Hoosierisms and Local Updates
Frost in August reported by farmers north of Elkhart with no damage. South Bend population listed as about 55 000 in the 1908 directory. The Indiana epileptic village near Newcastle nears completion. Madison county drought alarms farmers and stockmen. Mrs Martha Osborne of Nortonburg dies after a seven day sleep. Goshen plagued by tramps as freight trains bring them in. State Fair opens at Indianapolis next week promising improvements.
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Elkhart
Peeping Tom Terrorizes Goshen Women
Women in Goshen live in constant fear as a peeping Tom eludes police watch and surveillance. No arrests reported, residents urge swift action and community vigilance.
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Goshen
Pittsburg capitalist leases 600 acres near Richmond for oil
Six hundred acres of farmland near Richmond are leased by a Pittsburg capitalist who plans oil exploration. Cannon to Open Indianapolis Campaign Your Uncle Joe Cannon will launch the Republican campaign in Marion county at Indianapolis on September 14.
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Richmond
Pittsburg
Cannon
Indianapolis
Joe” Cannon
Marion County
Morbid throngs view slain bandit at Indianapolis morgue
Fifty thousand people flocked to the Indianapolis morgue to view the body of Coe, a black criminal who killed a policeman. The crowd drew attention for its fascination with the spectacle and the sensational crime.
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Indianapolis
Coe
Secretary Risksass Reports Record New Castle Fair Profit
Secretary W. J. Risksass announced the New Castle Fair Association cleared nearly 1500 dollars this year. He called the fair the most successful in the history of the association.
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W. J. Risksass
Newcastle Fair Association
Commercial Club opposes street car parades and carnivals
The Muncie Commercial Club passed a resolution condemning street car rivalling events and announced plans to discourage any effort to sponsor a carnival in the community.
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Muncie
Full Dinner pairs in South Bend industries
South Bend industries report full dinner production pairs as all factories run to usual seasonal capacity. No anticipated decrease in forces.
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South Bend
Miss Alice Powell Fined for Directoire Gown Display
In Evansville the eighteen year old Miss Alice Powell appeared before Judge J. G. Winfrey and was fined five dollars plus costs for wearing a directoire gown in the streets.
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Evansville
Directoire
Alice Powell
J. G. Winfrey
July violence deaths in Indiana tally 207
The State Board of Health bulletin reports 207 deaths in Indiana during July, including 159 males and 48 females. Of these, 10 were murders, 26 personal crisis reports, and 171 accidents.
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Indiana
State Board of Health
Shopper collapses at bargain sale in Logansport store
Miss Bessie Baker, 20, fainted during a granite ware bargain sale at a Logansport five and ten cent store after taking a dish pan. She was carried outside and her first words on revival were asking for her pan.
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Logansport
Bessie Baker
Tuberculosis Claims Nearly 300 Lives in Indianapolis
The city reports tuberculosis as the leading killer, with nearly 300 deaths since January 1. The outbreak began late last winter and persisted through the summer, when heat reduced its grip for a time.
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Indianapolis
City Board of Health
Indignation at Princeton After Bridge Collapse
Residents react to the sudden collapse of a recently completed iron and concrete bridge over Patoka River. A wagon carrying Edward Corraham and his six year old son fell 30 feet into the water. the child died and the father was badly hurt. The bridge had not yet been accepted.
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Princeton
Patoka
Edward Corraham
Indiana Bureau to Complete Industrial Survey of State Towns
Mary Stubbs Moore, Chief of the Indiana Bureau of Statistics, will finish gathering data on industrial conditions across towns and cities. The report covers all lines of industry and includes water supply and sewage disposal, a first for the bureau.
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Mary Stubbs Moore
Indiana Bureau of Statistics
Indiana Bureau
Rare Pearl Cluster Found in Wabash River Near Princeton
George Buchanan opened a shell in the Wabash River near Princeton and found a cluster of four nearly perfect pearls totaling about eighty grains. Such clusters are extremely rare in natural pearl findings.
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Wabash River
Princeton
George Buchanan
Rushville man claims original Bryan and Kern link
H. A. Kramer of Rushville declares he is the original Bryan and Kern man. He says in 1904 he placed a store awning streamer reading 1908 Bryan and Kern 1908 to mark his claim.
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H. A. Kramer
Rushville
Bryan and Kern
Plans for retrenchments on Walsh roads and Indiana division
Receiver Carpenter of the Walsh roads outlines retrenchment plans. Some trains will be withdrawn on the Indiana division, but passenger service on the Chicago division is not expected to be disturbed.
