Fountain and Warren Poultry Club Seeks 100 Members
The newly organized Fountain and Warren Poultry and Pet Stock Association invites more members this week. Membership cards are available from President Will Calvert Secretary Ross Gillmore or from R. K E Ray at the Ledger office. The goal is 100 members before the first show. Also advertised is Dr Shoop Health Coffee a no real coffee substitute made from toasted grains malt and nuts promising quick preparation and a genuine coffee taste sold by grocers.
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Fountain and Warren Poultry and Pet Stock Association
Will Calvert
Ross Gillmore
R. K E. Ray
Ledger
Tha Ledger
Melvin Steers Killed by Lightning in Texas
Mrs. L. H. Johnson of Rob Roy received word that her youngest brother Melvin Steers was killed by lightning near Lubbock Texas on September 18. Steers lived in Fountain County and Kingman prior to moving to Elkins years ago, took a claim, then worked on a Texas railroad where the fatal incident occurred.
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L. H. Johnson
Rob Roy
Elking
New Mexico
Melvin Steers
Lubbock
Texas
Mr. Steers
Fountain County
Stone Bluff
Kingman
Elkins
Don’t Cough, But Live Long With Kemp’s Balsam
Ad copy touts Kemp’s Balsam as a quick cough remedy to prevent serious illness, promising relief in minutes and urging readers to buy from local druggists at 25 cents.
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Kemp
Thompson Coats Wedding on Bethel Porch in 1920s
A neighborhood wedding was held Thursday evening at the Thompson home near Bethel for Hazel Thompson and James A. Coats of Veedersburg. Rev W Appleby officiated on the porch under autumn decorations. The event drew about 150 guests and featured a piano gift, a supper, and plans to reside in Veedersburg after a tour to Lafayette Mammoth Cave.
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Charles C. Thompson
Bethel
Hazel
James A. Coats
Veederaburg
W. (. Appleby
Newtown
George Moffett
Indianapolis
Mieses Edith Coate
Elma Trompeon
Gladys Martin
Emma O'Dell
Mary Ellen Martin
Lemma Thompeor
Hazel Chapman
Chicago
North Western University
Anna Roberts
Lafayette
Mammoth Cave
Logan Townships
Legion
Charles Coats
Veedereburg
Fountain
W. H Wright
J.S Ratcliff
George Glover
Jessie Martin
J W. Whickcar
Elsie Martin
Daily Ledger
Four Insurance Firms Based in Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville is the home of four insurance companies, including the Commonwealth Life Association, the Supreme Tribe of Ben Hur the leading fraternal insurer, the Indiana and Ohio Live Stock Insurance Co the largest livestock insurer, and the Central States Life Insurance Co.
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Crawfordsville
Commonwealth Life Association
Supreme Tribe of Ben Hur
Indiana and Ohio Live Stock Insurance Co
United States
Central States Life Insurance Co
Suit Over Township Funds In Warren County
Ira E Sailor sues Charles O Blind and his boncheman for 10000 alleging Blind failed to deliver funds to a successor and used township money contrary to an advisory board order. Represented by ex Governor J Frank Hanly Artman and Mc Adams. judge Durborrow and Pingle for Blind. Outcome eyed by Fountain and Warren taxpayers.
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Warren County
Ira E. Sailor
Charles O. Blind
Adams Township
Blind
J. Frank Hanly
Artman
McAdams
Durborrow
Pingle
Mr. Blind
Fountain
Warren
West McCoy Union Sets Quiet Danville Wedding
Johnnie West son of Thomas West and Edith McCoy daughter of George McCoy wed in Justice Hall Danville Indiana on Saturday afternoon. Groom 21 bride 18. They will live with the groom's parents. Times report notes their well known status and good wishes.
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Johnnie West
Thomas Weat
Edith McCoy
George McCoy
Justice Hall
Danville
License Application at State Line Faces Remonstrance
The Pine Village News notes a saloon license application at State Line Warren county. The remonstrance period expires in November and doubt arises if the remonstrance law remains in effect, leaving Kent township with two options: circulate anew or oppose the license citing the applicant’s character.
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Pine Village
State Line
Warren County
Warren
Kent Township
Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA Ac dent injures Mrs Stansbury near Attica
On Thursday evening during the Thompson Coats wedding procession near Williamsport Eli Stansbury and family were in an accident when a horse veered toward a grade edge and the carriage overturned. Mrs Stansbury suffered severe side bruising and possible broken ribs, was taken to a nearby auto and returned home for examination.
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Thompson Coats
Eli Stansbury
Williamsport
Stansbury
Attica
Mra Stanebury
Ledger
Toasts for the Nunflirt and Stage Cast
A fragmentary Boston Herald piece salutes performers on stage. It praises a maiden who shuns flirting and a flirty chorus, wishing lasting fame and popularity on show bills and in the public eye.
