Prospects For a Democratic Victory
Indianapolis April 14 There is strong Democratic unity across Indiana as factions join to back a ticket led by Taggart with Wilson Marshall Kern and Adair. Former Republicans who joined the progressives are urged to stay, while Democrats boast broad support from disaffected voters and a hopeful outlook against a weak Republican platform.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Taggart
State Committee
Wilson
Marshall
Kern
Adair
Republican Party
Indianapolis News
Democratic Party
Fairbanks
Watson
New
Goodrich
Kealey
Hemenway
Sims
Toner
Stillwell
Easter dates through the years hint at a rare late season
The article notes Easter fell on April 22 in 1810 1821 1832 and on April 23 in 1848 1905 and 1943 and 1943 will be the next late Easter after 1905. It explains Easter occurs on the first Sunday after the first full moon following March 21.
Proclamation calls Indiana week for park fund gifts
Governor Samuel M. Ralston designates the week starting April 24 1916 for public subscriptions to a state park fund proposed by the Indiana historical commission. The plan aims to acquire scenic tracts and historic spots for a statewide park system, honoring Indiana centennial heritage and Hoosier pioneers.
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Ralston
Indiana
Richard Lieber
Liebar
Indiana Historical Commission
State Park Memorial Committee
Samuel M. Ralston
State of
Indianapolis
Case Settled in Donlin Versus Big Four Railroad
The case of John Donlin of Madison against the Big Four Railroad Company was compromised Monday at Scottsburg after a venue change. Donlin, injured two years earlier at the Big Four stock pen, claimed permanent injury from a fog-induced accident as he slept propped against the pen. He received seven hundred dollars in the settlement.
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John Donlin
Madison
Big Four Railroad Company
Scottsburg
Donlin
Big Four
North Vernon
Mrs Bowser’s Illness Mistaken for Ordinary Headache
Mrs Bowser awakens with severe head pain and nausea. She hides symptoms from her husband and the cook confuses her illness with appendicitis or typhoid fever, while she insists it is only a bilious headache known as a “biffona” headache.
Bowser Rescues Wife From Day-Long Illness
A comic domestic episode unfolds as Mrs Bowser nurses a bilious headache with a wet towel while Mr Bowser endures her illness. He brings cocoanut pie and chicken alternatives, guards the house, and faces a midnight payoff when she reveals the headache is gone and hints at possible divorce if it recurs.
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TJ Olmoest
Mata
Fire
Mr. Bowser
Mrs. Bowser
Maggie
Maggfe
Bowser
Getting Even: A Manufacturer Leases Billboards
A prosperous manufacturer recalls his defiant revenge twenty years after leaving home. He says he proved doubters wrong by leasing every available billboard and plastering his name across his native village, a bold public reclamation of success.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Senreco Tooth Paste Promises Pyorrhea Fight
Advertises Senreco toothpaste as a treatment for pyorrhea and gum recession. Claims to build resistance, whiten teeth, and provide a cool wholesome mouth feel. Offers two ounce tube for 25 cents and a sample tube with 4 cents postage from The Sentanel Remedies Company in Cincinnati Ohio.
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Dental
Sentanel Remedies Company
Union Central
Cincinnati
Ohio
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
International Harvester Company of America
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Teddy
John W. McGrath
Theodore Roosevelt
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