Kiss That Delays a Nihilist Plot to Kill the Czar
General Marakoff hears of a plan to assassinate the czar during a Moscow carriage journey. Captain Alexis Vronsky is sent to warn him, aided by Vera Kobolef who delays the killer and helps thwart the attempt. The czar awards Vronsky and Vera marriage, while Vera’s father faces pardon after a death sentence.
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Marakoff
Vladimir Kobolef
St. Petersburg
Golden Circle
Alexis Vronsky
Vera
Koboles
Vronsky
Moscow
Siberia
Kebdolef
Ivanovich
Czar
Golden Medical Discovery touted as cure for indigestion
An advertisement asserts the Dinner Pail of the American worker is often overfilled with wrong foods causing stomach trouble and reduced work capacity. It claims Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery provides a perfect and permanent cure for indigestion and related digestive diseases.
Hoosierisms Pivot Ends Mildly As Rider Upsets
Pleasant Hill item in Albion New Era reports Johnny Lukenbhul of Elston coasting down Wade hill and tipping Miss Eliza Burton who landed upright two feet from her start while clutching books. A theft at Reuben Huff saw four turkeys taken, two later returned.
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Johnny Lukenbhul
Elston
Wade Hill
Eliza
Burton
Reuben Huff
Pleasant Hill
Albion
New Era
Thirsty Farmer Dodges Train in Wild Escape
A Noble county farmer, after a thirst inducing incident near a railroad crossing, rode past in a wagon and later returned to town for a drink. He has also invented farm ping pong where workers simulate a game using imagined cows as players in October and November.
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Lagrange
Noble County
Zeta
Corn Field Wagon Game Described In Rural Tale
An anecdote describes a farmer grabbing an ear of corn and yanking the shucks off over a wagon board. The ear lands with a ping when it hits the throw n board and pongs when it reaches the wagon bottom, noted as a fine game by locals.
The Boss Liar contest boasts quirky Indiana lies
A local prompt invites readers to submit 100 word plus lies for a dollar and a club membership. The column flags personal lies as disqualified and cites numerous humorous entries from Indiana correspondents, each signed with name and town.
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Boss Liar
Ananiag Club
Indianapolis
Ind
Indianapolis Sun
Wells Hair Tone touted as latest in hair care
An advertisement touts Wells Hair Tone as a superior cooling dandruff remedy. It promises dramatic results at druggists in pint and quart sizes for 50 cents to one dollar and endorses the product as a genuine luxury for women. E. S. Wells of Jersey City, N J, urges readers to try it before hair loss becomes irreversible.
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Wells
Jersey City
N. J
Gould
B. A. Lakey
Elisabeth Stree
Auburn
David Kennedy
David Kennedy Corporation, Rondout, N. J
Old Black Hen Story Tells of Myron Herrick
Col Myron T Herrick recalls boyhood days in Wellington noting a neighbor who gave him an old black hen and chores. The tale ends when he rebels and flings the hen back, achieving peace from schoolmaster father and others, while the neighbor remains the hen’s owner.
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Ohio
Wellington
Myron
Herrick
The Boss Liar Tales From Indiana and Beyond
A collection of humorous tall tales from Indiana and nearby areas. Entries describe ice peril on the Missouri river, a strange fire omens near Clermont, a journey to Asia for a newspaper, hogs driven to river ice, and artful snowstorm exaggerations by local writers.
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N. C. Krauss
Lincoln, Ind
Boss Liar
Missouri River
Indianapolis
J. B. Cahill
Fairland
Ind
John Gipson
Man kills granddaughter with poison in Alabama
In Florence on December 29 Calvin Carson, driven by despair and poverty, gave his granddaughter carbolic acid and attempted suicide by cutting his own throat. He was found bleeding but may recover. the girl died from the poison.
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Florence
Ala
Calvin Carson
Carson
Humbert Swindlers Arrive From Madrid to Paris
The Humbert swindlers reached Paris from Madrid on Monday and were escorted to a police station after a small group of journalists and police met them at a station outside the city. Crowds had formed near the Central station in Orleans road due to misleading reports. Mme Humbert and Mile Eve wore simple black. Each suspect was driven in a cab with three policemen. Under French law the swindle case carries a five year maximum penalty.
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Paris
Humbert
Madrid
Orleans Road
Mme
Mile
Eve
Liner Ad for THE SUN Office Delivery
Copy this bold liner ad inviting readers to call or visit THE SUN at 121 123 E Ohio street. Emphasize fast service and reliable ads and include two contact numbers 880 and a second line for inquiries. Encourage legibility and strong readership response.
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SUN
Ohio-st
THE
Ohiost
Request for Books and Subscriptions Itemized
A customer offers to buy fifteen volumes of My Lady's Library, a one year Indianapolis Sun subscription, a one year Woman's Home Companion subscription, and a Flemish Oak Bookcase shown above. They enclose $1.00 for the first month and agree to twelve subsequent $1.00 payments on delivery and ownership transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
My Lady’s Library
Indiananapolis Sun
Woman’s Home Companion
Runaway team crashive causes hotel estate scare
Dr Lorenz and Dr Mueller visit George J Gould at his Lakewood New Jersey estate. A runaway team spooks a runabout as Gould takes the doctors for a drive. The Byes escape unharmed. Lorenz inspects a wrecked wheel and concludes the conveyance is horse less wreck.
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Dr. Mueller
George J. Gould
Lakewood, N. J
Gould
Charles A. Bye
Lorenz
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J. M. Indianapolis
Amo
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Waynetown
Lake Michigan
J. P. Morgan
ED Huff
Indianapols
Alonzo. Harding
Robkison
P. R. Welch
St. Paul
Paul W. Floyd
Virginia
W. E. Wooley
Colfax
Cecil Spivey
Stanton
Henry Williams
North Pole
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Arctic
Milroy, Ind
Clermont
L. A
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Asia
Max Oppenheimer
Nebraska
G. W. Lindsey
Cavlin Carson
Humberts
SUN Library Bureau
DR. Lorenz
New York
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Ill
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Lillie Wyckoff
London Mills
New Albany
Neat
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Allegheny City
Central Passenger Association
BIG Four
H. M. Bronson
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Dayton
Washington and
Union Station
Rational Advertiser
National Advertiser
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Henry J. Huder
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Sir N. Delaware Sr
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