Gongs and street traffic clash on Washington street
A draft plan proposes warning gongs at Pennsylvania Meridian and Illinois on Washington street to curb street car, interurban and vehicle traffic. The piece notes crowded streets, a future cross-line on Ohio street, and anticipated growth from new post office and interurban routes. It also touches on football temper and railroad consolidation efforts led by Joe Kealing, Floyd Woods, and Fred Joss.
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Pennsylvania
Meridian
Illinois
Washington-st
U. S
Washington St
Board of Works
Ohio St
Indianapolis
Washington
Ohio
New York-sts
Post Office
Northern Securities Company
Joe Kealing
Floyd Woods
Fred Joss
City Clerk Elliott Warns Fines Must Be Paid
City clerk Elliott vows decisive action to collect outstanding police court fines. He will dispatch a bailiff to seize personal property from nonpayers or direct executions through the county sheriff for real estate collection, asserting officials will win by doing their plain duty.
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Elliott
Minnesota Governor Defends Railroad Competition
Governor Van Sant remains convinced that railroad competition is essential for healthy business conditions, responding to contributors who argue against the old saying that competition is the life of trade. The debate centers on the value of competitive practices in shaping industry efficiency and rates.
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Gov. van Sant
Minnesota
Fragmented OCR satire on social and political topics
A garbled newspaper fragment surveys social issues and political talk. It mentions skewed gender ratios, overseas doctors, tariffs on foreign brides, prize fights and football plans, the fate of a garrison commander, Moses in a sermon, and politics at a republican state feast. The text includes stray phrases about judgeships and federal seats.
Professor Brown proposes probation officer for first offenses
Prof Demarchus C Brown urged at a Christian ministers meeting that the next legislature create a probation officer to supervise boys released on suspended sentences. He cited many fatherless youths at Plainfield who could be aided under proper supervision and noted his study of reformatory conditions as a State Board of Charities member.
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Demarchus C. Brown
Christian Ministers
Plainfield
Brown
State Board of Charities
Plainfield Reformatory
Hobson's Indianapolis Week Attends Notable Functions
A theater party thanksgiving dinner dancing party and Daughters of the American Revolution tea are among events Hobson will attend in Indianapolis this week. The eager expectancy on fair Indianapolis faces is seen to be imagined as the schedule unfolds.
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Hobson
Indianapolis
Beveridge praised as able writer of eastern questions
Senator Beveridge is praised for his Saturday Evening Post articles on Manchuria and the eastern question. The critic calls them elegant, forceful, and entertaining and notes they confirm his sound judgment from last summer when he traveled through Russia and the Far East.
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Senator Beveridge
Saturday Evening Post
Manchuria
Russia
Far East
Submarine Boat Submerged for Fifteen Hours
The event describes a submarine boat submerged for 15 hours, a feat that eases fears for McGinty and political figures as the sea and Salt River become less terror filled.
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Salt River
McGinty
Argument for elevated tracks over Indianapolis Southern route
A strong case for elevated tracks cites that 400 school children would have to cross the proposed Indianapolis Southern route at McCarty Street. The plan hinges on safety and traffic considerations as the route faces opposition and public scrutiny.
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Indianapolis Southern
McCartyst
Grave Robbing Foe Provokes Call for End of Death
A blunt taunt declares that the only way to deter grave robbers is to stop dying, signaling frustration with medical students and physicians involved in such practices. The remark frames death itself as the obstacle to justice.
Won't the alley organ swear off on that four and five generation serial
Alfred Vanderbilt's first born is a boy. This is a lucky year for the sacred families.
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Alley Organ
Alfred Vanderbilt
String Beans Dinner Dilemma in Rhyme
A playful verse tells of a mistress who plans string beans for dinner but discovers the beads she stringed on a cord were mistaken for food. The maid and mistress react with dismay as the dinner bell rings.
Indiana Deaths and Tragic Accidents Across Cities
A compilation of death notices and tragedies from Indiana towns. Mrs John Haroho of Elwood, prominent Catholic woman, dies. Miss Mary Staley of Peru contracts typhoid fever while nursing patients in Indianapolis. Mrs Mary Jane Howe, 74, Portland, longtime farmer. Rufus Thompson, 16, killed by a train in Kentucky and buried at Whiteland. Mrs Jennie Sprague Swartz, 51, Jeffersonville, dies of consumption. noted society leader. Wm. B. Ensor of Martinsville dies after brief illness. Judge Davidson’s son James dies in South Berwick Me, where he leads a bank. Miss Alta Hesley, 20, Kokomo, heart trouble. Two-year-old daughter of George Ranson, Muncie, burns to death. a 4-year-old brother burned rescuing her.
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Mary Staley
Peru
Indianapolis City Hospital
Mary Jane Howe
Portland
Jennie Sprague Swartz
Jeffersonville
Wm. B. Ensor
Martinsville
Townsend& Hinsor
James
Judge Davidson
Lafayette
South Berwick
Miss Alta Hesley
Kokomo
Lanterns, rent rag tale and quinine profit tale
A Milwaukee Sentinel excerpt explains a rent rag ritual where a lantern signals a benefit dance for paying rent, observed in a tenement with poor residents. It contrasts with quinine economics and notes India’s price regulation, plus a Washington Post piece on a federal poisoner at the Smithsonian complex describing preservation methods and pest control.
