Inventions and fortunes stir early 20th century headlines
The Tribune notes a machine capable of writing 40 000 words per hour and imagines downsizing to 10 000. A Philadelphia heir dies penniless after inheritance. Prof Starr comments on Filipino diligence. The Kaiser is urged to devise a balloon brake. A London wireless typewriter appears. Harry Thaw contemplates ongoing insanity. Mrs Langtry wins 100 000 on a horse race. Western farmers expect 135 million for crops. A letter to King Edward costs two cents.
Cranky Headlines and Quips From a Turbulent Era
A mosaic of brief observations and quips touching titles, crime, labor, wealth, and travel. Notes include the Countess shedding her title for Mrs, night riders and hazers, freight cars in use, blond vs brunet crime claims, Rockefeller handwriting, Japan saving on public works, courteous travel hints, chopsticks, Peary polar drift, a jailed boy for lies, Texas journalism zingers, Roosevelt salary, and roads compared across nations.
Hoosierisms and Local News Snapshots
Notable items include Melissa Davis, 99, dying in Columbus. W Shakes in Marshall county yielding 100 bushels per acre. David Shields, 45, killed by his son near Bloomington. J Smith Talley, coal operator, dies at Terre Haute. John G Hill, 40, dies of hydrophobia in Indianapolis. Ol Hartman faces one to eight years for egg theft in Columbus.
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Co. W. Shakes
Marshall County
Son
Bloomington
David Shields
Parker
J. Smith Talley
Indiana
Terre Haute
John G. Hill
Indianapolis
Ol Hartman
Columbus
Michigan City
What Restaurant, Please
Evansville patron Albert Brizius found two pearls while dining and one pearl sold for $3uu, amid a curious restaurant incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Albert Brizius
Oakland City coal operator leases land for new field near Princeton
David Ingle, a coal operator from Oakland City, has leased 600 acres near Princeton to develop a new coal field. The move signals expansion in regional energy extraction with Ingle’s project aiming to boost production on the established tract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Ingle
Oakland City
Princeton
Miss Goldie Gibson Sets Long Attendance Record
North Salem pupil Miss Goldie Gibson is believed to hold a state record for school attendance. Over eleven years of schooling she has not been tardy sick or absent, marking an exceptional commitment to regular attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldie Gibson
North Salem
Stork Sighted In Wabash River Bottoms Near Owensville
A stork has been spotted repeatedly in the Wabash river bottoms below Owensville. Efforts are underway to capture the bird and deliver it to President Roosevelt in Washington D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash River
Owensville
Roosevelt
Washington, D. C
Forest fires in Dubois county started by schoolboys
Forest fires in Dubois county raged for three days last week after several schoolboys burned a pile of leaves in Kyana woods. The blazes spread across hundreds of acres of valuable timber lands.
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Dubois County
Kyana
Wife Dies in Family Scrap Near Fort Wayne
The forty year old wife of John Raber of Fort Wayne died during a domestic dispute with her husband and their two sons, William and Fred. Police said a struggle erupted, with alleged rough handling outdoors and the mother suffering heart failure amid the commotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Raber
Ft. Wayne
William
Fred
Pag
Indiana Quarantine Aims To Shield Cattle From Michigan Disease
Indiana declares a quarantine to protect its cattle from the mouth and hoof disease epidemic in Michigan. Veterinarian Dr. G. H. Roberts of Indianapolis will join other veterinarians to study the disease and prevention methods to stop spread into Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Michigan
G. H. Roberts
Indianapols
Turkey slits throat in pen near Bedford
A Bedford area woman found her turkey dead inside a pen after the bird, it is believed, cut its own throat on barbed wire. She planned Thanksgiving dinner and discovered the act when approaching the pen with an ax. The owner contends the turkey caused its own death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Lefever Estate Final Settlement Nears After Dinner Reunion
At a Columbus home Mrs. Mary Coleman learned from New York lawyers that the Lefever estate valued at 300000000 will soon be settled. The Lefever trust spans U S and England with inherited heirs among attendees. The thirty year litigation now reaches final stages as a Lefever reunion unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Abbott
Columbus
Mary Coleman
New York
Lefever
England
Prince’s Marriage Ends Courtship in Elizabethtown Social
Miss Green at an Elizabethtown social revealed Evry Prince of Seymour was married. Prince, a real estate man, had been courting Coria Smith, daughter of Rev. W. F. Smith, since July, ending the match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Prince
Evry Prince
Seymour
Miss Green
Elizabethtown
Coriia Smith
W. F. Smi
Elizabethtown M. Church
Fox Terrier Saves Lippelt Family From Gas Leak
A gas leak under the Hammond home sent fumes inside while the family slept. Their fox terrier jumped on the bed and scratched Mr. Frank Lippelt’s face, waking him and saving Mrs. Lippelt and their 13 year old adopted son Frank Ladendorf from possible harm.
