Evansville Mayor Bosse praised for reforms and coliseum plan
In Evansville Indiana the Bosse administration faces repeated attacks yet gains praise from Governor Ralston Senator Kern and Congressman Adair. The piece highlights his early start on a $225000 uptown coliseum project set to seat 5000 and the Garvin park purchase as a flagship reform.
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Evansville
Ind
Bosse
Ralston
Kern
Adair
Crittenberger
Mayor Bosse
Uptown
Evansville Business Association
Garvin Park
Main Street
Laughter Aids Digestion and Chamberlain's Tablets
Laughter aids digestion as a healthy exertion and Chamberlain's Tablets are advertised as an effective aid. The ad claims they help with indigestion and are inexpensive at a quarter, available everywhere.
Doan’s Kidney Pills Prove Merit in Greencastle Testimony
Wm. Sillery of 9 E Libert St Greencastle testifies his bac pained severely yet Doan’s Kidney Pills gave instant relief. He recounts renewed use by family with equally good results and notes no need to use them for some time. Price 50c at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y adv.
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Greencastle
Wm. Sillery
Barber
E. Libert
St., Greencastle
Dean
Jones, Stevens Co
Bosse’s park plan transforms Evansville with Bosse Field
Under Mayor Bosse Evansville completes Garvin park purchase and builds Bosse Field, a 5000-seat municipal stadium hosting Central league games. The city beautifies Mesker park and adds a golf course while sweeping street improvements push economic growth across the downtown and residential areas. The era marks lasting public works and steady progress.
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Bosse
Garvin Park
Main Street
United States
Mesker Park
Tristate Fairgrounds
Rosse
Evansville
Democratic Editors Plan Mid-Winter Meeting in Indianapolis
The executive committee of the Indiana Democratic Editorial Association met at the Denison hotel to arrange the mid winter gathering. The meeting will be held at the Denison hotel the first Thursday and Friday in February.
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Willis S. Thompson
Indianapolis
Ind
The
Indiana Democratic Editorial Association
Denison Hotel
Indiana executives plan mid winter meeting and banquet
The executive committee members listed include Howard Roosa Evansville George R Griffin Spencer Ernest W Rickhardt Huntingburg A N Crecraft Franklin Charles J Arnold Greencastle John Day DePrez Shelbyville A D Moffett Elwood J H Heller Decatur J O Behymer Tipton E E Cox Hartford City replacing the deceased B F Southian J Moynihan Fort Wayne J B Faulkner Michigan City Lew M O'Bannon president presided with J H Heller as secretary They will arrange the mid winter meeting program and secure top shop talks The banquet speakers and Governor Ralston as invited guest will be asked to give a special talk.
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Howard Roosa
Evansville
George R. Griffin
Spencer
Ernest W. Rickhardt
Huntingburg
A. N. Crecraft
Franklin
Charles J. Arnold
Greencastle
John Day DePrez
Shelbyville
A. D. Moffett
Elwood
J. H. Heller
Decatur
J. O. Behymer
Tipton
E. J. Steinbach
Kentland
E. E. Cox
Hartford City
B. F. Southian
A. J. Moynihan
Fort Wayne
J. B. Faulkner
Michigan City
Lew M. O’bannon
Ralston
Central National Bank Stockholders Election Notice
Notice is given that the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Central National Bank will be held at the bank office in Greencastle Indiana on Tuesday January 11 1916 between 10 A M and 4 P M to elect a board of directors for the ensuing year and to transact other business as needed. R L O Hair president F A Arnold vice president. 8t Daily Mondays Dee 6th.
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Central National Bank
Greencastle
Indiana
R. L. O’hair
F. A. Arnold
Dee
Central Trust Company
Trust Company
Stockholders Notice for Central Trust Company Meeting
Stockholders of the Central Trust Company Greencastle Indiana will meet at the Central National Bank building Greencastle between 10 A M and 4 P M to elect a board of directors for the ensuing year and transact any other business. S. A. HAYS Vice-President. 8t Daily Mondays Dec 6th.
Reddington Row Over Money Ends With Threats
A domestic quarrel over household funds escalates as Mrs. Reddington asks for money and Mr. Reddington counters with accusations of wastefulness. He slams a ten dollar bill at her and mutters of arsenic as a final withdrawal. She retorts by demanding the penny and suggests a drastic act.
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Reddington
Mrs. Reddington
Permanently Increased Freak Show Stock Notice
A Birmingham Post item recalls a husband and wife who split a provincial freak show after quarrelling. The wife kept the address and continued as exhibitor while the husband toured. Years later they reconciled and became partners again, and a local notice proclaimed by the return of my husband my stock of freaks has been permanently increased.
