Fashion, politics, and water at the capital
The page notes fashion trends with a joke about turkey prices for Thanksgiving and praises Governor Ralston's fire prevention day. It mentions Vice President Marshall considering the Chautauqua platform, and recounts Secretary Bryan and French officials sharing drinks of water at a San Francisco exposition dinner. It adds the Marshalls' housing chase in Washington.
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Indiana
Ralston
Bryan
United States
France
Washington
Marshall
Mrs. Marshall
Capitol
The Newborn Mind Born From Sensory Awakening
The article argues that a newborn is more than an animal, possessing a developing consciousness. It traces how senses and brain growth shape perception, memory, and personality, noting early life marks of intellect arise from gradual neural development and sensory experiences. It emphasizes the mother’s intuitive insight into a child’s potential beyond mere physicality.
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Nature
Lucretius
Dinner for Two Imposters at the Country House
Betty and Anne host two visitors at their aunt's country home unaware the men are impostors posing as Rob Newman and Gerald Stanton. A mix up with a telegram triggers a dinner then reveals the ruse, leaving Betty to salvage the meal and introduce the real guests. The scene ends with a humorous reconciliation.
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Betty
Rob
Gerald Stanton
Rob Newman
Rose
Anne
Providence
Annie
Rob Herrick
Mr. Newman
Helen Irvine
Say You Forgot to Slam the Door
A short comic exchange unfolds as a husband calls to his wife from a window and returns to ask what he forgot. She replies that he forgot to slam the door, prompting a brief humorous beat.
Do It Now Motto for Everyday Office Tasks
A push to adopt "Do it now" as a daily office motto urges prompt responses to letters and quick mending of clothes. It argues timely apologies reflect good breeding and personal regard, while delaying chores wastes leisure and corrodes appearance and relationships.
Sardine Stuffed Eggs
Boil fresh eggs twenty minutes then cool. Halve, scoop yolks, mash with salt and pepper. Drain sardine oil, add tails and bones then mix into yolks. Refill whites, skewer with picks. Filling may be varied with ham, tongue, olives, capers, or mushrooms.
Neapolitaines Prepare Puff Paste For Jelly Filled Strips
The pastry describes making puff paste for a pie, rolling to half an inch thick, cutting into three by one and a half inch strips, baking quickly, and pairing half with jam or jelly once cooled while the rest remain plain.
Wicked Man On The Run In Subway Car Crash
In a Portland Accommodation carriage a man shielding his face with a newspaper hides from fellow passengers. A curious child disrupts him and a later crash yields a handbag with valuable contents and a dead man.
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Portland
Winnie
Claire
Grandpa
Mamma
Monon Route Colonist Fares One Way
Monon Route announces sale days from September 25 to October 10 for travel to Northwest West and Southwest points. Fares listed include Portland to Great Falls Los Angeles San Francisco and Seattle with further details available from J D Ellis Monon Route agent.
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MONON
Portland, Oregon
Great Falls, Mont
Los Angeles, Calif
San Francisco
Calif
Seattle
Spokane
J. D. Ellis
Curious Question at Prayer Service
Ruthie asked her mother what a cross eyed bear looks like during a hymn at prayer service. The moment disturbed the solemnity as the congregation sang "Cross and Crown" with fervor.
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Ruthie
Marvelous Escape From Croup Told By Prince Albert Father
A Cape of Good Hope father B F Bastiams recalls his little boy’s night time croup attack. He used Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as directed for about an hour and twenty minutes and the danger passed. The remedy is sold by all dealers.
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B. F. Bastiams
Prince Albert
Cape of Good Hope
Trustee notices from Madison through Floyd townships
Public notices list trustees in Madison Mill Creek Jackson Jefferson Monroe Floyd and Marton townships with weekly meeting times at homes or offices. An advertisement for Riley's Second-Hand Store at 719 723 South Main offers household goods, store services, repairs and a phone number.
Must Pass Ordeal For Citizenship In Africa Cliff Trial
In Central Africa a tribe grants citizenship and marriage rights only after a man descends a perilous cliff. The ritual tests endurance and courage as a rite of passage before full social inclusion.
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Central Africa
Children Cry For Fletchers Castor
A fragment discusses Fletcher's Castor oil and the belief that tears stem from unused emotion. It argues tears are not tied to sorrow and that crying varies by gender and age due to nervous system development and emotional control.
Physician and Surgeon Practice Listing
Physician and surgeon residence at corner Bloomington and Seminary streets with office at Evans' Block 24 South Jackson Street. Office telephone 827 and residence 389 listed.
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Bloomington
Seminary Streets
Evans’ Block
South
Jackson Street
Dollar first, man second says old farmer at rally
A crowd at Loulaville hears a candiate phrase about priorities as an old farmer retorts that placing money before people triggers the opposite outcome. The exchange highlights tension between campaign rhetoric and practical ethics.
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Loulaville Courier-Journal
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Charles J. Arnold
Star-Democrat Publishing Company
South Jackson Street
Greencastle
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Colorado
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Mexico
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Idaho
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Nevada
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Chamberlain
W. G Mattison
Neapolitaines
Fletcher
Contimee Castoria Atlays
Centaur Company
New
Mk City
William
Georgie
Madison Township
Will Strube
Mill Creek Township
Ernest Kivett
Jackson Township
Benjamin Walls
Jefferson Township
Stringer
Monroe Township
Bainbridge
D. BE. Etcheson
Floyd Township
Fred Todd
Marton Township
Fillmore
Riley
Castor
W. M. McGaughey
0. F. Overstreet
Bence Building
South Vine St
Greencastle, Ind
Walt
Hruyere
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