Summers v Summers divorce case filed in Putnam Court
In the Putnam Circuit Court Grace Summers sues George Summers for divorce. The complaint notes George Summers is a non resident of Indiana and requires appearance on January 11, 1915, at Greencastle Court House. Clerk Arthur J. Hamrick signs the notice dated November 18, 1914.
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Putnam Circuit Court
Grace Summers
George Summers
William M. Sutherlin
Indiana
Greencastle
A. D
Arthur J. Hamrick
Mothers' Favorite Endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
Mrs Verne Shaffer of Vandergrift Pennsylvania praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy recommending it for children with colds or coughs calling it far superior to other medicines and advises others to try it. For sale by all dealers.
Notice of Appointment of Trustee in Hazelett Assignment
The Central Trust Co of Greencastle Ind trustee reports qualification and possession of all assets of Richard M Hazelett in a voluntary assignment under Putnam Circuit Court order. Funds are for the benefit of bonafide creditors. Dated November 25 191a and published in St Wkly Dec 4.
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Richard M. Hazelett
Putnam Circuit Court
Indiana
THE
Central Trust CO
Greencastle
Ind
James L. Randel
St Wkly
Indigestion Relief Story From Ohio Woman
Mrs. S A Keller of Elida Ohio says two to three bottles of Chamberlains Tablets cured two years of indigestion. The testimonial notes prior illness and subsequent relief after using the product. For sale by local outlets.
Our Boys and Girls Tricks of coin magic and candy on forks
A period guide shows tricks for youth, including making a coin vanish up a sleeve with rapid finger twirls and two coins appearing in the opposite hand. It suggests a fork and candy stunt and notes multiple successful attempts before the candy is eaten.
Fold on the dotted lines so No will overlap No
Instructions printed in the Philadelphia Record tell readers to fold along dotted lines to align numbered parts so that No overlaps No2. The terse directive suggests a mechanical or printing exercise rather than a news event.
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Philadelphia
Parlor Charades and Pasted Word Drawing Games
A New York press item describes parlor games with half the group acting and the rest blessing using proverb themes. It suggests pantomime or dialogue as main clues followed by a humorous pasteboard drawing challenge with each player receiving a square and a clue to illustrate.
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New York Preas
Paris by Walt Mason in Judge satire on Kansas life
A humorous poem contrasting Kansas restraint with Paris fantasy. The speaker longs to escape daily labor and moral strictness, imagining Parisian freedom and revelry while poking fun at local prudery and provincial life in Ypsilanti and Kansas. The piece mixes playful verse with cultural contrasts and comic exclamations.
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Paris
Walt Mason
Judge
Parisian
Ypsilanti
Mich
Old Aleck Dumas
Maud
Kansas
Harris
Hades
Death
The Law of Compensation and Hard Work
The piece argues that success comes from ability and determination and warns against idleness. It compares business progress to aviation, stating stopping leads to failure and that steady effort ensures growth. It promotes personal responsibility and rejects reliance on luck or fate.
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Maurice Switzer
Leslie
Soil Temperature Stability With Depth
The text notes that beyond three feet soil temperature stays steady daily. At sixty feet seasonal changes cannot be measured, at forty feet changes are barely detectable, and at twenty five to thirty feet seasonal shifts are noticeable but take over six months. At three feet the annual mean is 45 degrees Fahrenheit.
Bowling Alley Pin Gutter Earning Mill Man
A bowling alley worker earns about six dollars weekly by picking up pins. The remark contrasts superstition with practical income as a man explains his steady job at the alley.
Alarming Tale Reveals Plot Near Our Doors
A fragmented verse-like notice warns of a growing plot at the yard’s edge. The dated wording evokes a didactic alert to children and families about a dangerous development approaching their vicinity.
Mrs Meek and Mrs Managem Dialogue on Dinner Guests
A comical exchange shows Mrs Meek lamenting last minute guests and unexpected familiarity. Mrs Managem scolds her for attempting to manage social chaos with limited notes. Both voices reveal domestic worries with ironic humor.
The Suggestibility of Women
A New York ad firm head argues ads target women as chief family buyers and as more suggestible. He notes signs of change as militancy rises, predicting a future rational woman. Professor G Stanley Hall warns women against abandoning naiveté for self guided life.
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New York
G. Stanley Hall
Instances of Dickens s remarkable popularity
This excerpt recalls three brief episodes showing Charles Dickens's broad appeal. An undergraduate meeting Kingsley leads to a warm handshake after recognised lineage. In Toronto a hotel porter learns the relation and offers blessing. In Jamaica locals praise Dickens amid a Kingston lawsuit’s press coverage.
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Cambridge
The Woman in the Field The Case for Industrial Justice
Peter Radford argues the United States faces a labor crisis as 1 514 000 women work in farms most underpaid with long hours. He compares their bondage to slavery and urges wage readjustment, urging Congress to protect women in the field and ensure fair labor standards.
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The
United States
Congress
Mason and Dixon Line
Goddess of Justices
Washington
America
Land of the Free
Farmers’ Union
Railroads Appeal to President for Relief
A committee led by Frank Trumbull representing thirty five major railways asked President Wilson to support railroad credits and higher revenues amid European war related business strains. Wilson called the appeal lucid and urged cooperation between private efforts and government action to solve the financing crisis in the rail industry.
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Wilson
Frank Trumbull
Astronomical Cycle Wheel Measures Meteor Speed
An experimental bicycle wheel with evenly spaced opaque screens rotates at 30 to 50 rpm before meteor photography to time interruptions in light trails. A chronographic record provides wheel speed, and interruption length yields meteor velocity. The Mogok Valley in Burma is noted for ancient and modern ruby discoveries still worked by locals in primitive conditions.
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Mogok
Burma
Kidney Pain Relief Case Mentioned In Local Testimony
I W Key, a Greencastle farmer, reports fifteen years of kidney pain and back ache eased after using Doan's Kidney Pills. He cites relief from headaches and dizziness and fewer kidney secretions after one box, priced 50 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N Y, reps.
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I. W. Key
Farmer
R. F
Greencastle
Kisney
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co., Reps
Buffalo, N. Y
Notice of Final Settlement of Mollie Sillery Estate
Cred itors heirs and legatees of Mollie Sillery deceased must appear in Putnam Circuit Court at Greencastle Indiana on December 15 1914 to show cause why the final settlement should not be approved and to prove heirship and receive distributive shares. Clerk Arthur J Hamrick presides. 31 Weekly November 27.
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Mollie Sillery
Putnam Circuit Court
Greencastle
Indiana
Arthur J. Hamrick
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Mrs. Managem
Dickens
Charles Kingsley
St. John’s College
Kingsley
Charles Dickens
Toronto
Canada
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Harper's Magazine
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National Farmers’ Union
Israel
H. L. Betzner
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Sparnhurst Osteopaths
Donner Block
Chicago
Indianapolis
Louisville
Trumphreys’ Homeo, Medicine Co
Williant, New York
R. Humphreys
Humphreys
William St
Herald Office
R. J. Arnold
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