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Birmingham Post
You are not opaque, are you
A passerby in a parade is confronted by a man who blocks his view. The first asks to be let through in indirect terms, and the other responds with a polite self introduction, naming O'Brien as his surname.
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Mr. Opaque
Opaque
O’brien
O'Brien
Zion Herald
Sally Smith
London Bridge Song Tears Crowns In Bridge Game
A playful lament on a trip to London town where a boy plays bridge and loses his crown. The rhyme contrasts a fad chorus of London bridge is breaking down with a personal defeat in a local card game.
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London
London Bridge
London Town
London “Bridge
The Beauty Drive Across Generations
The essay argues that despite warnings, everyone desires beauty from childhood onward. It notes girls checking mirrors, using cosmetics, and enduring painful tricks to enhance appearance. It condemns harmful practices while urging natural beauty through cleanliness, open air activity, and kindness.
Household Tips for Stains Oils and Leather Care
Wet stains with water then apply cream of tartar and sun. Oilcloth washes gain gloss from painters size in water for durability. Roll celery in brown paper then towel and store in a dark cool place. Chill celery in cold water briefly before serving. Ammonia in hot water cleans brushes and combs. Regular rubbing keeps patent leather supple and crack free with neatsfoot oil weekly.
Scalloped Potatoes Recipe Procedure
Wash and mash potatoes then slice and layer with butter salt pepper and flour. Alternate layers with cheese if desired. Cover with hot milk and bake several hours in moderate oven or on stove back to cook slowly.
The Use of Bicarbonate of Soda
A pinch will remove stains from enameled saucepans when placed in water boiling in them. Added to meat while stewing makes it tender. Added to milk in warm weather keeps it sweet. Silver goods rub with leather sprinkled with a little bicarbonate restores shine. A pinch added to water for greens keeps color. A pinch taken after meals aids digestion.
From her own mouth the mare speaks in court
A hostler and a lawyer spar over swearing the mare's age in a witty exchange. The hostler finally declares the mare supplied the answer herself, delivering a humorous verdict as quoted from the Chicago Journal.
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Chicago Journal
Name for a nameless child in a Alabama cabin tale
A washerwoman Aunt Betsy explains a six year old child has no name yet because her husband used up all the good names for others. A polite visitor Rosa learns the child must wait until another dies for a name. The anecdote highlights family humor in a rural Alabama setting.
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Alabama
Aunt Betsy
Chile
How He Knew
Two young women visit a Saltville grocery and buy dates gingersnaps and crackers. The clerk deduces their identity and plans, noting the weather and Miss Gray’s likely boarders, revealing a curious mind reading moment.
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Saltville
Jones and the Joneses in Wales a London Globe joke
A London Globe caption questions Welsh abundance of the name Jones. The foreman’s call of Jones would summon forty or fifty men. An Oxford College tale recalls a Welsh visitor calling Jones in a quad, triggering open windows until the guest clarifies he seeks John Jones with a toothbrush.
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Wales
John Jones
London Globe
Questioning the Name Beside Grief and Comfort
A minister offers condolences to a husband at his wife’s burial, saying another sympathizes with him in unfailing love. The bereaved man replies through tears, asking simply, Whats her name, revealing a demand for the living memory of his wife. The exchange highlights the clash between abstract comfort and personal remembrance.
Golf and Matrimony as told by Harper's Weekly
An anecdote about a renowned Scottish author and a young friend after a day on the links. The elder asks if the youth can play tomorrow and the youth replies he is to be married the next day but can delay the wedding to golf again.
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Harper's Weekly
Twenty Years After I Rejected That Pair
Minneapolis Tribune quotes a man and woman reflecting on past marriage choices. He declares he is glad he did not marry the woman, calling her a confirmed old maid, while she approves rejecting the man, calling him a confirmed bachelor.
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Minneapolis Tribune
Treasure in House of Des Larges Stuns Assumption
In Assumption Illinois a 10 000 cash hoard from 1880s notes was found in the Des Larges home two miles east of town. Mrs Jean Des Larges her son Louis 55 and daughter Hortense 50 had lived hermit life for 30 years with a decaying farm and mystery. Frank Oakes appointed conservator says notes were kept for decades in musty paper bags and jars.
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Assumption
Decrepits
Jean Des Larges
Louis
Hortense
Frank Oakes
Edward Rainsford
Evansville
Ind
Des Larges
Tifortense
Europe
Highlander Schedule Fragments Listed by Time Period
Morning sessions at 6 10 and 7 15 with a Highlander entry at 10 10 and 11 15 L Afternoon slots 12 10 1 15 L Highlander 4 10 5 15 Evening blocks 6 10 8 15 and a final 110 noted.
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Highlander
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