Fort Wayne Army Recruiting Station Draws Young Men
In Fort Wayne the regular army recruiting station invites all local young men to apply. The postmaster, teacher, doctor, and editor receive most of the harsh cursing. Purdue University’s sugar beet bulletin reports progress with 18 large factories in operation and nine under construction. The piece urges reducing selfishness and prejudice through impartiality.
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Fort Wayne
Agricultural Experiment Station
Purdue University
The trouble with readers and their papers
An old time column laments readers who seek free copies for births and deaths and those too poor or blind to read. It riffs on excuses, then jokes about people needing religion linked to selfish acts from neglecting a horse to complaining about others and the preacher.
Does It Pay A Guiding Rule For Life
Jeffersonville Reflector notes a great man’s rule to ask “Does it pay?” before every action. The piece argues this question should guide choices of education obedience temperance and honesty, warning that ignoring such checks leads to moral decay and death, urging timely self inquiry.
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Jeffersonville
Umbrellas and Life Lessons in Gentle Satire
A humorous essay compares umbrellas to dogs and cats, noting their fickle behavior and the misfortune of weather plans. It observes umbrellas vanish at rain, resist proper use, and mockingly predicts two umbrellas needed for daily trips, while lampooning umbrella etiquette and social interactions.
Umbrellas in Life and Lore from a Wandering Essay
A quirky essay by Alex Miller muses on umbrellas as symbols and artifacts. It recalls Robinson Crusoe and Friday, Charles Lamb, and humorous quirks about umbrella care while weaving in a sly aside about advertising and misperception. The piece blends playful anecdotes with reflections on memory and desire.
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Robinson Crusoe
Rob
Friday
Rams
Charles Lamb
Alex Miller
Notice to Non-Residents in Indiana Court Case 1899
Notice to non residents Catherine Lewis Sarah M Shireman Lydia A Ray and William H Sloppy in Miami Circuit Court as defendants in a real estate suit filed by Elizabeth Sloppy widow of David Sloppy. They must appear May 8, 1899 at Peru Court House or plead to the complaint or face judgment in their absence. Clerk CuHAs. R. Hughts notes. T. D. W. Manchester for plaintiff.
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Catherine Lewis
Jacob Sloppy
Sarah M. Shireman
Lydia A. Ray
William H. Sloppy
Mary J. Friend
Francis M. Moody
Alfred Eikenberry
David Sloppy
Sarah M Shireman
Indiana
Peru
R. HuGhts
Miami Circuit Court
T. D. W. Manchester
Sudden Cold May Trigger Croup Warns Opera Drug Store
A garbled note warns that a sudden cold can develop croup in a child and delays are dangerous. The message mentions Begos Gherriy Gough Skyp and references maintaining stock at the Opera Drug Store as a cautionary tip.
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Begos Gherriy
Wanted trustworthy persons to manage our business
Advertises state wide opportunity for office work with a fixed salary of 900 dollars per year plus expenses. Applicants to send references and a self addressed stamped envelope to Herbert E. Hess, President, Department M, Chicago.
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Herbert E. Hess
Prest
Dept. M
Chicago
Lake Erie & Western March Two-Step Published
The Lake Erie and Western March Two-Step by Rud Knauer composer of the Battle of Manila has been published for piano. A copy can be obtained for 15 cents postage by sending to C F Dary C P A at L E B and W R R Co Indianapolis Indiana.
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Lake Erie
Rud. Knauer
Manila
C. F Dary
L. EB
W.R. R. Co
Indianapolis
Ind
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THE
Denver Tribune
Gev
S.C. Norris
Alfred Woolley
Worris & Woolley, Publishers
Denver
John L. Sullivan
State of
Miami County
Miami
Elizabeth Sloppy
Boys’ and Children’s Department
Loewenthal, Klothiers
North
Br’dw
Kessler
Kessier
Albert Fouts
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