Divorce Trial of Allegretti and Miss McLain Attracts Attention
Chicago October 16 details from a high profile divorce hearing. Miss Mary McLain is accused of playful conduct with candy manufacturer Allegretti including powdering his face and sharing a single spoon with canteloupe. Witnesses describe Arm and waist embraces and riverboat sightseers as court hears evidence amid light moments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary McLain
Bendetto Allegretti
Allegretti
Miss McLain
Mrs. Allegretti
Campaign Notebook of Adolf and Osgar Traversing Ambiguous Lands
A playful travelogue reports Adolf and Osgar on a dubious campaign journey. They narrate bells, races, speeches, and crowd reactions as they push on through rain and rough towns, noting political chatter and vague promises. The piece blends humor with odd speech and self described duties.
Herpicide Proven to Fight Dandruff and Hair Loss
The ad claims Herpicide eradicates dandruff by targeting the germ at the papilla, promising root-level action. It touts endorsements from prominent readers, notes a clear oil free formula, and offers samples for 10 cents with two sizes available.
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Newbro
Herpicide Co
Detroit
Mich
H. C. Tritt
Chorus Girl Credits Razors For Smoother Complexion
New York October 16 A chorus girl named Jessie Elliott reports shaving her face improved her complexion. She said facial hairs caught on makeup cloths causing irritation and that shaving reduced it while hair remained fine and no roughness increased.
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Elliott
Bold thieves loot Kendalville mail pouch fire noted
Bold thieves stole a mail pouch from the Lake Shore station at Kendalville then robbed it and set the surrounding area ablaze. No injuries reported as authorities investigate the blaze and chase leads across the region.
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Lake Shore
Kendalville
Panhandle Ends Free Bicycle Carrying After Nov 15
After November 15 the Panhandle will stop carrying bicycles free. Owners will be charged fifty pounds as excess baggage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Evangels and changes mark Indiana church news
Rev L W Spann of Boonville takes the Connersville Baptist post. Assistant evangelist William Chappel will open meetings at Charlottesville on November 7. George Kravers of Evansville is 40 and has never voted. James McBride, colored, of Indiana polis, jailed for forgery. Hanover College forms a dramatic club with winter plays planned. Four Howard county boys under sixteen total 696 pounds. Alonzo Handy of Edinburg swindled out of 337 dollars in Indianapolis. Frank Helsey of Oakland City dies of heart failure while visiting his daughter. Mrs Joseph Connor of Noblesville dies from injuries after a stepladder fall. Field fires near Tipton devastate farms.
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Howard County
Alonzo Handy
Edinburg
Indianapolis
Frank Helsey
Oakland City
Joseph Connor
Noblesville
Tipton
Mrs Mason's Old English Hair Tonic at Wiler & Wise
Logansport shoppers can buy Mrs Mason's Old English Hair Tonic at Wiler & Wise. Endorsed by society figures across continents including the Duchess of Marlborough and Mme Melba, the tonic is claimed to stop hair loss and promote thick growth.
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Mason
Wiler & Wise
Duchess of Marlborough
Lillian Churchill
Mme. Melba
Levi P. Morton
Harry Lehr
Truth Stranger Than Fiction Drives Indiana Husband Home
Sherman Kime, a respected farmer from Petersburg Indiana, pursued his faithless wife to Arkansas after she left to reunite with her old sweetheart John McArnold. He learned McArnold’s tale of loss and chose not to kill, returning home to seek divorce while planning to remarry.
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Miss McLain
Harry Newman
Newman
Allegretti
Elizabeth McLain
Breske
Man
Sand
Arkansas
Pinkney
Ark
Oakland City
Ind
Kime
John McArnold
Indiana
McArnold
Ulysses and the Island of Enchantment Puzzle
A classroom riddle about Ulysses discovering an island of enchantment. The answer given is Coney Island, noted as the spot pupils recall he could hardly leave.
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Ulysses
Coney Island
Atmosphere Defined as Pressure Unit
A historic note states that one atmosphere equals 14 to 710 pounds per square inch, indicating a range or a typographical discrepancy in defining atmospheric pressure.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Affinity
Candy Heart
Chicago
Chicago, Ill
Armand
Toftett
Mr. Allegretti
Iney
Osgar
Adolf Sving Rount
Fred Schaefer
Adolf
Wanama
Coosh
Chon D. Archibald
Chosef Benzine Haskell
Vich
Plymouth Rocks
Colt
Epathy
New York
Jessie Elliott
Contents
L. W. Spann
Boonville
Baptist Church
Connersville
William Chappel
Columbus
Charlottesville
George Kravers
Evansville
James McBride
Hanover College
Logansport
Petersburg
Sherman
Ed Farmer
Burrows
Rock Creek Township
Catherine A. Ray
T. J. Clyne
M. J. McGreevy
Indiana Loan CO. Cor
Fifth and
Broadway
Crawford’s Hardware
Globe
Burns
Flanegin Hardware
Ine
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