Indiana Democratic Club Seeks 1000 New Members Soon
Madison Indiana weekly reports a special membership drive by the Indiana Democratic Club. From now until August 1, 1916, new members pay a $5 initiation with no stock purchase, while nonresidents pay $3 yearly. Club facilities include billiards, pool, cards, bowling, and meals at University Park location near the Post Office. leaders Bowman Elder Senator Taggart Governor Ralston. Bert Hendren heads the Membership Committee and will send blank applications.
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Indiana Democratic Club
Elder
Indianapolis
University Park
Indiana
Bowman Elder
Senator Taggart
Ralston
Mark Archer
Roy Sahm
Bert Hendren
Leading Indiana figure Jesse Bright described as dominant Democrat ruler
United Press profiles Jesse D Bright one of 100 Hoosiers, noting his twenty years before 1860 as Indiana politics' top figure. Born 1812 in Norwich New York he settled in Madison and rose from probate judge to U S marshal and state senator. He became lieutenant governor in 1845 and, two years later, youngest U S senator.
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Jessie D. Bright
Indiana
Oliver P. Morton
Wool
State Senate
Whitcomb
United States Senate
Sloan's Liniment Advertisement Claims Pain Relief
An old advertisement promotes Sloan's Liniment to treat rheumatism neuritis and allied pains by improving blood flow. It asserts the product relieves pain, renews warmth, and compares a bottle size to show value, urging households to keep it on hand.
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Sloan
Sloan’s
Hanover College Opens Spring Term With Endowment Gifts
Hanover Indiana March 30. Hanover college opened for the spring term with new student registrations and first recitations. Gifts to the endowment fund announced by Rev W A Millis include 10000 from the Presbyterian church board to establish a Bible and missions chair, 590 from J J Huston for the Bible chair, and 1400 from India church and Sabbath groups. The endowment committee aims to reach 380000 for Bible and missions by June commencement.
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Hanover
Ind
Hanover College
W. A. Millis
The
Presbyterian Church
J. J. Huston
Connersville
Church, Missionary Societies and Sabbath Schools of
Greencastle Fire Burns Child From Coal Oil Accident
Greencastle-Raynond Reeves six year old son of Walter Reeves suffered severe burns to the legs when coal oil on his clothing ignited as he stood near an open fire. Milford-Clifford McCain, a high school pupil, was struck by a falling tree while helping his father cut wood and has not regained consciousness. Alexandria David White, in police court for intoxication after his ninth appearance in three years, was fined 109 dollars and costs and sentenced to 10 days in jail. Terre Haute Bonnie Miller filed suit for 82500 damages against the Terre Haute and Southeastern railroad after an automobile collision on August 23, 1915. Greensburg thieves struck again taking meat worth 50 dollars and later salt bags totaling about 100 dollars.
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Greencastle
Raynond Reeves
Walter Reeves
Milford
Clifford McCain
Alexandria
David White
Terre Haute
Bonnie Miller
Terre Haute & Southeastern Railroad
Man Spends Fortune Training Orphans in School
Everett Washington teacher F D Mack spent about 40000 educating eighteen students over sixteen years. He earned money by writing stories and magazine articles to fund university studies for orphans and children with limited means. Thirteen living alumni entered professions including pharmacy teaching engineering mining and law. One married a rich nurse and another led Minnesota fish and game work.
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Everett
Wash
F. D. Mack
Central School
Minnesota
Washington
Germany
Mack
University of Minnesta
Harvard
Thaster
Acyomng Tam
Mont
Thorguch
Maels Sm. Lim
Elgin
Hyves
Chicago
University of Valparaiso
University of Minnesota Law School
Minnesota State Fish and Game Commission
St. Paul
NO PAINTERS COLIC FOR HIM IN ELWOOD
Elwood New Jersey reports humor as Robert W Frunt a retired college instructor receives a 40 cent painting bill from Mrs Wunt The town teases about leap year engagements Frunt denies a hasty marriage and promises a natural future wife with a poetic vow.
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Elwood
N. J
Robert W. Frunt
Wunt
Post Office
Hunt
Slackers in Memphis Face Cupid’s Call to Arms
The Memphis Commercial Appeal notes that bachelors and men of 13 leap year mythos fear alarms more than romance. Thrilled yet uninspired, they await a Cupid’s call to action.
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Memphis
Candid Impression in a Baltimore Amusement Page
Dialogue sketches a playful scene with a boy named Tam and a visitor as a cat and rats are referenced. The snippet captures a light street mood typical of the era with domestic animal banter and neighborhood banter in a Baltimore American context.
Painter's Coke Fatal Kiss Sees Man Die in Pennsylvania
A man dies after a frolic with a kiss at the Pennsylvania Punch Bow. The incident ends with the painter's coke as the apparent cause of death, leaving questions about the hazardous materials involved and the circumstances of the flirtation turned tragedy.
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Pennsylvania
Courting a Junk Dealer and City Wit Quips
A Kansas City Journal quip collection centers on playful barbs about jewelry and showy displays. The snippets juxtapose social swagger with ironic humor, depicting a scene of wry courtship banter and urban slyness.
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Ansas City Journal
Daisy Green Bets Limousine Ride Over Hay Rides
Daisy Green recalls preferring limousine outings over hay rides while dating, as reported by the Youngstown Telegram, reflecting changing social amusements.
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Daisy Green
Youngstown
Price of Liberty Vigilance in Your Town
In a witty exchange, Patrice mentions a town vigilance group called the Society of Chaperons, provoking mention of local authority and citizen responsibility as framed by the Yonkers Statesman dialogue.
