Winning of Barbara Worth at English's Opera House
The January 26 28 week at English's Opera House Indianapolis presents The Winning of Barbara Worth a Mark E Swan dramatization of Harold Bell Wright novel about Arizona water reclamation and Imperial Valley. January 29 31 features George M Cohan's Seven Keys to Baldpate a midwinter melodrama set in a summer hotel with a twelve hour writing bet plus Cohan style humor.
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Indianapolis
Opera House
Barbara Worth
Mark E. Swan
Harold Bell Wright
Arizona
Colorado River
Imperial Valley
George M. Cohan
Baldpate
Cohan
Citizens report in Indianapolis on various business trips
John Curran J F Hill Clyde Broadstreet and others travel to Indianapolis or Greencastle on business. Edits note illness Mary Louise Throop and a fatal decline in Mrs Joseph P Allen Jr. Local events include club meetings church conferences and a twelfth night Philo mathean celebration.
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John Curran
Indianapolis
J. H. Throop
Carbon
Mary Louise Throop
Police Appointed Today to Clean Up Disturbed Districts
The Police Department of the city appoints special officers to clean up districts with a year of disturbances and frequent fights but no arrests reported.
Night Police Appointment For Greencastle City
Greencastle officials announce John Maloney appointed as a night police officer effective immediately. The move adds a second night officer to tackle nightly disturbances and aid investigations into recurring drunken brawls and weapon incidents without arrests.
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Greencastle City
John Maloney
Maloney
Mockingbird Arrives As a Sudden House Guest
On a sunny day a surprising mockingbird enters the narrator’s life via a maid’s gift. The bird’s hunger and racket test patience as feeding, cage dilemmas, and jealous affection unfold, ending with a named creature and a bustling garden routine.
Peter Pan in an Orchard A Tale of a Squawking Parrot
An anecdotal excerpt describes a parrot named Peter Pan causing chaos in a household with its loud voice. The narrator endures worms, phones, and a tree top cage before striking a break to train Peter to eat properly. Peter’s squawks subside after the owner hides, then the bird turns to singing, becoming the family’s unlikely delight.
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Peter Pan
Peter
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Penuchle Night Mischief and Courtroom Quip
A Chicago traveling man asks the night clerk to arrange a penuchle game with Abe Perlmutter prompting a quick introduction to Gutwillig. A drunken patron demands a fight as staff summon Kelly and O'Brien. In court, a plaintiff recounts being struck by a car that fled, while the defense jokes about car numbers 666 and 999.
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Abe Perlmutter
Chicago
Mr. Gutwillig
African Man and Wives Wealth Link in Traditional View
A reflection on the practice that a man’s wealth is tied to polygynous marriage as a sign of status. It argues women are valued like gold in this system, though awareness grows of female personal power and autonomy.
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Carnipe Goney
Woman Hood
Cash or Credit Opinion Sparks Debate on Gender and Trade
A short opinion piece argues against credit for women and men, claiming cash is the solution. It suggests tradesmen would suffer temporarily, while couples would conceal purchases, ultimately benefiting both trade and savings with less cost, invoking London and union as reference points.
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Many & Lady
London 'N Union
French Biologists Report Butterflies Without Heads
Cosmos notes two French biologists removed larval heads and many survived to pupal stages. Some fed during development reached the final molt, producing headless butterflies, a finding that raises questions about insect development and autonomy.
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Cosmos
Progressives to elect precinct committeemen in Second Ward
Progressives at the first and second precincts of the Second Ward will meet at 7 30 oclock on June 15 at Jack Boyds office to elect precinct committeemen.
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Meharry Hall
Locust Street Methodist Church
New Era Club
Belle Carver
East Anderson Street
Second Ward
Jack Boyd
Local Real Estate Transfers and Auction Notice
Estes Duncan transfers land in Cloverdale to L W Quin han Sabina E Michael transfers Greencastle lot to Clyde C Rice Reuben B Arnold to Eliza Boswell lands in Greencastle township Prank 1 Ader to Samuel D Lasley land in Ployd Toby Churchill to Guy Feeney Greencastle lot 566 07 5000 1000 Apples Wanted buy Jan 12 to 16 location near Cook s Drug Store Will Wetz R A Masons Greencastle Chapter 22 meets Wednesday 7 00 p m E A Sehmitt H P hk E Caldwell Secretary
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Cook’s Drug Store
Will Wetz
Reuben B. Arnold
Eliza Boswell
Greencastle Township
Ader
Samuel D. Lasley
Ployd Township
Cook's Drug Store
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Phone Zeis & Company
Baker Opera House
DePauw University
Guy Morrison Walker
New York City
Bell
Samuel E. Bell
West Poplar Street
Uptown Cleaners
John Riley
South End
Herald Office
Ernest Sears
J. F. Hill
Clyde Broadstreet
Cloverdale
Arthur J. Hamrick
Cyrus Cline
Cloverdale Township
Greencastle
Claude Lonus
Martha Lonus
Terre Haute
Elmer Williams
Lydia Wrennick
Brazil
E. B. Evans
Lizzie Goulding
R. A. Ogg
Purdue University
George Wilson
B. D. Beck
Everett Skelton
Harry Rice
Roachdale
Mary Louise
J. A. Throop
W. T. Besser
North Madison Street
The
Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
C. C. Talbott
O. M. Thomas
Bainbridge
Ohio
Miss Atwood
State Board of Charities
Ralph Knoll
Knightsville
T. C. Lewis
Ed Coffman
Vassar Knitting Works
Bay City
Mich
Illinois
Mattoon
Donald Sacs
Edith Harlan
Sacs
Golda Moore
Clinton Falls
Everett Jones
W. W. Jones
Ward Bros., Drug Company
E. C. Tucker
American Thread Company
South Indiana Street
Florence Farmer
H. H. Runyan
South
Indiana Street
Joseph P. Allen, Jr
Percy Swahlen
St. Louis
Benjamin Hypes
Jennie Lawon
F. E. Lawton
North Jackson Street
Putnal County Partners'Association
Lawton
Marshal Abrams
Roy McNeeley
Stanley Sears
Jesse Sears
Walter Evans
Lee McKee
Benjamin Donald
Clinton, Ind
Washington and
Indiana Streets
J. R. Johns
North Indiana Street
Harry Webster
Frank Fisher
Carl Watson
Cincinnati
Hastile
Joseph Moler
Clinton Township
Bethel Baptist Church
Madison Township
C. L. Airhart
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Chas. Smith
Philomathean Club
Martin Redfuss
Italy
S. D. Farrabee
Germany
France
Henr Riesenberg
Charlotte Russe
George Rothrock
Grace Morrison
Carlos
George Dobbs
Frank Allen
Eugene Schmitt
Ida
Browning’s Grocery
Spaunhurst Osteopaths
J. &. Dayton
Teopathy
London Ambulance
R. E. Badger
James Brennan
Progressive Call
Sabina E. Michael
Clyde C. Rice
Lot
William M. Hicks
Silas W. Monday
Marion Township
Toby Churchill
Guy Feeney
B. P.O. Elks
Greencastle Lodge
EK. FE. Caldwell
R. A. Masons
E. A. Sehmitt
H. P. Hk
E. Caldwell
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