthe Mum
A Brooklyn Life item notes a woman loves Chris but cannot marry due to finances. She jokes he should be called Chrisanthe Mum as she laments the lack of a cent to wed, highlighting social and romantic pressures in a concise local vignette.
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Chris
Chrisanthe
Tie
Brooklyn
Lane's Family Medicine Ad Claims Daily Bowel Movement Aid
An ad promotes Lane's Family Medicine asserting daily bowel movements are essential for health. It claims gentle action on the liver and kidneys and relief for headaches. The price and stock code appear vague.
Perils of the Arctic and daring explorers
A historical note on Arctic gear and sealing expeditions, remarking on the monotony of sealing icebergs and referencing the Savace Bachelor storyline in the Indianapolis Journal.
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Indianapolis Journal
Coughing Leads to Consumption and Travel to Cuba
An Atchison Globe ad urges Kemp's Balsam to stop coughs at once with free sample bottles and cheap large bottles. A separate Plant Line ad touts luxurious weekly steamship service from Tampa to Havana with direct or via West Palm options and lists L A Hell of Chicago for details.
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Plant Line
Port Tampa
Havana
Dew West
L. A. Hell
Clark Street
Chicago
R.1&p
Joliet
Rock Island
Davenport
Des Moines
Council Bluffs
Watertown
Sioux Falls
Minneapolis
Colorado Springs
Denver
Pueblo
Omaha
Kkansas City
Nelson
Horton
Hutchinson
Wichit
Abil Well
Pacific Coast
Albert Lea
St. Joseph
Atchison
Leavenworth
Kansas City
St Paul
Northwest
Great
Iowa
Minnesota
Dakota
Seneca
Kankakee
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
W. H. Truesdale
John Sebastian
Agt
Ill
An Excellent Combination Mystery Syrup Advertisement
An old advertisement extols a California company syrup as a perfect laxative and tonic. It claims pleasant taste and systemic cleansing, easing headaches fevers and constipation while being gentle on kidneys liver and bowels. The piece emphasizes medicinal plants like senna and related laxatives and promotes the syrup as superior and agreeable.
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California
Fia Strup Co
Five Girls in Rushville Heavenly Recruits Court Fight
In Rushville Indiana five girls from the Heavenly Recruits Sunday school and the mother of Pearl Horr fought inside the church after a meeting. Hair pulling scratches and blows occurred as Pearl Horr was defended by her mother. Maud Vansickle and others were injured. Mrs Horr was arrested but the mayor dismissed the case after hearing both sides. The Heavenly Recruits church, a new Indiana sect, has faced disturbances recently.
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Rusavii
F. Ind
Rushville Heavenly Recruits
Pearl Harr
Mamie Levi
Pearl
Mamie
Myrtle Smith
Tola Vansickle
Maud Vansickle
Horr
Pearl Horr
Ab Horr
Iola Vansickle
Heavenly
Indiana
Death by own action in Wiles case
Fayette county coroner rules Frank Wiles of Glenwood died by his own action on his father’s farm Rusnaviille Indiana March 25. He had one bullet wound in the temple and another near the heart found beside his rifle. Authorities say one wound may have been accidental and the second a deliberate act to end pain. Public belief questions foul play.
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Rusnaviille
Ind
Fayette County
Frank Wiles
Glenwood
Wiles
American Troops Press Forward Against Rebel Lines at Manila
General Otis reports steady American advance on Manila with MacArthur's force holding Manila and fighting heavy losses for insurgents who destroyed bridges. Dewey dispatches list ships present at Manila Bay and moves to Hong Kong, Singapore, and other positions as repairs and coal deliveries proceed.
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Washington
Dewey
Navy Department
Manila
Secretary of the Navy
Olympia
Oregon
Monadnock
Monterey
Callao
Helena
Manila Bay
Boston
Charleston
Concord
Petre
Baltimore
Yorktown
Luzon
Bennington
Hong Kong
Princeton
Singapore
Nansha
Guam
Iris
Ioilo
Prospects for Record Wheat Yield Grow in Indiana
In Noblesville Indiana March 23 farmers report unusually favorable wheat conditions. Cold winter weather did not damage the crop and the wheat shows a bright green growth. With continued good weather experts predict the yield will be the best in ten years.
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Noblesville
Ind
Fire on Bulacan Shelled by Laguna de Bay Gunboat
The Laguna de Bay gunboat shelled insurgent positions around Bulacan as Gen. MacArthur engineers completed a pontoon bridge at Marilao and forces moved toward Malolos. Three Americans aboard were wounded amid heavy rifle fire. five Americans were killed and 14 wounded in the prior night's clashes with the insurgents. Late reports say Negros is quiet under American occupation.
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Manila
Laguna de Bay
Bulacan
MacArthur
Marilao
Malolos
Road survey underway to map 60 miles of pike in Scott county
Surveyors and viewers began work in Lexington and Jennings townships to plan improved roads. About twenty miles will be built in Lexington and fifteen in Jennings, completing sixty miles of pike roads in Scott county with a continuous route from Indianapolis to Jeffersonville as nearby counties contribute a few miles.
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Scottssure
Ind
Lexington
Jennings
Scott County
Indianapolis
Jeffersonville
Will of Prof. John Collett Probate Noted In Indiana
The late Prof. John Collett's will was probated in Indianapolis on Monday. Bequests of 1000 and 2000 dollars go to nieces and nephews, farms to Samuel and Frederick Collett, and the residue to the Collett home for orphans in Ver Million County on condition the family name remains. If changed, bequests go to Rose Polytechnic Institute in Terre Haute. Property valued over 1 million.
