Republicans Seek Repeal of Public Utilities Law in Indiana
Indiana editor Charles G. Sefrit asserts Republicans would repeal the Public Utility Commission law if they gain control of the Legislature. The law has cut gas and water rates in Indianapolis and Richmond and faces opposition from party leaders who criticize state spending. The commission also helped settle the Indianapolis street war strike and oversees cases in Evansville and Terre Haute despite partisan debate.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Public Utility Commission
Charles G. Sefrit
Washington Herald
Sefrit
Indiana
Heminway
Senate
Serrit
Wisconsin
Richmond
Evaneville
Terre Haute
State relief for conditions burdening people for years
The text notes relief measures for enduring hardships faced by citizens for many years. It reflects a governmental effort to ease long standing burdens impacting the population.
Notice of Administration in Putnam County Indiana
The clerk of the circuit court appoints Karl Randolph administrator of the estate of John W. Randolph deceased in Putnam County Indiana. The estate is declared to be solvent. Dated August 19 1914. Hays Murphy attorneys 31 W Ang 28.
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Circuit Court
Putnam County
State of Indiana
John W. Randolph
Indiana
Karl Randolph
Hays & Murphy
W Ang
Notice of Final Settlement of Garrett D. McCray Estate
Creditors heirs and legatees of Garrett D. McCray deceased must appear in Putnam Circuit Court at Green Castle Indiana on September 14 1914 to show cause why final settlement accounts should not be approved and to prove heirship and receive distributive shares. Clerk Arthur J Hamrick notes August 15 1914. %takly Aug 21
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Garrett D. McCray
Putnam Circuit Court
Greencastle
Indiana
Arthur J. Hamrick
Rice and Dates Served With Cream
Wash the rice thoroughly then add to boiling water with salt. Boil 20 minutes until soft and crushable. Drain and rinse with cold water to separate grains, then reheat over the water. Stir in chopped dates and serve with cream. Save the rice water for stock.
Baking Powder and Sugar Recipe Fragments
Fragmentary notes describe a recipe using two eggs two cups sugar one half cup shortening and baking powder. Instructions mention mixing brown and white sugar with cream and butter the size of a walnut, boiling to a thick spread between layers and over the cake.
Veiled Turkish Street Encounter In Our Nutty Novelette
A mysterious woman in a Turkish street faces a captivated American naval lieutenant. Her dark eyes reveal occult depths as she speaks in a refined Turkish accent offering a cheap packet of candy for five cents.
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Leutenant
GOMOROF the DAY An Interruption
A fragmentary cartoonish scene shows Sparcacus roaring about a twelve year interruption and a crowd reacting with cheers and catcalls as odd dialogue about smoking and coupons appears among mixed remarks from a flancee and others.
Conversational Windge and Marjorie Dialogue
A brief exchange notes Windge is not a good conversationalist while Marjorie confirms she avoids discussing people the speaker knows, undermining any lively dialogue.
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Windge
Marjorie
Art Draws on Nature Inspiring Loose Trousers Idea
The note credits nature as the muse for a fashion idea, joking that the elephant sparked the concept of loose trousers. The playful line frames creative influence with a light tone.
Wabash River Steamboat Era Ends Near 1870s
The early Wabash River served as a vital outlet to markets like New Orleans with flatboats and keelboats giving way to steamboats as towns grew. By 1870 the steam era declined as railroads absorbed traffic, leaving a river degraded by droughts and floods and shaping the hard, communal life of Valley residents through weddings and local events.
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Mount Carmel
Illinois
Indiana
Wabash
New Orleans
Ohio
Wabash Valley
Grand Rapida
Grand Chain
Little Chain
Rocka
Terre Haute
Louisville
Cincinnati
Lafayette
Wabash River
Elvanville
New Harmony
Grayville
Mon
Egg Signal Free man From Hen Coop Trap
Willis Odell in Tarrytown New York devised an egg signaling device to track hens laying. When his coop door latched behind him he was locked inside for over an hour until the bell system summoned his wife who rescued him at the coop window.
