Hoosier Happenings Council to Fix Tax Levy
The annual county circuit meeting to set appropriations and next year’s tax levy will be held in September. Readouts by officers show totals around 167 009 dollars, with county commissioners proposing 116 25k. Other department requests include circuit court 7 310 dollars and school superintendent 3 275 dollars.
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Anderton
Circuit Court
Sudiier
Superior Court
Board of Health
Coronor
Death of Amos Hollingsworth Noted Wilder Brigade Scout
A telegram from Elwood reports the death of Amos Hollingsworth aged about 66. He lived in Darlington and Frankfort for many years and was an old soldier known as one of the Wilder brigade scouts drawn by Capt. Dick Clarke from Frankfort at Gen. Wilder's request.
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Darlington
Amos Hollingsworth
Elwood
Hiellingsworth
Frankfort
Dick Clarke
Wilder
Abolishes Gambling Devices In Kokomo After Raid
Kokomo police board orders removal and confiscation of unlawful slot machines found in use. Only machines delivering merchandise for coin are allowed to remain. Patrols to sweep all poor rooms to check for minors and enforce the order.
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Kokomo
Life is Fraud Shouting Woman Rescued Near River
Amanda Grammer cried Life is a fraud and I will end it all as she ran toward the Ohio river bank in Evansville. Gil Swallows and another man overtook her at the water’s edge and prevented a likely self harm, returning her to her home.
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Evansville
Amanda Grammer
Ohio River
Gil Swallows
Jimmy
Mr. Armitage
Missouri Governor Folk Escapes Car Crash in Indiana
Gov. Folk of Missouri, traveling with a driver from Merom to Sullivan, Indiana, narrowly avoided injury when to dodge a heavy farm wagon the auto went off a steep embankment. The incident occurred August 27.
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Folk
Sullivan
Ind
Gov
Missouri
Merom
Struck by Train Kills Horse in Lawrenceburg Accident
Simon D. Roberts, 70, and his son William Roberts, 18, were struck by a cut of cars while driving over the Big Four tracks in Lawrenceburg. They were seriously injured and may die. the horse was killed and the wagon demolished.
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Lawrenceburg
Simon D. Roberts
William Roberts
Boy Rolls Barrel Down Hill in Nail Filled Prank
Bedford on August 27 report Charles Kern son of Abner Kern rolled a barrel to a hill top crawled inside it and let it roll down the slope. The barrel contained nails and the boy sustained serious lacerations and injuries.
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Bedford
Charles Kern
Abner Kern
Bedford Official Transfers Trust for Bondsmen Protection
Secretary A B Doe of the defunct Bedford Building and Loan association has transferred all property valued at 3600 to a trust for the protection of his bondsmen. His bond stands at 5000.
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Bedford
A. B. Doe
Bedford Building and Loan Association
Girl Ends Life in River in Evansville
The body of 19 year old stenographer Lula Utterback was found floating in the Ohio River in Evansville. A note was pinned to her silk waist, and a fisherman recovered the body.
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Evansville
Lula Utterback
Ohio River
Fiddlers Contest Set for Mounds Park on Sept 6
Anderson reports an old-time fiddlers contest at Mounds park on September 6 open to any state fiddler. Prizes totaling 100 dollars will be awarded.
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Anderson
Mounds Park
Bullet Removed After Twenty Years In Hand
Bloomington Aug 27 After being lodged in Rufus Allgood hand for 20 years a bullet was removed from the member It caused pain only in the last few days
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Bloomington
Rufus Allgood
Mr. Allgood
Tobacco Growers Elect Officers in Warrick County
Boonville August 27 The Warrick County Tobacco Growers association elected Willard Christmas president Jackson nicht vice president Samuel Crow secretary and Lee Chapman treasurer in its annual meeting.
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Boonville
Warrick County Tobacco Growers’ Association
Willard Christmas
Jackson Nicht
Samuel Crow
Lee Chapman
Post Office Abandoned Collins to Move to Columbia City
Postmaster John W. Baker reports the Collins office will be abandoned September 15 and the business transferred to the Columbia City post office in Columbia City.
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Columbia City
John W. Baker
Collins
Drought Alarms County in Anderson August
The drought across the county caused farmers and stockmen great concern. Water shortages threaten fruit and late crops as the need for rain becomes evident throughout the area.
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Anderson
Salesman Escapes Death in Sinkhole Ditch
Warsaw Aug 27 A traveling salesman S Marks narrowly escaped drowning after driving into a sinkhole in the southeast Kosciusko county region. He escaped with minor injuries and was rescued by passersby who pulled him from the waterlogged trench.
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Warsaw
Kosciusko County
S. Marks
Anderson Fair Draws Large Crowd, Says Aug. 27 Report
Anderson notes a successful fair with high turnout as competition with the Edwood fair spurred greater local interest.
