Fire Loss Rates Hit $60,000 Daily in June Fires
Indiana fire bulletin shows 200 fires in the first week of June causing $174,322 loss with daily rate near $60,000. Lightning and sparks blamed for most fires. buildings and contents suffer $95,077 and $79,245 respectively. Fire Marshal Longley urges lightning rods and safer roof materials to cut losses. Thursday June 19 in Covington marks Miss Maude Spinnings and Charles Brown wedding with small family ceremony.
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Indiana
Longley
Covington
Maude Spinnings
Charles Brown
Crawfordsville
Ben-Hur
Mr. Brown
Saturay
Will Change Terminals On Dearborn Station Move
The Chicago and Eastern Illinois railway will shift all trains to the Dearborn passenger station at Polk street by mid July, ending joint use of LaSalle station. The C E I owns a fifth of the Western Indiana stock and has paid to prevent delayed service. the move aims to cut costs despite new competition from the Wabash and Monon lines.
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Rock Island
Chicago and Eastern Minors Railway
Dearborn
Polk Street
LaSalle
Lake Shore
Rock Island Railways
Western Indiana Line
Wabash
St. Louis
Monon
Southern
Covington Pair Wed At Bride’s Parents Home
Covington girl Lula Huffer married Nolan Bash son of Elmer and Mrs Bash at the bride’s parents home near Covington. Rev E W Strecker officiated in a small ceremony with relatives present. The couple will live with the bride’s parents for now and the bride has been a Covington teacher known for her kindness.
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Nolan Bash
Elmer Bash
Covington
Lula Huffer
Walter Huffer
E. W. Strecker
Methodist Church
The Manufacturer's Trade Mark in Advertising
The article explains that a trade mark reflects years of effort and quality. It notes that strong marks add value or goodwill and guide consumers to reliable goods. Manufacturers now advertise not just the mark but the retailer as the purchasable source.
When An Animal Chokes On Farm
Practical emergency advice for choking in animals. An egg poured down the throat via a wide mouthed bottle relieves the obstruction. if a bottle is unavailable a funnel or paper-made conduit can be used. Raise the animal’s head and aim the container far back to get the egg into the throat. The egg coats the passage and clears the obstruction.
Beginnings of Baseball Rules and Old Practices
The article notes baseball's roughly sixty five year origin and recalls its early rules. Fourteen original rules governed play and could fit on a single page. Early terms like hands counts and aces are described as outdated and humorous today.
Inexpensive Disinfectant From Coffee and Camphor
A home remedy mixes ground coffee with camphor gum in a saucer and lights it to scent a sick room. Mr and Mrs Gordon Warstler of Indianapolis visited due to the death of Mrs Warstler's mother Mrs Hattie Foote and returned home Tuesday.
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Gordon Warstler
Indianapolis
Rise of Dan Voorhees from plowboy to statesman
An Indiana county resident recounts Daniel W. Voorhees rising from farm life near Chambersburg to law, political oratory, and national prominence. Born in Fountain County, he read law after farm mischief, studied at Asbury, settled in Covington, and joined Edward A. Hannegan in a partnership. He served as Fountain County prosecuting attorney in 1858, exposed criminal networks in Lafayette, and earned the nickname The Tall Sycamore of the Wabash. Voorhees stood six feet two inches, weighed over 200 pounds, with a Dutch lineage from Holland, and strong pride in his ancestry.
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Daniel W. Voorhees
Dan
United States
Covington
Dan Voorhees
Butler County
Ohio
Fountain County
Old Chambersburg
Voorheeg
Chambersburg
Voorhees
Asbury
Depauw) University
Greencastle
Edward A. Hannegan
Joseph Wright
Mr. Voorhees
Holland
van Voorhees
The Asset of Forgetting in Life and Business
The essay argues forgetting can be as valuable as memory for success. It notes memory of slights or past failures harms progress, while deliberate forgetfulness lightens the mind, aids daily duties, and preserves self-confidence. It applies the idea to business and domestic life, suggesting forgetfulness can turn past errors into future guidance.
Wilson Hands Message to Scouts in Nationwide Relay
President Wilson started a relay message at the White House on Tuesday morning and will hand it to Mayor Carter Harrison in Chicago after 778.7 miles. More than 100 scouts participate, each covering short segments at about eight miles per hour. Dr. P. J. H. Farrell, chairman of the relay committee, leads preparations for the Pan Olympic carnival opening in Grant Park.
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White House
President Wilson
Carter Harrison
Grant Park
Chicago
P. J. H. Farrell
International Athletic Championship Association
Mrs Ohlmutz to spend summer at Delavan Lake Wisconsin
Mrs Allie Ohlmutz visiting sister Mrs John Waltz in Warren county and relatives near Roberts. She leaves Wednesday for Delavan Lake Wisconsin to engage in chautauqua work this summer.
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Allie Ohlmutz
John Waltz
Warren County
Roberts
Delavan Lake
Wisc
Ohlmutz
Enterprising Citizens Build Up a Prosperous City
The Redkey Times laments stingy wealth hoarders who hold back coins and squeeze dollars, arguing that honest, liberal, enterprising leaders who support living and letting live drive growth, circulation, and prosperity for towns and counties.
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American Eagle
Redkey Times
Poultrymen Blamed For Poor Eggs in New A. S. Probe
The agriculture department completed an inquiry into bad and addled eggs finding farmers and poulterers at fault. It cites ignorance or indifference by farmers as the main cause and urges five rules: clean nests gather eggs daily keep eggs cool and dry market twice weekly and cull mature males after hatching season. A pamphlet with the findings will be printed.
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Department of Agriculture
Department
Worth of College Education Revealed by Statistics
Northwestern University figures place a college education value at 25000 dollars. Census Bureau data show salaried men earning 1202 dollars in Chicago and graduates earning 1862 after five years. The article computes value by multiplying the earnings gap by forty working years.
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Northwestern University
Evanston
United States Census Bureau
Chicago
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