John Robinson Circus 70 Beats Bloomington in 1925 Tour
John Robinson's circus announces a visit to Bloomington on Tuesday September 1 with a 1925 tour featuring international acts from the Far East Europe and Latin America a wrestling tiger named Kittie and a large clown contingent promising a full Roman holiday style performance with diverse acts and imports noted from China Mexico Austria Argentina and more
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John Robinson
White Top
Bloomington
Far East
Europe
South America
Kittie
Wallace
China
Sing-Sing Jung Chai
Mexico
Morales
Austria
Rudy Rudynoff
Senorita Perdad
Clown Alley
Crossword Puzzle 1926 Facets of Wordplay
A partial crossword from 1926 with horizontal and vertical clues. The puzzle lists numerous word entries including snake, written composition, shell fruit and biblical boat among others. Several clues reference grammar forms, pronouns, and abbreviations while some entries are garbled or incomplete due to OCR.
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Italy
Swimming Contest at Vincennes Draws Wide Entry
Local swimmers are invited to enter the fourth annual Wabash river swim held by the Vincennes Y M C A on Saturday August 29 at 5 p.m. The distance is about half a mile from the B and O railroad to the wagon bridge. The event attracts Vincennes and nearby towns with a silver cup for the winner medals for second through fifth places and ribbons for all finishers. Merchandise prizes go to about the first ten, with a 25 cent admission. Entries may be sent to Ray C Beless, physical director, Y M C A, Vincennes Ind.
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Vincennes Y. M. C. A
Vincennes
Ray C. Beless
Ind
Taggart Sees Little Change for Democrats After Bryans Death
Thomas Taggart, longtime Democratic committee member, arrived from Hyannisport and said Bryan's death will have little effect on the party. He expects factions to come together next year, noting Coolidge is doing well and business recovery would reflect well on the administration. Taggart, with family at Cape Cod, is returning to French Lick.
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New. York
William” Jennings
Bryan
Democratic Party
Thomas Taggart
National Democratic Committee
Hyannisport
Mass
Taggart
Strow
United
Coolidge
Cape Codd
French Lick
Four Die After Freight Wreck Near Milford Illinois
August 18 report from Hopedston Illinois says four and probably five men were killed when a freight train derailment occurred near Milford. Eighteen derailed after a broken brake beam. The men were believed to be stealing a ride and were buried in the wreckage. only one body had been recovered.
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Hoopeston
Ill
Milford
Here
Door of Opportunity Hinges on Stamina and Drive
The piece urges readers to build strength and vitality to seize opportunities in business. It extols 8.8.8 as a creator of red blood cells and promotes 5.8. as a scientifically prepared herbal tonic to restore nerve power and punch, urging readiness when opportunity knocks.
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John Robinson Circus
Mabel Willebrandt
New England
Barron Collier
Fort Myers
Fla
Painleve
France
Abd-El-Krim
Queen Elizabeth
Belgium
First National Bank
Monito
Greene County
Greene County Loan Company
Indiany Industrial Lenders Association
Filbert
Chrysler
E. J. Ecker & Son Radio
Western Newspaper Union
bAbecoy
Mohammed
Joa
Democratic Union Near
Thos. Taggart
C. Sgt Red
Portis Wen
Rhodenbeck Bros
North Main St
Ford
Linton
TUDOR
Paul Fry
Vincennes Street
O’haver Bros. Bus. Line
Cen
St. N. W
Leavy
Midland
Stagsonville
Coalmont
Hymera
Shelburn
Armersbur
Erre Hauten
Lewis-F
Hawk
Terre Haute
Union Bus Terminal
Ohio St
P.M
Jasonville
Jack Spice
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