Portage land sale signals Indiana steel plant plans
Inland Steel Company of Indiana Harbor bought 85 acres in Portage township Porter County for about 105000, aiming to build a steel mill near Waverly Beach Lake Michigan area. The deal boosted nearby land values as a site was selected three miles west of Waverly Beach for a potential plant and harbor improvements.
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Valparaiso
Inland Steel Company of
Indiana Harbor
Portage Township
Porter County
Lake Michigan
Lake Longins
Steel Company
Waverly Beach
Catah
Fort Wayne
C. C. Warrington
J. Frank Mongovan
Mrs. Warrington
Peter Fox
J. R. Burns
Arthur Gilbert
Chicago
Joseph Byers
Knox
Culver
Laine
Indianapolis
Frederick van Nuys
United States
Washington
Morton County
Indiana
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
E. A. Root
Benjamin Harrison
Lafayette
Purdue University
Elwood
Elwood Board of Education
Jeffersonville
Froman M. Coots
Clark County
John H. Grimm
Indiana Reformatory
Grimm
Marion County
Shelbyville
Minerva Thompson
Waldron
Shelby County
The Lady Sheriff and the Bandit
The sheriff Jessie confronts Jim Wheeler in a snowbound shack after a bank hold up. She arrests him but she learns he staged the ambush to prove his worth and protect her, while he reveals the real bank thief trapped and tied. Both resolve to return to town with truth and justice.
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First National Bank
Gingo
Jim Wheeler
Jim
Jessie
Anacon County
Dio
Edgeways
Dryden and Pope Style Compared by Dr. Johnson
Dr Johnson contrasts Dryden and Pope, noting Dryden as capricious and furious at times while Pope remains cautious and uniform. He says Dryden follows his own impulses, Pope adheres to strict rules, Dryden’s writing is rapid and varied, and Pope’s is smooth and controlled.
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Dryden
Pope
Johnson
Paraffin First Aid for Burns Suggested by English Doctor
An English physician advises paraffin as initial burn treatment. Apply a few drops from a candle held seven to eight inches high, avoiding a thick coating that would be painfully hot. Cover with gauze and a second paraffin layer.
Public Auction Features Jersey and Shorthorn Milkcows
Public sale begins 1 PM Wednesday June 8 on the A G James farm 6 miles SW of Batesville 1 mile east of Salem Church 23 head Jersey and Shorthorn cows 10 fresh with calves 13 springers A H GOMMEL Prop W C Kissling Auct. Also sale starts 10 AM Friday June 10 at the Weisburg farm 2 1/2 miles SE livestock farming implements blacksmith tools household goods and more Maggie Stratnner Prop J J Westrick Auct.
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A. G
T. K. James
Batesville
Salem Church
Jersey
Weisburg
Maggie
Strattner
Prop. J. J
Westrick
Ghostly dummy terrorizes village in three nights
A white-draped ghost visited Cress ing for three nights dancing in moonlight. On Wednesday farmer Mr Watson thrashed it with his whip and found a man-shaped dummy controlled by strings. Village constable seized the device.
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Cressing
Watson
London Daily Mail
Language of Jara in China matrimonial jar signs
Jara tradition in parts of China uses roof jars as marriage marks. An upside down jar signals a daughter is too young to marry, while a jar facing the street shows the maiden is of marriageable age. When a girl marries the jar is removed.
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China
Mystery Tribesmen of Southern Arabia Described
In the mountains of southern Arabia a rugged region holds a tribe unlike Arabs. They are lighter in color and live in villages, not tents, said to be remnants of a Persian army that invaded the country about a thousand years ago.
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Arabia
Mr and Mrs Smith Host Large Family Visit
A family visit by Mr Smith brings his relatives to the Smith household just before dinner. Buddy the dog signals the crowd as mother cooks a chicken and plans extra gravy for the unexpected company.
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Mrs. Smith
Buddy
Mr. Smith
Holding Emery Cloth For File Polishing Tips
Instruction on wrapping emery cloth around a file for flat surface polishing and using a wire clip to secure the cloth. The technique avoids a clip at the outer end while fingers hold the cloth. Ends with an advertisement slogan for tribune Job Printing.
Nail myths of character and sexuality
The passage claims fingernail color signals personality traits. It says red nails indicate a domineering nature and tendency to cruelty, while white nails suggest attraction to the opposite sex but weak constitution or character.
Unknown Animal Species Could Reach Hundreds of Thousands
Scientists estimate around 800000 animal species have been found and as many more remain to be described. A single species may comprise more individuals than humans on Earth.
Conversation with The Conversationalist Reader
A brief exchange where a reader greets the author and recalls seeing a piece of theirs in a magazine, noting it appeared recently in the Boston Transcript. The lines capture cordial tone and cross-paper familiarity.
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Boston Transcript
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Office
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Wilingue
Petersburg
Hartwell
Hartwell Mining Company
Kansas City
Pike County
Hayden Stedner
Harry Black
Stedner
Pierceville
Jessie Szcczypunec
Ida Wolfe
Margaret Wolfe
Steve Waite
Liberty Trail
Michigan City
Noblesville
E. E. Cloe
Hamilton
Wainwright Trust Company
C. W. Booth Farm Supply Company
Westfield
Arcadia
Atlanta
Eastern Rock Island Plan Company of
Indiana Federation of Farmers’ Associations
Tennessee
South Bend
Grand Trunk
New York Central
George E. Hershman
Crown Point
Grand Lodge of Indiana
Independent
Order of Odd Fellows
Hershman
Otto A. Boyer
State Anatomical Board
Indiana Dental College
Indiana University
Washington, D. C
Katherine Smith
Alvision
Department of Labor
Tundianapolis
United Commercial Travelers
Terre Haute
Boonville
Boonvile
Rbert
Morgan
Charles J. Orbison
Indianaw
State Industrial Board
the Lady Sheriff and the Bandit
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
A. H. Gommel
W. C. Kissling
Tribune
Batesville Roller Mills
J. A. Wilker & Co
Erik
Mike Benz
P. Boerstler
William F. Krieger
Batesville, Ind
Firestone Cord
Auto Sales and Service
Gibson Garage
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