Public sale notice of 80 acre Putnam County land
Notice by Putnam County circuit Court commissioner Marion O Neale that the west half of the northwest quarter of section 20 township 13 north range 3 west containing 80 acres will be sold at public auction on Tuesday June 16 1914 at 10 am at not less than two thirds of the appraised value. Terms: one third cash in hand one third in six months and one third in twelve months with six percent interest and mortgage security. Possession March 1 1915. Allee James Allee attorneys. 1W May 22.
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Putnam Circuit Court
Orlen. Wildman
Clarence W. Wildman
Putnam County
Indiana
Township Thirteen
Marion O’neal
Allee
James & Allee
Youth Bravely Shields Cow From Cold Boots Incident
In Owensville Indiana 13 year old Wilbur Anderson attempted to push a hind leg into a rubber boot to protect a cow from cold mud. He was hurled against a picket fence and severely bruised during the failed effort. The boy noted inspiration after visiting Mount Carmel and observing animals wearing leg protection.
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Owensville
Ind
Wilbur Anderson
Mount Carmel
Bonnet Descriptions with Straw, Roses and Satin Ribbons
A bonnet features a black straw brim and a gold epange crown, trimmed with roses and black satin ribbons. Black and blue plume shading sits opposite on a black straw band. Another rose trimmed bat hat has pale blue marine straw crown, white lace trim, and satin covered wires.
A Year of Work and Study Near Home
Roy stays close to family life while working in a factory and studying at college. He helps his mother at night and uses every spare moment to read. A second letter from Uncle James offers funds to finish college and continue on his path to success.
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Roy
James
Feat of Strength Breaks Stone With One Blow
In a trick of strength a performer reveals a method to break a stone by a single hit. Two stones are prepared a thin slab and a thicker block. The thin stone rests on the ground while the thick stone is tilted onto it at 45 degrees and propped. A blow with the little finger side of the fist fractures the base stone as the elevated stone descends.
Origin of Royal Purple and Tyrian dye costs
The piece notes that royal purple symbolized status due to its costliness. Tyrian purple came from a Mediterranean shellfish and was scarce, with a pound of double-dyed wool in Cicero’s time costing about 1000 denarii, roughly $175 today. It describes the shade as crimson-tinged rather than true purple. It then mentions Wellington, a town in England, housing over 6,000 tramp arrivals last year.
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Mediterranean Sea
Wellington
England
Nutty Four Novelette Tour Ends With Baby Tooth
Percival Proof departs on a sensitive government mission and risks, while Mrs Proof hurries to the cable office with a desperate message. In Paris he greets a Russian contact as a telegram arrives with news that “Baby has his first tooth” amid the intrigue.
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Percival Proof
Percival Pfoof
Paris
Pfoof
Fuzzy Prose of Proverbs and Paradox
A garbled collection of maxims on belief, error, danger, flattery, and friendship. It juxtaposes lessons on daring, honesty, and pride with reflections on aging and the unpredictability of fortune. The text reads as a mosaic of aphorisms without a single narrative thread.
Misapplied Rhetoric and the Dangers of Oratory
A critique of persuasive speech noting that rhetoric can triumph at the cost of national ruin. It cites Mr. Gladstone as harming the empire through empty oratory and argues that even celebrated rhetoric loses value when divorced from form and thought. The piece warns against worship of misused eloquence.
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Gladstone
Cicero
Hastings
Westminster Hall
Warren Hastings
Greatest work of women is service to childhood
Mrs Frederic Scheff, president of the congress, urges women to consecrate themselves to helping children. She argues that preventing child perishing requires parents and communities to provide education and influences to develop humanity, and questions whether home life offers women a greater opportunity. A device enabling planes to pick up mail bags is mentioned in the same article.
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Frederic Scheff
Congress of To Others
Sanitary Sink Strainer Promises Clean Drains
A household magazine writer explains how the sanitary strainer aids plumbing by catching refuse in sinks and bathtubs while disinfectants in lump form kill germs. The device, placed in the brass basket, dissolves waste with hot and cold water and can be easily removed to empty.
Curious Cigar Becomes Petrified Ashes and Stub
William Jack of Terry S. D. keeps a cigar he smoked on September 13 last year. The ashes remained attached and the cigar has not shed a crumb since. The stub and ashes are described as petrified and unchanged by handling.
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William Jack
Terry S. D
Cause for Suspicion in Horse Trade Bragging
A Washington Star quip notes Uncle Eben wary of a horse trader who brags about honesty, fearing he may intend to cheat in his deal. The anecdote frames trust and prudence in a sharp, folksy warning about deception in bargaining.
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Eben
Washington Star
Phrase about English and a political candidate remarks
A quoted exchange notes English language quirks and a remark on a candidate. The man jokes that if the candidate takes a stand only when running he will have a walk over.
Tailors Sympathize with Doctors in Britain’s Shops
A London outfitter notes tailor sympathy for doctors as the public’s last payment thought. The piece paints a humorous view of bill settling, placing doctors near the bottom of the page’s tally and highlighting mutual financial leniency.
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London
Sport Notes on imitation of the Down and Out club
Column notes reflect on men who boast of being big time sports figures by imitating the Down and Out club. The piece humorously critiques showmanship and social pretensions in athletic circles with a measured Southeast voice.
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Uncle Eben
A Man of Parts and a Tiny Comic Star Walnutt
Charles Walnutt a dwarf with a wooden leg charmed townsfolk as a comic singer and sailor in the metropolis and later married Lydia Hunt. She limited his stage prudence, yet his fame drew promoters home life strained. accidents and jokes marked his career ending with a bold rubber joke and moral quips.
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Frank A. Munney
Charles Walnutt
Music
Light Brigade
Laddie
Charlie Walnutt
Lydia Hunt
Lydia
Walnutt
Mr. Walnutt
Charles
Nelson
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