Winona Lake to Host Multiple Conventions This Summer
Winona Lake opens a busy convention season with temperance, religious, and civic talks. Notable speakers include governors Hoch and Glenn, Rev. George R. Stuart, Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman, and many Church leaders amid summer gatherings.
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Winona Lake
Knights Templar of
Indiana
Temperance Workers
Middle West
George R. Stuart
Cleveland, Tenn
South
Charles B. Galloway
Missippi
George W. Bain
Kentucky
Seaborn Wright
Rome
R. B. Glenn
North Carolina
J. Frank Hanly
Ohio Farmers’Insurance Company
International Reforms Bureau
Wilbur F. Crafts
Washington
Chesteen Smith
Anderson
Epworth League
General Conference
The
Friends Church
United States
Canada
Winona
General Conference of
the Brethren Church
United Brethren Conference
Steadwell
LaCrosse
Wis
Bible Conference
J. Wilbur Chapman
Ira D. Landrith
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
W. J. Dawson
London
W. L. Watkins
J. C. Hartzell
Harrisburg
George Soltau
Chicago
E.A. Allen
Learning to Swim The Fat Man’s Perseverance
Y L Molloy recalls a humorous autumn holiday on the Seine where a fat man endures a forced cold glare of dry training. He never enters the water after five years of attempting, despite constant effort and mock praise from the swimming masters.
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Y. L. Molloy
Mr. Molloy
Monsieur
Sign of a Beaten Man in New York Race
A veteran observer notes two distance runners in a New York Athletic Club three mile race began the final lap stride for stride. One rival glances to gauge the third man and slows, allowing a lead of five yards before sprinting, thus losing to the faster pursuer.
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New York Athletic Club
New York Sun
The Gun Barrels Grew and Domestic Bliss
The excerpt recalls early Northwest trade with the Hudson Bay Company and a tale of a gun growing as pelts financed purchase. It contrasts a biting domestic exchange where a wife calls her husband a fool and he recalls a prior remark about their likeness.
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Northwest
Hudson Bay Company
John
Doctor’s Eye Confession Reveals Hidden Kidney Hope
A darkly humorous exchange shows a doctor claiming to diagnose all sickness from eyes while a patient reveals a glass eye in the right socket. The quip turns on mistaken certainty and irony.
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Moody’s Magazine
Lawyer in Theatre Sparks Five Act Debate
On opening night a lawyer voices disbelief at extending the play to five acts. The author responds by outlining act one where the hero faces a lawsuit, illustrating the planned dramatic arc.
Imagination Trial Sparks Media Exemption Debate
Newspaper men were to be excluded from a famous trial. One editor quipped that he hates to be hampered by facts in writing a case, highlighting a clash between imagination and strict reporting during high profile proceedings.
The Wife Did It All In Telephone Confession
A courtroom sketch captures Hewitt and Jewitt in a dialogue about a telephoned confession. Hewitt questions why no answer was heard while Jewitt reveals the caller was his wife. The exchange reflects a domestic angle on the case reported from New York.
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Hewitt
Jewitt
New York
Preas
DeWitt's Little Berry Risers Sold by Hedges Drug Co
DeWitt's Little Berry Risers the famous little liver pills are sold by Hedges Drug Co offering a familiar remedy to readers seeking digestive support.
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DeWitt
Hedges Drug Co
Dramatist Ponders Material for a New Play
A Louisville Courier-Journal blurb quotes a dramatist lamenting that a story of a loving husband and wife offers little dramatic material. The exchange highlights the challenge of turning plain affection into compelling drama.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Digestive Juices and Kodol for Dyspepsia Endorsement
An endorsement extols natural digestive fluids and the stomach's role in producing healthy blood. It claims weak digestion harms health and promotes Kodol for Dyspepsia and Indigestion as a reliable remedy sold by Hedges Drug Co.
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Hedges Drug Co
Sheriff’s Sale Notice From Fountain Circuit Court
A certified decree directs the sale of the Nebeker versus Dotson case to recover $1815.99 plus interest and costs. The sale will be held publicly to meet the high bid as ordered by the Fountain Circuit Court Clerk.
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Fountain Circuit Court
Mary E. Nebeker
John M. Dotson
Public sale of rents and profits for Fountain County real estate
On Saturday July 11 1908 between 10 a m and 4 p m at the courthouse door Covington Fountain County Indiana the rents and profits for a term not exceeding seven years of a 50 acre Fountain County Indiana tract will be offered. If necessary the fee simple of the property or portion to discharge the decree will be sold without relief from appraisal laws.
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Covington
Fountain County
Indiana
Notice of Administration in Fountain County Indiana
The Fountain Trust Company announces the appointment and qualification of Lucas Nekeker as Administrator of the estate of John M. Galloway, deceased, Fountain County. The circuit court has sanctioned the appointment and the estate is presumed solvent. The notice is dated 6-12-08.
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Circuit Court
Fountain County
Indiana
John M. Galloway
Fountain Trust Company
Lucas Nekeker
Notice to bidders for Millcreek steam plant in Yeddo
I W R Massey trustee of Millcreek township Fountain County Indiana announces sealed bids for a steam heating plant at Yeddo schoolhouse. Bids due two pm at Kingman office. contract awarded to lowest bidder with bond double contract. three year plant satisfaction guarantee. plans on file. bidding rights reserved. Dated June 6 1908.
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I. W. R. Massey
Millcreek Township
Fountain County
Indiana
Yeddo
Kingman
Fountain County Commissioners Sell at Auction
Notice states the Fountain County Board of Commissioners will sell to the highest bidder at 2 oclock p m on a date not specified in the fragment. The sale is conducted by the county and involves disposing of property as directed by the board.
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Board of Commissioners of
Fountain County
Indiana
Notice to Non Resident Defend ants
Notice in Fountain County Indiana to defend in Fountain Circuit Court April term 1908. Charles W. Martin files complaint No 1468 against Raby Martin for divorce non resident defendant must appear Sept 7 1908 at Covington Court House to answer or demur. Clerk Anson G Madden seal. Attorney H C Yount. May 23 1903.
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State of
Indiana
Fountain County
Fountain
Charles W. Martin
Raby Martin
H. C. Yount
Ales
Fountain Circuit Court
Covington
A. D
Anson G. Madden
Leroy Sanders
Notice for Bids on Asylum Supplies Three Month Estimate
In compliance with 1899 law the county asylum Superintendent files estimates of meats groceries dry goods house furnishings and other materials for inmate rations for three months. Bids are to be received by noon with inspection of vouchers and the right to reject any bid reserved.
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Indianapolis
Conservatory
Edward M. Cawley
N. Meridian St
Dewie
Rose
Elesmence
Atlantic
Pacific
Liney & McDaid
Sele Manufacturers
Fifth Avenue
Clinton
Iowa
Pharmacists
Covington, Ind
Warlin
Marlin Firearms Co
Willow St
New Haven
Bible ‘Conference
Sociation of Photographers
Civic Reformers
Sheriff’s Sale
W. R. Massey
Jane
Wallace Combination
Wallace
Said County
Millcreek
Jackson Township
Board of Commissioners
William B. Gray
W. BY Gray
Auditor
Ind
Harper
Cain Township
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