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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1916
Page
2
In Denison Texas Mrs G O Lowery recounts severe female troubles with chills hot flashes dizziness and weakness until Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound was tried. After three doses she improved and reports no further symptoms praising the remedy and urging others to start treatment promptly.
A humorous anecdote about Alderman Curran of New York who juggled four jobs in college and after graduation. He studied law worked as a newspaper reporter and sold life insurance while keeping up with college expenses and life in New York. The tale ends with a quip about the joke that there are only eight four jobs.
A windstorm tore through Crafton, six miles east of Danville, injuring three children and teacher Miss Sarah Hollingsworth when the roof was ripped away. Leota Jones and Russell Walls are among the injured, with the teacher guiding frightened pupils to safety. The storm subsided within minutes, and debris scattered across the room.
Valparaiso banker William E. Pinney and his daughter Miss Myra endowed Valparaiso university with a 400 acre farm and all its equipment valued at $50,000. The property will remain with the university perpetually for agricultural studies. Lafayette trustees announce two new buildings for the state soldiers' home. A $20,000 hospital addition and a $12,000 laundry will be erected to replace a fire destroyed facility.
Mrs Minnie Storey is arrested on a kidnapping charge after taking her two children from Worcester Massachusetts to Newcastle New South Wales and returning them. The court allegedly awarded custody to the father.
William Bittle aged eighty two was found dead in snow half a mile from his Greencastle home after starting for the city in the morning. He died before reaching the interurban station and a search team later found his body.
Bloomington report shows H P Radley turning down the traffic manager offer for the Evansville and Indianapolis railroad. He will remain general manager of a local stone company.
Winthrop E. Stone president of Purdue university sent a letter to Representative Wil R. Wood urging support for any House measure on military instruction for college students as part of national preparedness. He favors using the 24,000 students in military training at land grant colleges as a reserve force.
Columbus sees a push for a fly swatting contest to aid a city beautification drive led by eighth grade principal Melvin Houk. The Chamber of Commerce will decide this week on prize offerings to motivate children as part of broader district improvements and a city flower-garden plan.
Nearly 200 high school teams will compete in sixteen sectional basketball tournaments as preliminaries to the state championship at Bloomington. The Indiana high school board of directors announced 198 squads in the preliminaries with winners advancing to Bloomington for the finals. West College on the DePauw campus survived a fire that damaged the auditorium stage area but spared the building. The blaze caused minor damage, insured, with cause under investigation. In Lawrenceburg farmer Charles L Nowlin killed a large red fox near Mik Jer township after an automobile incident. In Tipton the home of clothier M Haas was destroyed by fire with extensive insured losses including $4000 on the structure and $2000 on contents.
A Ward Line watchman, drunk before 7 am, punched the fire alarm to falsify presence. Firemen responded to a Morro Castle blaze at Pier 13 while the man claimed the alarm. Investigators noted the clock showed absence at seven, leading to his confession and retention of his job under the rationale that timely alarms can save lives.
The passage describes a parasitic yaguey tree that begins atop another tree. Seed carried by a bird or wind drops into a moist branch, roots form downward and then proliferate. The outer tree wraps around the inner, strangling it as roots spread to ground and upward. The inner dies and the parasite becomes the new dominant tree.
In a playful exchange a leap year girl announces her engagement to be married, provoking surprise from her companion who recalls her earlier vow to not marry the best man on earth. The chatter ends with a playful admission that previous plans changed once an acceptance occurred.
A cartoonish exchange about marriage proposals shows a grouchy chap questioning if any girls will propose this year and fearing men’s gossip if they do. The dialogue hints at social norms and pressures around courtship in a light, humorous tone.
A proposed law would require bachelors and spinsters to marry, with mates chosen by lot similar to jury draws. The proposer argues remaining unmarried after thirty is a crime for men, while women are labeled as Miss Demanor. The Exchange notes the plan as a sensational leap year idea.
Dialogue notes that girls are working in English ammunition factories and powder works. One speaker asks about safety concerns, another replies that girls are accustomed to handling powder and weapons, implying confidence in their composure amid dangerous work.
An old health ad promotes drinking hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate each morning to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims benefits for headaches biliousness constipation and general internal purification and compares internal cleaning to bathing with soap.
A visitor tours a modern office as the head explains the staff roles. The gray-haired Old Joggs stands out as the only employee who can locate important papers quickly, despite not fitting in with the others.
The remark notes a curious desire attributed to a small man to dance with larger women. It reflects bafflement rather than any concrete event, leaving readers with a puzzle about personal tastes and social perception.
A man recounts starting coffee in childhood and suffering nervous spells after meals and mornings. He credits quitting coffee to Postum and claims improved sleep and reduced headaches. Postum Co. of Battle Creek, Mich, markets two forms: Postum Cereal and Postum Instant.
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