Indiana fair to showcase women art and crafts exhibits
The Indiana fair will feature a major women’s arts display starting Sept 7 with oils, watercolors, photography and china shows. A jury will select works. total prizes exceed 2000 dollars, with new classes and stricter entry rules for art, crafts, needlework, and kitchen products from Indiana women.
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Fratentes
China
Indiana
Jerron Art Institute
Ile
Iways S
Nee Lework
Indiana State Fair to Feature New Piano-Accordion Act
The Week of September 7 will showcase Amedio the pianist accordionist, a unique act never seen at an American fair. He plays a large, four-bank instrument with organ-like keys and many stops, moving among fairgoers while performing tango dances and other tunes.
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Indiana
Wil Vu
Amedio
Weorn Louist
Moosie
Witchcraft Among Moors and a Lamp Shade Trick
A narrator recalls belief in witchcraft among Moors, detailing Jemeea a servant thought witch, her rituals including blood drinking and prophecies, and a lamp shade owl illusion that terrified her. The episode ends with a Christmas party incident and the narrator's mock wizardry.
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Jemeea
Geneva
Jeneea
England
Treasure trove near Vincennes sparks ownership dispute
A workman digging near Vincennes unearthed three pots of gold totaling about £8000. Under French law part belongs to finder and part to ground owner, prompting the poor finder to seek leave to sue in forma pauperis as the employer resists. The original owner may have been a war-era hidder long dead, with heirs unclear.
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Paris
Vincennes
Tiis House
Informa Pau Peris
Prevention of Old Age Through Buttermilk Treatment
A Pasteur Institute Paris investigation led by Elie Metehn koff explores preventing aging by neutralizing harmful substances in the body. The method centers on drinking buttermilk or artificially soured milk to suppress toxins that cause hardening of arteries and tissues, a claim attracting wide interest from officials and medical experts.
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Elie Metehnkoff
Pasteur Institute
Paris
London Globe
Remarkable Tyrolese Dance Described by Tyrolean Student
A Tyrolean student recalls a remarkable local dance where male dancers beat time on the ceiling with their feet. In Brandenburg and other Tyrolese valleys with strong women the girl lifts her partner by his braces and the pair continues the performance with the man suspended, while she dances on the floor. The dance is rare today and hard for tourists to witness.
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Brandenburg
Woman Explorer Back From Orient
Harriet Adams, noted American explorer, reports to the National Geographic Society on prehistoric immigration from Asia to the Americas. She traces woven links between Andean cultures, Maya ruins, and Pueblo peoples, suggesting early sea-based migration across the Pacific.
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Washington, D. C
Harriet Chalmers Adams
America
Asia
Siberia
Sumatra
National Geographic Society
Washington
Canada
Terra del Puego
United States
Mexico
Central
South America
Tiahuanaco
Bolivian
Lake Titieaca
New World
Peru
Cusco
Pizarro
Adame
Central America
Arizona
New Mexico
Colorado
Texas
Northwest
Mrs. Adams
Philippines
Adams
Malay Peninsula
Tropic Sea
Pacific
Court Ruling Defines Wind Damage Indirectly Acts of God
Oklahoma City court holds wind is not an act of God unless the wind event is unprecedented for the area. J. H. Stubblefield awarded 609 dollars against Purcell city for injuries when a wooden sign fell during a windstorm.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Supreme Court
J. H. Stubblefield
Purcell
Crow Solves Stolen Jewelry Mystery in Hazlehurst
Ten year old Willie Jones of Hazlehurst Mississippi uncovered a crow stealing clothing jewelry. He found most lost valuables in a tree near his home. Local officials praised the youth for solving the string of robberies and burglaries.
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Hazlehurst
Miss
Willie Jones
Cyprian bees praised for vigor and honey gathering
An account notes the Cyprian bee as small round and variegated, imported from Cyprus to Europe and America since 1880. Drones are bold and responsive to smoke, with bright yellow markings. The writer ranks Cyprians highly for comb quality and honey production, comparing them favorably to Italian bees.
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Aristotle
American Bee Journal
Cyprus
Europe
America
Roller and Vibrating Harrow Mechanism Description
A Prairie Farmer excerpt explains a combined roller and vibrating harrow. A large hardwood or iron roller B is mounted on frame A via nine inch cranks CC opposite on the axle. Connecting rods DC link wrist pins to harrow corners E with universal joints, allowing independent ground adaptation. The system vibrates as the roller rotates, and the frame can be rearranged to roll only or operate separately when desired.
Vinegar Samples Fail Quality Tests at Texas Experiment Station
The Texas Experiment Station tested sixteen vinegar samples and found only three legally labeled. The piece warns against using cider vinegar not pure and advises replacing old worm-eaten apple trees with hardy new varieties or proven old sorts.
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Texas Experiment Station
Shepherd Carvers In The California Sierra
In the high meadows of the California Sierras lonely shepherds carve bone buckles for sheep collars. A Basque herdsman uses a pocketknife to fashion saints angels and monograms. The solitary life with dogs sheep and rare travelers inspires patient artistry.
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California Sierras
Pyrenees
Plants That Defy Touch and Fool Bees
The Philadelphia Record notes self protection by plants such as the sensitive plant and squirting cucumber. The aggressive stem deters animals by touch while the cucumber sprays a irritant jet. the Grass of Parnassus lures bees with fake money-like drops to transfer pollen and propagate its species.
