Application for Liquor License in Ferdinand Indiana
Hubert Quants applies to Dubois County Indiana for leave to sell spirituous vinous and malt liquors in quantities under a quart for one year. He has resided in Ferdinand for 90 days and seeks the license for a 16 by 16 room on the ground floor of a two story frame building on lot 384 Ohio Street.
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Citi‘zens
Ferdinand
Thia
Board of Commisssioners
Duboin County
Uard
Towit
Ohio
Ferdinand Township
Indiana
Hubert Quants
Umbrella Dilemma Sparks Legal Themed Conversation
A lengthy hypothetical dialogue explores ownership of an umbrella left at a house. Two visiting women claim the same umbrella. moral rights and fair replacement are debated as the man and girl discuss who should possess the umbrella after mixups. The tale ends with the umbrella belonging to the man.
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Miss A
Miss B
Teplace
G.n
Els
New York Sun
Resourceful oculist advertises via beggar in Warsaw
A young oculist in Warsaw used a blind woman to hold a lighted board near the Church of the Holy Cross, displaying his name, address, qualifications and hours. The busy thoroughfare drew attention and the beggar reports good notice from passersby, though patient numbers remain unverified.
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Warsaw
Church of the Holy Cross
Pall Mall Gasotte
Double Compliment from a Wise Young Man
A widow asks a young man to guess her age and he pauses before replying with a wry, archly delivered line. He admits uncertainty, noting only that he has some idea yet cannot reveal it. The exchange blends humor with social audacity in a brief vignette.
Uncle Sam Uses Two Kinds of Stamp Gum in Minting
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing coats postage stamp sheets with liquid gum, dries them in hot air, and labels gum as Summer or Winter to prevent stickiness. The process involves multiple handling steps, and readers are advised to lick stamps from the sheet's middle to avoid contaminated corners.
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Sam
Bureau of’ Engraving and Printing
Uncle Sam
Amusing Accident at Firemans Ball Ticket Purchase
An elderly man in a large eastern city buys a firemans ball ticket for two servants. He asks a policeman where tickets are sold and ends up at a fire station. He touches a fire alarm button, triggering a dramatic engine house response before realizing the misstep and requesting another ticket. The crowd laughs as order is restored.
American Books In England Spelling Sparks Debate
Consular reports note that American manufactured books are seldom seen in England unless published by English houses. British readers dislike American spellings such as color and programme. Some American publishers adapt to British forms to tap the English market, counting on reader indifference to minor variances as long as the text remains readable.
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England
John Bull
Mother Land
Reverie Reflections Amid Oceanic Quiet Moments
A fragmentary line evokes sinking into a reverie and shifting inward. The terse phrasing captures a dreamlike mood, suggesting a lone speaker lost in contemplation as waves or memory pull at awareness. The piece centers on inner quiet and evasive imagery.
Wireless phones and telegraphs steer ships through danger
The Seattle Times notes the Ohio and Victoria rescued by wireless tech as Nome plans a wireless fleet. It praises wireless telephone use aboard ships, citing 105 mile range and Seattle university station, with costs from 3000 to 100000 dollars and a power from one to three horsepower.
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Ohio
Puget
Sound
Seattle Times
Mag
Nome
Corwin
Bering Sea
San Francisco
New Westport
United Wireless Company
Gray's Harbor
Connecticut
Seattle
Puget Sound Navy Yard
University of Washinton
Archies Lesson In Gratitude At A Children’s Picnic
Nine year old Archie, in a velvet suit with lace frill, is courted by ladies at a picnic. They shower him with cakes and treats, yet he quietly confesses he does not want all he has received, preferring restraint. The scene exposes discomfort with excess affection.
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Archie
Minister's Books Leak Sparks Telegram From Milford
A telegram from Milford Delaware to the Philadelphia Public Ledger describes a minister embarrassed by a message about an express package marked Looks. The package was claimed and removed to the parsonage. Paringhi : that.
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Milford
Del
Philadelphia
Lednerayn
Ohce
Bees Levy Funds For Stone Roads In Carroll Township
J L Peters of Carroll Township details local road building by donation or cash, noting a 1906 contest over funds, road construction methods, stone sizes, grading, rolling, and the use of a ten ton roller. He explains costs per mile, labor value, material prices, and that trustees oversee the project without an engineer, with bids for crushed stone awarded to the lowest bidder.
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Saya J. L.peters
Carroll
Township
Oak Harbor
State Road Repair Plan Proposed by State Engineer
Idaho report cites James Stephenson urging counties to share road upkeep costs and asks forestry revenue from stock pasturing in forest reserves to be diverted to road maintenance. If counties refuse, tolls could fund repairs, with the forestry service revenue supporting state road upkeep.
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Idaho
James Stephenson
Forestry Service
Vthe
Tiger slays goat in frontier chase witnessed by Maharajah
In a Calcutta Statesman report, a tiger captured a goat and led it to a riverbank. The Maharajah fired, fatally wounding the tiger, which clutched the goat until the vehicle carried both away, the goat still held in the tiger’s jaws.
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Uger
Calcutta Statesman
The Funeral Sponge Tale from a Persian Service
An undertaker recounts a bizarre Persian funeral custom where mourners receive a fine sponge at the door to catch tears. Tears are stored in crystal vases and said to have healing powers, with the undertaker quietly guiding mourners to deposit tears as the service moves along.
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Phew
Murmuuring
Advertising yields charm in odd local ads at Sea Beach
At a Denver convention dinner Power of the Ad speaker notes advertising's reach. An anecdote describes a confectioner at Sea Beach who dumped stale and fresh tarts by placing a personal matrimonial ad in the press. The ad led to calls at Dough's confectionery on Atlantic Avenue and quick tart sales, leaving shelves bare shortly after 3 PM.
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Lilian B. Hill
Denver
Sea Beach
Dough's Confec- Honery
Atlantic Avenue
Vegetable Stones in Plant Tissues and Medical Risk
A geologist describes vegetable stones found in plants including tabasheer in bamboo joints endosperm cocoanut stone from Java and a pear shaped pomegranate variety. He notes these stones form from bilidious and calcarous juices circulating in the plant and are linked to a diseased condition. removal is urged to prevent fatal human pain.
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Bain
Fragmentary Plain Language Note From an Ancient Tale
A garbled archival fragment hints at a dated dialogue about time and propriety. The lines show a weary speaker replying in clipped phrase, with ellipses suggesting missing context and disrupted punctuation.
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