Bulls in Parliament The Welcome Sound That Cheered Lord Balfour
London Tit-Bits notes a flurry of parliamentary gaffes in both houses as figures like Lord Balfour of Burleigh and Captain Craig draw sharp lines. Remarks include a quip about a loan to India as a flea bite and a dig at peers speaking during elections.
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Lord Balfour of
England
Burleigh
India
Craig
W. Hart Dyke
Lord Halsbury
William
London
Browning Club Idea Reflects Social Clubs Motif
A Chicago Record-Herald quotation highlights a woman’s wish to gain social recognition by forming societies. The exchange suggests forming a Browning club as a sly workaround to avoid being exposed as an imposter while others pretend knowledge on various topics.
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Henry
Browning Club
Browning
Chicago Record-Herald
Five Kamchatka Salmon Varieties and Run Timing
Kamchatka hosts five salmon varieties chavitcha krasnaia keta gor busha and kishutch. The chavitcha run begins about May 10 to 20 old style during spring rains and muddy overflow. They travel in large schools and the run lasts several days. The fish weigh twenty to twenty five pounds and are native to Kamchatka, not found in Okhotsk or other districts.
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Kamchatka
Okhotsk
He Didn't Hush
A humorous exchange from Chicago News where Willie asks what hush means. His mother explains the term as Willie wonders why his sister’s hair was mussed after her beau visited that afternoon.
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Little Willie
Chicago News
Plum pudding plot hints at assassination risk
A Louisville Courier-Journal excerpt recalls a chilling exchange about delivering a deadly device disguised as a plum pudding. The conspirators debate risks and timing as they consider targeting a czar.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Mountain Faith in Service Inspires Civic Life
A concise aphorism emphasizes living as a steadfast example. It urges lifting others through quiet strength and steady conduct, akin to a mountain’s steadfast presence guiding a community.
Button mystery in Yonkers search ends in Statesman
In a brief Yonkers Statesman item, Jill reflects on examining a collar button she wears, noting she has searched for the same piece at least fifty times, illustrating newspaper humor about a common mystery.
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Jill
Yonkers Statesman
Order Is Man’s Greatest Need and True Well Being
A quotation attributed to Amiel elevates order as the core requirement for human flourishing. It emphasizes inner discipline and social harmony as pathways to lasting well being.
The Douglas Escapes After English Capture at Poitiers
In the 1356 Poitiers battle Scottish knight Sir Archibald Douglas was captured in armor by the English. Sir William Ramsay of Colluthie pretended the prisoner was his master’s valet and demanded the body of the master. Ramsay then forced a ransom, thrashing Douglas, who fled once freed.
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Poitiers
Sir Archibald Douglas
William Ramsay
Colluthie
Archibald
Douglas
Sir William
Ramsay
William
Milton Items Reflect Local Social and Civic News
Local Milton notices report residents visiting family in Indianapolis and Richmond, farm stock updates, road and shop improvements, exams and licenses for teachers, a double wedding at the Christian church parsonage, and community events. Notable items include marriages of Oscar Lamott and Clara Elizabeth Rusk, a funeral for Horton Jesse Ferguson, and the Cary club’s year-end program at Cambridge City.
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Oscar Lamott
Clara Elizabeth Rusk
Christian Church Parsonage
Horton Jesse Ferguson
Gillilan
Milton
Livingston
Elizabeth Ferguson
Posey Township
Fayette County
Centerville
Cary Club
Cuns. Kniese
Cambridge City
J. H. Brown
Nellie Jones
Airace Mills
Scott Michener
Connersville
O. H. Beeson
Local notes and civil actions in Wayne County
Verla Stoffer sues for divorce from Carl Stoffer and seeks child custody on desertion grounds. Hazel Clawson’s divorce case against Leslie Clawson in Wayne Circuit Court has been dismissed. County truant officer George Bishop of Richmond is re elected. Crop prospects look poor due to dry weather and late planting. County clerk Matthews distributes copies of 1913 state acts, the largest issued. A Cambridge City chautauqua is planned for July or August with prominent lecturers and performers.
