Hamilton County to build boulevard at $10,000 a mile
Hamilton county commissioners vote two to one to construct the Indianapolis boulevard. June 8 is set for awarding the contract with total cost estimated at $53,000. Route runs from Noblesville to the Delaware township line. Concrete will be used with grade work around $20,000 and bridges at $12,000.
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Noblesville
Hamilton County
Indianapolis Boulevard
Jones
Washington
Stultz
Tenth Street
Indianapolis Pike
Delaware Township
Twin Girls Born at Winters Home on Shipping Street
The stork delivered twin baby girls to Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Winters on Shipping street Lawrenceburg. The twins weighed twenty and one half pounds combined, one blond and one brunette. This birth marks the twenty sixth in the house since 1865, with five sets of twins and two sets of triplets among ten other births recorded in the old structure.
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Lawrenceburg
Stork
Frank L. Winters
Shipping Street
Winters
Drownded Porter at Picnic Accident in St. Joseph River
Elxhart-George Ivy twenty eight a colored hotel porter drowned in the St. Joseph river near here while at a bartenders' picnic. Ivy and Frost Spillman thirty white were in a boat Ivy racked the craft and sank while Spillman clung to the upturned boat.
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Elxhart—Cgeorge
Ivy
St. Joseph River
Here
Frost Spillman
Spillman
Wounded in Quarrel Over Nickel in Terre Haute
In Terre Haute a colored man George Woods was shot in the stomach during a dispute in the tenderloin district. He is believed to die from a revolver wound inflicted by William Pickney, who escaped. The quarrel started over a nickel.
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Nickel
Terre Haute
George Woods
William Pickney
Tenderloin
Woods
Pickney
City Plans Riverside Park Swimming Pool Project
The city park board plans a 100 by 135 foot pool in Riverside Park fed by fresh water from the city water plant.
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City
Anderson
City Park Board
Riverside Park
Four-Legged Chicken Report From Indiana Town
In Vevay Mia Joe Ash Lamb Ind a chicken is said to have four legs. The extra limbs grow from a half circular hump on the back and curl down over the normal legs.
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Mia
Joe Ash
Lamb
Ind
Jasper Votes to Incorporate in Special Election
Jasper held a special election in which supporters of incorporation won by a narrow two vote margin according to Selal returns.
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Jasper
of Selal
Farmer Gored by Cow Near Patrickaburg in Brazil
Henry Rentachler, a farmer living near Patrickaburg Brazil, was gored by a cow and seriously injured in the attack. He received first aid at the scene and was transported for medical care. Authorities are investigating the incident as a farmyard accident.
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Brazil
Henry Rentachler
Patrickaburg
Divorce Ends Ties Between Gary Von Foerster and Emily
Gary von Foerster and his wife Emily Elvira von Foerster were divorced in Hammond after Emily filed for the decree. He did not contest. She later left for New York on the Canopic to sail to Nobles, planning to meet him in New York aboard the Hner, promising to part as friends.
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Gary
Chidmir von Foerster
Emily Elvira von Foerster
Hammond
von Foerster
Pittsburgh
New York
Hner
Workmen Uncover Skeleton Near Brushy Prairie Farm
Workmen digging a barn foundation at Ira Talmage farm near Brushy Prairie found a human skeleton buried under an old barn. The burial box was decayed but the skeleton remained fairly well preserved. Local officers may investigate as Laygrange residents react with excitement.
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Lay Grange
Chicken to Have Wooden Leg in Evansville
Emil Allesbach of Vine and Third streets amputated a stiff chicken leg from Rogie the hen using alcohol as a benumb, no anaesthetic, then affixed a wooden leg built to fit the stump by clasps. The operation succeeded and healing continues.
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Evansville
Rogie
Emil Allesbach
Vine
Third Streets
Allesbach
Attempt to Rob Ticket Office in Shelbyville
A burglary attempt at the New York Central lines ticket office in Shelbyville aimed to blow the safe. The thieves broke the knob and combination, used tools from a nearby blacksmith shop, and fled when a night train passed. This marks a second safe-cracking attempt in four days.
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Shelbyvile
New York Central
Five Generations Report in Greencastle Family
In Putnam county the only five generation family is that of Mrs. Nancy Ferrell age ninety two. She is a daughter of pioneer Putnam minister John Simclair and lives with her daughter Mrs. W F Gwinn and granddaughters Mrs. J W Dickinson and Mrs. John O Hunt of Terre Haute. The five generations total 218 years.
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Greencastle
Putnam County
Nancy Ferrell
John Simclair
Ferrell
W. F. Gwinn
J. W. Dickinson
John O. Hunt
Terre Haute
Fire kills two in ruined Lafayette granary
charred remains of two unidentified men found in the ruins of an old granary in West Lafayette destroyed by fire. One man is believed to be Professor Theodore Dora Smith, once a noted aeronaut in the state. The identity of the second victim remains uncertain.
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Lafayette
Weat Lafayette
Theodore “Dora” Smith
Man Found Alive After Death Report Turns Up Drunk
In Alexandria an automobile party reported a lifeless body in a wagon east of town. Police and two doctors found Robert Kelly of the Orestes Fertilizer company alive and intoxicated. He paid an $11 fine in police court.
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Alexandria
Robert Kelly
Orestes Fertilizer Company
Kelly
Boy 13 Dragged By Harrow On Indiana Farm
Doris Daugherty, thirteen, was driving a peg toothed harrow on his father Oscar Daugherty’s farm near Ft. Branch when the team ran away. He was thrown under the harrow teeth and dragged across plowed ground, suffering fifteen wounds. His condition is listed as serious.
