Indiana News Bits From Across The State
Indiana reports a string of local and statewide items including Opal Miller’s death near Kokomo after eating green walnuts, farmers weighing wheat acreage amid low prices, Anderson coal dealers protesting price levels, and plans for the Indiana Federation of Clubs convention in Indianapolis. Other notes cover fires at Ma Lion Ice, Purdue agricultural funding talk, bank rate hints in Richmond, and a flood of assorted court, crime, and agricultural updates across several counties.
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Opal Miller
Roy Miller
Kokomo
Co-Operative Crop Reporting Service
Indianapolis
Anderson
State Commission
E. C. Rumpler
Indiana Federation of Clubs
Bigce
Malion Ice and Cold Storage Company
Center Lake
Warsaw
Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station
Indiana State Poultry Association
Lafayette
D. R. Fischer of
Hope
Will Aland Islands Be Come a Baltic Fiume
Remote Aland islands off the Gulf of Bothnia have long framed a swede versus Russian dispute. The 300 islands include Aland town with 1,400 residents and a 10 hour boat link to Abo. Cattle, fishing, and cereals sustain about 25,000 inhabitants amid fortifications and historic walls.
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Europe
Aland Islands
Adriatic
Gulf of Bothnia
Alsace- Lorraine
Russia
Nicholas I
Sweden
Stockholm
Bomarsund
Charles Napier
Baraguay d’Hillers
Aland Group
Aland Bay
Aland Haas
Skiftet Sound
Aland
Martha’s Vineyard
Mariehamm
Lttle
Londonderry Maiden City of Ireland and its enduring spirit
Londonderry, known as the Maiden City of Ireland, blends bustling trade with a storied past. The Foyle port handles ships from France, Australia, Brazil, the United States, and India, while linen looms and shipyards drive industry. Columba founded a famed abbey here in 546 as Danes and Saxons threatened, yet Derry remained independent until 1009.
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James II
St. Columba
Tyrone
St. Patrick
Owen
Londonderry
Foyle
France
Australia
Brazil
United States
India
Derry
Columba
Patrick
Brigid
Daire- Columbkille
Old Letters Hint at Jewish Trade Posts in Medieval Africa
The article discusses Charles de la Ronciere's discovery suggesting fifteenth century Jewish traders operated from northwest Africa, linking Timbuktu to Touat and Saharan routes. It cites Antonio Malfante’s 1447 letters, notes Timbuktu as a caravan hub, and mentions later European contact by Dr. Gerhard Rohlfs.
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Lava
Pompeii
Egypt
Africa
Stanley and
Livingstone
Charles de la Ronciere
National Library
France
Sahara
Atlantic
Algeria
Niger
Antonio Malfante
Timbuktu
Touat
Chicago
West African
Rohlfs
Malfante
Tlemcen
Tunis
Tametit
Gunning for profiteers an ancient practice
An article notes that profiteering and high labor demands are not new. It cites ancient Egypt flogging profiteers and medieval England enacting wage laws after the Black Death, with Parliament trying to curb middlemen and establish price controls amid famine.
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Egypt
England
Ralph A. Graves
National Geographic Society
Fustat
G’awhar
Joseph
Cairo
Mu'izz
Minsk as incubator of Bolshevism in history
Minsk, a modest city on the Svislotok river southwest of Moscow, played a pivotal role in early Bolshevik ideas. By the 1890s a Working Man's union and the Union for Struggle seeded Marxist thought, later shaping the Social Democratic Working Men's party after a 1898 Minsk convention. The city, home to 105,000 people with a Jewish majority, linked Moscow and Petersburg with rail routes and hosted a major annual fair that boosted its commerce in corn, lumber, and leather. Formerly it ran a pawnbroker shop and served as the capital of the Minsk government district.
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Minsk
Russia
Working Man's Union
Union For Struggle
Moscow
St. Petersburg
Jewish Bund
Social Democratic Working Men’s Party
Svislotok
Warsaw
Liban
Kharkov
What a Camel Looks Like in Old Observations
A fragmented reminiscence discusses attempts to picture a camel’s appearance. The garbled text hints at a gentile author reflecting on understanding, with stray phrases about eating and an odd stray sentence suggesting a pastime of describing animals.
Test of Love and Sale Hints in Fragmented Ad Copy
Fragmentary text mentions sale of medicines in bottle sizes and a character Hazel. The passage juxtaposes caution about testing a product with phrases about love and action, implying a domestic or moral anecdote rather than a full news item.
Cascarets Ad Charm For Sleep Time Health
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets as a nightly routine to keep liver and bowels regular. It claims relief from biliousness, constipation, headaches, and stomach upset with no eriping. It notes children like the product and lists prices 10 25 and 50 cents. The group jokes about a commenter and a humorous quote about a baby and a man’s ambition.
Quick Relief Claim From Old Drug Adette
An ancient health snippet touts a quick relief remedy costing only a few cents at drug stores. It asserts five actions without help and hints at improving a girl’s imagination versus her voice, reflecting period sensitivities.
Halls Catarrh Medicine Promises Cure
Catarrh is a constitutional issue requiring treatment. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and claims to act through the blood to the mucous surfaces, improving general health and aiding nature. Circulars free from F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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HALL
Tee
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
The Redeon Airman Faces Lingering Flight Fear
The young aviator who fell with his plane appears reluctant to return near aviation grounds. Observers note the incident has left him uneasy and seeking distance from airspace.
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The
Redeon
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