Spring Hats and Big Hair Market in Mooresville
In Mooresville Indiana the column remarks on spring hats boosting hair demand and pokes fun at public figures. It lampoons criminals once caught and contrasts explorers and inventors with light satire.
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Newspaper
Mooresville Times
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1909
Page
2
Spring Arrives Amid Odd Observations and Odd Metaphors
The fragment hints at spring with lines about removing storm doors and welcoming flies. It compares baseball players and battleships to minor leagues and notes Guatemala denying war, suggesting a collection of whimsical, disconnected observations. Fruits and vegetable trimming are praised over bird millinery trophies.
Wise time reveals my error in Alfred Austin poem
A line from Alfred Austin's latest poem confesses personal misjudgment. The phrase wise time hints that understanding comes with experience and reflection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Austin
Selfridges Opens in London Draws Large Crowds
Selfridges, the American department store, paralyzed London shops by inviting shoppers to browse freely without obligation to buy. The policy lets customers paw over goods inside the stores regardless of purchase intent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selfridges
London
Wealthy Cincinnati Woman Seeks Chauffeur Husband
One of Cincinnati's wealthiest women aims to marry her chauffeur. The line between wealth and romance blurs as a woman with wheels contends with social expectations and propriety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Scientist claims invention to detect liars faces Ananias Club
One scientist asserts he has built a machine that can detect liars and anticipates denunciation by the Ananias Club as the claim draws scrutiny and skepticism from peers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ananias Club
Spain to spend 40 million on navy purchase
Commentator ridicules Spain’s plan to spend 40 million dollars on a navy unable to accurately fire, doubting effectiveness even if ships were anchored near Gibraltar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Rock of Gibraltar
Virginia preacher seeks 700 more weddings to hit 3000
A Virginia pastor who has officiated at 2300 marriages aims to reach 3000, noting that ambition can take unexpected turns.
Louis Braille Centenary Remembered By Blind Community
The world marks the 100th anniversary of Louis Braille, the French blind man who devised embossed point writing now used by the blind. Braille’s system bears his name and remains a foundational aid for literacy and orientation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Braille
Iconoclasts Challenge Classic Icons and Myths
Critics dispute Cleopatra beauty Ho race odes wine boom Paul Revere ride tale, arguing such legends are reshaped for profit. The piece argues these views erode public belief in enduring history and frame Standard Oil magnates as disinterested philanthropists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleopatra
Horace
Paul Revere
Standard Oil
Chuang Tzu on Pure Men and Breath
The philosopher Chuang Tzu describes ancient pure men who slept without dreams and walked without anxiety. They eat with restraint and breathe deeply from the depths, while the vulgar merely breathe from their throats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chuang Tzu
Du Chaillu Portrayed as Nature Fakir by Scientists
The article recalls that Du Chaillu faced ridicule when first claiming to have found gorillas in Africa. It notes that if Roosevelt makes a similarly important discovery, Americans may accept his word without a physical specimen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
du Chaillu
Roosevelt
Springs Turned To Playful Water Features On Country Lands
A Geological Survey pamphlet describes turning slow springs in boggy soils into attractive water sources. It suggests transforming them into fountains geysers or rills or covering them with rustic spring houses suitable for country homes or land with springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Geological Survey
Revival of roller skating recalls Joseph Merlin tale
A London journalist links the current roller skating revival to Joseph Merlin, a Dutch mechanic who arrived in England in 1768. He tried to demonstrate his skate invention at a noblemasquerade, but lacked speed control and crashed into a mirror, shattered a violin, and injured himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Joseph Merlin
England
Racial Population Figures From an Unclear Source
The fragment cites world races with numbers: 600,000,000 white 700,000,000 yellow 215,000,000 pisek 35,000,000 brown and 16,000,000 red plus American Indians. The context and source are missing.
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The fragment reads as garbled OCR with no coherent event or named entities to summarize.
