Notice of highway improvement bids Fountain and Parke counties
The Board of Commissioners Fountain County Indiana invites proposals for construction of eight and a half miles of gravel and gravel road improvements across four public highways in Fountain and Parke counties. Bids due by 1 30 p m with a double bond penalty and security required. Readable reports and plans are on file in the Fountain County Auditor office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fanon
Mill Creek
Said
Fountain
Parke
Anson G. Madeo
Lyontain County
Indiana
James T. Bell
Fountain Country
Ind
Notice to Heirs in Estate of James T. Biddle
Fountain County Indiana shows James L. Biddle as administrator with will annexed filing final account for examination on June 22. Heirs creditors and legatees must appear to object. Administration continues to succeed Robert H. Biddle as executor, deceased.
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James L. Biddle
James T. Biddle
Fountain County
Indiana
Robert H. Biddle
Notice of Letting Contract for Stone Bluff School Heating
Trustee of Van Buren Township Fountain County Indiana announces a bidding. The project covers complete steam heating for the Public School Building in Stone Bluff. Bids due after three days of plans and specs. bond of 390 dollars required with bid. Contract awarded to lowest responsible bidder with bonding and performance assurances. Dated June 12 186. Samuel J Ludlow Trustee.
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Vanburen
Fountain County
Indiana
van Buren ‘Township
Veederstury
Stone Bluff
Advisory Board
Samuel J. Ludlow
Trunee
van Buren
Habits of This Cunning Animal Described by Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt discusses southern coyotes or prairie wolves noting their smaller size, diet including calves and sheep, and proximity to human settlements. He describes nocturnal calls, den sites, and ambiguous parental care patterns based on limited observed litters and hunter reports. He attributes cautious, wary behavior to the species and cites a Scribner's Magazine piece origin.
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Rockies
Man
Oklahoma
Theodore R Roosevelt
Scribner's Magazine
Medford 1701 Public Meeting Spurs Women’s Rights Pledge
A Boston Herald excerpt recounts Medford’s 1701 public meeting on women’s rights. It notes initial seating bias in church galleries and a later reform when women secured half the front gallery. The piece cites Newbury protests, a church pew clash, and a fine for young men, framing early activism as a precursor to modern suffrage movements.
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Medford
Mothers of the Revolution
Newbury
Woman's Rights
Boston Herald
Dinner Request Through Mrs Upjohn Sparks Hunger
Mr Makinbrakes asks a chance acquaintance to use influence with Mrs Upjohn to announce dinner. The acquaintance says he has no influence with Mrs Upjohn and corrects the name to Mr Upjohn. The Chicago Tribune is cited in the exchange.
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Makinbrakes
Chance
Prisoner and Alum Worker Exchange Surprise
An alum worker visiting a jail tells a new burglary prisoner “You here James” and the inmate replies in shock confessing surprise at ending up in jail. The brief exchange appears in the Philadelphia Press.
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James
First Woman Suffragist and Mirrored Truths
A dialogue notes two suffragists debating whether to vote straight. An aside recalls ancient mirrors of silver or brass and mentions Venetian looking glasses, then dates the century as 1300 A. D. to ground the reflection theme.
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Venice
Rallying Fire Chief Leads Baltimore Rescue
An aged fire chief volunteers to lead a perilous effort during a Baltimore blaze that threatened resin works and the river. His decisive call steers volunteers into the dangerous area, saving East Baltimore from disaster.
Tree Planting Tips From Garden Magazine
The article offers practical steps for planting trees including trimming broken roots, shaping the top, and correct hole preparation. It stresses planting depth, root spreading, vertical alignment, and firm soil packing, noting that watering is rarely needed due to soil moisture. A humor segment follows about a blind man and smoking perception.
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Garden Magazine
Quaint 17th Century Goat Cure Recited by Dr Osler
In a Baltimore lecture Dr William Osler recounted a humorous seventeenth century goat cure from a work aimed at proving the goat hopeless. The six steps include choosing a spinster, washing the handkerchief in a miller pond, drying it on a hedge, sending it to a trustworthy physician, marking with a lawyer’s ink, then applying it hot to the affected area for a speedy cure.
