Indiana towns report varied business and incidents
State news column rounds up reports from Grant to Michigan City detailing school closings and outbreaks, construction plans, factory and elevator projects, fires, legal actions, ventures, and public works. Notable items include a rebuilt high school in Marion after a Sunday fire, a new rod mill in Kokomo, traction talks in Dunkirk, and a six pound turnip exhibit in Kokomo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PERU
Peru—Commercial Club
Marion—High School
Franklin—Michigan Desk Company
Lafayette — Crabb
Reynolds - Bell Grain Company
Crawfordeville—Commercial Club
Kokomo
L. C. Hoss
Business Mood Turns Dull as Vendors Voice Frustration
Local merchants report unusually slow trade and stagnant activity. Business owners express concern over weak customer flow and minimal sales in recent weeks, signaling a rare lull in the neighborhood economy.
Richmond swindler preys on merchants with doctored money orders
A young man in Richmond is accused of bilking local merchants with forged money orders. Rome County reports a boat factory project by the James H. House launch and boat company, backed by Fort Wayne capitalists. Richmond fair association shows signs of disrepair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Rome
James,h. House Launch and Boat
Fort Wayne
Richmond—Fair Association
Food for a Year Meats Milk Butter Eggs Vegetables
An old advertisement image explains a fair one year ration for a man including meats, milk, butter, eggs, and vegetables. It notes some people eat greatly yet grow thinner due to defective digestion and promotes Scott’s Emulsion as a tissue builder advised by physicians.
Diverse small-town notices mix crime and local business
A collage of brief items reports tremors of crime and civic life across Indiana towns. suspects nabbed in Oshkosh after jewelry was jolted into a hotel safe. excursions lure outsiders to Terre Haute. a woman sews church funds from a will. a Miss Creasy sues over $10,000 damages. a six legged hog shocks Drifty Wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
W. O. Dunn
Montpelier
Fort Wayne
Capital
W.L. Moenering
South Bend
Bennie Turner
Albany
H. G. Burchman
Anthony Lodge
A. M
D. E. Gillespie
Lodge
Shelbyville
Willliam Conner
Scott Washburn
Yazoo
Miss
Roosevelt
Terre Haute
Casey
Martinsville
Marshall
Ill
Cambridge City
Dorothy Smith
Christian Church
Greenwood
Olive Creasy
Indianapolis, Greenwood & Franklin Traction Company
New Driftwood
Alberring
P. J. Lees
Waterworks Department
New People’s Trust and Savings’ Company
Arlington
Janiatta Draper
Rush
Thomas Draper
William Foxworthy
Draper
Plymouth
Klingerman
Tyner
Walford
A Little Law on Job Fraud and Incorporation
The passage depicts a man unable to support his family through unskilled crime and considering honest work. He reasons that using his real name would lead to rejection, while a false alias risks pretenses. He contemplates forming the Hank Smith corporation to hire without scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Jones
Hank Smith
Hank Smith Corporation
Golden Medical Discovery Pledged for Digestive Strength
An advert promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy for indigestion and stomach diseases that sap strength. It claims to enrich blood, stimulate liver function, and nourish nerves, citing a Columbus Ohio user who reports dramatic weight gain after eight bottles and restored vigor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Thomas A. Swarts
Sub
Columbus
Ohio
Grives
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Blucher
Elisa-Swain
Stevenson
Cammack
Anderson
Knights of Pythias
Logansport
Estabish
Conndprsville
Oscar Beeson
Crescent
Bloomington
Pavey
Crawfordsville
Dunkirk
Muncie & Portland Traction Company
Greencastle
Rebecca Key
Kokomo Steel and Wire Company
Bedford
Dennis O’connor
Monon Street Crossing
Ana
Will
Charrles White
Burlington
Seymour
James Honan
Harry March
Charles and Mulberry-sts
Yellows River
Kentland
T. B. Cunningham
Indiana
Lizzie Boyle
Howell
Belleville
John Gibson
F.frea Martin
Michigan City
T. W. ‘Lowden
Anderson—Anderson
Scott & ‘Bowne
Pearl
New York
le Mason
An - Oshkosh
Wis
Steel Range
Reservoir Steel Range
D. Summers & CO
East Washington Street
Brussels
Alattines
Earle
E. Washington St
Delaware
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