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Man
Tarrytown
N. Y
Willis Odell
Odell
Odel
Pet Dog Collects Eggs in Brooks Maine
A dog owned by Walter Roberts of Brooks Maine has been trained to fetch eggs from the henhouse and stable without breaking them This unusual pet shows a playful skill and peculiar domestic aid yielding local curiosity and amusement
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Brooks
Maine
Walter Roberts
Gate man halts Limited after signal at crossing
A new Pennsylvania flagman stationed from 7 AM to 7 PM at a crossing kept his post when the Limited express was late. After 12 minutes past seven the gateman signaled with a red lantern. The engineer halted the speeding train and questioned the signal.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Limited
Ace of spades ends a card bearing duty tale
A venerable archdeacon hires a new footman, a recommended youth who once kept the stable. They visit homes with formal card calls. At the last house the archdeacon asks to leave two cards, but the youth protests he has only the ace of spades left.
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Thomas
Harper’s Weekly
An Extreme Measure In A Fateful Marriage Debate
A terse exchange hints at pressure for a marriage title. He dismisses marriage as the path and she rejects, seeking an alternative route to secure an union or status. The dialogue underscores a conflict over formal bonds and social expectations.
Fragmented dialogue from a humorous street scene
A bystander accuses a man of advertising his business while a German band member questions him. The exchange includes a facetious bystander remark about blowing a horn and a wind-jammer reply noting a borrowed pugie and lack of knowledge.
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Tander
Auld age and rheumatism in Glasgow humor
An old Scotchman jokes about rheumatism in his right leg while implying age brings no help. The inquirer notes everyone grows old, but the man contrasts aging with his still sound and supple leg. The exchange highlights dialect humor from Glasgow Mall.
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Johan
the Inquirer
John
Glasgow Mall
Quizzical Vow In Rustic Quilt Frolic Tale
A rustic exchange reveals a bold suitor refusing a formal marriage vow in a quilting frolic tale. He declares he would not abandon his bar hunting and the gal to a scripted religious ceremony. The squire’s question prompts a blunt, humorous reply about commitment and autonomy.
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Squire
How it Happened The Lady The Tramp Dialogue
A humorous dialogue exchanges blame in a vintage scene. The Lady teases about liquor habits while the Tramp deflects by blaming the coachman. The playful exchange reflects stage banter and character dynamics.
Defining His Criticism About Bludgerly’s Latest Painting
A critic describes Bludgerly’s latest painting as a perfect doubt bordered by the sublime in a frame hailed as one of the most magnificent in Modern Society. The remark emphasizes the work's striking contrast and refined presentation.
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Bludgerly
Woman Refuses Marriage Shoot in Last Moment
In a brief, dialogic note a girl changes her mind and declines the proposed groom at the last moment. Mr Henry Peck adds that such cases are common and that some men are too lucky to live.
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Henry Peck
Retort Courteous Praises New Minister
A fragment notes praise for the new minister from The Retort Courteous, with a remark about a plate cave reend and a reference to Leva Tribune.
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Plate Cave
Leva Tribune
Desert hounds trail escaped convicts in Arizona desert
Three young bloodhounds proved their scenting ability as they followed two escaped convicts, George McDaniel and J Espinoza, through dry Arizona sand. McDaniel was captured near Bisbee while Espinoza was chased into a tree after the dogs tracked him from the convict camp near Florence.
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Tucson
Ariz
Paul H. Cobb
Bisbee
Florence
Arizona
George McDaniel
J. Espinoza
McDaniel
Espinoza
Gander and flock kill 10 year old boy in Wisconsin
In Racine Wisconsin Frank Cloumi cek ten years old struck a gander with a stick near Lake Michigan. The flock leader attacked him and the others joined. The boy died minutes after his father rescued him. Doctors cited convulsions from the attack with severe injuries. The lad was the son of a Wind Point goose farmer. Three geese were killed to stop the attack.
