Laporte to Host Northern Indiana Editorial Meeting
Laporte August 18 announces the Northern Indiana Editorial association meeting on September 4 and 5. The forty fourth session will feature a banquet at the Rumely hotel with about 200 covers and talks by Governor Samuel M. Ralston and other notable figures. The two day program includes tours, a Michigan City excursion, vaudeville, and a two day city-wide program organized by the chamber of commerce with 400 local business leaders.
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Laporte
Democratic State Editorial Association
Northern
Goshen
Harry B. Darling
Chamber of Commerce
Rumely Hotel
Samuel M. Ralston
Col
Huckingham
Chicago
George Ade
Kern
Representative Barnhart
E. J. Dunn
John B. Stoll
Michigan City
Fogarty
Indiana
Model Penal Institution
Pioneers Meet At Yeddo
Covington Aug 15 The thirty eighth annual meeting of Fountain county old settlers opened at Smiths grove Yeddo with no bias or profit in mind The Kingman concert band performed Principal address by John Myers Los Angeles City Auditor Speakers included Fred S Purnell James Bingham Andrew Marshall and many pioneers The oldest man Joshua Cates aged ninety eight and several others near ninety Elizabeth McCoy the oldest woman present marked her 102nd birthday and is possibly the oldest Cannon relative surviving.
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W. M. Myers
Yeddo
John Myers
Los Angeles
Fred S. Purnell
Attica
James Bingham
Muncie
Andrew Marshall
Veedersburg
Joseph Cannon
Indiana News in Briefs From Across the State
Indiana items report events from multiple towns including Bowling Green, Linton, Terre Haute, Shelbyville, Anderson, Middletown, Jasper, Madison, Centerton, Muncie, Jeffersonville, Elwood, Marion, South Bend, Vincennes, Boonville and Shalbyville. Notable notes cover mine work, drownings, arrests for horse theft, parole hearings, robberies, factory injuries, fires, saloon remonstrances, arson probes, matrimonial bureau fraud, drunkenness penalties, and marriage license affidavits with witnesses and disputes.
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Brazil
Old Settlers
Bowling Geen
Linton
New Templeton
Whch
Terre Haute
Harold Crouch
Forest Park
Shelbyville
Garfield Poe
Frank Cherry
Anderson
Adair
Central Christian Sunday School
Middletown
Keesling
Kisling
Fair Grounds
Jasper N. Keesling
Madison
John Dondan
North Vernon
King’s Daughters’ Hospital
George Reynolds
Centerton
Rodh Rock
Muncie
Jeffersonville
Board of Trustees
Elwood
Mentor
Jacircus
Dan Martin
Cty
Marion
Gran C County Octogenarian Club
Matter Park
Grant County
South Bend
Steve Powocki
Vincennes
Martin W. Farris
Mable
Princeton
Indianapolis
Boonville
Robert Hinger
Noah Osborn
John Hagan
Ued Heage
G. A. Farnbaugh
Shalbyville
Ted Tuewllay
Alet
Nimmer
Hilm
Hertha Sats
Ford du Lac, Wis
Unusual Dishes and Preservation Suggestions
Readable excerpt offers recipes for Molasses Crumb Pie Mangoes Chow-Chow and spiced apples plus a lingering quote about sincerity and thought. It mentions brine soaking, vinegar pickling, and a mustard curry paste for Chow-Chow.
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New Orleans
Helpful Household Tips From an Old Era
A collection of practical home advice covers pantry and sewing tasks. Tips include placing a watch under a tumbler to stay quiet for a sick person, patching corset covers with rolled white goods, sorting shoes by color in packing, using sawtooth knives for slicing tomatoes, softening bottle corks by boiling, and using paper towels for grease cleanup. Also includes Angel Cake and Rice Waffle recipes with simple steps.
Vacation humor and gold loss through tradition noted
Yale lecture by ex President Taft touches on vacations as seen by a judge who jokes about enjoying trips. The article then discusses a Chinese anniversary custom that burns gold leaf, estimating over ten million dollars of gold destroyed annually from 440 million people burning 40.8 grains each, totaling 271 million grains.
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Taft
Yale
Argentina calls for mule supplies in plea to aid
A fragment notes Argentina seeking mule shipments and features old advert lines for medicines and tobacco with brief quips about fin de siècle tastes and club stories. It reads like a collage of product pitches and social chatter from a bygone era.
Notable Measures in State Health Legislation
Important measures enacted include Colorado tuberculosis registration law subsidies to local hospitals in Minnesota and Wisconsin Indiana county hospital establishment and creation of state tuberculosis prevention bureaus in Ohio and California.
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Colorado
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Indiana
Ohio
California
Desperate Remedy In Park Mass Meeting Riot Jokes
A stranger on a building roof observes a park filled with a human mob around a speaker’s platform. The guide explains the crowd gathers for a mass meeting to discuss saving the park grass abandoned for months by a local politician’s call.
Romantic Railcar Revelation Impresses Couple
A sharp voiced wife reminds husband Charles of a past romance in a railway car tied to a pair of slippers given as a Christmas gift before their marriage. She recalls their origin during a picnic when he allegedly measured her feet, prompting a subtle confession. A bystander quietly reacts by removing his feet.
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Charles
Eczema Cleared By Cuticura Soap and Ointment
Mrs John White reports a two week old boy with widespread eczema on cheeks arms and head. After trying a prior treatment the child improved only after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment with nightly baths. Sample offers and world wide sale are noted. Royal Metamorphosis joke is included in the ad section.
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Roxbury
Ohio
John White
Cuticura
Dept. L. Boston
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Shumaker
Indiana Anti-Saloon League
W. H. Book
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Atwood
Connersville
Stock
Nedford
Inez Perkins
Fdas
Mr. Perkins
Parka County
Joshua Cates
Robert Louis Stevenson
Emerson
Gail Hamiten
Argentina
Jim Jones
Lewis
Sibyl
Sibyl Summergirl
Ise Tyree
J. 8. Tyree
Washington, D. C
Brown
Old Man
Boby
Coca-Cola Company
Atlanta, GA
Coca-Cola
Libby
Seville
Uncle Sam
Fort Peck Indian Reservation
Montana
Great Northern Railway
Missouri River
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Great Falls
United States Homestead Lawn
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Chas. H. Fletcher
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Indiana Veterinary College
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