Administrator's Land Sale in Putnam County Indiana
The administrator of Lillie J. Medley's estate announces a private sale of about 200 acres in Putnam County Indiana. The land lies north of the Big Four Railroad in section 32 township 14 north range 5 west with a 230 foot right of way. sale terms split 1/3 cash, 1/3 in six months, 1/3 in twelve months at 6 percent interest, or cash at purchase.
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Lillie J. Medley
Putnam Circuit Court
W. H. H. Cullen
Greencastle
Indiana
Putnam County
State of Indiana
Towit
Big Four
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway
Notice of Sale of Bonds for Marion School Township
The trustee of Marion Township Putnam County Indiana announces a bond sale on July 25 1914 at 2 50 p m in school district 3 Fillmore Indiana. Total par 2500 dollars in five bonds of 500 each bearing 4 interest from Aug 1 1914 payable semiannually. Due dates begin July 1 1915 then every six months until July 15 1917. Bids in sealed envelopes with certified check required. Trustee Otto E Rector reserves right to reject any bids. Posters listed.
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Marion Township
Putnam County
Indiana
Said Township
Fillmore
Marion School
Otto E. Rector
St Wkly
Natural Detective Force in Alaska Keeps Criminals in Sight
Gov. Hoggart asserts Alaska’s climate and geography act as a natural detective force. He says criminals cannot escape to other countries because telegraph links reach mining camps and coastal routes trap offenders. Alaska’s orderly society and vast barren plains deter lawbreakers, making trespassers want to leave.
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Alaska
United States Si Gnal Corps
Voust
Forty Niners
Guard for the Eyes Idea Faces Practical Use Question
The article discusses a visual aid described as a guard for the eyes aimed at preventing nearsightedness. It notes children tend to hold books too close while reading, a habit stronger in writing, and cites statisticians on the issue.
German guard against low reading head position devised
A German inventor proposes a wire framed reading guard to prevent children from bending their heads too low. The clamp attaches to a book without obstructing the view, and the upper bar remains unobtrusive while ensuring easy head insertion. The concept is praised as commendable and may be adaptable if not practical in this form.
A Prultarian Diet From Fruits And Plants
The Westminster Review describes a frultarian diet based on fruits from trees, plants, and grasses, plus nuts, earth fruit, vegetables, and some dairy. It argues healthier living under healthy conditions, with lower contamination risk than meat products, though dairy carries some risk.
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Westminster Review
Cloud speeds vary with season at Blue Hill Observatory
A Blue Hill Observatory staffer reports observations show clouds between 800 and 9000 feet rise at about sixty miles per hour in midsummer and one hundred ten miles per hour in midwinter. The fastest measured cloud flight reached 230 miles per hour.
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Blue Hill Observatory
Boston
China Rail Mania Opens Vast Railway Dreams
China shows a nationwide craze for railways with many lines proposed. If completed, even the remotest provinces would gain easier access via the iron road, transforming control and connectivity across the Empire.
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China
Love of McConnell and Mary White
A southern Irishman named McConnell visits Mary White in her home. Mary's playful kiss to her father surprises him, and McConnell admires her frank affection. P K Skoog recalls the Chautauqua talk praising family virtue and community uplift led by Lincoln's aggressive, constructive management.
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McConnell
Mary White
Mary
Skoog
Lincoln
Telescope Peddler’s Tale Ends In Tragic Lesson
A farmer, new to telescopes, is guided to view the moon. He wields the instrument around the yard, ignores safety, and drowns after falling into a cistern. At the funeral the widow coolly notes that looking closer to home might have kept him alive, a moral from a Saturday Evening Post anecdote.
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Illinois
Saturday Evening Post
Fattening Up Oysters Promises Better Virginia Yields
Government experiments in Lynnhaven Virginia by the United States Bureau of Fisheries aim to create a shallow fattening bed. Fertilizer and diatoms feed the oysters with a controlled water current. Lime and salt balance prevent off flavors while supporting growth. A separate note recalls a terrier vivisection death at University College in February 1906 and an anti vivisection fountain standing fifteen feet high.
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Virginia
Country Life
America
Lynnhaven
United States Bureau of Fisheries
University College
Monument to a Dog in Battersea London
Illustration shows a memorial fountain dedicated to a dog erected in Battersea, London. Inscription reads In memory of the dog, with details partially visible, reflecting a historic canine tribute in a public fountain setting.
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Battersea
London
Light Awakens Ancient Layrium Mines with Silver Poppies
In Layrium's silver mines abandoned 2000 years ago, slag rich with silver was rendered usable by modern appliances. When the mine was revisited, a barren site transformed into a radiant garden covered with poppies. The 200-year-old seeds bloomed after light exposure, signaling a remarkable resuscitation powered by illumination.
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Layrium
Lfe
How Long Ostriches Live
How Long Ostriches Live. Not positively known how long an ostrich will live. Some say up to 160 years. Captive birds forty years old still breed and produce feathers. In Arizona, well fed birds rarely die except from accident. A dog fright may cause ostriches to run into fences, breaking legs and often death.
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Arizona
Pen for Captured Rats Proposal Sparks Debate
An article notes Hindu objections to rat killings and an influential native banker proposes a rat pen to confine captured rats as lifelong pensioners. The plan, kept separate by gender, draws mixed reactions from Europeans, with Major Buchanan, in charge of plague operations, expressing cautious approval.
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Buchanan
Alaska Huskies Half Wolf and Their Role in Mining
A Leslie's Weekly writer describes native Alaska dogs, called huskies or malamutes, as half timber wolf. They are heavy, cold tolerant, and restless with wolf traits that aid transport. They rarely bite humans but fight among themselves. food theft is common and dogs can haul 40-50 miles daily or move 500-600 pounds over 20 miles in six hours, worth about $40 each.
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Alaska
Leslie's Weekly
Weather Bureau forecasts valued by transport folks in storms
Inland residents joke about the Weather Bureau predictions yet shipping interests acknowledge the warnings save large sums in losses. Officials recognize forecasts are not perfect but generally near the truth, guiding rail and river transport during blizzards and freshets to prevent substantial cargo and vessel damage.
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United States Weather Bureau
Ruia
Uncle Sam
Balrogda
Weather Service
Pine Stumps as Turpentine Source in Forest Crisis
The push to replace dwindling wood pulp and timber with alternative materials leads to discovering turpentine in saturated pine stumps. Experts note stumps, once discarded, now hold commercial value and prompt questions about timber rights and ownership after trees are cut.
Rapid Trestle Rebuilt Quickly At Galveston
After a fire destroyed 400 feet of the mainland to Galveston railroad trestle, rapid reconstruction began immediately. By midnight that day the trestle was repaired enough to resume traffic, allowing trains to cross again.
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Galveston
Texas
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