Local notices and ads mixed with travel plans
Dr W E Thornton returns from Indianapolis on business. Miss Stella Millikan visits Mrs Harry Snyder in town. Mammoth Racket store advertises low prices on calicoes ginghams and blankets. DeWitts remedies and Russ Bleaching Blue featured. Purdue football notes mention Shade’s 35 yard gain in game with Chicago. Community happenings include baptisms and local visits.
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Stella Millikan
Harry Snyder
Ima
Ethel Cowman
Indianapolis
Cowman and Anderson Millinery
Mammoth
Foley
Pioneer Drug Store
Maggie Neal
Mary Hanrahan
Mable Gilbert
Purdue
Chicago
Shade
Local notes on athletics, trades, and community events
The article reports Purdue football news with Edgar Page making good as freshman quarterback, a con man warning about a stove fixer, an oyster supper fundraiser for merchants and clerks, and a Sunday school convention in Chester township with Nottingham and Salem churches hosting events. It also notes Sanford Gable visiting from Hancock County and a push for more Herald readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purdue
Edgar Page
Crescent
Merchants
Chester Township Sunday School Association
Chester Center
Chester Township
Notingham Township
Domestic Christian Church
Salem Evangeliscal Church
Herald
License Granted to Pioneer Saloon Owner on East Washington
Michael Timmons, a noted pioneer saloonist with a clean arrest record for liquor statutes, received a license to sell intoxicants at his East Washington Street stand. County commissioners Willman and Hart upheld the remonstrance as invalid while Beath dissented. W H Honey represented the remonstrators and the Daniel Cain case evidence was admitted. Remonstrators gave notice of appeal to the circuit court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Timmons
Owa
East Washington Street
Willman and
Hart
Beath
W. H. Honey
Daniel Cain
Hartford City Times-Gazette
Calendar Ladies Pleased With Patronage For Dinner
The Baptist ladies calendar reports good turnout for Monday dinners and suppers. They have funded building ambitions and seek public support for further service. They note engagements already secured including meals for election day and invite other opportunities to assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist
Couple Denied Marriage License Till Parental Consent
Jarrett and Hessie Hamilton of Montpelier aged 20 and 17 were wed by Rev. Lewis Reeves but were denied a license Monday as both lacked age consent. They returned to Montpelier to obtain parental consent before proceeding. Hartford City News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ternest Jarrett
Hessie Hamilton
Montpelier
Lewis Reeves
Hartford City News
Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin Promoted for Women’s Health
Ad copy promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin claiming benefits for frail women including those menstruating or nursing. It advertises availability at stores for 50 cents a bottle or one dollar for larger sizes.
Trephies That Are Cherished by the Dyaks
A description of head hunting among the Dyaks detailing the belief that severed heads hold the conqueror's soul and confer courage and status. Heads are wrapped, smoked, and hung as sacred trophies, guarded closely as vital possessions. The narrator recalls inspecting bundles in Dyak homes and notes a man named Apakoda Unsang who recalls battles with pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apakoda Unsang
H. L. BE. Luering
London
Christian
Tales of stage contracts and curious star stipulations
The impresario Schurmann recalls negotiating with stars like Tamagno who demanded odd perks such as thirty seven candies nightly and lighting in dressing rooms. He notes a singer’s candlestick hoard and a diva who billed baggage at company expense yet smuggled rice boxes for resale in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schurmann
Tamagno
Italy
France
The Japanese Spy and Ancient Bushi Strategy
The article discusses how Japan's wartime spy network drew from ancient bushido and a Chinese text, praising the spy as an advanced form of military strategy. It notes five kinds of spies with the top form pretending disloyalty to gain enemy trust and betray them into defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Japan
Friedman
Chlease News
Maryland County Colors as Stated by Baltimore Sun
The Baltimore Sun notes Maryland counties before 1605 each had distinct colors beyond the state gold and black, listing St. Marys red, Kent blue, Anne Arundel white, Calvert yellow, Charles orange, Baltimore green, Talbot purple, Somerset brown, Cecil greenish, and Dorchester the maritime county with union jack reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
St. Mary's
Kent
Anne Arundel
Alvert
Charles
Baltimore
Talbot
Somerset
Butt
Ceecil
Erhisen
Tiorchester
Maritime County
Baltimore Sun
An Old Tale of Graft Rumors in Hades
The Kansas City Journal notes factions debating a road project framed as paving with good intentions. The piece questions whether the materials match the stated aims and hints at possible graft and misuse of public trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hades
Kansas City Journal
Truthful Polly Pinktlights Footlights Promises Kept
Polly Pinktlights shows the leading man keeping a promise to his mother on staying away from acting while Fanny Footlights notes he seems true to his word.
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Polly Pinktlights
Fanny
Impossible Proposal Sparks Dizzy Public Debate
A quirky exchange from a home magazine recounts Mrs. Wobbies recalling a failed marriage proposal. Mr. Wobbies concedes folly as Gear, a central figure, is mocked for the mishap.
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Mrs. Wobbies
Gear
Mr. Wobbies
Home Magazine
When Men Are Friends There I Need of Justice
Philosopher Aristotle notes that friendship binds justice and fairness among men, suggesting moral duty arises within close bonds. The reflection emphasizes ethical obligations in interpersonal relationships and governance.
