Foundry Cure After Fifteen Suffering Years
A. H. Stotts from Columbus Ohio recounts fifteen years of kidney trouble with backaches and dizziness. After doctors failed, he collapsed and wasted away, then recovered using Deans Kidney Pills, buying twelve boxes at 50 cents each, with two years of wellness since. Seller Poster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Foundry
Poe
A. H. Stotts
State Capitol
Columbus
Dean
Poster
Milburn Co
Buffalo
Doctor in Salem Admits Medicine Chosen Over Service
A Boston Herald piece notes a physician from Salem Massachusetts telling friends he chose medicine after parental persuasion rather than joining the military. A party member quips that many men with wholesale separations settle for a retail business.
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The
Boston Herald
Salem
Mass
Garfield Tea Claims Remedy for Constipation Ills
Garfield Tea is promoted as a remedy for constipation headaches and multiple ailments including liver and kidney issues, with claims of health benefits and relief.
A Life of Thankfulness for Missed Things
A reflection on a successful life that centers gratitude for what was missed and the value of unachieved possibilities. The piece frames fulfillment as mercy toward past opportunities and a calm acceptance of outcomes.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement and Testimonials
An advertising block offers one hundred dollars reward for an incurable catarrh case and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure. It includes testimonials from F J Cheney Co and Druggists Walping, Kinxon & Marvin, asserting honesty and financial stability. It cites internal consumption, price 75 cents per bottle, and mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F.J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walping
Kinxon & Marvin
Dsit
Society—an assemblage of well dressed people
A Century Society note about well dressed attendees preferring company to solitude. An ad for Lewis' Single Binder cigars from Peoria Illinois promotes product quality and the dealer’s claim of extra quality tobacco. A political jab declares those who do not vote lack grounds to complain about corruption in government.
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Lewis
Peoria
Garfield Tea Co. Herb Cure Ad in Brooklyn N Y
An old advert references Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and claims Garfield Tea from Brooklyn is a herb cure. It mentions patience as card houses form quickly and churches take longer, with casual remarks about acknowledging a pull and not needing formal introductions.
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Garfield Tea Co
Brooklyn, N. Y
Garfield Tea
Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Claims
The glycerine in Dr. Pierce's medicines boosts the extractive efficacy and acts as a nutritive antiseptic and anti ferment. It aids chronic coughs bronchial throat and lung conditions and helps in early consumption by supporting digestion and strength. The discovery contains no alcohol and is offered with free literature and private correspondence with Dr. Pierce.
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Pierce
Dr. Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Rushville High Fire Blamed On Class Strife
A Rushville high school blaze that caused 75000 dollars of damage is blamed on senior junior rivalry. The fire, not from furnace sparks, was discovered by Capt. John K. Gowdy who saw an altered flag on the dome. investigators seek entry-night mischief and careless use of matches while the arson motive remains unproven.
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Rushville
Rushville High School
John K. Gowdy
Paris
Plot to Kill Sheriff Foiled by Prisoner Trust
In Bedford a jail plot by confined inmate John Peters to murder Sheriff Box was stopped when a fellow prisoner alerted Prosecutor Fletcher. Peters claimed a revolver and cartridges were hidden for use when escorted to court, with escape planned along the Monon railroad. Authorities found the weapon and ammunition, and expect sensational arrests of the accomplice who supplied the arms.
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Bedford
John Peters
Box
Fletcher
Peters
Monon
McGinnis
Population of Indianapolis soars in school census count
Indianapolis reports 48 327 school age children this year up from 45 117 last year. Multiplying the census by four and a half yields an estimated city population of 217 471, closer to authority figures than the directory estimate of 222 385.
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Indianapolis
Once a Grand Opera Star Dies in Asylum Patient
Lizzie Clerke, once a grand opera performer, died at the Indiana hospital for the insane in Logansport. She began showing insanity in Paris in 1895, briefly recovered to return to the stage, then became violently ill at Laporte and was admitted to the asylum where she remained until her death. Her husband Dr James W Clerke of Green Cove Springs Fla accompanied her to seek recovery.
