City claims title to Shelby Street mule barns in dispute
City attorney William Bosson denied efforts to seize barns for Indianapolis Street Railway bus storage after producing a 1899 title to the property. IST Railway President Robert I Todd expressed belief the city owned the barns. Street officials worry over stabling space as they fail to rent the Anheuser Busch site at 924 FE Ohio St for police horses.
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Shelby St
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
William Bosson
Bosson
Robert I. Todd
John F. Walker
Board of Works
Anheuser-Busch
Ohio St
Police Department
Three youths pay for fifteen minutes fun after vandalizing McCarter farmhouse
Leesburg Indiana report notes three youths paid twenty five dollars for fifteen minutes of fun after breaking eighty one window panes in a farm house owned by George McCarter. The item ends with an unrelated newspaper advertisement for Foley remedies.
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United Preas
Cure for Pimples Promised by Cream and Soap
Ed Lynn of Stnsville Indiana describes four years of constant painful pimples on face neck and shoulders. He says after using Cutiura Soap and Ointment he was healed after six cakes of soap and three boxes of ointment. Advertisement notes shaving stick priced at 25 cents.
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Ed Lynn
Sycamore Stnsville
Ind
Aiden
Ries
Mediums Expose Tricks at Chesterfield Spiritualist Camp
NEA Service reports at Camp Chesterfield, Indiana that visitors’ minds are muddled by dark seances and spirit warnings. Mediums claim guides from Indians and orientals control actions, leading to financial loss and a form of spiritual enslavement.
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NEA
Hesterfield
Ind
Chesterfield
Indianapolis
Blocks Replace Garage Cost with New Concrete Block
A. Benzinger of 2029 Madison Ave introduces a 6x8x20 inch concrete block for building garages. He claims blocks are warmer in winter and cooler in summer, sturdier and cheaper in the long run, and that these garages fit well with any house style despite similar initial costs.
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Tion
Benzinger
Madison Ave
Faculty Appointments and Freshmen Enrollment at Varsity
More than 600 freshmen have presented credentials and been accepted. Dr. John S. Harrison returns from Europe as head of the English department. Dr. T. G. Wesenberg will lead the romance language department during Professor Ratti’s Europe absence. Mrs. Alice B. Wesenberg returns from Harvard. Catherine M. Graydon is set to return September 15 from a tour of England. Charles M. Palmer joins the botany department as assistant professor with a B S and M S from Pennsylvania State College.
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John S. Harrison
Europe
T. G. Wesenberg
Harvard
Ratti
Dr. Wesenberg
Alice B. Wesenberg
Catherine M. Graydon
England
Charles M. Palmer
Pennsvania State College
L. E. Dabney
University of Texas
Rusk
Woman Credits Pinkham Remedy For Back Pain Relief
A St Paul Minnesota woman reports relief from chronic back pain bearing down and dizzy spells after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills. She notes regained strength and ability to perform housework and care for her child and offers to answer letters helping other women.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Price
Summit Avenue
St. Paul
Minnesota
Governor Jackson Invited on Ohio River Inspection Tour
Governor Jackson received an invitation from the Ohio Valley Improvement Association to be a guest on a boat tour of the 36 locks and dams on the Ohio River from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati. The trip includes dedication of three new dams and may include his family and other state officials.
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Jackson
Ohio Valley Improvement Association
Ohio River
Pittsburgh
Cincinati
Elkhart County Civil War Volunteer Ed Kerstetter Dies
Elkhart Ind Sept 10 Ed mund R Kerstetter age 85 believed first to volunteer in Elkhart County during the Civil War dies at his home. He was former county sheriff and long associated with local banking. He had lived in the county for many years.
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Elkhart
Ind
Edmund R. Kerstetter
Elkhart County
Kerstetter
Home Setting Gives Beauty
The piece argues that home design should fit the surroundings and lot rather than forcing a preferred style. It cites examples of ill placed villas and mismatched exteriors, praising adaptable plans that harmonize with trees and terrain. It stresses choosing a house shape to suit the site for lasting beauty and satisfaction.
Ideal Bungalow At City Farm Near Indianapolis
The Midland Development Company builds affordable bungalows on one and a half to two acre sites in Fairplains south and east of Indianapolis. Each home features a long living room dining room two bedrooms and built in kitchen storage with walnut woodwork. Sun filled rooms air and sunshine mark the tiny farm sites with electric light wells and interurban service. Open for inspection Saturdays and Sundays with Wilbur McCoy guiding tours.
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Midland Development Company
Fairplains
Indianapolis
University Heights
Fidgewood
Circle
Southport
Wilbur McCoy
Board of Trade Bidg
Local firm helps builders raise dream houses in Indianapolis
Robert H. Shelhorn Company assists distressed builders by planning and financing homes, delivering fifty houses at $5 000 to $7 500 last year and similar output this year with strong prospects ahead. Kenneth Griffith says clients gain expert advice, lot and house selection, and complete satisfaction.
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Carrollton
Guilford Aves
Robert H. Shelhorn Company
Kenneth Griffith
Indianapolis
Griffith
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Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Ill
FOLEY
Cuthura
Indianapolis & Cincinnati
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Madison
Pennsylvania Railroad
Virginia Swain
Harp
C. J. Pitz
Dayton
Ohio
Pitt
the Varsity Times
Butler
James Carvin
Claude Sifritt
Ohio Wesleyan
Michigan
Mabel F. Arbuthnot
Milton College
University of Wisconsin
Elmer 8. Clark
University of Missouri
Beloit College
Lawrence I. Hawkins
Northwestern University
Greece
Weaver
Mervyn Bridensteine
University of Iowa
Mr. Weber
Cincinnati
Decatur
Lake Decatur
Turkey Run
Indiana State Park
Marshall
Molly Elliott
Ideal
Robert H. Shelhorn Firm
the Railroad Men’s Building and Savings Assn
Virginia Ave
West Side Furniture
W. Lin
Washington ST. R
Kenneth Smock
S. Dakota
North St
Lincoln
Whitney R Spiegel Company
Peoples Bank
Fletcher Ave. Savings & Loan Assn
East Market Street
Indianapolis Light and Heat Co. Home Company
Monument Circle
Edison Service
Better Mill Work
Speedway Lumber CO
Marion County
Herbert E. Hill
Belmont
BLDG
E. P. Long
Ohlo St
Main
Floyd Peterman
Massachusetts Avenue Main
Irvington
LEWIS
Fall Creek
H. C. Curry & Co., Mfrs
Prospect ST
Fountain SQ
Wm. P. Jungclaus Co. Building Contractors
Mass. Ave
Guschmann
J.C. Carr
Exel
People’s
West Washington
Beaver
Timates
Neyd
Pay Co
Collins “Construction
Nora St
LE Gore-Crest Actal
Madison Avenue
Monument
Dan W. LE Gore
Mein
Buschmann
Vonnegut
E. Wash. St
A. B. Keepert Co., Inc
N. Senate Ave
Everroad & White
Transportation
South and
Delaware
Civic Realty
Delaware St
Drexel
A. Benzinger
William H. Colgrove
East Pratt and
Best BR. BR
WM. F. Nelson
Washington
East
Maryland
ESCOL
Central Ave
F. P. Foulke
L. G. Brightmire CO
Berry Brothers
Luxeberry
Old Adee
Central Wall Paperwand*paint Company
City Trust
Ehle, Building CO
Pai
Ween
Randolph
Brunswick
Brunswick Shop
N. Penn
St. Opp
Keith's
MeriDian Street
Marion Paint Company
Massachusetts Ave
Tincoin S
Peoples Coal & Cement Co
E. 15Th St
Webster
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