Winona Academy Opens Strong Under New President
Winona Academy for Boys at Winona Lake rapid rise as leading preparatory school with a May graduate class and September term. Dr. F N Palmer, elected president, a Wabash College A B D D graduate, is recognized as a top Western Bible scholar and trusted educator. The Westminster Building hosts fine dorms dining facilities and a top faculty. The school emphasizes disciplined growth, strong athletics, boating, bathing and skating opportunities for students.
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Winona Academy For
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F. N. Palmer
Wabesh College
West
Winona
Beware of Mercury Containing Catarrh Ointments
Warning against catarrh remedies containing mercury and urging use only on prescription. Promotes Hall's Catarrh Care by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as mercury free and effective. Claims it works internally on blood and mucous surfaces. Includes price and availability from druggists and free testimonials.
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Hall
Ted
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. ,Sheney & Co
Price
Tie
Rattle
Billy Sunday to Speak at Winona Lake Bible Conference
The evangelist Billy Sunday is on the program for four sermons at the annual Winona Lake Bible Conference in August. He is noted for closing saloons in Illinois and is described as a forceful speaker who engages pulpit and pew with vigor.
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Billy
Billy’ Sunday
Bible Conference
Winona Lake
Illinois
NoDrip Strainer and Health Coffee Offer
Dr Shoop of Racine Wisconsin offers a silvered NoDrip Offen Strainer and a free booklet by requesting with name and address and sending go money. He advertises Shoop Health Coffee as a fake coffee product made from toasted grains malt and nuts claiming no real coffee content and praising rapid brewing.
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Shoop Racine
Wis
Wade
Caleb Powers to Lecture at Winona Lake July 6
Caleb Powers, lionized for a nine year prison spell over Governor Goebel’s assassination, will speak at Winona Lake on July 6. He recounts prison years and seven trials, promising a tale of trials before judges and juries and the events behind the Goebel case.
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Caleb Powers
Winona Lake
Goebel
Kentucky
Farles
Folrys Kidney Remedy Promoted for Kidney and Bladder Trouble
A vintage advertisement claims Folry's Kidney Remedy stops pain and irregularities, strengthens organs, and guards against frightful disease. It cautions readers to heed early symptoms and notes the product is sold by M C Vat Dorn.
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M.C
Verse Snippet Highlights Trouserette Imagery in Courier Journal
A fragment from the Louisville Courier Journal uses playful lines about trouserettes and battle, describing flowing movement from two sides and the usual train as a literary image.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Routes and trains spark an odd passion in a Cleveland note
A Cleveland Plain Dealer fragment reflects on selecting travel routes as a personal fixation. The speaker taunts themselves for chasing costly options, studying folders and trains, finding pleasure in choices, yet never using the routes they pick.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Island and Peninsula Riddle Taught By Clever Student
In a school scene the final pupil explains an island as fully surrounded by water and a fly in milk as a peninsula nearly surrounded by liquid, using two glasses of water and milk to illustrate the difference. This anecdote appears in the American Veterinary Review.
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American Veterinary Review
Joyful start as man skips shaving in stride
A humorous quip from La Touche Hancock in the New York Sun notes the light mood after discovering he had shaved the night before. A Boston Herald scene features a man joking about envy of hair as his streak of failed ventures fades in memory.
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Boston Herald
Cost of Production in the Summer Garden
A Washington Star verse praising a summer garden and the costs of seeds and radishes, noting seed burning and radish prices at about one dollar and twenty five cents each.
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Washington Star
Frank Johnson Seeks Informal Courtesy in Friendship
In a light exchange from the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Jane remarks on Frank Johnson’s outspoken nature while Mary notes she hadn’t observed it. Jane recalls calling him Mr Johnson, and he expresses a wish to be known simply as Frank.
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Jane
Frank Johnson
Mary
Mr. Johnson
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Unwritten law quoted in Detroit Free Press
A line from the Detroit Free Press cites an unwritten law justifying a person who 'lets go' and kills a man who asks if it is hot enough. The snippet conveys a provocative legal sentiment without full context.
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Detroit Free Press
A New Species
A brief cartoon caption shows a housewife questioning a tramp who asserts honesty and inability to find work free of graft, reflecting social satire of the era.
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Puck
Insect Voice Echoes Outside the Mosquito Bar
The Washington Star notes an "insect voice" near the Mosquito Bar as a playful aside about sleep and a wish to drink once more, reflecting a light, humorous moment in the police or city beat.
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Washington Star
Actions speak louder than words debate quoted
A moralist and a disillusioned skeptic clash in a dialogue about belief and persuasion. The exchange centers on whether actions can convince a woman, with the reply casting doubt on the effectiveness of words alone.
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St. Louis Republic
The Awning and Iron Jaws In Kansas City Times
A fragment from the Kansas City Times hints at an unusual scene with an awning opening and iron jaws described as imitation large. The brief text evokes a surreal image of mechanical elements beginning to move shortly after dawn.
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Kansas City Times
No gentle man defined in a Retort Unkind exchange
A brief cartoonish exchange notes Gerald a gentleman who never gives pain and Geraldine retorts that he is not gentle as he causes pain with every call, captured in Pick Me Up style.
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Gerald
Geraldine
Dream of Riches Fades as I Woke to Poverty
A brief humor item from the Chicago News jokes about dreaming of wealth only to awaken to constant financial struggles. The line contrasts a millionaire fantasy with the habitual reality of being broke.
