Indiana Legislature Enacts New Constitution and Broad Reforms
Indiana lawmakers pass about 298 bills, including a sweeping new state constitution proposal, voter registration overhaul, corrupt practices and employers liability laws, liquor regulation with local option, railroad reforms, and strengthened health and child protection statutes. The Clark-Harlan registration law becomes first of its kind, with three annual registration periods and strict voting eligibility. The measures aim to curb corruption, standardize rules, and modernize state governance ahead of the 1912 election.
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General Assembly
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Stotsenburg
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United States
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Supreme Court
Clark-Harlan
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Tipton
Amusing Child Remarks Gathered by London Woman
Mrs Bull collects wit from London children. A three and a half year old defines a wedding as a curtain in church and a man afterward. Dorothy’s doll is stuffed with sawdust and God stuffed me. A child mixes up biblical Johns and teacher Johnny names John the Baptist and John the beloved disciple.
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John the Baptist
John
John Bult
The One Defect Heirlooms From Father To Son
A farmer’s wife defines an heirloom to her 12 year old son as something handed down with valued lineage. The boy replies he would prize heirlooms more if they were not so long in the legs. The quote appears in Everybody’s Magazine.
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Everybody's Magazine
Postum Helps Editor Recover From Coffee Indigestion
Editor Browne of The Rockford Morning Star writes how switching from coffee to Postum relieved severe indigestion and restored health. He warns coffee can harm digestion and nerves, urges proper boiling of Postum, and notes promotional booklets like The Road to Wellville.
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Editor Browne
The
Rockford Morning Star
Canine Pepper Confusion Sparks Tiny Purchase
A suburban store tale shows a boy asking for ten cents worth of canine pepper. The clerk mishears cayenne pepper and learns the boy’s mother described a pepper with a sharp bite as “canine.” The ad pitches Hamlin's Wizard Oil as a cold remedy.
The Practical Agriculturist and Product Advertisements
A fragmented newspaper item shows satire on spraying apple trees and lists various medical and eye care products. It mentions Dr. Pierce’s Plessant Pellets as a laxative and includes sales blurbs for eye salves and tubes with prices. The tone mixes editorial quips with commercial promotions.
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Pierce
A Statesman Anecdote And Patent Medicines Mentioned
An odd clipping notes a quip about a statesman and asks if he was re elected. It then markets Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething gums and Garfield’s Nature's Laxative as cures. The text also references improvidence and savings by a business girl.
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Mra
Winslow
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Munyon
Prof
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State Bureau of Inspection
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South Bend
Terre Haute
Evansville
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Nesa
Davis
London
J. Stanley Browne
Carter
Brent
Baskatchen
Alberta
Osta
Harley
Canada
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Adam
Garfield
Nature
Aoe Mney
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