Tribune office moves to Engle block in Francesville
John F. Judy reports the Tribune relocates from the Commercial hotel nearby quarters to a new space in the Engle brick block with better conveniences. The Monon railway shows construction trains active on the main line as Denver and Chicago convention actions draw rail interest. A Champion binder is offered for sale or trade by Geo Helman in Francesville with inquiry details. J T Earl of Frankfort visits Francesville to see his daughter Mrs Charles Reish.
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Tribune
Chicago
Denver
Geo. Helman
R. R
Francesville
Ind
Our anniversaries and the dates that mark them
A Birmingham News column questions honoring by birth date and proposes new anniversaries for figures like Franklin Jefferson Lincoln Davis and Lee. It argues Washington’s presidency deserves memorial emphasis and notes Columbus and Chancellorsville as widely known dates.
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Meddier
Les
Washington
United States
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
American
England
Paris
Louisiana Territory
Napoleon Bonaparte
Abraham Lincoln
Lee
Appomattox
Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Robert FE. Lee
Chancellorsville
Columbus
America
Birmingham
Running Away From Home and Ancient Fables Intersect
An elderly club member recalls running away as a boy to seek adventure and freedom amid hardship, describing hunger from cranberries and cold hillsides. The column then cites a Demosthenes anecdote about a man and his shadow, ending with the orator’s unfinished tale.
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East
Washington Post
Demosthenes
Megera
Phebi
Tie
Lis
Leave from the Notebooks of Lady Dorothy Nevill parody
A humorous tale notes a scholar traveling in the Far East who, returning after three days, boasts four clean shirts in rotation. His wife praises a shabby old kitchen chair as a priceless antique, treating it as a masterpiece in a Bohemian Magazine spoof.
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Dorothy Nevill
Far East
England
Roses and Rent Quirks in Historic Estate Notices
A fragmented passage notes quirky rent practices tied to aristocratic estates. It mentions the Duke of Atholl’s holdings with conditions tied to private roses and a snowball quit rent referenced by the Monres of Foulis. The text reflects old estate customs and humorous curbs on forfeiture despite rose culture issues.
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Duke of Atholl
Paine
Hap Canard
Foulis
Ben Wvvis
Dundee Advertiser
Witness Confirms Date Under Oath in Courtroom Exchange
A lawyer pressures a youth on the exact date of an event while the youth, under oath, insists it occurred on the 17th. The exchange reveals explicit attempts to verify the day, with references to the surrounding dates the 16th and the 18th.
Petition for free gravel roads in Salem Township Pulaski County Indiana
Petition filed in the Pulaski County Commissioners court August term 1908 seeks construction of a free gravel road not less than twenty four feet wide with ballast and drainage. The line runs from the northwest corner of a 29 North 29 West township area to the south line of Salem township, extending two miles. An auditor fixed August 4 1908 as the hearing date.
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Commissioners’ Court
Salem Township
Pulaski County
Indiana
Board of Commissioners
Satom Township
Satdouatter
Piuit
Tiber Salem
Mitch
Charles G. Carlson
M. PL
Henry Pike
Don S. Thasher
S.D. Haring
Ss. Petra
M. Earring
RT. Alkire
Robert Boyd
J.A. Hayworth
Grant Evernham
Chris Huppert
Frank Gardner
A. Cc. Malloy
A. W. Seward
J. J. Lillet
Thos. Raines
Ee C. Parker
Bert Raines
L.A. Leach
E. Dunn
John C. Garling
Kay B Daseke
Tow Nickerson
Bel Sharrer
Chas Severns
Frank Grafton
Cyrus Ball
T W Kelsey
LW Lubbell
Cyrus M Brown
Notice to Property Owners on Manure Piles and Weeds
Notice instructs town property owners to haul out manure piles and keep stock in covered bins not exceeding three wagon loads. Alleys with manure will be hauled out by the Street Commissioner. Owners must cut weeds on vacant lots and burn piles. notice effective immediately.
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Hermanwile
Malion’s Department Store
J. E. Tilbett
Judyville
John F. Judy
J.T. Earl of
Frankfort
Mrs
Chaa. Reish
State OF
County
Pulaski
Jacob Myers
W.og. Burset
Cher Wy It. Myers
Oscar Boulden
J. Burson
Ellis S Rees
R. Brenneman & Son
India
Aes Geo
J. A. Clark
State Bank
Drs
Sharrer
Physicians and Surgeons Office
Sharerer
C.isharrer
Main St
Caleb W. Barker, Attorney
Winamac
F. A. Hollett
Nolan Black
E. Eisenhart
Indiana Veterinary College of Indianapolis
Medaryville
Hubbard & Thrasher
Ralsemining
J.m.hudgens
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