Engagement Ring Sparks Escape In Family Tragedy
A tale of romance and remorse centers on Joan who ends her engagement over her brother in law Maurice Fletcher’s marriage. After surrendering the ring she regrets the rift and rearranges life, meeting Fletcher’s wife Helen and confronting class prejudices as hidden motives surface amid a rural escape and a seaside plan.
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Maurice Fletcher
Helen Saunders
Fletcher
Joan
Maurice
Jim
Get Your Sunday Shine Bootblacks Offer More
Two bootblacks with no fixed stand stood on the curb as 4 o clock Saturday afternoon. One cried Shine your boots here. The other boasted Get your Sunday shine implying tomorrow is Sunday and a pleasant day ahead. The second boy drew twice the customers through imaginative phrasing.
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Lorin F. Deland
Atlantic
Half a Shirt Sermon Prompts Generous Gift
A young minister preached about worldly vanities claiming only half a shirt, while a kind listener left several new shirts at his house. He thanked her but noted surprise, and she reminded him that the other half was in front.
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London
London store adopts carbon imprint bill claim
A London cashier explains a carbon copy system to record coin payments, pressing a half sovereign onto the duplicate bill to capture the impression. She notes many customers are persuaded by visible imprints and that books are shown to prove accuracy. A Fort Leavenworth recruit jokes about misshits and misaligned targets.
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London
Manchester Guardian
Modern Buildings Will Not Survive 500 Years
The passage suggests most modern structures will crumble far sooner than ancient works. It argues that contemporary masonry lacks the durable techniques of ancient builders, leaving today’s buildings as temporary as a fragile era’s craft.
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Greece
Egypt
Paradoxical Expressions In A Metered Trunk Anecdote
A fragment from the Cleveland Leader echoes a dialogue on paradoxical expressions and impossible phrases. The snippet references a trunk packing scene with humorous misprints and a playful exchange about indispensable items and “absolutely bie” possessions.
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Costzins
Cleveland
Republican State Ticket Listing Indiana 1900s Officials
The document lists Indiana political candidates by position including Otis E. Gulley Danville for Secretary of State John E. Reed Muncie for State Auditor Jonce Monahan Orleans for State Treasurer Finley P. Mount Crawfordsville for Attorney General Edwood V. Fitzpatrick Portland for Clerk of Supreme Court Samuel C. Ferrell Shelby for Superintendent Public Instruction W L Blatchley Terre Haute for State Geologist 3 L Peetz Kokomo for State Statistician Oscar H. Montgomery Seymour for Judge Supreme Court Second District Cassius C. Hadley Danville for Appellate Court First District Ward H. Watson Charlestown for Judges Appellate Court Dan Comstock Richmond Joseph M. Rabb Williamsport Harry B. Tuthill Michigan City.
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Otis E. Gulley
Danville
John E. Reed
Muncie
Jonce Monahan
Orleans
Finley P. Mount
Crawfordsville
Edwood V. Fitzpatrick
Portland
Samuel C. Ferrell
Shelbyville
S. Blatchley
Terre Haute
L. Peetz
Kokomo
Supreme Court
Oscar H. Montgomery
Seymour
Robert M. Miller
Franklin
Appellate Court
Cassius C. Hadley
Ward H. Watson
Charlestown
Appelate Court
Daniel W. Comstock
Richmond
Joseph M. Rabb
Republican Platform Resolutions Endorse Roosevelt Era Policies
Indiana Republicans adopt a platform supporting Theodore Roosevelt style reforms, tariff protection with a non-partisan tariff commission, Alaska coal development under national control, constitutional income tax, limited injunction powers, abolition of child slavery in factories and mines, broad pensions for veterans, and extensive labor and state oversight reforms. They praise Taft’s presidency and Beveridge, pledge a pro progressive agenda, and adopt the eagle as the party emblem.
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Republicana
Indiana
Theodore Roosevelt
McKinley
Blaine
Alaska
Congress
Charitab
William Howard Taft
Phillippines
Panama Canal
Cuba
Senate of
United States
Albert J. Beveridge
Republican Party
Boston Woman's Municipal League Aims for Civic Reform
The Boston Woman's Municipal League works beyond the 1915 exposition, improving milk supply, teaching mothers practical home care, offering free concerts and exhibitions, paying inspectors to improve sanitary conditions, and pursuing broader civic interests.
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Boston
One Ray of Hope in Departing Actress Remark
A departing actress declares America hopeless and vows not to return. The reporter counters that her words inspire hope as the ship’s summons to go ashore is heard, ending the exchange on a wry note.
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America
What is literature and new airship plant plans
In World of Letters a debate on literature ends with a typist's quip about ads. A Dutch custom uses red or white pincushions on doors to signal a birth. A German electrical firm considers building a plant for aircraft and aeroplane manufacturing.
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Holland
Stark Nursery
Stark Bro
Louisiana
Missouri
Proverb Ditty About A Man In The Chimney
Short verse notes a German proverb about a man who hangs himself in the chimney and should not complain of smoke, implying irony or moral. The fragment reflects rural wisdom and proverbial humor rather than a news item.
Where Mankind Is Weak Not Allowed to Judge Own Cause
A compact reflection on fairness cites Pascal remark that even the fairest man cannot judge his own case, suggesting caution in self judgment and bias. The note frames a moral warning about objectivity.
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Pascal
Fulton Township Trustee Announces Weekly Office Hours
Fulton Township trustee Jos. Starkey announces weekly hours for township business at his residence in Cates Indiana. He states he will be in his office every Saturday to conduct all township matters.
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Cates
Ind
Jos. Starkey
Fulton Township
Troy Township
K. of PA
Chas. A. Nega
Troy
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Castoria Promotion
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood and mucous treatment prescribed by a leading physician. It promotes Castoria for children, claims to affect the liver and mucous surfaces, and urges purchase from druggists with testimonials available. Also recommends Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
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Chicago
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