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Frank Lippelt
Frank Ladendorf
Hammond
Mr. Lippelt
Divorce case heard in Hancock Circuit for elderly couple
Emily Crane age 82 seeks dissolution from William Crane age 83 on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment and unfaithfulness in a Hancock Circuit hearing held last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock
Emily Crane
William Crane
Farmer Keesling Kills Eight-Foot Eagle Near Indianapolis
Carl Keesling, a farmer south of Indianapolis, reported killing an eight-foot eagle that weighed about fifteen pounds. Local wildlife officials note the unusual size of the specimen and record the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Keesling
Indianapolis
Man Kills Man at Good's Hotel Switz City
William Dwyer, 27, a Vandalia railway employe, was shot dead by hotel owner William Good at Good's hotel in Switz City. Good says jealousy over Mrs Good in Dwyer's room. Mrs Good says she was housekeeper. Both are under arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Dwyer
Vandalia Railway
Good
Switz City
William Good
Mrs. Good
Dwyer
Logansport Women Rebel at Adipose Reduction Class
A dozen Logansport women quit a health course after Miss Margaret M. Hall, organizer of a physical culture class, demanded they imitate her claim to roll across the hall. The instructor urged participation as the enthusiastic group rolled and leapfrogged, while dissidents left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport Society
Margaret M. Hall
Indiana Leads Nation in Walnut and Sycamore Lumber Output
Indiana produced 504,790,000 feet of lumber in 1967, up 12.7 percent from 1906 levels, led by walnut and sycamore. Walnut lumber totaled 9,975,000 feet worth $447,592, 24 percent of a 41,490,000 foot national walnut output, with mill value at $43.21 per thousand. Indiana supplied 11,129,060 feet of sycamore, 24.2 percent of national sycamore production, with an average sycamore value of $16.71 per thousand. The state's top lumber value reached $12,478,074.
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Indiana
United States
Indiaa
Sycamore Lumber
Farm graft in Shelby county ends in debt note scam
A novel county graft unfolds in Shelby county where a farmer is duped by four con artists a minister and his wife a bashful boy and a blushing girl. The couple seeks a marriage ceremony and the farmer signs a $500 note instead of a certificate, leading to debt collection and exposure of the ruse.
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Shelby County
Paris Fashion Hints for Coats and Dresses
Fashion notes describe children's overcoats and coats for girls and ladies in serge cheviot tweed velveteen and cashmere fabrics. Includes 2585 Boys Overcoat 2603 Childs Coat 2053 Ladies Semi-Fitting Coat 1422 Misses Coat 2539 Ladies Dress with left back closing and decorative trim.
Alphabetic Armistice Echoes in Balkan War Rhetoric
A stylized verse essay laments the Balkan conflict, tracing Austro Austrian escalation and Belgrade siege with sweeping allusions to generals, nations, and allied powers. The piece critiques ongoing warfare, urging restraint and reflecting on casualties and the folly of extended combat.
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Belgrade
Turkey
Ukraine
Xerxes
Ximes
Xanthus
Xavier
Zieno
Zoroaster
Africa 1909: Hunters Skin Gorillas in Revenge Tale
A New York Sun verse recalls a hunter's brutal hunt in Africa. A gorilla, a lion, a monkey and an elephant speak of greeting and fear as rifles and knives strip away their skins, revealing a cruel cycle of violence.
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New York Sun
Ladies' Linen Collar and Cuff Set Order Form
Advertisement from Fashion Editor at 400 Century Building Indianapolis invites readers to transfer a linen collar and cuff set to fabrics like linen silk satin and Indian head, worked in outline embroidery and French dots. Includes request to send 10 cents and Paris Pattern No. Size Name Address.