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Carpenter
Walsh Roads
Indiana
Chicago
Gas Belt Amusement Association Formed by Roy Stodghill
Roy Stodghill of Shelbyville forms the Gas Belt Amusement Association uniting Tipton Elwood Noblesville Alexandria Kokomo and Gas City to coordinate activities and promotion.
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Roy Stodghill
Shelbyville
Gas Belt Amusement Association
Tipton
Elwood
Noblesville
Alexandria
Kokomo
Gas City
Baptists Outline Plan for Winona Conference HQ
Baptists from across the country at the Winona Bible Conference move to establish a permanent association headquarters in Winona Lake and raise funds for a building estimated at about 50 000 dollars.
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Winona
Indiana Timber Deal Grants 400-Acre Tract to Earl Taber
Earl Taber of Argos acquires a 400 acre timber tract near Pierceton in Kosciusko county from Fred Elder near Warsaw for 55000 dollars. The purchase claims to be the largest timber tract ever sold in Indiana.
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Earl Taber
Argos
Indiana
Pierceton
Kosciusko County
Fred Elder
Warsaw
Chicago Group Swoops on Wawasee Inn for 75000
A Chicago syndicate seeks the Wawasee Inn at Lake Wawasee Indiana for 75000 to enlarge and operate year round. They plan to make the lake a premier Chicago society summer resort, expanding beyond the current four to five months of operation.
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Wawasee Inn
Lake Wawasee
Indiana
Chicago
Game Preserve Proposal in Montgomery County
Capt. W. P. McClaskey of the Indiana House has secured about thirty farmers near Darlington to agree to a three year no hunting pledge. The plan would create a 3,882 16 acre game preserve and request government stocking with Hungarian partridges, with violations to be reported.
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Montgomery County
W. P. McClaskey
Indiana
Darlington
Steam Roller Racing Course Spotlight at State Fair
State Fair patrons will see a real steam roller at work on the rebuilt race course from opening September 7 to closing day. Racing offers $21,900 in purses in a department expected to attract the country’s best blooded horses. Blooded horse contests promise lively competition for honor and betting interest.
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Taft
Chicago
Bryan
Denver
Fair Grounds
Ladies Day at Indiana State Fair Highlights Women Focus
The Indiana State Fair will designate every day as ladies day during the September 7 week. The dairy and creamery sections, led by state treasurer Oscar Hadley, will feature major premiums totaling over $200 for butter and cheese, including top prizes of $20, $15, $10 and $5 for creamery butter and other dairy categories.
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Indiana
State Board
Oscar Hadley
State Board of Agriculture
Black Hero Saves Girls From Runaway
Babe Richey a fourteen year old Black resident of Petersburg rescued two girls from a runaway carriage. He seized the horses by the bridle and was dragged nearly a mile. The girls escaped unharmed, but the driver suffered fatal head injuries.
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Babe Richey
Petersburg
Richey
Henry Thomas and Jane Lawrence wed in Evansville
Henry Thomas aged 75 and Jane Law rence aged 65 were united in marriage at Evansville. The bride has been married three times.
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Henry
Jane
Henry Thomas
Jane Lawrence
Evansville
The Love Affairs of Little Tommy
Tommy Billinger shares affection between Marjorie and Janet by bring flowers to both at school and home. Miss Bostwick and Mrs. Billinger learn he funds flowers by diverting church Sunday school and allowance money. At a party he must pick, he diplomatically says he likes them both the same and ends up dining alone as he moves on to ball games.
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Mrs. Billinger
Tommy Billinger
Majorie
Marjorie
Janet
Tommy
Jaanet
Elsie
Miss Bostwick
Miss Bastwick
Harold
Pennsylvania
Ether in early science noted by earliest researchers
The text references ether as a concept recognized by the earliest scientists, highlighting its historical status in scientific thought.
Paris Fashion Hints and Misses Garment Patterns
Advertises multiple patterns for women and misses garments with fabric options. Listings include 2531 Misses One-Piece Corset Cover with or without Peplum, 2504 Ladies One-Piece Corset Cover with or without Shield Sleeves and Peplum, 2227 Ladies Sack Night-Gown, 2539 Ladies One-Piece Circular Open Drawers, and 2508 Ladies Open Drawers. Includes sizes and suitable materials. Address line appears at end.