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Indianapolis
Ind
John Collett
Samuel
Frederick Collett
Collett
Vermillion County
Rose Polytechnic Institute
Terre Haute
Governor Revokes Parole for Augusta Schmidt
Gov Mount, after consulting with parole requesters, revokes the previous parole grant and orders Augusta Schmidt to remain in the women's prison. Schmidt had refused parole, demanding innocence be proven by her convicts, and reportedly is pleased by the governor's action.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Gov. Mount
Augusta Schmidt
Retreat to Malolos and Philippine fighting details
Manila reports a heavy engagement near Malolos with American forces under Otis and Hale driving the Filipino rear guard toward the capital. Casualties include six Americans killed and 40 wounded. about 100 Filipinos fled as a white flag signaled surrender. Reports note Torpedo-like losses and the capture of prisoners, while conditions worsen for troops amid heat and ongoing operations.
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Manila
Malolos
Aguinaldo
Marilao
Marilao River
Maykawayan
Harrison Gray Otis
Hale
Funston
Kansas Regiment
Pennsylvania Regiment
Otis
United States Philippine Commission
Another Coal Mine for Princeton
Princeton Indiana March 24 A Pittsburgh company may sink a coal shaft here in the summer. This is among the best coal fields in Indiana and the company has ample capital.
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Princeton
Ind
Pittsburgh, Pa
Indiana
Milan to Host Large Pottery Plant in Eastern Capitalists Plan
Di tsnono Indiana March 25 milk Milan north of here will host a new large pottery plant. Eastern capitalists back the scheme. Local clay in Milan proves abundant and the venture will provide permanent jobs for at least 160 men.
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di Tsnono
Ind
Milan
Here
Death of Chris H. Schutter in Oscoop House
Chris H. Schutter was found dead in his Oscoop home after several days. A spoon and a tin with water and poison were found on a table near the victim.
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Oscoop
Ind
Chris H. Schutter
Well Known Lumberman Dead in Indiana
John A. H. Tyner, longtime figure in lumber industries at Tritox Kokomo and Logansport, died Thursday morning from injuries suffered two weeks earlier.
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Necedah
Wis
John “T. Kingston
Tumberman
Kingston
Wisconsin
Tritox
Ind
John AH. Tyner
Kokomo
Logansport
Strike at Daleville Stove Co. over wages in Indiana
Workers at the Daleville Stove Company in Muncie Indiana strike over higher pay. Molders demand wage increase while a compromise appears probable.
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Muncie, Ind
Daleville Stove Co
New Elks Lodge Founded Across Indiana Town
Wanasa hosts three hundred Elks from Ft Wayne Huntington Marion Peru Logansport and Kokomo who established a new Elks lodge on Thursday. Misawaka sues Jacob Stoner for 15000 damages claiming alienation of affections with March 25 date.
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Wanasa
Ind
Ft. Wayne
Huntington
Marion
Peru
Logansport
Kokomo
Miswawaka
Store and Residence Burned in LatrxE City Fire
LatrxE City Indiana reports a Wednesday fire destroying the general store and residence of William Lane. Loss estimated at 8500. No injuries noted. Fire crews battled the blaze through the night.
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Latrxe City
Ind
William Lane
Spotted Fever Epidemic Claims Three Deaths
Three deaths were reported to the Indianapolis health board as the spotted fever epidemic alarmed the southern tier counties. The infectious disease has developed a contagious form in Floyd Harrison Crawford Perry and Vanderburg counties and in districts to the north.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Floyd
Harrison
Crawford
Perry
Vanderburg
Mayor Taggart Leaves for West Baden to Rest and Heal
Indianapolis mayor Taggart travels to West Baden for several weeks seeking rest and recovery for health concerns. Doctors advised the trip two weeks ago, but urgent duties delayed departure.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Taggart
West Baden
Suit Alleges Alienation of Wife’s Affections in Indiana Court
Richard Harden, a colored man, sues Harris Cohen, a white man, for $10,000 claiming Cohen alienated Harden’s wife’s affections. Harden also files for divorce from his wife alleging immoral associations.
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Ind
Richard Harden
Harris Cohen, White
Harden
Unprovoked Murder in WorturmsGctos Ind
Melvin Heaton shot and killed Ed Walls here Wednesday with no provocation. The incident occurred in WorturmsGctos, Indiana, on the preceding day, according to local reports.
Sentenced for Burglary in Brazil Indiana
Henry Van deventer was sentenced Wednesday to one to 13 years in prison for burglarizing a saloon. He confessed to serving a sentence in a Kentucky prison for larceny.
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Brazil
Ind
Henry Vandeventer
Kentucky
Petition for a Rehearing in Waterloo Case
A petition with 150 signatures filed with Judge Hartman requests a rehearing for Carl Nelson the Swede who received a 14 year sentence for assaulting his employer John Keen at Waterloo Indiana.
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Waterloo
Ind
Hartman
Carl Nelson
John Keen
Fatal burn at Daleville Brick Co works
Muncie Indiana March 24 William R Privitt an employee of the Daleville Brick Co was fatally burned by natural gas while tending a kiln at the factory the gas line broke near his hand and he died from the injuries
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Muncie
Ind
Wm. R. Privitt
Daleville Brick Co
Prominent Peru Farmer Jerzz Johns Found Dead on Street
Jerzz Johns, 65, a widower and leading citizen farmer in the county, was found dead on a street in Peru on March 24. Authorities suggest a probable heart-related cause linking to his residence in Mexico, near his home.
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Peru
Ind
Jerzz Johns
Mexico
Six Mishawaka Children Sick After Parsnip Mistake
Six children aged eight to fourteen in Mishawaka Indiana ate wild parsnips thinking they were artichokes. Elmer Malthy the oldest died from the poisoning while the others are expected to recover. The incident occurred on March 23.
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Mishawaka
Ind
Elmer Malthy
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