Republican Call for Delegates in Indiana 1912 Convention
A Republican statewide and Ninth District call invites Fountain Warren and Vermillion county Republicans to meet in precincts at 3:00 p m to elect delegates and alternates for the State Convention at Tomlinson Hall Indianapolis August 15, 1912, and for the Ninth District Convention August 14, 1912 in Crawfordsville. It outlines delegate apportionment by votes for Otis E. Gulley and lists officer nominations, including Governor and other state roles.
Delegates Named for Joint Senatorial Convention at Newport
Logan Davis announces a meeting to elect delegates and alternates to the Joint Senatorial Convention in Newport Vermillion county Indiana on Friday August 16 1912 at 1 pm to nominate a candidate for Joint Senator from Fountain Warren and Vermillion counties. Seventy six delegates apportioned among Vermillion Fountain Warren with six and thirteen delegates for districts based on county votes for Otis E Gulley Secretary of State in 1910. Meetings set in township locations including Jackson Wallace Millcreek Wabash Coal Creek Van Buren Veedereburg Cain Hillsboro Troy Court House Covington Richiane Newtown Shawnee Rob Roy Logan Attics Davia Roberts School House Fulton Cates School House. Oliver W McGaughey chair Lawrence O Marshall secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis E. Gal Jey
Newport
Vermillion County
Indiana
Fountain, Warren
Vermillion Counties
The Trials of a Traveler Salesman Uses New Life Pills
A traveling salesman named E. KE. Young from Berkshire VI reports relief from constipation and digestion issues after using Dr King's New Life Pills. He claims the remedy is excellent for stomach and kidney troubles and notes the price is 25 cents at all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. KE. Young
Magazine orders and cataloging services offered
The Magazine Circulation Company at 327 333 South Dearborn Street Chicago invites orders for all periodicals including Pictorial Review National Food Magazine Today's Magazine and Opportunity. They will mail a magazine guide with pricing and how to assemble preferred magazine combinations at the lowest prices upon request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pictorial Review
National Food
Opportunity
Dearborn Street
Chicago
Ilc
As Man to Men
A crowded train forces a large woman to sit in the smoking car by the door. A manReads his newspaper and keeps smoking. She accuses him of lacking manners while he politely offers her a cigar. House keeper.
Women Favor Center Tables in Restaurants Theory
A fashionable New York Herald quote notes women tend to select center tables while men prefer corners or walls. The proprietor links seating bias to showcasing gowns and a cave era instinct for wall positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Berald
Rockefeller Credit Tale Reveals Our Boom Town Financier
Popular Magazine recounts a caricature of John D Rockefeller boasting that bankers offered to lend him 10000 and 5000 while he merely needed 5000. The tale mocks his wealth status and the town’s view of his credit, illustrating Rockefeller’s reputed financial prowess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Rockefeller
John
Rockefeller
Popular
Old Structures In Decay Cast Uneasy Shadow Over Towers
Reports from Italian papers warn of the Leaning Tower of Pisa and Bologna’s Garisenda and Ghirlandina towers in dangerous states. Pisa at 177 feet leans 14 feet 6 inches, with cracks and water infiltration suspected beneath foundations. Experts urge timely remedies though no immediate collapse is predicted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pisa
Garisenda
Bologna
Ghirlandina
Modena
Urhiga
Americans in European Museums Stir Custodian Reactions
A traveler recalls wandering Paris wax exhibitions where European attendants warned Americans to avoid meeting fellow Americans. The guide introduces notable United States criminals Crippen and Guiteau, while the custodian jokes about three notorious compatriots, highlighting uneasy patriotism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. Tussard
Harry Thaw
Crippen
Guiteau
Why We Have No Paris in America
The Picayune argues that the United States cannot host a true Paris until nobility emerges through imperial ranks, with titles bought for money. It warns that wealth aristocracy would replace merit, turning cities into mere centers of business and capital rather than noble centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
United States
America
New Orleans
Health fads danger warns Detroit Free Press critique
An Ohio Keep Well club in Cleveland promotes strict fasting and extreme milk diets, with claims of eight quarts daily for eight months. The piece cautions imitators may harm weak hearts, stresses tailoring remedies to individuals, and urges consulting a family doctor before adopting any fad diet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio City
Jones
la Grippe
Smith
Detroit
Miss Anthony and the Bloomer Legend in Tarbell Text
Ida M. Tarbell discusses the bloomer movement in A Woman and Her Raiment, noting its rise and decline. She cites Miss Anthony’s two year trial with bloomers and resignation due to prejudice, praising Anthony’s courage while missing a deeper self-recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida M. Tarbell
Mme. Dieulafoy
Miss Anthony
First Picture Postal Card Claim Stirs Nuremberg Plans
The 30th anniversary congress for picture postal cards in Nuremberg faces a setback as evidence surfaces that Leon Besnardeau of Lille-le-Guillaume France printed and mailed the first picture postal cards in 1870 during the Prussian war. Besnardeau, still living, has many French customers who received his cards. Germans adopted the concept in 1882.