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Price of Liberty
Patience
Patrice
The
Society of Chaperons
Yonkers Statesman
Italian man treed by bloodhounds in Oregon City arrest
Peter Brevio a forty three year old Italian was treed in an oak by bloodhounds near Oregon City and brought to the state hospital for the insane. He lived in a hollow tree and ate roots berries and scraps from farms after stealing an ax and chopping trees. Local men tracked him to his tree home and dogs were set on the trail.
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Oregon City
Ore
Peter Brevio
State Hospital
Brevio
Stevio
Helping the Preacher in Gallery Chestnut Toss
A preacher pauses his sermon as a gallery youth pelts the audience with horse chestnuts. The boy disrupts, shouting a mission to keep the preacher awake, while the saloons and sermon provide a tense scene of midservice mischief.
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Bey
Fragmented Verses Refer to Seattle Post Intelligencer
A garbled excerpt mentions people and honesty, with lines about a girl described as pretty, and a reference to the recording angel. It ends with Seattle Post Intelligencer in the text, suggesting a newspaper context or citation.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Cause For Sorrow and a Hog’s Melancholy Expression
A brief village vignette tells of a pig that wears a sad expression whenever it sees a hen passing. The little pirate asks why the hog looks down and the elder replies ham thoughts haunt him. The comic exchange appears in a Philadelphia paper’s quirky tasters’ column.
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Pir
Unclear Verse Fragment From Spokane Paper
Fragmentary text from Spokane Spokesman-Review shows troubled phrasing and disrupted lines. No clear event or identifiable individuals emerge. readable bits suggest a mournful or poetic note rather than a reporting item.
Going to Divorce Your Husband
Exchange in a letter quotes a reader boasting a lawyer who secured a divorce with no publicity. The post notes the sender’s confidence and hints at whether others could follow the same path.
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Chad Yew
Ame
Going Away. The Wombats at Newport boarding house
The Kansas City Journal reports a poem style notice describing friends predicting the Wombats will be found at Newport. A boarding place is sought, with a plan to contact at ten a week. The next day the Wombats arrive, causing dismay.
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Newport
Kansas City Journal
Tearing the Halo and the War Vet’s Dog Bite Scar
A Baltimore American excerpt notes a veteran marked by war wounds and a dramatic claim about scars. The dialogue contrasts scars of battle with a hyperbolic boast, revealing a dark humor about a dog bite completing the tale.
Przemysl Pronunciation Verse Quirk From Ledger Humor
A Philadelphia Ledger verse joke notes a Pracimysl girl with a tangled family pun. It quips on pronunciations and names like Priin Lussian and Plem yal, attributing them to relatives in a playful limerick style.
At the Museum. What’s the matter with the glass eaters
A Baltimore American item notes a bizarre incident where a man ate several windows last evening, causing stomach pain and concern. The report highlights the strange behavior and its puzzling nature, with no clear explanation.
Devotion to Lead to West Virginia Hearts
Fragmentary verse from New York Mail praising loyal devotion and warmth. The lines imagine giving a thousand hearts and warming a hundred feet, set against a winter storm.
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New York Mail
Lady’s kiss at station fuels gossip
Cleveland Plain Dealer notes Mrs Midly’s farewell kiss at a railway station drawing laughter from neighbors. Logansport reports Rachael Stone needed eleven stitches to close a tongue wound after a table edge injury. A radium price near one hundred million dollars per pound is cited.
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Logansport
Rachael Stone
Homer Stone
Kentucky Fights State Fish Law Challenge
Local fishermen and fish dealers plan to oppose Kentucky’s new law banning nets seines and traps in the Ohio River arguing the Federal government oversees river fisheries. Supporters cite state jurisdiction to the low water mark and plan enforcement measures at the Kentucky Fish and Game Commission meeting in Frankfort on April 5.
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Ohio River
United States Supreme
Kentucky
Ohio
Indiana
Kentuck Fish and Game Commission
Frankfort
Louisville Times
Boy Dies of Heart Disease at Washington School
Paducah Kentucky March 30 12 year old Frank Lloyd son of James Lloyd an Illinois Central engineer dropped dead in his Washington school seat Wednesday cause of death heart disease pronounced by physicians in charge obituary style notice of a fatality at a public school with name and relation provided
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Paducah
Frank Lloyd
James Lloyd
Illinois Central
Washington School
Dr King’s New Discovery Promises Cold Relief
A vintage ad urges readers to avoid stubborn colds and bronchial trouble by using Dr King’s New Discovery. It claims the remedy supports both young and old, suggesting immediate use and a bottle purchase in a Herald notice.
Generals Lead Hunt for Villa With Diverse Frontline Experience
General Funston commands the Villa pursuit with General Pershing directing field operations. Pershing draws on Apache and Ute war experience in Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado plus Spanish War service. General Parker heads the Douglas expedition, with Mexican border disturbances and Apache campaigns in his background. Captain Foulois leads the aeroplane corps patrolling Chihuahua to locate Villa for Pershing’s troops.
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General Funston
Villa
General Pershing
Arizona
New Mexico
Parker
Douglas
Ariz
Colorado
Foulois
Aeroplane Corps
Chihuahua
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East Main Streest
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Thirteenth Cavalry
Columbus, N. M
Spokane Spokesman-review
Joe
Baltimore
Przemysl
Pracimysl
Priin
Lussian
Philadgphia Ledger
Baltimore American
Louisville Nimrods
Paducah, Ky
Frede Funston
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Benjamin. D. Foulois
James Parker
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