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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1912
Page
6
The bandmaster and state librarian Melvil Dewey urged furnishing free music items such as umbrellas for players and pianos, similar to public book provision. He cited Toledo as a place where the project is late yet aims to advance musical art and told a seaside anecdote about a governor and a band.
The scene recounts a fare ride where Mike eyes the conductor, then tearfully tells Jerry he has a “pomp in me troat” from strong emotion. He praises the generous poor and notes a blue capped beggar sharing his hand to twenty-seven souls who gave nothing in return, showing scarce compassion.
A humorous exchange records Mrs. Mason’s remarks about her husband’s health. The washerwoman Martha mispronounces inflammatory arthritis as exclamatory rheumatism, prompting a correction from the patron Arg Mason and a judge.
An advertisement notes Kopp's Baby's Friend as an aid for teething and wet troubles, offered by the Kopp's Baby's Friend Co. from York Pa with pricing at 25c and 60c, plus a free sample on request.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat snippet quotes a jovial exchange about meals. One speaker reports eating ox-tall soup and feeling bully, the other says hash left him feeling like everything, illustrating humorous mood reactions.
Paxtine Antiseptic sprayed into nasal passages proven effective for catarrh. Available at druggists for 26 cents a box or postpaid by The Paxton Toilet Co. Boston Mass for price on receipt.
A fragment describes an aviary or bird hospital and asks what it is. It hints at patients and care within a space dedicated to birds, presenting a curious scene about avian medicine.
Cole's Carbolianive promises relief from itching and mucous membrane troubles. It is advertised as a superior pile cure available in 25 and 50 cent sizes. Free samples offered by J Wy Cole & Co at Black River Falls Wisconsin.
A man spends much of his time deceiving himself and a woman spends much of hers before I mirror. It is the same phenomenon mirrored in behavior.
Indianapolis reports a state convention of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the ladies auxiliary in Kokomo with several hundred delegates. The Frances hotel served as headquarters. sessions were at the K of G hall and Odd Fellows hall, with a reception at the Indiana National Guard armory. A high mass at Catherine church included Rev. Father Byrne of Lafayette, plus an open meeting and a solemn requiem high mass for the deceased. Officers of the Indiana AOH and auxiliary are listed.
The board of trade committee endorsed forming a delegation of several hundred Indianapolis business men to attend the state fair on Labor Day to view how the fair has grown.William H. Howard was authorized to conduct a postcard vote on attendance. L. C. Boyd urged exhibitors cooperation. The committee also authorized Roscoe O. Hawkins to appoint a national counselor for the chamber of commerce of the United States. A board representative will join a citywide committee to consider signboards along railroads promoting Indianapolis as a trade center.
After a planning meeting, officials announce the second Indiana Apple Show to be held in this city next fall. The lower floor and gallery of Tomlinson Hall will host exhibits. Southern Indiana Orchards Co will ship a carload of apples the first such display east of the Rocky Mountains. Fairbanks Morse Co offers a $500 complete spraying outfit as first prize, the show’s richest prize yet. The Indiana Horticultural Society summer meeting is set for August 1921 at the society’s experimental orchard near Orleans, with part of the session held there.
The Indiana state conference on charities and corrections announces subcommittees for its October 12 to 15 meeting in Logansport. Emma Lee Elam of Indianapolis leads the initiative, with named chairs for Offender Ward State Prison, The State's Wards, Neighborly Helpfulness, Social Welfare, and Children. The lists include many officials and professionals from Indianapolis, South Bend, Logansport, and other cities.
The Indiana Hotel Clerks association hails the arrest of John L. Wilson alias Wilcox alias Babcock for defrauding Denison hotel and Spencer house in Indianapolis. Schuyler Williams of the Hotel English plans to mail field cards to members listing name and offense details to aid quick identification of complainants and offenders. An active crusade for new members will follow as a safety measure against fraud.
The report to Congress by the military affairs committee shows the Indiana National Guard would receive 198574 dollars if recruited to the prescribed strength. It notes no man loses pay due to nonattendance at drill or other duty.
A irate Mr Busiman battles a faulty line. After ten failed calls the seventh connects with a man who asks for Mr X. The twist ends when the other party clarifies they only rung to hand him a cigar.
A house servant James, long trusted by his employers, is sent to the garden after a dining room mishap. When a guest asks for a fish fork, the hostess discovers a missing utensil and orders a replacement. James recalls a prior loss of a fish fork and is dismissed to the garden.
The Widener collection and valuable rare books associated with Harry Elkins Widener will be donated to Harvard University. P A B Widener will fund a building to house the volumes. The set includes a first folio of Shakespeare, Shakespeare poems in original binding, and a premier world collection of Robert Louis Stevenson works.
A Youth's Companion excerpt recalls two Quaker brothers in a family feud. The older boy loses temper, grabs his younger sibling by the shoulder, and shouts a crude exclamation. Later he laments the act and pleads, Dont tell mother I swore.
Patient reports frequent foot numbness and asks for a remedy. Physician notes potential neuropathy or circulatory issue and advises assessment, possible tests, and targeted treatment based on diagnosis.
A Kansas man describes years of stomach trouble headaches and low weight while drinking coffee. He stopped coffee for Postum and reports clear health gains and strength, noting his cousin's similar improvement after switching. The letter from Postum Co. promotes Postum as a coffee alternative.
Covington Missouri and Brownsville Indiana women report relief from severe menstrual hemorrhage and weakness after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs Jennie Green credits it with enabling her to work again after months of bed rest. Mrs O M Cum says it rebuilt her strength following a near surgical case.
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