Popular Voting Contest Offers Free Piano in Local Paper
A Fountain Warren Vermillion counties news page promotes a popularity contest to win a $400 piano and other prizes. Readers vote by subscribing or renewing to The Republican, Covington, Ind. Each new subscriber earns votes, and every paid year adds more votes. The contest seeks 1,510 new subscribers and features nomination blanks for the eligible young ladies.
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Fountain Warren
Vermillion Counties
Republican
Plaid Trousers and a Traveler in Rural Instructions
Fragmented dialogue portrays a traveler seeking the Cascade and a man named Simmons. The tale notes plaid trousers, villagers' opinions, and humor about newspaper errors, ending with a reflection on cheerfulness as a sunny force in life.
Clever pupil outwits Edinburg professor in court scene
Rev Dr Ritchie tests a student on math and philosophy classes in Edinburg. A circle is said to have two sides. The student replies with inside and outside causing laughter in the court. When asked about cause and effect the student gives a quip about a barrow wheeled by a woman. The doctor ends questioning.
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Iuethuees
Williamson the liar sparks inquest into brother’s suicide
An English visitor confronts a rugged man armed on a street, seeking his long-lost brother Williamson who fled four to five years prior. The suspect reveals Williamson died by his own hand three years ago after branding the visitor a liar, leaving questions about illness or trouble.
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Williamson
Not Brought Up A Maine boy drives a cow in scarboro
A Boston pastor on vacation in Maine recounts meeting a boy from Scarboro driving a cow. The boy replies no one brought him up, claiming he walked all the way from Scarboro with the animal. The anecdote highlights rural attitudes and humor from a roadside encounter.
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Boston
Maine
Scarboro
Journalist’s Breakfast Bluff Triggers Telegraph Whip
An amused Paris hotel scene shows reporters chasing news on Bjornson-Bierneon’s health. A Berlin correspondent reports Tolstoy breakfast rumors, gets corrected, and is charged 27 francs 50 centimes for 32 interviews.
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Berlin
Bjornson
Yasnaii Poliana
Giant hothouse to grow American Beauty roses in Pa
A massive hothouse at North Wales Pennsylvania will be the world largest for growing American Beauty roses. It will house 109000 bushes under glass 100 feet by 172 feet by 36 feet high and use 12215 tons of glass and 66 tons of piping. Concrete walls and foundation will support a 60 degree winter temperature. Roses sell for six to eighteen dollars a dozen during Christmas to Easter seasons.
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North Wales
Ten
van Norden
Help for College Women Bequest to International College
Mrs. Maria M. McClure of Springfield Massachusetts died recently and left 6000 dollars to the International college. The gift is to fund a scholarship giving income to young women who complete the full college course. The college was first known as the French American college.
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Maria M. McClure
Springfield
Mass
International College
Young Gen Leonard Wood as Chief of Staff leads officers
Gen Leonard Wood, now chief of staff, is the youngest American general officer except Funston and has 13 years of active service ahead. Only two generals from 1906, Miles and Merritt, remain living and both are retired.
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Leonard Wood
Gen
Funston
Miles
Merritt
Crossing a Chasm in Her Finances Bridge Metaphor
A concise reflection on a hostess balancing finances as she seeks to bridge a widening gap. The piece uses a bridge metaphor to question whether flow and management can span the financial divide.
Sort of a Hobby Engaged Ten Times Says Minnie
Minnie notes the gossip that she has been engaged ten times. Esther comments she dislikes seeing a girl fall into a routine. The exchange suggests social pressure around engagements and marriage in their circle.
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Minnie
Esther
Dr Shoop Restorative Ad and Quotation Tale
An old page fragment shows an advertisement style piece for Dr Shoop’s Restorative with a quip about dishonesty from a Philosopher of Folly. It includes a Dickens quote about making life brighter and a garbled block of text that suggests product and promotional language.
On the First of the Month Billing Woes Highlighted
A quirky note surveys the recurring burden of bills due on the first of the month. It contrasts personal finances and record-keeping with witty phrases about mail and reminders, suggesting vigilance in tracking expenses and payments.
Notice of Administration in Fountain County Indiana
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed and qualified by the Circuit Court of Fountain County Indiana as administrator of the estate of Noah W Dotson late of Fountain County Indiana deceased. DAVS
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Circuit Court of
Fountain Conanty
State of Indiana
Noah W Dotson
Fountain County
Indiana
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