Indiana Employers Liability Measure Headed by Bar Association
A special State Bar Association committee prepares a radical reform of employers liability to present at the next general assembly. Supporters say the plan would grant compensation to injured workers without litigation and would cost employers only as much as current law’s operation. Previous sessions failed to reach agreement due to party control in both chambers.
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General Assembly
State Bar Association
Indiana
Bar Association
House
Senate
Jewelry Stock Promises Largest Up-To-Date Assortment
Gobbel & Son advertises a complete, up-to-date jewelry stock and invites customers to call to confirm. The note promises the firm will present a gift if not the largest selection and assures prices are right with every piece warranted.
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Tvs
Saets
Gobbel & Son
Useful Household Hints and Tips for Autumn Comfort
A collection of home advice covers ironing on cushions to reduce fatigue, fabricating soft cushioning from cotton batting squares, stove polishing with linseed oil and whiting for nickel, and preserving olive flavor by topping with olive oil. It also offers relief via oatmeal in stockings and notes on Christmas stamps needing proper postage and back placement. A Oklahoma City evangelist meeting reports 1076 new converts by November 27 with plans for a larger building.
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Chas Reign Scoville
The
Christian Church
Oklahoma City
Wee
Evangelist Scoville
Be Something and Stand on Your Own Rectitude
A speech extols self formed virtue and inner integrity as the ladder to eminence. It argues that wealth or powerful friends are unnecessary and that a fixed purpose will attract honors and influence for the good of thousands.
Watch to Be Given Away For Largest Jewelry Stock
Announcement offers a watch as a prize to anyone who proves the firm does not hold the largest and most complete stock of new up-to-date jewelry in English. All jewelry is warranted and priced right.
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Gobbel & Son
Heavy Christmas mail push urged by post office
The post office department warns of a heavy Christmas mail rush and urges early mailing. Officials advise printing on packages to prevent misrouting and avoid high first class rates. Also notes tobacco rules among Eskimo women and a 380 mile dirt road built in one hour in Iowa.
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Postoffice Department
Postoffice Petrone
Huff
Louisville
Christian Church
C. P. Danner
Chambersburg
Providence Church
China
Mabel Jones
R Walter Geise
C. C. Morton
Oakland City
Goldie
Boss
Lot
Jasper
Huntingburg
Iowa
Des Moines
Teachers Salary Averages for 1909 10 Statewide
Figures from county superintendents show the state wide average pay for all teachers in 1909 10 was 3.29 dollars per day. Men averaged 3.52 while women averaged 3.11. City schools averaged 3.96 with men at 6.37 and women 3.55. country schools averaged 2.95 with men 3.13 and women 2.78.
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State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Local Jewelers Claim Largest Complete Line in County
The firm asserts it offers the largest, most up to date jewelry selection in the county and invites customers to visit and compare for themselves.
Quips and Quips About Marriage and Manners
A compilation of humorous reflections on marriage gender roles and domestic life. It riffs on how men and women perceive cooking faithfulness, patience, and social expectations with wry observations about wives mothers and partners. The prose surveys domestic quirks and cultural norms in a light satirical voice.
Man laments high living costs and wasted land
An elderly speaker criticizes high food prices and land misuse, noting farmers reserve field-pasture land for a single horse or cow, wasting acres that could feed a family. He argues tax burdens worsen hunger while a goat yields milk with far less feed.
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Mitchell Tribune
Petit Jury Drawn For Crawford Circuit December Term
Jury commissioners named a list of jurors for the Crawford circuit court December term to convene next Monday. The roster includes George W. Layman Charles Wright John Lankford David E. Wright Enoch Stewart Martin Brown James Merrymen George Helmbrecht John Gilliland James Smallwood Kelly Jenkins Rice Parr and others. Capitol City Fruit & Produce Co. advertises poultry eggs and rabbits with per item prices and shipping terms at 1101 S West St Indianapolis Indiana.
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Crawford Circuit Court
George W. Layman
Johnson
Charles Wright
Ohio
John Lankford
Boone
David E. Wright
Enoch Stewart
Jennings
Martin Brown
Sterling
James Merrymen
Whisky Run
George Helmbrecht
Patoka
John Gilliland
James Smallwood
Union
Kelly Jenkins
Rice Parr
Capitol City Fruit & Produce Co
S. West St
Indianapolis
Indiana
Profit in Hog A Bruner study on hog profitability and butcher margins
A state health department inspector and a Washington Indiana butcher conducted a demo on a 174 pound hog to assess gross profit. The hog bought at 8.70 and dressed after costs yielded 19.42 in meat value with a 4.64 gross profit, about 31.4 percent of live weight cost. At Indianapolis Chicago price levels profit would rise to about 40 percent. A separate ad for Gobbel Son jewelry closes the excerpt.
