Board of Guardians Holds First Meeting in Fountain County
The Board of Children's Guardians and probation officers met at the Carnegie Library in Attica to organize for better care of destitute and delinquent children. Judge Schoonover outlined aims, Prof. Brown spoke on juvenile law, and the group formed leadership with A. S. Peacock as president, O. W. McGaughey secretary, and O. S. Jones treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Children’s Guard Raoe
Fountain County
Conoole
Carnegie Library
Attica
Schoonover
Prof. Brown
Indianapolio
State Board of Charities
Tts
Board of Children’s Guard
Jane
Parol
Indian Killed on Track Near Rochelle Illinois
Indian man dies after lying on a railroad track as a fast express hits him. The incident highlights dangers of ignoring coughs and colds and promotes Dr King’s New Discovery for relief. A testimonial from J R Watts of Floydale Texas claims it cured a severe cough and restored weight, with trial bottle offers at druggists.
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Rochelle
Iil
Fast Express
Dr. King
J. R. Watts
Floydale
Tex
Chinese Ink Sticks Packed for Export
Consular Report notes Chinese ink sticks five inches long and three quarters inch wide, decorated with gilt dragons and Chinese inscriptions, each in yellow envelopes and boxed. Shanghai factory quotes gelled price at 1.55 gold per pound, poorer grade at 1.05. Larger lots of fifty pounds include wooden export packing.
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Shanghai
Catarrh Cure Claims Universal Cure With $100 Offer
The advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only proven remedy for catarrh a constitutional disease. It claims internal use reaches blood and mucous surfaces and offers $100 if any case fails to cure. Testimonies are available upon request to F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. Also recommends Hall's family pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Coroner Seizes Ancient Coins as King’s Treasure Trove
Workmen in Amberley Road uncovered Long Cross pennies from Henry III era. The coroner impaneled a jury, a numismatist testified to the coins’ age, and the jury found them ancient and concealed with an unknown depositor. The coroner seized the treasure as royal property.
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Southbgate
England
Amberley Road
Baocklen Arnica Salve Promises Quick Piles Relief
Advertises Baocklen's Arnica Salve as a cure for piles and skin afflictions. Claims it soothes itching burning inflammation and swelling and brings comfort and joy. Sold for 25c at all druggists and touted as a great healer for burns boils ulcers and pimples.
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Baocklen
In Plain Words Father Questions Red Nose Woman
A humorous quip portrays a father scolding his daughter Elsie as she asks why a nearby woman has a red nose. The remark plays on mistaken assumptions and social curiosity in a simple domestic scene.
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Elsie
Email in a Double Sense
In a Cimjonati Commercial Tribune item two voices discuss the oddities of modern communication. Smithers quips the world is small while asserting the people within it are even smaller in virtue. The brief exchange hints at social satire and character notes.
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Smithers
Cimjonati Commercial Tribune
The Trials of a Traveler on Dr King’s New Life Pills
An advertisement by Kk. BR. Young of Borkshire WG praises Dr King’s New Life Pills as an excellent remedy for constipation digestion and stomach or kidney troubles. Priced at 25 cents at all druggists.
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Kk. BR. Young
Borkshire
Dr. King
Danville Dry Cleaner and Dyer Promotes Winter Service
The Public of Covington is informed that Herman Miller's Dry Cleaning and Dyeing Works at 105 N Walnut St Danville Indiana offers premier cleaning and dyeing for ladies and men's garments. Express service is punctual and packages addressed to Dye House. The business emphasizes 28 years of experience and calls itself the only practical dry cleaner and dyer in Danville.
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Herman Miller’s
Walnut Street
Danville
Express
Walnut St
Clever Willie Narrow Escape in Western Home
A rough thief tricked a boy named Willie into revealing where the family money was kept. The man threatened the child and nearly assaulted him after learning the money was in an old coat in the kitchen. The boy’s silence saved the hidden cash but the father remained unshown in the coat.
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Willie
Lippincott’s
Error in Acquisition Over Thermometer Quirk
An observant person notes a thermometer reads too high. The seller admits selecting it for more quicksilver, aiming to get more value for money.
Fat Berth Towne-No Grafton Professor Recalled
In a clipped debate with The Cathode Standard and Times the speakers reflect on Towne No Grafton and Browne. Towne notes Browne has gained influence and no longer needs work while Towne himself acknowledges changes in character and status.
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Towne
Grafton
Browne
Cathodc Standard and Times
Millionaire's son boasts of self-made success
A wealthy heir proclaims his pride in being self-made, telling friends that none of them can claim they knew him before he had money. The exchange highlights social attitudes toward wealth and achievement.
