Gibbons Urges Cheerful Duty to Support War Effort
Cardinal Gibbons praises cheerful and generous performance of duty under lawful authority in a public letter to President Wilson. He conveys loyalty to elected rulers and urges Americans to unite with the League for National Unity, while Wilson thanks him for chairing the group and supporting war aims.
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Washington
Cardinal Gibbons
Wilson
League For National Unity
League
United States
Red Cross Meeting Reports and War Efforts in Harrison County
The Harrison County Red Cross held a Tuesday meeting in the School Auditorium presided by F A Bullett. Reports from Secretary and Treasurer detailed memberships, dues, and war fund activity while Rose Keller outlined wartime sewing and knitting output totaling 1079 pieces. Christopher Mason of Rockport spoke on democracy versus the German Empire and U S policy.
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Red Cross
F. A. Bullett
America
Fannie Fuff
Ardson County
Georgia Stockslager
The
Council of Defense
Harrison County
Corydon
D. F. Stevens
Jackson Township
United States
Mason
German Empire
Congress
Resolutions of Respect for William K. Jacobs
Resolutions of respect note the death of William K. Jacobs on October 1 1917 a member of Milltown Lodge No 661 F and A M Corydon Indiana. The lodge mourns his passing and drapes for thirty days and sends condolences to his family. Also an advertisement offers for sale a fine driving horse buggy and harness through Earl Baxley in care of Jesse Baxley Corydon.
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William K. Jacobs
Grand Lodge of the
New Jerusalem
Milltown Lodge No
A. M
Milltown
Indiana
Earl Baxley
Jesse Baxley
Corydon
Red Cross Talk Urges Liberty Loans And Mobilized Support
Mr Mason denounces German policy as barbaric and warns of invasion risk across the Atlantic. He praises the Red Cross and pleads for Liberty Loan bonds to fund the war effort, urging all citizens to participate. Clara Bennett and Alice Williams perform patriotic songs as a nominating committee lists new Red Cross directors.
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Reichstag
France
Russia
England
Mr. Mason
Althea
Huns
Mason
Atlantic
Red Cross
Clara Bennett
Joan of Are
Alice Williams
The
KL. G. Keiler
Father Wicke
Frank Self
Llaurize Griffin
Lew M. O’bannon
Frank Cropsey
W. &. Cook
Oddities of Pike County Times Past
Pike County Missouri Republican notes a list of bygone habits and items with playful contrasts to modern life. It recalls bustle era customs, obsolete tech, and everyday quirks from days when milk cost a vent, livery bills appeared on young men, and pneumatic tires were mocked.
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Jules Verne
Pike County
Republican
Embroidery Work Offered by Mary Cummings Louisville
Advertisement offers home embroidery jobs by mail. Samples show padded scallops dots a small flower eyelets and French knots on ten inch cotton pieces. Preference for workers within 200 miles of Louisville Kentucky with sample sent to Mary Cummings 221 West Burnett Louisville. Oct 105w.
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Louisville
Money-Making Plan Offers Extra Monthly Income
Earn 25.00 to 50.00 monthly in spare time with a free outfit and training. The plan targets men or women, promising a winner in any territory. Send for particulars to Publisher Box 155 N Times Square Station New York City before vacancies fill.
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Times Square Station
New York City
Scott's Emulsion Advertisement Claims Strength and Vitality
An advertisement urged readers to take Scott's Emulsion to restore stamina, appetite, and health. It described the product as nourishing the blood and providing a natural, permanent tonic effect, with claims of improving energy for the tired or overworked.
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Scott
Scott & Bows
Ioomfield, N. J
The World’s Greatest Judge in Marshall’s Time
Hugh H. Brown lauds John Marshall as the greatest judge in language and a pivotal figure in establishing a written constitution. He cites comparisons to Hardwicke Mansfield and Stowell and notes praise from American and British legal minds. Bryce calls Marshall’s decisions rarely equaled by European or Roman jurists.
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Marshall
Hugh H. Brown
Hardwicke
Equity
Mansfield
Stowell
Admiralty
James Bryce
Europe
Rome
Dangers of Chrysarobin Production In Brazil
Chrysarobin, a medicinal ingredient for parasitic skin diseases, is about half of goa powder from Andira anarabo trees in Brazil. To harvest it, trees eighty to one hundred feet tall are felled, yielding up to 65 pounds per trunk. The caustic liquid irritates skin and hair, causing hair loss, eye damage, and bone-disabling sores. even a cat can lose fur from sleeping on the powder.
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Goa
Strength of a Flower in the Public Eye
In The Breath of Life John Burroughs recalls a western city sunflower pushing through asphalt. The plant’s folded leaves bulged pavement as firelike force split the concrete. He notes the display of life activity as a powerful explosive growth exceeding human strength.
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John Burroushs
The Upriest Fast Record Leads to Death
The longest fasting record known is held by Graine, a French murderer who starved for sixty three days and died after arrest. Guards failed to induce feeding, first offering tempting meals then forcing nourishment. Giovanni Succi in London’s Royal Aquarium endured forty five days without food.
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Graine
Giovanni Succi
Royal Aquarium
London
An Emperor's Compliment to a Fallen Colonel
Napoleon III at a Tuileries ball offered a witty remark after a midlife officer and his partner stumbled. He helped the man up and told the lady this was the second time he had seen the colonel fall, the first being on the battlefield of Magenta.
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Napoleon III
Tuileries
Magenta
Mark Twain Definition From a Conversation
Mark Twain remarks that a young woman asked what a drydock is and he answered a thirsty physician. The joke centers on a play on the word drydock with a humorous misdirection.
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Mark Twain
Mr. Clemens
Stain Removal Tips From Scorch Marks Guide
Scorch marks on fabric can fade in sunlight then vanish. If traces persist, wash with strong soapsuds and re sun, repeating until the stain disappears.
Ite Class. She I waive all claim to your pitiful
The fragmentary snippet from the Baltimore American shows a playful exchange about affection and a noted hot wave remark. It reflects a casual, humorous tone rather than a formal news item. No clear event, person, or organization can be identified.
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Baltimore American
Flat for photography praised by agent
The Louisville Courier-Journal notes a property described as flat with dark rooms and strong photography potential. The agent’s comments suggest suitability for light and composition despite the dim interior.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Stenographer Dismissal Cited to Prevent Marriage
In Town Topics the speaker says he discharged his stenographer to avoid complications from her marrying him. The remark reflects a personal friction framed as a professional decision.
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Jack
Love of Country and World Quote
A brief quotation praising patriotism and universal love attributed to J. W. Conklin. The line extols loving one’s country as noble and loving the world as godlike.
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J. W. Conklin
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Bureau of Membership
Washington D. C
Anpbual
Mrs. Tiffanys
Corydon Democrat
M. Griffin & Co
Cccc
Ceee Eee
McAdoo’s
W.H. Keller Co
EAA
Bob Sealy
W.J. Meadow
American Red Cross
Rose Keller
Blanche Ridley
Mary Cummings
Weat Burnett
Louisville, Ky
F. C. B. Detroit
W. H. Bulleit & Sons Inc
Corydon, Indiana
Moore
Hurst Hardware Co
Corydon, Ind
William H. Rowe
Eureka
J, L, Luckett
Undertaker
Kuners
Envireka Prone
Abis Shuck
Undertakers
Corrdor
H. It, Miller
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