The Truth of It Charm in Charity Debate
A Philadelphia Ledger quip mocks a charity subscription. Krotchet declines, noting the price exceeds his means. The line plays on words about “mean ness” and generosity.
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Krotchet
Philadelphia Ledger
Explanations on Pitching Stance Prompt Debate
A dialogue contrasts two fans about a pitcher prethrow ritual. One calls it a stamp around the mound, the other identifies it as immediate delivery stamps used to gain speed, reflecting baseball lore and fan banter.
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Toledo
A Happy First Impression
The scene shows a humorous exchange about coffins turning into hammocks. Undertaker Bill Mope stages a sale after trouble, as Uncle Henry screens a gag about the hanging coffins under trees.
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Clarence Sixper
Uncle Henry
Bill Mope
Puck
Looked Innocent and Shawl Disarmed Suspicion
A Kansas City Journal quip notes a cautious traveler who let a stranger hold a suitcase. The stranger’s shawl and “New Yorker” appearance are cited as a disguise that could soften scrutiny and mislead observers.
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Kansas City Journal
Realism in stage scenery sparks debate at theater
The star complains advertisements on the scenery go too far while the manager argues for a realistic meadow effect. The exchange highlights tensions between commercial display and authentic set design in Tit-Bits.
All For Him. fiancee has will of her own
The Philadelphia Press notes a witty line on marriage and inheritance where a fiancee asserts independence and the speaker concedes his sole beneficiary status with humor.
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Philadelphia Press
Just Smiled Record Captures Eighteen Hour Talk
The New York Evening Sun reports a man who spoke for eighteen hours as a record event. Every married man who heard him smiled and walked away.
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New York Evening Sun
What do you expect to be when you come of age
A short humorous exchange from the Herald and Presbyter features a visitor asking a boy his future goal and the boy replying Twenty one in a wry, childlike tone. The dialogue captures young ambition with a wry edge.
Saul and Jonathan Die in Gilboa Battle
A Sunday school lesson reviews Saul and his sons falling before the Philistines at Gilboa. Saul takes his own sword after armor bearer refuses. his body and those of his sons are desecrated before Jabesh Gilead rescues and honors him later.
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Israel
Mount Gilboa
Saul
Jonathan
Abinadab
Meikchishua
Jordan
Ashtaroth
Bethshan
Jabeshgilead
Jabesh
Esdraelon
Palestine
Kishon
Sisera
Deborah
Barak
Moreh
Gideon
Megiddo
Josiah
Judah
Pharoah-necho
Gilboa
Shunem
Damascus
Jehovah
Nahash
Ues
Saan Cai
No Time to Lose in Quick Engagement Tale
A Chicago News quote shows two summer girls debating quick engagements. The first is shocked that one was engaged within three hours of meeting. The second insists she must make a record this season and cannot waste time on one man.
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Chicago News
Pirates Treasure Secret Burying Confounds Search
Captain Kidd reportedly hid treasure in a way that defies detection, joking that a safety deposit vault would be too loud a hiding place and wishing to keep it from the personal property assessor. The mystery remains unsolved and the treasure has not been recovered.
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Captain Kidd
Chicago Tribune
Boston boy rejects alphabet blocks as trivial
The Boston boy dismisses a Western relative's gift of alphabet blocks calling word play the most trivial form of entertainment. The remark is reported in the Chicago Tribune reflecting a humorous cultural stance.
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Boston
Chicago Tribune
Willing to Oblige Art Inquiry on Rural Cow
A city artist asks to paint an old farmer’s cow. The farmer jokes about painting it green so tramps won’t notice and milk it secretly on the sly, as reported by the Pittsburg Post.
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Pittsburg Post
Not Drinking Ice Water Nor Alcohol During Heat
A jocular remark notes a stubborn man who ignores advice about hot weather habits. One person warns against ice water, another urges abstaining from alcohol, and he combines both prohibitions in his behavior.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Matches Made in Heaven or a Delivery Mistake
A Philadelphia Press quip notes a relationship mismatching expectations with a playful line about matches being made in heaven versus a delivery error. The exchange contrasts belief in fate with a humorous take on unintended pairings.
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Philadelphia Press
Postum Taste Remains Constant and Beneficial
A reader letter from Indiana praises Postum for its consistent mild flavor and claims it contains no caffeinelike substances found in coffee. The writer says stopping coffee improved liver headaches and chest heaviness, noting they prefer Postum and have continued drinking it. The ad ends with the standard "There's a Reason" and references Battle Creek Michigan and The Road to Wellville.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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