Indiana and national notices in a compact history page
Obituaries report William Siders Civil War veteran died at his daughter's Marion home. Susie Working dies at 30 from gas line explosion burns in Fort Wayne. Leroy Norton pleads guilty to robbing a pharmacy in Bra zil gets three years. Marguerite Smith dies age 22 from accidental gunshot at her grandfather Will Garris’s Wadeville home. Ellsworth Ice Cream Co building in Oakland City destroyed by fire. Wheat in central Indiana begins to grow due to wet weather. thrashing to July 12. Cecil McGregor says Mayor Bangs will seek Republican governor nomination. Lemuel Darrow former La Porte mayor dies at 72 from heart disease after parade stand collapse injury. Ligonier marks centennial with four days of pageantry. Federal approval granted for 7100 acres along Tippecanoe river near Winnemac for a U S park project.
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Caesar
Marc Anthony
B.C
William Siders
Marion
Company G
Fifty-second
Indiana Infantry
Susie Working
Fort Wayne
Burns
Leroy Norton
Indianapolis
Brazil
Indiana
Mills
Marguerite Smith
Joh. L. Smith
New Harmony
Will Garris
Wadesville
Ellsworth Ice Cream Company
Oakland City
Southern
Central Indiana
Cecil McGregor
C. W. H. Bangs
Huntington
Lemuel Darrow
la Porte
Darrow
Ligonier
Tippecanoe River
Winnemac
Joe E. Grant
Business Wants Ability to Transact Vast Resources
Mr Dustin Stax asserts business is strong with enormous natural resources and rising demand. He emphasizes the need to improve the ability to transact to capitalize on opportunities and meet public requirements.
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Dustin Stax
Noisy Heritage Ends With Hidden Orphan Tale
An odd heritage tale unfolds as a speaker recalls being left an orphan at infancy. The conversation reveals questions about custody and the fate of a mysterious inheritance while authorities or relatives weigh possible claims.
Willie Finns Question Sparks Teacher Exchange
A teacher asks Willie about the greatest Finnish contribution to the world prompting a lively discussion with the nickname Huckleberry.
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Willie “Huckleberry
Mabel as Short Name Highlighted in Pearson's Weekly
A brief playful note from Pearson's Weekly on using Mabel as a short form for the given name. The fragment suggests casual language about nicknames and personal address in a light cultural item.
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Mabel
Pearson's Weekly
Gumboil and Guppy Wedding Tour Turns Lecture Tour
Comic dialogue from Pathfinder Magazine where Gumboil laments an extended wedding journey that dragged into a lecture tour, and Guppy replies with a witty rejoinder. The exchange captures a lighthearted, era-tinged humor about travel and public speaking.
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Pathfinder Magazine
Publicity Profit and prizes debated by Mr Stormington Barnes
In a brisk exchange, Mr Stormington Barnes questions whether good plays win literary prizes, while noting that good manners often do. The remark highlights the interplay between talent and presentation in literary recognition.
Dancing Quip Sparks Humorous Exchange
A playful exchange unfolds as one person claims dancing is in their blood and another quips that if so their circulation must be poor, since it hasn’t reached their feet yet.
That Air of Dignity
A brief dialogue contrasts perceived status with uncertain authority as two speakers debate the need to approach a man for a match. The exchange hints at social hierarchies and the reluctance to challenge a person of implied importance.
Lot and Wife Escape in Storytime Exchange
In a classroom discussion about Lot fleeing Sodom the infant class hears how Lot and his wife escaped before the city’s destruction. A child asks what happened to the flea prompting giggles and a brief lesson about the tale.
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Lot
Tommy
Wrapped in Herself Conductor On Train
A brief dialogue unfolds on a train as a conductor asks for fare and a young lady replies with thanks and a hint of surprise. The scene suggests courtesy and social exchange aboard transit.
Why bells on cows? A playful Q&A exchange
In a lighthearted dialogue a First City girl asks why bells are placed on cows. The playful answer suggests bells warn cows and help them run away from people, adding a joking tone.
The Safe Way Promises and Prudence Paradox
A brief dialog contrasts honesty with prudence as a speaker asks what honesty means and another answers that honesty is keeping promises while prudence means never making them. The exchange explores moral restraint and principle in concise comic philosophy.
He Didn't See It Riddle at Lakefront Hotel
A humorous exchange unfolds as a guest questions a $5 room charge claiming the room overlooked the lake, and the clerk replies that the view justified the price, prompting a bite of irony.
Looking to Future. A witty exchange on marriage and careers
A brief quip contrasts a mani curist and a dentist with a joke about marriage. The speaker argues they should not wed, claiming any fight would be tooth and nail.
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Henry
Arguing On Any Side Deflects Question About Lawyer Status
A courtroom exchange features a debate over a lawyer's official title with one attorney asking if he is a constitutional lawyer. The other suggests labeling him a habitual lawyer rather than precisely identifying him as constitutional.
Dear Children Bring Peace When They Are Gone
Quotation from London Tit-Bits notes a uncle fondly recalls children in the house and the quiet after they go to bed, suggesting wholesome domestic harmony. The exchange frames children as a comforting, homey element.
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London
Cleverly Cut Frock Pattern With New Slant Neckline
Advertising pattern 9209 describes a house frock with yoke sleeve and diagonal shoulder line. It features three buttons and pocket details, easy enough for beginners. Pattern sizes 14 to 42 require specific fabric amounts, and order instructions are provided.
Queens at Play in Sydney Bulletin Gossip
Cousin Emily-Mrs Spriggs visits Eleanor's and meets a famous airman. For her next evening she encounters an even more famous man. Cousin Kate notes Mrs Spriggs always tries to trump her partner's ace.
