Battle Ground camp meeting marks reunion of old Institute graduates
In Lafayette Indiana on August 7 former Battle Ground institute graduates over fifty years away gathered at the tabernacle to hear E H Staley of Frankfort who led a march to inspect historic landmarks. Dr George W Switzer spoke as Mrs W P Youkey answered. a picnic followed under oak shade on Tippecanoe battlefield. An unusual nine tieth birthday reunion celebrated Mrs Margaret Ulrich with five generations present led by daughter-in-law Catherine Holder and others in five generation line. Ulrich born in 1824 in Pennsylvania came to Indiana at eleven with Frederick and Catherine Hoover, witnessed vast changes from forested lands near Richmond to modern travel and autos.
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Lafayette
Battle Ground
Old Battle Ground Institute
E. H. Staley
Frankfort
Tippecanoe Battlefield
George W. Switzer
Camp Meeting Association
W. P. Youkey
Crown Prince
Hagerstown
Margaret Ulrich
Ulrich
Catherine Holder
Anderson
Ettie Sweveland
Blounteville
Estie Swearingen
Tampa
Fla
Jeasie ‘Swearingen
Pennsylvania
Frederick
Catherine Hoover
Indiana
Richmond
Greensfork
Daniel Ulrich
Fugitive Bechtel Tracked Across World for Parole Violation
Claude J. Bechtel, who broke parole from the Indiana reformatory and allegedly burglarized, enlisted in the army, was tracked to the Philippines by the parole department. Army authorities arrested him in Manila and he is now in San Francisco awaiting transfer to Indiana. R. B. von Klein Smid travels to return him.
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Manila
Jeffersonville
Claude J. Bechtel
Indiana Reformatory
Parole Department of
Philippines
San Francisco
Indiana Institution
R. B. von Kilein- Smid
Trade Extravaganza Tops Car Deal With Livestock
Rushville on August 5 reports Kendit and Gar tin auto agents traded for a touring car with livestock including three horses one cow two yearling calves two goslings two chickens and an old carriage in addition to cash. New Albany on August 7 notes a first in city history a woman received votes for school trustee with Dr Robert W Harris elected 6 to 2 and his wife backed by two councilmen the Centennial Woman's club proposing two women fill the vacancy.
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Rushville
Kendit
Gartin
Here
New Albany
Robert W. Harris
Centennial Woman’s Club
Robbery and Assault Hit Miss May Harvey Home
Two masked men forced entry into Miss May Harvey’s New Waverly home at midnight. They beat and choked her and, at gunpoint, extorted all her money. Sheriff Stanley led a Logansport posse. one suspect is jailed after the search.
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Logansport
May Harvey
New Waverly
Stanley
Pipe Explodes In Corydon County Incident
August 7 Corydon reports county commissioner Frank Cunningham was bringing his pipe when a blasting pipe exploded. Only the stem remained between his teeth as a cartridge reportedly entered his tobacco bag by accident.
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Corydon
Frank Cunningham
Cunningham
Flobert
Child Bakes Bread Wins First Prize in Pike County
Nine year old Marguerite Crow daughter of W D Crow won first prize in a bread baking competition in Pike County. Judges skeptical at first, the feat surprised even the most experienced bakers in attendance.
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Petersburg
Marguerite Crow
W. D. Crow
Pike ‘County
Suicide in Martinaville hotel room shocks town
In Martinaville on August 7 A L Cure aged 56 unmarried committed suicide in his hotel room at the Central hotel. He shot himself to death following a quarrel with Iver Quarrel. The tragedy leaves one dead and a quiet town in shock.
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Martinaville
A.L. Cure
Sui
Thie
Ternal
Witha
Indiana News In Brief Digest
North Vernon adds A B Archy of Sey imour as manager of the local telephone system. Sullivan hosts wheat-raising drive by Purdue’s J C Beavers and County Agent A W Hayes. Linton sees two injuries from play and work accidents. Milton celebrates birthdays Barbara Kern ninety two and Anna Rothermel ninety one. Brooklyn contractors win Saltcreek road bid for 9960 dollars. Newcastle reports second wholesale quorum license refusal in five years. Terre Haute’s Mary Boudinot, ninety nine, breaks hip after 99th birthday. North Vernon Frank Morin dies by self harm. father died weeks earlier. Lawrenceburg library board vacancy filled by William T. Gooden. Zionsville Hoosier Motor Club lecture on good roads. Jeffersonville divorce suit filed by Nannie Phillips. Rushville records bootlegging acquittal. mayoral issues noted.
