Ring Power Drives Primary Battles In Marion County
The Sun reports a political ring orchestrating GOP primaries in Marion County to boost its candidates while opposing factions falter. It urges anti ring candidates to unite to reduce aspirants and defeat the ring. The piece contrasts stone bridges with cement infra and warns cement structures will crack and rust, while urging durable stone construction for the future. It questions civic alliances and enforcement approaches amidst party maneuvering.
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Republican Party
Marion County
Central-ave
Stone
Crst
Meridian-st
Gibraltar
White River
W. Washington St
Civil Alliance
Widow of Terre Haute lynching may sue sheriff in federal court
The widow of George Ward, lynched and burned in Terre Haute last winter, may recover damages from the sheriff and bondsmen in federal court. Vigo county deserves punishment for failing to aggressively pursue the lynchers. The Board of works plans to hire a bridge expert, challenging City engineer Nelson’s view of superstructure strength. Policemen’s right of search is resisted, with impudence noted in city officials. A few clubbings might curb the gamblers’ hauteur.
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George Ward
Terre Haute
Vigo County
Board of Works
Nelson
Indianapolis Water Served Without Brand Preference
If Admiral Prince Henry visits Indianapolis the message is clear water will be served without brand discrimination. The note emphasizes equal service regardless of brand during the visit and stresses hospitality standards.
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Prince Henry
Indianapolis
Terry Hut in Sad Plight as Citizens Refuse Police Service
The piece notes a proposed Wa bash scenario if Bigler had accepted and highlights Terry Hut's grim situation when men decline to serve as officers despite offered pay of 4.50 a day.
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Terry Hut
Coroner nomination questioned amid wireless fears
Miss Holman frets messages abroad through the wireless Marconi system. Dr Diehl is expected to secure the nomination for coroner if any fame remains to be earned.
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Miss. Holman
Marconi
Diehl
Curious Anecdotes From Early West and Old Philadelphia
A Richmond era collection recounts justice lapses and witty exchanges from early western districts and Philadelphia. Notable vignettes include a judge suspending a murder sentence after a sly political bargain, a Lutheran minister recalling a pig gift tied to marriage, and Daniel Webster dining with an old Boston merchant over a costly glass of port.
The Sketches and Songs of a Singer
A poet narrator longs to return to Puckerville from a harsh city life. He reflects on labor and pride, fearing judgment from old friends and the chance he failed in his city venture. He wistfully prefers the peace of home yet worries about reputational blows.
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Puckerville
Jimmy Walters
Jack
Henry
With the Poets Asks To Seize The Day And Do
Poem urges readers to dismiss the past and focus on today. It extols living in the present with resolve and will, praising time as a man's friend and urging action with faith.
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Ea Wheeler, Wilcox
The Happy Shepherd and the Little Lambs of Love
A lyric note from Atlantic Monthly portrays a joyfully wandering heart and a sunny hill. The shepherd and its lambs share happiness under a blue heaven as dusk falls and the rock grows damp.
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Atlantic Monthly
Whimsical Readings From Daily Paper Snippets
A collage of brief humorous clips from Chicago papers includes a five year old escorting his grandpa into a circus, a Carthage Sunday-school tale of cruelty to cats, a Chicago Journal quip on marriage vows, plaid pie remark at dinner, and a breakfast napkin gag featuring Georgie and a dog tied to the table leg.
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Georgie
Self-made man remark draws skeptical response
A conversation notes Jones claiming to be self-made, with a skeptical respondent suggesting he achieved success through the same approach he uses in his other work. The dialogue hints at public perception of Jones’s methods and integrity.
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Jones
Artist Draws Portrait of Rap Girl Without Instrument
A brief cartoon caption notes the artist’s originality for a drawing depicting a rap girl without any musical instrument. The remark highlights the unconventional subject and creative approach in a compact exchange.
Sausage Shortage Prompted Man to Leave
A restaurant owner questions a waiter about a customer who left after being told sausage was unavailable. The waiter explains he stepped on a dog's tail in the kitchen causing the dog to howl, prompting the man to depart.
Centenarian meddles with whisky tale in village paper
An elderly man mulls options to gain space in the village paper by claiming lifelong whisky use or abstinence, while banter about euchre and card terms unfolds. A child at church asks why gallery people are “in the haymow,” recalling light humor from parish notes.
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the Little Chronicle
When Banks Are Owned by Policemen
A wry aphorism notes that police ownership of banks would reduce bank robberies and that saving money hinges on forgetting you have it. The quote blends wit about crime prevention with thrift advice.