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Nuremberg
Germany
Leon Besnardeau
Lille-le-Guillaume
Conlie
Department
Sarthe
Obedience to Moral Law in a Modern Preacher Text
Obedience to moral law does not guarantee prosperity but enables one to endure poverty, ennobling it. Goodness pays by itself. There is no need for artificial rewards or punishments. lying condemns the liar, vice makes one vicious, and beauty is found in being good. The text ends by affirming love for family and friends as the true joy and privilege.
London Opinion Excerpt on Borough Election Plans
A humorous London Opinion snippet shows Mr Pompus informing his butler a deputation will visit at noon to request his stand for the borough. He also suggests removing the best umbrellas from the bat stand, indicating satire of civic pomp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Pompus
Butler
London
Thoughtless Query At The License Desk Sparks Press Shuffle
A license clerk asks a young man if he has ever been married provoking theexperienced prima donna to exclaim in shock. She then instructs to discharge her press agent via telegram.
Bank fears raised by Mrs Blinks and returned check
Mrs Blinks voices worry to John about her bank's health after a check for 25 marked No funds is returned. Blinks dismisses her concern, insisting the institution is strong, while the odd wording hints at possible financial trouble and improper practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maria
Blinks
Mrs. Blinks
Harper’s
Bonnyclabber and the Legendary Drink of Old London
A London Chronicle excerpt recalls bonnyclabber a famed but ill defined beverage praised by Lord Stratford in 1645. The piece notes uncertainty over its exact mix though hints it may have combined beer and buttermilk and cites Jonson as referencing the drink's allure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Stratford
Lord Cottington
Madrid
Ben Jonson
London Chronicle
Notice to Heirs and Creditors in Gilchrist Estate
In the Fountain Circuit Court, September Term II, notice is given that Edward P Gilchrist as Executor of Mary Prudence Gilchrist deceased has filed final settlement and vouchers. The court will examine them on September 2, heirs creditors and legatees must appear to show cause why they should not be approved, and heirs must prove heirship. Robert N. Voliva attorney for estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Prudence Crilchrist
Fountain Circuit Court
Edward P. I Gilchrist
Mary Prudence Gilchrist
Whyp
Edward Gilchrist
Robert N. Voliva
OH. Wi
Notice of Receiver's Sale in Fountain County Indiana
The Receiver in the case Ora BH Randolph et al v James E Heath et al, Fountain County Circuit Court, Indiana, gives notice of sale by private vendue at 1 am at W E Livengood law office Covington. Real estate described as Lots 25 26 37 and 40 in Steinbaugh Heaths Original Addition to Cates Town. Sale at not less than full appraised value, cash in hand per order of sale. Valentinere Livengood Receiver July 14 112 wa.
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Fountain Circuit Court
Fountain County
Indiana
Ora
Randolph
James E. Heath
Sophronia F. Heath
Samuel Heath
John G. Heath
Hester F. Heath
Perry Glascock
W. E. Livenwood
Covington
Steinbaugh & Heath
Cates
Valentinere
Livengood
Sheriff’s Sale Notice Exposes Property at Public Auction
An execution directed from the Fountain Circuit Court Clerk leads to a public sale to the highest bidder. Details of the property and sale date are to follow in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fountain Circuit Court
Auction Notice of Mineral Rights in Fountain County Indiana
On August 3, 1912 between 10 am and 4 pm at the Fountain County Court House pending auction offers for oil and coal rights. Described property includes the NE quarter of the NW quarter totaling about 40 acres, the E half of the NW quarter totaling about 6 2/3 acres, the N half of the SW quarter of the NW quarter totaling about 20 acres, and the NW quarter of Section 9 in Township 18 North Range 8 West comprising roughly 113 acres.
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Dour
Fountain Comuts
Eipliteen Tis
Said
Carmtaimingg
Downstty
Fountain County
Indiana
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Republican Call
Tomlinson Hall
Indianapolis
Goverbor
Secretary of State
Auditor of State
Supreme Court
Flest di
Ing
Crawfordsville
Otis EK. Gulley
Elec
Deltor
Del
Alt
Penne Jackson
Millcreek
Eaves Falton
Richland Ee
Troy
Logan Davis
del Ait
Jackson A
van Baren Seas
Riehland
Logan
Vermillion
Fountain Warren
Otis E. Gulley
Jackson — Wallace
Eddo
Wabash
Coal Creek
van Buren—Veedereburg
Cain
Hillsboro
Troy—Court House
Richiane- Newtown
Rob Roy
Davia
Robert
Fulton—Cates
Oliver W. McGaughey, Chm
Lawrence O. Marshall
Sacy
Alt Jackson
Falcon
Fletcher
Astoria
Lke
Italy
Anthony
Cine Amd
Eugene Rish
Albert KH. Bannan
Vssignee
Rush Coal Company
Gissignee
Pomatain
Ceovery
Charles EK
Osborn
Robert H. Kerr
J. Meehan
Hu O. B. Ratcliff
Atty
Pitt
Herman Miller’s
Walnut Street
Danville
Hil
Express
Herman Miller
Walnut St
LAW Printing
Jericho
Holy Land
Jordan
Jericho Leaves Importing Co
Buffalo
N. Y
U. S.A
Travelers Railway
S. Dearborn ST
Cicaco
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