Court House Cullings Circuit Court Proceedings in Decatur
The June term of the Decatur circuit court convened with Judge Flacker presiding. Cases include dismissal of the State of Indiana versus James Cheek for assault with intent to rape, estate matters favoring widows, and several civil actions. A ruling held city officials liable for unauthorized payments. County commissioners granted liquor licenses and addressed bills, road and bridge bids, and health board reports noting thirty-one births.
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Decatur
Mondar
Flacker
State of
Indiana
James Cheek
E. S.aylor
May H.aylor
J. L. Colee
Joh. C. Powner
Mary Held
Herschel Lawson
Josephine Lawson
Greensburg Lumber Co
Mandeie Leffler
Lsha English
Miller Long Et al
Board of County Commissioners
Joe Hitt
Jake Bender
Ralph Gidley
Michael Connor
Jake Rash
Andy Rater
Lon Brooks
John R. Turner
Adams
This
Bartholomew County
Bear Creek
Alert
Joseph Childers
Grammer
Fragmentary New Disease Toll Reported in City and Sandusky
The report records eighteen males and seven deaths two murdered. It notes five scarlet fever cases, three in the city and two at Sandusky.
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Sandusky
Card of Thanks for kindness during illness of husband
Mrs. Dora F. Bryan thanks friends neighbors and members of the IOOF Knights of Pythias Daughters of Rebecca and school children for their thoughtful remembrance during her husband’s sickness and death.
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Knights of Pythias
Rebecca
Dora F. Bryan
Mary Hamilton's advertises old price sale on shoes
Miss Edna Deane of Cincinnati visits Mrs. Isaac Layton. Dr. T. B. Gullefer cites May births and deaths. 211 Haas & Son promotes buggy harness. A linen shower honors Mrs. Will R. Porter. J. G. Robbins & Sons, Horace, sold Short Horn cattle shipped to Argentina, claiming world bearing status.
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Mary Hamilton’s
Edna Deane
Cincinnati
Isaac Layton
T. B. Gullefer
City Board of Health
Haas & Son
Will R. Porter
West End
J. G. Robbins & Sons
Horace
Argentine Republic
Cairo scholar defends phonograph under Islamic law
A leading Cairo intellectual has issued pamphlets arguing that phonograph use does not violate Islam and that suitably intoned Koran verses heard via phonograph may count as worship. He brands fire and life insurance as gambling and thus contrary to the Quranic teachings.
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Cairo
Fish Rain Falls in Queensland During 7 Cent Thunderstorm
A Queensland thunderstorm produced a remarkable shower of fish. Rain began with pairs and triples of fish, later arriving in dozens, leaving ground strewn with live specimens from one and a half to three inches. Scientists suspect a waterspout sucked them up and carried them over a distance before dropping them.
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Queensland
Miss Jane Duncan Describes Tibet Pass Fatigue and Joy
Miss Jane Sk. Duncan recounts a high western Tibet pass where rarefied air causes venies to spin and die, yet she felt exhilaration as she rode seven and a half hours straight. She jokes about laughing and singing if anyone had kept her in countenance.
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Jane Sk. Duncan
Tibet
Rising prices for eagle eggs stun Scottish collectors
The Pall Mall Gazette notes increasing auction value for eagle eggs. Scots eggs recently sold for 10 dollars each, with Reay specimens bringing 7.50 dollars apiece as eagles' eggs become rarer trophies for collectors.
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Scotland
Pall Mall Gazette
De Style-Why Discovers Fashion Drove Fido From Home
Mr De Style Why recalls tears over Fido s illness. Mrs De Style notes dogs of Fido s breed are going out of fashion after tips from Mrs Tiptop. She reframes sorrow into humor by kicking the dog out.
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Mr. de Style
Fido
Mrs. de Style
Playful Exchange Highlights Miss Boston and Miss Tours
In a lighthearted exchange, Miss Boston is described as extreme ly haughty while Miss Tours jokes about sailing down the street. The dialogue references recent sightings in Venice as a playful remark.
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Boston
Miss Tours
Noah and Tess Clash Over Names in Philadelphia Press
The Philadelphia Press quotes Tess and Noah debating names with Tess calling Noah’s choice old fashioned while Noah notes prudence in rain. The exchange portrays a humorous clash over naming preferences.
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Tess
Silliman
Noah
Jess
Philadelphia Press
Socially Speaking on the Brinkins as Waders Not Swimmers
Miss Cayenne explains the Brinkins are on the edge, not in the swim, describing them as waders rather than swimmers in a Washington Star exchange.
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Brinkins
Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
Osler's soup ban shocks New York diners
A New York merchant recalls Dr. Osler urging removal of soup from diets for dyspepsia and nervous disorders. He credits the advice with his wife’s recovery, noting she now avoids soup and remains robust, despite other meals. The anecdote highlights Osler's controversial stance against soup as a general health aid.
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Osler
Isis
New York Press
Skyscraper Foundations Promise Earthquake Safety
Chicago News notes that newer Chicago skyscrapers with foundations set on bedrock are far less damaged in quakes than older structures. Seismological Society of Japan findings show complete isolation of a building from surface soil reduces shaking, like billiard balls absorbing impact.
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Chicago
Seismological Society of Japan
Chicago News
Four Corners Point Where Four States Meet
A geographer notes the unique Four Corners where Colorado Utah Arizona and New Mexico meet at right angles. The point sits on a spur of the Carizo mountains, is hard to reach, and features a monument erected by U S surveyors bearing the four states and territories.
