Bids for Bridges Opened by County Commissioners
County commissioners opened bids for repair and construction of several bridges. McKee Brothers won on McCarty Cooper Teegarden bridges at 589.50 dollars. I E Sowers got Wabash river repairs at 2153 dollars and Jubbe Summers Wolfe. Carter bridge went to F Cunningham at 289 dollars. Attica Bridge Co. won Braffet and Perish. Sowers also on Jone s bridge with M S Jarvis. Rusing bridge awarded to S B Royce. Court house sewer relaying not let.
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McKee Brothers
McCarty
Cooper
Teegarden
I. E. Sowers
Wabash River
Carter
F. Cunningham
Many Children are Sickly with Powders for Children
Patent medicine advertisement claims Mother Gray's Sweet Powders cure many ailments in children. It promises to break up colds in 24 hours, relieve feverishness, headaches, stomach troubles, teething disorders, and destroy worms. Sold at druggists for 25 cents. Sample mailed free to A Allen 3, Olmsted LeRoy NY.
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Mother Gray
Frese
Alien
Olmsted
LeRoy, N.Y
The County Road Tax of the Railroads
The road tax of the railroads of Fountain county is 3011.55 dollars, payable in labor, roughly the value of one mile of stone road, as contracts have been let in this county. The tax in various townships is as stated.
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Fountain County
Real estate transfers in Fountain county week list
Transactions filed for record by O S Douglass abstractor list numerous transfers in Fountain county. Names include B F Reed guardian to John G Zeigler 145 acres Troy to Anna Parent and Frederick Springman et al west of lots 164 165 G & C add Attica 876. Thomas W Tiley and wife to John A Johnson et al coal in Wabaship 1. Geo A Law and wife to Herman Heinrich 90 acres Troy township 11250. O F P Cooper executor to Campbell E Cooper tract Hillsboro 300. Lottie Wellborg and husband to Wm M Lyon lot 29 BS T add Hillsboro 500. Hillsboro Bank to Callie Shade lot 30 BS T add Hillsboro 500. Wm M Lyon and wife to Callie Shade lot 29 BS T add Hillsboro 750. Jas Turner and wife to Wm C Mitchell lot 9 school lot and part Bartletts Reserve Davis township 550. Emma Patterson et al to Charles Gumert I acre Shawnee township 50.
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Fountain County
O. S. Douglass
Anna Parent and
Husb
Frederick Springman
Allen's Foot-Ease Cures Tired Feet and Swelling
The antiseptic powder relieves hot aching feet and prevents sweating. It soothes stinging coins and bunions, with over 30 000 testimonials. Sold for 25 cents and not for substitute brands.
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Allen
First Church notices and schedule from June 19 1916
Sunday School at 10 a m with preaching by Eld Watkins at 11 a m. Prayer meeting Thursday evening at 7 30. All are invited to these meetings.
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Eld. Watkins
Perry Davis Painkiller Lets Bee Sting Soothing Relief
Perry Davis Painkiller draws pain and inflammation from bee stings and insect bites. It soothes the awful itching of mosquito bites. Bottles sold at 25 35 and 54 cents.
Leaders Rout Brazil Colored Giants In Big Ball Park Win
Sunday crowd of over 500 watched the Leaders defeat the Brazil Colored Giants 21 to 3 after a solid first inning rally. Dick Merryman pitched for the Leaders while Bass and Wilson worked for the visitors. Other notes include local autos purchases, illness, and community events such as decoration day for the K of P lodge and a Harmount’s Show Co. performance.
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Brazil Colored Giants
Colored Giants
Dick Merryman
Bass
Giants
Wilson
Brazil
Johnson
Basa
Woody
Merryman
K.of P. Lodge
Rogers of
Boswell
Harversburg Cemetery
Wants To Help Some One
J F Boyer of Fertile Missouri sought to help others after years of illness. He credits Electric Bitters with curing him of backache nervousness loss of appetite and kidney issues after five bottles. The tonic is advertised as a remedy for liver trouble dyspepsia blood disorders and female complaints.
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J. F. Boyer
Fertile
Dodder Control in Clover and Alfalfa Fields
Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station warns farmers and seed dealers to avoid dodder infested seed, inspect samples with a magnifying glass, and plow under infested stubble. If infestation persists, switch to cultivated nonleguminous crops and burn or deeply cultivate to destroy dodder seeds and seedlings. Halley’s Comet note follows a separate item about its appearance and disappearance.
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Sucka
Ends Winter's Troubles From Arnica Salve Ad
A vintage advert touts Backlen's Arnica Salve as banishing winter ailments like frostbite notches and chapped skin. It claims healing for boiles boils piles cuts sores eczema sprains and similar troubles. Available for 25 cents at all druggists.
Wealth and books in the American businessman verdict
A concise question on whether pursuit of wealth robs the American businessman of time for books and society. The author A Barton Hepburn argues yes, the price is disproportionate and evident in modern business life.
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A. Barton Hepburn
New Life Pills Promise Relief Says Buffalo Reader
A. Schingeck of 647 Eim 8t Buffalo New York declares Dr King s New Life Pills cured his chronic constipation after others failed. He attests to relief from biliousness indigestion headaches chills malaria and debility and notes the product costs 25 cents at all druggists.
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Dr. King
A. Schingeck
Buffalo
N.Y
Methodist Church Union Meetings and Lectures Schedule
The program lists Sunday services at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. with themes on Christian activity and women in India, speaker V E I M Iabi Luksa from Bombay. Epworth League events at 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. include Mr abi Baksh finishing his course. Midweek missionary lectures replace prayer meet. Friday women and men lectures, no Saturday night lecture. Bend Church Sunday School at 10:30 a.m. and children’s exercises at 2:30 p.m. Pastor F K Dougherty.