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Logansport
Lizzie Clerke
Indiana Hospital For
Elizabeth Renner
Paris
James W. Clerke
Green Cove Springs
Fla
Laporte
Elopers Tie The Knot Before Distracted Father
George Bybee and May Brown, an eloping couple from this city, married by a justice of the peace near Mount Carmel after fleeing to the railroad bridge and riverbank. James Brown, the bride’s father, arrived angry and threatens to prosecute, claiming the girl is underage at 17. Parents were at a neighbor’s funeral when the elopement occurred.
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Elopers
Princeton
Wabash
George Byhee
May Brown
Mount Carmel, Sr
James Brown
Brown
Bybee
Sherrick Jurors Impugned as Review Sought
Attorneys for Davia E. Sherrick convicted of embezzlement and serving two to fourteen years have filed in the supreme court a brief seeking superseders. The brief alleges juror Louis Held was prejudiced against Sherrick and requests release pending court review.
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Sherrick
Indianapolis
Davia E. Sherrick
Supreme Court
Louis
Schoolteacher Disappears in Indiana Sensation
Prof. A H Yoder, superintendent of Westville schools, vanished after leaving Walkerton to meet a school board in La Grange. Mrs Yoder later received a letter claiming he would not be seen again, with suspicions of sensational disclosures in a widely known Indiana educational figure.
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Laporte
Westville
A. H. Yoder
Yoder
LaGrange
Ind
Walkerton
Indiana
Centenarian Margaret Brod erick Dies at 101 in Terre Haute
Mrs. Margaret Brod erick, aged 101, died at her daughter Mrs. A W Walsh home in Terre Haute after years as a widow of four decades. She remained robust until a few weeks before her passing, moving about, reading without glasses, and retaining sharp memory. She often shared stories of her early life in County Kerry Ireland with groups of youths.
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Terre Haute
Margaret Broderick
A. W. Walsh
County Kerry
Ireland
Small Boy Kills Sister in Calamitous Accident
Calvin Hicks, 11, killed his sister Lola Hicks, 9, at their home near Laporte with a double barreled shotgun. He aimed at Lola and pulled the unloaded barrel, but accidentally fired the loaded one, causing instant death. He has since been crazed by the tragedy.
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Laporte
Calvin Hicks
Lola Hicks
Depauw Students Summoned for Grand Jury Testimony
In Greencastle twenty five Depauw University students were summoned to appear before the grand jury to testify about the week’s street disturbances. Authorities plan to call up to one hundred students to be questioned regarding the interstate oratorical contest events.
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Greencastle
Depauw University
Spinach and Berry Dinner Fatal in Richmond
Miss Clara Beckers aged years died from poisoning after a dinner of spinach and strawberry shortcake. Coroner Markley conducted an autopsy and ruled a chemical change from the foods caused prussic acid poisoning.
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Richmond
Clara Beckers
Markley
Blue Sunday Law Under Ban in Kokomo
Kokomo saloon keepers push to close all business houses on Sunday and bar cigar sales newspapers and soda water while tying up telegraph telephone and streetcar firms. State authorities do not sanction the move and the prosecutor instructs deputies not to prosecute if arrests occur.
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Kokomo
Masonic Temple Burned in Indianapolis Fire
Fire damaged the Masonic temple in Indianapolis causing 15 000 dollars in damage and a total loss of 25 000 dollars. Three firemen were injured.
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Masonic Temple
Indianapolis
Indiana Frost Damages Vegetables and Fruits
A light frost across most of Indiana caused considerable damage to vegetables and minor damage to fruits in some sections. The cold snap impacted farmers and market supplies statewide.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Bloomington Fails to Secure Endowment Funds
Indiana University could not obtain the promised library and laboratory equipment to secure two endowments for pathological research offered by a Chicago physician and by Dr. Benjamin Taylor Terry of New York. The combined value of the gifts that will no longer go to the university amounts to $20,000.
