Funeral and political rhetoric from Shelby County
Funeral services were held at the Christian church in Knightstown for a local figure connected to the Odd Fellows. A semi weekly Liberal item from Shelbyville lists political agitation criticizing court corruption and liquor interests, naming Douvelas Morrin and others in a factional dispute over enforcement of temperance laws.
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Font Roe
Christian Church
Knightstown
Ower Haford
Odd Fellows
Mr. Mattox
Shelbyville
Ind
Shelby County
Court House
Supreme Court
Jodeestip. Ove
Hallo ween night causes minor damage in Knightstown
After the Manday rally in Knightstown the Hallo we’en crowd was restrained on the streets. A wire fenced public square enclosed four lamp posts with a bonfire inside. Fishing poles stood upright as an African stockade and wagons blocked the schoolhouse entrance amid minor incidents.
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Knightstown
Hallowe’en
Ben
Mrs Katie Spencer Guests With Daughter In Knights Town
Mrs Katie Spencer of Knights town was the guest of her daughter Mrs H O Pitts for a visit last week.
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Katie Spencer
Knightstown
H. O. Pitts
Ella Wright
Lois Pitts
Florence Davie
Political corruption and law in Hoyville election call
The piece attacks Morris and associates over alleged corrupt practices and legal abuses, urging readers to vote for Will Sparke. It accuses Lon Blair and Judge Morrin of lax prosecutions and favors for grafters, urging temperance voters to back Sparke to oppose liquor influence.
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Gambiers
Joan
Hoyville
Morris
Douglas Morris
Blair
Morrin
Lon Blair
Shelbyville
God Almighty
Ord
Douglas Merri
Nickolason
Demott
Motria
Donelas Rria
Will
Sparke
Indians Day Program At Westland High School
The W V Mangram committee arranged an Indians Day program centered on a single subject with a two o clock start. It features recitations by Emory Binford Bertha Heathcock Chloe Deem and Ramona Norris book reviews by Merill Coffin Laura Hill and Wilburn Ribsbee and debates on the Carthage waterworks proposal. Visits from Miss Robn and Mrs Coleman are noted as the school prepares a Thanksgiving program.
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Indiana
Isse Boyd
Emory Binford
Bertha Heathcock
William Kramis
Chloe Deem
Merill Coffin
Marjorie Hill
Laura Hill
Wilburn Ribsbee
Frank Cross
Todlane
Alma Braden
Ramona Norris
Robert Henley
Howard Winslow
Carthage
Rupert Stanley
Grace Winslow
Big Earnest
Grace Red
Town council faces pivotal motion on local matters
Town officials and farmers gather for a Monday meeting to decide on proposals affecting the town. Town Clerk Hi Stager requests immediate action, with residents eager for hitching room and council consideration. Citizens and board members seek careful handling to avoid a prolonged dispute.
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Hi. Stager
Petit
Walnut Ridge Quiet Halloween Observed
Local notes report a quiet Halloween in Walnut Ridge. Howard Hill traveled to Richmond on Monday while Henry Heywon installed new scales. C Binford paints his house. Walter Rinfoml hauled potatoes to Shirley recently. Mrs Murray Parker shopped in Knightstown last week. Mrs Andrew Taylor is very ill with pneumonia.
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Howard Hill
Richmond
Murray Parker
Knightstown
Feeling Secure Without Insurance For Goods
A promotional pitch asserts personal and household items feel safe only with proper insurance. It questions readers about their sense of security without coverage and promotes obtaining insurance for effect protection.
Rummage Sale and Bazaar Sets Dates in Ripley Township
There will be a rummage sale November 17 to 19 with many useful items for sale and Christmas gifts. The bazaar offers candy music market and a library fund drive to improve the children's corner. more notices to follow. The appeal asks for the interest aid and patronage of all in Ripley township.
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Ripley Township
Death in Blue River as Nellie Edwardas dies at 17
Nellie Extwarda Edwardas, 17, of Blue River, died Friday at 7 am from stomach consumption. Funeral at Obriatian Church in Macilla Sunday at 2 pm. The item notes local events including corn gathering, pie supper, and an epidemic of chickenpox among local children.
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Nellie Extwarda
Leonadis Edwardas
Obriatian
Macilla
Bine River
The Silence of Butterflies and Paper from Rags
Excerpt discusses butterfly life as silent compared to human knowledge and notes the Atlantic essay by T. W. Higginson. It follows with a National Geographic piece on papermaking from Egyptian rags, ragpicking in Mannheim, and the use of wood pulp in common papers.
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T. W. Higginson
Atlantic
America
Mannheim
Rhine
Europe
Levant
New York
National Geographic Magazine
Why stage mirrors are dulled with whitening in plays
A Chicago Tribune note explains that mirrors placed above fireplaces or in sideboards are smeared with whitening or soap to hide reflections. The real reason is to prevent the audience from seeing themselves or backstage workers in the glass, which would spoil the illusion of the scene.
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Chicago Tribune
Onion poultices for diphtheria and fever relief
Historical remedies describe placing a raw onion poultice around the throat and ears for diphtheria and as a foot poultice to reduce fever. Onion juice is cited as soothing inflamed membranes and a sugar-press syrup extracts onion juice for medicinal use.
Mirror Crystal and Sword In Imperial State Emblems
Three symbols the mirror the crystal and the sword accompany the emperor on state occasions. The mirror urges self reflection to know thy self the crystal calls for purity and shine and the sword reminds to be sharp.
