Impressive Memorial Day Honors Across County
Memorial Day exercises were held May 30 in Corydon and other towns with patriotic speeches and ceremonies. Veterans groups Pythias Odd Fellows Modern Woodmen and Red Men participated, graves decorated, and churches hosted services. Local leaders praised veterans aid while Cedar Hill Cemetery improvements were noted by volunteers.
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Corydon
New Amsterdam
M. EF
L. T. Teylor
Lanesville
M. E. Church
Michael, Thornton
New Albany
Arthur Jean
Georgetown
Soliers
Woodmen
Union Chapel
Boone Township
Odd Fellows and
Red Men
Laconia
Nature's Creation credited by Indianapolis man for health gain
Oscar P. Winebrenner of Indianapolis testifies in a public statement that Nature's Creation cured a long standing bronchial cough and improved his health. He details relief after two weeks and credits the remedy for regained strength appetite and sleep. A brochure offers free information and testimonials on tuberculosis bronchitis and asthma.
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Oscar BP
Winebrenner
Siupe Street
Indianapoli
First Use of the Dollar Mark in Print
An analysis traces the origin of the dollar sign to the 1797 American arithmetic American Ac comptant by Chauncey Lee, noting earlier mentions and later adoption. It cites 1802 Washington land letters showing $20 $30 and $40 per acre, and explains the symbol’s lineage from the Spanish ps for pesos via Florian Cujori.
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Chauncey Lee
Lansingburg
William A. Washington
Potomac
George Washington
Florian Cujori
Popular Science Monthly
Paris Woman Craftsman Impresses Art Jury
A wealthy Frenchwoman pursues amateur sculpture and gains acceptance from an art jury after one dinner guest criticizes her work and another adds minor touches. She later admits the finished piece as her own. In a Cincinnati setting a passenger overhears a streetcar conversation where a woman declines a suitor citing social rank, then leaves at Fifty fifth Street.
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Indianapolis News
Euclid Avenue
Fortieth Street
Harold
Fifty-fifth Street
One Hundred and Fifth
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Choice of Constantinople
The piece cites Dean Stanley on Constantine choosing Constantinople as empire seat. It notes prior options Naissis Sofia Nicomedia Jinny were rejected for frontier proximity or sea access. Constantine finally settled on a port town already visited, a hub of Huxine trade and a provincial fortress, surprising many observers.
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Constantinople
Empire
Dean Stanley
Constantine
Naissis
Niseh
Balkans
Sofia
Bulgaria
Nicomedia
Jinny
Beiter
London Chronicle
Johnsons Dinner Provokes Mrs Thrale Retort
Dr Johnson argued that bad dinners reflect poverty or greed, prompting Mrs Thrale to challenge him. She quoted him as admitting he often scolded his wife over meals, and she urged him to stop praising a dinner he would soon declare inedible.
Theatrical Exchange Quips At A Hall Talk
A brief Yonkers Statesman item notes a theater crowd awaiting Professor Meeks. Mrs Yeast asks about the professor's wife being away while Mr Yeast wonders what is happening. The exchange centers on a playful mishearing of Dontcha and Dontcher.
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Dontcher
Woes of the Jokists Humor Column
A Chico News humor item contrasts two jokers, one noting his wife never laughs at his jokes while the other humorist says his wife cries from laughter. The brief vignette preserves a light, domestic comic tone.
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Wumorist
Chico
Double Entendre and Clever Sayings Note
A compact collection of wry quotes and proverbs contrasting humor and bite. It juxtaposes a dental joke about a dentist sparing no pains with a Dutch proverb about a single day granting what a year denies.
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Lippincott’s
Curious Syrian railway tale from Wide World Magazine
A party bound for Beirut travels by train on a makeshift Syrian line. A camp follower steals a red flag, the engine stops, and the guard collects tickets with passenger details. At two stations more they meet a station master and a porter who stays with them all day, even sharing honey.
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Syria
Beirut
Whewever
Siel
Wide World Magazine
Perseverance and New York Foolishness Jumble
A compendium of two jokes from old columns. The first jokes about perseverance with a stubborn old lady and apple dumplings, ending with a quip about Sally’s reply. The second mocks a traveling salesman from New York who is challenged by a rural merchant and mocked as a “New York fool.”
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Sally
London
Little Rock
Ark
New York
Why the child asks why in the age of marvels
The New York Tribune notes that children still ask why and parents often answer simply. It urges broader maternal information as children encounter new technologies like telephones planes submarines gramophones typewriters and electric kettles that seem to ring themselves.