Letty Leigh at Leighs New Year Party and Passion
At Mr Leighs drawing room a young crowd gathers for New Year revelry. Letty Leigh faints after news that Dr Lennard will leave Fenmore, and Ernest Devereaux pleads for her heart while Letty wrestles with love and memory of Paul Lennard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Leigh
Letty
Tilda
Miss Leigh
Topham
Pappa
Topham Lodge
Ernest Devereaux
Dr. Lennard
Fenmore
Cranleigh
Ernest. Devereaux
Ernest Deveredux
Paul Lennard
Ernest
Devereaux
Ormolu
Letty Receives Dramatic Return of Love and Change
In late March at Fenmore Letty, engaged to Ernest Devereaux, walks the windy Fenshore with thoughts of Paul Lennard and a future Belgravia home. Ernest the devoted suitor surprises her by appearing on the sands, halting her reverie and signaling a turning point in their arranged engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letty
London
Fenmore
Ernest Devereaux
Paul Lennard
Belgravia
Paul “Lennard
Ernest Devereux
State Prison Barn Burned in Michigan City
A barn at the Michigan City state facility was destroyed by a lightning strike last week. Warden Reid’s car was also wrecked in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Prison
Michigan City
Reid
Boy Dies After Grabbing Live Wire In Peru Pond
Richard Walters, 11, was wading in a pond in Peru when he seized a live electric guy wire and was killed instantly. The tragedy prompted safety notices at nearby properties and an investigation into utility wiring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Walters
Peru
George Ade Elected Purdue Trustee At Alumni Reunion
Author and playwright George Ade of Purdue class of 1887 was chosen as a trustee during the Alumni Association annual reunion held last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ade
Purdue
Purdue University
Punctual Crawfordsville Pupils Highlight 1908 09 Report
The annual report of Superintendent L. N. Hines for 1908 1909 notes that 329 Crawfordsville pupils were neither tardy nor absent, signaling strong attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. N. Hines
Crawfordsville
Crops Damaged by Rain Reported in Indiana Counties
Reports from northern Indiana counties indicate great crop damage caused by heavy and nearly unprecedented rainfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Brazil Factory Club Plans U.S. Glass Plant
The Brazil Factory Club has closed a contract to build the largest glass factory of its kind in the United States. The plant will cost $160,000 and will be erected at the soonest possible date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Brazil
United States
Lima Post Office Renamed Howe After Local School
The Postoffice Department changes Lima Indiana post office name to Howe, named for the nearby Howe Military School. The town adopts the new designation reflecting the school’s location and identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Postoffice Department
Lima
Howe
Howe Military School
Floods Hit Clay County Farms Washing Out Crops
Farmers in lower Clay County report Hel River high water damaged farms by at least $200,000 washing out growing crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lower Clay County
Hel River
Couple wed in midnight river skiff at Rockport
Clark Combs and Miss Bertha Smith of Owensboro Kentucky were married in a skiff on the Ohio River at Rockport at midnight, the couple describing the ceremony as “Just for the fun of it.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Combs
Bertha Smith
Owensboro
Ohio River
Rockport
Green bug causing damage to Posey County wheat crop
Report states a green insect is doing great damage to wheat across southern Indiana. Posey County farmers say the bugs are eating the grain heads, threatening yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Posey County
Smallpox Scare at Veedersburg Reported
Health authorities in Veedersburg appeal the State Board of Health for aid to quell a smallpox outbreak. Twenty five persons are afflicted and 150 more have been exposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veedersburg
State Board of Health
Brother fatally shoots brother in Evansville
William West a laborer was shot dead by his brother John in Evansville. John says he warned William not to come around his house and fired when William appeared. Authorities note long standing bad feelings between the siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William West
John
Evansville
Coal Miner Claims Gold Discovery on Clay County Farm
William Garrett, a coal miner from Clay County, reports discovering gold on his ten acre farm. He has been digging for about six weeks and says he has recovered several quartz specimens as evidence of gold pay dirt on the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Garrett
Clay County
County authorities grant three saloon licenses
Spencer County commissioners in Lincoln City issued three saloon licenses despite public protests. locals argued the licenses spoiled the area near the Nancy Hanks Lincoln burial park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer County
Lincoln City
Nancy Hanks Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Pitching Star George Bowen Excels in Noblesville Game
In Noblesville the Black Diamonds faced the Northside Club as box artist George Bowen fanned 24 and yielded a single hit. Bowen, age 17, previously pitched several no hit games last season for the same team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noblesville
Black Diamonds
Northside
George Bowen
Young Bowen
All Things Coming Bill's Way
William Pierson a Wabash river mussel digger had twin boys in the morning and found a fine pearl in the afternoon worth 500 dollars celebrating a day of luck and blessing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
William Pierson
Pierson
Chief of Police Sends Names to South Bend Saloon Keepers
Acting under a new State law, Chief of Police McWeeny of South Bend issues printed lists listing 150 individuals barred from liquor sales to them. Saloon keepers are warned they must not sell to anyone on the list, under penalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McWeeny
Time to Let George Out
Parents of George Albaugh of Kokomo learn he is to be released in July from State Prison at Jeffersonville after nearly nine years for theft of a silk handkerchief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
George Albaugh
Kokomo
Jeffersonville
Democratic editors hold Blooming ton mid summer meeting
Governor and Mrs Marshall attended as guests of honor at the annual mid summer gathering of Indiana Democratic editors held in Bloomington last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Mrs. Marshall
Indiana Democratic Editors
Bloomington
Witty Gamble Sparks Household Budget Talk
A brief exchange quotes Mrs Torkins and Charley vowing to use poker winnings to fund bridge, avoiding the need to touch the household allowance. The remark appears in the Washington Star.
