Notice of Improvement of Public Highway on County Line
Public notice filed in 1908 by John Mas ten and others requests the Hendricks Putnam County Boards to consider a joint highway improvement on the county line. The plan covers grading ditching draining bridging and macadamizing a 30 foot wide road crossing the Putnam Hendricks boundary near Greencastle Stilesville and the National Road. A joint hearing is set for April 23 1908 at 10 a m in Danville with remonstrances due by then.
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Board of Commissioners
Hendricks County
Indiana
John Masten
Hendricks
Putnam
Greencastle and Stilesville
Township
Putnam County
Putnam and
Hendricks and
A. D
Boards of Commissioners
Putnam Counties
Commissoners
Court House
Danville
Franklin Township
Mill Creek Township
Typhoid Epidemic Strikes Ellettsville Indiana Wells
Typhoid fever from contaminated wells grips Ellettsville with over 30 cases since March 1 and about 20 severe cases among a population under 900. Health officials condemn central town wells, close three, and divert water to Indiana State Health Laboratory for testing. Most patients are youths who used the wells as public drinking sources.
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Indiana
Ellettsville
Knights & Fletcher
Whitsel
Rice
W. W. Harris
Indiana _ state health laboratory
Indianapolis
Sacred Chinese Writing and the Mon War Boat Lore
The New York Tribune describes how Chinese communities treat writings as sacred. Discarded letters and papers are burned in Chinatown furnaces, their ashes sent by Mon War boat to sea for reverent disposal. Mou Wai Sher clubs support the practice and its keepers.
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Confucius
Chinatown
United States
Society of Mou Wai Sher
Club of the Beautiful Writing
New York Tribune
The Evolving Meaning of Merchant Across Ages
The piece traces the word merchant from its strict nautical and foreign trade roots to a modern泛 usage where selling common goods like eggs or fabric by the piece qualifies one as a merchant. It cites Chaucer, the merchant of Venice, biblical imagery, De Quincey, and London Notes and Queries to illustrate the shift from wholesale foreign commerce to everyday retail labeling.
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Betwice
Middelburgh
Orewelle
Venice
Argosies
London
Webster's Home Squadron Final Remark Before Death
Daniel Webster, in his last days, left his sickroom to view the garden and pond. He noted the yachts and boats moored by the mound, calling them the home squadron and saying he would go back, never to leave his room again.
Sensitive Plants Alarmed by Shadow and Umbrella
The piece describes highly sensitive plants that close their leaflets and droop when approached by a shadow or when an umbrella or sun shade is raised nearby. On hot sunny days even a shadow can cause them to fold their leaves briefly.
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Strand Magazine
Emerson on equality and wealth in human dignity
The quote argues that wealth should not confer superiority over others. A moral stance insists that even a rich man must feel the speaker can thrive without his resources, highlighting humility, self sufficiency, and shared humanity.
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Emerson
Seeing the Alps Inspires Pleasant Car Misadventure
An exchange recalls a road trip with a breakdown opposite the Alps. The speakers remark the view as charming and interesting, turning a mechanical delay into a memorable moment of travel wonder.
Confusing Sayings Spark Weekend District Doubt
A lighthearted quip notes the streets will be crowded this Saturday while contrasting comments from the Philadelphia Inquirer and Boston Globe. The piece hints at public interest in literature and social crowds without official detail.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Breakthrough in Mammoth Cave Exploration Opens Vast Passages
After years of slave labor guarding access, explorer Stephen crossed a tree trunk bridge over the Bottomless pit in 1837 revealing a vast, new section of Mammoth Cave. The abyss measured 180 feet deep, uncovering numerous chambers and miles of passages previously unknown.
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Mammoth Cave
Stephen
Witty High School Contest Lists Silly Book Titles
Philadelphia high school pupils submitted a humorous list of twelve mock book titles for a prize on a dummy shelf. Entries spoof familiar authors and works with puns such as A New England Pass and Thoughts On My Bed, reflecting playful student wit.
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Philadelphia
Stead
van Hammer
Lizzie
John Wood
John Knox
Porter
Mill
O. W. Holmes
Morse
Burroughs
E. E
John Muir Names Bread Bully in Lunch Tale
The author John Muir dines with a friend and recites a story so engrossing that no food is ordered. He repeatedly breaks pieces from a French loaf while talking, and only after being pressed does he realize he has eaten all he wants, calling the bread bully.
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John Muir
Muir
Mr. Muir
Large Thumbs and Character Insights from Irving Bacon
The New York Journal quotes Irving R. Bacon on thumb size signaling traits. Large thumbs indicate natural rulers, practicality, and interest in history, while large thumbed women seek financial security before marriage yet can be strong partners in adversity.
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Irving R. Bacon
New York Journal
Merrymaking Record Highlights Student Attendance
A New England village school kept by an old time teacher notes special honor badges for Flora and Minetta Lovett for perfect attendance all year. They missed only the afternoon of May 10 when twin brothers fell ill from food poisoning but recovered soon after.
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New England
Flora
Minetta Lovett
No Visible Signals in Dogs Wagging and Mood
A Chicago News quote portrays Sandy Pikes objecting to clipping details of dogs. He explains that without a dog's tail he cannot gauge mood from wagging, making him wary of approaching the house as a housewife consoles him with tenderness.
