Sheep's Clothing by Louis Joseph Vance
Lydia Craven travels undercover as Lucy Carteret to New York to find her father Thaddeus Craven. On board the Alsatia Craven reveals his secret service role and Lydia is attacked while a valuable necklace is exposed as a fake. A trail of deception, smuggling talk, and a detective named Quoin unfolds as law and loyalty collide in a tense voyage to land.
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Lydia Craven
Lucy Carteret
Thaddeus Craven
New York
Craven
Quoin
Lydia
Peter
de Paris
Betty
Quain
Buffy
Mr. Quoin
Paris
Mystery of Mrs Merrilees Deepens in Next Chapter
The text teases a continuing mystery asking if Mrs Merrilees is scheming and hints at strange happenings to be revealed in the next installment. The tone suggests a serialized suspense with ambiguous motives and surprising twists to come.
Not Strong on Work Says Uncle Eben
A fragment quotes Uncle Eben arguing some families resent hard work and expect others to provide for them. He says they love their country but do not care about working for it. The text reflects a regional dialect and unclear broader context.
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Eben
Plans to Reach 25000 Farm Workers With Purdue Courses
Purdue agricultural extension tightens plans to reach 25,000 farm workers this summer through two short course formats. Regular four-day courses run after Farmers' Week with eight large centers, plus a special 2.5 day course in eighteen small community centers this fall, covering livestock, horticulture, soil, dairy, poultry, and home economics with a carload of demonstration equipment.
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Lafayette
Agricultural Extension Department
Purdue University
Extension Department
Purdue
Women to Make Soldiers Shirts in Indiana Drive
Indianapolis reports the Indiana League for Woman's Service plans a shirt-for-soldiers movement to supply thousands of shirts to front-line troops, with distribution via Jeffersonville depot. Indiana also boasts a high war rating, with eighty nine Red Cross chapters and leadership in army registration and local exemption boards.
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Indiana Women’s Service League
Indianapolis
Indiana League For Woman's Service
Estate Council of Defense
Statehouse
Indiana
Indiana League
Jeffersonville
Washington, D. C
American Red Cross
Commonwealth
No Indictments Against Coal Dealers In Vanderburgh
Vanderburgh county grand jury, after three weeks of sessions investigating coal prices, completed its work and was discharged by Judge Duncan C. Givens. No indictments were returned against local coal operators or coal dealers. the final report was made.
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Evansville
Vanderburg County
Grand Jury
Duncan C. Givens
Circuit Court
Allen County Registers 6792 Autos in First Half 1917
Campbell Circular Advertising company of Indianapolis reports 6792 automobiles registered in Allen county with the secretary of state up to July 1 1917, a sharp rise from last year’s totals.
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Allen County
Fort Wayne
Campbell Circular Advertising Company
Indianapolis
Secretary of State
Banker Becomes Navy Electrician from Boonville
John D. Barker, a Boonville banker and Purdue graduate, has enlisted in the U S Navy electrical branch. He paid his own costs to travel to Indianapolis for the final exam, becoming the first wealthy man to enlist in this branch.
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Evansville
John D. Barker
Boonville
Purdue
United States Navy
Baker
Indianapolis
Lafayette-Trinity Church Petition Seeks Beer Prohibition Strongly
The Lafayette Trinity Methodist church and Sunday school sent a telegram to President Wilson signed by several hundred members urging the President to use his influence to include beer and wines in the prohibition provisions of the food control bill.
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Lafayette
Trinity Methodist Church
Wilson
Battery A Man Injured By Car Accident at Ft Benjamin Harrison
Louis Huschmann twenty five attached to the battalion headquarters staff Y of Battery A at Ft Benjamin Harrison was severely injured about the head and shoulders when the automobile he was driving turned over at the installation authorities said He received emergency treatment and was hospitalized for his injuries which were described as serious but not life threatening.
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Indianapolis
Louis Huschmann
Battery A
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
State Auto Assn to Mark Highways in Indiana
The Hoosier State Automobile association, in session at Indianapolis, approved a plan to mark automobile highways for tourists. Markers will be placed near dangerous turns and grade crossings to reduce accident risk.
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State Auto Assn
Indianapolis
Hoosier State Automobile Association
Fire in Tecumseh Coal Mine No 2 Triggers Temporary Layoffs
A blaze erupts in Tecumseh Coal Company's Mine No 2. Bicknell force of men fights the fire as 350 miners continue coal extraction and face temporary unemployment.
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Bicknell
Tecumseh Coal Company
Would Be Prepared. Indiana Railways Lease to Avert Famine Threat
Arrangements by Indiana Railways Light to lease a coal mine aim to prevent famine risk and curb rising prices. The measure signals a coordinated effort to secure fuel supplies amid mounting shortages and economic pressure.
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Kokomo
Indiana Railways Dé Light Company
Hoosier Notes and Civic Changes Across Indiana
An all male community evangelist meeting in Orleans seeks funds for ongoing services. Former living tear horses were killed by a freight train after escaping a pasture. In Columbus the Chautauqua association booked William H. Taft and William J. Bryan for summer programs. Fort Wayne cites Polk & Co. directory showing population up 1,140 to about 38,500. Noblesville appointed J. S. Shannon as county surveyor replacing E. G. Baker. South Bend plans pension for Oliver Chilled Plow employees with over twenty years of service.
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Orleans
Milton
Hving
Columbas
Chautauqua l Association
William H. Taft
William J. Bryan
Fort Wayne
ROL. Polk & Co
Noblesville
J. S. Shannon
E. G. Baker
South Bend
Oliver Chilled Plow Company
Wapi
National call to boost food production in wartime
An appeal stresses the need for vigorous home farming and resource use as crop outputs lag behind demand. It urges every acre to produce, quick action to secure land, and the option of western Canada for homesteads or low-cost purchases to bolster 1917 yields and sustain troops and civilians overseas.
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Navy
Western
Canada
Use for cast-off gloves found in London relief work
In London a use for discarded gloves is found for relief efforts in England. Old leather, sterilized, is applied to heavy cambric or buckram to create sleeveless windproof jackets. These are in high demand for men in the trenches and the navy.
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London
England
Classic Poses at Red Cross Ball Blue Feature
An ad style snippet notes grocers selling Red Cross Ball Blue to whiten clothes. It mentions display captions and a staged tableau with Mrs. De Style posing as Minerva. A playful line reveals Minerva did not use a lorgnette, hinting at a joke in the tableau.
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Red Cross Ball
Adv
Curious Ad Promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment
An old newspaper ad touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment as effective for itching burning skins eczema rashes and dandruff. It promises prevention with daily use and offers a free sample by mail with a booklet from Cutcura Dept L Boston. Also includes a brief political joke about conserving food and a note about sturdy flannels and soldiers.
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Cuttcura
Dept. L
Boston
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C. G. Woodbury
Woodbury
Fort Wayne Transfer Company
Voltey Noblitt
Terre Haute
Turkey Hull
New State Park
Sugar Creek
Greencastle
Mary Sinclair
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