Petition To Improve a Franklin Township Highway
Putnam County Auditor announces a petition by D P Brothers and others to grade drain and macadamize a 23 mile highway in Franklin Township. Hearing set for September 7 1914 before the Board of Commissioners at the county seat. Petition seeks crushed stone paving without an election.
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Franklin Township
Putnam County
Indiana
Said Township
Range
Greencaetle
Crawfordsville
Franklin
Russell Township
D. F. Brothers
Bloer KE. Watson
W. F. Davis
John YT. Sutherlin
Charles A. Edwards
Joseph Everman
Nathan Call
HN. Harshbarger
J. B. McCray
R. C. Smythe
Robi. Britton
Albert Risk
J. C. Nolan
T. L. Fosher
Lon Lookalall
Oscar Stateman
A. W. Dyer
Women Suffering Need Kidney Relief, Keans Pills Endorsement
Mrs. Belle Hinkle of Keencastle credits Kean's Kidney Pills with easing years of back pain dizziness and fatigue from kidney issues. The ad urges readers to ask for Hoan's Kidney Pills from Roster Milburn Co Buffalo N.Y. and notes widespread use among women facing daily aches and duties.
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Belle Hinkle
Holinois St
Keencastle
Kean
Hoan
Notice to Gravel Road Contractors in Putnam County Indiana
Notice from the Putnam County Commissioners, Indiana, invites sealed bids by September 7, 1914, for 13 26.00 feet macadam gravel road improvements on the W Harmless road in Monroe Township. Bids require double bid bonds with local sureties and affidavits of no collusion. The county reserves the right to reject all bids and sets a completion time to be announced.
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Putnam
Indiana
Civeencastle
Monroe Township
Murnam County
W. Harmless
Iid Board
Greencastle
Atrhart
Putnam County
Mrs Worth Refuses Borrowed Items In Dry Town Tale
A borrower’s family slowly takes household goods from Mrs Worth in a tale of escalating requests. Jimmy, the borrower’s son, returns with new items while Mrs Worth catalogs each item aloud. He asks for the wash boiler to be lent so the belongings can be returned, then jokes about a dry town and a bottle of something extra dry.
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Mrs. Worth
Jimmy
Breakfast Roches And Mushroom Toast Delights
A vintage recipe collection outlines breakfast roches using eggs milk and flour to fry doughnut style, fried apples with butter and eggs baked briefly, cornmeal batter with soda and bacon drippings, and a mushroom stew served on buttered toast with bacon slices and parsley.
ApprenticeHammer Lesson Sparks Witty Pay Debate
A Glasgow Herald excerpt shows an engine room foreman lecturing an apprentice on hammer grip. The boss contrasts holding the tool at shaft end earning 32s weekly versus mid shaft at 25s, then jokes about four shillings weekly extensions, closing with a rueful smile.
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Engineerlax Works
Laddie
Glasgow Herald
Elijah and Elisha Lesson on Spirit and Presence
The sermon recounts Elijah's ascent and Elisha's request for a double portion of spirit, contrasting biblical events with modern theologians. It argues for Christ's bodily presence and warns against denying resurrection while condemning secular progress as Spirit-driven.
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Elijah
Lish
Elisha
Chou
Israel
Jericho
Slory
Vitepurger
Christ
Pather
North Pole
Allah
The Discharge and Disappearance of the Cook
A domestic scene unfolds as the wife orders the cook discharged. The husband, then the eldest son, descend to execute the firing. Amid clattering dishes the family members vanish one by one, leaving the wife alone in suspense and hinting at a grim outcome.
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Percival
Anvain
Real Estate Man Henry Stern Attends Curious Street Party
Henry Stern a real estate dealer walks Montgomery Street with a friend. Throughout a sequence of steps the friend slips around to Stern’s right side while Stern quietly explains he cannot hear with his left ear. The pair continues their staggered exchange ending with a brief handshake.
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Henry Stern
Montgomery Street
Stern
French Dressing From Simple Ingredients
A basic recipe explains making French dressing in a clean quart jar with bert salad oil, white vinegar, salt, and cayenne. Shake to emulsify, store for weeks, and pour over salad at table when ready.
Pastor on Virginia vacation observes Baptis' fish in brook
The Rev. Dr. Green, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Washington, on vacation in Virginia, watches an older fishersman describe a fish that changes color and spoils quickly once pulled from the water, calling it a Baptis' fish.
Fragmented verse on domestic life and marriage woes
The text parodies rivalries in relationships and money in marriage. It critiques a wife who trusts her husband and a woman who bargains on eggs, hinting that wealth and power shape domestic dynamics. The passage uses playful, rhymed lines to comment on love, money, and control.
Mothproof Bags for Neckpieces and Furs
A method to protect neckpieces fur muffs and jackets from moths is described. Two newspaper layers form a bag sealed on three sides with a sewing machine. items are placed inside then hung in the attic to preserve through summer. The author reports years of successful use.
Telephone Trouble Riles Man Over Delays
An irate man complains to Central about 11 minutes of delay seeking the chief operator. He vows to cancel service as he explains to his wife at home that the telephone troubles continue. The young operator remains distressed by the upset scene.
