Women at the Fair Highlight Indiana Exhibition For Women
The Indiana State Fair opens September 7 in Indianapolis with sections aimed at women. Purdue experts will teach butter making in the dairy and creamery displays, while premiums total about 700 for fruit, 830 for flowers and plants, and 250 for bees and honey. The art building features knitting crochet lace embroidery sewing and decorative china. The poultry show offers 2500 in prizes with many Indiana flocks and some out-of-state competitors. Dairy cattle prizes total 3400 with notable herds expected.
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Horticultural Hall
Indianapolis
Indiana
Purdue University
Indiana State Fair names judges before exposition opens
The State Board of Agriculture releases its judge slate for the fair with E. S. Morse M. A. McDonald and T. W. Bell presiding drafts coach and harness classes. Mules judge John E. Vestal. Cattle sheep swine and poultry panels announced with a wide roster of judges from Illinois Kentucky and Indiana.
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State Board of Agriculture
E. S. Morse
Chicago
M. A. McDonald
West Lebanon
T. W. Bell
John E. Vestal
Plainfield
N. H. Gentry
Sedalia
Thomas Clark
Beecher
Ill
Aberdeen
L. McWhorter
Aledo
M. A. Scovill
Lexington
Oxfords
Hampshires
R. J. Stone
Stonington
Hal Woodford
Paris
Uriah Privitt
Greensburg
Lloyd Mugg
Kokomo
Berkshires
Poland
C. V. Keeler
Winamac
James A. Tucker
Concord Mich
C. L. McCord
Danville
W. W. Zike
Morristown
Granulated Sore Eyes Cured by Salve Testimony
Martin Boyd of Henrietta Kentucky recounts twenty years of granulated sore eyes ending after using Chamberlains Salve in February 1903. He bought one box at Battertons drug store and used about two thirds with no further trouble since.
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Martin Boyd
Henrietta
Chamberlain
Batterton’s
O ml
New Show Horse Barn at Indiana State Fair Grounds
A new show horse barn is under construction at the Indiana State Fair Grounds east of the Coliseum and aimed for completion for the upcoming State Fair. The concrete foundation walls rise to brick and stucco, with a red clay tile roof and a two hundred by fifty foot main front free of interior posts, including offices, dressing rooms, stalls, and wash facilities. The extended section will hold 344 stalls in eight rows with wide aisles, a sawtooth roof for ventilation, and spaces for feed, water, and metal mangers. The barn will house heavy draft, coach, and light harness horses during the fair and will be wired for electric lights.
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Ne Coliseum
Root Juice Praised for Wide Cure Claims Across Nation
Salesmen tout Root Juice as a miracle cure with widespread testimonials. Doctors say it treats indigestion constipation and nervous weakness by cleansing stomach liver kidneys and bowels. Batterton's Drug Store sells bottles at 1 each or 3 for 2 50.
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Batterton’s
First coal mined in 300 B C
A historical note records the第一 coal extraction dating back to 300 B C. The statement marks an early milestone in energy resource use and mining history.
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B. C
No landslide seen as Taft era optimistic forecast grows
Across the Midwest and West supporters tell Taft his election is assured. Indiana is called key as Miller tours Virginia mountains and Bryan faces stiffening resistance in the West. Republicans rally to keep home rule on liquor and push for unity to ensure victory.
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Taft
Indiana
Ors
Miller
Harrison
Virginian
trans-Mississippi
Ohio
Illinois
Cleveland
Bryan
White House
Pennsylvania
Brewery
Democratic Party
Bryan Denied Brownsville Claims and Race Gaffe Statement
A historical column reprints Bishop Walters accusing Mr. Bryan of promising a negro delegation that Roosevelt’s Brownsville action was unjust and that he would appoint blacks. Bryan denies it. The piece argues the Democratic Party neglects negro rights and predicts Taft as champion of equal rights.
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Bishop Walters
Bryan
Roosevelt
Brownsville
Taft
Democratic Party
W. B. Derrick
William Howard Taft
Never a Hero In the South Says Political Observer
A commentator argues Mr. Bryan lacks southern hero status and warns any move that stirs negro voters could cost Tennessee North Carolina and Georgia. He says the Democratic leader risks alienating white voters and provoking strong opposition in the region.
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South
Mr. Bryan
Tennessee
North Carolina
Georgia
Democratic Party
Life Expectancy Trend In Indiana From Two Years
Dr J N Hurty secretary of the state Board of Health reports Indiana deaths averaged 42 83 years in 1907 and 391 years in 1906. He plans a ten year report to draw valid conclusions. He notes only two years cannot prove a trend and cites 197 deaths aged 98 to 113 as an interesting detail.
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J. N. Hurty
State Board of Health
Indiana
Advertised Letters and Cards to be Sent to Dead Letter Office
The list includes Lewis Clifton Eugene S. Hart Samuel Slater James Terhune J. W. Techner Mrs A B Cole Miss Alice Brown Miss Bailey Miss Sophia Merguet CARDS G W Bowman Jr Rudolph Brauer James Tyler Mrs Emma Edwards Mrs Maria Fiscus Miss Katurah Sechrest These letters and cards will be sent to the dead letter office on August 25 if not claimed before that time L D Brapen P M
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Lewis Clifton
Eugene S. Hart
Samuel Slater
James Terhune
J. W. Techner
A. B. Cole
Alice Brown
Miss Bailey
Sophia Merguet
G. W. Bowman, Jr
Rudolph Brauer
James Tyler
Emma Edwards
Maria Fiscus
Katurah Sechrest
L. D. Brapen
P. M
Foley's Kidney Cure Promoted in 19th Century Ad
An old advertisement warns that kidney and bladder trouble require Foley's Kidney Cure, asserting it cures all kidney and bladder diseases and blaming the user for any poor results. Signed by J. A. Batterton.
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Foley
J. A. Batterton
Time Card Takes Effect Sunday April 19
A time card from the period notes its official start date as Sunday April 19 in the early year 190s, indicating the adoption of a municipal or workplace timekeeping system and marking the beginning of standardized hours.
Train Schedule Fragments from Greensburg Line
Fragmentary timetable lists accommodations and express trains with arrival and departure notes. Mentions No 2 and No 31 Express services to Greensburg and daily runs except Sundays.
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Greensburo
Mos.i
Greensburg
Daly. i. A.ly
I. and C. Traction Line Time Table Arrive Limited
The I. and C. Traction Line timetable shows limited service to Shelbyville and Greensburg express stops only at Shelbyville.
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Shelbyville
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