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William Osler
Baltimore
Pick
Unclear Authors Press Gladstone With Acknowledgment
The passage notes Mr. Gladstone troubled by unknown authors sending works for judgment. His secretary uses a formal acknowledgment: My Dear Sir Mr Gladstone in structures me to say that he is in receipt of your book, for which he returns thanks. He will lose no time in perusing it.
Doctor asks if operation is necessary
Dialogue shows a judge interjecting while a doctor questions the need for an operation, noting a worn suit as a contrast to the seriousness of the case. The exchange highlights tension over medical necessity and personal judgment.
No Relief. Teacher-Now Willie and Mary Two More
A short quip shows Willie with 2 cents and Mary giving two more, yielding a pun on financial embarrassment. The line, attributed to Franklin, notes that an investment in knowledge always pays.
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Willie
Mary
Franklin
Narodny Revolt Tale Emerges From Escape Amid Soldiers
An American Magazine excerpt recalls Narodny the Russian revolutionary fleeing a police raid. After leaping from a window he donned a czar guardsman disguise by swapping coats with a soldier, guiding fellow revolutionaries through a guarded street as crowds swarmed and many were later imprisoned.
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Narodny
Secret Police
American Magazine
Barbour Surgeons Link: Four Centuries of Edinburgh Trade
Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh traces a 400 year link between barbering and surgery. In 1505 the barbers gained a charter to form one of Edinburgh’s fourteen trades and control medical education. James IV supported the charter. The union ended in 1772 after a court case.
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Royal College of Surgeons
Edinburgh
James IV
Incorporation
Scotland
Court of Session
The
Incorporation of Surgeons
Bcio
Legends Explain February Twenty Eight Days
A collection of legends and anecdotes about why February has 28 days and how other months gained or lost days. Includes tales of a scolding old woman, a gambler February, a Punic wars joke, and notes on historical references to beer and names.
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Mareh An
Egypt
Firmness of Purpose Cited as Key to Character and Success
A quotation notes firmness of purpose as a crucial sinew of character and a prime instrument of success. It argues that without resolve genius falters in a maze of inconsistencies attributed to Chesterfield.
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Chesterfield
Clover Leaf Route booklet from Ebert Hubbard Roycroft group
The Clover Leaf Route department issues a booklet Get out or get in vie from Ebert Hubbard of the Roycroft shop East Aurora New York. Copies cost four cents prepaid to Walter L. Koes General Passenger Agent Clover Leaf Route Toledo Ohio.
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Pareenger Department
Toledo, St. Louie & Western BR. R
Clover Leaf Route
Ebert Hubberd
Roycrofters
East Aurora
N.Y
Walter L Koes
Clover Leaf Routt
Toledo
Ohio
Winter Tourist Rentals Seek 120 Acre Farm by April
Notice offers 120 acre farm for rent from three to five years at cash terms. Sale days listed April 30 and June 30, 1906, with E. W. Richison in charge. Apply at the office to lease this property.
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Philadelphia Press
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Experiece
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Fre
William C. McAfee
Out&t
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Leslie’s Monthly
Smith
Jones
Jie
Barber Surgeons
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Selpio
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Mark Twain
England
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Misa Whitmore
E. W. Richison
S. D. Bland
Brewton
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Dept
Lake Street
Chicago
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C.C
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Big Four
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Nell
Yara Ben
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Stoonge Rapid
Rabsissensis
Dally
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Rdson
St. Louis
New York
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Crawfordaville
Frank J Reed
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Huomston
TP A
Lafayette
C H Wasson
Weed Timi
Sburg. Able
Basoword
St. Louie
St. Louia Fair
W. Marshall
Agt
Republican Office
Miotihes
Heeb’a
U.S
Bryant and Stratton
Indianapolis Business University
Teac Railroad
Pnmenship
J. Heeb
Indianapolis
Indianapoll
Rex
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