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A. W. Bruner
Food and Drug Department
State Board of Health
H. E. Barnard
Food and Drug Commissioner
Bruner
H. F. Volmer
Washington
Ind
Volmer
Indianapolis
Chicago
Abe Martin Impressions from Kin Hubbard in Indianapolis News
A collection of humorous quips from Abe Martin about daily life in Indiana. Notes on family, sales, longevity of goods, saloons, unfamiliar authors, and a wireless telephoning achievement in England. Strong local tone with playful asides.
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Abe Martin
Kin Hubbard
Indianapolis News
Fire destroys Ott Hanger home near Marengo
Marengo reports a total house fire destroying Ott Hanger’s home about a mile south of town with few possessions saved. The cause is unknown. Nearby, several townsfolk suffer pneumonia fever or cold. Community notes include visits, travels, and local meetings. The Moler Barber College of St. Louis seeks men to learn barber trade with a free catalogue. 11-28-2w.
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Marengo
Ott Hanger
Moler Barber College
St. Louis Mo
How to Get Rabbits
In Steuben county, a hunter named Grady reportedly used cayenne pepper on a flat stone to flush rabbits into running and crash into the stone. W. C Sleigh recalls Grady’s success and notes other local rabbit hunters. The tale is shared as a curious method learned from field observation.
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Buffalo Express
Indiana
W. C
Corning
Iroquois Hotel
Steuben County
Grady
John Grady
Ed Gray
Ben Huntley
Earl Henderson
Hello Girl Plea From Western Man
Western man delivers an old time plea urging men to treat telephone operators with kindness. He argues against harsh words and urges gentle talk to keep service moving, noting operators often face insults and tears. He appeals to readers to show sisterly respect and offers a playful farewell if not persuaded. James Barton Adams delivers the piece in the Times.
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Central
Brighton
James Barton Adams
English Meat Market Buys Dressed Hogs and Young Cattle
O H Longest, manager of the English Meat Market, advertises paying the highest market price for dressed hogs and young beef cattle.
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O. H. Longest
Mgr
Grand Opera Season in St Louis January 2 3 4 1911
St Louis hosts Grand Opera with Salome and other works at the Coliseum refitted for the event. The price scale covers season subscriptions and per performance seats, with higher charges for Salome and The Girl of the Golden West due to rights. Mail orders to Boliman's Piano House.
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Salome
West
Tannhauser
St. Louis
Orchestra
Orchestra Circle
Sal
Strauss
Puccini
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
St. Louis Grand Opera Committee
Boliman's
Piano House
Olive Street
St Louis
Farmers Institute Meetings Scheduled in Indiana Towns
J A Driscol of Liberty and Jos P Prigg of Daleville will address farmers at Dillman church on November 14 and 15 and at Marengo December 27 to 30. C L Eddleman and J B Pierson urge attendance and seek correspondents and agents at every Crawford county post. call or write to be placed.
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J. A. Driscol
Liberty, Ind
Farmers Institutes
Dillman Church
Riddle
Jos. P Prigg
Daleville
Ind
Marengo
Eckerly
C. L. Eddleman
J. B. Pierson
Crawford County
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Petit Jury
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Ben Davis
Plum
Indianay
Tansey
England
Harry Stewart
Gaven
Sam Bird
Claud Murphy
Wiona Fitzgerald
New Albany
J. M. Weathers Jr
Tappan Shoe Co
Roma Crecelius
Riceville
J. E. Crecelius
Misa Alta Henry
Mesers
Robert Toombs
Cecil Weathers
Olive Poe
Claude Eddleman
Medical
Mr. Wagoner
Madison
A. M. Eddleman
Elder Smith
Our Town
Cecil Sloan
Charles Eddieman
S. D. Alderson
Towes
Ish Carver
Curby
Emil Miller
Coen Balthis
Falls Cities
Mary Rawlings
Ed. Davis
Hardinsburg
Joni Funk
Ed. Wyman
Sallie Austin
Chas. Brown
English
John C. Trinkle
Hugh Trinkle
D. W
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