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Emily
Inconsistent Mummy Visitor
A child argues with a mummy visitor about bedtime rules. The mummy claims little fatigue while the child asserts adulthood or size justifies staying up longer. Morning reveals the child is considered too big to lie in bed.
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Joan
Squirrel Scolding Sparks Social Media Stir
A humorous exchange captures a mother squirrel scolding a young one, with onlookers remarking on the dramatic tail curling and the chirps of disapproval drawing attention from observers.
Man Declines Lease Over Ten Commandments Quip
In a humor filled exchange, Mr. McNab refuses to sign a lease saying he cannot keep ten commandments and refuses nearly a hundred for two rooms in the High street. The dialogue reflects a satirical city issue and local humor.
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Mr. McNab
Heaven
High Street
In for Sure Bobby Say dad what is an interne
Pathfinder Magazine gives a brief dialogue where a father explains the term interne while a child mentions Jonah as an example. The exchange captures a casual educational moment with minimal context.
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Bobby
Jonah
Pathfinder Magazine
Economy Lesson In Pathfinder Magazine
A brief panel from Pathfinder Magazine notes a humorous exchange over butter on bread. A character named Johnny-Man reacts, while Man gives a practical instruction to reinsert part of the bread.
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Johnny
Pathfinder Magazine
Like Jokes Humorist Returns to Detroit News
A humor columnist notes a running joke about a cat that keeps returning to the writer, described as a bear-cat and a familiar presence to the editor over years in Detroit.
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Detroit News
A Modern Duodecimo of Health and Fitness Rules
A health column urges longevity with Dr Thomas D Woods creed and twelve rules to live by. It stresses moderation in eating, reduced smoking, more walking, less worry and hurry, and time for laughter and play. It warns against fatigue and promotes daily ten minute relaxation to renew energy and joy.
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Thomas D. Woods
Relaxation As Habit In A Seven Day Week Program
A passage argues that true relaxation slows people and reduces tension. It notes some individuals grow more tense as the day progresses, yet a seven day a week program keeps action constant and shifts haste into a steady habit.
Syria's postwar status and capital outlines
The text explains Syria as a former Turkish province made independent by the Sevres treaty on August 10, 1920, under a French mandate effective September 29, 1928. It notes Syria's division into Lebanon and Syria, with Beirut as central administration and Damascus as the Syrian capital.
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Syria
Sevres
France
Supreme Council of the
Allied Powers
Republic of Lebanon
Republic of Syria
A. Beirut
Damas
Reasons to adjourn Congress in 194? speech by Representative Deen
BRASWELL DRUE DEEN, U S Representative from Georgia, argues for a quick adjournment of the Seventy-fourth congress. He cites that 26 of their colleagues are in hospitals or at home with heart trouble or nervous breakdowns, claiming the body has worked long and faithfully.
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Braswell
Drue Deen
U. S
Georgia
House
Senate
Congress
Lawmaker Urges Immediate Adjournment and Budget Talks
A lawmaker calls for ending the current session quickly to allow fall hearings on House bills. He supports share-the-wealth style measures but says they can wait six months while pressing for adjournment and negotiations with the Senate.
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House
Senate
The Sane Life by Dr Harold Willis Dodd
Dr Harold Willis Dodd president of Princeton urges readers to hold to enduring values after World War I. He warns against trendy loyalties and urges pursuing intellectual cultural interests and religious understanding to prevent life from becoming dull and purposeless.
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Harold Willis Dodd
Princeton University
British Recovery by Stanley Baldwin
Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin defends Britain’s course, rejects promises of a universal plan, criticizes reliance on unemployment cures by plan, and argues tariffs were chosen as a necessary risk to check rising unemployment while noting a differing approach during his time in office.
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Stanley Baldwin
Great Britain
Ambitious Nations by Nicholas Murray Butler
Nation leaders pursue expansion driven by national security aims. Japan advances toward dominance in Asia, Italy seeks new African territories and economic hegemony, while Germany contemplates broader authority.
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Nicholas Murray Butler
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Japan
Asia
Italy
Africa
Germany
Global crisis tied to revolutionary movements
The note frames a complex crisis requiring global wisdom and statesmanship. It links the severe conditions to ongoing revolutionary movements across economics policies and social order, stressing their close interconnections and rising significance.
Preparing for War by David Lloyd George
Former British Prime Minister argues that the peace view is worse now than before 1914 as nations maneuver for war. He notes widespread talk of peace alongside feverish preparations and believes all sides claim sincere peace while arming for defense.
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David Lloyd George
Last Horse Sweeps Lottery At Western Racetrack
A vaudeville style plan runs a Last Horse Sweeps lottery to fund a hospital, selling 50 000 tickets at two dollars each. The event ends in chaos as the entire field suddenly stops and lies down near the finish line, leaving spectators stunned.
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Pysley
Rio Grande
Harry
Hospital Fund
Beezer Bertie
Mudder McMork
Little Oval
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Carthage
P. J. Satler
Attorneys-At-Law
Henley & Ingle
W. J. Henley, Sr
O. F. Ingle Rushville, Indiana
Rushville
Howard E. Henley
Ratliff
Jeweler
Knightstown
C. G. Hill
L. R. Linscott
St. Louis
Hendrick Hudson
Delaware River
Nea
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Manassas
Charleston
S. C
New York
Sewing Circle Pattern Department
West Eighteenth Street
N. Y
Maria Leonard
University of
Western Newspaper Union
British Recovery
Hal G. Vermes
LicciTs & Myers Topacce
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