Cure For The Blues Promoted By Lydia E Pinkham
An advertisement urges women with nervousness melancholy and dyspepsia to try Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It cites Mrs Rosa Adams of Louisville Kentucky who reports relief from female troubles lassitude blues and despondency after use and urges others to write Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Rosa Adams
12Th Street
Louisville
Roger Hanson
Pinkham
Lydia TE. Pink
Preliminary Scrap on Campus Turns Violent at Purdue
Three hundred forty Purdue students clash in a midnight campus brawl. One hundred fifty freshmen are captured and bound by victorious sophomores after a half hour of fighting led by Daniel Moran and Class President A. L. Miller. Meanwhile James Mitchell of Mount Carmel attempts suicide near Mount Vernon after the death of his baby daughter.
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Lafayette
Purdue
Daniel Moran
Chicago
Charles A. Budd
A. L. Miller
Mount Vernon
James Mitchell
Mount Carmel
Mitchell
Maud Station
Indiana Man Gets $46 000 Evansville
Benjamin T. Fawcett of North Plainfield New Jersey is linked to a two party case involving a $46 000 figure in Evansville. The item appears to be a legal or financial settlement referenced in the clippings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Evansville
Benjamin T. Fawcett
North Plainfield, N. J
A Desirable Animal
A fragmentary report describes a mule incident in which a Black man’s wife was injured by a mule. The tale mentions a local African American festival and racist undertones as observers discuss the event and price the animal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bunkum
Puck
Indoor pauperism rises in England and Wales since 1900
The British official record shows indoor relief expanding rapidly in England and Wales since 1900. Over eleven years the cost of indoor relief climbed 86 percent while the number of paupers rose 36 percent. Maintenance per person rose from about 65 to 90 dollars annually, with notable growth in workhouse inmate costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Isles
England
Wales
Student Pledge Ends Campus Hazing After Courthouse Display
Freshman captives were paraded in front of the courthouse with painted faces as sophomores forced them to perform stunts for spectators. They were released at daylight and the conflict is paused until the upcoming tank scrap on Friday night, with sophomores vowing no further trouble until then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. LL. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
W.L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
Dept
Y. M. I. Plans Affiliation and New Institution
The supreme convention of the Young Men's Institute approved affiliating with the Catholic Young Men's Union and planned a new Y M C A like institution with the Y M C A as a nucleus. Delegates debated direct representation for subordinate councils and were hosted by the district council of Indianapolis. Degree work was demonstrated by local councils with assistance from a San Francisco team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y. M. NI. Plans Extension
Indianapolis
Supreme Convention of the Young Men's Institute
Catholic Young Men’s Union
San Francisco
All Union Men Named Smith
Logansport men in unions refuse to give names to census canvassers for a nonunion directory. Efforts of the canvassers fail, prompting authorities to ask a Chicago union publishing house to compile a complete city directory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Logansport
Chicago
Combine cuts broomcorn price clash in Terre Haute
Terre Haute reports broomcorn growers claim buyers have entered a combine not to pay more than ninety dollars a ton after paying one hundred. A buyer risks a heavy forfeit if he breaches the agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Hainois
J B Birdsell Dead Clover Hullers Maker
J Benjamin Birdsell president of Birdsell Manufacturing, a Clover hulling machine maker, died in South Bend at age 63.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Birdsell
South Bend
J. Benjamin Birdsell
The
Birdsell Manufacturing Company
Chief Not to Be Prosecuted in New Albany
In New Albany the charges recently filed against Capt. William Adams, chief of police, by former patrolman Thomas Courtney have been withdrawn by Courtney with no explanation offered.
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New Albany
William Adams
Thomas Courtney
Courtney
Will Leaves Two Evansville Men 40000 Each for Lord’s Work
Eleanor Hood of Webster Groves near St Louis left 40000 to William H. Coppard and another Evansville Brethren member. The bequests fund church service in the east with Fawcett and Coppard named trustees to ensure the will’s provisions are carried out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Coppard
Evansville
The
Brethren
Eleanor Hood
Webster Grove
St Louis
Wabash Clerk Denies Marriage License to 16 Year Old Couple
County Clerk Rose refused Otto Cary Doub of Warsaw and Lotta Drudge, both 16, a marriage license despite parental consent. Parents of Lotta Druge favored early nuptials and had invited guests, but the clerk stood firm and the wedding was called off.
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Wabash
Rose
Otto Cary Doub
Warsaw
Lotta Drudge
Wabash County
Druge
New Settlement Near Milford Goshen Organized by Apostolic Christians
A colony of farmers from central Illinois, members of the Apostolic Christian church, is forming near Milford with over a hundred farms bought in the area. They are building a church and a general store at Milford. Members are noted as desirable citizens who refuse to bear arms or serve on juries.
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Milford
Goshen
Ilinois
Apostolic Christian Church
Suffolk publisher credits Doan's Kidney Pills for relief
J. Daughtrey of Suffolk Virginia reports severe kidney trouble with gravel and stones for years. After using Doan's Kidney Pills for three years none are passed and he notes relief from pain and other symptoms. He keeps a box of 14 stones as a reminder and praises the tonic sold for 50 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D.daughtrey
Suffolk
Doan
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Painter Falls to His Death in New Richmond Accident
German painter Emil Thornblaser, who arrived from Hamburg six weeks ago, fell from a swinging scaffold while painting a New Richmond elevator. He died hours later from injuries. Fellow worker William Simms, on the same scaffold, escaped with a broken ankle after a rope broke his fall. the accident was caused by a knot tied by Thornblaser.
