Infant found in Hartford City old building
Two boys discovered a fully developed male infant’s remains in a sunken room of an old building near the interurban station. Death likely caused by suffocation as the coroner investigates and prosecutors seek the mother and any involved parties. Hartford City officials urge swift pursuit of those responsible.
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Connor Thorn
Hartford City
Interurbsep
de. Dodds
Thoroton
Wehwiller
Hertford
Abe
Montpelier Classified Notes Stir Local Circles
The Herald reports on a Catholic fair ten weeks past where Joho asov won a washing machine and clothes pin poke. An article hinted a Senator seeks a wife to keep a kind cntie husband. Three hours after the paper hit beds, hundreds applied, but he preferred single life and sold his outfit to Roy Heep. G G Wilson named Heep’s business manager. a bride was hoped for within a week.
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Herald
Johoasov
Montpelier
The
Roy Heep
G. G. Wilson
Post Office Urges Careful Handling of Holiday Packages
The Bluff post office promotes insured holiday mail service with guaranteed value and careful tracking at every stage. Officials warn some delays remain possible as busy season peaks, but overall priority is given to safeguarding parcels arriving before Christmas.
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Bluff
Christmesey
Siweye
Nowber
Tucker and Clark Tie The Knot In Wells County Ceremony
James Tucker and Mise Gusen Clark, both of Wells County, were married in Hartford City by Deputy Clerk Reeves. Ida Tucker, sister of the groom, attended the ceremony.
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Severday
James ‘Tucker
Wells County
Gusen Clark
Ida
Reeves
Fires Annual Fruit Show at Purdue University
Arrangements are complete for the Fires Annual Fruit Show to run during the Farmers Short Course week January 13 18 2008 at Purdue University. The event is sponsored by the State Horticulture Society and Purdue horticulture department with about 300 in cash premiums plus additional special premiums. Open to all Indiana fruit growers, entries must be grown by the exhibitor. For lists and details write C G Woodbury Experiment Station Lafayette Ind.
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Purdue University
State Horticulture Society
Horticulture Department
Horticultural Loslesty
Indiana
C. G. Woodbury
Experiment Station
Lafayettte
Ind
Ohio Oil Co Expands Output As Illinois Field Feeds Refineries
The Ohio Oil Co grows into a major Standard Oil subsidiary with daily Trenton rock district production around 66 000 barrels. About 15 000 barrels daily flow to the Alton refinery via an eight inch line, while remaining oil ships by rail. Operators complain of limited outlet. a new eight inch line aims to widen Illinois export and relieve bottlenecks.
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Ohio Oil Co
Standard Oil Co
Illinois
Trenton Rock
Alton Jil
Onio Oil Co
Montpelier
St. Louis
Ward
Democratic call for Blackford Democrats meeting in Hartford City
The Indiana Democratic party urges Blackford County Democrats to attend a mass meeting at the court house in Hartford City on Saturday afternoon December 28 to select delegates to the district convention in Peru on January 2. Blackford is allocated ten delegates with divisions among Barrison Jackson Licking Washington townships. John Burns chairs, E. W. Secrest secretary.
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State Committee
Blackford
Court Hovee
Hartford City
Peru
Blackford County
Barrison
Jackson Township
Licking Township
Washington Township
John Burns
E. W. Secrest
Wid&Owtf
Settlement Reached After Kayston Spree Incident
Homer Starbuck son of Marshal Starbuck of Kaystons caused a disturbance in Montpelier by throwing a ball through a window during a boxball spree. He was fined 22.56, failed to appear for payment, and was arrested. his father paid the fine, allowing settlement. A streetcar strike looms in Philadelphia as transit workers push limits. New York gas bill ruled unconstitutional.
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Homer Starbuck
Marshal Starbuck
Kaystons
Montpelier
Eettie
Young Starbuck
Marshal Reynolds
Keystone
Fne
Philadelphia
Rapid Transit Company
New York
New York City
Real Wonderland of South Dakota At Mound City
A vivid feature describes South Dakota’s varied landscape including silver wines bonanza farms and odd natural formations. In Mound City at Mrs. E D Clapps home a wondrous case is noted highlighting regional attributes.
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South Dakota
Mound City
E. D. Clapp
Freak of the Tides at St John River Mouth
Boston Globe reports a rare tidal phenomenon at the mouth of the St John River where tides flow uphill and then back down twice daily. The bay of Fundy rises up to thirty feet locally, while the river gorge forces water through, creating upward falls and complex levels for hours during each tidal cycle.
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St. John River
Bay of Fundy
St. John Harbor
Province of
Quebec
Boston Globe
Worthless Testimony in Trollope Post Office Case
In Hertford assizes a clever Irish barrister cross examines Anthony Trollope after he testifies for the defendant a poor letter carrier. Trollope admits being an official and an author and the lawyer argues no truth exists in his fiction Barchester Towers.
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J. E. Preston-Maddock
Lord Alverstone
Hertford Assizes
Anthony Trollope
Trollope
Barchester Towers
A Grateful Lion Story From Africa
A British lieutenant hunting big game in Africa spares a wounded lioness and removes a thorn from her foot. The grateful lioness returns the next night and massacres every officer below the lieutenant, promoting him to colonel by act of gratitude.
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Africa
Leutenant
Travel stereotypes in caricature depictions across nations
A Travel Magazine remark critiques humorous travesties as either Irishmen with green whiskers or German figures of incompetence. It notes French caricatures parodying the British traveler and German depictions echoing Uncle Sam, highlighting national stereotypes in satire.
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France
Germany
Uncle Sam
Travel Magazine
All He Wanted.
A brief line from a serialized piece shows a serenaut asking his assistant what he desires, hinting at an exchange that builds toward a conflict or goal. The fragment suggests a dialogue-driven moment amid a possibly larger nautical or sci fi setting.
Land values and climate pitched for western markets
Promoters claim lands near major markets yield strong crops with careful cultivation. They promise prices far below urban land costs, noting cool summers, mild winters, steady precipitation, and drought protection as selling points.
Doan's Kidney Pills Credited With Cure In Indiana
Montpelier Indiana resident Mrs. Benjamin Sith reports a year of kidney disease symptoms including backache and nervous fatigue improving after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She cites first noticeable relief from the initial dose and full recovery under directions, endorsing the patent remedy. Buffalo New York agents Friesie Meeter Milburn Co. distribute in the United States.
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Dean
Montpelier
Benjemin Sith
Wiscer Street
Ind
Iam
Doan
All Desiers
Friesie
Meeter-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
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