Tragic Clown Brinkerhoff Dies After Show
Phil Brinkerhoff, famed Ringling Brothers clown, died after a Chicago reunion with his dancer wife. An aviator and high diver, he faced life’s hazards with laughter masking sorrow. His body was found in his room with a bottle and Pierrot mask nearby, a testament to a troubled heart amid public merriment.
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Phil Brinkerhoff
Paris
Phil
Brinkerhoff
Ringling Brothers
Coliseum
Brinkertol
Uree
Rinkerhoff
Olel
Pote
Wes
Brinkerboft
Chautauqua Program Highlights Three Day Schedule
The program lists morning juniors and afternoon concerts by the Boston String Quartet with an evening musical prelude. Wednesday features Rudolf's Swiss Entertainers and a lecture by Dr Joseph Clare on Russia's Red Riddle. Thursday offers The Toy Shop Pageant and The Chimes of Normandy with an Opera Company, described as a delightful song filled three act tale with humor pathos and elaborate staging.
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Rudolph
Russia
Joseph Clare
Normandy
Opera Company
Goodrich Forces Control Session In Indiana
Indianapolis July 20 The first week of Indiana's special session showed Governor Goodrich still in command of the Republican machine. Lawmakers backed his measures as factions backed by Warren T. McCray advanced the legalization bill. The session debated nearly $2,000,000 in new administration appropriations and eyed eight election and registration reform bills to expand voting access for women and simplify registration.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Goodrich
Ernor Goodrich
Assembly
Supreme Court
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Indiana Federation of Farmers
Warren T. McCray
McCray
Lawrenceons
Brook
Fred B. Robinson
State House
Claypool
High Court
Governor Goodrich Faces Reform Clash Over Tax Bill
The article alleges Governor Goodrich and allies manipulated a tax bill to shield sewage plant bonds from taxation. It cites stockholder links to Indianapolis disposal deals, claims the measure was pre printed, and notes Republicans and Democrats clash over merit and reform.
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Hk. Stotsenbug
Atttorney-General
Edward P. Elsner
J. L. Axby
Indianapolis
Jet Moorman
Goodrich
Goodrichism
Questionnaire Brings Money for Vacation Aid
A former soldier, discharged after the Armistice, received $96.48 after reading a Red Cross Home Service questionnaire sent to ex servicemen. He learned travel pay was due and gave the money to his mother for a summer vacation, illustrating Red Cross assistance.
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Lake Division
Red Cross Home Service
Home Service
Red Cross
Coke Otto Aiming To Become An Incorporated Town
Community meetings led Coke Otto near Hamilton Ohio to pursue incorporation. The Rural Extension Secretary of the Hamilton Red Cross chapter organized efforts including a tin can brigade to improve sanitation, street cleanliness and flood protection for about 700 residents.
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Coke Otto
Hamilton
Ohio
The
Red Cross
United Efforts
Red Cross Nurses Win Scholarships for Public Health Course
Nine Red Cross chapters in the Lake Division fund four month postgraduate study in Public Health Nursing at Western Reserve University Cleveland for nurses in their communities. After completing the course on Sept 1 they return to advance local programs including visiting nursing school nursing instruction and broader community health services. Chapters awarding scholarships include Richwood Union County Ohio LaGrange Fort Wayne Montpelier Zanesville Breitenfeld South Bend West Alexandria and Bluffton.
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Red Cross
Lake Division
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
The
Richwood
Union County
Ohio
Lagrange
Ind
Fort Warne
Montpelier
Williams County
Zanesville
Breit, Ind
South Bend
West Alexandria
Bluffton, Ind
Suppose Derby Hats and Good Purses in a Town Tale
A quirky quote about hats and marriage values appears, contrasting a derby hat that never tilts with a man’s defense of marrying a woman who is a good purse. The lines reflect humor and social attitudes in a fragmented excerpt.
Funeral for Mrs Frank Danberry Held at Long Branch Church
Mrs. Frank Danberry was laid to rest in a Lena service led by Rev. W H Williams at Long Branch Church on July 15. Attendees included relatives and friends from Green Castle Coal Bluff Terre Haute Marshall Mattoon Greencastle and Brazil with several out of town visitors. Three short plays by Lena youths will raise funds for the M E Church followed by an ice cream social on the church lawn.
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Frank Danberry
W. H. Williams
Long Branch Church
Roy Roller
Carbon
Melvin Fritts
Coal Bluff
McDonald
Greencastle
Helen
Beulah More Lan
Marshall
Illinois
George Coombs
Ernest Dobson
Iowa
Lee Gunnison
Little Son
Brazil
Rey
T. C. Cox
Freydis
W. P. Murphy
Doris Kettring
Terre Haute
Addie McNece
Harold Vinzant
Lena
M. E. Church
Warning Signboards Demand Slower Driving On Mountain Road
A Chicago Examiner report notes large skull and crossbones signs along the San Jose to Santa Cruz mountain road warning motorists that mountaineers and farmers will not tolerate speeding. Local complaints to the district attorney rise as residents fear for children’s safety and school travel.
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San Jose
Santa Cruz
Cal
Chicago Examiner
Readable Ad Imagery from Tokyo and Quirky Notices
A collection of advertisements and snippets includes a Japanese draper praising swift delivery and a large store urging visits with boastful promises. The items also mention playful misreadings about widows and Easter eggs found by a rural carrier, with eggs delivered along a mall route.
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Tokio
Ralph Caldwell
Indianapolis News
RAT SNAP Adopts Camping Rats Safety Message
An advertisement promotes RAT SNAP with a testimonial by Ray White, claiming rat control during a camping trip. It lists sale items and contact details for local suppliers and notes three sizes priced 25¢ 50¢ and 1. The note urges farmers storekeepers and housewives to use the product.
You Guard Against Burglars But What About Rats
Rats steal millions of dollars worth of grain eggs and poultry while destroying property and threatening health. The ad promotes RAT SNAP in cake form with three sizes 25¢ 50¢ and $1.00, guaranteed by John Cook & Sons and R P Mullins, claiming cats or dogs won’t touch it.
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John Cook & Sons
P. Mullins
Pesky Bed Bugs and the P D Q Insect Remedy
An advertisement discusses bed bug reproduction and promotes Pesky Devil's Quietus P D Q claiming it kills eggs and live bugs. It markets a 35 cent package and a hospital hotel size option at 2 50, with mailing to Terre Haute Indiana and a local druggist seller.
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Owl Chemical Co
Terre Maute
Ind
R. P. Mullins
Chuggist
How I Cleared The Mill Of Rats
Night watchman claims pest control with RAT SNAP. He says one package in six weeks cleared out rats nightly, killing scores as they fled. Advertises 25c 50c and 100$ sizes guaranteed by local sellers including John Mook & Sons and J Sudranski & Co.
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John Mook & Sons
J. Sudranski & Co
R. P. Mullins
Dunster
Classified Ads Offer Shoes and Lumber for Sale
Various notices advertise low shoes for sale and second hand lumber including Yellow Poplar and White Pine boards rafters joists and kindling. Also listed are farm loan services, a house rental request near Greencastle Indiana with potential acreage, and car washing demand from The R E Knoll Co with names Brown Moffett and John K Hand and W H Evans.
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F. J. Thomas
Meet Me At CHRISTIE'S Girl Wanted for General Work
Help wanted ad seeks a girl for general house work with no washing or ironing. Telephone contact 96 for Maude Bridges. Public sales notice from Dobbs and Vestal announces fall sale bookings, with office over Central Nat’s Bank and residence phones 168 and 771, office 179.
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Maude Bridges
Dobbs & Vestal
Nat's Bank
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