Indiana City pauses for water supply study
Three public service commissioners arrived in Bloomington to inspect water sites and advise on a possible additional supply. Work on Leonard springs extension progresses with a dam expected to be usable in sixty days, boosting the city’s 320,000 gallons daily from two springs. Recent rains have improved reservoir levels and no famine is anticipated.
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Indiana
Bloomington
Public Service Commission
Leonards’ Springs
Desserts Moment Sparks Eating Contest Duel
Columbus July 11 Henry Avery of Martinsville quit a picnic eating contest on the riverfront while Edward Western of Columbus proved the winner. Western kept eating after Avery bowed out, tallying a lengthy list of foods and drinks as spectators watched.
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Columbus
lHenry Avery
Martinsville
Edward Western
Avery
Western
All-Day Rattlesnake Hunt Promoted in 4 Day Event
Greenhill July 29 article recalls a 36 year old ad in the Hancock County Democrat for an all-day rattlesnake hunt in Center township inviting wives and daughters to witness the capture and execution of a giant reptile. No one recalls the hunt’s outcome.
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Greenhill
Jlancock County
Center Township
Postoffice shuffle marks change in county lines
Jeffersonville reports Scott county loses a postoffice after sixteen years while Clarke county gains one. C W Evans was appointed postmaster at Nabb station after April civil service exam and has set up the post office on the Clark county side of the county line through the village of Nabb.
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Jeffersonville
Scott County
Clarke County
C. W. Evans
Nabb Station
Civil Service
Clark County
Nabb
Two Arrested in Raid in Shelbyville Clubroom
Dave Watts and Robert Smith custodians of a colored men's clubroom were arrested for operating a blind tiger. Police found three cases of beer five quarts of whisky and half a gallon of alcohol.
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Shelbyville
Dave Watts
Robert Smith
Dynamite found along Brazil railroad track
A section crew on the C. and E. I railroad recovered forty five sticks of dynamite in the weeds along the track in the west part of Brazil last Saturday. Police have not learned who placed the explosive there. Polly Wants Snower Bath in Evansville notices a parrot that demands daily shower baths.
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Brazil
Polly
Snower
Evansville
Henry A. Hazen
Jackson Avenue
Pendleton Transforms Falls into Bathing Beach
Pendleton July 31 the historic falls that gave Fall creek its name are being transformed into a bathing beach. Local young men are raising funds to build a swimming pool for the community.
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Pendleton
Fall Creek
Were Built for Speed Farm Pig Purchase Ends in Field Chase
Petersburg July 21 W A U phant sold two pedigreed pigs to Douglas Barker and Wills Crow with a plan to drive to his farm and catch them. The hot day sent the buyers on a ten mile trip to the field where a chase began. After hours Barker quit as a rabbit led the pigs, Crow grew exhausted, and the deal collapsed before Oliphant offered a new trial.
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Petersburg
W. A. Uphant
Douglas Barker
Wills D. Crow
Barker
Crow
Baier
Oliphant
Indiana Briefs Highlight Local Happenings Across Counties
Greenfield to host late August horse show. Terre Haute fines tracer for slugging conductor in supervisor’s office. Sullivan precincts diners aid dry drive. Jefferson township forms YMCA. Terre Haute votes 1600 for public market. Greenfield celebrates Golden Anniversary. Alexandria factory improvements at American Insulating. Princeton farmers join silo tour. Warsaw man injured in runaway. Rushville arm injury from couch wound. Ellva Anderson escapes team wreck. Perry Park hosts Chautauqua. Laughlin family injured in buggy accident. Insanity case threatens peace. Jeffersonville completes 70 foot reservoir. Muncie Albany stock funding to build strawboard mill, 400 workers.
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Greenfield
Terre Haute
M. L. Pedigo
Traction Company
Hodge
Sullivan
Hamilton Township
Heli
Jefferson Township
Clive WeGoire
Indian Prairie Baptist
Ehcrch
Liam Gough
Alexandria
American Insulating Company
Louis Cella
St Louis
Princeton
Dibson County
Marshall
Warsaw
Jack Robinson
Rushville
Amelia Ashland
John JD. Stewart
Here
Elva Anderson
Carlisle
Columbus
Perry Park
Columbus Chautauqua Association
Marion Laughlin
Summitville-Alexandria
Ollie J. Ebbing
August Ebbing
Madison
Ben Ebbing
Walker Township
Jeffersonville
Jeffersonville Water, Light and Power Company
Muncie
Albany
Albany Paper Company
Water gates and fortresses mark Holland's historic towns
In Holland walls faded but gates endured in a tale of water defences. Amersfoort’s Kopperpoort and Haarlem’s Amsterdamsche Poort symbolize civic independence, while Sneek and Enkhuizen preserve distinct gates amid declines of harbor towns and past glories.
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Amersfoor
Haarlem
Holland
Spaarne
Lieven de Key
Amsterdamsche Poort
Don Frederic
Duke of
Alva
Sneek
Friesland
Enkhulzen
North Holland
Enkhuizen
Sadora
Spain
Brier Pipe Industry Centered in St Claude France
A fragment notes that the brier pipe industry is centered in the French town of St Claude in the Jura department. It mentions not only pipes but cigarette holders and related smoking accessories as local specialties and hints at sources of supply and roots used in production.
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France
St., Claude
Department of Jur
Public Feasts and the Routs of the Common Hall
A compact reflection on social gathering dynamics. The piece contrasts those inside with those outside, noting the desire of outsiders to partake and the reluctance of insiders to leave. The lines imply ceremonial and communal aspects of public life.
Summer foods for hot weather include vegetables fruits and dairy
The article advocates a cool diet for heat with milk as a wholesome drink and lighter meals. It lists Chicken and Nut Salad Orange Ice Coffee Date Pudding Mushroom Omelet Raspberry Whip and fruit desserts as suitable warm season dishes with simple preparation notes.
Subtle Chains of Luxury Ensnare the Heart
A brief reflective item on elegance and ease as quiet traps. The prose frames luxury as a soft force that binds the spirit, likening refined indulgence to silken restraints that captivate the inner life. No concrete events or people identified.
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Hannah More
Family roast ideas for small households and leftovers
Advice on preparing a juicy roast for two, with tips to use leftovers in gravies and sides. Recommends mutton lamb beef or veal options, carrot dishes, potato pottages, meat balls, and croquettes. Suggests transforming tenderloin portions into more meals.
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Commission
Willis BD. Crow
Indiana News
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Italy
Cutch
Amersfoort
Church of St. Mary
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Eem
Gate of
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Sir John Davies
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