Local notices and ads span groceries, lumber, and livestock
Local ads list Pillsbury flour at Clark's and Swisher's new grocery, Sleepy Eve flour, bread at Dunn's Restaurant, and Reinhart the piano tuner visiting Francesville. For sale items include second growth white oak fence posts near Francesville and two Hereford bulls from Pleasant Grove Stock Farm. Also listed are authorized dealers for 4 H. I. Case implements and Studebaker cars in Pulaski County and a printing offer for name address envelopes.
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Janes
Pillsbury
Clark’s
Dunn’s
Swisher’s
King
Pleasant Grove
Francesville
W. H. Ambler
C. W. Hall and Co
Medaryville
Case
Pulaski County
Studebaker E. M. F
Flanders
Three Kill a Tiger in Siam Tigers Slain by Americans in Nan
Bangkok paper recounts three Americans Ray Peoples Dr Peoples and Captain Springer hunting a Bengal tiger near Nan. They spot the beast from trees and beaters drive it out. Shooting sequence ends with tiger killed. body measures seven feet long with a three foot tail. Local ladies watched from Dr Taylor's piazza.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Siam
Bangkok
John S. Bradstreet
Ray Peoples
Nan
Dr. Taylor
Dr. Peoples
Captain Springer
Five Dollar Bill Chase In New York Scene
A crowd gathers on Fifth Avenue and Fourteenth Street after a five dollar bill is blown away by wind. Mrs. Carrie Wolfskehl claims the bill and is aided by Mrs. Frances Sussman as officers interview claimants and determine ownership at the station house.
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New York
Carrie Wolfskehl
Fifth Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Wolfskehl
Frances Susswaat
Bernstein
Katz
Sussman
Juddh Street
Max Lasky
Supreme Court of the United States
Mrs. Sussman
Lieut. Lasky
Mors Wolskelils
Mrs. Wolfs
1500 Miles on Horseback to Phoenix
Miss Virginia Vance a young school teacher begins a 1500 mile horseback vacation from Kennewick Washington to Phoenix Arizona traveling through Oregon Nevada and California with a wagon train and two younger children by rail and water. The journey follows the Colorado river canyon route with overnight camps and hunting and fishing along the way. The trip is not for records or souvenirs and the family plans to join in Fresno and then Phoenix next fall.
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Spokane
Wash
Phoenix
Ariz
Virginia Vance
Kennewleck
Vance
Fresno
Cal
Oregon
Nevada
Arizona
Pendleton
Lakeview
Crater Lake
California
Colorado River
San Francisco marksman sets new revolver record
James E. Gorman of San Francisco established a new world revolver record at the Shell Mound range scoring 467 for 50 shots at 50 yards on the standard American target. The previous record was 465 by Captain Galkine at Springfield in 1904.
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San Francisco
Cal
James E. Gorman
Shell Mound Range
Galkine
Springfield
Mass
Giant hen hawk attacks Mrs Balone in South Norwich battle
Mrs Balone of Lyons Plains fought a six foot hawk that attacked her yard and killed a hen. Atrs Peter Batone fired a shotgun to drive off the bird after a ten minute struggle damaging her eyes and head with talons before the hawk retreated to the house where Batone retrieved his gun.
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Norwich
Coun
Atrs
Peter Batone
Lyons Plains
Owas
Mrr
Batone
Adiogt
Jasone
Fortunes in Black Walnut
Ridmand Seest, leader of the Ohio agricultural experiment station in Wooster, argues vast waste land can be profitable if planted with black walnut. He says 150 trees per acre could yield about 46,000 board feet in 10 to 15 years, worth around 5500 dollars, making lumber a major value and fortunes possible.
New York Steamship Crew Report Sea Serpent Sighting
Passengers and crew of the steamship Celtic report a formidable creature pursuing a school of whales near New York. The creature, described as winged and aquatic, rose ten feet from the water multiple times before both it and the whales vanished from sight.
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New York
Factory chief cites workers as best in primping
A. J. Callaghan, chief clerk in the corporation counsel’s office, issued an order before the workday began in Olmeyville factory district. He stated that the girls who “primp” are the best workers.
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Chicago
Olmeyville
A. J. Callaghan
Corporation Counsel’s Office
Bee supplies and bakery items advertised at local stores
For Sale Bee supplies at this office. Bread Seven loaves for 25 cents. Jones' dust received a large assortment of Teakwood Pottery very fine ask to see the line. Blue Front Drug Store Let Fitzpatrick write your insurance. Monon Bread Buns and Home Pies at Dunn's Restaurant Col Madura La Bresa by Jingo a new one very latest try one at our fountain. Blue Front Drug Store
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Blue Front Drug Store
Dunn’s
Col-Madura-La Bresa
Jingo
Blue ‘Front
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Halion’s Dept
Harry Sprite
Midas
Harry Spite
Medass
Osners
Dorfert
White Elephant Livery Barn
AB. Freeman
State Bank
Francesnville
Sheen Jena de
Lesa Resies
Werner’s Store
New Woods
Swisher's
Reinhart
Logansport
William J. Hubbard
Indgauire
Wo EL. Scott
DR. Cox
Cox
Washington Town
Hawk
Ohio
H.C. Jentz
Overland
Overland Mosel
Fawn Gilsinger
White Elephant Garage
Francesville, Ind
Brush
Medaryville Auto Company
Dunn Q, Coffet
Meat Market
Bee
Jones
Fitzpatrick
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