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Central
Littl
Faultless Fruit Fudge Mix With Chocolate Hint
Household instructions describe a chocolate fudge with fruit mix using sugar milk molasses butter and two stages of boiling. After cooling stir in grated chocolate figs seeded raisins walnuts and vanilla then set in buttered tin and cut into squares.
Clam Chowder Recipe From Historic Instructions
A porcelain kettle is filled with one quart of water and the juice or a pint of clams. The clams are chopped and simmered, then skimmed. Add three potatoes, one onion, two peeled tomatoes, chopped parsley, and season halfway. Finish with milk and butter, cooking about an hour and a quarter. Some recipes include chopped fat pork fat for richness.
How to Wash a Quilt in Bath Tub
To wash a quilt dissolve soap in a cup of water and fill the bath with enough water to cover the quilt. Use a washboard to press out dirt and avoid wringing. Rinse, press out water, and hang to dry then fluff with a carpet beater for a fluffy finish. The bathtub is preferred for its shape and water access.
Sphinx Reputation Becomes Valuable in Politics
Washington Star quotes a youthful statesman telling former Countesses that when asked to speak in Congress, he will stay silent to gain the reputation of a sphinx, considered a valuable asset in politics.
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Congress
Washington Star
Conversation Exposes Neighborly Tensions Over Kadleys
In a Philadelphia Press excerpt Towne notes his daughter urged the Kadleys to move into a vacant house next door. Browne recalls her wish for singing lessons, but Towne refuses, citing mutual dislike of the Kadleys.
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Towne
Kadleys
Browne
Philadelphia Press
Pad for Mattress Invented from Cheese Cloth
A reader describes creating a mattress pad from cheese cloth quarter of a yard larger than the bed. The pad is spread over the mattress, thickly padded with cotton to the mattress size, then tied with a border left without cotton to tuck around the edges, avoiding edge pull and clumsiness.
Cleaning White Fur With Heated Cornmeal
Instructions describe heating cornmeal in a pan until very hot then rubbing the furs in the hot meal as if washing them. After several minutes of rubbing, the furs should be shaken out thoroughly.
Vaudeville Refusal and Jests From Shared Jokes
A comic exchange features a collector who declines vaudeville and complains of “songs and dances” in his trade. A quip about a doctor charging fifteen dollars for an arm amputation follows, then a remark about preferring Jack to Minnie’s shorter husband with a small salary.
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Brother
Jack
Minnie
Fred
Who Signed Magna Charta
A school inspector asks who signed Magna Charta. A timid student responds with a plea to refrain from answering, prompting the inspector to pace the floor in exasperation.
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Snower
Petition for highway improvement in Putnam County Indiana
A petition filed with the Putnam County Board of Commissioners requests grading or macadamizing a two and a half mile highway in Frankfort township. The hearing is set for September 7, 1914, at the county seat. Signed by 40 freeholders including Hugh S. Pearcy and J. H. Crosby. Auctioned by C. L. Airhart, Auditor.
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Puty
Indiana
Pearcy
Board of Commissioners C
Board
Hugh S. Pearcy
George
Gowit
Charles A. Edwards
C. F. Crodian
D. A. Smith
J. H. Crosby
R. Batman
M. C. Edwards
W Son Bateman
W. D. Lovett
Riley King
TD Brookshire
Nathan Call
Howard J Rusie
R. C. Smythe
J. ©. McCray
T. A. Batman
C. C. Collns
Ernest Thompson
Thos. Harvey, Jr
F. Winky
J. V. Burdett
R. J. Blaydes
Wm Hanna
S. F P. Swaim
John Wright
D. Stover
T. B. ‘Thrift
Wm. Trail
M. A. Pickel
Jon" Shilking
T. BE. Bridges
W. Bridges
Wb Hall
O. BE. Watson
J.D. Young
C. L. Airuart
Putnam County Herald
Not So Strange After All About Chamberlin Tablets
A reader testimonial praises Chamberlin Tablets for stomach troubles. Mrs Rosie Rish of West writes that the tablets invigorate the stomach and restore natural function. For sale by all dealers.
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Rosie Rish
Wesh
Ink
Physician and Surgeon Practice Ad Readies Office
W. M. McGAUGHE physician and surgeon advertises residence at corner Bloomineto and culinary streets with office in Evans' Block at 145 Jackson Street. Office phone 327.
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W. M. McGaughe
Bloomineto
Culinary Streets
Evans’ Block
Jackson Street
Twenty Year Testimony for Cholera Diarrhoea Remedy
Gene Brock of the Enterpr's Anerdeen Maryland recounts discovering a quick safe diarrhoea cure twenty years ago. He claims consistent personal use and endorsement over the years and states it is for sale by all dealers.
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Chamberlain's
Gene Brock
Anerdeen
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Jordan
Elijah, the
Mighty Prophet of God
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Ninh
Gilgal
Bethel
Notts
DR. O.fp. Overstreet
Bence
South Vine Street
Ind
PSS
Ene
Wm. Surher
R. B. Sanders
Jackson Township
Walter Lewers
Willis McCray
S.C. Warbritton
Sarah Furney Et al
R. G. Hathaway
Reels- Ville Joune
P. Annabel
Elmer BE. Stratton
Greeneagle Township
DePauw University
Landes & Light
Lucy 'Daniel
Wm. F. Farmer
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Aoeaio
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Detroit Prep Press
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Dr. Quackerly
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State of Indiana
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