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Anderson
Edwood
Thieves Enter Home of William Gordon in Anderson
Burglars broke into William Gordon’s residence at Anderson, taking a substantial sum of money and valuables before fleeing the scene.
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William Gordon
Anderson
Less Blunt and Blunt Advice in a Comical Courtship
A dated humor piece follows H R Armitage and his daughter as they navigate blunt versus tactful talk. The young couple exchange barbs and soft truths while the father confronts the scene, ending with a playful question about storytelling. A parallel vignette shows a boy named Bertram awaiting a real pet and becoming a kitten’s proud owner. Judge appears in a final quip.
Parisiennes Carry Lap Dogs In Handbag Fashion
Parisiennes adopt a street fashion carrying small dogs in handbags. The animal sits with its head and neck protruding from a corner of the bag as part of the latest style trend observed on the streets of Paris on August 27.
Woman credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Compound with life saving cure
Mrs. T. C. Willadsen of Manning Iowa writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound saved her wife from severe female troubles after years of doctoring and costly medicines The letter promotes the remedy as a standard cure for displacement inflammation fibroid tumors irregularities and related symptoms and invites women to write for advice at Lynn Massachusetts
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Lydia F. Pinkham
T. C. Willadsen
Manning
Iowa
Lydia E. Pinkham
Old-Fashioned Woman and Her Sunday Shoes
A historical note questions what became of the old-fashion ed woman who believed wild extravagance was a child wearing Sunday shoes on a weekday. The fragment hints at social norms and changing manners.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Notice
One hundred dollar reward offer for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Endorsers Walding Kinnan Marvin testify to Cheney's honesty and finances. Cure taken internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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F. J. Cheney,& CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
O. Hall
Hall
Bald eagle steals fisherman's bass at Highland lake
In Winsted Connecticut on August 26 John Hall reports a large bald eagle swooped on Highland lake and carried away the largest of seven bass from his boat. The line broke when the bass thrashed inside the boat and escaped. Hall says he will bring a gun next time to fish there.
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Winsted, Conn
Highland Lake
John Hall
Hall
Statistical Tidbits and Quips from the New York Sun
A mixture of numerical trivia and humorous lines. It notes the US Jew population at 1,418,018 and US canning industry value at 108,505,471, followed by light social quips about rain like soup and a hotel alert device. It ends with jokes about a wife and a night game.
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United States
Beeleysport’s Gala Day Hints at Saucy Style Display
In a diary excerpt, Mile Lallapazza of Paris plans to unveil a sheath gown on the milk train circuit at Beeleysnort. She negotiates racy dove leggings, defers identity until after the show, and notes a town buzzing with advance notices and eager crowds.
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S‘eeleysport
Bastingthread
Metropolitan Emporium
Mile
Lallapazza
Paris
Miss Dillpickies
Jay Betel
Beeleysnort
Doan's Kidney Pills Relieve Long Backache
Mrs. Margaret Flynn of Peru Indiana describes a long backache with headaches and weak health. After using Doan's Kidney Pills she reports rapid relief, regained strength, and two years without further attacks. Sold by dealers. Foster Milburn Co New York agents. Remember the name Doan's.
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Bright
Margaret Flynn
Sixth Street
Tippecanoe Street
Peru
Ind
Dean
Price Sc. Foster-Milburn Co
New York
United States
Doan's
Evening Schedule Fragments
The readable times 6 45 p m 7 20 p m and 8 00 p m appear as a sequence of daily showings or events with unspecified details. The fragment suggests a timetable or program outline without context or titles.
Timetable snippet for Delphi Lafayette and intermediate points
A partial railway or transit schedule lists times such as 6:05 am 7:35 am 10:05 am 1:41 pm 11:35 am 3:65 pm 1:05 pm 6:05 pm 6:35 pm 7:35 pm 10:05 pm 11:35 pm. It mentions Delphi Lafayette and intermediate points as destinations or stops.
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Delphi
Lafayette
Intermediate Pointe At
Huntington
Rams
Boyd Park
Fort Wayne
Logansport
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Ernest
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the City National Bank
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W H.h.bell
J. C. Nelson
W. H. H. Bell
Geo. W. Funk
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W. W. Ross
J.F Brookmeyer
Dire
Dennis Uhl
F. M. Harwood
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Rice B. Frantie
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Hoosier
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Undertakers
Broadway
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Strain
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Mr. H. R. Armitage
Little Bertram
Bertram
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Parisiennes
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St. Louis
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Toledo,o. and
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New York Sun
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F. W. Schaefer
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Derek
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LION
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Lexington
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Forester
Forestville
Pew Hope
Tuller
Cor
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Park St
A LA Carte Cafe
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L. W. Tuller
Prop M.asbhaw
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Alexandria
Fairmount
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Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction Company
Wabash
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