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North Vernon
B. Archy
Seyimour
J. E. Thurston
Sullivan
J. C., Beavers
Purdue University
A. W. Hayes
Linton
James Haffley
Joseph Haffley
George Talbott
Milton
Barbara Kern
Anna Rothermel
Miss Kern
Mrs. Rothermel
Brooklyn
Carr & Puttmann
Newpoint
John M. Schebler
Saltcreek
Newcastle
Henry County
Chalmers Shaul
Terre Haute
Mary Boudinot
Boudinot
Frank Morin
Vernon Township
Lawrenceburg
Thomas C. Cravens
Dearborn County Bar Association
Public Library Board
Warren N. Hauck
William T. Gooden
Zionsville
Hoosier
Nannie* Phillips
Clarke
Robert Phillips
Marysville
Ahers
Rushville
Bright Sayings of Children Sunday School
A lighthearted collection of child quips. Little Mary cites the Adamses as inhabitants of Eden. Bobby defines amateur as anything not nature. Myra imagines grandma smoking heaven. Tommy misdefines a cant hook as a hornless cow. A honeymoon vignette ends with a couple quarrelling over the moon and manners.
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Garden of Eden
Mary
Bobby
Myra
Tommy
Unsightly pimples eased by Cuticura in Sharon Iowa
Clyde Firebaugh reports two to three year skin trouble with pimples and dandruff. After trying remedies he used Cuticura Soap and Ointment, received a free sample, and now is clear. Advertisement notes Cuticura sold worldwide with free samples and a 32 page Skin Book.
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New Sharon
Iowa
Clyde Firebaugh
Cuticura
Dept
L. Beaton
Degrees of Fools Satire Note in Enquirer
A Cincinnati Enquirer item mocks vanity and gendered fashion by noting many fools in the world including a girl who imagines she looks attractive wearing a man's hat. The brief quip frames social vanity as a common folly.
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Cincinnat! Enquirer
Rebellion Quoted Dialog About Meat Prices And Deception
A fragment quotes a rebellion remark about meat prices rising and a line about a man deceived by love. It also notes a belief that a woman can persuade a man that black is white until he learns she loves him.
Neighborly Regularity and Lawn Care Quips
A fragmented note contemplates routine lawn mowing and neighborly habits. It cites life insurance figures and dollar amounts totaling 646.550 with unclear context or dates.
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United States
Fourth of July row in Tenderloin drugstore by Bates
John A Bates, longtime keeper of an all night drug store in the Tenderloin, says he refused to sell alcohol all night on the Fourth owing to the dull holiday. A regular notes the night was dull, and Bates adds his own humorous remark about Sunday like calm.
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John A. Bates
Tenderloin
Doc
Bates
New York Tribune
Quote on honesty and gullibility in society
A reflective remark asserts that more honest people would exist if separating fools from their money were harder, implying a critique of monetary manipulation and human credulity. The author frames honesty as a virtue challenged by financial deception.
Eye Relief and Domestic Notions in Odd Advertisements
A mixed set of old ad lines and observations. Remedies promise eye comfort with Marine Eye Remedy Co. claims and a garbled note about home mortgages and autos. Other lines tout Ball Blue toothpaste for laundry and self help quips about aging and fatigue.
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Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Short Memory in a Crowded Car Courtesy Declared and Forgotten
A philosopher says noble deeds outlive marble monuments but in practice the memory fades. The Louisville Courier Journal notes that the woman given a seat in a crowded car often forgets the courtesy before settling in.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Time Passed in Atonement
Quote reflects on a sage's later years devoted to healing his past follies and prejudices after a lifetime of guiding others. It notes personal reform over time as a measure of wisdom and moral growth.
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