Real trial marriage novel leads to a happy ending
A review of several Bobbs-Merrill titles notes Charles Jakes Wayne’s The Marriage of Mrs Merlin as a plain engaging tale of a widow who hires a temporary husband, their evolving feelings, and an eventual genuine romance. It also covers The Apple of Discord, The Broken Lance, The Wife, and other works with commentary on themes, settings, and authorial craft.
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Charles Jakes Wayne
Richard Blount
Blount
G. W. Dillingham
Earle Ashley Walcott
West Coast
California
Nevada Bank
Kearney
San Francisco
Alice Barber Stephens
Herbert Quick
Emerson Courtright
John Ward
Robert Elsmere
C. D. Williams
Bobbs-Merril Company
Francis
Bobbs- Merrill Company
Indianapolis
GIVES BOOK TO STATE
J Yount presents to the state library a pamphlet copy of the Consumers Gas Trust company of 1887 articles of incorporation and by laws with officers directors capital stock and other details Only six copies are known to exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vy. J. Yount
State Library
Consumers’ Gas Trust Company
Coffee headache remedy with Postum substitute
The text advises that continual headache from coffee can harm many people. It recommends stopping coffee for 10 days and using Postum, a caffeine free drink made from roasted wheat and molasses. It claims Postum is wholesome, tastes like coffee, and pairs well with cream, ending with There's a Reason.
Record of US Long Distance Telephoning Beats Canada Says Engineer
An electrical engineer states that the greatest telephonic reach achieved in the United States far surpasses Canada. He notes Boston to Omaha calls, 1500 mile ranges, and a 400 mile per day operator routine, with McKinley campaign use across 36 states as proof of American capability and ingenuity.
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United States
Boston
St. John’s
Newfoundland
San Diego
Cal
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Omaha
Brainerd
Minn
Little Rock
Ark
Chicago
Montreal
Canadian Northwest
Canadian Pacific
Canada
McKinley
New Ambassador Named David Jayne Hill to Germany
Washington Nov 16 David Jayne Hill of New York present minister to the Netherlands will succeed Charlemagne Tower of Pennsylvania as ambassador to Germany when Tower leaves early next year. Hill, 57, former assistant secretary of state under McKinley and Roosevelt, renowned diplomat and author, heads to diplomacy chair at Columbia University and is a Bucknell graduate.
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Sun
Washington
David Jayne Hill
New York
Netherlands
Charlemange
Tower
Pennsylvania
Germany
Hill
McKinley
Roosevelt
Columbia University
Bucknell University
Father and Son Killed by Vandalia Fast Mail
In Greencastle Indiana on November 16 Harry Waters aged 45 and his son Walter 22 were instantly killed when struck by the Vandalia fast mail train at Almeda. They were in a carriage and, despite warnings, did not grasp the danger and were crushed under the wheels of the engine.
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Greencastle
Ind
Harry Waters
Walter
Almeda
Waters
Son
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days with PAZO Ointment
Guaranteed relief for itching burning bleeding or protruding piles. If not cured in 6 to 14 days, money back. Also mentions Celery Vesce for nerve support.
Edith Helena Uses Electric Light Vocal Scale
Vaudeville star Edith Helena in New York presents a vocal stunt using an electric light scale to register her high notes. She explains the device helps audiences recognize rising tones as she sings, noting the audience reacts as she reaches top notes.
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Edith Helena
New York
Miss Helena
Four Die in Train Accidents in Hammond Indiana
Four people were killed in separate train accidents in Hammond Indiana on Friday. William Anderson died after being struck by a Monon train Otto Stoll was crushed by a Chicago Junction freight train John Ruddick was instant ly killed on an Erie line and Charles Eckner fell from an Indiana Harbor train. The day was described as the blackest Friday ever known here.
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Hammond
Ind
William Anderson
Monon
Otto Stoll
Chicago Junction Railway
John Ruddick
Erie Road
Charles Eckner
Indiana Harbor Railway
Sheriff Sale of Rents and Profits Marion County 1907
Sheriff Joseph F. Clay will publicly sell rents and profits for seven years on Lots 29 and 30 in Ingram Fletcher's First addition Indianapolis Marion County Indiana on December 7 1907 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the courthouse door if rents do not cover the decree plus costs the fee simple of the real estate may be sold. Means & Buenting represent Capitol Lumber Company as plaintiff against Appolis B Cronkhite et al
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Superior Court
Marion County
Indiana
Capitol Lumber Company
B. Cronkhite
Ingram Fletcher
Indianapolis
Recorder
Joseph F. Clay
Means & Buenting
Great Council of
Cynthia P. Moore
T. R. Fletcher
H. E. Negley
William E. Miller
Lillian E. Lane
H. W. Bullock
Public Property Auctions In Marion County Indiana 1907
Public sale scheduled by the Great Council of Indiana and others to satisfy decrees. Two parcels in Marion County Indiana exposed for bid on December 7 1907 and December ith 1907 between 10 am and 4 pm at Marion County Courthouse. Details include lot and subdivision descriptions and rents and profits for up to seven years to discharge decrees.
Bank cashier J B Thomas commits suicide in hotel
J B Thomas, 60, cashier of the Bank of Albany and a prominent Missouri politician and former grand master of the Masonic grand lodge, shot himself at the Medina hotel in Kansas City. He left no note explaining the act and said the bank's affairs were not involved.
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Sus
Kansas City
J. B. Thomas
Bank of Albany
Masonic Grand Lodge of Missouri
Midiana
Indianapolis Public Works notices on alley openings and street improvements
City of Indianapolis Board of Public Works advertises November 1907 actions opening and widening the first alley east of Layman avenue and the alley east of Dearborn street, with assessments and damages to property owners, plus hearings December 9 1907. Also filed are Improvement Resolutions for Pine Street and Dye Street paving and Kealing Avenue work with plans and service connections.
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Department OF Public Works
Office of the Board
Majestic Bidg
Indianapolis
Ind
Board of Public Works
Indiana
Layman Avenue
Washington Street
Lowell Avenue
Sayman Avenue
Davis
Susan
Irving- Cote
Jons PH T. Elliott
Preston C. Trusler
Fred J. Mack
Board
Majestic Bidz
City of
Dearborn Street
New York Street
la Salle Street
Joseph T. Elliott
PRESTON _C. TRUSLER
Majestic
la Avenue
Pete
Board ‘of Public Works
Indianapollis
Johnson Sub
Irvington
Johnson
Bowden
Wm. J
Maria
E. M
O. R.johnson
Bowman
Jessie M
O. R. Johnson
Hime
Emmett
Murphy
Hattie A
Department OF Public Work& Office of the Board
Majestic Bldg
Pine Street
Market Street
Dye Street
Twenty-Eighth Street
Thirtieth Street
Kealing Avenue
Cornell Avenue
Twentieth Street
Twenty-First Street
Orleans Street
Pleasant Rum Boulevard
Raymond Avenue
Legrande Avenue
First Alley
Madison Avenue
Prospect Street
Morris Street
Davidson Street
Pogues Run
Ohio Street
Big Four
New York
Michigan
St. Clair Streets
E. Vela
Board of Public W
Les Tee Y
U. Erlicti
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Paul
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