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Princeton
Doris Daugherty
Oscar Daugherty
Ft. Branch
Disappearance of Washington-Bert Swallows Near Epsom
Washington-Bert Swallows a married man with seven children vanishes from his home near Epsom. Family cannot explain his absence. He was last seen a week ago leaving for a store to buy tobacco.
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Washington
Bert Swallows
Epsom
Epcom
Tuberculosis Campaign Aims at Medical and Nursing Education
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis launches a drive to educate physicians and nurses about TB. It seeks stronger instruction in medical and nursing schools, distribution of specialized booklets, and closer links between practitioners and the latest literature and home care practices.
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National Association For the
National Association
Charles J. Hatfield
Admiral Peary and the Six as a Lucky Number
At a Washington dinner Admiral Peary revealed six as his lucky number. He notes six as his birth date May six and six marks on key voyages and milestones: the Roosevelt left land March six, the ship that reached farthest north sailed July six, the pole was reached April six, and a Labrador wireless message appeared September six.
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Admiral Peary
Washington
Roosevelt
New York
Labrador
Departure of the Marquis and Marchioness of Aberdeen in Dublin
The Marquis and Marchioness visit a female national school in a Dublin slum district. In the infants room Lady Aberdeen gathers children for motherly advice on folk dances before departure. A four year old asks why the mother cannot stay, prompting a gentle moment.
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Dublin
Aberdeen
Lady Aberdeen
Manchester Guardian
Four Year Old Nancy Jay Prays For Calm In Dancing Family
In Richmond four year old Nancy Jay offers a child’s Lord’s prayer asking for deliverance from people and for guidance away from hesitation. Her parents, Harry and Mrs Jay, host a dancing club that meets every other Monday and turns their home into a picnic as members dance after supper.
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Nancy Jay
Richmond
Nancy
Harry Jay
Dancing Club
Mrs. Jay
Indianapolla News
Shark Behavior Report Sheds Light on Reproduction
A fragmented note outlines shark biology mentioning a man-eating reputation and ovaries producing eggs. It references external hatching and egg production, with unclear details about oviparous reproduction.
Red Cross Ball Blue and Ady Fat Men Quote
Ady lauds Red Cross Ball Blue and commercial laundry aids with a quip on fat men being good-natured because they are usually fat. The line appears amid ads and product notes in a period page.
Kill the Flies Now and Prevent Me Case
Ad copy promises a daily fly killer that kills thousands all season. The advertisement asks deniers to send express aid for $1 to H. Somers at De Kalb Avenue in Brooklyn New York.
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Somers
De’Kalb Ave
Brooklyn
Not Guilty Willie Seized Cigarettes Story
A dialogue excerpt shows a boy Willie explaining to his mother that he took cigarettes from Jimmie Jones to keep him from smoking. The mother questions the meaning as the boy defends his actions with a simple motive.
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Willie
Jimmie Jones
Cuticura Complexions Ad Offers Free Sample by Mail
Promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment as cleaners and healers for skin scalp and hair. Claims to maintain natural purity and beauty under neglectful conditions. Free sample by mail with a postcard address to Cuticura Dept XY Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
What a Revival Is
A revival primarily means the quickening of God’s people rather than converting sinners. It argues the regenerate soul’s life weakens and can be reignited if any spark remains, spreading to a church city or nation and starting within the church.
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Christian Herald
Where New Yorkers Come From
Half of Manhattan residents and one third of Bronx residents are foreign born. The foreign born in Manhattan mainly come from Russia Italy Ireland and Germany, in that order, while Germany's natives lead those of all other nations above the Harlem.
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New York City
Manhattan
Bronxborough
Russia
Italy
Ireland
Germany
Harlem
Local Color on Tap in Village Ad
A Louisville Courier-Journal snippet pokes fun at hiring quaint village characters for two dollars a day. It notes landlords offer dialects and comical types as authentic local color for novels or stories.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Surgeon Finds Opportunity to Remove Vermiform Appendix
A remark notes that nothing excites a surgeon more than a chance to perform an appendectomy. The line underscores the eagerness for surgical opportunity.
Tea Drinker Says Tea Caused Paralysis Fear
A newspaper note reports a woman who attributes nervous spells headaches sleepless nights and numbness to long tea use. After quitting tea and switching to Postum she reports improved health and fewer attacks. Postum is advertised in original cereal and instant forms with pricing.
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Postum. Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Kasota woman credits Lydia E Pinkham remedy
A Kasota Minnesota farmer's wife reports relief after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She previously suffered a year or more with weakness and pain but now feels renewed energy and health. The ad cites testimonials and offers confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Kasota
Minn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia
BE. Pinkham
Cuara Franks
Maplecrest Farm
Lydia E
Had to Be Broken In War-Torn Echoes
Postwar New York tale where a mistress questions scars on a Black cook’s head. He explains the marks came from fights to “persuade him to be good” using a potato masher as a brutal, cautionary joke.
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New York
Dinah
Women in London Lose Jobs as War Shifts Labor
An English paper reports 60,000 London women were displaced from work by wartime changes. Another note says over sixty thousand women started knitting in response to the war.
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Bill
London
Jill
If a lazy man has nowhere to go he ought to go to work
A terse moral line states a lazy man should seek employment when without a destination, urging practical action over idleness.
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Hamilton CO
House
Europe
Skelton
Lydia E.pinkham
Dean
Ohio
Helen HH
Newark
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