11 Mar 1915
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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1915
Page
1
Salzer's White Bonanza Oats touted by C. J. Johnson of Lincoln Co claims high yields of 243 bushels per sowing. The Salter Seed Co offers catalogs and generous seed packages including alfalfa potatoes Timothy and more, with mail offers from Box 709 La Crosse Wisconsin.
In a London train a boastful passenger derides common travelers in third class. A porter reveals the ticket belongs to his uncle, prompting jeers from fellow passengers as the bragging man relocates with his pawnticket.
An old remedy urges meat eaters to flush kidneys with four ounces of Rad Salts in water each morning to neutralize acids and ease kidney and bladder issues. It claims urine will clear, headaches and rheumatic pains lessen, and kidneys regain function, touting the drink as harmless and widely used.
The excerpt presents a xenophobic exchange about African people and a doctor’s travel, claiming Africans are kind-hearted yet implying a desire to detain the visitor for dinner. The light tone contrasts with troubling stereotypes from a historical period.
Advertisement states all boys and girls should write to William Wrigley Jr Co Chicago for a free copy of a Mother Goose book. It promotes a colorful dingle and mentions a thin paper format offered to readers.
Indianapolis reports Democrats moving key measures before adjournment. The senate aims to pass the specific appropriation bill Monday after disposing of the regular one. House debate touches workmen's compensation and direct primaries, with a spending tally showing printing costs down versus two years ago. Governor Ralston signs 28 bills, vetoes two, and several measures remain pending including tax debates and a statewide teachers pension.
At Indianapolis the Indiana Sanitary and Water Supply Association closed its eighth annual meeting. New officers include President Dr. J N Hurty and Secretary-Treasurer Dr W F King. A possible merger with the Indiana Engineering Society was discussed with joint conventions eyed for 1916. The meeting also featured reports on legislation, legal decisions, and the Indiana Public Utility Commission.
A list of patent grants for Indiana inventors and assignees includes Roland Aiman Pendleton with a go cart, Willard Anglemyer Indianapolis with metal post and wire fastening, and William Brickley Jasper with a Jasper shipping case. Other editions cite Buuck Hoagland valve operating mechanism, a concrete mixer by Spencer, a hydropneumatic water system from Cover Goshen, and automatic releasing timber hook by Gilchrist and Van Winkle Anderson. Additional items mention grain car doors by a Fort Wayne group and a National Company assignment through Mitch ell South Bend with a lightning conductor for telephone lines.
Sullivan County Bar Association hosts a banquet at Will Hays home honoring Hays forty years in law. Speakers include George Buff, Thomas Wolfe and John Beasley. Also notes in Hammond Park death of W J Rosenberry by bullet in Milwaukee. local option petition filed in Gas City with dry advocates seeking election.
Vincennes residents learn the Arcaje saloon has shut down by order of Constable Chris Ehart who is jailed awaiting arson arraignment. Ehart had been defendant in a back rent suit and the court ruled for the plaintiff, prompting the door closure.
Lawrenceburg officials approve a saloon license for Anthony J. Seahr of York township the first issued there in twenty five years. More than twenty applications over the last quarter century were rejected amid remonstrances.
Shelbyville officials win permission from the board of county commissioners to use prisoners confined for minor offenses to work on city streets. The labor will be supervised by the street commissioner and his assistants and the workers will wear white caps.
Sulivan Martin McLoney aged fifty two was found dead in the main entry of the St. Clair mine. The cause is unknown. it is suspected a cata car jumped the track though the body lay several feet from the cars. McLoney had a broken back. Elwood car system to be remodeled with pay as you enter. The motorman will also conduct and passengers pay on entry through the vestibule.
The annual automobile show under local dealers' auspices closed last week with strong attendance and solid sales. An accident during the tour day left a worker injured when heavy timber fell, authorities said.
An advertising snippet touts Cascarets as a cathartic pill to cleanse the stomach and bowels during sleep. It claims the product removes fermenting food and excess bile, relieves headaches and indigestion, and costs 10 cents a box sold in stores.
A German colonel derides combat decorations saying a third medal was awarded because the man had two, the second for one, and the first for none. The remark highlights cynical views on honorific decorations given to fighters.
Mrs Pozoz zle quotes fashion notes claiming short waisted coats return this season. Her sister notes the gloss on new serges is striking and worries it may clash with her skirt.
London Punch records a humorous exchange between a signaling officer and a recruit. The informal dialogue highlights a failed message send and the recruit’s astonishment at the “three tauks and a Zeplin” passing by, reflecting playful wartime slang.
A courtroom transcribed exchange shows a judge questioning a bird dealer about the parrot's swears. The dealer denies and the judge presses for clarity in a brief, clipped dialogue.
A Kansas woman recalls years of coffee addiction and health damage from heavy intake. She describes palpitations, disrupted sleep, and a near death choice between quitting coffee or dying.
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