Do Good and No Harm. Coal Creek Sunday School Notes
A reflective essay by A Ellmore on Christian duty, humility, and moral conduct. It recalls a coal creek Sunday school started by Mrs Julia Elwell and later led by Uncle Riley Richardson, with enduring faith and community effort. The piece links personal ethics to church history and local schooling. A testimonial for Foley Kidney Pills closes the column.
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Coal Creek
Julia Elwell
Hiram Elwell
Snoddy
Julia
Washington
A. P. Burnside
T. C. Church of Centennial
Riley Richardson
Bruce Pender
Your Neighbor's Experience Foley Kidney Pills Ad
Mrs. Nancy Keneipp of Terre Haute writes that Foley Kidney Pills improved her kidney and bladder troubles. She reports reduced burning and normal kidney action after using the pills and thanks the product for her care. Sold by all druggists.
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Foley
Nancy Keneipp
Wabash Ave
Terre Haute
Syd
Decoration services to be held by Perrysville lodges
Perrysville lodges plan Decoration Sunday on June fifth with D S Morse of Crawfordsville as speaker at the cemetery on the hill west of town. The I O O F lodge leads the ceremonies as the Perrysville band and local societies form a parade to the cemetery.
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D S. Morse
Crawfordsville
Perrysville
Sheriff Kerr Spruces Up Office Amid Proud Caution
The sheriff’s office has been cleaned renovated papered and painted making it look almost new. Sheriff Kerr expresses pride and fear that someone will spit on the floor and requires everyone to show their teeth before entering.
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Kerr
Serious reading in favor boosts English literature growth
Reports from publishers show rising interest in serious books in England while novels dip slightly. In 1910 total works published rose by 74 from the prior year with poetry and drama up 115 and travels up 71. A prominent bookseller notes fewer sixpenny novels sold but strong demand for affordable editions of new stories.
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England
Why Delay He I’ll Kiss You When I Leave
Dialogue excerpt shows a tense exchange where one speaker proposes a kiss on departure and the other suggests sending for the coat and hat, hinting at departure and social formality. The fragment implies conversational mood without full context.
Hotels as Hospitals Cite New York Nurse View
A New York trained nurse argues hotels can function as hospitals by offering rapid supplies Ice bags hot water bottles crutches and wheel chairs plus staff to lift patients a barber for men a sewing room for binders and an operating room with a protected roof for convalescence asserting modern hotels rival hospitals for patient care.
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New York
Collar Bag Styles For Girls And Graduates
A girl collar bag may copy a man’s style or be distinctly feminine. Use gray or tan crash with embroidery, top finish in lace, and a thin silk or lawn lining to hold a drawing ribbon. White linen with eyelet embroidery is decorative but less practical, making a dainty gift for the girl graduate.
Prince Trubetzkoy Defends Portrait Sculptures
Prince Trubetzkoy defends his American women portraits exhibited at the Hispanic Museum saying his works show life as realistically as possible and are true portraits, with two pieces featuring symbolic figures of a man eating killed meat and a hyena at cadaver.
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Prince Trubetzkoy
Solomon’s Nine Hundred Eighty Fifth Wife Quips Wise Guy
A playful exchange in a humorous quip where Solomon’s nine hundred eighty fifth wife asks if she is really his affinity and the Wisest Guy replies you are one in a thousand, delivering a lighthearted punchline.
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Solomon
Dutch clock marks late Jones estate joke
A brief quip from the New Orleans Times-Democrat notes that after the passing of a wealthy individual named Jones, his Dutch clock remains the sole heir, with a wry remark about winding up the estate. The item captures local newsroom humor and social commentary.
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Jones
New Orleans
Quote on authority and daughters from Washington Star
A Washington Star quip notes how often a man feels his own small boss in the world, with Mr. Cumror replying that such reminders come especially if he has three daughters who have attended boarding school.
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Mr. Cumror
Washington Star
Not What She Meant A Quizzical Exchange Cited by Chicago Daily News
A fragmentary quip shows a husband and wife debating rewards for favors with a playful, cryptic exchange. The line highlights a conditional promise of a reward if a kidnapping attempt occurred, framed as a humorous anecdote in Chicago journalism.
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John
Chicago Daily News
Fussy couple seeks lasting silver polish
Mrs. Fussy laments spending half her time keeping silver in shape and wishing for a durable polish. Mr. Fussy replies in jest to “send for a burglar” who would clean it up so it won’t bother them, a quip from the Detroit Free Press.
Still Belligerent in Public Ledger Quarrel
A fragment from the Philadelphia Public Ledger quotes Nell insisting on reconciliation with Belle. She says she will make up once her complexion looks as bad as Belle’s, signaling ongoing petty feud in social notes.
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Nell
Belle
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Why He Cried
A courtroom quip as a judge recalls a child’s game turning sour when another child pretended to switch the engine, eliciting the line Why are you crying Johnny in a light moment.
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Johnny
Andra
Took Them In Too
Baltimore American quotes praising kind farm hosts who welcome guests and a couple who stayed there last summer, highlighting their warm hospitality and generous nature.
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Baltimore American
Not Acquainted With It Quote From Record-Herald
A Chicago Record-Herald humor item features a speaker explaining uncertainty about sine qua non terms. The exchange mocks technical jargon about automobiles and knowledge gaps with playful banter.
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Chicago Record-Herald
A Thoughtful Young Wife
A magazine excerpt describes a young wife planning to tamper with cigars for Alfred by placing camphor in the box as a precautionary ruse. The vignette presents a sly domestic motive within a Browning context.
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Alfred
Browning
Trainbound interlude cuts short fair talk
A laconic exchange by a man eager to catch a train interrupts a remark about the fair. Puck notes the brisk interruption as the scene shifts to travel timing.
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Puck
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