Trial Marriage Customs of Igorrotes Highlighted
A Manila style exhibit at Broad and Callowhill streets presents Ongbus a fifteen year old Filipino girl in trial marriage with new husbands as tribe leaders approve unions. The piece notes the ritual aims and potential permanent marriage if children result, and mentions a ceremonial chief and the council of wise men.
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Philadelphia
Ongbus
Wise Men
Broad and
Callowhill Streets
Luzon
Philippine Islands
America
England
Haverford
Liverpool
Council of Wise Men
Ongous
Saalin
Lumanos
Thomas J. Richards
Merton
Bertram
Bontoe
Fimondo
Burkhart Reflects On Gompers Prison Decision
Local labor figure George W. Burkhart says the Wright decision sending Samuel Gompers John Mitchell and Frank Morrison to prison is both worst and best. He calls it one man power and predicts it may force labor to think deeply, linking it to past high court rulings and future reform despite personal sorrow.
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George W. Burkhart
Wright
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
Frank Morrison
United States
Matthew Lyon
Dred Scott
Gompers
Horizon Mains
Bayside
Peter
Mollie
Thornton Hains
Annis
Thornton
Little Mollie
Indiana election results show party trustee wins
Democrats elected 621 township trustees while Republicans 393 and Independents two. In sixty counties the superintendents of schools will be Democratic, as they are chosen by the trustees.
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Indiana
In the Way at Home Sells If Advertised
A terse notice suggests items loitering in homes may sell to eager buyers if advertised. It frames household objects as potential sale targets, inviting interested parties to connect for purchase opportunities.
Paris Doctor touts serum cure for anaemia in forty days
New York reports Dr Paul M Bobier arriving in America with a serum called hemo shere claimed to cure anaemia and nervous debility. He says injections boost blood and nerves and that results appear after about a month with rapid recovery thereafter.
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New York
Philadelphia
Paris
Paul M. Bobier
la Provence
Davyre
Bobier
Bopier
Majestic
Elysee Palace
Regent
Rue la Baetie
Hogg
Dr. Bobier
Dr. Hogg
Mme
Bobierind
America
Seven Mile Sabbath school officers elected locally
The Seven Mile Sabbath school reorganized electing P. W. Logan as superintendent Emma Phillips as assistant Bonnie Snoulty as secretary Paul Washburn as assistant Mabel Jones as organist Queen Washburn as assistant and P K Shaffer as chorister The second Logansport circuit quarterly conference will meet at Seven Mile next Saturday and Sunday with services at 2 p m Saturday and 11 a m Sunday.
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Seven Mile
P. W. Logan
Emma Phillips
Bonnie Snoulty
Paul Washburn
Mabel Jones
Queen Washburn
P. K. Shaffer
Logansport
J. B. Grimes
Elza Lee
Bellefountain, O
W. R. Thomas
Simon Leng
W. H. Leedy
Indianapolis
L. J. Leedy
Peter Dunkin
Young America
Wireless Telegraph Stations to Span United States
A plan promoted to establish wireless telegraph stations east of the Mississippi by late 1909, with about 500000 dollars to fund construction. Stations to be erected and operating as manufacturing proceeds, listing Indiana cities such as Michigan City Elkhart South Bend Hammond Gary Valparaiso LaPorte Goshen Fort Wayne Logansport Kokomo Muncie Anderson Lafayette Crawfordsville Indianapolis Connersville Columbus New Albany Evansville Vincennes Terre Haute.
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Aerogram
Broadway
New York
United States
Mississippi River
Indiana
Sations
Michigan City
Elkhart
South Bend
Hammond
Gary
Valpara
Plague in Lead Pencil Critique Hits St Louis Schools
Dr Thomas J Martell of Buffalo criticizes St Louis schools for allowing pupils to share apples candies and chew lead pencils saying such habits fuel disease He argues physical culture is the remedy and cites New York City as enforcing stricter school health rules while urging formal regulations and a human nature approach.
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St. Louis
Board of Health
Thomas J. Martell
Buffalo
N. Y
D. Martell
Dr. Martell
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Daily Reporter
A. D. McMix
McMix
The
Mr. D. A. MecMix
A. D. MceMix
Newpaper
MeMix
Burkhart
Trustees Democratic
Prysicia
Anoka
J. N. Martin
G. W. Washburn
Dennis Guy
William Holman
Mexico
Miami County
Earl Morgan
William Like
Wordsworth
Flushing, L. L
Litke Mollie Hains
Thornton Jenkins Hains
William E. Annis
Mollie Hains
Edward Hannegan
Hampton Roads
Uneeda Biscuit
National Biscuit Company
College of Human Nature
FildIng
Logansport Humane Society
JJ Hildebrandt
J. N. Neffie
Andary
George H. Graham
Polic
G. W. Cogley
Foley’s Grocery
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