Strange ending of an Indiana romance and divorce
Lawrenceburg Ind. A 65 year old man and a 60 year old woman, married 37 years, whose 21 year silent quarrel ended with a divorce and $2000 alimony. Judge George E Downey granted the divorce after a lifelong feud begun in 1884 over geese and feather beds. Aunt Julia Grubbs departs to join her son. Uncle Ham Grubbs remains at the farm.
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
George E. Downey
Toe Man
Uncle Ham
Julian Grubbs
Ham
Miller Township
Jule
Ella
Hamilton Grubbs
Moore
Hill District
Grubbs
Julia Harris
New York
Indiana
Ham Grubbs
Mrs. Grubbs
Ham” Grubbs
Julie
Kansas
Illinois
Ohio
Nan
Child Saves a Train in Bold Osceola Action
Eight year old Wallace Moore barefoot and ragged near Osceola Pennsylvania spotted an opened switch to a spur and ran onto the Tyrone division tracks. He waved his hat to warn a passenger train, forcing engineer Franks to brake to a stop just feet away, likely saving 128 passengers from injury or worse.
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Altoona
Wallace Moore
Osceola
Here
Tyrone
Pennsylvania Railroad
Franks
Kisses Save Crop From Rain Threat in Kansas Field
In Saline County Kansas 18 year old Mabel Huston distributed kisses and hugs as prizes to harvest hands who worked hardest to save her father’s wheat crop from approaching rains. Night brought danger averted as the wheat remained unruined.
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Topeka
Kan
Mabel Huston
Saline County
Hairdressing Rules From A Boston Globe Contributor
A Boston Globe style guide explains how hair fashion should complement facial shapes and body types. It emphasizes choosing a flattering coiffure, staying neat for plain and stout figures, and adapting trends to individual features. It offers practical tips on curling, securing hair with knots and pins, and maintaining brushes for shine.
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Boston Globe
A Shiny Skin Sedative Lotion Recipe
A skin lotion recipe combines cucumber juice witch hazel rose water boroglyceride zinc oxide and rose essence. Apply morning and night. The complexion should be washed at bedtime with a complexion brush pure Castile soap and warm water for thorough rinsing.
The Gracious Hostess Principles for Festive Hospitality
A hostess must project calm cheer and confident control to please guests. Avoid showing fatigue or irritation during cake baking, cleaning, or arranging flowers, and maintain leisure and ready humor from the first guest to keep conversations lively and guests comfortable.
Modern Home Plans for a Modest 1400 Dollar Dwelling
An illustrated 1908 design for a compact balloon framed modest home built in yellow pine with cypress trim. Features include front piazza, cedar shingles, outside blinds, plastered walls, narrow pine floors, ash stairs, oak mantels, gas fixtures, and a complete kitchen and bath. Estimated cost not to exceed 1400 dollars in most areas.
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Dennis & Gastmeyer
Broadway
New York
Paris
New Negligees Blend Comfort and Style for Boudoir
The article notes negligees evolve beyond Mother Hubbards with diverse materials from remnants and bargains. Spring and summer fabrics such as cashmere blends, cotton crepe de Chine, voiles, silks, lawns, batistes, and Valenciennes lace offer affordable, cool options in white, cream, and ecru.
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Cashmere
Etiquette Notes for Weddings and Formal Dress
The bride wears the veil as she enters the church. After the ceremony the maid of honor may lift the veil briefly before recessional. The maid should walk alone and the flower girl may skip scattering flowers. Dinner coats suit informal evening dress while Prince Albert or frock coats are for before six.
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Maid of Honor
Prince Albert
The Naturalist Nerves of a Midnight Prank
Young Cuvier faced a prank by colleagues who dressed a fellow in devil garb and paid a midnight call. Arising, the naturalist eyed the horned figure and quipped that horns and hoofs were carnivorous, then calmly returned to sleep.
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Cuvier
Telegraphing Made Easy by Murray System Tests
The Murray high speed telegra phy enables anyone with a typewriter to send messages. British postal officials have tested the system which perforates a tape like a typewriter and transmits a facsimile to a receiver. The tape output becomes a printed message via an automatic typewriter.
Extinct Mammals Highlight Lost Species
The American Inventor notes two notable extinctions. The English naturalist cites the Indian buffalo or straight-horned race once seen fifty or sixty years ago and no longer known. He also mentions the Falkland Islands wolf likely killed by strychnine about thirty years past.
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Falkland Islands
Doubtful Economy in Transit and Costly Outcomes
A skeptical view questions the value of a supposed efficient economy that cuts two hours from a railroad trip yet results in two months in hospital or the remainder in the cemetery, implying hidden true costs and risks.
Present State Editors and Officials as County Editors
The current governors of Kansas Minnesota and Oklahoma serve as country editors. Kansas State Auditor also acts as a country editor and the congressman at large shares this role.
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Kansas
Minnesota
Oklahoma
Alamogordo Desert Described At Philadelphia Meeting
Prof. T H MacBride described the Alamogordo or Tularosa desert at a Philadelphia gathering of the American Association. The sandy plain covers 100 to 125 miles by 25 to 50 miles and sits atop a sunken crustal block with cliffs reaching 1,000 feet along the east. The Organ Mountains lie to the south, gypsum sands drift in snow white drifts, and the unique vegetation draws scientific interest.
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Alamogordo Desert
New Mexico
Alamogordo
Tularosa
Philadelphia
American Association
T. H. Macbride
MacBride
Organ Mountains
Argentina’s Vast Pastures Try to Feed Vast Herds
Consul Mayer in Buenos Aires estimates Argentina can feed 100 million horned cattle and 300 million sheep. Current census shows 28 million cattle and 110 million sheep, while the United States has 44 million cattle and 41.8 million sheep. The frozen meat trade is rising as a key wealth driver, with Britain the main buyer and Brazil seen as growing customer.
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Argentina
Mayer
Buenos Aires
United States
Great Britain
Brazil
Giants of metal rise at New York Hippo drome
Four steel trusses each weighing 44 560 pounds and 115 feet long were lifted 75 feet and set in place at the New York Hippo drome under construction. The operation appeared effortless and smooth.
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New York Hippodrome
Flaw Found In Chicago Seal Depicts Awake Baby
Officials say the city seal shows a baby sitting up instead of sleeping as required by the ordinance. Because of the design flaw, documents bearing the seal may be invalidated.
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City of
Chicago
Water Was Fane in Maple Lake Note
A Maple Lake Minnesota item mentions Miss Ollie Matson spending a few days in French Lake where the water was just right.
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Maple Lake
Ollie Matson
French Lake
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Stev
Benjamin Plummer
Methodist Episcopal Church
Sulla
Mrs. Roosevelt
Virginia
Springfield
Scottsville
Washington
S.a.dennis
Isonassay
Aslo A
Fane
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