Hoosierisims and Local Happenings in Indiana News
Twenty five people were poisoned at Noblesville by canned dried beef. Mansfield Jeffries a Wayne county resident was killed while falling timber. Rochester and Fulton youths consider barber business. Jasonville farmer Joel Howell raised 100 chickens earning 72 dollars in bank. James Craig of Thayer known as Newton county’s big man weighs 408 pounds at forty six. Rev E R Edwards Kokomo denounces bridge revival claims society is gambling mad and the soul is staked on a parlor card table.
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Noblesville
Mansfield Jeffries
Wayne County
James Craig
Thayer
Newton County
Mr. Craig
Bridge
E. R. Edwards
Kokomo
Newcastle Moves To Form Independent Daily Paper
A stock company is being formed to establish an independent daily paper in Newcastle. Solicitors seek business men farmers and others to purchase stock as part of the project.
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Newcastle
LonelyNeighbors Wed After Years Next Door Bond
Mrs. Sarah Duite and Theodore Ditzee both aged 73 were married in Evansville after years of mutual pity from living as neighbors. They spent years peering through windows across yards before tying the knot.
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Sarah Duite
Theodore Ditzee
Evansville
Supreme Court Dismisses Brandywine Creek Drainage Petition
The Supreme Court at Indianapolis dismissed a petition seeking drainage of Brandywine Creek in Hlaneuck county and preserved the landmark Old Swimmin Hole celebrated by James Whitcomb Riley.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Supreme Court
Indianapolis
Brandywine Creek
Hlaneuck County
Evansville tree trimmer rescued after paralysis in high tree
A. R. Milter, a tree trimmer from Evansville, was stricken with paralysis while perched near the top of a nearly tan feet high tree and lay unconscious for about an hour before rescue by men from the aerial truck company.
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A. R. Milter
Evansville
Aeriad Truck Company
Mayor Kohler Buys Rowell Mansion for City Hall Site
Goshen Mayor Kohler purchases the historic Rowell mansion facing Court Square to serve as the city hall while council votes to close an option on the premises. In Gary a society girl Miss Isabel(e) Gray defends a Lake Superior Court suit over sixty lots in a new Gary addition valued at $5 000, noting the property was of little value when she took possession.
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Kohler
Goshen
Rowell Mansion
Court Square
Isabele Gray
Gary
Lake Superior
Miss Gray
Cast Selected for Purdue Harlequin Club Play Fair Coed
The cast for the play Fair Coed by George Ade, produced by the Harlequin Club at Purdue University, has been chosen after weeks of tryouts and will debut next month.
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Harlequin Club
Purdue University
George Ade
Boys confess to string of Evansville burglaries linked to play
John Watten aged 11 and his 10 year old brother confessed to Evansville police that they committed about a dozen burglaries. They said the play Raffles they saw inspired them to begin burglary work.
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John Watten
Evansville
February health in the state shows higher deaths
The February bulletin reports state health worse than the previous February. Deaths reached 3 356 in 1905 and 3 273 in 1907. The overall death rate was 15.8, city rate 16.6, and country rate 15.2.
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State Board of Health
Marion County to End 40 Cent Prisoner Board Policy
The Marion County Commissioners move to abolish the long standing practice of paying 40 cents a day for boarding prisoners even if no meals were served. Moving forward meals will be paid only when actually served, ending a widely regarded graft among county sheriffs.
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Marion County Commissioners
Indiana
Buck Creek ditch to begin in Henry County
A fourteen mile Buck Creek ditch costing $18,000 will be started soon in southern Henry County. The long needed project will relieve frequent flooding and make land cultivable, offering substantial value to local farms.
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Henry County
Buck Creek
Rhea Reid Rose Goes On Market From Richmond Grower
E G Hill of Richmond offers the Rhea Reid rose for sale. The seedling of American Beauty aims to become a leading rival in the commercial floral market, reflecting Hill’s prominence among U S florists.
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Rhea Reid
E. G. Hill
Richmond
United States
Greensburg Sets Plan for Democratic Newspaper
A new democratic newspaper will launch in Greensburg led by a stock company capitalized at $10,000 with all shares subscribed. The venture aims to provide independent coverage under a corporate entity.
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Greensburg
Florist Produces Fragrant Deep Yellow Carnation
Gustav Mina, florist at the Northern Indiana Hospital for the Insane near Logansport, after two years of study and labor, reports a deep yellow carnation with strong fragrance. He claims it is not a freak and plans to grow thousands next year.
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Gustav Mina
Northern
Indiana Hospital For the Insane
Logansport
Henry's Remarkable Hen Lays Two Eggs a Day
Henry Ogden of Elizabethtown reports his Buff Cochin hen is laying two eggs daily. He has carefully tracked the hen and believes the bird is truly producing. The bird lays one egg each morning and another after noon.