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Bloomington
Indiana University
Chicago
Benjamin Taylor Terry
New York City
University
Man Devours Ice Cream Diet in Three Months
Richmond reports William Stonebreaker of Hagerstown Indiana has survived three months on a strict diet limited to a small daily portion of ice cream.
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Richmond
William Stonebreaker
Hagerstown
Ind
Evansville Tragic Suicide by Jump Into Cistern
Nettie Evansville Mace aged 29 is reported to have died by suicide in ill health by jumping into a cistern in Evansville. The incident details are limited but indicate a self inflected death.
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Evansville
Nettie’ “Mace
Man Takes Own Life Despondent Over Domestic Troubles
An individual identified as Harry Reed, living north of the area, ended his life due to despondency linked to domestic troubles. Police report a self-inflicted death with no further details available.
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Bourbo
Harry. Reed
Slide for Life Ends in Tragic Fall in Bedford
A Madison man named Grey died during a crowd fundraiser slide on a wire rope from the courthouse dome to the public square. The rope bag broke as he reached the end and his body struck a tree causing a broken leg, a severely fractured right arm, and internal injuries.
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Bedford
Grey
Madison
Senator Hemenway to Speak at Evansville United
Senator James A. Hemenway has consented to speak at the Evansville United event. Local organizers announce the appearance will address community concerns and civic goals.
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Hemenway
Evansville
United
States
James A Hemenway
Cate
Ocean Depths Reveal Vast Marine Life And Tides
The article surveys ocean biology and geology, noting coral reefs, sunken gardens, varied habitats, deep trenches, and billions of marine species. It highlights tides, the Bay of Fundy spring rise, plant and animal life, and calls for accessible books on sea life for general readers.
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Bay of Fundy
Boy's Head Healed by Cuticura Remedies
Avard Oklahoma store proprietor A C Barnett shares a grateful letter about his son’s severe eczema. After three months with a physician no improvement, two bottles of Cuticura Resolvent and regular use of Cuticura Soap and Ointment cured the condition, hair regrew, and no recurrence occurred.
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A. C. Barnett
Avard
Oklahoma
Notable Literary Figures and Happenings Across Ages
Percival Gibbon, a young author, hints at a future M P as he began life as a cabin boy. Andrew Lang teased Israel Zangwill with a laconic reply to an author reading request. A London donation funded first editions of Defoe’s Life and The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, 1819. Hardy recalled Dryden’s Virgil as a formative gift from his mother. Bliss Perry joins Harvard English as professor, reviving a chair once held by Ticknor, Longfellow, and Lowell. Lafcadio Hearn resides in New Orleans, describing a ruined creole house and a bustling menagerie of pets living in harmony.
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Percival Gibbon
M. P
Andrew Lang
Israel Zangwill
Lang
I. Zangwill
London
Daniel Defoe
Robinson Crusoe
Thomas Hardy
Dryden
Bliss Perry
The
Atlantic Monthly
Harvard College
George Ticknor
Henry Wenendsworth Longfellow
James Russell Lowell
Lafcadio Hearn
New Orleans
Mating Garb of Birds Displays Bright Spring Plumes
The gnatcatcher shifts from dull brown to green in spring. The warrior bird of Germany wears a rift of bright hues for mating season while the female shows a white cape. The grebe features blue horn-like tufts and the fire weaver sports a vivid red wedding dress.
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Germany
Transformations From Coffee to Postum Promoted
An old coffee user is urged to quit coffee and switch to Postum claiming no loss of morning ritual. The text asserts Postum tastes as good or better than coffee, likening its flavor to fine Java and noting a notable transformation in the body within ten days to two weeks.
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Java
Nickel Plate Route promotes through trains Chicago to East
The Nickel Plate Road offers three daily through trains from Chicago to New York City and via to Boston with modern coaches and Pullman sleeping cars. Rates are lowest with no excess fares. Dining service features club meals 35 cents to 1.00 and a la carte options. Trains depart from La Salle Street Station. contact J Y Calahan, General Agent, 113 Adams Street, Chicago.
