Officer Harbett shoots suspect during jail break
Officer Harbett pursues Speck Wilson after he breaks from the Bloomfield jail. A gunshot wounds Wilson in the left leg as he flees down an alley while being recaptured, with officials saying the wound was not intended to be serious. Sheriff Ray then returns Wilson to Bloomfield custody.
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Harbett
Weenon
Wilson
Haibett
Bloomfield
United Fourth Vein Coal Co
Warhett
Ray
Hot Chili Enjoyed At Scout's Supper
The Boy Scouts of Troop 2 held a chili supper at the Elks' home to raise funds for Christmas charity. About 50 dollars was cleared, all to be donated locally. Gratitude was extended to volunteers and the Tiger Baking company of Indianapolis for crackers.
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Boy Scouts
Troop 2
Elks
Tiger Baking Company
Indianapolis
William Terrell
Unclear signature on payment check for lumber firm
A check for 61.35 drawn on Peoples' Trust Co. to New Union Lumber Co. dated August 13, 1925, lacks a signature. The giver of the funds remains unidentified, and the company seeks to know who should credit the amount and who wrote the check.
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New Union Lumber Company
Peoples’ Trust Co
Cleaning Brick Fireplace Foyer With Soda Paste
Cleaning the brick flooring in front of the fireplace involves a paste of two ounces soda one ounce salt and one ounce pumice stone mixed with water to form a thick substance. Rub brick thoroughly with the paste allow it to act briefly then scrub away with a stiff brush to remove smoke stains.
Relay Christeas Plan Affords Entertainment
A 1925 Western Newspaper Union piece outlines a Christmas relay plan for clubs and school groups. Hostesses lead a sequence of socials before Christmas with decorations, menus, games, and gift distributions. Prizes reward stunt success, with equal-value packages and a postmaster task twist, culminating in a New Year themed finale.
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Gertrude Walton
Western Newspaper Union
A Christmas Blaze Transforms Abe Swinton
Abe Swinton, a stingy man in a sunlit Christmas tale, clings to his gold until he donates it to a Provident association. The unusual warm season and radiant sunshine lift spirits as the First church bells proclaim joy and children sing.
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Abe Swinton
Old Scrooge
Abe
the Provident Association
Burks Adams
Western Newspaper Union
False quake scare empties London streets in 1750
In 1750 a fanatic predicted an earthquake in London causing thousands to sleep in tents in Hyde Park and other open spaces. Special prayers were held but no sermons about the disaster were preached and no calamity occurred.
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London
Hyde Park
Santa’s gifts favor girls with tea sets and cedar chests
For Little Folks Santa Claus seems to have gone to extra trouble this year. There are complete tea sets of lusterware, electric devices that cook food for a tea party, real cedar chests, floor linups, and sewing tables.
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Santa Claus
Christmas Spirit Funds Brompton Family Joy
The Hammond family, small income, big Christmas joy through a long planned fund. A donation box in their dining room, labeled Do your bit to make Christmas merry, encouraged every member from five year old Tim to adults to contribute. The fund grew with sacrifice and planning, yielding happiness on Christmas morning in Brompton.
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Brompton
Hammonds
Hammond
Tim
Christmns
Katherine Edelman
Western Netspaper Union
Vivid Color Praise From Mary Graham Bonner
Mary Graham Bonner proclaims green vivid and bright and red glowing with enjoyment in a 1926 Western Newspaper Union note. The quotation underscores a playful color enthusiasm attributed to the era.
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Mary Graham Bonner
Western Newspaper Union
Charity at Home Puts Nightly Fashion Notes on Display
A quaint exchange in a Christmas rummage sale sketch shows a charity event at home. The dialogue humorously contrasts grooming old Gothes with routine wardrobe care, highlighting social whimsy and festive community effort.
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Charity
Bride Flings Cookbook From Window In Pie Focused Quip
A bride hurls a cookbook out a window in a playful exchange about a Christmas pie. She quips about the phrase easy as pie and targets a fellow who coined the expression. The moment preserves a lighthearted domestic clash with humor.
The Christmas Lock Christmas Ive Phrase
A wry reflection on Christmas humor notes a stocking jokes about being nearly whole rather than hole, capturing a playful seasonal sentiment.
Sacred Moonstone in Indian Tradition
In India the moonstone is revered as sacred and believed to bring good fortune. It is traditionally not sold except on a yellow cloth, a color regarded as especially holy.
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India
Relative Sorrows and Tomorrow’s Gigantic Burden
A reflective aphorism on sorrow contrasting yesterday, today, and tomorrow. The quote highlights yesterday’s passing pain, today’s bearable strain, and a looming, undefined future burden shaping human sentiment and resilience.
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Euripides
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Mellon
First National Service
WBE
Harry Welch
Eskew
Tyler
J. B. Shields
Rorew & Tyler
Castoria
Bor
Ince
Linton Faultless Coke Co
Gas Co
Ooper Leans
Lothes
Har
Bett
Christeas
Swinton
Ime
MR. Plum
Linton Coal Yards
Linton Coal Yards Yards
Chas. E. Goodman
Cor
Main and
Vincennes Sts
PRI
W. F. Stover
N. E
Rhodnebeck Bros
North Main Street
Greene County
Mairi St
Rogers
Linton Hardware Co
Cfllit
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