Veterans and residents gather for Decoration Day in Kent township
The item lists Charles Talbert, Mies Minerva Thaney, Ervin Case, Frank Fox, Dr. George W. Jacobs, George and James Murphy among residents in Marshfield Dresser Marion Hedrick and nearby towns. It mentions Decoration Day observances, local politics, a mine open under Roach Hictman and Ricketts, a condemned State Line brick building, and various small-town happenings. It notes Andrew Steely as County Superintendent candidate, and several social visits and improvements around Marshfield and Kent township.
Notice to Heirs Creditors In Estate of James T Biddle
Fountain County Indiana 1906 notice to heirs creditors and legatees. James L Biddle as administrator with will annexed filed final account for examination June 22 1908. Heirs must appear prove heirship. Rhobert H Biddle executor deceased. estate claimed solvent. Lucas Nebeker attorney. June 1.
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South End
Gooasin
Veedersburg
Fountain County
Indiana
James L. Biddle
James T. Biddle
Sis
Rhobert H. Biddle
Will
Lucas Nebeker
The Song of the Shirt and Tom Hood’s Tombstone Sketch
Tom Hood imagined his tombstone bearing the inscription He Sang the Song of the Shirt and sketched a heart pierced by a needle with silver tears. The Punch Christmas number carried The Song of the Shirt, translated into several languages and widely copied.
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Tom Hood
Punch
Hood
First Money and the Rise of Coinage
The article traces money from early weighed ingots to Lydian coins and Greek mints. It notes the shift from ingots to standardized coins stamped by authorities, linking money to temples and religion, and cites Moneta as the origin of our word money. It describes early coin shapes and official markings.
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Asia Minor
Greece
Istand
Juno
Moneta
Could the Pharos light tower be seen 100 miles away
The text argues that with Earth curvature of 6.99 inches per mile an object 100 feet tall is visible only about 13 miles, so a 100 mile sighting would require a tower over a mile high. Even at 7 inches per mile the tower would need to exceed a mile in height to be seen at 100 miles.
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Carvatore
Vinton
Alexandria
Accidents by Age and a Sentry’s Wit in Sudan
An English employer logs three day plus injuries showing more accidents among younger workers. he trusts older men for dangerous jobs. A Sudan era anecdote recalls Major General Sir William Gatacre visiting a sentry who jokes he would recognize the general by his swearing and fussing rather than by sight.
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William Gatacre
Sudan
General Gatacre
Boy Refuses to Sew Behind Sunap Judgment
In a Chicago school a ten year old boy declines sewing class. The principal asks if he thinks himself better than George Washington, who sewed. The boy replies time will tell, reflecting on duty and dignity in the era of Popular Education and reform rhetoric.
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Chicago
George Washington
Bryant and Stratton Indianapolis Business University
Indiana
Chieo
The Lunacy of Love in Bulwer Lytton Letters
Lyndon Orr in Bookman describes 298 letters between Bulwer Lytton and Miss Wheeler published by Miss Dewey. The excerpts show playful eroticism with terms like Poodle Puppy and extravagant kisses, revealing epistolary romance as a curious historical artifact.
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Louise Devey
Bulwer Lytton
Miss Wheeler
Puppo
Zoo
Lyndon Orr
Bookman
Pointed Paragraphs on Elections and Promises
A collection of aphorisms from the Atchison Globe reflecting on politics real estate talk manners and human behavior. The author emphasizes frankness in promises and directness in actions while noting the varied tensions between discussion expectations and outcomes.
Chickens Read Weather In Rainy Morning Lesson
On a rainy morning, chickens display weather wisdom. If rain lasts all day they wander about with indifference. short showers drive them under shelter. They scurry for cover when disturbed and resume sunshine once the weather clears.
Quaint Ethiopian Customs Described by London Mail
The London Mail reports on Abyssinian practices where sons kill aging fathers by thrusting from trees, visitors are sewn into green hides to die, and strangers are tied in bundles and rolled over cliffs, illustrating brutal tribal rites.
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Abyssinia
London Mail
Earthquakes and the limits of knowledge
Eldorado Republican essay argues that no one truly knows the origins or mechanics of earthquakes or the universe. It contends that daily quakes occur yet certainty about past and future events remains unattainable. The piece mocks the idea of comprehensive knowledge in a world defined by mystery.
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Eldorado Republican
Alarm Clock Purchase Confuses Afternoon Quit Time
A young lawyer buys an alarm clock and instructs to set it for 5 o clock. He explains this is the hour in the afternoon when he closes his office and goes home, prompting puzzled questions from the clerk.
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Philidelphia Press
Talking in Sleep Sparks Domestic Quarrel
A husband and wife dispute a pillow talk habit echoed in the night with the wife urging restraint. The husband defends talking in his sleep as a natural right, sparking tension in the home.
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Desir
Maria
Rohenmlan
Get Out or Get In Line Booklet Offered by Clover Leaf
The passenger department of the Toledo St Louis and Western Railroad offers a booklet titled Get Out or Get In Line by Elbert Hubbard of East Aurora New York. Copies available for 4 cents in stamps from Walter L Ross General Passenger Agent Clover Leaf Route Toledo Ohio.
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Toledo, St. Louis & Western R. R
Elbert Hubberd
Roycroft
East Aurora
N. Y
Walter L Ross
Toledo
Ohio
Winter Tourists Low Rates On Sale At Points
Daily offers for winter tourist points with low rates run through April 30 1906 or June 30. E W Richison oversees limited offers. A 120 acre farm is available to rent for three to five years for cash. Apply at this office.
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Toledo
St. Louis
St. Louis Fair
Laken
W.mahshaall
Agt
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Warren County
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Marshfield
Mies Minerva Thaney
Dresser
Colege
Marion
Mra. Ervin Case
Rodgers
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Mra
Frank Fox
Hoopeston
George W. Jacobs
Hedrick
George and
James Murphy
Hillery
Baltimore
Decoration Day
Della Smith
Zion City, Sh
Mise Flornce Hall
Gopher Hall
W. Ross Murphy
Kent Township
Liberty Stinespring
Klind
Steuven
Pike Townships
Andrew Steely
West Lebanon
Will Zufall
Danville
John Zufat
Danville Light Company
Mayer
Roach, Hictman and Ricketts
Raleigh
Mound Township
Steuben Township
State Line
Friends of the Dead
Mound
Masonic
Lyons Redwood
Covington
Stalker
C. L. McElhaney
Houston
Texas
Missouri
Harvey Porter Layton
Napoleon Bonaparte Layton
Harvey Maximilian Layton
Harvey
Sheriff’s Sale
Fountain Circuit
Veedersburg Handle Company Et al
Joe. Boggs
Court House
Towit
Drew Hill
Lamartine
Atchison Globe
E. W. Richison
S. D. Bland
Brewton
Swanson Rheumatic Cure Company
Dept
Late Street
Chicazo
Adams ST
C. CU
St. L
Big Four
Going Kart
Mailand
Watland
Nod
Noll
Maz Rey
Kaufman. A
Attica
Oras
Tedin
Attics
E. W. Richardson
New York
Crica Reson
Crawfordaville
Ind
EF Daly
Frank J Reed
G P A
Humaton
T P A
Lafayette
C H Wanson
Rsburg
Republican Office
Roa As
Sorolagghi
Heeb
U. S
Engzilsn Law
Daugig Commercial Teaching
E. J
Indianapolis
Slemant
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