Land Boom July 15 1907 Letter from Charles Coy
Mr Noble Brann Roseville Indiana receives a letter praising crop outlook. The writer notes rainfall restored prospects and lists his own acreage in flax wheat oats spelt carp and potatoes while urging farmers to consider settling owns farms in the Northwest and become self reliant. Charles G Coy Flasher North Dakota signs off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noble Brann
Roseville
Indiana
Morton County
North Dakota
Charles G. Coy Flasher
N. D
The Feminine Observer Says About Self and Society
The note discusses self trust and personal conduct with lines on conceit and self reliance. It contrasts tobacco risks, stage critics, and the value of faith in one’s own decisions. It observes attitudes toward love affairs, aging, religion, and achievement, closing with Chester Lawson’s visit to Cincinnati.
Reply to Graphic Contributor Noted on Socialist Debate
A reader letter discusses socialist ideas in the press and the broader labor debate. It critiques bourgeois and proletariat terminology, praises Tolstoi and Dickens, notes Darwinian struggle in journalism, and promotes Clarence Darrow’s Boise trial speech as a pivotal working class issue. The writer urges readers to study the speech and its implications for labor and capitalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickens
Zola
Hugo
Siave
Att’y Clarence Darrow
Western Federation of Miners
Boise
Idaho
C. Y. Edkins
Soldier Col A P Bone of Co D 33rd Ind Vol Inf dies
Report from the Union Veteran Legion mourns Col A P Bone a member of Co D 33rd Ind Vol Infantry who enlisted in 1862 and served a full term. It notes his faithful service and Christian faith and extends condolences to his widow while recommending a three month charter delay. Officers John Childs J W Graham Ges C Clouds sign the memorial.
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A. P. Bone
Co. D. 33Rd
Ind
Washington, PD
Bone
Union Veteran Legion
John Childs
J. W. Graham
Ges. C. Clouds
The Needful Things and True Needs in Life
What we want and what we need differ greatly says O. T. Carson in the Ohio Educational Monthly. Excitement versus repose, car versus botany, money versus prudent spending, veneer versus genuine personality, and applause versus self approval are contrasted. Mrs. Ed Sprimer of Indianapolis visited relatives here Sunday and James Miller of Indianapolis was guest of friends.
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O. T. Carson
Ohio Educational Monthly
Ed Sprimer
Indianapolis
James Miller
Music Column On Hays And Foley Deemed Tender Southern Echo
Col Will S Hays famed songwriter dies at seventy in Louisville after decades writeing Civil War era songs and tributes to Dixie He also penned The Old Log Cabin in the Lane and Mollie Darling John P Foley IU chimes and humorist plays at events with songs linking summer tunes and campus crowd favorites
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Mollie Darling
Will S. Hays
South
Col. Hays
Louisville
Dan Emmert
Dixie
Cok Hays
Emmert
Louisville Democrat
Doughty
Ben Butler
New Oreana
Bakter
Aong
Dixie Land
Owensboro Council Bans Graphophones in Public
Owensboro Kentucky officials decree that graphophones cause gatherings on street corners at night and order quieting of music boxes. Nickelodeon owners plan to challenge the ordinance and seek to keep graphophones in private homes if their machines are removed from public display.
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Council
Owensboro, Ky
Wagner to Build Bayreuth Villa With Musical Drama Decor
Siegfried Wagner, once an architect, will construct a Bayreuth villa for himself. Reception rooms will feature scenes drawn from his father Richard Wagner's celebrated musical dramas.
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Siegfrieed Wagner
Hmself
Bayreuth
Local residents attend kinfolk at-home updates
Mrs. Delia Tussey left for Lebanon Ohio after visiting her mother Mrs. M. L. Hearne. Hearne's family and friends are hopeful for a speedy recovery as she can sit up more each day. Miss Flora Shafer returned to Indianapolis Sunday evening after an extended visit with relatives and friends.