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Women and Churches of India
Iabi-Luksa
Bombay
India
Epworth League
Abi Baksh
Habi Baksh
Allen's Foot Elase Castoria Ad Claim
An old advertisement extols Allen's Foot Base as a superior antiseptic foot powder for relief from smarting feet. It touts 30,000 testimonials, economy, and warns against imitations, urging readers to request the advertised product to avoid substitutes.
The Sliver Lining in Times of Crisis
A compact reflection on adversity shaping progress with a nod to resilient minds. The quote highlights how hardship yields brilliance and innovation through intense pressure and challenging circumstances.
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Chateaubriand
Kern's Charges Against Shively
Forty five Democratic legislators pledged support as I sought the nomination yet the caucus secret ballot swung thirty six votes to Benjamin F. Shively, brewer's candidate, amid alleged bribery by eight purchased men. I cannot prove bribery but name eight likely buyers.
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Benjamin F. Shively
Saved From Awful Death Calamity Ended by Dor King’s New Discovery
Fayetteville North Carolina resident A D Mc Donald recounts how his sister, once consumptive and frail with no appetite, was cured by Dor King’s New Discovery after other remedies failed. He claims she has remained free of coughs, praising the medicine for bronchial troubles. Trial bottle free, 50 cents to a dollar. Guaranteed by all druggists.
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A.D McDonald
Fayetteville
N.C. R
F. D
Dor King
Indian patent firm Makes Pen Holders From Packing Cases
An Indian patent medicine company converts wooden packing cases from America into pen holders. The firm performs all work by hand and its craftsmanship is so valued that the government purchases the pens holders it produces.
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India
America
Puck on Trying to Shape What Ought to Be
A compact aphorism from Puck urges that even with fatalism there is value in attempting to mold outcomes toward virtue. The remark frames effort as worthwhile despite acceptance of fate.
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Puck
Sure of It and Nine of Ten Women Confident
Nine out of ten women express confidence that if born male they would earn higher salaries than their current line bonds. The remark reflects prevalent attitudes about gender and pay in the source discussion.
Orange Blossom Suppositories on sale by druggists
Advertises Orange Blossom Suppositories as a remedy for a wide range of reproductive and uterine conditions. Claims safety, universal use, testimonials worldwide, and a $1 price with offers for a book and free sample via a local druggist. Also notes a separate item on flame colors and a critique about giving opinions.
The Genuine Gentleman Quote Insight
A brief quotation from Irving Bacheiler on what truly defines a genuine gentleman beyond attire money or manners. It stresses inner character leading to outward conduct that one can forget.
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Irving Bacheiler
What a Poet Writes by Milton Reference in 1652
A Columbia professor discusses poetry and authorship citing John Milton as an established writer. He notes how a poet’s lines can be altered in meaning by end-words and recalls Milton’s Paradise Lost and other works from the 1650s. The piece reflects on status and fame in early modern poetry.
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Columbia
John Milton
Cromwell
New York Herald
The Southerner and His Corn
The Louisville Corner-Journal portrays the southern farmer who relies on corn for sustenance, feed, and industry. It describes corn production from dawn fieldwork to winter smoking a corncoob pipe, praising its value, versatility, and enduring affection across daily life and war needs.
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Mondamin
Louisville Corner-Journal
Glad It Was the Last
Scribbles-Come up to my den, and I'll show you the proofs of my last novel. Critilcus-Never mind the proofs, I'll take your word for it. Minneapolis Journal.
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Critilcus
Minneapolis Journal
Housecleaning Days in Hard Knock Home Life
A quip from the New York Telegram notes a married man seeking peace at home is instead ousted by a wife wielding a kitchen broom. The humor lampoons domestic strife and the power of household chores in keeping a husband in line.
Pity Wasted. Umpire Recalled as Ball Player Debate
A Boston Herald exchange features Mrs Todd lamenting that a famed ball player was brought home in a wreck, while Mr Todd retorts that he was not a player but merely the umpire. The dialogue highlights public fascination with sports figures and the lighter strain of newspaper quips.
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Todd
Boston Herald
The Two Pipers and Other Mini Skits
A Detroit Tribune verse about a long haired bard son and plumber father contrasts poetic dreams with earned wages. The Washington Star quips a senator’s tactic to dodge enemies. The Kansas City Times sketches a sad horse watching a noisy car, calling the scene windbroken.
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Dad
Detroit Tribune
Kansas City Times
Fashion's Slave Jokes On Jane In Morning Gaffe
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item notes Jane looks tired in the morning as a light quip about staying up all night to keep her hair neat. The row reflects early 20th century slang and cultural humor in a daily fashion or society brief.
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Jane
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Great is the merry time of spring for negro domination
The phrase appears to critique racial dominance and public perception, suggesting a moment of celebration masking underlying reputational harm. The fragment hints at social tensions and silences around whitewashing reputations in a springtime context.
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New York Telegram
To the First Robin Welcome Songster Poem
A brief dated verse greets the arrival of the first robin, praising the blithe songster and welcoming it to the neighborhood with cheerful lines. The tone is seasonal and reflective of early spring.
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F Reed
John G Zeigler
Thos W Tiley
John A Johnson
Geo
Herman Heinrich
Troy Township
Campbell E Cooper
Trac
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Lottie Wellborg
Wm M Lyon
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Jas Turner
Wm C Mitchell
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Emma Patterson
Charles Gumert
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Wabash College
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Greencastle
DePauw University
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Danville
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Leavenworth, Kan
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Purdue University Agricultural Experiment
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Halley
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