Knight Saves Mechanic in Big Indianapolis Auto Race
In Indianapolis on Memorial Day Harry Knight of Westcott racing, 21, skidded his car to block a runaway Jagersburger Case car after its steering knuckle broke. Knight and mechanic John T. Glover were injured but credited with saving Anderson and others. a Case factory delegation thanked them as heroes.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Jagersburger
Harry Knight
Knight
Philadelphia
Mercer
Young Knight
Westcott
Rutenbur
Grand Stand
John T. Glover
C.L. Anderson
Glear
Anderson
Fairmount Park
Glover
Herb Lytle
Methodist Episcopal Hospital
Case Racing Factory
H. R. Allen
Saved His Wife Lives by Dr King's New Discovery
0 H Brown of Muscadine Alabama credits Dr King's New Discovery with saving his wife from a severe bronchial illness and dangerous cough. The ad touts the remedy as infallible for coughs and lung troubles and notes 40 6¢ 1.00 trial bottle free with guaranteed availability from all druggists.
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H Brown
Muscadine
Ala
Dr King
Dr. King
Canary on the Bow of the Violin Inspires Children Musical
A community theater project titled For the Children presents Canary That Rides on the Bow of the Violin. Local students and musicians collaborate to perform a children’s musical exploring imagination and sound.
Canary in London Family Home Admires Musical Stages
A London canary owned by a musical family displays an unusual habit during performances. It flies to the keyboard whenever the piano sounds, dodging the fingers of the pianist. When the violin is played it clings to the bow despite rapid passages.
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London
Fisherman A Game for Indoor Play
A merry table game for indoors where players rest a finger inside a cord loop as a fisherman jerks the line. On the cue Your fish players hold. on My fish they withdraw quickly to avoid capture. Most catches win, while the most often caught buys a forfeit.
Instinct of the Ant Revealed in a Snail Prey Example
Professor Levallois recounts an ant’s careful inspection of a dead snail. The ant returns toward the nest after examining the prey and signals its companions, drawing a swarm that quickly consumes the snail by evening.
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Professor Levallois
Playing Possum and Animal Strategy Across Nations
An old discussion compares the possum’s behavior to human fears and notes space limits. It argues the animal swoons with terror rather than feints death, reflecting on animal usefulness and country leads in livestock. Australia sheds sheep while India leads in horned cattle. The US and Russia tie in horses.
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St. Nicholas
Australia
India
United States
Russia
The Sandman Poem Recited At Dusk In Twilight Land
A poem describes the Sandman as a gray figure at close of day who glides through Twilight Land bearing a sack of fairy dust. He scatters dust everywhere, causing eyelids to droop and listeners to drift toward sleep as a mother calls out the name Baendman's here.
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Sandman
Gray
Balding hotel clerks humor keeps staff on edge
Fred Shiremsain and Jud Carter, two Svet buch hotel clerks, are teased for receding hairlines after a traveling guest jokes about bald heads. A bellhop chimes in with a family quip about old sayings as the scene ends with a wink and a grin.
No Joke About This Colonel Carroll in Washington
Colonel John We Carroll a thir J Louis railroad lawyer was seen leaving a Washington hotel in a heated mood. He complained tips now cost more than food and room, recounting a shoe cleaning incident where two shoes arrived separately with tipped expectations.
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John We. Carroll
Thir &J. Louis
Washington
Carroll
Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post
An Excuse That Held Water
A diner complains about water in a restaurant, insisting the water is unfit to drink. The waiter inspects the glass and concludes the water is fine, attributing the issue to a dirty glass rather than the water. The anecdote appears in the Pittsburgh Leader.
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Alphonse
Pitteburg
A Master of Honor in a Parlor Question
A Chicago Record-Herald quote presents a man’s stance on alimony, asking if a wife with a divorce from another man should keep alimony. He responds that he would not countenance it unless the amount allowed him to quit his job.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Minister Announces Sunday Talk on Family Scandal
A Buffalo Commercial report notes a preacher announced at the pulpit that Sunday he would address a family scandal. The church was packed and standing room was scarce as he spoke about Eve being beguiled by the serpent.
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Eve
Buffalo
An Unfailing Sign
A humorous exchange overheard in Chicago reminds readers how a pew dress can fit poorly by being too comfortable. The wife laments the garment while the husband downplays concerns in a light domestic vignette from the city.
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Chicago News
Workaday Worries In A London Dockyard
A terse exchange shows Bill fretting over nonstop toil from dawn to night. He reveals the plan to begin work tomorrow, reflecting a mood of fatigue and impending routine.
Self Help Poet Parodies The Cipher Dialogue
A Washington Star excerpt quotes a playful exchange about a poet starting verses with O seven. Miss Cayenne attributes the motif to the mathematical symbol representing exact value. The brief snippet mocks cryptic verse with numeric notation.
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Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
Mrs Ball Learns It All in a Wry Chicago Note
A brief Chicago Record-Herald quip mocks Mrs. Ball as thinking she has learned everything, reflecting a wry social aside in the paper.
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Chicago Recort-Herald
The Secret of a Millionaire's Start Revealed
A dinner guest recounts how missing a train altered his fate from farmer to lumber trust president. He details a street show fight, a turning point with a hotel boss, and rising through a firm to lead a stock company before the lumber trust ascent.
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Millonaire
Lut
Bulldog Evergy
Reat
Women and Men Suffer From Kidney and Bladder Trouble
An exposed ad notes that kidney trouble harms mind and vitality and affects both genders and children. It promotes Swamp Root from Dr Kilmer Co as a remedy with sample bottles and pamphlets, urging readers to mail for information and to mention the paper.
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Hess
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Dr. Kilmer
Jericho Leaves Offer Laxative Health Claims
An advertisement touts Jericho Leaves from the Holy Land as a superior natural laxative. It claims gentle cleansing without irritation, using plant leaves gathered near the Jordan River. Sold by mail from the Jericho Leaves Importing Co., Buffalo, with a 25 cent price and refund policy.
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Holy Land
Jericho
Jorian
Jericho Leaves Importing Co
Buffalo
N. Y
U. S A
Sealed Proposals in Hillsboro Township
Sealed proposals will be received by D. P. Frazier Township Trustee of Cain Fountain County Hillsboro up to o clock a m.
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D. P. Frazier
Cain
Fountain County
Hillsboro
Hillsboro School bids for heating plant and repairs
June 19 1911 bids for heating plant plumbing and alterations at Hillsboro School Building require 10 percent bid guarantee by certified check. Bids open at Hillsboro Indiana and Danville offices with Arch Liese Ludwick. Board may reject all bids. Also notice of appointment and qualification of J Earl Romine as Administrator of Mary E Romine estate Fountain County Indiana solvent.
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Hillaboro
DL. P. Frazier
Office of
Trustee
Hillsboro
Ind
Liese & Ludwick
Danville
Circuit Court
Fouuntain County
State of Indiana
Mary E. Romine
Fountain County
Indiana
J. Earl Romine
Notice to Heirs and Creditors in Stucker Estate
The Fountain Trust Company as Administrator of Emma Coats Stucker deceased presents its account and vouchers for final settlement in Fountain Circuit Court. The June 1, 191? examination date requires heirs creditors and legatees to appear and show cause why the account should not be approved. W. B. Livengood, attorney, administer.
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Emma Coats Stucker
de l
Fountain Circuit
Fountain Trust Company
Beire
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