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Wayne Circuit Court
Hazel H. Clawson
Leslie D. Clawson
Matthews
Ralston
Cambridge City
State Lotteries Rise and Fall Across Europe
The piece traces lotteries from ancient Rome to medieval Europe and notes Italy’s merchants using them to move goods. It cites 1569 England with 40,000 chances sold, prizes of plate, and harbor repairs. It then covers Queen Anne era suspensions, government lotteries, and profits until England banned lotteries in 1826.
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Rome
Europe
St. Paul's
England
London Saturday Review
Astor's Fearlessness on Fifth Avenue
A friend recalls John Jacob Astor's bold calm when an insane man pressed a pistol to his ribs and demanded money. Astor challenged the gun and urged the assailant to shoot, then walked away unshaken and did not report the incident to police.
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Astor
John Jacob Astor
Fifth Avenue
Quaint Surnames from the Cotswold Hills
A London Telegraph correspondent notes four farm workers on the Cotswold hills named Pill Fouracre Pothecary and Greengrass. Their surnames reflect rustic idiosyncrasies or happenings, hinting one may someday gain fame from such unique origins.
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Cotswolds
Cotswold Hills
Pill
Fouracre
Pothecary
Greengrass
Pil
London
Trades and Real Estate in Cambridge City Indiana
Trade items for sale note two four room cottages on East Church Street Cambridge City good location Inquire of C E Merrick Also bargains in farms and town property via Dopson Wilson All the Real Estate owned by the late Silas L Wheeler in Cambridge City listed including Chas Wheeler property Scudder property and a vacant lot at Main and Walnut Streets Wayne Trust Company Admr Cambridge City Indiana
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East Church
Cambridge City
C. E. Merrick
Silas L. Wheeler
Chas. Wheeler
F. J. Scudder
Main and
Walnut Streets
Wayne Trust Company
Admr
Indiana
Farms for sale in Wayne and Henry counties announced
Several fine farms have just come on the market and are available at good prices. Owners wish to sell, and it costs nothing to view. A sales notice urges farm buyers to act now and inspect listed properties. W. H. Doney signs the advertisement.
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Wayne
Henry Counties
W. H. Doney
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Chicago
Mrs. Oran Bragg
Indianapolis
Lute Lantz, Jr
Marion Leverton
Lewisville
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Richmond
Fred Jones
Muncie
Carrie Six
Chas. Wilkinson
Mrs. E. P. Jones
Mettahnora
Brookville
Wesley Newton
Wm. Hurst
Misa Elda Lowry
Anna Gingrich
Elda Lowry
Bentonville
Lindley Baker
Santford Little
Mary Bales
Wilkinson
New Castle
Ruby Kellam
Orvel and
Park Hess
R. J. Kellam
East Germantown
Mrs. Swope
David Hinebaugh
Virgil Newman
Jonathan Pyle
E. B. Newman
Bupday
Lake Erie
Mrs. McCormick
Indiana Convention of Christian Churches
Mart Frazee
Misees Vera Witter
Marie Snyder
Hattie Heist
Mary Mauk
John Beard
Lon Boyd
Mra Winters
Amelia Knauf
Bessie Doddy
Mrs. Hovover
Hagerstown
Dunkard
Henry Shepherd
Milton Eastern Star
Mesdames W. H. Brown
Fred Goebel
Grand Chapter of
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Oliver Wallace
Bertie M. Frezee
Misa Jones
Misa Rachel Thomas
Miss Thomas
Omer Manlove
Dayton
Verla Stoffer
Carl Stoffer
Riverside
Capital Hill
George Bishop
County Board of Education
Geo. Shafer
Wayne County
Hoosier Store
Richmond's Money Saving Store
Hoosier
Dopson & Wilson
Burgess Stock Farm
Wenona
Illinois
M. Carre
Dept
Orne
France
Goussett
Lerida III
Lerida
Pinchette
Rosier
Beaudole
M. B. McCaffrey
Germantown
Liv
Ned Johnson
Ind
Diefenderfer
Ainced Hate Tenn
Hs Wayne E Circuit Court of
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Philip Miller
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