Aged Priest Survives Train Collision After Being Carried
Rev Father W J Howlett 74 a Loretta Academy chaplain was struck by a fast northbound train near Loretta and carried half a mile on the locomotive pilot. He escaped unhurt while the engine crew, stunned, found him climbing from the wreckage amid the ruined car. The incident occurred in front of the Cummins distillery as the train halted and the priest calmly spoke to the engineer.
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W. J . Howlett
Loretta Academy
Cummins
Loretta
Pather Howlett
Princess Delivers Letter With Same Care as Attire
A princess dresses carefully and crosses the street to mail a letter with the same meticulous care she uses when preparing for a show, highlighting her disciplined routine and poise.
Stockings on a wooden leg fail to excite shoppers
In a shop window a wooden leg displays stockings but fails to attract a crowd as effectively as real legs would, illustrating how fake props can dampen shopper enthusiasm.
Constructive Play Yards Instead of Fancy Equipment
A writer argues for backyard construction zones where children build with tools and scrap materials. Neighbors create huts tents and even a self-made lake with rafts, turning vacation into extended hands on craft and problem solving experiences.
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Deata
Imi
Build a Community Play Yard With Kindergarten Link
The article proposes creating a neighborhood play yard using paving blocks boards boxes a ladder trestles line pulleys tools and basic carpentry. It suggests design details a vine or hedge fence a responsible keeper for tools and community education through kindergarten advocacy with petitions and leaflets from the National Kindergarten Association.
Local Pride and Public Spirit in Town Life
Praise the town and improve it by public-spirited talk and home trade. Tell of its business people and natural advantages. Welcome visitors, support local institutions, and never call good citizens impostors. Foster honest pride and community growth for all.
Indiana Republican Delegates Contrast With Louisville Convention
The Indiana Republican Convention sent four delegates at large with two women as alternates and an Evansville man as an alternate, contrasting with the Democratic event in Louisville that sent five men and three women with partial votes. The note adds that many humorous items are sold in dry goods stores and that women buy them.
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Louisville
Indiana
Evansville
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Poket Books
W. H. Thompson
Phoenix Hotel
Lexington
Indy
Ocics
L. A. Fennell
Lexington Florist
Mary C. Ayres
Cynthiana Democrat
Buick
F. O. B. Flint
Michigan
Mt. Sterling
T. J. Rentz
Short & Market Sts
Lexington, Ky
Cincinnati, Ohio
National Kindergarten Association
West 40Th St
New York
Victor Bogaert Co
Lexington, Kentucky
Hallmark Store
Clark Gate CO. (Incorporated
Kentucky
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