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Imperial House of Japan
The Search For Success Advice by Chesterton
Quotation from Q G Chesterton printed in London News urges youth to seek tangible aims like England Alaska or the moon rather than fixating on success. It warns that dreams of success leave wrecked bones ashore as cautionary resonance.
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England
Alaska
K. Chesterton
London News
Unclear dialogue quotes from multiple papers
Fragmented OCR text presents lines about marriage, offer, cynicism, and a brief courtroom style exchange. Mentions Boston Transcript and Chicago Tribune quotes with names like Flint el Mia Highmore. No clear single event or identifiable narrative.
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Flint ‘el
Mia
Highmore
Chicago Tribune
Hardup's Flattery vs Truth Wins Heiress’s Favor
A humorous exchange reveals that Mr Hardup won the heiress not by flattery but by speaking the truth. He declares he cannot live without her, prompting curiosity about the outcome of their match.
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Hardup
Spiteful Exchange Over Air Color Between Two Women
In a terse dialogue two women trade barbs about air color as one predicts a coming change. The exchange indicates irritation and a sense of impending alteration in mood or circumstances.
Van Hood Plans All-Night Public Telephone Service
Citizens and business leaders across parties pledge $10 for setup. Van Hood will install a telephone with an operator in a vacated room to provide all night service so residents can receive returns from the county and every state. He does not charge for his services.
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van Hood
United
Poets on Browning and Wordsworth in Grant Duff Diary
In Sir Mountstuart Grant Duff's diary Browning faces obscurity claims while Wordsworth and Tennyson exchange views. Tennyson notes Browning's music hunger versus his poetry lacking musicality and mocks Milton's Lycidas line as the only bad verse.
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Browning
Tennyson
Sir Mountstuart Grant Duff
Wordsworth
Misa Barrett
Milton
The police court of St Helier Jersey details
The St Helier police court in Jersey opens with prayer and often concludes with no further business. The island has little crime, a twenty-strong force mostly for visitors, and lenient prisoners as court and station share roof. A carved oak rostrum by resident Coxedge stands out.
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Islands
Jersey
St. Helier
Island of
Coxedge
Bobby
Pssims
Billiard Balls Made From Zanzibar Ivory
Billiard balls use Zanzibar ivory noted for its softness and longevity while Bombart ivory resists cracking. Regulation balls are two and three eighths inches diameter. Sets of four castings are stored in crates for sixteen to twenty two months to season and allow shrinkage along the grain.
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Zanzibar
Zansibar
Name variants for John Smith across languages
A compact list presents diverse linguistic forms of the name John Smith across multiple languages. Variants include Latin Johan Smithias Italian Giovanni Fabbront Spanish Juan Schmiths Dutch Hans Schmidts French Jean Smeets Greek Ion Skmiton Polish Ivan Schmittiweiski Welsh Tihon Schmidt Scotch Jean Gowans Russian Jouloff Skmittowski Chinese Jahon Shimmit Tecelandie Jahne Smithson Mewienon Jonth Ff Simith Tuscarora Ton Qu Smit tia
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John Smiths
John Smithus
Johan Smithias
Giovanni Smiths
Fabbront
Juan Smithas
Hans Schmiths
Schmidt
Schmitzes
Jean Smeets
Ion Skmiton
Ivan Schmittiweiski
Tihon Schmidt
Jean Gowans
Jouloff Skmittowski
Jahon Shimmit
Chaka's Rule and Harsh Military Measures
The passage describes Chaka the great African chief building a powerful army famed in war. If a regiment lost, it was slaughtered upon returning to the palace. Cowards who lost their weapons were killed. To test weapon effectiveness he ordered sham battles in which real lives were lost.
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Chaka
Editor Versas Lawyer Sparks Libel Debate
In Routt County Colorado, a courtroom remark by a lawyer calling a man a har scoundrel villain or thief may be ignored by court observers, while a newspaper portrayal of his character could provoke libel action. the piece argues editors shape belief more than lawyers.
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Routt County
Colo
The Pupil Riddle Stirs Schoolroom Chorus
A Yonkers Statesman captioned gag notes a teacher claiming the pupil of the eye is always found up around the head, prompting a chorus of student questions and a playful exchange about anatomy.
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Yonkers
Question Sparks Debate on Wealth Versus Age in Marriage
A reader asks if one would marry an elderly wealthy man if he disclosed his age and his fortune. The exchange probes motives, age gaps, and financial incentives in marriage decisions.
Taen He Went Unwelcome Suitor Song Enjoyed
A fragment notes a light moment as a guest compliments a song that moved the listeners and fit the mood of the evening. The speaker reflects on wishing they had sung it earlier to share more pleasure.
The Usual Formula Quote
A fragmentary quotation attributes a parental rebuke about shame to shape a young boy’s behavior. It contrasts injustice with suffering, invoking a Platoan theme on moral conduct.
Special Excursion Fare to Rushville for Fairbanks Speech
Excursion tickets offer one round trip fare to Rushville from Nov 5 to Nov 7 for the Fairbanks speaking event. Advertises "One fare for the round trip" and urges everyone to attend. Also notes a Saturday trip with Senator Jairpanks as a featured bearer.
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Rushville
Fairbanks
Senator Jairpanks
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Chemical Laboratory
Cincinnati
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Piqua
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C. O. Whitely
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Onnuay
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C. ¥. Binford
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Mra
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Rock of Gibraltar
R. E. Hentey
Marion, Ind
Intiana
YMCA
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Oliver Swain
Family
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Greenfield
W.G. Macy
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J. P. Wicker
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Gwyoneville
Emlin
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Morristown
Roy Swain
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Wellhermon
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Plato
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