Night Riders Fire in Tobacco Town Courthouse Drama
A moonlit Kentucky town endures a vigilante gathering of masked riders allied to the tobacco growers. They threaten and burn a grower’s barn to force cooperation against the tobacco trust, culminating in a kneeling, penitent scene at dawn as they ride away.
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Temple of Justice
Western Kentucky
Tobacco Trust
Growers’ Protective Association
Night
Association For Mutual Protection
Barton
Frog of Peculiar Habits in South America
A South American frog nests in tree tops using a hollow stump lined with tree resin to trap rainwater. Eggs hatch into tadpoles in this natural basin. How the resin is gathered and welded into a waterproof nest remains a mystery.
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South America
Will build chapel at Adelbert College in memory
Mrs John Hay and Mrs Samuel Mather donate a chapel to Adelbert College Cleveland in memory of their father Amasa Stone to be named the Amasa Stone Memorial The gift honors Stone and adds a new campus chapel reflecting family philanthropy
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John Hay
Samuel Mather
Adelbert College
Cleveland
Amasa Stone
Aunt Polly’s Corner Mocha Cake Recipe Card
A recipe card describes Aunt Polly’s Mocha Cake with six eggs two cups fruit sugar half cup lukewarm water two cups flour baking powder and steps to cream yolks with sugar add water then dry ingredients then stiffly beat whites bake in a moderate oven. Icing combines butter icing sugar cream vanilla almonds and nutmeg with rolled nuts for coating and garnishing the cake then cut into small squares.
Three Wives Try to Save Bigamist in Rome Court
George E. Caddick a 25 year old plumber from Spuyten Duyvil admitted bigamy first offense after three of his four wives pleaded for suspended or lighter punishment. The judge sentenced him to three years at Auburn and he plans to choose a wife to live with after release.
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Rome
N. Y
George E. Caddick
Spuyten Duyvil
Willia
Caddick
Elmira Reformatory
Auburn
Edna Lucy Thompson
Yonkers
Riverdale
Blanche Friedburg
New York City
Aidavit
Nellie Philips
Oriskany
Hazel Carpenter
New York
Jersey City
Polish deputies in douma refuse to surrender members
Polish deputies in the douma align with Democrats to oppose arrest and expulsion of their members. Bishop Ropp, a Roman Catholic, leads the Polish party in the dispute.
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Ropp
Douma
Democrats
Man fatally stung after bee swarm attack in Indiana
Special to The Sum Evansville Indiana June 19 Russel Goldsmith was badly stung by a swarm of bees. His body swelled to twice its normal size and doctors fear for his life.
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Evansville
Ind
Russel Goldsmith
Childs Coat of Heavy Linen for Ward Robes
Heavy linen coat suited for children with a broad collar and scalloped edges. Short versions feature hand-worked collar and sleeves. A delicate headdress uses shirted mousseline. A charming style has a broad brim, low crown, and a black velvet bow.
Reading the Face
The text links eye colors to character traits and emotions. Greenish eyes signify deceit and scandal, blue eyes coquetry, black eyes spirited deceit, yellowish bloodshot eyes strong emotion, gray eyes dignity and intelligence, brown eyes kindness and happiness. It also notes mouth size and chin shapes as indicators of conversational power and love, with pointed chins implying fanciness and refinement, while broad chins imply ardor and jealousy or steadfast affection.
Blonde Indians in Mexico Baffle Ethnologists
The Maya of the Sierra Madre in Sonora show fair skins blue eyes and light hair. A folklore tale claims Swedish shipwreck descendants crossed the ocean long ago, but no solid evidence backs the legend.
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Sierra Madre Mountains
Sonora
Mexican
New World
A Model Wife Means Homekeeping and Quiet Restraint
Frances Gilbreath Ingersoll profiles a model wife who puts home duties first without meddling in neighbors affairs. She stays neat without turning home into a prison, shares meals, reads widely, and supports her husband while keeping frills for home and teaching children to honor her.
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Frances Gilbreath Ingersoll
Johnnie
Jence
Man suspected of writing hens lay guides also faker claim
A local inquiry questions whether the author of articles on poultry methods also fabricates nature stories. A passing reference to a woman with a moving van form asks if she would call her figure svelte, illustrating the piece’s odd, satirical tone.
Hidden Home Tensions Echo in Quiet Daily Life
A poetic vignette contrasts a father’s absence with domestic demands as a steeple clock marks the hour. A joke about a piano tuner jokingly expands into a product ad for ear muffs and sound-proof building material, highlighting small, humorous details of family life.
Smart Sailor Hat Fashion Comment Turned Into Question
A fashion exchange notes moss rose clusters on a sailor hat and jokes about a contraption. A bookkeeper asks about the Squee bunk House at Jinkhurst. A traveling man notes the ad calls it a family hotel and explains the proprietor’s wife cooks while their children handle other tasks.
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Jinkhurst
Straw hats and seaside gifts in a stage era chatter
The scene blends straw hats with clam bakes and chowder as fragrance and pest powders fill the air. A girl notes a young woman is too young to marry, while another counters that being on the stage means she’ll never be too old.
5S. Mans House His Castle
A fragment from a church social theme featuring echoes of a strawberry contest and community gathering. The text hints at a rural or small town setting with domestic imagery and social event vibes.
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Strawberry
Question Answered Picnics and cheerful plans for Annabel
A playful note suggests giggling girls with baskets and bean bags boarding a car on the way to work. It cheers Annabel by imagining she will soon join in the picnics and lighthearted activity.
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Annabel
Our Alma Mater Salute to the College We Remember
A nostalgic campus piece recalls education as the aim of all minds. The speaker celebrates the familiar ivy walls gray gables mandolin club and the faculty and janitor Jake, promising memories that will cling as time moves on.
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Peterian Spring
Mandolin Club
Jake
Daily Fashion Hints From Paris Pattern Sales
The Sun offers ten cent patterns from a leading company with seam allowances. Each day a different pattern is described and available postpaid by sending ten cents the pattern number size and name and address to the Fashion Department of The Sun.
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the Sun
Fashion Department of
Gallantry in Men Not on the Wane
A column argues men remain gallant in modern life while women worry about decaying courtesy. It cites blunt talk, quick proposals, and men bearing burdens, claiming tenderness and respect endure beneath brisk manners and hurried courtship. Ten words free three days in. The Sue .Under For Rent Rooms
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Bovey
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Czar
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Commencement Sea
Paris
The
Indianapolis Sun
Indianapolis, Ind
Paris Pattern
Burgheim
W. Washington
Vonnegut Hardware Co
Our
Aneshaensel
Ohio Street
Zelma Travers
Miladi
Castoria
Ajcherkhow
Ferger’s
Metzger
Jacob Metzger Co
Beth Phomes
Montani
Java
Walter Baker Chocolate
Royal
Rumford
D. Montani & CC Fancy Groceries
Alabama St
Pianos
Indiana
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