Indiana politics and obituaries pricing in Herald
Obituaries priced at 1 each and yards of thanks at 50c. Indiana issues discuss GOP tone with Governor Lowden and Thompson clash. Governor Roberts in Tennessee calls twelve vacancies before a special session. Indiana lawmakers face five vacancies. Bill Hays criticizes the Republican platform’s law and order plank amid debates on harmony.
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Roberts
Tennessee
Goodrich
Indiana
Bill Hays
James Eli Watson
Hays
Rat Snap Ad Endorsed by Ray White
A veteran ad boasts Rat Snap for camping pest control with Ray White’s quoted endorsement. The seller promotes three sizes priced 25c 50c and 14 dollars, via R P Mullins John Cook & Sons J Sudren shi & Co, urging farmers storekeepers and housewives to use the product.
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R. P. Mullins
John Cook & Sons
J. Sudrenshi & Co
Lemon as Best Bracer and Its Many Uses
A historical note extols lemons as a health tonic and culinary aid. It lists twenty or more remedies and uses from aiding headaches and fevers to liver regulation, skin whitening, salad dressings, hoarseness, and cooking flavor. It advises selecting thin dry rinded lemons for juiciness.
Sad Tale Of Fish Heist By City Pond Urchins
A ragged episode unfolds when men lure pond denizens to a rock while local youths fill a fishpocket. The fish are stolen by passing cats from a corner grocer's sugar barrel, then vanish amid shelves and squash cans as the grocer mourns a lost sale.
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United States
You Guard Against Burglars But What About Rats
Rats steal millions of dollars worth of grain eggs and other valuables and harm health. RAT SNAP promises rat control with cakes in three sizes 25c 50c and 1.00 sold locally by John Cook & Sons and R. P. Mullins.
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John Cook & Sons
R. P. Mullins
Interesting New Inventions for Traveling Musicians
A portable piano designed for traveling musicians weighs 120 pounds and folds or packs like a trunk for easy shipping. A novel traveling bag locks automatically when carried by its handle, enhancing security during transport.
Free Treatment Offer For Indiana Rupture Sufferers
No ruptured person in Indiana should endure suffering from neglect of this affliction. The speaker argues past treatments failed and worsened condition. He promises every ruptured caller a Free Trial of a new method, presenting it as a hopeful cure.
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Inediana
Tris
Osborn Self-Adjusting Rupture Appliance Ad
An advertisement proclaims Dr Osborn offers a self adjusting rupture appliance with a promise of free proof today and urgency that tomorrow may be too late.
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Osborn
DR. Osborn
Fagin's Kitchen Described as Dickens Suspicious den
A London ruin on Great Sefares Hill is depicted as a former thieves den similar to Oliver Twist era haunts. The article notes a condemned adjacent house and hidden staircases used by light fingered thieves. It identifies the real Fagin as Isaac Touch, raided by police with a peck measure of watches and links to worse crimes.
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London
Dickens
Great Safres Hill
Oliver Twist
Greenland
London City Council
Fagin
Isaac Touch
King of Elms in Wethersfield Described as Largest in New England
The elm sits in Wethersfield near the town square opposite the Smith house, planted over 170 years ago by John Smith. Its base circumference nears 15% feet with trunk girth about 22% feet above ground, fitting Holmes's first class for elms. Four large branches spread from the trunk, each capable of forming a sizable secondary tree.
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New England
Rocky Mountains
Wethersfield
Old Town Square
Smith
John Smith
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Cat Language Study In Maine Eremite Records Whisker Chats
In Unity Maine an eccentric recluse records cat utterances using phonograph studies. He notes cats share syntax when nocturnal and musical, enabling a parlor experiment. He doubts human interest in animal language while claiming cats converse among themselves and may reveal more than human speech.
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Garner
Apee
Saman
Maine
Unity
Springfield Republican
Massive squash used as calf dining table near Los Angeles
A California farmer near Los Angeles grew a squash so large it served as a table for a calf. A hole was cut in one end for the animal to fit inside and another opening for the head. The squash weighed an estimated 200 to 269 pounds.
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California
Los Angeles
Flying Plum Tale and Automatic Tea Maker Inventions
A New York florist markets the first dying plum from Japan named Toblume linked to Kyoto and Chikuzen. The tale recalls Michizane’s exile and a sacred plum that flew to him. Also described is an automatic tea maker with an alarm clock triggering a kettle and pouring into a pot, portable for travel and various uses.
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New York
Japan
Kyoto
Chikuzen
Michizane
London Queen
Sleep dancer Madeleine G Captivates Paris Arts Circles
A young Russian woman known as Madeleine G in Paris captivates writers artists and students with somnambulistic dance. A magnetopath reports her ability to trance pantomime music while hypnotized and express its feeling through movement.
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Madeleine
Silent Roosters Baffle Seattle Owner
George F. Nachtway of Seattle owns two full grown roosters that never crow. He wonders if they are deaf or dumb, but both birds act like ordinary roosters in all other respects. The crowless birds are hybrids, a cross of Black Spanish with Wyandottes.
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George F. Nachtway
Seattle
Nachtway
Large yellowish diamond shown in London exhibit
A 33614 carat diamond, second largest of its kind, weighs in London with a yellowish hue and an estimated value around 10000 dollars. If color were better, the stone could fetch a fabulous sum. It was recently mined at the Ottos Kopie dia lopo mines in Kimberly.
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London
Ottos Kopie Dialopo
Kimberly
Rtcam
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