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New York Tribune
The Grand Canyon Erosion and Future Valley Depths
The Grand Canyon features 6233 foot high sides that are perpendicular for roughly 3000 feet. Above that, the sides slope into cliffs toward the surrounding country. If rainfall increases and time passes, a deeper and wider valley could form, with erosion dating back perhaps a million years. the exact timing is unknowable.
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Grand Canyon
Young Women Share Tea and Confession in London Cheery Moment
Two young women chat over tea about a kiss that hints at love. The younger smiles with nostalgia as she recalls the kiss, while the elder concludes that the gesture proves affection. London Mail reports a light social exchange.
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London Mail
His Retort and Quips From a Humorous Exchange
A clipped dialogue features Laird and Sandy discussing posture and fields of corn as a joke about belt positions. A medical gag shows Iate Tallor or Scribl debating a required break and a physician ordering three months away from writing. The piece ends with a general moral on kindness.
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Iate Tallor
Scribl
Sato
Harper's
Local Graduates Earn Honors at University of Louisville
Amzie P Ikkanapel led his class and received an appointment to Louisville City Hospital during graduation exercises. Carl Keller won a medal for operative prosthetic dentistry, with Herbert Busch and Adolph Wright also honored. Harrison County boys gain praise from friends for regional achievement.
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University of Louisville
Amzie P. Ikkannapel
Louisville City Hospital
Louisville College of Dentistry
Carl Keller
Herbert Busch
Elizabeth
Adolph Wright
Country youth loses watch after uncle’s lesson in New York theater
A country lad visiting Manhattan with his uncle, a New York banker, shows a heavy gold watch chain in the theater lobby. The uncle secretly takes the watch and returns it after a lecture, then discovers his own watch is stolen, leaving both watches missing.
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Manhattan
New York
Hnl
New York Tribune
Berman's Hosts Silk and Fur Display in Window
Local storefront Berman's showcases a mixed selection of silk fabrics and three color fur items in its current display. Shoppers note vivid tones and varied textures as the shop invites visitors to view the new arrivals.
Local Notes Include Baptisms and Family Visits
Hugh Hamilton's daughter Gladys eased sickness to improve. Baptisms occurred at the mill pond south of Crandall last Sunday with neighborhood attendees. Grandma Emily returned from Palmyra after weeks visiting Millard Emima Cort and Calvi at Corydon Junction. Ada and Lola Emily visited W D Wilson and Mrs Eliza Harbison and joined a birthday dinner at Mrs Katie Emily's. Oscar Deweese fell from a barn roof at Hoagland, breaking his arm and bruising others. Dr Neely of Corydon set the arm.
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Hugh Hamilton
Gladys
Mill Pond
Crandall
Grandma Emily
Millard
Emima
Palmyra
Cort
Calvi
Corydon Junction
Ada
Lola Emily
Corydon
W.D. Wilson
Eliza Harbison
Katie Emily
Oscar Deweese
Hoagland
Neely
Electric Theatre and Studio Wills exhibit tour
The schedule lists locations Rehoboth Johns store June 3 4 Elizabeth June 5 6 7 9 New Middletown June 10 11 12 Corydon June 15 14 16 with news pictures and an entire change of program each night.
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Rehoboth—Johns
Elizabeth
New Middletown
Corydon
Farm Hand Wanted by Brubeck and McCutcheon
Farm hand wanted for C W Brubeck and James McCutcheon. Pay twenty dollars monthly plus board. Live in with a good family in a good place. Apply or write to C W Brubeck 214 East Market Street New Albany or James McCutcheon half a mile south of Georgetown.
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C.W . Brubeck
C. W. Brubeck
East Market Street
New Albany
James McCutcheon
Georgetown
Notice on Church Building Fund Donations Due
Subscribers to the funds for the construction of Gethsemane Church building are asked to note that donations are now due. Payments can be made to the treasurer or to John Sengleman.
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Gethsemane Church
John Sengleman
Marriage Licenses Granted for Four Couples in City
Clem A. Rosenbarger wed Leona Ball in a marriage license filing. Charles E. Wolfe and Clara Mabel Smith also connected to the license list. Arthur E. Heckelsman and Gertrude M. Wolfe complete the quartet of couples documented.
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Charles E. Wolfe and
Clara Mabel Smith
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Pfrimmer’s Chapel
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George H. Mader
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Edwardsville
Pythian Sisters
Giorgetown
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Heltelbers Church
Paneloth
Mauek's Bridge
Indian Creek
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M. L. Haymann
State Life Bldg
Indianapolis
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ST. Louis, MO
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Buffalo, N.Y
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the Electric Theatre and Studio
Peper, Treas
Clem A. Rosenbarger and
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Arthur E. Heckelsman and
Gertrude M. Wolfe
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