Second Ward election mood and local notices in town
The Second Ward election day carried a quiet excitement as residents reported vows from last Tuesday. Local changes include James J. Newnam moving to Blooming ton Ind to start a business, and Rev Bainum being considered for a Presbyterian call with a $1400 salary.
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Bloomington
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Presbyterian Church
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Horse dies in fall at North Indiana stable accident
A photographer named Mr. Jones owned a horse that sickened in the afternoon and, while being used in an old stable on North Indiana street, broke through a platform into an old well. The horse fell to the bottom. A derrick was used and after hours of effort the animal was recovered dead.
Unusual Wagon Fire Endangers New Dish Pan Coffee Mill
On a sunny Friday morning in Hiowa, a wagon passenger couple left a freshly bought coffee mill wrapped in paper in the dish pan in hay. The paper ignited, smoke poured from the wagon, and the mill burned partly before bystanders removed it and saved the horses from a stampede.
When a Woman Fretful Makes Herself Old Before Her Time
A reflective piece urges women to curb worry and overcontrolling habits that age the face and ruin peace. It cites anxious mothers, fretful cooks, and overworked housekeepers, urging practical calm, patient discipline, and gentle remonstrance to preserve health and beauty.
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Tommy
Mama
Papa
Alk
Women and cheerfulness through nature aid in domestic life
The passage argues men often meddle in house duties causing strain on wives and daughters. It defends women’s happiness as essential to beauty and energy, saying cheerful women rely on nature for support and praise the female role in the home.
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Christian
Mail Sack Rescue and River Ferry Ordeal in Montana
A Montana flood forces a makeshift mail delivery across a raging river. A stage driver and mail bag fall into the water as a rope ferry ferries travelers with a tense moment over a threatening exchange toward a mother with a child. One man’s warning saves lives.
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Mee
Montana
Snake River
A Lunatic Pigeon Loves a Ginger Beer Bottle
A white fantail living in a stable yard becomes enamored with a ginger beer bottle after it is dropped in the yard. The pigeon performs courtship gestures toward the bottle for hours, until the bottle is removed. The scene amuses visitors as the bird’s fixation continues that summer. Also note: accounts from Foochow report two counterfeiters died after being immersed in quicklime.
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Sussex
Nature
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