Notable items from a Denver Indiana newspaper page
A collage of quirky notes on health, fashion, industry and crime. Highlights include Missouri importing Mexican stingless bees for honey interests, Chicago theater aiming to attract women, aviation versus coal records, auto accidents vs bird men, a Paris fashion hoop skirt revival, and a Velasquez portrait reemerging at the duke of Parma’s country estate.
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Velasquez
Duke of Parma
Lonesomehurst
Berlin Declares War on the Deadly Hatpin
Berlin mobilizes against a hatpin menace as Kansas City bans fireworks and Chicago steps up crime roundups. A New Zealand expedition to the South Pole leaves, showing hardy folk endure cold days without comfort.
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Berlin
Kansas City
Chicago
New Zealand
South Pole
Raleigh pipe offered for sale in London query
A pipe once used by Sir Walter Raleigh was offered for sale in London. The note adds a speculative query asking whether Raleigh ever learned to roll his own cigarettes.
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Sir Walter Raleigh
London
Sir Walter
Japan to provide pension to Korean emperor
A historic note suggests Japan will grant a pension to the Korean emperor, a generous gesture that would spare him the burden of running a laundry in old age. The piece also mocks busy officials in Boston and Washington who fear delays in White House dining schedules for an impractical airship line.
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Japan
Korea
Boston
Washington
White House
Parla modistes unveil gowns with front buttoning design
Wise in their day and generation are Parla modistes who announce that their latest gowns are made to button in front. Now there will be less kicking on the part of the husbands who have to ply the bills.
Prince Henry Proves Courage in Work Aerial Field
Prince Henry of Prussia lies in military aeroplanes showing birthright does not grant privilege. A prince must prove courage and ability to work like any man. He is to be congratulated for taking on work that titles cannot exempt.
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Prince Henry
Prussia
Western states show slower growth than eastern peers in census
The census figures reveal Western states do not grow faster than eastern commonwealths. Illinois gains 817,041 people, 16.9 percent, in ten years while New York State climbs 1,844,383 residents, 26.4 percent. The East continues to advance healthily.
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Ilinois
New York State
Governor Marshall urges reform and corruption controls
Indiana Governor Marshall delivers annual message urging a corrupt practices act and broad reforms. He calls for primary elections, a December legislative session, four year terms, an industrial court, workmen compensation, tightened banking and corporation laws, and unified licensing. He warns of state finances and favors prudent, economy-minded legislation.
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Indianapolis
General Assembly
Marshall
State Central Committee
United States Senate
Indiana
Eimply
State Board of Tax Commissioners
State Railroad Commission
Ana
Banka
Supreme Courts
Tn Giana
Mayors Criticized by Indiana Councilmen Group
At a Denison hotel meeting the Indiana State Association of Councilmen proposed curbing mayoral power in third to fifth class cities. The group favors council approval of appointments, debated plans for boards, and even considered moving to the commission form if state law cannot be changed.
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Indianapolis
Denison
Indiana State Association of Councilmen
Association of
Councilmen
Aitles
Lake Michigan
Ohio River
Henry Whitaker
Harvegond
Conrad Markmutler
Hammond Counell
Brown County Wolf Hunt Report Reveals Wolf Slain
Brown County farmer John Wilkerson Jr reports killing a large wolf near his Jackson township home after a several night saga of howling and dog losses. He organized a large party of armed farmers with twenty one dogs to corner the beast. three dogs died in the encounter before the wolf was shot.
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Brown County
Nashville
John Wilkerson, Jr
Jackson Township
Mr. Wilkerson
Wise to Wisdom Teeth
Huntington DeForest McLin son of Dr G H McLin and a Winona academy student is thankful no more wisdom teeth will appear He recently went deaf after bathing and blamed an accident A wisdom tooth caused inflammation and a dentist extracted it restoring hearing He later nearly went blind in one eye and another wisdom tooth was removed to correct vision without glasses
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Huntington
Corn Husking Contest At Butler Farm
Lafayette Orville Matson and Mit ton Leak competed in a corn husking contest on the William Butler farm. Matson husked 122 bushels and one peck, while Leak husked 105 bushels and three pecks. They measured an average of thirty ears per minute in the field.
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Lafayette
Orville Matson
Mitton
Leak
William Butler
Matson
One of Three Munele Triplets Survives After Births
An OCR fragment reports on the Gadbury family with triplets and surviving siblings. It notes Gadbury as a day laborer and mentions other children, family hopes, and the reaction of the father. Additional text covers Justice Naragon in Liberty Township, his term doubts, and neighborly persuasion to serve, plus a Marion soldier’s son reuniting with his sister amid Civil War era themes.
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Conti
Gadburys
Geome
Marion
Solomon Landess
Union
Army
Reed
Gas City
Landess
New Oil Well Near Washing Washington
An oil well near Washing Washington shows a discovery with a small flow and indications of production potential. Locals report the site yielding limited quantities while tests continue to confirm the strike and future output prospects.
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Washington
Indiana News Briefs From Bartholomew County District
Brief local items report a Delphi Garrison youth's death after a fall, a Peru merchant injured by a runaway horse, and an Anderson area fine for a mill owner failing boiler inspection. Also noted are Bartholomew county towns, school contest times, and a forged boat incident in Palestine.
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Delphi
Chester Garriso
and Garrison
Peru
Edward Reet
Childr
Anderson
Powell
Milville
Williameo
Davit
Columbus
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