Jinks and Jenks Exchange Witty Quips on a Newsboy
Jinks remarks the writer of a famous line produced nonsense. Jenks asks why. Jinks recounts seeing a pretty woman cradle a shivering newsboy who whimpered to be released.
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Jinks
Jenks
What the Papers Say Delights and Dashes of Reform
A collection of wry editorial quips from several papers. The notes poke at accidents politics and reform era curiosities. The items reference a crushed leg and wooden prop expositions thefts retirement disappearances and cabinet careers in a satirical tone.
Wager on a dictionary reveals a trick question
A reader claims a $50 bet that a book with every story by English and American authors in 25 years exists. The response presents an unabridged dictionary as the answer, suggesting stories are found by rearranging words. The winner depends on interpreting the dictionary as the bet’s object.
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I. C
Poem Snippet by Edward Singer on Optimism and Sleep
A brief verse by Edward Singer contemplates flowers waking from sleep to rainbow skies. It reflects on troubles falling away as the world moves toward better times and urges restful resignation before a hopeful awakening.
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Edward Singer
Opportunity knocks at every man's door in many ways
A roundup of editorial quips and remarks from several papers notes that opportunity appears in diverse forms from mild to aggressive. A Cook County official returns eight months of salary to the treasury, while sugar pricing is debated as a staple needing low costs. The ship subsidy bill again surfaces in Congress with uncertain outcomes.
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Greenfield
Walkerton Independent
Chicago
Cook County
Treasury
Lafayette
Congress
Washington
Columbia City Post
Swirl of Society News and Local Weddings
The article lists social events and upcoming weddings in the area. Fred and Edwin Wallick depart February first to study in Europe. Daughters of the Revolution held a Tuesday card party at Brenneke's. A Booth Tarkington play is set for February 7 with the author in the title role. Mrs. Charles M Walker hosts coffee next Tuesday on Broadway. Proctor reading circle met Tuesday with a Shrines paper by Mrs. James H Wilson. State weddings include Anna Wagner and William Gude in Lafayette and Josephine Burres and Amos Jones Jr in Elwood. Miss Marie Mucker married Harry C Folkerth at Zion Church Tuesday evening. bride wore silk mull and lace. Helen Davis plans a linen shower for June Clark of Noblesville, with a dinner for the bridal party the same evening. The Clark and Dickey marriage is forthcoming in February.
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Daughters of the Revolution
Brenneke’s
Dramatic Club
Booth Tarkington
Lafayette
Anna Wagner
William Gude
Chicago
Elwood
Josephine Burres
Amos Jones
Marie Mucker
Harry C. Folkerth
Zion Church
J C. Peters
Helen Davis
June Clark
Noblesville
Davis
Miss Clark
Mr. Dickey
Easlanepele
Fish ball recipe and tips from Good Housekeeping
Practical guide for making codfish fish balls with potatoes. Instructions cover washing cod, mixing with potatoes, butter, egg, and pepper, and frying in lard. Includes timing, portion size, handling tips, and reheating guidance to ensure crust and texture.
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Good Housekeeping
Miss Downing
They Do Not Know How to Eat Or Rest Says NYT Writer
The piece argues women mismanage meals and rest while men eat to satisfy urgent demands. It notes women save money at the butcher, skip meals when busy, and choose comfort foods like ice cream, while men eat in more varied circumstances. It also claims women overwork, darning, crocheting, and writing for rest, and cites growing women’s hospitals nationwide.
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New York Times
Horse of Brown Dies After Fall on Delaware Street
A horse owned by a colored man named Brown living at Merrill street and Capitol avenue fell at Delaware and Eleventh streets on Tuesday. The animal could not be revived and was killed.
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Brown
Merrill-st
Capitol-ave
Delaware and
Eleventh-sts
Weathered reflections on strength and restraint
A moral meditation on discipline and self control contrasts inner resolve with physical exercise. The passage weighs the value of foundation and patience, arguing that a soul gains strength through steady practice and that divine power acknowledges human frailty. It questions parental harshness by imagining a mother restraining impulse in a newborn moment.
Riddles and Parlor Quips From a Historic Page
A collection of humorous lines comparing tails to tree hearts and Scotsmen to banks and braes, with jokes about bread caterpillars, sympathy as blind man’s buff, an angler and a dunce, cigar lovers, flattery, and balloons lacking visible means of support.
Dean's Ointment Promises Cure for Eczema
Advertises Dean's Ointment as a cure for eczema and delicate skin conditions. Claims the product is safe for the most sensitive skin and available at drug stores for 50 cents.
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Dean
Teething Soothe Syrup Ad For Children
An old advert promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children. It claims to soothe the child ease gums relieve pain and cure wind colic and diarrhoea with a price of twenty five cents per bottle.
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