Suburb Wolves Threaten Children in Muncie Park
In Whitely suburb of Muncie a pack of wolves released from McCulloch park roams at night. Custodian John Banta leads a lone hunt while residents miss meetings and remain indoors. Pedigreed fowls are attacked and a potential damage suit may follow. A second note reports seed corn sent from Hope to Transvaal and a mule accident suit in Jeffersonville.
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Muncie Park
Muncie
Whitely
McCulloch Park
John Banta
Borhood
John
Banta
Mr. Banta
Walter S. Phelps
Broadway
Transvaal
Columbus
L. A. Vogler & Son
Hope
Bartholomew County
Agricultural Department of
South Africa
Pretoria
U. S. Department of ‘Agriculture
Vogler & Son
Ohio
Terre Haute Books in Historic Library Collection
Henry F. Montagnier curates a 19th century public library gift including an 1862 volume Indiana by Richard R Fisher found in London. The note recalls Terre Haute on the Wabash as a hog trade center in steamboat days, a 1818 Travelers Directory listing Indiana to Terre Haute distance as 96 miles now 73, plus 1779 and 1783 North America maps.
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Terre Haute
Henry F. Montagniter
Crawford Fairbanks
Indianapolis
Handy Box Displayed By I. O. O. F. Guest
John Seyfert a seventy year old guest at the I O O F home shows at a local store a jewel box 8 by 7 by 6 inches built from six hundred pieces of hickory bark and maple. The front reads I O O F Honte with six lodge emblems and the back F L 1. A mirror on the lid and interior shelves. He used only a knife and a file and spent years completing it, presenting it to Mrs. Mary Smith Lewis, superintendent of the home.
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Greenaburg
John Seyfert
F. L
Catches 55 Skunks in Three Months near Nashville
Christopher Brummett a farmer four miles west of here trapped 55 skunks in three months. He and his brother caught five in three hours one night earning $15 from hides. In four months Brummett has made $150 from hunting and trapping. A separate report from Rochester notes Eugene Southard loss of control after paralysis struck him while driving an automobile injuring him severely.
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Nashville
Christopher Brummett
Here
Mr. Brummett
Rochester
Eugene Southard
Ninth’street
Southard
Hiccoughs Prove Fatal in Bedford
Martin Collier aged 61 of Bedford dies after a severe grip attack followed by a violent bout of hiccoughs. All efforts to stop the hiccups failed.
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Bedford
Martin Collier
Indiana News In Brief Columbus and Surrounding Towns
A Indiana in brief column reports George W. Robertson injured by a Pennsylvania switch engine gate incident. Fires destroy Ezra Perry home on James Means farm. Alonzo Hymer seriously burned by burning leaves near a bonfire. Henry Weaver seriously ill from blood poisoning after finger splinter infection. Dr Monroe Waghinger visits Graham High School for neuen building ideas. Associated Charities to seek tuberculosis patient admission to Mitchell fresh air hospitals. Mrs Calvin Russell dies with stomach removal sent for analysis. Fort Wayne Bone and Joint Hospital druggist Ben S Woodworth ill after stomach problem surgery.
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Columbus
George W. Robertson
Pennsylvania
Shelbyville
Ezra Perry
James Means
Moral Township
Sullivan
Alonzo Hymer
Matt Hymer
Flora
Henry Weaver
Rushville
Monroe Waghinger
Upland University
Upland
Salzer Seed Co promotes high yielding farm grains
The notice touts Salzer’s Pedigree Barley Flax Corn Oats Wheat Potatoes and grasses as world famous for parity and high yields. It claims Theodore Tarmes and Lewis Con Wash yielded 80 acres from Balzer’s Rejuvenated White Bonanza and lists other strong farm yields across the U S. The catalog offers seed truths free or 10 cents for a sample and 10 packs via John A Snizer Seed Co 182 South 8th St In Crosce Wis.
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Theodore Tarmes
Lewis Con
Balzer
U. S
Salzer
Stampa
Big Entalar
John A. Snizer Seed Co
South 8Th St
Crosce
Wis
Family Pride and Study Setbacks in Pierfer Tale
In a light, playful scene, Ernestine is teased about advancing in flight studies by a professor named Pierfer. Little Miss Quacker-Oh reports that her mother has blocked the flying course, arguing that flying is for the elite who take to water naturally.
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Pierfer
Stork
Ernestine
Miss Quacker
Seven Pensioners In One Family In Foulsham
Seven brothers and seven sisters living in Foulsham and nearby parishes receive old age pensions. The eldest is eighty and the youngest seventy, their combined ages total 520 years. Their father Philip Lampert was a carrier between Foulsham and Norwich. the family once numbered 16 in Foulsham, with 11 still alive.
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Foulsham
England
Philip Lampert
Norwich
Spohn’s Distemper Cure Promises Help for Horses
Spohn’s Distemper Cure claims to ease distemper pink eye and similar illnesses in horses of all ages and to prevent spread within the same stable. It also purports to cure chicken cholera and dog distemper. Available from druggists or by mail for 50 cents or 1 dollar a bottle. agents wanted. free book. Goshen Indiana.
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Spohn
Mirs
Spahn Medical Coa
Goshen
Ind
A Ruling Passion and Uncle Pinchpenny Tales
A fragment recalls Uncle Pinchpenny spending time at George Washington’s home. He is described as obsessed with finding a dollar Washington supposedly tossed across the Potomac. The anecdote hints at comic preoccupation with money tied to a famous figure.
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Pinchpenny
George Washington
George
Potomac
His Place Weather Bureau Joke
A humorous remark about a son’s location problem leads to a quip about hiring him by the weather bureau. The exchange captures light conversational wit characteristic of the era.
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The
Weather Bureau
All Over The Tiger And Giraffe Cartoon Quip
A playful cartoon dialogue finds the tiger asking what is wrong with the giraffe who does not look well and the lion responding that the giraffe feels sick it hints at a humorous safari scene.
Idle rumor touts Garfield Tea remedy claims
An advertisement notes druggists sell Garfield Tea as a remedy for constipation and hints at mental benefits if one has the mind to start using it.
Caldwells Syrup Promised Gentle Laxative Relief
An article urges women to maintain regular bowel movements to prevent illness. It links constipation to various issues from adolescence through menopause and recommends Dr Caldwell's Syrup as a remedy for persistent constipation with symptoms like bad breath pimples headaches and belching.
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Thomas O'Neil
Alstance
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le Roy
Lydia E. Pinkham
Richmond
Woodson Branstetter
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Jonesboro
Texas
America
Tam
James T. Lawrence
New York City
Hudson River
Miss Bangs
Miss Whitco
Riverdale Ave
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Defiance
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Aid Sram
Abunee
Lizzie White
Memphis, Tenn
R. V. Pierce
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FT. Wayne
Putnam
Monroe Orva Oo
Guinot
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