Local News Notes and Social Tidbits in Peru
Local items from Peru include visits by Paul Davis of Crawfordsville and Cecil Vanlandingham of the First Division at Camp Taylor. Illness updates report three infants with pneumonia near this city and Mrs. Mary Duncan’s funeral in Quincy. The Presbyterian Church holds a prayer meeting at 7 30 P M.
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Paul Davis
Crawfordsville
Mary Duncan
Quincy
R. G. Badger
Martin Cemetery
Cecil Vanlandingham
Camp Taylor
Presbyterian Church
Absent-minded Professor Jiggs Dares a Wild Ride
The dialogue describes Professor Jiggs daydreaming during a ride. He remains silent, seemingly calculating energy from each jolting movement while the others discuss his absent-mindedness.
C. O. Nesbit Praises Chamberlain Cough Remedy
Mrs. C O Nesbit of Vandergift Pennsylvania writes that she has given Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to five children for fifteen years. She says it is the only cure for coughs colds and croup that her family would trust and that children take it willingly.
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Chamberlain
Classified ads roundup finds help and sales notices
WANTED Girl for general house work with no washing apply in person at 202 Spring avenue. COMBINATION SALE at W. W. Brothers livery barn Saturday February 21 1920 1 30 p m heart milch cows and calves 10 work horses and mules 1 set good breeding harness 26 good stock hogs 4 tons timothy hay 1 riding breaking plow 3 good fresh Jersey cows two registered Duroc sows and six pure bred Duroc gifts Dobbs and Vestal auctioneers. REAL ESTATE We have several buyers for modern or semi modern properties well located call 69 Put nam Reality Co Inc. WANTED Young man for office work must be able to take dictation opportunity for advancement Ad dress Lock Box 157. FOR SALE B flat corner 19 Call 736. FARM HAND WANTED At once work every day good house and privileges good opportunity for hustling young man with small family Apply at the Herald office.
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W. W. Brothers
Dobbs & Vestal
Putnam Reality Co., (Inc
Herald Office
Pacific Islands and strategic value urged in Pacific Ports essay
A Pacific Ports Magazine writer argues Americans should study Pacific Islands from Ladrones to Guam, noting strategic and commercial importance. The piece cites Bishop Museum work, Tasmanian extinction, and a Philadelphia exposition era reference, ending with Dr. Jeffreys’ ethical call to do good.
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Pacific
Pacific Ports Magazine
Hawaiian Islands
Guam
Tasmania
Honolulu
Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History
Miss Liberty Goldfish Highlights Hobbyist Breedings
The article notes a brilliant goldfish named Miss Liberty bred by hobbyists to aid fundraising for a city aquarium. Her ancestry includes a Chinese moor black a red scaled Japanese and a brown transparent scaled Japanese, explaining her red underbody white back and blue markings on fins and body.
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Liberty
Popular Mechanics
Victor Hugo Drawings Set for Album Release
Victor Hugo as a draftsman is to be revealed through two large collections of drawings in album form. The master’s pencil work is expected to shed sidelights on his novels and poems, while editorially prompted admirers anticipate rare insights from the artist’s sketches. The piece also notes paper-saving campaigns and ridges on carbon usage in correspondence.
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Victor Hugo
Hugo
Lim
Shipping board halts Oakland concrete ship project
The United States shipping board orders discontinuing work on a concrete ship yard project in Oakland California. Some view the move as a death knell for stone freighters while others note the Faith proves such ships are structurally possible and navigable.
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United States Shipping Board
Oakland
Cal
Faith
Paradise painting by Tintoretto dominates largest canvases
The vast Tintoretto canvas titled Paradise measures 84 feet wide and 33% feet high. Located in Dee's palace in Venice, it is guarded as one of the world’s greatest treasures.
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Paradise
Tintoretto
Dee's Palace
Venice
A Frameup Dialogue From Louisville Courier Journal
A brief excerpt queries a father about a planned marriage. The father responds that women were trying to place blame on him if the marriage failed. The line captures social tensions in a Louisville context.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Place you kept all the promises you made
Senator Sorghum quips about keeping promises and filing copies of letters he writes as reminders. He notes every time a letter promising anything is written a copy is placed on file. The exchange hints at accountability through archiving commitments.
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Senator Sorghum
Fought on London Bridge in a 14th century tilting duel
The article recalls the long history of London Bridge from Henry II to 1832, noting three fires and a famed duel on St George's Day 1390 between John de Wells and David Lindsay. The scene ends with the bridge’s removal in 1832 as it vanished from a city it had long served.
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London Bridge
Thames
London
John de Wells
Scotland
David Lindsay
Earl of Crawford
St. George's Day
de Wells
First Case for Senator Watson Ends in Heavy Sentence
The youthful Indiana lawyer James A. Watson defended a fellow citizen in a bootlegging case in Rushville. The judge sentenced the client to the maximum $500 fine and one year in prison. The next day Watson visited the county jail and the client quipped about paying for an able lawyer, prompting Watson to remark on the cost of legal services.
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Rushville
Ind
Watson
Washington Star
Town talk and a taunting note at Jenkins shop
A misread taunt letter arrives at Mr. Jenkins, village shopkeeper, mocking his finances and urging help for a family in need. Separate quips feature Mrs. Meek defending her husband John, calling him an ideal husband despite mild frictions and quirks.
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Mrs. Meek
Woman’s Club
John
Mrs Smith Jones Tea Party Tale of a Proud Wife
A professor's wife boasts of her husband during a tea visit with the Smith-Joneses. She praises his brilliance as he works in the laboratory conducting experiments. A crash and a scramble from the laboratory prompts concern about his safety.
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Smith-Joneses
Stoneless prune charms with edible seed center
The stoneless prune from Burbank promises to become a popular fruit. The fruit lacks a stone in the center replaced by a soft kernel that can be cooked with the fruit and eaten, offering a new kind of breakfast prune.
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Burbank
Thursday Friday and Saturday Schedule Note
A fragment item notes events crossing Thursday Friday and Saturday with unclear details. The readable text mentions a sequence of days and a stray numeric 28 but no specific events, venues, or participants. The incomplete context limits precise interpretation.
How Colds Are Contracted and Treated
Colds arise from bacterial germs in the air passages of healthy people. Chilliness fatigue or heavy eating weakens resistance, allowing a cold to take hold. Use Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as directed to recover quickly, but neglect can lead to serious diseases.
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Althy
Electric Warming Pad Promises Warm Feet This Winter
Putnam Electric Co. promotes an electric warming pad for cold feet as part of its shop offerings in the Herald advertisement. The ad urges readers to subscribe for the Herald.
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Putnam Electric Co
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