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Chicago News
A Lawyer's Suggestion
A brief note from the New York Press cites a lawyer advising a plan after a man threatened to injure Hewitt. Jewett counters by asking why not endure harm and sue for damages.
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Hewitt
Jewett
New York Press
A Poor Subject in Brooklyn Life Caption
A Brooklyn Life caption notes a dour subject who prefers frowns over smiles. It suggests no pleasant thoughts stir within her, and even a photograph would not flatter her. The tone hints at social satire or character study in the period pageant.
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Brooklyn
Quoted Bits and Poetic Snippets in Newspapers
A collage of witty aphorisms and verse snippets from Chicago News Pittsburg Poet and Philadelphia Ledger. It juxtaposes misers and fools, questions of wealth, and reflections on pride and friendship.
Exemptie Question on Freckles Draws Ledger Wit
A Philadelphia Ledger cartoon caption jokes about women's freckles with a quip that some aren’t freckled but those shown do. The line mocks cosmetic concerns in a light editorial moment from the era.
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Philadelphia Ledger
The Horse and Its Smart-ish Tricks
McClure's Magazine argues that horses faked arithmetic feats rely on trained habits not understanding numbers. Horses respond to signals and repetitions, pawing, rubbing a board, or selecting a card, while spectators read meaning into mere routine. No animal truly counts or reasons.
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Fortune teller tale comes true in corner grocery chat
Uncle Abner Jarvis recounts visiting a county fair fortune teller who predicted a large party and a calamity within a month. A two year drought of gatherings ends when Aunt Jane visits, crashing the spare bed on her first night. The anecdote blends humor and a warning about credulity.
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Abner Jarvis
Uncle Abner
Jane
Paris Bohemian Painter Wolton Kept Forty Homes
The Parisian painter Wolton lived a bohemian life. To avoid unwelcome acquaintances he kept around forty furnished apartments in scattered Parisian buildings. He moved constantly among three close to Rue de Dunkerque to stay hidden from friends.
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Wolton
Paris
Rue de Dunkerque
The Stone Houses on Easter Island
The Easter Island stone houses are built against earthen terraces or rock backs and use small basalt slabs laid without cement. Most have irregular layouts with typical dimensions: ceiling height 4 ft 6 in, wall thickness 4 ft to 10 in, room width 4 ft 6 in, room length 12 ft 9 in, doorway height 20 in and width 19 in.
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Easter Island
Farmer Countosses Defends Cherry Tree Tale
A Washington Star quotation frames a skeptical remark about George Washington and the cherry tree story. Farmer Countosses says myths persist but jokes about rewarding a boy who chops wood with a medal. His wife asks why.
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George Washington
Farmer Countosses
Washington Star
Bah and Kisses Prompt Letter Over Terminal Visit
A brief quarrel over a missed visit to inspect terminal facilities is recounted as a witty exchange. The Chicago Record Herald quotes a line about sending kisses and a woman's sharp reply.
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Chicago Record-Herald
A stout heart may be ruined in for tune but not in spirit
A compact quotation attributed to Victor Hugo noting that wealth cannot crush true spirit and resilience endures despite misfortune.
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Victor Hugo
Boys' City in the Woods at Winona Lake July 26
Third assembly of Boys' City will convene at Winona Lake on July 26 with a city run by youths from mayor to poundmaster. Mayor Joe Clark of Portland Ind will open his office there and W Henry Collisson of Winona Lake acts as business manager. Election of officers set for about July 20. Activities include daily paper bank post office souvenir stand boathouse bathhouse shoot the chutes and daily fun.
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Winona Lake
Middle West
Joe Clark
Portland
Ind
W. Henry Collisson
Judge Wills Brown
Venetian Night at Winona Lake Promises Bigger Spectacle
Venice night carnival at Winona Lake planned under Mrs. R L Spinning with local ladies aiding. Queen and court to attend, August 13 with novel features and enhanced artistic productions. Previous years drew thousands, organizers vow even greater display.
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Winona Lake
R. L. Spinning
Chicago
Winona
They Cannot Understand Genius Sign Swift Quote
The quote notes that when a true genius emerges, dunces unite against him, a warning attributed to Swift about societal reaction to genius.
Women and Kidney Trouble Warned in Ad Prospect
An advertising notice extolls Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney and bladder troubles affecting men and women. It touts immediate relief, offers free sample bottles by mail, and invites readers to contact Dr Kilmer in Binghamton New York for more information.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Greece a Pastoral Country
About one half of Greece's population are agriculturists and shepherds.
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Greece
New York Symphony Orchestra to Visit Winona Lake This Summer
The New York Symphony Orchestra under Walter Damrosch will perform every afternoon and evening during the week of July 26 at Winona Lake Indiana. The concert series promises a major festival of Wagnerian and classical works as one of the era’s finest musical events.
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Winona Lake
Indiana
New York Symphony Orchestra
Walter Damrosch
Arl
Leopold Damrosch
New York Symphony and
Oratori
Metropolitan Opera House
America
Wagner
Notice of Administration for Sylvester Roades Estate
The under signed has been appointed and qualified by the Circuit Court of Fountain County Indiana as administratrix of the estate of Sylvester Roades late of Fountain County deceased. The estate is supposed to be solvent. MELLA M ROADES Administratrix. John B Martin Attorney for Administratrix.
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Fountain County
State of Indians
Sylvester Roades
Mella M. Roades
Adwiuiatratrix
John B Martin
Atty
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