ODD BITS OF NEWS Hints From Various Towns Reach Frankfort
Brief clips report a convict testifying in a Kentucky case then returning to custody, Oberlin students voting on 21 voting ban for college, grandmothers forming a social club in Spencer Mass, a mouse in a hat in West Bend Wisconsin, and firemen in Brazil Indiana adding a game room amid casino imagery. Also mentions suffrage gains, Harriet Upton soliciting small gifts for fundraising, and Hanford's Balsam for stiff necks.
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Jackson
Arthur Roberts
Frankfort Reformatory
Oberlin, O
Oberlin
West Bend
Wis
Brazil
Ind
Ees
Harvard
Memorial Hall
Harriet Taylor Upton
Ohio Association
Hanks
Dng Dey
Warren
The Rural Church and the Triple Alliance of Morality
Peter Radford argues the church, school, and press form a progress alliance guiding communities. He cites farmers as the main builders of rural churches and urges cooperation to strengthen local life, urging fewer, better churches and united effort across religion, education, and farming communities.
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Peter Radford
National Farmers’ Union
United States
All Progress
Dancing Follies End In Humble Realization
A writer recalls winter dance lessons and a failed attempt at modern steps. He and friends stumble through the fox trot and other new motions, confessing they cannot dance after all. The piece reflects on changing fashions and lingering regrets from past social missteps.
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Davenport
Dub
Little Curtsies of Children Show Manners Restore
A hostess hosted a party for children and urged them to curtsy as a thank you for prizes. The simple prompt inspired instant response, suggesting that teaching manners with small acts can counter declines in rural and town behavior.
Demagogue Gladstone Criticised by Shaftesbury Times
The passage quotes Lord Shaftesbury denouncing Gladstone as a demagogue and criticising his campaign speeches from Greenwich to New Cross. It contrasts this with praise for other energetic leaders and notes a health remedy advertisement for sick headache linked to stomach disorder.
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John Bishop
Roseville
Ohio
Chamberlain
Tate
Caution in Exercise for Aging Bodies and Tango Fever
An editorial from the Springfield Republican weighs risks of strenuous activity for middle aged and older adults. It notes that age isn’t just years but condition, warns that overexertion can injure vital organs, and cites a strongman’s view that golf may be too strenuous for late starters while urging caution for former athletes returning to activity.
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Springfield Republican
Tropics
Caribbean Tropics
Panama
Caribbean Tropica
H—Li
Islands
Central America
Isthmus
Julius Muller
The
Century Magazine
Life and numbers mix in a practical view of fate
The piece frames life as an even blend of problem play and mental arithmetic, noting that events follow rules and that only careful digestion of experience yields results. It likens foresight to a lightning calculator and cites the adage of looking before leaping as a calculated caution.
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Pepe
Make Marriage Risks Under the Microscope of Reform
A 1920s style op-ed argues for radical marriage reform, envisioning medically examined weddings and certificates of temperament and finance. It claims modern intellect will replace old methods with a common sense system ensuring compatibility, income sufficiency, and psychological approval before matrimony.
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New York Telegram
Germany Wealth Figures and Caribbean Observations
Karl Helfferich reports to the Kaiser on Germany's wealth totaling about 75 to 78 billion dollars with per capita wealth near 1100 to 1200 dollars and annual income around 9 to 10 billion dollars. other nations and Caribbean tropics are noted with warnings on aviation and colonial prosperity, plus miscellaneous historic notes and a Fulton County Ohio legal notice about a foreclosure case.
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Karl Helfferich
Deutsche Bank
New York Sun
Doctor Helfferich
Germany
France
England
United States
Metz
Superior printing sale bills draw county crowds
A farm sale ad from a local printer boasts powerful bids and unusual lots. The copy describes buyers flocking for every animal tool and odd item, with dramatic scenes and social tensions. It ends by pitching Pol ey's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and a local business plug.
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Chicago
Croup
Pol~ey
Fink & Haumesser
North Carolina anti liquor bill to criminalize possession
The Anti-Saloon League of North Carolina plans a drastic bill for the next legislature making it a crime to possess any liquor in a home or oa and sending violators to prison. The measure targets bootlegging and blind tigers amid debates on existing prohibitions. Foley Kidney Pills advertised as the best for kidneys with claims from a doctor.
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Durham
N. C
Anti-Saloon League
North Carolina
Ae Peewee Sc
Times for Holding Common Pleas Courts 1915 District Schedule
Officials publish the yearly timetable for the Third Judicial Districts Common Pleas Courts in 1915. Dates fix court terms across Allen Putnam Defiance Williams Fulton and surrounding counties with start times and certification by district judges and clerks.
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Third Judicial District
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Dees Defiance
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Alton County
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Williams County
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JH. T. Mathers
Clayton
Malerias
Charles E
Bcc
Joan P. Raile
Third Judicial
Lima
Ile
Allen County
D. A. Bowsher
Court of
Owen
Eel
Columbus
Fund
A. Bowsher
E Sixte
Fulton County
Court of Common Pleas
Common Yleux
Hue
Wauseen
Fulton
County
King
Master Detectives and the Chicago Murder Trend
A review of a new book on detective Quaries and a comparison of Chicago crime leadership. It notes Quaries use of psychology, links to Dupin and Holmes, and cites Chicago’s high murder rate versus European cities, with commentary from the Chicago Tribune on the police system and sociological factors.
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Rete Quaries
Dutton
Detective Quaries
Dupin
Holmes
Leon
Christopher Quarles
Europe
London
Berlin
Paris
Toncas
Chicago Tribune
Ner
Poe
Gaburian
Doyle
Brebner
Chicago
Christoper Quarles
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