Washington Affairs Notes on 1912 Politics and Post Office Reform
A Special to the Republican from Washington reports Postmaster General Hitchcock’s push to reform mail transport payments aiming to save about 9000000 annually without harming carriers. It covers Governor Wilson and Governor Marshall’s clashing positions on 1912 presidential prospects, congressional pension bills, and a Democratic tactic to adjourn a session. It notes Burns and Hossick kidnapping case and predicts La Follette’s rising role in 1912.
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Washington, DC
Indiana
Hitchcock U
Hitchcock
Hhis
Buaasid
Washington
Marshall
Kero
Kern
Marshal
Wilson
Fletcher’s Castoria Cure Claim Ad
An old advertisement claims deafness stems from ear inflammation and catarrh. It promises a cure with Hall’s Catarrh Cure and Hall’s Family Pills, offering one hundred dollars for any deafness cured by catarrh that cannot be treated, and urges readers to obtain circulars.
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Hall
Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohia
Jie
Curtiss Demonstrates New Hydro Airplane at Winona Lake
Glenn H. Curtiss plans a July 14 demonstration at Winona Lake of his new hydro aeroplane that functions as both boat and airship. The event, rare for inland visitors, draws attention from aeronauts and pilots alike.
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Glenn H. Curtiss
Winona Lake
Curtiss
Hydro-Aeroplane to Thrill Winona Lake Crowds
Glenn H. Curtiss will exhibit a hydro-aeroplane on Lake Winona July 14 at Winona Lake. The event brings inland audiences a water to air demonstration using a Curtiss biplane mounted on a pontoon. Thousands expected to watch as the innovative craft rises from water and returns to surface, showcasing a new form of locomotion in midwest America.
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Winona Lake
Pacific
Gulf of Mexico
Glenn H. Curtiss
Pacific Coast
Pennsylvania
Winona Lake Assembly
Curtiss
Winona Assembly
Middle West
Lake
Winona
Meetings Planned for Winona in 1911 Season
Winona Lake Indiana will host multiple gatherings including the Summer School of Missions from June 22 to 29 and the Indiana Photographers' convention from July 10 to 14. The Young People's conference for Presbyterian youth runs July 13 to 20.
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Winona Lake
Ind
Summer School of Missions
Indiana
Presbyterian Churches
Timely Hints for Farmers on Farm Flock Value
Opinion from practical and theoretical farming voices urges keeping a few sheep where possible. Sheep save feed by converting waste into useful fertilizer and enrich soil, even when wool and mutton prices are low. They also thrive on weeds and can be economically kept in sand-rich lands.
Proper winter feeding for sows and piglets
Tankage helps provide required protein for sows in winter. Brood sows need fresher feed than usual. Avoid dirty pens, control lice, and ensure no transmission to piglets. Weather and damp, poorly ventilated quarters can still ruin outcomes.
Growing colts need spacious exercise yards for sound development
The article stresses that young horses require ample outdoor space for exercise in all seasons, with protection at night via warm sheds or tied stalls. It also notes early handling and valid husbandry practices for colt development, alongside advice on grit and sand use for ducks, including feeding sand to ducklings as a substitute for grit.
Feeding the young chickens feed guidance and care tips
A Garden Magazine guidance by F. W. Valentine outlines feeding practices for young chicks. Start with sweet milk–soaked white bread, progress to a crumbly mix of milk soaked bread oats ground with hulls removed and cornmeal, and add bran or middlings. Ensure no moldy or sour feed, select reputable prepared chick feeds, provide green vegetables daily, fine grit, bran and charcoal, and offer water and hygiene measures. address bowel trouble with cleaning, scalded vessels, and yard disinfection.
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F. W. Valentine
Garden Magazine
Claude Stacker Missing From Farm Near Town
Claude Stacker, 19, son of Mr and Mrs Genres Stacker, prominent Northwest farmers eight miles from town, vanished last Saturday at midnight. Searchters found no trace though creek was dragged. Neighbors fear harm as health issues and kidney trouble cited. the youth had grown careless in dress and personal care in recent weeks.
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Claude
Genres Stacker
Stucker
Newport
Young Stucker
Indianapolis
Saved His Wife Life By Dr King’s New Discovery
A Musza chine Alabama man credits Dr King’s New Discovery with saving his wife from a severe bronchial illness and a dangerous cough. The ad touts the remedy as infallible for coughs, colds, hemorrhages, lagrippe, asthma, hay fever, croup and whooping cough. Trial bottles free and the product priced at $1.00 with guaranteed availability at druggists.
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H Brown
Muszachine
Ala
Dr King
Dr. King
Pearson's New Store at Coal Creek Reopens
F M Pearson, a principal merchant at Coal Creek, resumes control of his former Charles Prichard Stock, now replenished with a better line. He opens Monday selling men's working clothes, dry goods, nations, and groceries, and offers top cash prices for poultry and eggs.
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F. M. Pearson
Coal Creek
Charles Prichard
Pearson
Foley Kidney Pills Ad and Millinery Vacation Notice
An advertisement promotes Foley Kidney Pills for kidney and bladder troubles claiming quick and permanent results. Separately, Mrs Grace Metzger closes her millinery store this week for summer vacation, citing a season's rest.
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Grace Metzger
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad
An advertisement claims Dr Kilmer Swamp Root cures rheumatism back and kidney pains. improves urinary issues and nocturnal micturition. It promotes samples and lists Binghamton New York as the address, urging readers to mention the paper.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Jericho Leaves Claim Cure for Constipation
An advertisement touts Jericho Leaves from the Holy Land as a safe laxative that cleanses the system gently without irritating the intestinal membranes. It claims immediate health benefits, palatability, and states the product is available by mail from the Jericho Leaves Importing Co. in Buffalo, with a money back guarantee and a 25 cent price.
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Holy Land
Jericho
Jorfan
U.S
Jericho Leaves Importing Co
Buffalo
U. S A
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Barnhart
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James Hossick
New York
Los Angeles
John J McNamarra
S.cretary
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
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Mexico
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Rpublian
Anderson
Ohio
Speaker
Macon
Kendall
Arkansas
Underwood
Ayer
Mann
la Follette
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Fletcher
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Lovat Dru
Covington
W. E. Bilsland
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Martin
Lathe Fountain Circuit Court
Jane Martin
John B. Martin
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Dearborn
Laxa
D. P. Frazier
Cain Township
Fountain County
Hillsboro
DU. P. Frazier
Tise
Trustee
Liese & Ludwick, Architects
Danville
Circuit Court
State of
Mary E. Romine
J. Earl Romine
H. C. Yount
Emma Coats Stucker
Fountain Circuit Court
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