Black Hand gang extortion tied to Indiana victims
Postoffice Inspector Fletcher links a Black Hand Society regime in Ohio to an extortion network that demanded 3000 from Indianapolis victims. He notes that some recipients deny paying, but asserts large sums were handed over as terror spread. He says Indiana activity mirrors the Ohio gang captured there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postoffice
Fletcher
Black Hand Society
Ohio
Indianapolis
Indiana
Murder at Charlestown: Stumpf found dead with bullet wound
Fifty-year-old Virginia Wolf, a frequent caller, found the body of Michael Stumpf, seventy, a retired saloon keeper, in his Charlestown home. Police doubt suicide, Wolf held for coroner verdict. she alleges Stumpf gave her $2 but refused more. Stumpf, a wealthy bachelor who lived alone, is central to the case as investigators sort facts and motives. PARIS FASHION HINTS lists several aprons and children's garments with sizes and materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Stumpf
Charlestown
Virginia Wolf
Stumpf
Couple Elope Plan Foiled By Richmond Police
Miss Sylvia Daily eighteen living in Alexandria and Clarence Wells twenty one of Alexandria were arrested in Richmond as they planned to elope. Daily wore men's clothes and proposed to work as Wells helper until they could marry. Authorities will help them secure jobs and then wed once Wells is employed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvia Daily
Alexandria
Richmond
Clarence Wells
Miss Daily
Wells
Saloon Question Passes In Clark County Indiana Vote
Clark County last week backed liquor saloon licenses joining the wet counties in Indiana along the Ohio River. unofficial wet majority 1,004. Dry majorities listed for Charlestown Utica Silver Creek Bethlehem Owen Wood Monroe Union Washington. Wet majorities include Jeffersonville Carr Oregon and Jeffersonville city vote Wet by 946. Sixty one saloons in the city are affected by the decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County
Ohio River
Indiana
Charlestown
Utica
Silver Creek
Bethlehem
Owen
Wood
Monroe
Union
Washington
Jeffersonville
Carr
Oregon
New Albany
Floyd County
Louisville
Elopements in Melon District Bold Romance Trend
In the melon district west of Owensville, five young women have eloped in the last three months. Parents monitor their children while Cupid fuels romance as letters travel via canta loupe baskets to distant markets. The season’s romances rise with mail order notes and early marriages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melon
Owensville
Cupid
Must Label Bleached Flour in State Health Notice
A formal notice to millers and flour dealers warns inspectors are vigilant for bleached flour sold without proper labeling. Based on a Secretary Wilson ruling, flour bleached by oxides of nitrogen is outside pure food rules and must be sold only when labeled bleached flour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Food and Drug Department
State Board of Health
Indianapolis Primaries August 5
Democrats and Republicans will hold city primaries in Indianapolis on August 5 to select nominees for local offices. The article notes party competition and voter eligibility for the August election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Penny-a-Year Legal Aid Declared In Court Hearing
A witness in an east London county court case stated that legal aid could be obtained for a penny a year. The body conducting the proceedings takes 10 percent of damages recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East London
Rose Design for Waist Closure in Braiding and Knots
Fashion editor notes a rose design for waist closure braided in white or four colors. Advises narrow braid on linen lawn silk satin voile or net for beauty. Includes request to send Paris Pattern No Size Name Address with a 10 cent enclosing.
Giant Pike Catches British Isles Record on Hamp Shire Stour
A giant pike weighing 37 ¼ pounds, 45 inches long with a 24 inch girth, was caught on the Hamp shire Stour by rod and line. The angler, on Lord Wimborne's estate, described a slow fight in a flood stream and noted the fish likely robbed of duck decoys, with male fish earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampshire Stour
London Daily Mail
British Isles
Stour
A Snake That Shoots Itself and the Cowhand's Tale
A Philadelphia Bulletin excerpt recounts a cowboy claiming to shoot a rattlesnake with his eyes. He explains the snake aligns its head with the gun muzzle and moves with the shooter, asserting he has won bets by staring directly at the target and trusting the snake to “shoot its head off” with uncanny aim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snake
Philadelphia Bulletin
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John McDougal
van Buren
Francis, Alva
Lester Miller
Francis Miller
McDougal
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