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Sandy Pikes
Chicago News
Family ancestry claim tied to conquest of England
May asserts lineage traced through her mother's side to the conquest of England. Fay confirms the detail and notes her maternal grandmother was married in a leap year to a man named England.
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May
England
Fay
Catholic Standard and Times
The Ruling Passion Dialogue About a Daughters Choice
In a witty exchange Mrs. Dibbs explains why their daughter never studied music abroad. The daughter repeatedly chose home and fashion over travel and study, shaping the family’s choices and humor.
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Europe
Beware of inquisitive people and their curiosity
An adage warns that excessive curiosity tends to be matched by a strong urge to reveal what is learned. The caution suggests wary interaction with those who seek to know and then broadcast details.
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Tagain
Dainty Waitresses and Restaurant Anecdotes
A dainty restaurant observer records witty squabbles and remarks of waitresses. She notes voices, tones, and manners as guests dine, comparing some to Beatrice Herford while admiring the quiet patience of waiting staff.
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Beatrice Herford
Birdie
Scott
Boston Transcript
Paste and Glass Imitations Rival Real Precious Stones
The London Telegraph notes that glass and paste imitations now closely resemble diamonds and other stones to nonexperts. Only emeralds, cat's eye, and opal resist exact replication, yet durability and hardness still determine value.
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London Telegraph
Official Precedence in Birthday Candles
The Chicago Inter Ocean recounts a girl turning ten with a cake of ten candles while a senator’s daughter hosts a party. Weeks later the senator’s daughter turns eight and a party is set, but the cake bears eight candles, prompting the child to exclaim their unequal candles compared to her father’s status.
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Chicago
Mary
Napoleon’s glove leads to unlikely promotion tale
A soldier found Napoleon Bonaparte’s dropped glove and returned it. The emperor thanked the private and, misreading his rank, invited him to come tonight to receive a commission. The story highlights Napoleon’s quick judgment that the man had officer potential.
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Napoleon
Coaching Days Between Edinburgh and Berwick
A tale from St James Gazette recounts a coach journey where rain fell through a roof hole soaking a passenger. He blames the guard in anger, but the Scotch reply is a dry quip about others complaining of the same hole.
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Edinburgh
Berwick
St. James
Books In India Clash With Sacred Reverence
In India the printed book is deemed vulgar and contamination by leather is rejected by devout Hindus. Leather bound Bibles shock as a remarkable illustration of Christian irreverence, according to a Churchman.
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India
Hindoo
Pretty Black Character Testimony At Police Court
A witness in a police court was asked about the character of a man. He answered with emphasis that his character is unbleachable.
Very Like a Bull Metaphor in Congressman Seedcraft Speech
A distant relationship's fortune is described as making him more distant. The piece notes Seedcraft's first congress speech with a vivid, tongue in cheek line about rising to speak. It underscores his green rookie status and a humorous, satirical tone.
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Congressman Seedcraft
Congress
Speaker
Rothschild Portrait Turns Profit in a Painter’s Tale
An old European tale from The Bystander recounts Empress Eugenie hosting a luncheon where a Rothschild, seated beside a famous painter, agrees to model despite a sour expression. A student imparts five francs to the model, later yielding 400 pounds in interest on that sum, sparking intrigue about fortune and art.
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Rothschild
Europe
London
Empress Eugenie
Tuileries
Varis House
Hitting with Mortars Through Clocklike Targeting
An observer near shore relays horizontal and vertical aiming angles and firing time for mortar hits. By mapping target motion against a clock face model, range data and time intervals guide the shot, with instruments providing range and observations and devices handling range differences.
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Thal
Ill
IIT
Howell
Scientific American
Eggs vanish on new Bridie country home
The Bridie family moves to a country house and their girl searches for eggs but finds none. Mrs. Bridie wonders if the eggs have been mislaid while the child reports checking the henhouse haymow and manger with no luck.
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Bridies
Ellen
Ayes Have It Secretly Secures Favor Through Eyes
A congressman's secretary wins a favor from a cabinet official after praising her beauty and sharp eyes. The official admits inability to grant the request, but the secretary retorts that the ayes have it and she secures the concession.
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Congress
Protracted Call Ends With Mixed Piano Mood
Young Mr. Sapley visits Miss Evans a pianist of ability. She finishes twenty five minutes of Bach in hopes he tires and leaves. Mr Sapley proclaims he could die listening to her playing while Miss Kivans innocently asks to hear more.
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Mr. Sapley
Miss Evans
Talking Machines Phonograph Quiet Life Joke
A Nashville Banner humor item notes a couple leading a quiet life using a phonograph after supper as the wife alternates with the husband. The gag underscores domestic whimsy and midcentury home entertainment.
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Nashville Banner
Fence Sitter Ponders Slow Tor toises Whiz By
A humorous speechless exchange in Harper's Weekly imagines a tired customer asking a pace-obsessed observer about country life. The wit turns on watching tortoises race past as a metaphor for thrill and speed.
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Watker
Harper’s Weekly
Dialogue Exchange Sparks Local Feature Quip
A brief, sharp clash between Mr. and Mrs. Jawback delivers a humorous regional quip about brains cited by the Cleveland Leader. The terse exchange hints at a lighthearted community moment captured in print.
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