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Henry
Henry Ogden
Elizabethtown
Editor warned to resign over college minstrel show critique
A bundle of switches was left at the door of Julian J. Behr, editor in chief of the Daily Student at Indiana University Bloomington, with a note demanding his resignation for criticizing the recent college minstrel show. Behr had published a column criticizing the show.
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Julian J. Behr
Daily Student
Indiana University
Bloomington
Behr
Jehr
Celestine man seeks Dem nomination promising free whisky
Peter Coble of Celestine Ind seeks the Democratic nomination for representative in his district. He campaigns on a free whisky platform arguing whisky should be as free as water and recalls cheaper prices in the past. He claims reduced whisky revenue led to less drunkenness years ago.
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Peter Coble
Celestine, Ind
Stamper White of Rush County Victim of Large Confidence Trick
Jonathan White known as Stamper White, a wealthy Rush county farmer from Glenwood, allegedly fell for a con game. He lost about $20,000 after two neighbors urged investment and drew funds from a Rushville bank to buy counterfeit money to pass through cities nationwide.
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Jonathan
White
Glenwood
Rushville
Duck Shooting on the Kankakee Marshes Report Poor
Local hunters report very poor shooting on the Kankakee marshes due to high water. Large waterfowl remain beyond range in open waters making hunts difficult, with season ending April 1. Reports note unprecedented duck abundance in the marshes despite weak harvest.
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Kanksekee
English Lake
Acre
Mormon Elders Begin Indiana Spring Proselyting Drive
Following the northern and southern Indiana conference in Indianapolis, Mormon elders scatter across the state for spring proselyting. Cities include Evansville Jeffersonville Madison Seymour and Newcastle with Indianapolis and northern districts remaining. Weekly meetings in towns and Sunday gatherings. Recruits will boost Indiana force from thirty two to forty eight in April. Elders travel on foot through rural districts distributing literature.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Evansville
Jeffersonville
Madison
Seymour
Newcastle
Big Fairbanks Marching Club Heads to Chicago Parade
Five hundred uniformed marchers led by a 300 member drum corps will travel from Indianapolis to Chicago by special train next June to campaign for Vice President Fairbanks. The group includes prominent Indianapolis Republicans. Juicy Order From Government: Shelbyville based Conrey-Birely Table Company received a government order for 2,500 center tables.
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Indianapolis
Chicago
Fairbanks
Conrey-Birely Table Company
Shelbyville
Suppressor Press Agent Quiets Mrs. Law Publicity
Mrs. George Law the wealthy widow flees public notice by hiring a press agent for 2500 a year to suppress gossip about her society life. Her London Paris and New York activity wanes as the agent limits reports of her gowns entertainments and suitors.
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George Law
London
Paris
New York
Law
Avenue d’Antin
Kapurthala
Craig Wadsworth
Norman Whitehouse
Gerald Lefevre Pontalis
Cable Company
Mrs. Law
The Stingy Man
A reprint from the Atchison Globe extols thrift and debt payment. The narrator recalls past wasteful habits, now saving and paying debts, praising stinginess as prudent, and noting bill collectors confirm prompt payments. The piece lauds stingy men as prudent providers who avoid donor compulsions.
Souffle Sound Echoes as Dinner Quietly Flows
A fragment from Leslie's Weekly notes a family scene with a faint hush at dinner. A child asks if all are certain while a father’s soup sound marks the moment, conveying a domestic mood.
New Type Writer Girl Draws Mixed Praise
Younger boasts of his new type writer girl being a success while Elders notes she spells as badly as the previous one. He adds you cannot judge by letters alone as hair and eyes remain unseen.
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Philadelphia Press
A Rude Young Man at the Reception
A society note recounts a reception with praise for a fair complexion and a witty aside about a powder puff, highlighting social wit and manners rather than major events.
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Society Reporter
Prisoner Claims Double Wife Inmate Witty Exchange
A prison visitor questions a convict who jokes that his crime is worse than life sentence. He quips that he is in for a double wife with two spouses waiting outside, per the Philadelphia Ledger.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Gompers Reflects After Supreme Court Reversal
An Oversight notes Samuel Gompers’ remark that the Supreme Court was unaware of its reversal, calling it “All in the day’s work” while suggesting the court did not grasp the change. The Philadelphia Ledger records his wry comment.
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Gompers
Supreme Court
Philadelphia Ledger
Ibbs recollects retail grocery missteps and missed profits
The exchange recalls Ibbs admitting failure in a grocery business and outlining what he should have done to make it profitable. The dialogue highlights his insight into the mistakes and corrective actions.
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Ibbs
Scott
A Diplomat Explained by Father to Son
A diplomat is defined by an old man as someone who does not mean what others think he means. The exchange features young John ny asking for a definition and the father offering a wry description of diplomatic speech.