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Century Building
Indianapolis
Ind
Paris
Deceitful Appearances and a Peddler's Offer
A plain-looking man with a black leather bag visits a home. The woman suspects deceit from appearances and refuses the offer. The peddler reassures with a low price and a sample of toilet soap at 9 cents a box, revealing the danger of trust based on looks.
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John
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Minstrel Show Bits Highlight Politics and Protests
The St. Louis Times notes comedians Honey Boy Evans and Bones mock Prohibition and crowds in Texas saloons on Sunday. Evans jokes about shirts and politics while lampooning pay-as-you-enter cars and corporate greed in a touring minstrel performance.
Billiard Sign Lights Up Chicago Street Scene
A double faced electric advertisement in Chicago projects a billiard game across a sidewalk. The 11 by 4 foot sign uses an automatic flasher to show a player striking the ball and others moving as they rebound, drawing crowds and illustrating electric sign progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Great Western
Too Much for Him
A London Scraps item recalling Smithson once believed he could be funny but lost the effort after a visit to an old friend where Miss Ritchie arranged dried grass, prompting a quip about a room for a donkey and ending with his humor crushed on returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithson
Farmers Permit Hunters on Portland Farm
On the Portland front page J M Wolfe a farmer states the man with the gun and dog may have free rein on his property Hunters may hunt on my farm all they please Come up to the house when the dinner bell rings and get your dinner A second notice prohibits hunting signed by forty nine land owners The first note is seen as favorable to hunters and many may use it
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Portland
J. M. Wolfe
Visit to the asylym note of introduction
The exchange shows Wimbleton and Simpleton visiting an insane asylum. Simpleton reports delivering a note to the superintendent who invites them to “make yourself at home.” The dialogue reflects dry humor about reception and impression.
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Wimbleton
Simpleton
Lippincott’s Magazine
Elephant Ivory Yield Report
Fifty pounds of ivory is the average yield of one elephant.
How Business Men May Rest
Miss Lillian B. Hill advised Duluth jewelers on vacation breaks from work. She cited a jeweler who kept his advertisement out of newspapers to manage no affairs while at a seaside hotel during Easter, illustrating a simple method to rest without business disruption.
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Lillian B. Hill
Duluth
Peruna credited with restoring health in Evanston woman
Miss Sophia Kittlesen of Evanston Illinois reports twenty five years of catarrh and poor health improved after using Peruna. She declares the chronic catarrh gone and endorses Peruna to friends. Also notes Peruna tablets and Man a lin laxative. advertises a 1969 Peruna Almanac. In Caldwell New Jersey a blackbird nest yielded a diamond ring valued at 350 found by Miss Anna Dodge of Brooklyn.
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Sophia Kittlesen
Evanston
Ill
Man-a-lin
Perua
Caldwell
N. J
Anna Dodge
Brooklyn
Grove's Laxative Bromo Quinine Cure Ad
Advertises Grove's Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as a one day cure for colds with a money back guarantee if it fails. Mentions Grove's signature on each box and a price of 25 cents.
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Grove
My book on house furnaces selling well
Baltimore American notes the book on house furnaces is selling very well. A witty reply in the dialogue suggests it should be found in the best cellars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore American
Hall's Catarrh Cure touted as universal remedy
The advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh in all stages as a constitutional disease. It promises internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and offers 100 reward for any case not cured. Also notes Hall's Family Pills for constipation and reports a York County lobster capture weighing 11.5 pounds by Harry B. Ayer.
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Hall
Cheney & CO
Toledo
Harry B. Ayer
York County
Biddleford
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Judson Fitzpatrick
Great Britain
Germany
Philadelphia
Starr
London
Harry Thaw
America
Edward
Countess of
Yarmouth
Copeley Thaw
Rockefeller
Japan
China
Li Sum Ling
Hong Kong
North Polar Sea
Peary
South Pole
Bailey
The
Houston Post
Texas
Outlook
Syria
Australia
Buffalo
Fiji Islands
Deoes
Melissa Davis
Scouts New Coal Field
Cat
Barka
Africa
G. O. Elephant
Bones
Missouri
Honey Boy Evans
Bryan
Evans
Mawnin
St. Louis Times
Him
Farmer Wolfe
Peruna
Miss. Sophia
Kittlesen
Ben. Wisslow
Lane
Towers Fish
Isaoens
Moe
Ig Fane
Boston
U.S.A
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