Senate Leadership Endures as Kern Keeps Indiana Power
The piece notes Senator Kern's unexpected rise to Senate leadership and his pivotal role in steering Wilson-era measures. It highlights his early tenure, committee placements, and continued influence despite opposition from some Republicans. A secondary item covers a North Vernon meeting and party unity pressures with remarks by Willis S. Thompson.
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Werns
Kerp
Senate of
United States
Senate
Kern
Wilson
Indiana
Finance
United
Vuerhos
Ted
Lodriguer
Salleed Sae
North Vernon
Jennings County
Olcott
Overmyer
Progressive Party
Civil War Veteran Weds Deaf Mute Widow in New Albany
Robert A. Houston a 69 year old Civil War veteran and cemetery official married Eleanor P. Dunn a deaf mute widow at her New Albany home. The ceremony was conducted by Rev Albirseiuizit with sign language interpretation. The romance began two months earlier when Houston became a boarder at the bride’s house.
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New Albany
Ind
Robert A. Houston
National Cemetery
Eleanor P. Dunn
Albirseiuizit
DePauw Memorial Church
SQUEEZING BLOOD OUT OF A TURNIP
Tanlac is touted as a tonic to revive nervous, run down people with headaches and low energy. It claims to renew vitality, build up constitution, and combat fatigue from exertion. Rogers' drug store offers Tanlac with a free Tanlac Times for more information.
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Rogers’ Drug Store
Tanlac Times
Pigs Fed on Snakes Delights New York Eatery
Elizabeth New Jersey farmer Jalmer Reichard raised pigs in a snake infested area between Roselle and Elizabeth. A restaurant traced pork from Reichard’s pigs and praised a rich gamy flavor prompting a contract for more. Reichard wonders if roots in pig diet, not snakes, cause the taste.
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Elizabeth
N. J
Jalmer Reichard
Galloping Hill
Reichard
Roselle
New York
Luck and trades shake up 1915 baseball rosters
The 1915 season preview notes luckier and unluckier players like Demaree Chalmers Stock Whitted and Dagey as the Braves trade Magee for Whitted and Dagey, while McGraw trades Lobert, Demaree and Stock to the Phillies for Magee and other moves.
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Demaree
Chalmers
Stock
Whitted
Dagey
Magee
Robert Fortune
Boston Braves
George Whitted
Quakers
Sherwood Magee
Oscar Dagey
John J. McGraw
Giants
Phillies
Albert Demaree
J. Milton Stock
Tons Lobert
New York
November marriages listed by county court clerk
The November marriage list reported to Health Commissioner Fred C. Denny by Clerk Prenatt Grover Scroggin includes many couples such as Earl Reed and Flora B Hl, Walter Hagefurder and Maude Giedings, James A. Brown and Effie Adams, and others. The article notes broader wedding increases in 1915 and comments on living costs and weather impacts.
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Fred C. Denny
Grover Scroggin
Mamie Brandon
Earl Reed
Flora
Walter Hagefurder
Maude Giedings
James A. Brown
Effie Adams
Arthur Tharp
Minnie Hartman Nolan Lindsey
Daiey M Spikemen
Hanover College Oratorical Association Elects Officers
An election on December 2 chose Earl Rogers Manville as president and Nether Wray Crawfordville as vice president. Gladys Cox Madison was named secretary treasurer, Gilbert Blackwood Columbus business delegate. A L Miyatovitch Prishtina Macedonia will represent the group in the state oratorical contest.
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Earl Rogers
Manville
Nether Wray
Crawfordaville
Gladys Cox
Madison
Gilbert Blackwood
Columbus
A. L. Miyatovitch
Prishtina
Macedonia
Barefoot Man Haigler Keeps Going at Seventy Five
Carlton Oklahoma resident J M Maigler has not worn shoes for 35 years and still enjoys no pains at age 75. He stands six feet tall and weighs 225 pounds with a prankish vitality. He attributes health to outdoor life and constant activity, saying he has never felt old and keeps a hungry appetite. He is father to five robust sons who run large cattle herds and extensive landholdings.
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Haigler
Carlton
Okla
J. M. Maigler
Halgler
Five year old travels solo across continent to Hartford
Elinver Gardiner a five year old boy traveled 3000 miles from Los Angeles to Hartford under railway care alone. He arrived in Hartford to reunite with his grandmother Mrs. Henry Ammann after his mother died and his father sent funds and arranged transport. The journey included a tag in his coat reading Deliver me to my grandmother at 40 Lenox street Hartford Conn.