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Racine
Wis
Frank Cloumi¢ek
Lake Michigan
Wind Point
Father of Six Spanked in Northumberland Whispered Scandal
In Northumberland Pennsylvania a wife faced assault and battery charges after spanking her husband John Berger who weighs ninety pounds. Squire Tierney praised the wife saying you are discharged after she claimed he spent two dollars of his twelve weekly wages on drink and stood while he ate supper.
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Northumberland
John Berger
John
Squire Tierney
Squire
Museum to Receive Lincoln Hair and Historic Relics
New York reports that by General James Wilson's will the Metropolitan Museum of Art will obtain a blood stained lock of Abraham Lincoln's hair a ring containing hair from Washington Wellington Napoleon Grant and Lincoln Washington's sleeve links and numerous other mementoes now part of the legacy.
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New York
James Wilson
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Abraham Lincoln
Washington
Wellington
Napoleon
Grant
Lincoln
Cattleman Rides Motorcycle to Herd Cattle Near San Antonio
In Texas near Fort Houston, Reid Hagen directs his herd on a motorcycle, outracing stampedes and saving time between grazing grounds. Old ways fade as mechanized cattle handling becomes routine, with Hagen preferring the motorbike except in wet weather when he uses a pony.
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San Antonio
Tex
San Antoniio
Fort Houston
Reid Hagen
Hagen
How Easy For A Weak Man To Break Promise
A terse remark on the vulnerability of oaths and the ease with which a feeble person can abandon a pledge. The line comments on integrity and the fragility of sworn commitments.
Family Explores Everglades Mosquitoes Amid Wildlife
The Small botanical party led by Dr J. K. Small, including his wife and two boys with a New York Botanical Garden team, journeys through the Everglades Florida. They observe tame birds mammal life and a plague of blind mosquitoes and water plants, then navigate moon flowers pond apples and floating islands of hyacinth.
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New York
J. K. Small
New York Botanical Garden
Bronx
Everglades
Florida
Robinson
Journal of the Garden
Small
Lake Okeechobee
Pelican Harbor
Pelican Lake
Kissinee River
Florida Keys
New York Sound
Trustees Notices From Madison and Nearby Townships
Public notices list trustees J W Knaur ERNEST KIVETT BENJAMIN WALLS OLIVER STRINGER and D W Etcheson FRED TI Marion Otto Rector outlining weekly visiting times at residences or offices in Magi son Moreek Jackson Floyd and Fillmore townships advising where to transact official business each week.
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Nome
Moreek Township
Ernest Kivett
Jackson Township
Kson Township
Benjamin Walls
Triudce
Oliver Stringer
Floyd Township
Jay
Marion Township
Fillmore
Otto Rector
T E
Stomach Trouble Aided By Cerlain's Tablets
Mrs Bernice Wyrand of Ohio describes years of dull stomach pain and frequent discomfort. After trying various remedies she found relief with Cerlain's Tablets, taking two bottles to end her stomach complaint. Available through all dealers.
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Levan
Bernice Wyrand
Ohio
Cerlain
Record of the PAs and a Kidney Remedy Endorsement
Mrs Cora Sanders of Danville Indiana endorses Doan's Kidney Pills. She reports idle backaches and head pains eased within days and confirms that the remedy restored natural kidney function and strength. She and her family have used the pills since 1912 and recommend them. Price 50 cents at all dealers.
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Cora Sanders
Tenn
St. Danville
Ind
Doan
Dean
Chanain's Tablets Promoted For Digestive Complaints
Advertisement urges readers to use Chanain's Tablets for stomach issues with strict directions and promises benefit. States availability from all dealers.
Favorite Remedy for Divrr for “About three years ago I
About three years ago I had a serious attack of summer ailment. The doctors medicine failed to help. A neighbor recommended Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy. One dose did more than other medicines. I improved rapidly and was soon well. Mrs May Higgins, Peru, Ind. For sale by all dealers.
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May Higgins
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