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Little Johnny
Remarkable 98-Year-Old Man Credits Kidney Pills
Shepard Kollock of 44 Wallace Street Red Bank New Jersey at age 98 reports kidney trouble for 40 years with nightly waking and weak back. He began using Deans Kidney Pills and says they gave him complete relief. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Shepard Kollock
Wallace St
Red Bank
N. J
Mr. Kollock
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Indian Women Telegraph Operators Authorized by India
Harper's Weekly reports the Indian government, on telegraph committee advice, will hire women as operators. Applicants aged 18 to 30 must be unmarried or widowed, undergo a 12 month training earning 6.65 dollars monthly, and face a one year probation after training. Salaries range from 10 to 26.65 dollars with pensions and no transfer liability, resignation required if of marriage.
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Telegraph Committee
India
Harper’s Weekly
Prices Controlled Drugs In Holland Alarm Ship Captain
A Dutch captain visiting New York described Holland's drug pricing where the government caps apothecary charges. He cited a 75 cent charge for a small powder, noting the ingredient cost around 5 cents, and claimed a Rotterdam druggist would be jailed for similar overpricing. He criticized local druggists aligned with doctors against patent medicines.
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New York
Rotterdam
New York Press
Grape Nuts Endorsed by Elderly Readers for Strength
An advertisement describes Grape Nuts as ideal for aging digestion, highlighting whole wheat and barley with diastase, plus brain and nerve nutrients from phosphates. Testimonies claim improved vitality, regularity, and mental clarity after years of use, alongside Postum. The ad urges reading The Road to Wellville and credits Postum Co. of Battle Creek, Michigan.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Fifteen Years of Eczema Cured in Six Days
Edward Wovell of Fort Crock Navy? Fort Crock Nohracka reports severe eczema for fifteen years on hands arms and legs. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent for six days the itching ceased and sores disappeared, ending years of sleepless misery.
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Edward Wovell
U. S. Infantry
Fort Crock Nohrocka
Simple Life Mockery Sparks Editorial Comment
A Baltimore American columnist mocks the idea of urban life as overly complex. The remark suggests that only in a feeble minded institution would existence be deemed simplest, provoking reader reflection on modern living.
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Baltimore American
Weoman's Secret From the Atchison Globe
A witty observation on how every woman guards a personal secret. Housekeeping types boast bread and jelly tests, coffee secrets, while vanity leads to powders and sunburn lotions. The piece ends by affirming that a woman can indeed keep a secret.
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Atchison Globe
Two-Faced Jokes Spoof in Local Theatrical Talk
The leading lady declares fortune by face while stroking a pug. A tall comedian compliments her, noting she has two fortunes. He quips that she is two faced after overhearing the manager.
Clock Anomalies In Electrical Storms
Clocks may halt during electric storms with no clear cause and resume normal function after varying intervals from moments to years. The phenomenon spans brief or extended stoppages and can occur without warning.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Promises Reward
A vintage advertisement offers a one hundred dollar reward for an uncured case of catarrh by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It includes endorsements from Waring, Kinnan & Marvin and Cheney & Co of Toledo, praises internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, and notes price 75 cents per bottle with pills for constipation.
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Hall
Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Waring, Kinnan & Manvin
O. Hall
Halt
I am a Mother I am a Mother
A reflection on longing for motherhood and the desire to share words of blessing, noting that organic derangements deny happiness to some women. The passage urges readers to recognize that preparation for healthy maternity involves specific methods or remedies.
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Matches Female Ailments
Mrs Maggie Gilmer of West Union South Carolina and Mrs Josephine Hall of Bardstown Kentucky report restored health and motherhood after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad promotes the remedy for uterine disorders and general female troubles. Mrs Pinkham invites sick women to write for advice from Lynn Massachusetts.
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Maggie Gilmer
West Union
S. C
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Josephine Hall
Bardstown
Bargain Brown Brothers Offers Velvet Suit at Tin Dollars
Norah boasts of a free velvet suit by sharing word about Bargain Brown Brothers. Delia-Ye and the mistress discuss a bargain that mirrors a wife’s velvet option in Harper’s Weekly.
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Delia
Brown Brothers
Norah
Harper’s Weekly
When Husbands Tire of Kissing
An Atchison Globe remark notes wives cling to kissing when husbands tire of it, interpreting it as a sign of a wife’s charm. The piece jokes that men won’t admit they tire of the practice, calling them cowards for avoiding confession.
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Atchison Globe
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Rochester
Fulton
Joel Howell
Jasonville
Tricxen
Council
Purdue Club
Ade
Big Ditch
Free Whisky
Kankakee
Big Fairbanks
the Stingy Man
Atchison
Experientia Docet
Indian Girl Telegraphers
Holland
Weoman’s Secret
Sterling Remedy Co
Chesebrough Mfg. CO
New York City
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