Colgate Perfumes and a Portrait Studio Encounter
Mrs. Newrich visits a studio of a prominent artist asking for a portrait. The attendant explains the master is engaged on a study. Mrs. Newrich, in a hurry, declines and says she wants an artist who has finished his studies.
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Indiana
Hanover
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Dennis Vincent
Remarkable Outlier Talker Echoes in Funeral Reverence
Judge recalls Festus Pester describing a courteous man who, after obtaining a desired phone line, spoke politely to Buck. The funeral drew the largest turnout in the neighborhood, with even strong men moved to tears, fearing they would not see his like again.
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Festus Pester
Shantung Province and the Kiaochow Question
The Shantung region faces a web of foreign stakes from the Kiaochow lease to Weihaiwei, with German and British concessions shaping Chinese defense and trade. The province harbors 37 million people, the Grand Canal, coal and metal exports, wax and pongee industries, and Confucian heritage centering on Tai Shan and the tomb of Confucius.
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Now Marry at Thirty
A clipped item notes attitudes toward marriage age with emphasis on practicality and social norms. The piece references a sizable cohort of adults over forty-five and hints at societal expectations regarding partnerships and life choices.
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Michigan City
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Terre Haute
Theodore Pierce
Indiana
State Board of Pardons
Divorce and death shift marriage ages in wartime era
A historical note observes evolving marriage trends as men marry earlier or later amidst widespread war. It notes the majority of tax revenue funds wartime efforts while state and deadly levies allocate resources to schools and education.
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Indiana Brevities Railroads Banks and Local News
A lone bandit with a frontier revolver robbed Patoka National Bank securing 872 dollars after forcing cashiers into the vault. South Bend industry gears up as Studebaker and others increase work, while tobacco, park gifts, Rotary meetings, court cases, and flood damages fill Indiana headlines.
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Brown County
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C. W. Camden
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Lve
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Maret
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Parke
Green
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Indiank Bituminous Coal Operators’ Association
California Fig Syrup Adverts Appeal to Mothers
An old advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a cure for constipation and biliousness in children. It claims a teaspoon clears the liver and bowels within hours, leaving a child well and playful. The copy urges mothers to insist on genuine California Fig Syrup from their druggist.
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California
Muriel's Birthday A Quiet Chronicle of Change
A brief vignette follows Muriel as she grows from indifference to active birthday observance, then to advertising and finally to denial. Kind friends keep score, while best company remains silent for long stretches, highlighting social calendars and personal growth.
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Muriel
Great Botanist Finds Hidden Motive Behind Selfless Acts
The Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph recounts a tale where a famed botanist promises his wife mushrooms he gathered for her. She devours them, revealing none are for herself, while the husband later boasts of discovering a nonpoisonous mushroom species, prompting a mix of affection and irony.
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Aristotle
Mabel
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Dreaming clerk shouts Amen then jokes at village inn
A village church clerk often slept during sermons and frequented Mrs C’s inn. One Sunday he dreamed of leading a crowd at the inn and abruptly cried out Amen followed by the line Fill em again, Mrs C. fill em again in the pew.
Not Vain. Hospital exchange with injured patient
A king-hearted visitor questions a negro patient at a local hospital as the strapped man complains doctors left him yesterday. The patient insists the injury stems from carelessness, not a pose.
The Cuticura Toilet Trio Ad
The soap cleanses and purifies the skin the ointment soothes and heals and the talcum powders and perfumes. A complete toilet set for daily use priced at 25 cents everywhere.
Judgment Verified Boston Tran Script Passage
A quoted exchange from the Boston Tran script centers on a proposal and a father's judgment. The daughter asserts her fiancé's sincerity while the father argues about sizing up people, revealing character and intent through dialogue.
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Boston Transcript
Judge’s Remark Sparks Irony in Denver Court
After sentencing a man to ten years in prison, the judge offered hope of reentry and work. The convicted man replied that workplace opportunities troubled him, highlighting a tension between punishment and rehabilitation in the Denver case.
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Denver
Milwaukee Sentinel
Absent-minded professor mismatched attire at Scots visit
A professor hosting learned Scots in Highland dress invites guests to a lawn luncheon. The housemaid returns from upstairs with the professor’s trousers, revealing his bare knees and causing a blush as she points out the missing garments.
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Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
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