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Crawfordsvile
Emil Thurnbliaser
New Richmond
William Simms
Thornblaser
Hamburg
Germany
Train cuts boy to pieces in Valparaiso incident
Harry Cook aged 14 attempted to board a train to ride to Chester and sell the cars. He was cut to pieces while returning from Shoo ter, a village in the county.
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Valparaiso
Cook
Chester
Piec Boy
Shhooter
Queer Tricks of Animals Show Wash Habits in Pets
Beckmann recounts a coon that loves washing odds and ends in a bucket. It hugs an empty bottle, rolls and rinses it, and becomes furious when disturbed. Groos notes bears perform similar antics rolling iron and pat worn in water like a washerwoman.
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Beckmann
Groos
Cuticura Heals Severe Baby Rash in Two Weeks
Mrs. George J. Steese of Akron Ohio recounts how Cuticura Soap and Ointment cleared a baby's body of a widespread humor and sores. After three doctors offered no help the family used Cuticura and saw complete healing in about two weeks.
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Cuticura
George J. Steese
Colburn St
Akron
Ohio
Duse Rejects Jubilee Celebration Honor
Eleanor Duse, famed Italian actress, vetoed a plan to celebrate her jubilee as in England and France for Ellen Terry. She declined the honor, preferring anonymity and shunning publicity. She also eschews stage cosmetics, appearing nearly natural with rapidly gray hair.
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Eleanor Duse
England
France
Ellen Terry
Pernhardt
When a wife hints, she strikes the husband’s pocketbook
A humorous ad promotes Lewis' Single Binder straight five cent cigars from Lewis' Factory in Peoria Illinois. It jokes that a wife becomes a valuable asset when a husband must place property in her name, noting the social pull of wives in financial matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Lewis
Peoria, Ll
Quiet Funeral Mix Up Ends With Military Honors
In New England Aunt Mary dies in Carlsbad for health reasons. Her body is sent to a quiet country churchyard as she wished. The nephew opens the casket and finds a deceased English general in uniform. The general's heirs instruct a full military funeral for Aunt Mary instead, with six brass bands and salutes.
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Mary
New England
Carlsbad
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Offers Reward and Endorsements
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with a one hundred dollar reward for incurable catarrh and endorsements from WaLpind Kinnan Marvin and other druggists. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and prices at 75 cents per bottle. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
D. We
F. J. Cheney
WaLpind, Kinnan & Marvin
O. Hall
Doctor Credits Postum Over Coffee For Heart Health
A Missouri physician testifies that stopping coffee and using Postum cured his long standing nervous heart trouble. He says Postum improves heart function, urges its use in sickness, and notes it tastes better than coffee while sustaining the system.
Will Train Office Boys at Y M C A Cleveland
Cleon C. Shoff of Cleveland starts a class for training office boys in the city Y M C A boys department. He will teach proper department and office duties. Also notes travel rates and shipping routes and tourist routes via Grand Trunk Railway System with various destinations and contact points.
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Cleon C. Shoff
Cleveland
Niagara Falls
Muskoka
Kawartha Lakes
Georgian Bay
Temegami
St. Lawrence River
Rapids
Thousand Islands
Algonquin National Park
White Mountains
Atlantic Sea Coast
Grand Trunk Railway System
Chicago
Montreal
N. Y
Geo. W. Vaux, A. G. P
T. A
Adams St
Lewis' Single Binder Cigar Ad and Teething Syrup Note
An old advertisement style item lists Lewis' Single Binder cigars from Peoria Illinois and briefly references Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething. It includes archaic phrases about reform and secret merit with fragmented text about medicinal use and potency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Winslow
Nature backer helps camel win animal race
A camel was aided by favorable conditions to win a local animal race. Spectators noted the support from the natural environment as decisive in the outcome.
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Nature
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Balsam
Ww. L. Douglas
W. W.L Douglas
W. J. Diciglas
Hoosier
Purdue Sophs
Dodds
Pells
Daniel Ames Goodsell
Bishop
M. E
Greensburg
Lea
Baby
Duse
Jubilee
Postum
Fac Simile Signature of
New York
Robert Jones
Liverpool
Big Four By
Virginia
South Carolina
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
I. P. Spining
General Northern
Big Four
Clark St
Bears
Northwest
Great Northern Railway
Seattle
Portland
Washington
Spokane
Montana
Idaho
Oregon
British Columbia
Max Bass
Ill
Hong Kong
China
Japan
Korea
Philippine Islands
Siam
THC Gentaur Company
New York City
Che
Michigan Stove Company
Detroit
Mich
Eithe
Sw-ma
Nen CO
Soitos
Topotto Care
Renr
Success
Woman's Home Companion
1Soman's Home Companion
Success Magazine
Washington S. E
Sta Alliett Light Co
N. Halsted St
Coyne Trade School
Ashland
Chicagoy
California Fig Syrup Co
United States
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