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Chicago
la Salle St
J. Y. Calahan
Adams St
Hil
One Kind of Investigation Brightens in Washington Star
A statesman pledges close personal attention to an inquiry to prevent unwanted disclosures. The exchange emphasizes caution and control as the investigation proceeds in Washington.
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the Statesman
Washington Star
Yachting Talk Sparks Miss Gray's Enthusiasm
The Cleveland Leader notes Miss Gray’s fondness for yachting describing her vivid enthusiasm for the breeze, the straining sail, and rushing water as she recalls the sport with passion.
Personal party to tour the East by special Pullman train
A personally conducted party in a special Pullman train will depart Chicago on July 16 for an East Coast tour. The itinerary includes Detroit, Toronto, Niagara Falls, St Lawrence River, Thousand Islands, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec, White Mountains, Portland Maine, Old Orchard, Portsmouth, Plymouth, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington. Address A C Shaw, Gen. Agent, Canadian Pacific Railway, Chicago for full details and rates.
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Chicago
East
Detroit
Toronto
Niagara Falls
St. Lawrence River
Thousand Islands
Montreal
Ottawa
Quebec
White Mountains
Portland
Old Orchard
Portsmouth
Plymouth
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
A. C. Shaw
Canadian Pacific Railway
Planning Trumps Theatrics In Lit And Life
A Globe critique notes many novels lose value when authors focus on ornate prose rather than substance. It warns against grand plans that neglect small details, urging steadier attention to everyday elements alongside ambitious aims.
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Loston Globe
Your Lewis' Sin gle Binder cigar offer
Advertisement noting Lewis' Sin gle Binder straight five cent cigars from Lewis' Factory in Peoria Illinois and promoting value from the local dealer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Ill
Quotes on imagination common sense and character building
A miscellany of quotes on imagination versus common sense by a judge, herbal tea remedy, and a Texas man seeking to swap homes for a New York residence. Also a brief note from Star of Hope and a Success Magazine excerpt praising youth as the moment for shaping character.
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Texas
New York State
Sing Siang
Success Magazine
Adages on Perception and Truth From Classic Echoes
A brief collage of aphorisms notes how the mind links ideas like misdeeds and emotion, urging skeptics to verify correctness to avoid foes. It also quips that genius ignores mundane records, while guilt and perception shape behavior.
Working Girls Advised by Mrs Pinkham on Health
Miss Barrows describes how Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound helps working girls with back pain irregular periods and fatigue. Abby Barrows of Nelsonville Ohio testifies the remedy restored health and strength enabling full work capacity. Mrs Pinkham invites correspondence from women seeking advice.
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Lydia BE
Abby F. Barrows
Nelsonville
Athens Co
Ohio
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Sheriff
Liberty
Clerke
Prof. Yoder
Literary Litter
Svves
Cleveland Jeader
Puck
Vesta
Zaegel
M. R. Zaegel & Co
Main Street
Sheboygan
Wis
Gisby F Barrows
Gatarre
Iever
ACAD
Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
South Dakota
Aurora County
H. Sullivan
Plankinton
S. D
Mason, Fenwick &Lawrence
Washington, D. DC
Fitzgerald &O
Washington, D.C
James Flint
Bowling Green, Mo
Swortp
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
W. L. Couglns
W.l.douglas
Breckton, Mass
Wonder City
Eldorado
Ozarks
Eldorado Springs
W. S. ST. George
ST. Louis, MO
Geo. W. Smite
Marquette Brig
Chicago, NL
Hua
United States
Canada
Broughton
Quincey
L. Rogers
Traction-Terminal
Currie
Callahan Block
Milwaukee
Gohn
Sands
Tllinois
Iowa
A.J. Joreen D
Mass. USA
Tower Canadian CO
Lunitea Toront
Jessups
San Francisco
Outfit
Chas. Morris
Istorian
Cha Aley
B. Shlaw
W. de Calesge Ave
Beara
Creglow
Remsen
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