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Delia Tussey
M. L. Hearne
Lebanon
Ohio
Local trade and family notices from town scene
Miss Marietta Stewart returns to the Dalmbert plant after a vacation and says she is glad to be back. E. J. Taylor sells his 60 acre farm near town to Miss Sarah Edwards of Elwood Indiana for 3400 via Mendenhall Fleming. Lillie Shepherd will take two weeks vacation with sister Carrie Shepherd in Indianapolis. A gathering on Lincoln Street hosted by Mrs Henry Carter with guests from South Bend Indianapolis and Adams county. Perry N Heiser and wife of Indianapolis visit Mr and Mrs Jake Senior. Heiser works for the State Board of Charities and Mrs Heiser directs the Truancy Department. Others including Hazel Lawson and Imogene Rost and Frank McCracken spend Sunday at Dole's pond.
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Dalmbert
Marietta Stewart
Marietta
Frank
E. J. Taylor
Sarah E. Edwards
Elwood
Ind
Mendenhall & Fleming Agency
Lillie Shepherd
Kirby Bros
Heiser
Trunks Suitcases and Tele Scopes Sale Ad
Prepared as a compact sale item listing trunks suitcases and telescopes with prices from 59c to 5.75 and related discounts. Includes white shirtwaists hose and wash goods offering multiple discounted items and quantities in a local store sale notice.
Widow Lucinda Morton Dies in Indianapolis at 82
Mrs. Lucinda Morton widow of Civil War Governor and later Senator Oliver P. Morton died after several weeks illness. A statue honoring her husband had been unveiled days earlier. she could not attend due to illness. She had lived in Indianapolis since the 1860s and was active in war affairs and politics as her husband's adviser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Lucinda Morton
Oliver P. Morton
Indiana
United States
United States Senate
Rural Mail Service Linked to Rising Insanity Says Wisconsin Judge
A Wisconsin judge claims rural mail delivery increases insanity in countrysides. He argues the routine of morning mail and isolation reduces social contact, hitting farmers’ wives hardest. He notes a rising rural female proportion in recent reports, with nine of ten cases from country districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Marion restaurant fined under pure food law for uncovered pies
A Marion restaurateur was fined for displaying pies and pastries on counters and shelves without covers to protect from dust and insects. The case highlights health provisions of the pure food law and the importance for restaurant staff to know them. Mrs. Walter Walcott of Chicago visits her sister Mrs. Sam Williamson. Walton is noted.
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Marion
Walter Walcott
Chicago
Sam Williamson
Walcott
Nettie Williamson
Dinner gathering honors Hoosierdom with guests from three states
An amiable dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Short brought together guests from Kentucky represented by Miss Nora Garrett Wallace Adkinson and Mr and Mrs Charles McKey of Louisville Illinois represented by Mrs D M Thomas and son Vern of Chicago and the hosts.
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Jesse Short
Kentucky
Nora Garrett
Wallace Adkinson
Charles McKey
Louisville
Illinois
D. M. Thomas and Son
Vern
Chicago
Newspaper as a Business Enterprise Not Free Puffs
A well known businessman suggests the paper should advertise his venture, but the writer argues newspapers are a business enterprise and should not provide free publicity to those who never pay. He warns against deserters from the public that expect free mentions.
Prospects Bright After Tour of Indianapolis Visit
Frank Herrington returned from Indianapolis where he visited relatives. The Tourist Club held a Monday outing ending with a 5:37 traction ride to St. Paul and a 6 o'clock dinner at the St. Paul House. The group spent the evening along Flatrock banks with happy hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
St. Paul House
Flatrock
Man Fined for Firing at Rural Mailbox Near Peru Indiana
A man near Peru was fined 89 dollars for shooting into a rural mailbox. The report notes government aims to protect mail service and criticizes the act as folly. It mentions a new state tuberculosis hospital planned at one million dollars and Indiana losing about five thousand people annually to the disease. Wm. Ross of Westport was in town on business.
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Peru, Inc
Uncle Sam
Indiana
Wm. Ross
Westport
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