John Crooks Joins Richmond Trip On Early Morning Ride
Early Thursday John Crooks answered a dawn phone call from Roy Montgomery inviting him to ride to Richmond. After a swift packing and a bicycle trip to the car, they traveled by the Big Four to Knightstown and onward to Richmond. They returned that night in Ed Day’s auto with Roy’s errand completed.
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John Crooks
John
Crooks
Roy Montgomery
Richmond
Crooke
Roy
Indianapolis
Knightstown
United Friends
Ed Day
Quaker City
Hadnt Any Whip The Clever Horse Delivery Scheme
A driver lacked a whip and used a clever ruse to urge a slow horse. He broke a limber switch from a tree, tied a string with corn near the horse’s nose, making the ear bob and prompt the horse to sprint. Mr. Forse hurried to catch it.
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Atring
Mr. Forse
Greesburg Grapevine Yields Peach Like Incongruity
A fragmented city note describes odd changes as a grapevine in Greesburg supposedly bears peaches and mocks legal jargon as it twists into local affairs. The piece mentions three prominent visitors at St. Paul on Thursday: Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. Lugendell, and Miss Nora McCormack.
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St. Paul
Mrs. Lewis
Mre. Lugendell
Nora McCormack
Clean Stables and Fly Foe Bring Civic Pride
A letter argues for strict stable cleanliness to curb fly breeding in city areas. It condemns litter and damp hay, calls for daily cleaning and purification, and praises automobiles and spiders for their roles in preventing infestation. The author frames flies as a disgrace to households and the community.
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Atablea
Modest man turns onerous after wealth gains
A poem recalls a man who scorns wealth and vows simple living but years later succumbs to greed and heavy toil. The piece notes Mrs Lui Lott, Mies Opai Lott, and Miss Marton Mulbarger among the 8th Paul crowd Thursday evening.
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Lui Lott
Mies Opai Lott
Marton Mulbarger
Paul
Women Reject Exclusive Cars In Hudson River Tunnel
The Hudson Tunnel railroad backed a plan to run women in separate cars labeled Jane Crow. Women refused to ride the segregated coaches, crowding into mixed cars during peak hours instead. Officials blamed the failure on an unaccountable choice by the women themselves.
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Hudson Tunnel Railroad
Sells Kloto Show Parade Leads Brazil Exhibition News
The Brazil News reports the Sells Kloto Show parade starts doors at 10 daily. Armour Grays and a $25,000 prize team head the lineup with 400 horses and parade accompanying wagons. Rhoda Royal high school horses and many ponies thrill children as unloading begins and streets fill with spectators.
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Brazil
Armour Grays
Rhoda Royal High School
Allen Perry Eugene Alten Marries Hattie Perry in Forest Hill
Eugene Alten of Forest Hill and Hattie Perry of this city wed at 10am Wednesday at Rev. Mote row's home on North Lincoln street. They plan to live on the groom's farm near Forest Hill. A local party, chaperoned by Walter Kirby and wife, will travel to Geneva today.
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Eugene Alten
Forest Hill
Hattie Perry
Mote Row
Lincoln Street
Walter Kirby
Geneva
Merchants urged to advertise in local papers
The article argues that most newspaper readers notice ads and that a well displayed ad promising general goods at a bargain will attract buyers. It challenges merchants who distrust ads to test the method, claiming printer's ink can boost business when tied to honest promises.
Veteran Thresherman Samuels of Horace Rolls Century in County
Oo M. B. Samnels of Horace, a veteran threshing pioneer in the region, visited town on Thursday and left a dollar in the editor’s money drawer to keep the Democratic organ going. He has threshing 59 years, now at 75, and has evolved from ox teams to steam and traction engines, expanding with four increasingly larger machines. Samuels was born in Franklin County and moved to the area in 1851, helping usher in early power threshing. his name is a household word locally, with his son-in-law Mrs. Bruce Craig and family continuing the Democratic tradition.
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M. B. Samnels
Horace
Dscatur County
Samuels
Franklin County
Lince
Threszherman
Bruce Craig
Corset Makers Reach for Paris Backlash Sparks Debate
In a bold industry clash, American corset makers push into Paris as Parisian artisans defend their craft. Mrs. James Alscorn and Miss Lou Abbott visited Mrs. Klein in Indianapolis earlier in the week, while public curiosity grows over the so called Bugsy bossy crowned as a popular figure.
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James Alscorn
Lou Abbott
Klein
India
Polis
Littie
Bugsy
Publicity for Wrong Doing and Public Morality Debate
The Indianapolis Star discusses the impact of widespread crime publicity on faith and behavior. It weighs whether public disclosure deters sin or fuels depravity, arguing exposure acts as a deterrent and questions if keeping crimes private would reduce wrongdoing.
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Associated Press
Hurlstone
Robuyrts Park
God
Eell
Carnals
Huristone
Davis
Israel
Lot
David
Solomon
Indianapolis Star
Kicking Koke Dominates Day with Constant Grumble
Misa Lillie Barkley of Newpoint ran in town Thursday for shopping. The verses describe a chronic kicker named Koke who frets at everything from weather to meals and trouble follows him everywhere.
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Koke
Misa Lillie Barkley
Newpoint
Thareday
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