Preachers and Gamblers in Local Political Turmoil
In Indianapolis a strange clash pits preachers against gamblers as they seek to defeat Mayor Bookwalter. Gamblers claim his drive to shut them down hurt business and they cite recent raids and fines as proof. The piece contrasts knowledge from experience with hearsay among clergy and notes political fallout, including resignations and party despair.
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Bookwalter
Indianapolis
SUN
Bookwaller
What the Papers Say on Politics and Habits
A collection of quips from major papers. Detroit Free Press hints at overcoming umbrella habits while Chicago Tribune suggests almanac based investigations reveal slummer. Columbus Dispatch notes that an army is a good servant but a bad master. Milwaukee News proposes Booth Tarkington as a literary running mate if Beveridge declines Roosevelt.
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Detroit Free Press
Almanac
Chicago Tribune
Peter
Fire
Columbus Dispatch
Beveridge
Roosevelt
Booth Tarkington
Milwaukee News
Return of the Hour Glass in Modern Homes
Sand time glasses with three minute gauges become common in kitchens and parlors as egg boilers, cocoa timing, and delicate sauces rely on their run. They grace writing desks and dressing tables, pairing with antique jewelry and colonial keepsakes in fashionable homes.
Servian tragedy and related media notes teased
The St Louis Chronicle reports on forthcoming Servian tragedy dramatization delays and a slate of curios including encyclopedias and typesetting machines en route to Indiana. It mentions Ruth Barkington novels with satirical titles and notes a blood stained costume exhibit.
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Hamfat
Indiana
Ruth Barkington
Hegides
Walt
St. Louis Chronicle
Chinese Feet and Foot Binding Folly at Canton Meeting
Minister Wu addressed a mixed Chinese and foreign audience at a Canton gathering of the Natural Feet society. He joked about never binding his daughters feet, noted his wife’s small feet, and revealed plans to contribute $100 to the cause, while admitting little progress in freeing feet.
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Canton
Natural Feet Society
Society
New York Tribune
Buried Treasure and Sketches of a Singer Tale
A fragmentary feature presents poems and sketches tied to a singer, including a long ballad about buried treasure and a humorous exchange about a daughter’s college growth. Interleaved are brief humorous vignettes and quips about manners and language, attributed to Edward Singer.
Reflections of a Bachelor in a Candid Cash Riff
A satirical blurb from the New York Press ponders marriage and money. It jokes that women might avoid wedlock if they could obtain clothes and jewels without husbands, and notes male vanity with aging hair. It contrasts a bank’s fuss over overdrafts with a wife’s indifferent handling of debt.
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New York Press
Amusements at Fair Bank feature Caseby and Prosser vocalists
Miss Mabel Caseby soprano and Rees V Prosser tenor headline this week at Fair Bank with strong crowds despite chilly weather. The program blends popular and classical numbers with a midweek matinee and a change in the latter portion of the week. Ostendorf's Land also presents varied acts and Henry Vet will headline Wednesday night on the xylophone. In Crawford County English reports another smallpox case from Grantsburg linked to French Lick as the disease spreads locally.
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Ostendorf
Henry Vet
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Grantsburg
French Lick
A Corner For The Women Physicians
A London Telegraph summary notes women physicians gaining attention through a Royal free hospital fete and a notable list of appointments. It highlights Miss Leney as oculist, Brydon and others as medical officers, and Mrs Brewart Deacon and Miss Sheldon Amos in health posts abroad. Madame Curie is credited with radium and polonium discoveries. 1903 porch furnishings and garden party fashions are described, followed by table etiquette trends and dining recommendations.
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Royal Irea Hospital
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New Hospital For Women
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Order of Foresters
Brewart Deacon
Gold Coast
Sheldon Amos
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Port Salém
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London
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Mme. Currie
Poland
Congress of Chemists
Berlin
W. Markwell
Local notes and lives for Vigo county and beyond
Madame Tallka and Erion Stone highlighted at Lazar ette Chautauqua. Jesse McComb, Vigo county’s oldest native, dies at Honey Creek after long ties to birthplace. Arthur Tilney to wed Minnie Walden after a correspondence tethered the two. Corda Maurtin rises from a Greenfield barn experiment to a Union Traction electric post in Anderson. Fort Wayne chosen as dining car hub for Nickel Plate line. dam and electric plant survey near Delphi. Sugar Grove reunion planned for September. youngest pupil Charles Newhan, Plainfield, age 63. Evalyn Bushel files for divorce. William Beaket cites grounds for separation. Peter Moody of Goа City entices a Chicago dating agency match with hopes of fortune. Tolbert Fear breaks jaw on Monon tracks. sues for damages. Elwood meters tagged to curb theft. Bats and drama at Alexandria. George Gambale’s tree scene yields four young bats, one thriving. Henry Willa seeks custody of two children via Tennessee divorce ruling.
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Delphi
Sugar Grove Quaner
Plainfield
Charles GO. Newhan
Evalyn Bushel
Sait
Charles Bushel
Terre Haute
Wiliam Beaket
Belle Basket
Peter Moody
Goa City
Chicago
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Tolbert C. Fear
Frankfort
Monon
Gan Meters
Elwood
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Alexandria
George Gambale
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Bate
Henry Mwilla
Kirklin
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Bhé
Odd courtroom and theatre mischief in old satire
A New York Press sample recounts a weary audience at Leisure Hour where hissed responses erupt as ushers receive little applause. A Swede witness awkwardly clarifies his occupation in a courtroom cross examination, saying he works in a very big factory and does puddy hard vewrk.
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Anderson
Modern talk and old jokes in a single column
The piece blends humorous anecdotes about an interpreter in a factory and a college electricity definition gag with a dated city news feel. includes a Philadelphia professor and a forgotten answer, plus advertising lines for Burdock Blood Bitters Mountain Valley water Wright's discharge and a New York Times reference.
Indiana Mental College Dental Services
An Indiana dental notice lists services for patients from dawn to dusk at 8 W Cor Delaware and Ohio, including all kinds of dental work. Also mentions DeVore Co printing in Century building and old nurse for children with Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and diarrhoea relief priced at twenty five cents a bottle. A barber shop advertises shaving at ten cents.
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