Entertainer's clash over music and war in Mason piece
The narrator visits Old Grimshaw whose son Clarence performs a biting rendition of The Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight while Grimshaw's daughter Jane Jemima Zoe sings poorly and the talk turns to war. The speaker, tired of the interruptions, exits as Walt Mason closes the Judge column.
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Old Grimshaw
Clarence
Pasha
Europe
Grimshaw
Jane Jemima Zoe
Jemima
Bonnie Doons
Banks
Braes
Mary
Argyle
Bonnie Doon
Edward
Walt Mason
From a Sinner's Diary
A fragment from a diary reflecting on illness, faith, marriage costs, gifts, and social obligations. The speaker notes feet and mouth disease symptoms, recalls family illness, jokes about riots and religion, and mentions holidays, adoption, weddings, and money pressures. The piece closes with a reflection on rent and superiority.
A Little Love Wealth And Health With Rocky Mountain Tea
A compact adv notes desires for love wealth and a home with the promise that good health comes from Rocky Mountain Tea sold by Cook Drug Co.
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Cook Drug Co
Adv
Birds Outpace Planes in Energy Theory and Migration
Washington D C bulletin compares birds with aircraft noting the golden plover can fly 2400 miles in under 48 hours using two ounces of fuel. It mentions hummingbirds and swifts, migration paths to Florida Mexico Paraguay and Brazil, and the chimney swift mystery of its winter hideaway.
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Washington, D. C
United States Department of Agriculture
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
Texas
Gulf
Mexico
Department
Florida
West Indies
Paraguay
Brazil
United States
Gulf Coast
Swift
Effects of Color on Faces for Blondes Brunettes and Pales
The article explains how color choices change perceived facial tones. Light blue dulls blondes while dark blue provides contrast. blue suits brunettes with florid cheeks, greens affect brunettes similarly, reds enhance pale brunettes, and yellow flatters pale brunettes especially under artificial light.
Belinda and the Delacours in Edgeworth’s Novel
The article reviews Belinda Portman’s London season under Lady Delacour and her impact on Clarence Hervey. It notes Belinda’s identity and the social scheming around Mrs. Stanhope, her role in reforming Delacour life, and her eventual influence on the couple’s match. It also profiles Maria Edgeworth, praising her Irish portraits and noting her death in 1849.
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Maria Edgeworth
Belinda Portman
London
Lady Delacour
Belinda
Stanhope
Lady Devicour
Clarence Hervey
Elinda
Hervey
Mrs. Stanhope
Mother
Helinda Portman
Delacour
Subtraction Lesson Turns Grim in Family Dinner Table Tale
A girl named Marjorie showcases her math skills at a family dinner asking to add and subtract. The father tests her with a riddle about removing one of four ies, claiming “the dead one” remains. the remark is followed by a disparaging line about women with the weeping habit unable to keep their powder dry.
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Marjorie
Papa
Urban Time Table West Bound Services Listed
Urban timetable fragment shows west bound departures and times in morning and evening sessions. Includes several time entries such as 5:45 AM 7:44 8:38 9:44 10:38 11:44 and PM gaps with additional numbers and route notes.
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West Bound
A. M
P. M
Notice of Commissioner Sale of Real Estate in Putnam County
Commissioner Braxton B Stringer schedules sale of The North One Third of the West half of the Northeast Quarter Section 10 Township 16 North Range 3 West Putnam County containing about 26.66 acres. Sale set for July 24 1915 at 2 pm at Stringer residence with cash or staged payments secured by mortgage at 6 percent. Attorneys C C Gillen W M Sutherlin listed. Post in Weekly June 18 Posters.
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Putnam Circuit Court
George R. Stringer
Braxton B. Stringer
Putnam County
C. C. Gillen
W. M. Sutherlin
St Wkly
Notice of Final Settlement of Estate
Notice to creditors heirs and legatees of Geo A Miller deceased to appear in Putnam Circuit Court Greencastle Indiana on September 8 1915 and show cause why final settlement accounts should not be approved heirs to prove heirship and receive distributive shares witnessed by the Clerk June 16 1915 Harry W Moore Clerk Putnam Circuit Court weekly June 18
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Geo. A. Miller
Putnam Circuit Court
Greencastle
Indiana
Harry W. Moore
Winfield S. Fellows
How to care for silk garments to prevent damage
Silk weakens where folded or pressed, causing holes. Always hang silk dresses and petticoats, never store in drawers. Even unused pieces should be hung on two hooks, shaken weekly, and kept dry to prevent rotting.
The Old Gink on Gold Bricks and Public Fooling
A quirky remark from an older character about being fooled by a gold brick scheme. He notes many people duped him, while suggesting none are wholly immune to deception.
Distress in Stomach Relieved by Chamberlains Tablets
Mrs Henry Padghan of Victor New York wrote that after six months of headache stomach distress and constipation following meals Chamberlains Tablets regulated her bowels and ended the discomfort. The remedy is obtainable everywhere.
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Henry Padghan
Victor
N. Y
Notice to Gravel Road Contractors in Putnam County Indiana
Putnam County board of commissioners invites sealed bids by July 5 1915 at Greencastle auditor's office for 10574 feet of macadam road work on the W P Thompson road in Jackson Township. Bonds double bid price required with at least one local or licensed surety. Right to reject bids reserved.
Final Settlement Notice in Putnam Circuit Court
Heirs and executors of Winfield S Fellows deceased must appear in Castle Indiana on June 25 1915 to show cause why final settlement accounts should not be approved and to prove heirship and receive distributive shares. Clerk Putnam Circuit Court 2 June 1915.
Warren Township road project bid notice Indiana
The 5 221 feet macadam road improvement in Warren Township Putnam County Indiana known as the Wm Day road will be let to the lowest responsible bidder for construction according to plans and specifications on file in the Auditor's Office Greencastle Indiana. Bonds and affidavits denying collusion must accompany bids and are due with the bid as fixed by the county board.
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Board of Commissioners
Putnam
State of
Indiana
Greencastle
Warren Township
Putnam County
Auditor’s
Get Rid of Your Rheumatism Now Is The Time
An old advertisement urges readers to use Chamberlain's Liniment to relieve rheumatism without internal medicine. It emphasizes that chronic and muscular rheumatism do not require internal treatment and notes availability of the product.
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Chamberlain
Road Improvement Bid Notice for J W Knauer Road
The board of commissioners of Putnam County Indiana orders 4080 feet of macadam road in Madison township known as J W Knauer road to be constructed and bidders must file bids with bonds double the bid amount. Bonds require a resident or in-state surety and affidavits denying collusion. The right to reject any or all bids is reserved. Auction, June 18 weekly poster.
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South Jackson Street
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Mother Earth
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Walter Scott
Miss Edgeworth
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W. M. McGaughey
Evans’ Block
South
Jackson Street
Bloomington
Seminary Streets
County of
Jackson Township
Bend
C.L. Airhart
L. Airhart
Cox’s Electrical Shoe Shop
Central National Bank
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Greencastle, Ind
E. Wash. St
Board of Commissioners of the of Putnam
State of Indiana
Madison Township
J. W. Knauer
C. L. Airmart
India
Herala
John's
Thomas F. Kandel
North
Richard F. Gerard
Washington Street
Niagara Falls
Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction CO
Clover Leaf Railroad
Lake Shore Electric Railway
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Seeandbee
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T. H. S. & EF. Traction Co
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International Ry Coy
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