Wiseman brothers grow 200000 snakes a year in Indiana
Clinton county's Wiseman brothers operate the world’s only regularly run snake farm, raising garter and house snakes for oil. They started as farmers, expanded to two acres, then to larger facilities, with 100 females per 1 male and oil production from 100000 snakes last year. Snakes require little care, brood in summer, and are fattened in pens for oil making.
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Wiseman Brothers
Clinton County
Indiana
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Anc
Bertha Lowden
Bertha
Ana
T. W. Wiseman
W. M. Wiseman
Wisemans
Indiana Snake Farm
Hoosierisms and Indiana Oddities Chronicle
A local roundup notes diverse Indiana curios and informal history. Items include a 22 year old gander owned by Abel Stanley near Danville, a Clayton women’s Twentieth Century club debating Riley, Major, and other authors, quirky anecdotes from Wells and Warren counties, and county seat histories. Also mentions vaccination personifications, a carousel of small town highlights, a 1610 violin inscription, and a well worn 40 year JP.
Care of the Mouth and Dental Hygiene in War Time
The article explains the mouth as a microbe-rich environment where warmth moisture and food residues foster bacteria. It describes defense mechanisms, risks from mucous damage, and urges mouth asepsis with antiseptics. It critiques dentifrices, warns against alcohol bases and salos, and notes alternatives like permanganate gargles and oxygenated water for antiseptic use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Gille
M. Garnier
M. Grosrichard
Besancon
Young grocer sues fiancée for $71 in Elyria
William F. Schramm, a grocer, sues Birdie Wright, 17, for $71 after she spent $70 of $200 placed in her name. The jury awards him $8.48 as the case stirs cheers for the young woman.
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Elyria, O
William F. Schramm
Birdie Wright
Schramm
You Can Get a House for Ten Cents Ad
Ten word wanted real estate ad offered by THE SUN promises entry for a small fee. The notice frames a simple classified service for property seekers.
For Sale Miscellaneous Bargains Listed Today
The For Sale Miscellaneous column highlights Jersey carf a gasoline stove and gasoline engines among other bargains for readers seeking quick-buy items.
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Jersey
Grace Milford Reconciles With Ned Blake Amid Hospital Aid
Grace Milford helps a sick child in Mrs. McCarthy's slum home and nurses her to sleep. Dr. Ned Blake confesses the case that kept him away for opera. He then asks Grace to be his wife, and she agrees, weighing love against disappointment.
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Grace Milford
Ned
Edward Blake
Faust
Mr. Wilson
Grace
Board of Charity
Ladies’ Aid
Mrs. McCarthy
Elsie
Blake
Nei
Plant No Orchards Now Says Blatchley
State geologist Blatchley warns that the 11 year locust brood will arrive this spring and advises delaying new orchards until fall. He notes the 17 year brood in some areas and explains locust eggs are laid in twigs, with damage mainly to young trees. Protection is by framing young trees and covering with cheesecloth.
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Blatchley
Eccentric Whitman in Delray Court Horse Saga
Albert Whitman, kin of Walt Whitman, sides with a dead horse dispute against Spencer Doremus over a 7.50 purchase. Doremus was jailed for obtaining horseflesh. Whitman won acquittal, Doremus convicted then appealed. Whitman sues for 2.40 from skinning the horse. Amid court action a hat quarrel at a choir meeting leads Mrs. Hays to resign, with petitions for reinstatement and forgery murmurs. Deutsche club hosts a German house concert and dance, airing Washington’s farewell address.
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Whitman
Spencer Doremus
Doremus
Thomas Hays
Hays
Scion
Deutsche Club
Musicverein
George Washington
War in the Oswego Congregational Church Choir
In Oswego New York on February 17 a dispute erupts within the choir as members clash over a hat issue and a resignation follows. The incident highlights tensions inside the church community.
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Oswego, N. Y
Joseph Hearne Seeks Indianapolis License For Liquor and Pool
Joseph Hearne gives notice to voters in Marion county Indiana and the Marion County Board of Commissioners that he will apply at the March term 1902 for a license to sell intoxicating liquors in quantities under five gallons with on premise drinking privileges. The business is at 702 Madison Ave in Indianapolis Center township in a first floor room fronting east on Madison Ave. He also seeks pool table privileges in the same room and ward 11 location.
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Eleventh Ward
Center Township
Board of Commissioners
Marion County
State of
Indiana
Madison Ave
McCarty
Outlet 114
Indianapolis
Joseph Hearne
Sixth Ward
Washington Street
State of Indiana
John. Long
First Ward
Lewis St
Lewis and
Sixteenith-sts
G. W. Parker
Ovid Butler
College Corner
Sixteenth Sts
Notire
Thomas Ward
Licensed liquor sale sought in Indianapolis ward 7
Voters in Marion county Indiana at their 1902 March term consider a license to sell intoxicating liquor in quantities under five gallons with on premises drinking. The business sits at 550 E Washington Street on the first floor a two story brick building in Wilsons subdivision lot 8 Center Township. Applicant D A Kitley also seeks pool table privileges in the same room.
Notice of liquor license request in Sixth Ward Indianapolis
The voter in Center Township Marion County Indiana seeks March term license to sell intoxicating liquors in a room fronting Washington Street at No 558 W Washington Street Indianapolis. He will also apply for portable privileges in the same room. John Long.
Ward seeks license to sell intoxicating liquors in Indianapolis
Voter Thomas Ward in First Ward Center Township Marion County Indiana applies to the county Board of Commissioners at the March term for a license to sell intoxicating malt and spirituous liquors in quantities under five gallons with on premise drinking privileges. The business room fronts east on Lewis Street at the southwest corner of Lewis and Sixteenth Streets in Ovid Butler's addition to College Corner within ward one. Ward acknowledges location and request details for licensure.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Abel Stanley
Danville
Clayton
James Whitcomb Riley
Charles Major
Stendricks County
Wabash
O— Browns
Wonder
Boone County
John Ebnit
Bluffton
Rock Creek Township
Wells County
Tom Irwin
Warren
Tom
Modoc
Dogtown
Anson
Kelly
Verne Stevens
Portland
O— Warren County
Gen. Warren
Bunker Hill
Williamsport
William Harrison
Debbie Parker
Charlottesville
Hud McClung
Sullivan
Gio. Batti Ruggeri
Martuh
Lafayette
Monticello
Orleans Examiner
B. Sinex
New York
Dilling Candy Factory
Marion
Ind
Sinex
Lloyd
Dr. Pierce
E. L. Ransell
Hsq
Woolsey
Prince William Co
Ax Meowrant
Cst
STORY
Infante
Washington ST
Toc
Delray, Mich
Albert Whitman
Walt Whitman
Seventh Ward
Wilson
E. Washington Street
D. A. Kitley
Burkwarts
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