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Hartford
Conn
Los Angeles
Elinver Gardiner
Henry Ammann
Connecticut
Elmer
Springfield
Mass
Martford
Diamond beauty mark patent sparks fashion novelty
Frederick Franke of New York has patented a beauty mark consisting of a precious stone with an adhesive base to be stuck on a woman's face. The U S Patent Office awarded patent number 1,140,975 to his invention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Franke
New York
United States Patent Office
New York World
Three Dogs Coaxed From Hermit Trapper's Body
Coroner Marshall and Prosecutor Porter coaxed away three half starved dogs guarding the body of Miles Richeson 65 at his hut near Coshocton Ohio ten days after his death. Richeson died from heart trouble. Two dogs lay at his feet and a third on a pillow beside his head.
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Coshocton
Miles Richegan
Here
Marshall
Porter
Richeson
Tin smelting in Seattle aims for global sources
Seattle, the only U S city with a tin smelter, relies on Alaska for ore but seeks Bolivian and Chinese supplies. World leaders Straits Settlements produce 70 000 tons annually Bolivia 20 000 tons and other sources 30 000 tons.
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Seattle
United States
Straits Settlements
Bolivia
War and Comets Foresee Disaster
An ancient superstition links war with comet appearances. German astronomers claim comets have been unusually frequent since before the present war, lending some support to the belief that celestial events presage conflict.
Dr Kings New Life Pills Promised Cleanse
An advertisement touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as a laxative to remove poisons from the body. It claims relief from dizziness blurred vision and weakness, urging readers to take a dose tonight for prompt results.
Try Mrs. Austin's Bag Pans Cake Delights
A brief grocery note highlights Mrs. Austin's bag recipe for a pan cake touted as a surepleaser. The message invites readers to try the cake as a simple home-baked treat for gatherings.
Viper Found in Bedford Cupboard During Supper
Mrs. Ollie Marks reached into a china cupboard for a plate in Bedford Indiana and found a three foot six inch viper coiled on dishes. Her husband killed the reptile. In Bellefontaine Ohio a jail gym is installed with two canaries to distract prisoners.
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Bedford
Ind
Ollie Marks
Gun Sights Stabilize Fire in Modern Field Guns
The article notes that most modern field guns use sights that do not recoil with the gun, allowing steady aim on the target. In contrast, sights that recoil cause the gun layer to lose the target and delayed fire or lay is produced.
Practical health hint on managing high blood pressure
Advice urges reducing blood pressure via lifestyle changes and diet. Avoid excesses and stimulants, limit exertion, rest daily, treat constipation, prevent gas, and seek physician supervision for medicines. Cure relies on removing the cause. if not removable, life may be prolonged with hygiene and medical care.
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Thompson
Indianapolis
State Printing Board
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William B. Burford
Fort Wayne Printing Company
Iotaly Szitedo
Ruadowo
Britain
Germany
Prenatt du Iog
Charles Hines
Sallie Mareh
Oral Clemens
Lua Bear
Aloysius V. Raffauf
Flora M. Zapp
Joseph John Augustin
Marga
Maret Barbara Maysing
Harold Walker
Bertie Patterson
Lafayette Harmon
Mary KE. Richardson
Lawrence W. Vernoon
Elizabeth Winscott
Frank Robbins
Mary Eamann
William 8. Ashby
Ruby Mitch
Ira Perkingon
Anna Lindsey
James William Layton
Jease Ambach Ployd Crooks
Nettie Gaile
Albert Imel
Lillie Demaree
Chas. W. Fields
Sarah Meadowa
Marion D. Bower
Vella Pearl Moore
Geo. W. Shindt
Grace L. Pritchett
Everett Arnold
Pearl Wilson
Wm. H Demanon
Anna de
Mann
Wm. B. Demaree
Mayme Bodem
Frank R. Matthews
Sylvia E. Eades
Edward Bright
Cuba Selig
Harold Heath
Elsie Haskell
Gamaliel Woodfill
Julia Jones
Walter Land
Leona Vestal
Bert V. Lewin
Opal Ackerman
Blanton Anderson
Chloe Davin
Huerta
Uncle Sam
Anover College
Q Utorical Association
Hanover, Led
Hanover College Oratorical Association
Barefoot Man
Grosses Continent
Cate
ADV
Viper
Farmer
Canary Bird
Bellefontaine
Fagan County
George Smith
Sale Deposit & Trust Co
Leading Trust Company
E. E. Powell, Prec
John W. Tevia
Troas
California Exposition
First National Bank
Capital
Edward Kamne
David Johnson
L. P. Schatk
Vashier
J. ¥. Nisase
Madison Insurance Company
J. W. Cornett
J. K. Weyer
M. Strader
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