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Philadelphia
Mediterranean
Parnassus
Harold Bauer’s perilous tours astonish audiences worldwide
The young pianist Harold Bauer faced a string of odd incidents on tour. In Barcelona he was challenged to a duel after a noisy recital. In Italy he was escorted through an underground tunnel to escape admirers. In Russia near Moscow he was briefly jailed on a money scheme claim tied to a Hungarian dance on his program.
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Harold Bauer
America
Barcelona
Italy
Fronti
Russia
Moscow
Bauer
Isles Speak Of Going To Europe In Quiet Paradox
The piece notes how Isle of Wight and Cornish locals refer to “going to England” or “going to Europe” when crossing borders, distinguishing how regions see themselves as part of a larger geography. A Clyde minister’s prayer for “the inhabitants of Great and Little Cumbrae and the adjacent Islands of Great Britain and Ireland” is cited as an example of isolation and self-identity.
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Isle of Wight
Ugland
England
Tamar
Balkan Peninsula
Europe
Great Britain
Clyde
Great and Litte Cumbrae
Great Britain and
Ireland
First Opium War 1839 English-Chinese clash headlines
China and England clash as the Chinese government halts opium imports from the East India Company. The opium trade swells from 4100 chests in 1796 to 30000 in 1838, prompting British naval and land victories. The 1842 Treaty of Nanking cedes Hong Kong and opens ports, with a $21 million war indemnity.
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England
China
East India Company
Nanking
Hong Kong
Japan Sugar Refineries Guarantee Production Pact
The three leading Japanese sugar refineries have posted 245000 dollars in gold as a security to support an agreement limiting their combined output to 279.00 bass.
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Japan
Padlocked Revolver Arouses Curiosity At Shooting Gallery
A bystander describes a shooting gallery display where a large revolver, chained to the counter by a padlock, stands among rifles. He notes safety concerns about potential handling and possible lingering cartridge, questioning why such a powerful weapon is secured in a busy space.
Avalanches Edge Steam Rollers In Rough School Football
After a tense game between Benjamin Franklin and George Washington schools, the Avalanches won. A winning team player reported neck pain and a fractured collarbone after a tackle with Skinny Morgan, recalled by his father and confirmed by a surgeon.
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Steam Rollers
Benjamin Franklin School
Avalanches
George Washington School
Walter
Morgan
Dawn at the Farm Opening Day Cheer
A nostalgic scene paints dawn on a Georgia farm with birds singing and livestock stirring as workers begin chores. The first light reveals daily life, feeding, watering, and readying stock, a peaceful opening day that brings joy and longing for the return of simpler mornings.
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Elds
Sylvania
Health and Mountain Climbing for Women’s Fitness
Annie 8. Peck in Collier's argues that women should pursue moderate exercise and fresh air to avoid midlife health decline. Reasonable mountain climbing benefits health and vitality without heavy muscle or overtraining, and requires no special strength, offering open paths to all ages.
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Annie
Peck
Collier's
The Early Bird and the Worm Reversal
A father lectures his son about rising early. The son asks about the worm. The father deadpans that the worm had not been in bed, making a sharp joke about rewards for early rising.
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Tmnan
Fogs and Wireless Telegraphy
The article explains how wireless telegraphy signals travel through fog and mist with little absorption, unlike light waves. It notes that daytime conditions reduce effective range to about half the night’s distance due to sunlight, affecting long distance messaging and press dispatches.
Notice of Administration in Putnam County Indiana
The clerk's notice states Karl Randolph is administrator of the John W. Randolph estate in Putnam County Indiana. Dated August 1 1914 Hays and Murphy attorneys.
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Karl Randolph
Hays & Murphy
Atty
Notice of Final Settlement of Estate
Notice to creditors heirs and legatees of Garrett Db McCray deceased to appear in Putnam Circuit Court 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 Witness Clerk Arthur J Tamrick August 15 1914 Weekly Aug 21
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Garrett Db. McCray
Putnam Circuit Court
Greencastle
Indiana
Arthur J. Tamrick
Notice to Non-Residents in Glover Divorce Case
In Putnam County Indiana the Putnam Circuit Court Sept Term 1914 proceedings Susanah Glover vs Charles A Glover involve a divorce and name change. The defendant is a non resident and must appear by Oct 7 1914 at Greencastle Court House failing which the case will proceed in his absence. Clerk Arthur J Hamrick and attorneys James & Allee certify the notice published Aug 14 1914.
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Allee
James & Allee
Charles A. Glover
Indiana
Putnam Circuit
Greencastle
Arthur J, Hamrick
Allee, James & Allee
McGaughey Physician and Surgeon Advertisement
W. M. McGaughey physician and surgeon lists residence at corner Bloomington and Seminary streets. Office in Evans' Block No 24 South Jackson street with office telephone 327 and residence 339.
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Bloomington
Seminary Streets
Evans’ Block
South
Jackson Street
South Bound 1:54 12:42 and £250 am pm
Fragmentary OCR text mentions time stamps and a monetary amount. No clear event, person, or organization is identifiable to form a full summary.
Dentist Dr O F Overstreet In Greencastle Office
Notice lists dentist Dr O F Overstreet with office in the Bence Building on South Vine Street Greencastle, lodging in the building likely details of residence or practice.
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O. F. Overstreet
Bence Building
South Vine Street
Greencastle, Lod
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