Law on Compulsory Education Shows Enrollment Rise
State superintendent Frank L. Jones reports statistics on the compulsory education law. Over five years enrollment increased 65 percent, attendance on enrollment up 5.9 percent, and daily attendance up 25,120. King Charles of Portugal plans to visit London and is to sign an alliance among England Portugal and Germany.
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Frank L. Jones
Charles
Portugal
London
England
Germany
Burglar No 1 Seeks Doctor Squires In Haunted Tale
A narrator serving master Goddard infiltrates Dr. Squires' oriental rich office seeking clues to a mysterious inherited disease. The burglar encounters a stubborn Indian servant and a secretive physician amid a cluttered, decorated lair full of modern and antique curios. The stage is set for further pursuit of the doctor’s secrets.
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Charles Goddard
Belle Stetson
Goddard
Squires
Miss Stetson
William
John
Charles
Tie
Bagdad
Benares
Complex family unions at a McKeesport wedding chain
Walter Huffman wed Ida Stewart and George Huffman married Mary Stewart. Ida Smith’s niece and Isaac’s widow then married Walter Huffman, making him both husband and nephew to Ida Stewart’s family. The tale weaves a tangled line of in laws and marriages across two generations.
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Huffman
Ida Stewart
George Huffman
Walter
Mary Stewart
Isaac
Ida Smith
Walter Huffman
Why Do Noses Turn Right The Most
A group of Indianapolis physicians struggle to explain why most noses tilt to the right. They note widespread rightward bias among men and many women, suggesting strong facial muscles and one-sided mouth use may gradually pull the nose that way.
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Indianapolis
James G. Blaine
Parainjected Paraffin Protheses Restore Collapsed Noses
Dr. Gersuny of Germany demonstrates subcutaneous paraffin prostheses to rebuild saddle noses and repair sunken areas. The technique injects heated paraffin into the defect, where it hardens as it warms to body temperature and can be molded. Cases include nasal collapse and repaired oral roof openings with closed gaps, plus a sunken breast after rib removal. Indianapolis doctors anticipate trials after Indiana Medical Journal description.
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Gersuny
Germuny
Indianapolis
Indiana Medical Journal
Secret marriage prank ends with wedding of Pickering
A military tale follows Lieut. Pickering and his friend Frogmore as a joke exposes a ruse involving Frogmore’s wife Nancy. The two officers duel over honor but the caper collapses when Frogmore reveals Nancy is his sister. Pickering later marries Nan.
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Lieut
Pickering
United States Artillery
Frogmore
Meni
Nancy
Artillery Corps
Frog
Nad
Nancy Frogmore
Fort
Nan
Frogmores
Pick
Bob
Mr. Pickering
Trady
Parker
Portland Transcript
Local Notes Tossed In One Paper Bundle
Short items from multiple towns include Bill Gandy's dog death and hunting plans, editor spats with a preacher in Winamac, calls for revival at Boonville churches, a milk delivery plan in Evansville, a remark on large families, an amateur Culver play titled When I was broke, and Laporte’s H. A. Becker advertising a found stray mare.
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George E
F. M. Buckles & Co
New York
Piazza
India
M. ¥. Moore
Westmoreland
Kansas
Abdallah Temple
Order of Mystic
Bhrino
Leavenworth
Paola Lodge
A. M
Paola
Moore
Kaw Valley
Topeka Commandery
K. T
Topeks
Zabud Council
No. 4
Topeka
Dr. Caldwell
Pepsin Syrup CO
Monticelle
Keesport, Pa
Parrafin
Butterick
Tus Burraricx Co
W. 13Th St
Bill Gandy
Bill
Shepherdsville
Covington
Winamac
Boonville
Evansville
H. A. Becker
Laporte
Henrietta
Jamestown
Ohiost
Jewett
Chickering
Vose
Ivers & Pond
Fischer, Cameron, Braumuller
Wuleahnet
Stewart, Stodart
N. Penn
Indiana
Gem Laundry
Indiana Ave
Imdligna
Maryland
Aetna Cabinet Co
Granger
W. Wash. St
Soca
Granger Store
West
Washinston St
Dugan & Healey
Washington St
State House
Geo. N. Rouse
Massachusetts Ave
Rimleas
Omega
Indianapolis Gas Coq
Pennsylvania
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