Bendel Predicts GOP Victory by Large Plurality
Huntington Republican district chairman Harry L. Bendel forecasts Dr. Bendel’s election to Congress with at least a 4000 vote plurality. He cites extensive district visits and reports of growing Republican strength, with Watson and Taft also expected to win large pluralities. Bryan talk is dismissed.
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Dr. Good
Congress
Harry L. Bendel
Huntington
Bendel
Mr. Bendel
Watson
Taft
Bryan
Marion Chronicle
Letter List Advertised for Dec 24 1908 in Misses and Messrs
Advertised last for Dec 24 1908 lists Messrs Lee Ault Samuel Stehler Joe Brown Frank Donahue Go Johnson James Lucas H A Mclotire Fred Mikates Lee Khoten Fred Thomas Walter Woodward and Mesdames Elton Campbell Ruth Bombarg Minnie Dice B A Roagers S statey Matha Yount Misses Hazel Ward Pearl Nilter Pearl McCluney C Tutter T CG Paimer P M
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Messrs
Lee
Ault
Samuel Stehler
Joe Brown
Frank Donahue
Go. Johnson
James Lucas
H. A. Mclotire
Fred Mikates
Lee Khoten
Fred Thomas
Walter Woodwards
Elton Campbell
Ruth Bombarg
Minnie Dice
B. A. Roagers
S.statey
Matha Yount
Misses Hazel Ward
Pearl Nilter
Pearl McCluney
C. Tutter
T. CG. Paimer
P. M
Surprise Birthday Dinner For Dr Emshwiller
Dr M A Emshwiller found about twenty relatives and friends awaiting him on returning from a country trip for a surprise 39th birthday anniversary dinner. Relatives Curt Adams and family from Muncie attended, gifts were given, and guests enjoyed music and conversation afterward.
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M. A. Emshwiller
Emshwiller
Adams
Curt Adams
Muncie
Healthy Life Pills Endorsement From Guilford Resident
L A Bartlet of Rural Route 1 Guilford Maine praises Dr Kinga New Life Pills for three years of good health. The product cleanses and tones the system gently and is priced at 25 cents at Bonge and Maddox drug store.
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Dr. Kinga
L. A
The Crab In the Oyster
A dealer states the crab found inside an oyster is a distinct species and a benefit to the oyster by catching food. He notes the inside beings are all female, with the male having a hard shell. A second item titled A Story For Papa presents a child asking if heaven is real and the mother replying affirmatively, while the child frets his father cannot go due to business.
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Papa
Freddie
Swede Barber Causes Pinched Head Incident
A London Globe joke recalls a barber pinching a patron’s head during a haircut to check a bump. When asked if he is a phrenologist, the barber replies he is Swedish, not a scientist, adding humor to the exchange.
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Jondon Globe
Stage Paint in Theaters Declared Barbarous Custom
The London Mask condemns painting the face on stage as a barbarous practice from the age of oil lamps and candies. It argues lighting advancements make such disguising unnecessary for distant seats in the house.
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London
A Violin For a Vane on Great Gonerby Church
A peculiar vane atop Great Gonerby church in Lincolnshire is a large fiddle and bow. The tale begins with a peasant in Great Gonerby who thrived after emigrating west and becoming wealthy, then funded the church and required a metal replica of his violin and bow to crown the edifice.
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Great Britain
Great Gonerby
Grantham
Lincolnshire
Far West
Two Club Tales and a Clock Misadventure
Two anecdotes recount the Athenaeum during renovation hosting by the United Service club. One tale mocks a rain hunted umbrella remark and a librarian roast beef quip while another shows Gradgrind puzzled by a wind clock as foreman and workers miss time and a clock is winded. The second item notes Brown’s vanity with self laughter contrasting with others.
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Athenaeum Club
United Service Club
Athenraeum
Gradgrand
Foreman
Gradgrind
London
Foretelling the Future
A playful dialogue imagines time passing as a baby grows from infancy to age twenty one. Mrs de Style notes the baby is three weeks old while Mrs Gunbusta muses on the child’s age thirty years hence.
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de Style
Gunbusta
Sphinr
Nell inquires about Mr Lilliens vices and social ties
The Philadelphia Record notes Nell asks if Mr Lilliens has vices and Belle replies he belongs to a glee club an amateur theatrical society and writes poetry. The dialogue reveals social circles and cultural interests.
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Nell
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