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Four Corners
Colorado
Utah
Arizona
New Mexico
Carizo Mountains
United States
States
Territories
Spring Hill Socials and Family Visits Highlight Weekend
Rain pleased the Farmers while neighbors attended church Sunday. Carl Foster from Rushville visited his sister Miss Myrta. Abe Morford and family dined with Mon Davis. Ruth Terhune hosted Jim Johnston and wife for dinner. Bertha Goodkins plans a Napoleon visit. A Decoration Day gathering occurred at Doles pond. Rev McCall received a welcoming reception for the coming year. Roxie Morford and Myrta Foster planned short visits to Gas City and Rushville.
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Robert Foster
Carl Foster
Rushville
Myrta
Clem Stewart
Sandusky
Abe Morford
Mon Davis
Jim Johnston
Ruth Terhune
Thomas Hartig
David Ray
Bertha Goodkins
Napoleon
Roxie Morford
Gas City
Myrta Foster
Ten Years in Bed by R A Gray in Oakvine Indiana
R A Gray of Oakville Indiana writes that ten years in bed due to kidney disease left him immobile part of the time. After no relief from top doctors, Foley's Kidney Cure was recommended and he calls it a Godsend. Sold by J H Batterton.
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R. A. Gray
J. P
Oakvine
Ind
Foley
J. H. Batterton
Petition for road improvement in Jackson Township Decatur County Indiana
A group of more than fifty freeholders in Jackson Township requests the Decatur County Board of Commissioners grade drain and macadamize a rural road of about three miles. They seek notice, appointment of an engineer and viewers, and an electionless improvement under Indiana highway laws. Signed by Isaac Sherman and many residents. sworn May 1906. Official auditor notation confirms filing and hearing date July 2, 1906.
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State of Indiana
Decatur
Board of Commissioners
Decatur County
Indiana
Freeholders
Jackson Township
General Assembly of
Roag
Town
Range & East
Jackson
Isaac Shera
Smith
Thompson
Joan W. Galloway
Leander Meredith
Jas H. McKeloy
D. C. Chailie
G. W. McKelvey
David Clark
Aaron M. Updike
J. W. Deniston
Sam Fisher
J.H.S. Riley
D. Fulton
Jac
H. Deniston
James Braden
Allen Cornelius
B. W. Jameson
J C. Smith
John Green
J.S. Gaston
John M. Munns
Jacob M. Vones
N. Anderson
Richard Kee
D. F. Shera
Chas
P. Johnson
G. B. Blazer
M. M. Elliott
Banister
B. FB. Jordan
J. W. Spears
Frank Cornelius
Lem Hall
Martin Hill
Alexander Helly
J.S Hill
J.S. Burns
John Cornelius
J. O. Thomas
Hern Jere Sater
Ira Bullard
Albert Updike
Willard Wolfe
Joseph Kelly
John W Beaty
J. H. Shafer
Nelas Grass Davis Mandef
George Himelick
P. M
State of
Aly
Ranke
Ryan
How to Break up a Cold
It claims a severe cold can be broken up in one or two days. Early symptoms include a dry cough and watery nasal discharge. The remedy Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is taken hourly at first signs to counteract the cold and restore health in a day or two. Batterton's drug store sells it.
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Batterton’s
Your Summer Outing to Algonquin Park Ontario
A descriptive pamphlet invites readers to visit Algonquin National Park of Ontario a vast 2 000 000 acre fish and game preserve with 1 200 lakes and rivers. It promises canoe trips pure air at 2000 feet elevation and an enticing summer holiday for young men with a free illustrated publication available from W Robinson Pittsburg PA.
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Algonquin National Park
Ontario
W. Robinson
Park Building
Pittsburg
Also Mentioned on This Page
Court House Cullings
Circuit Court
Alonzo Rater
Charles Doyle
Lucretia Mook
Columbia Relief Fund Association of Indianapolis
Homer Foster
Indiana Reformatory
P. T. Lambert
Skillman
Thomson
Hacker
Kuntz
the County Commissioners
James Anderson
Clay Township
the County Board OF Review
County Board of Tax Review
Dale Welsh
D. C. Elder
Caleb Wright
County Board OF Health
E. T. Riley
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Pearl Street
New York
Spring Hill
Ed Burk
Milkoy
Sherman Goodkins
Ripley County
George
Doles’s Pond
McCall
Perion
Jackson Town Ship
Kan
Zate
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Carter & CO
Roe
the Levinson Co
West Side Public Square
Greensburg, Ind
Spilman & Bonner
Louisville
Winona Lake
H. J. Rhein
R. P. Hamilton
Attorney At Law
Notary Public
Cyclone Insance
Od&c
North Side Square
Greensbuarg
George W. Bruce
D. A. Myers
Washington St
Greensburg
Samuel Kennedy
Franklin Street
Shelbyville, Ind
Bennett
T. E. Davidson
Bennett & Davidson, Attorneys At Law
Woodfill
the Square
Hugh Wickens
John E. Osborn
Wickens & Osborn
Cowder Block
Hotel DeArmond
J. F. Goddard
J. W. Cray Goddard & Craig
Attorneys AT Law
Offee
Little Black
Square
J. K. Ewing
Frank Hamilton
Ewing & Hamilton
Freeman
Sreemburg
J. B. Kirkpatrick
Ohio Street
Indianapolis
Insurance
Robert J. Russell
Porter& Porter
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