Boone County Chautauqua Seeks Support for 1915
The Boone County Chautauqua in Lebanon Indiana closes a week of varied talent and lectures. Organizers urge local subscriptions to guarantee seven day Chautauqua talent in 1915, with tickets at two dollars per season. A women’s committee works to increase guarantors as community interest remains high.
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Boone
Lyceum
Boone County
Lebanon
Cort-Alber Chautauqua Company
Ind
Oxford Attractions Hear Suffrage Debate and Mikado Review
Saturday's program featured Mrs Robert LaFollette and Miss Lucy Price in a suffrage debate noted for cordiality and interest. The Oxford Operatic Company presented the Mikado with lavish Japanese costumes and polished ensemble singing, earning high praise for its artistry and performance.
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Robert LaFollette
Lucy Price
Oxford Operatic Company
Oxford Company
Fire destroys Michigantown businesses in late night blaze
A basement origin fire in Michigantown late Saturday razed Norris and Heaton grocery and general store, the town bank, the telephone exchange, Harper barber shop, a restaurant, and the K of P lodge. An insurance man quoted the total loss at 76,000 dollars.
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Norris & Heaton
Michigantown
Norris &Heaton
Michigantown Bank
Telephone Exchange
Harper
Lodge
Horse with lockjaw treated after stepping on nail
A horse owned by Davis Broz. stepped on a rusty nail and developed tetanus. Dr Richaré reports the animal is improving under treatment using anti tetanic toxin injections totaling 30 000 units to date and 6 000 units per dose.
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Davis Broz
Richaré
Harshbarger Reunion Held At Ladoga Residence
The Harshbarger annual reunion took place Thursday at Dan Mahorney’s home one mile northeast of Ladoga. Over 200 attendees enjoyed social activities, music, and speeches. The event, begun twenty eight years ago, drew many family friends including J. W. Sanford and wife of near Lebanon.
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Dan Mahorney
Ladoga
J. W. Sanford
Near
Lebanon
Death of Mrs. Vincent in Anacortes
Mrs George E Vincent of Anacortes Washington dies at age forty two after a illness beginning July 1. She was formerly of Duluth Minnesota and visited Lebanon for ten days last March. Her husband is a shingle manufacturer and they had no children. Relatives here report the shock to Rev and Mrs O L Carmichael as they notify Lebanon people of the loss.
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Mra. O
Carmichael
George E. Vincent
Anacortes
Wash
Is Severely Injured Well Known Man Thrown From Wagon
Elwood Seering of six miles southeast of Lebanon was badly injured near the Hosterd gravel pit when his team frightened by a gravel chair caused the wagon to overturn at Walnut street near a sewer. He was carried home in a taxicab in a semi conscious state and a Whitestown physician was summoned. He is the father of Mrs. John Dodge of the city and is described as an elderly man with injuries not yet determinable.
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Elwood Seering
Lebanon
Indianapolis Pike
Walnut Street
Whitestown
John Dodge
Ius
Ams
Memorial Service Held For Pope At Catholic Church
A memorial Mass was held at the Catholic church Friday morning in memory of the dead pope. Father Connelly presided as mournful decor remained until the election of the new pontiff.
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Father Connelly
Walker Returns to Head High School Next Year
Professor E. G. Walker arrived from Chicago where he has been on special work at Chicago University. He will resume his old duties as principal of the high school for the coming year. His decision to stay on is met with joy by students and patrons.
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E. G. Walker
Chicago
Chicago University
Purdue Graduate James Meeks Joins New Mexico College
James Meeks, Purdue graduate and nephew of Marley Riley, leaves Thorntown for Mesillo Park, New Mexico, to accept an offer as Assistant Professor of Animal Husbandry at the State Agricultural College. The position comes with a good salary, and local friends express pride in his achievement.
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Thorntown Times
James Meeks
Marley Riley
Purdue
Mesillo Park
New Mexico
State Agricultural College
Meeks
Women in education and motherhood debate
Dr. Carolyn Geisel used a Buffalo lecture to argue that twentieth century education for women is inadequate. She contrasted caring for homes and children with the nation’s investment in animal welfare, urging women to gain voting rights and better training for motherhood and wifehood.
The Fish Are Dying At Theodore Caldwell Pit
Theodore Caldwell of seven miles north of Lebanon reports a mysterious fish die off in his gravel pit. Since recent rains the fish surface gasping for air and hundreds have died. He moved twenty sick fish to the adjoining pit and found eighteen dead. He has sent water samples for analysis.
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Theodore Caldwell
Lebanon
Burns of the Mountains Speaks to Kentucky Audience
J A Burns president of Oneida College Kentucky, walked forty miles to Louisville due to lack of funds and shared his austere life story. He described his feudist youth, the drive to educate mountaineers, and the founding of a college that now teaches five hundred children, aiming to eradicate moonshining and violence.
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Kentucky
J. A. Burns
Oneida College
Geisel
Lonisville
Louisville
Lebanon
Burns
Etter
Lanterna
Kaffir Boys In A Fine Concert At Chautauqua
J H Balmer and Miss Elsie Clarke presented a second concert for chautauqua goers in Lebanon Friday night featuring Kaffir boys and Totten, a versatile entertainer with Flora Totten assisting. Dr Carolyn Geisel’s Americanitis lecture Sunday urged balance and piety, warning against nerve exhaustion and overemphasis on money.
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Africa
J. H. Balmer
Elsie Clarke
Lebanon
Totten
Tegerdomain
Flora E. Totten
Lizzie
God
Condemns building in district No 2 Worth township
Dr J N Burty instructs local health secretary Dr Herma Beck to condemn the building in district No 2 Worth township. Proclamation orders service on township trustees in person or by deputy with witnesses, then posting notice on the schoolhouse door.
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Hutty
Worth Township
Herma Beck
Board of Health
Salts If Kidneys or Bladder Bother
An old medical ad notes kidney and bladder weakness linked to uric acid. It touts Jad Salts from grape and lemon juice, taken as a spoonful in water before breakfast for two to three days to neutralize acids and soothe irritation. It claims safety, affordability, and quick relief.
Gray hair remedy promises natural dark shine and youth
The old Sagn Ter and Sulpher mixture returns natural color to faded gray hair and stops dandruff and hair loss. A bottle of Wyeth's Soyo and Sulphur Hair Remedy costs about five cents at drug stores and darkens hair evenly with daily use.
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Wyeth
Frayed Footnotes From a Distant Page
A fragmented line of text hints at discomfort and fatigue in a bygone era. The garbled phrasing references burning feet and tiredness, suggesting a diary or domestic note fragment with unclear context. Names or places do not emerge clearly but the tone conveys weariness.
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Oxford
Company and Barus of
the Attractions
Blaze
Harshbarger
Mahorney
Elwool
Ocal Catholicn
J Ames Meeks Geat
Agricultural College
Wil
DR. Geisel
Carolyn Geisel
Buffalo
Vean
Theodore
Kaffir Boys
Legerdemain
State Board
Local Hearth Board
J. N. Burty
Agra
First Rural Loan and Savings Association
HL. Moore
Sec
DRU
James H. Black
Farmera’ ‘State Bank
Bidz
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