Local News Notes and Community Updates
Local items include marriage of Andrew Swango and Ida Rimstidt, a foot injury to John Alexander, and ongoing town improvements. Postal and school events, a Sunday register announcement, and forthcoming Sunday School opening are also noted, along with several runaways and small business notices.
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Andrew Irvin Swango
Ida Rimstidt
Smyrna
Rev. Morrow
North Lincoln Street
John Rimstidt
Andrew L. Swango
Busybody Mirrors Define Philadelphia Streetwatchers
The Philadelphia busybody is described as a three-mirror device fixed above a second story window to spy on the street. It signals residents about arrivals at the front door, allowing women to prepare before visitors appear. The piece cites row houses and sidewalks as enabling this practice, contrasting with porches or recessed fronts.
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Philadelphia
Quaker City
New York Tribune
It Might Have Been Waur in a Machrihamish Foursome
A London Globe note recounts a Machrihamish foursome where a Scotsman, famed for optimism, said it might have been waak after a tough bunker. His partner teased him, asking about Hades dreams. Macnab replied it might have been waur because he could have been there, leaving the Scotsman at least one up.
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Machrihamish
Macnab
Pat
London Globe
Alaska Size Compared to United States and Europe
The Site of Alaska states the mainland covers 550000 square miles with 7000 square miles of Aleutian islands and 22000 square miles of other islands totaling 579000 square miles. This is one fifth of the U S area and about equal to California through New York combined. Alaska spans lat 51 to 71 and long 130 to 188 degrees.
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Alaska
Mainland
Aleutian Islands
United States
California
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Montana
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Virginia
West Virginia
Great Britain
Great Britain and Ireland
France
Germany
Belgium
Netherlands
Orange peel perils in city streets prompt several takes
A fragment from London Tit-Bits notes a woman slipping on a discarded orange peel, fracturing a limb. It satirizes sensational writing styles while highlighting the accident and the surgeon’s implied profits. The piece mocks dramatic prose and the moralizing tone of public hazards.
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Saul
London
Thunderer name origin tied to London Times
New York Herald correspondent notes the Times earned the nickname Thunderer after a sequence of pointed articles about a mud splashed rider and two Kew ladies. An initial attack on the woman rider was followed by a falsehood and an apology using the phrase we thundered out, which the public seized upon.
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Thunderer
London Times
New York Herald
Duke of Cumberland
Jumping Off Place Saved by Dr King’s New Discovery
George Moore of Grimesland North Carolina credits Dr King’s New Discovery with saving his life from consumption. He reports immediate improvement after one bottle and full recovery after twelve bottles. The remedy claims to treat coughs colds and weak lungs and to prevent pneumonia. Sold at F M Henry & Co druggists 50c and 1.00 Trial bottle free.
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F. M. Henry & Co
Dr J B Kinsinger Osteopathic Physician
Dr J B Kinsinger, Osteopathic Physician, a graduate of the American School of Osteopathy Kirksville Mo, offers treatment in Greensburg Indiana. Office hours are 9 00 to 4 00 every Tuesday and Saturday with free consultation and phone number 433.
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American School of Osteopathy
Kirksville
Hamilton Block
Greensburg
Ind
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets Endorsement
Spirit Lake Iowa druggist L H Farnham calls Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets the best remedy for constipation. He urges a trial and notes the tablets are agreeable in effect. Price 25 cents. Samples free. Sold at Battertons drug store.
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L. H. Farnham
Spirit Lake
Iowa
Chamberlain
Batterton’s
Batterson's Buggy Paint T5e A Quart In All Colors
A local paint shop labeled Batterson's offers buggy paint in a quart size across a range of colors. The note lists availability and color options for customers seeking quick coats.
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Batteron’s
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Wil Suttles
West Walnut Street
West First Street
Robert Custer
Mary McLaughlin
Martinsville
Enoch F. Harding
Newpoint
Oscar Ewing
Bloomington
Indiana University Law School
Sandcreek Township
Charles Woodard
Thomas Eubank
Rushville
White Canine Mfg. Co
Josh
Prof
Stewart
Shelbyville
Shelbyville High School
Irvin Logan
DeArmond Hotel
Irvin
THE
Standard
John Alexander
Millhausen
Albert Philips
Henry Vogel
Vogel
Fourth Ward
M. Gillespie
Stipps Hill
Inn Weaver
South Broadway
J. M. Harrell
Letts
A. L. Guthiel
L. D. Braden
Martin Meek
George Dobyns
Madison
John Vaughn
New Albany
Bert
Howard Fee
Clarksburg
Chicago
Marion E. Duncan
Elmer Edkins
Indianapolis
United States Army
Coast Artillery Department
W. T. Scribner
New Hampshire
Hartsville College
Philip Spaugh
Hope
John Titsworth
Law Fir
Watson, Titsworth & Green
Congressman Watson
Henry Landis
St. Maurice
Frank Kitchen
Tony Hadig
Z. T. Sweeney
Columbus
Christian Church
Elizabeth Snook
Forest Hill
Benjamin Snook
Stella Murphy
Murphy
Fela Levenstein
State House
H. C. Barnard
Connersville
S. & C. Traction
Hamilton
Main Street
Menton Luther
Burney
DeArmond House
West Main Street
Frank Hayes
Privett & Arbuckle
Anderson Livery Barn
Henry Winker
Memorial
Kingston
Mr. Winker
Wilbur Donnell
W. K. Stewart
Batterton
M. F. McNaught
Tipton
J. L. Keller
South Franklin
Andrew Dickinson
Knightstown
Percy Lahr
Luther Dickinson
Ayer
J.C. Ayer Co
Lowell, Mass
Coe
Hulk Vigor
K. of
Opera House
Orpheum
Matinee
J. B. Kinsinger
Osteopathic
West Side Square
Styles
Eone
Dalmbert & CO
Greensburg, Ind
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