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Wella-st
What the Papers Say on Public Affairs and Scandals
A collage of editorial quips on German arrogance sugar trusts and public weddings. It notes Senator Depew’s approaching wedding open to observers in Paris parks. It also mentions Tammany Hall braves facing cuts worth about £20 million and shifts toward fewer elections and longer terms, including Alabama’s legislative session limits.
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Detroit Free Press
Depew
Paris
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Tammany Braves
Columbus
Dispatch
Alabama
Lopeka Journal
Pointed Paragrap hs from a Chicago News quote chest
A compilation of witty maxims on pessimism dentistry marriage nerves and confession. The quotes mock human foibles with sharp social observations and humor.
An Indiana Girl A Rural Life Novel From Indiana Author
A new book by Indiana author Fred Lincoln appears from Neale Publishing in Washington. Set in Brown and Bartholomew counties, the tale follows a pension witness and an Eastern educated preacher among wholesome county folk. The reviewer finds the plot gentle and the local color faithful, though the central heroine is unusual for the setting.
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Indiana
Neale Publishing Company
Washington
Fred 3. Lincoln
Mn ‘Lincoln
Columbus
Washington, D. C
Brown County
Lincoln
Indianapolis
Mr. Lincoln
Indiana Girl
East
Proverbs and polemics echo in scattered editorials
A collage of excerpts from several Indiana and Kentucky papers voicing sharp views on law, taxes, energy, weather, and government policy. Witty quips and critical takes mix on matters from forgery cases to coal supply and the cost of living with regional tone and dated flavor.
Melon muff fur art wins high praise in fashion notes
A furrier’s melon muff, named for stripes and oval shape like a cantaloupe, garners praise. The piece uses alternating dark and light shades of mink sables chinchilla or similar furs, with short-haired varieties preferred over long-haired for the melon shape.
Fashions for Dolls Parade in a Shop Window
A shopper admires a dolls parasol display and envisions Paris. Parasols range in color and trim from lace to velvet, priced from 60 cents to 1 25. Little red felt hats for dolls in various sizes sell for ten cents each.
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Paris
White Button Feels Trendy on Plain White Hat
A plain white felt hat features a large white button as its centerpiece, framed by a plaiting of white that forms a stiff rosette. The design highlights a simple yet fashionable decoration this season.
Silver Cow Cream Jug Pitcher for Collectors
A cream pitcher shaped as a silver cow features an open mouth spout and a tail that serves as the handle. The quirky novelty piece appeals to collectors of animal themed tableware and antique silver.
The Right Height for a Divan
The proper size for a divan is one foot high, two and a half wide, and six feet long with the goal of preserving comfort and effect.
Remarkable remedy saves man from cholera morbus
G. A. Morris of Embreeville Pennsylvania recounts a past illness at Martinsburg West Virginia where cholera morbus led to diarrhoea. He relied on Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy after doctors failed and was cured completely. Sold by all druggists.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
G. A. Morris
Embreeville
Erin The Nation And A Mother's Grief In Verse
A long poem excerpt blends Irish identity with calls to Redmond and O Donnell, praising Ireland and urging continued effort for liberty. It shifts to a mother's prayer for her dead child, asking God to restore or ease the loss, expressing deep grief, memory, and faith. The speaker mourns a baby, wonders if angels kiss, and seeks solace in divine care.
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Erin
Old
Ireland
Redmond
O'Donnell
Laundry List on Coverboard with Painted Clothesline Scene
Describes an outside cover feature showing a small oblong pasteboard with a color image of a woman hanging clothes on a line. The back bears a writing pad used for listing the clothes. The item highlights hand-painted artwork and a practical laundry list pad.
A Slice of Lemon in Scalding Water for Cloths
A southern kitchen tip suggests dropping a lemon slice into the water used to scald kitchen towels and other cleaning cloths. The lemon is said to cleanse and sweeten the fabrics perceptibly.
Observations on Courtship and Verse in the Philadelphia Record
A breezy quote laden meditation contrasts gender roles and prowess in literature and romance. It notes that a modest maiden waits for a suitor's proposal, a brother labels a sister's cheek as lots of go, feminine talent may write a book but masculine genius sells it, and youths fear romantic sonnets more than crimes. The moon makes matches while the sun dulls effort.
Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup Promises Quick Cold Relief
Advertises Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup as the fastest remedy for colds with a warning not to let a cold worsen and mentions a price of 25 cents.
The Inward Effects of Humors Helped by Hood's Sarsaparilla
The passage warns that inward humors are more dangerous than outward effects and promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a powerful alterative and tonic that purports to eradicate humors and cure both inward and outward symptoms.
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Hood
Local Board Officers Named in Formal Roster
John H. Holliday presides with Henry Eitel as vice president and Howard M. Foltz serving as treasurer. Charles B. McBride listed as secretary in the official roster.
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John H. Holliday
Henry Eitel
Howard M. Foltz
Charles 8. M'Bride
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