Tanlac touted as digestive tonic boosts vitality and health
An advertisement extols Tanlac as a digestive tonic and body builder that energizes the entire digestive tract, improves appetite, and helps the body use food efficiently. It claims Tanlac can lift mood, vigor, and overall health, urging readers to obtain Tanlac from their druggist today.
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Mohammed in Court Insight Turns on Prophet Claim
A courtroom scene features cross examination over insanity claims tied to religious boasting. The witness asserts the plaintiff is insane for proclaiming to be the prophet Mohammed, and the witness himself privately admits, I am the prophet Mohammed. The exchange ends with a smug concession.
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Mohammed
Prophet Mohammed
Edinburgh
Indiana State News Highlights in County Reports
Indiana state and county items cover health, crime, finance, and infrastructure. Topics include Wabash County children with defective teeth, Madison tobacco sales, a Greene County bank robbery, Kokomo poor fund exhaustion, crow control proposals, Fayette County land value cuts, and state budget strains.
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Red Cross
Madison
Bank of Marco
Bloomfield
Greene County
Center Township
Kokomo
Howard County
Shy Bireley
Marion
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State Department
McCray
William G. Oliver
Ora Davies
State Conservation Department
Lake County
Porter County
St. Joseph County
Monroe County
Cass County
Noble County
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Adams County
Miami County
Jackson County
Huntington County
State Highway Commission
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Elkhart
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Valparaiso
Terre Haute
Indiana Retail Shoe Dealers' Association
Indianapolis
Earl Crawford
Crown Point
Lew Fadely
Anderson
W. H. Burroughs
A. Font Epecter
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Promises Bright Linens
A short advertisement extols Red Cross Ball Blue as a laundry aid to keep snowy linens looking pristine. It features a humorous exchange about bald heads and hairs, then urging purchase at all grocers.
Popes and Their Calendar and a Historic Sermon Moment
The text notes Gregory XIII completing the calendar in 1582, shaping the modern system named after him. It highlights Pius IX in 1846 breaking a long rule by preaching a sermon, arriving incognito to a Rome church, delivering a simple, clear address that historians call the first papal sermon in 300 years.
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Gregory
Pius IX
Padre Ventura
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Nothing New to Her and Elizabeths Grandparents Quarrel
A calm remark by Elizabeth about her grandparents’ frequent heated arguments precedes a quip on romance. The child notes couples quarrel often and jokes that a man’s love cools when his wife keeps him in hot water.
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Elizabeth
Aunty Watches Over Baby As Alarm Clock Kid Wakes
In a small apartment a young aunt cares for two children. She tells Bobby to call when the baby wakes. Bobby retorts the child is his own alarm clock, promising they will hear him for themselves.
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Bobby
Diamond Dyes Promise Easy Home Dyeing
An advertisement claims Diamond Dyes restore faded garments and home textiles with simple directions. It guarantees no streaking or fading and instructs buyers to specify wool or silk or linen cotton blends to ensure correct results.
Controversy Echoes in Atlanta Sermon
Bishop Candler condemns idle theological quarrels in Atlanta. A back‑pew exchange mocks Adam’s creation with dialect humor as Brer Simcox and Pawson spar over the palins and the plane of creation.
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Atlanta
Breddern and Sistern
Adam
Dem
Brier Simcox
Pawson
de Palin
Perfectly Safe First Thief and the hotel room plan
The dialogue shows two thieves plotting to move quietly in a hotel bedroom to avoid waking a sleeping woman. They dismiss alarm by arguing she won’t scream and will stay still with curl papers in her hair.
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Jin
Bad golfer may make a good father in law
Indignant father probes a suitor who once caddied for him and balks at marriage. The young man retorts that bad golfers can still produce good in laws, hinting at humor and generational change in a Boston Transcript item.
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Castoria Reminder Warns Mothers About Bottle Signatures
A historical notice urges mothers to check every bottle of Castoria for the 4 Signature OC print and notes the remedy’s long usage by a named Mullah over 30 years amid common child health claims.
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Gray
Fletcher
Why Moonshine Got Its Name Across Two Nations
The term moonshine refers to illicit distilling in the Allegheny mountains and smuggling in Britain. It is said to originate from distilling by night, yet the article notes that stills operate day and night. The piece contrasts American moonshine as raw, unaged spirits with British and Irish terms and flavors.
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America
Alleghany Mountains
England
France
Jamaica
British Isles
Ireland
Witty home economy saves on new sofa
Walter Wheese boasts a clever economy trick to his guest. Instead of buying a new sofa next spring, he installed a new spring in the existing sofa, claiming this saves money and satisfies his wife's wishes.
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Zeke
Squire Witherbee
Squire
Chiggerville
Board of Commissioners
Porter County
Cloverdale Township
Putnam County
Greencastle
City of
Alexandria
Bee Comet
Walter Wheese
Bright Girl Rejects Angel Label From Man’s Praise
A confident young woman rejects being labeled an angel by a man who tells her so. She asserts her own view of worth and independence, challenging condescending judgments and asserting agency.
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