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Alsessaure
Mountain
Jadses
Boston Herald
Airship anecdote from 1915 sailors tale
A fragment recalls Blowser and Bhinks discussing an airship sighting in 1915. Blowser notes the craft “carrying a little at night” and worries the tent crowd will think he has been drinking if he does not keep steady.
Editor Corrects Prose To Reflect Modern Sensibilities
A magazine editor mocks a writer for outdated phrasing about a couple. The dialogue insists on revising lines to avoid implying physical contact that would be inappropriate or inaccurate given the characters.
The Happy Farmer and His Rising Sphere of Influence
The Washington Star describes a farmer from days gone by as a compassionate figure who jokes about trendiness. He now harvests corn oats meat cider and eggs, expanding his influence while city folk peer at him and rely on familiar food.
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Washington Star
Boom in the Henyard
Boston Herald notes Huck Stubbs reports business picking up across the area while Berther states gains continued with two more alights yesterday than the day before.
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Huck Stubbs
Bige Miller
Boston Herald
Right in the Thick of It Miss Trigg Whbys
A dialogue features Mr Callowby unsure of a football memory at college and mentions a past role as substitute cheer master over three years in a playful exchange from Puck.
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Trigg
Callowby
Mr. Callowby
Puck
Clumsy Chap and Diary of Courtship Snippets
A humorous sketch contrasts a clumsy kiss on a bridge with a woman’s mock demand to be worn. A diary of their courtship entries records petty fights and comments from readers in several papers.
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Pear
Ruby
Minneapolis Journal
Can't Do Both Preserving Time and Nerves
A housewife faces a dilemma balancing preserving fruits and maintaining calmness as time pressures rise. The piece reflects anxious domestic labor and the strain of juggling household tasks under pressure.
A Reformer and Witty Quips in The Press
A collage of antique quips and short verse notes from various papers. Humorous lines touch on reformers dressmakers dimes and fates. Jokes range from Ark animals to early birds and advertising, ending with a pun on bleaching and death.
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Roosevelt
New York Press
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Appeal
The advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney, liver and bladder troubles. It promises relief from inability to hold water, burning during urination, and nocturnal urination plus a free sample offer and a booklet by mail. It notes bottles sold by druggists and lists the address in Binghamton New York.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Measop
Binghamton
N.Y
Her Birthday Remains The Same In Modern Times
A New York Telegram note recalls a birthday tradition that once marked age twenty five as a turning point. It remarks that now the person will likely keep the same age in spirit for life.
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New York Telegram
Teacher and pupil dispute leads to after school detentions
A brief classroom exchange reveals a pupil warning of trouble outside while a teacher chastises mischief. The scene captures schoolyard tension and looming consequences after hours.
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Method
Beeuz
Cleveland
June Vacation Month in verse and rhyme
A compact miscellany notes June as vacation time and wedding season with playful lines on sunburned noses. It quotes a judge and a verse about the Great White Way and dark sheep, then a gag from the Boston Globe about a suburb champion of tile work called a garden of Eden.
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New York
I Make Two Blades of Grass Grow
A Washington Herald verse notes a humorous growth premise where doubling blades each year would yield a full lawn in eighty years, illustrating exponential progress in a playful way.
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Washington Herald
Difficulties of the Chase
A Minnespolis Journal verse notes the difficulty of hitting and spelling the term chase, comparing creatures in Africa to the challenge of precision and spelling.
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Minnespolis Journal
Fragmentary Newspaper Snippet Delivers Jumbled Quotes
A scrambled OCR fragment presents a mix of quips and misread lines from various papers. It references diplomats, aviation, and satire with partial phrases like war talk, a seronaut, and a willthing, offering no coherent event or clear subjects.
Ingenue vows a puff in the next town
A cryptic dramatic line from the Ingenue hints at seeking a good puff in a nearby town as tensions rise. The enigmatic exchange with a dark heavy figure centers on powder reference amid a lurid torch glow and hints at future scorchers to come.
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Kansas City Times
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Thompson -Coats
Frey
B.C. van Dorn
Fletcher
West-McCoy
Chlldren
Castoria
Ronghy
the Happy Farmer
St. Louis Republic
Houston
the Dreamer
Berssie
Harold
Philadelphia Ledger
Boston Traveler
Jim
New York Mail
Bkoston Herald
Ella
Steilla
Los Angeles Times
Rivers
Brooks
Chicago Tribune
iMany
Cashit
Avanta Constitution
Aisin
America
Great Western Cereal Company
New Haven
New York Philadelphia
Akron
Boston
Pittsburgh
Albany
ST. Louis
Agli
India
Japan
William Dennis
Ost & Davis
International Banana Food Co
Corn Exchange Bank
Chicago, Il
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