Local items and court notes from surrounding counties
Monon factory workers marriages reach 9 couples yearly as local ties expand. Sam plans to apply for a state license. J. L. Davis and wife visited Monicello and sampled tulip blossoms praised for color. Sheriff moves Johnson to Delphi on liquor case. White County jail condemned. Newton Circuit Court adjourns with four cases carried to a special term including Bassard vs Stoner.
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Monon
Nnere
Sam
Monon News
Newton
Commissioners Court
Victor T. Bassard
C. F. Stoner
Newton County Enterprise
Robeson kinship tied to highway official noted in article
Miss Robeson, cousin of Earl Leechridge, district highway engineer, arrived in New York after visiting several cities en route home. The piece mentions Ness Ruth Robeson and references a slaughter event and Africa work, with local ties to Maurroll County friends.
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Ness Ruth Robeson
Camden Young
Slaughter
Mro
Take Johnson to Delphi
Newt Johnson, a resident of White County, is bound for Delphi. The note mentions a transfer or assignment involving Johnson in a local context.
Marriage Notice of Miss Irene Nethercutt and Samuel Law
Announcement of the marriage of Miss Irene Nethercutt daughter of W W Nethercutt Burnettsville to Samuel Law son of James W Law of the city. They wed Thursday June 14 at the home of James W Law 1336 Chicago street Rev Wachnitz officiated. Bride wore light blue French organdy and bouquet of roses. A bridal luncheon followed, couple to reside in Logansport.
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Irene Nethercutt
W. W. Nethercutt
Burnettsville
Samuel Law
James W. Law
Chicago Street
Wachnitz
Evangelical Church
Owen Liaw
Charles Summers
Ruth Malott
Gennett Malcott
Mildred Grantham
Ethel Law
James Law
Jean
Logansport
German letter linked to missing envelope mystifies Indiana proprietor
Harry Cooper, owner of the Adeway case here, received a German letter claiming distress and a dying man. An envelope Cooper sent to Logansport Tee Cream Co in October 1421 appeared inside the missive, prompting questions about how his name was obtained and how the envelope traveled to Germany. The writer says he is critically ill and has four non supporting children, threatening their livelihood.
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Jane
Harry Cooper
Adeway
Cooper
Logansport Tee Cream Company
Germany
Sufferer Pleads for Aid After War Ruin and Ill Health
A writer appeals for financial help to buy food, recounting former wealth and current penury due to wartime conditions in his homeland. An accompanying German letter from a doctor verifies his claims of hardship and disability.
Memorial Suspension Bridge Dedication Planned at Winamac
Brigadier General Gignilliat of Culver Military Academy will lead the July 4 dedication across the Tippecanoe River in Winamac to honor Pulaski County soldiers. He will be assisted by staff and cadets from multiple schools with salutes by field pieces. Congressman Samuel E. Cook and Judge Cook expect to attend with local constituents.
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Tippecanoe River
Winamac
Gignilliat
Culver Military Academy
Naval School
Woodcraft Camp
Pulaski County
Huntington
House of Representatives
Judge Cook
Renewed Testimony from Monticello Woman on Kidney Pills
Catherina Babb of 310 N Railroad St Monticello testifies she suffered back pain dizziness headaches and kidney trouble before using Deans Kidney Pills. She credits the remedy with noticeable improvement and says there has been no return of kidney complaints since. This testimony was given May 27 1910 with a later reaffirmation on September 10 1926.
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Monticello
Catherina Babb
Railroad
St.o
Dean
Monticello Drug Co
Babb
Foster-Milburn
Buffalo
N.Y
Wave of Enthusiasm Sweeps Over County
Enthusiasm grows as Kyanize Motor Car Enamel earns praise from an Indianapolis painter and car owners. The enamel is said to offer superior coverage and a lustrous durable finish, with buyers urged to try it and apply it themselves. A booklet How to Paint your Automobile is available, and Kyanize Enamel is sold only at Monticello Drug Co. in Monticello.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Monticello
Monticello Drug Co
Tire wear from railroad tracks cited by rubber official
An official of a rubber company, quoted by Scientific American, notes heavy wear on solid tires when driven on car tracks. He explains that pressure concentrates on a small tread portion causing rapid wear and that sharp fragments may cut the tire as a knife would.
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Scientific American
Spiders Bring Brides Prosperity in Folklore
Spiders and good fortune are linked by superstition with spiders seen as omens of prosperity. The bride who finds a spider in her wedding gown is thought to look forward to a prosperous married life. Job printing promptly and neatly done at the Herald.
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The
Herald
Local insistence on homegrown grain boosts Hoosier flour
Purdue Agricultural Experiment Station Director G I Christie cites diverse imports into Indiana at a Kokomo banquet and argues for expanding Howard county grown wheat and local Snowball flour to cut costs, strengthen demand, and reduce transportation charges. The Loughry Bros Milling & Grain Co backs using more home products to improve the market and lower living costs.
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Maine
Idaho
Minnesota
Howard County
Indianapolis
Kokomo
Wisconsin
Indiana
Northwestern
South America
G. I. Christie
Agricultural Experiment Station
Purdue University
Loughry Bros. Milling & Grain Company
Loughry Bros. Milling & Grain Co
Monticello, Ind
Rapid Growth of Hair Astounds Neighbors
Mrs. Charles Sloan of Dallas Texas reports her hair grew rapidly after using Lucky Tiger. She says the remedy stopped her embarrassment from scanty hair and that her hair now reaches almost to her waist. The product is sold with a money back guarantee and promoted as a superior scalp treatment and toilet necessity.
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Charles Sloan
Dallas
Tex
Heard in Cambridge Foreman Urges Mulligan to Come Down
A snippet from the D Bes ton Evening Tran script captures a foreman calling Mulligan from the curb to join him at the soaking tub. The informal exchange shows local slang and a casual work-site cue.
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Foreman
Mulligan
Dbeston Evening Transcript
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Himen
J. L. Davis
Brook
Cass County
Delphi
Willis Mummert
Carroll County
Johnson
Idaville
White County
Phares-Tribune
Thrasher
la- Whe
Ramneyv High School
J Viel
Melby Voournet
Yuanor Adberta
Harletta
Africa
Newt Johnson
V Ad Wien An
Cambridge
Stillman
Coty'’s
Armand
N. R
Horlick
Saas Root
Coca Cola
Main ST
Monticelio
Berry
Lafayette
Department Stores
Loeb & Hene Co
W. OH. Zinn Co
the Rapp Co
C. F. Johnson
Baltimore Clothing House
Henry Rosenthal
the Hub Clothing Co
Box Shoe Co
Serve Yourself Shoe Co
B. & W. Shoe Co
Star Shoe Co
R. G. Utter Shoe Co
A. B.C. Shoe Co
Atasic
H. B. Lodde
C. Q. Erisman & Co
C. H. Ankeny & Co
Gerry Mohlman
Palais Royal
Queen City
M. & B. Schultz
Journal and Carrier
the Journal and Courier
Metropolitan
S. S. Kresge Co
F. W. Woolworth Co
B. Berger
Jamison Bros. Reifers Furniture Co
Chas. Kleinhans
McCarthy
Hatter Deventer & Co
A. R. Hays
Confectioners
Lee Glatz
George R. Durgan
Canton Cafe
the Oak Cafe
Brown Drug Co
Bartlett Drug Co
W. J. Murphey Co
Foster Shop
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