Prizes Planned for July Fourth English News Band Event
The English News Band schedules July Fourth entertainment with prizes from local businesses. Awards include prettiest baby six months or under receives shoes, oldest married couple gifts from Hammond Bros. & Gobbel, a hat from E. G. Boyd, a 150 yard foot race hat from The People’s Store, an old fiddler contest winner gets a $10 violin from M. Land, a $300 portrait for the most popular county woman from JE Hawkins, and a $5 hat for the most popular married county woman from Mrs. E. O. Murphy. Everyone is urged to enter.
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C .S. Temple
Hammond Bros. & Gobbel
E. G. Boyd
Marble and granite gravestones offered at low prices
It will pay you to see me before buying gravestones as I furnish marble or granite, with 12 years experience and own work. Located permanently opposite Dr. Gobbel near Sam Benz’s store. Prices reasonable. Recent monuments include Scott Speedy, Eckerly, Melton, Mack, Goldman Cemetery Taswell. I guarantee satisfaction. 2nd ALSON ROBERTS.
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F. R. Gobbel
Sam Benz
Scott Speedy
Eckerly
James Melton
Providence
H. W. Mack
Watermelon Syndicate at the Opera House Tonight
Fun Till You Cut-2rt promises nonstop entertainment next Tuesday at the Watermelon Syndicate in the Opera House. General admission is low and reserved seats cost 35 cents with sales at M. Land's Drug Store.
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Watermelon Syndicate
Opera House
M. Land’s Drug Store
Watermelon Syndicate at the Opera House Next Tuesday
Local notes promote a Watermelon Syndicate show at the Opera House next Tuesday night with tickets 25c and 35c. Memorial Day events urge remembrance at Providence church and a Fourth of July celebration is planned with the Hazlewood pavilion. The piece also mentions insect powder, fly powder, and the model drug store promotions.
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Providence Church
Indiana
Crawford County
Floyd County
Opera House
Indiana prominence in national politics noted across state lines
Indiana is highlighted for its political influence with national committee leaders and U S officials, including prominent senators and a prospective 1908 presidential candidate. The article mentions Secretary Hay born near Salem, Robert Tracewell of Corydon, and other Indiana figures, while local items note Fourth of July preparations, marriages, road work, and business ads.
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United States
Indiana
Congress
House
Hay
Salem
Europe
Department
W.L. Penfield
Anderson
Robert Tracewel
The
Treasury
Roosevelt
Corydon
Graveyard Flower Theft Sparks Outrage at Princeton
A Tribune comment condemns grave robbers stealing flowers from Princeton cemeteries. The piece likens them to heartless cattle and urges severe punishment, hoping for justice and a fiery reminder for the offenders.
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Princeton
Tribune
Decoration Day Proclamations Scheduled at Christian Church
Proclamations from the President and Indiana governor urge Decoration Day events at 3 PM on Tuesday May 30 at the Christian church with graves decorated beforehand. A. J. Goodman ex post commander notes. Also notes funeral of Uncle Nicholas Kirsch and a train wreck injury in Riceville with Dr Gobbell attending. The local court convicts Heber Ingle of assault with intent to murder. sentence suspended for good behavior.
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United States
Indiana
Christian Church
A. J. Goodman
Riceville
F. R. Gobbell
Model Drug Store
Heber Ingle
Elmer Williams
Pilot Knob
Fred M. Hostetter
Evansville
W.H. Taylor
Foreman
John Ewing
Jerry L. Suddarth
Chas. T. Brown
Weathers, Stotsenburg & Stewart
Baby Brushes Trade Grows Amid Market Shift
A regional trade item notes baby brushes alongside lather brushes paint brushes and tooth picks in a catalog. The listing highlights small grooming and household tools with steady demand despite evolving consumer needs.
Cyclones: population growth raises destruction, not climate
The writer argues that climate change or land clearing do not create cyclones. Instead, higher population density and better reporting by the Weather Bureau and press make cyclone paths more destructive and recorded. Past cyclones crossed sparsely settled areas with little destruction.
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Weather Bureau
Strawberries Delivered in English Indiana
Seller Grorae W. Bonames advertises home delivery of choice strawberries in English Indiana. Prompt orders invited with thanks for past patronage and request for continued support.
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Grorae W. Bonames
Ind
Citizens All Together for Town Improvement
A column urges good citizens to support community initiatives and uphold honest habits including fair pricing and sensible daily routines. It condemns naysayers who hinder progress while praising those who invest in the town and its services. Model Drug Store promotes high test gasoline at 20 cents per gallon.
Kohineer Crystal Multiplex Lense Promises Superior Optics
Five years of Upucar experience claim old eye tests and lens grinding are inadequate. The Kohineer Crystal Multiplex Lense is marketed as the pinnacle of optical science. The Drua store in English guarantees work, frames, and lenses, with price cuts and bold claims against rivals.
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Upucar
Kohineer
Mope E. Drua Store
Harry Roberts
Mgr
Daily English to Paoli Passenger Schedule
Hack leaves English at 12 30 p m arrives Paoli 5 00 p m timetable entry lists Lindly Jones proprietor O H Hickman manager and travel details for June 19.
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Paoli
Lindly Jones
O. H. Hickman
Hack
Artive Paoli
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Hazlewood Pavillion
Bios
In National Affairs
Klondike
Gregory
Eaton & Perkins
Wm. Ashby
Amanda Summers
Eld
Marshal Geo. Blevins
Model Cruz
Everett Byrum
Mattie Sutton
Milltown
Ai.i
Cook
Ewing
M. Land
Nicholas Kirsch
Leavenworth
Pocket Books
J. E Hankins
James Byrd
T. Nolan Luckett
People’s Store
W. L. Gregory
People’s
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