Popularity Contest Promises $400 Piano Gift
The Republican covington announces a grand contest offering a $400 piano and other prizes to the most popular girl in Fountain, Warren, or Vermillion counties. Votes are earned by subscriptions. new subscribers gain 500 votes and present subscribers add 400 votes. Readers may submit nominations via blanks in ads or directly to the office, with the editor available for inquiries.
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Fountain
Warren
Vermillion
Republican
Glasgow Concert Hen Steals Spotlight Onstage
An Indian or Chinese conjurer’s prop hen disrupted a Glasgow concert by crowing on cue after a musical selection. The bird walked the stage, eliciting laughter as it escaped capture for minutes before a gallery attendant retrieved it and hid it behind the scenes.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Rearranging His Harem in Morocco
Mulai Hafid sultan of Morocco contemplates diversions amid duties arranging his harem. Six Circassian slaves arrive as he reportedly divorces one of his four wives and plans to wed a vizier's daughter. Rumors say two more royal divorces loom and replacement brides may come from loyal subjects.
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Mulai Hafid
Morocco
Lamp stolen from Eskirebir dervishes relic lamp worth $500000
Rioting in Mussulman circles at Constantinople follows the theft of a tenth century Arab lamp from the dervishes convent at Eskirebir. The jewel encrusted relic, valued at 500000 dollars, is believed to have been stolen by Wahabite Mussulmans.
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Constantinople
Mahomet
Eskirebir
Mussulmans
Chess as Ethnology and Pedagogy at Brooklyn Institute
The Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences plans two months of lectures on chess, framing the game as an educational and ethnological subject. It traces chess from Hindustan through Persia and Arabia to Spain, noting its cultural transfer and mental benefits, while cautioning about potential obsession and insanity among players.
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Brooklyn Institute of Art and Sciences
Hindustan
Persia
Arabia
Spain
Europe
Benjamin Franklin
Loss to farmers from destruction of birds cited at meeting
H R Walme rey, president of the Mississippi Audubon Society, told the Missouri Horticultural Society in Kansas City that farmer losses exceed 800 million dollars due to the wanton killing of birds. He blamed market hunters and feather-collectors for decimating bird life, while praising quail for eating insects and worms and sparrows as a detriment to farms.
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United States
H. R. Walmerey
Mississippi Audubon Society
Missouri Horticultural Society
Kansas City
Embroidered Alaska Map by U S Shipping Official
A Henry Peterson of the Seattle office of the United States Shipping Commissioners displays a silk embroidery map of Alaska he stitched for ten months. Using nearly 500 skeins of silk, the color coded divisions show land and coast in detailed accuracy with all the women across districts depicted.
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A. Henry Peterson
Seattle
United States Shipping Commissioner’s Department
Alaska
Peterson
Fourth of July Celebration Planned by Warren County I O O F
At a Williamsport meeting of Warren county I O O F lodges last week the decision was made to hold a Fourth of July celebration in that place. Committees were formed with the executive comprising current Noble Grands and the speaker committee consisting of Past Grands. The organizers promise new entertainment features and substantial effort to make it the largest and finest celebration in the county.
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Warren County
Williamsport
Plutocratic pose seen in cited farmer’s plow scene
A Roman Granger notes Cincinnatus arranged to be found plowing and explains the figures of 15 cent cotton and 1.25 dollar wheat. The observer perceives the pose as a critique of plutocracy rather than rustic virtue.
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Cincinnatus
Trustee's Notice Fulton Township Trustee plans weekly office hours
Fulton Township Trustee Jos Starkey announces he will be in his residence in Cates Indiana Saturdays each week to conduct any township business. The notice specifies Saturday availability for office hours and job work related matters.
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Cates
Ind
Jos. Starkey
Fulton Township
Troy Township
K. of P
Chasa. Brown
Hall's Catarrh Cure Official Remedy Ad
Catarrh cannot be cured with local applications. It is a constitutional disease requiring internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure, a prescribed formula, acts on blood and mucous surfaces with tonic and purifier ingredients. Send for testimonials. Toledo, Ohio. sold by all druggists for 75 cents. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
Error in Team Work Twins Bring Surprise Baby
Edith six learns twin boys joined the family after a mistaken belief she and Ethel prayed for a baby brother. The line from Everybody's Magazine notes the humor in expecting one child but receiving two.
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Edith
Ethel
Everybody’s Magazine
Do you believe in auto hypnosis in machines
A Baltimore American piece questions belief in auto hypnosis and whether readers can doubt how a machine behaves when used. It probes perception of automated persuasion and the reliability of machine guidance in daily life.
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Baltimore American
Tax Talk Prompts Fee Fears In Baltimore Ameri
Quote from Baltimore American asks what people will renounce in the new year and answers with a practical joke about taxes. Reflects civic mood and perennial tax gripes in a concise newspaper remark.
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Baltimore
Ameri
One Way Versus Death Quip Echoes in Puck Fragment
A fragmentary item notes a terse exchange about firearms and danger with a mock dialogue style from Puck. It hints at a cornered confrontation and a death outcome but lacks clear names or dates. The readable text centers on a father and son debating weapons and a fatal consequence.
Pansy and Violets Disagree On Perfume Scent
A Brooklyn Life comic strip row shows Pansy asking about a new perfume and Violet replying she does not like its scent, delivering a lighthearted exchange in a daily humor panel.
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Pansy
Brooklyn
Perhaps Its Mostly Hair At Eledge Boy Contest
A fragmented line hints at a playful contest description about a boy’s hair. The snippet mentions a boastful exchange, "Is your boy getting ahead" and "big one," suggesting a humorous or lighthearted feature in a local page. The readable content is limited and lacks clear names or settings.
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Ellege
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