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Aristotle
Goldsmith’s Quip on Goose Bull Frog M Memoir Tale
In a story from the Memoirs of the Earl of Nugent Goldsmith humorously critiques a stage actor by nicknaming him Goose M Bull M and Frog M. The speaker notes the actor’s attempts to express passion and his voice that bellows croaks and finally calls him a good actor despite the playful jests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Negent- Wes
Goldswith
Gebismith
Lord Nugent
Goldsmith
Earl of Nugent
Gypsy Wagons Offer Ideal Way to Roam
An unnamed speaker from a New York Times excerpt describes gypsy wagons as spacious, with bunks and a kitchenette, ideal for artists and travelers. They dream of saving for a wagon to travel countrywide, sleeping outdoors or in the wagon, contrasting with fixed homes. The speaker recalls touring Australia in a similar wagon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maghund
Australia
New York Times
Ballooning Among the Clouds
Albert White reflects on ballooning as safer than earthbound heights, praising cloud scenery and the distant view of green patches below. He compares the thrill of ascent to iceberg admiration, noting the unique dizziness of elevated travel and the certainty of a safe landing.
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Arctic
Earth
Beipg
Albert White
Success Magazine
Six His Limit and the Safe Family Horse
Gideon Lane of Bushby livery insists a horse is ideal for families saying it has no bad tricks and is safe for any lady or six children. A summer resident asks about spirit and Lane mentions a lively horse suitable for circus day, noting it should not be overloaded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gideon Lane
Lauzee
Mr. Lane
The Thirteen in Jewish Lore
Jacob E Ehrich, a Jewish writer, argues that the number thirteen is not bad. He cites biblical references and Jewish traditions including thirteen altars, thirteen feast days, and the thirteenth birthday as a rite of belonging among the faithful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob E. Ehriich
Haman
Elahd
Joseph
Jacob
Night and Golf Talk From London Sketch
The London Sketch piece humorously debates an old golf professional who doubts a late learner. The expert predicts with effort and years of practice a faint glimmer of mastery may appear, despite initial poor odds.
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London
Is Mike Clancy Missing After Quarry Blast
A visitor asks for Mike Clancy at the quarry after a premature explosion. Costigan says Clancy is gone and indicates he went in a certain direction. The brief exchange suggests Clancy's whereabouts are unknown post incident.
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Mike Clancy
Costigan
Disagreeing diner jokes about waiter tenure
A guest grills a new waiter asking how long he has worked there. The waiter replies about a week, prompting the guest to insist he may have assigned the order to another worker.
Man without pulh likened to fish without backbone
Quotation compares a man lacking pulh to a fish missing a backbone, attributed to archytos, illustrating a metaphor on strength and integrity.
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Archytos
Spotless Town Cleaning Wonders From Brock in Helland
A Cincinnati Enquirer fragment describes Spotless Town in Helland and Brock from Spotless Town. It features a wall of cleaning tools from brushes to sponges and soaps. Brock is praised as the cleanest place, with yellow straw sandals at gates and candy colored streets and fittings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helland
Holland
Brock
T Brock Stable
CineInnati Enquirer
Ills of Man Revealed in Nile Valley Pathology
Royal College of Surgeons in London hosts a pathogenic relics exhibit showing injuries and diseases from prehistoric to early Christian Egypt. Captain Lyons led a survey of fifty seven Nile cemeteries south of Ko Konsuo, uncovering findings such as an appendicitis evidence and early gout signs. A young woman’s forearms show modern-like splints and bandages.
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Valley of the Nile
Royal College of Surgeons
London
Nile Valley
Konosso
Egypt
H. G. Lyons
Begging Letters Grow More Original in Appeal
A private secretary notes that modern begging letters to rich men show greater originality. Writers now express demands more forcefully, sometimes hitting the mark with fresh phrasing, yielding more favorable replies to those who read them. The shift favors urgent, well crafted pleas over recycled tropes.
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Reed
New York Globe
Miner Interrupts Revivalist With One Question
A young revivalist in a small mining town preaches for hours with little impact. A rough old miner interrupts and asks simply what is Nin Po smoke, prompting a quick exchange as the revivalist seeks to enlighten him. The moment reflects frontier dialogue and local color from Life magazine.
Four-Legged Binds Found in Atsteert
A playful exchange imagines a new species with four legs found in Atsteert. The wife questions the purpose of four legs while the husband jokes that politicians stand on both sides of the fence by this providence.
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Reeding
Fanny
Flere
Atsteert
Bere
Pearson's Weekly
Showing Him
A father lashes out at his disobedient son striking him across the ears and shaking him until hair falls out, uttering threats to discipline the boy and instructing the child on how to treat his mother.
Definition of human and animal families quotes
A little girl recalls a discussion on nature in literature and answers that a brute is an imperfect beast while panic is a perfect beast. The saying reflects on faults in friendship and personal integrity.
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Fa ‘As
Weeene
Minsky
Pennsylvania
New Castle
W. E. Thornton
DeWitt
John Fink
Purdue University
Fink
Wm. Hall
Novata
Oxla
D. E. Scott
Petrolia
Canada
Mr. Hall
Territory
Herald Office
Ft. Wayne
Muncie
J. B. ‘Clark
Keystone
DeWitt's
H. C. Arnold
Jos Hloffton
Braden
Jackson
Mammoth Rocket
Children’s Union
Pioneer
Lew Rawlings
Hartford City
J. P. Kawlinga
West
Pioneer Gray Store
Ralph
Roy
John Williams
Ingalls
Joseph Coppersmith
Frances Truax
Emma McCurdy
Poneto
Robert Morris
Bluffton
Jennie Miller
Lizzie Tegmeyer
Denver
Colo
Marion
Jonesboro
Henry Rittenger
Harrison Township
Lem
B. Parker
W. F. Mann
John Preston
Sanford Gable
Hancock Co
Smilo Moore
Zoe Ey
Een
Syrus
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