Thanksgiving Day Thanks or Birth Day Question
A brief item notes a playful exchange on Thanksgiving day about gratitude versus birthday timing. Miss Kidder cites her birth day, while Miss Oldgirl questions if thanks are given on the holiday. The exchange suggests seasonal humor and social custom.
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Mr. Askitt
Miss Oldgirl
Miss Kidder
Swat Vigorously Not Twice
The fragment suggests a humorous or archaic admonition about repeating a gesture or action. No clear event, people, or organization is identifiable to form a factual summary.
Engagement Confrontation Over Returned Presents
A man and woman argue over engagement gifts after a breakup. She accuses him of mean spirit for refusing marriage while he requests the return of presents. The exchange highlights thorny social expectations surrounding engagements.
Rubens’s Legacy Grows Beyond Lifetime With Expanding Works
A proffered maxim notes that effort endures after departure. The speaker cites Rubens, saying he produced about 2,000 paintings, yet today 10,000 of his works circulate, illustrating prolific posthumous growth of his artistic footprint.
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Rubens
Quiet Despair in an Intimate Rebuff Scene
A tense exchange unfolds as a woman admits hatred of flattery and a man argues that all pretty girls respond similarly. She sighs deeply and yields to a moment of physical closeness, revealing ambiguity in their interaction.
Earnest Intentions Alleged By Father Over Suitor
A mother questions a young man courting their daughter while the father notes his sincerity by the gift of several cigars recently. The exchange suggests cautious hope about a forthcoming engagement.
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Father
Moneyed Man Intervenes in Jewelry Shop Incident
A local jeweler, catching sight of a stock broker, directed the broker to the shop boy and then took control of an entering farmer. The scene unfolded inside the shop with quick actions by the staff.
Unkind Suggestion In Fragmentary Dialogue
A clipped exchange shows a taunt and a grotesque joke about eating. The odd phrasing hints at a stylized, possibly satirical moment with unclear speakers and unclear setting.
New Band at State Fair to Perform This Week
The Patrick Conway band of New York will give afternoon concerts in the state fair Coliseum during the week of September 2.
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Patrick Conway
New York
Indiana State Fair Opens With Educational Attractions
The fifty-ninth Indiana state fair in Indianapolis starts Labor Day Sept 2 and runs five days. It emphasizes education for farmers and urban residents with farm machinery displays, agricultural demonstrations, Purdue experts on farm chemistry and livestock care, entomology exhibits, and revised premium lists totaling $57 112 across horse cattle dairy sheep swine poultry crops and other categories.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Purdue University
Haldwin
Willingness to risk life saves child at Guy's Hospital
Shoreditch county court heard of Mrs E. T. Mullally a house surgeon at Guy's hospital London who operated without delay on a child with advanced diphtheria. He risked infection by entering without full protection yet saved the child's life and himself remained seriously ill for a month.
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E. T. Mullally
Guy's Hospital
London
England
Shoreditch County Court
Guy’s Hospital
Cured the Chinese Emperor with Quinine Remedy
The 1698 Kangxi emperor secretly tried quinine from Jesuit missionaries after native physicians failed. He found a permanent cure and rewarded the Jesuits with a bey while acknowledging the French king for the remedy’s value.
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China
Kanghi
Gerbilion
Bouret
Europe
France
Women Rulers of Bhopal Spark Peace and Prosperity
Nawab Sultan Jahan Begum praises Bhopal under women rulers. The editorial notes how Skander Begam and her daughter prepared the way for Jahan Rezam, turning warfare into peace. The state prospered with thriving industries and reduced poverty, earning praise from Albany Times Union.
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Nawab Sultan Jahan Begum
Bhopal
India
Nawab Bskander Begam
Jahan Rezam
Tony
Albany Times-Union
Picnic day flavors for children and families
The piece notes that children, especially boys, are hearty picnic participants and tend to provide or enjoy substantial foods like fried chicken, corned beef, fish, and chowder. Johnnie seeks to catch fish and, when flattered, enjoys digging clams. Girls like berry picking and helping cook in a simple campsite setting.
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Johnnie
Fragmented exchange on Blodgett’s reading method
The passage quotes a dialogue about Blodgett attempting to master difficult sentences by repeating them. It suggests a focus on his speech and memory strategies. The line includes a perplexing phrase about being a “responsible paranoiac,” inviting reader interpretation.
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Board of Children’s Guardians
Weber Columbus
Bettendorf
IHC
Weber
Columbus
Steel King
International Harvesttr Company of America Incorporated
HC Service Bureau
Ind
IHC Service Bureau
Harvester Building
Chicago
USA
Covington
Herman Miller
Bobsters
Celestial Empire
Children’s Food
Blodgett
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