Near-Winner Ralph DePalma Returns for Indy 500 Bid
Ralph DePalma, popular Italian American driver, leads the Merce team entered for the 500 mile International Sweepstakes at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 30. He has recovered from injuries from a Milwaukee crash last autumn and aims to redeem his near win in last year’s race. Teammates include Spencer Wishart and Caleb Bragg, who were with him at Milwaukee.
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Ralph DePalma
Merce
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
DePalma
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Spencer Wishart
Caleb Brags
Mlwhukee
Goux Sets World Mark in Speed for Indianapolis Race
Jules Goux driving the Indianapolis Peugeot shattered the hour record by covering 106 miles 307 yards in sixty minutes at Brooklands and then set new marks for 56 and 100 miles. He will pilot the car in the May 3 500 mile International Sweepstakes at Indianapolis speeding beyond Percy Lambert’s records. He tested in England before the race, predicting to beat all world records in Indianapolis.
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Jules Goux
Peugeot
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Goux
Brooklands
England
Indianapolis
Percy Lambert
Lins
France
Indianapolis Peugeot
Lambert
United State Navy
Social Notes From Plainville and Surrounding Towns
George Singleton and several friends visited Plainville on Wednesday. Cards of locals mention Mrs. McWilliams and Gladys, new Hudson Roadster purchase by R Eler Killion, and Miss Anna Flint’s eighteenth birthday bankerchief shower on May 7. Multiple visits occur among residents from Washington Terre Haute Elnora Vincennes and Mitchell with family lunches and weekend stays.
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George McWilliams
Gladys
R. Eler Killion
Hudson
Anna Flint
When Jenny Lind Saw Niagara
A verse recounts Jenny Lind visiting Niagara Falls in America. The Swedish singer is shown the natural wonder on a rainbow day and kneels in prayer as crowds join in worship and reflection on God and art.
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Jenny Lind
Niagara
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward
America
Daft Days of New Year in Scotland and Ireland
The article recalls Scotland’s festive New Year customs once called the daft days with Dublin and Wales sharing lantern processions. It mentions temperance laws tempering revelry and a London Chronicle writer noting the Black Maria hauling drunken revelers to the police station. In Ireland and Wales lanterns with wreaths and songs visited cottages, with bearers paid for their tunes and greetings.
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Scotland
London Chronicle
Edinburgh
Ireland
Wales
Sind Hall
The Old Time Stagecoach in 1762 England
In 1762 England had only six stagecoaches serving the public travel needs. John Crosset attacked them as dangerous innovations noting that they drew gentlemen to London for brief trips, and their passage tempted wives to abandon long horseback journeys for city pleasures and fashionable outings.
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England
John Crosset
London
Leos
Climate conversation in a Cornwall garden
An American visitor admires large chrysanthemums in a Cornwall garden and asks the grower how they are cultivated. The grower attributes the flowers to climate, stating its role in their size and quality.
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Cornwall
Roast Pig In Servia Delicacy Touts Savory Meat
A Wide World Magazine writer describes Servian cuisine where a lamb or sucking pig is roasted whole over embers. A wood vine fire is kept burning for hours, the carcass is turned slowly on a stake, and the meat remains tender with rich gravy.
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Servia
Wide World Magazine
Napoleon
Birch Mountain Herb Tea Endorsed by Leaders and Doctors
Birch Mountain Herb Tea imported from Bohemia is promoted as a universal remedy for asthma hay fever bronchitis coughs colds and other serious ailments. The tonic claims to purify blood build vigor soothe nerves improve appetite and aid sleep while containing 21 herbs and carrying endorsements from Pope Leo XIII and royalty. The advertisement credits Buffalo New York as the origin and asserts a money back guarantee if it fails to meet claims.
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Bohemia
Leo XIII
Austria
Paris
Rome
Vienna
Flo
Birch Mountain Team
Buffalo
N. Y
U.S. A
Races of Mankind Described in Early Study
Text discusses five races white yellow brown red and black naming Caucasian Mongo Han Malayan Indian and negro. Notes long history of study by specialists and ongoing disputes about interrelationships among these breeds.
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Walter Freeman
Erent
Ralph DE Palma
Bang GO Records
Plainville
George Singleton
Washington
Henry Baoch
Little
Newberry
Frank Burroughs
Elnora
W A. Torey
Vera Allen
Terre Haute
Mises Helen Downs
Mary Mattingly
Carrie McKittrick
Albert Mack
Epsom Priday
Bailey
Sandborn
Miller
Miss Currie McKittrick
Vincennes
Ray Clark
Mary Mattiugly
Harry Gough
Oscar Killiou Giide
John Hickey
Missouri
Ralph Killios
Bill Arterburn
The
State Normal
Home Folks
L. D. Coiey
Frank Angie
al Nelson
Mrs. Chas
Foust
A. M. Tarr
James Atterback
J. W. Gilley
Clay M McKittrick
Lou. McKittrick
W.G. Barnes
Elnora Mon
J.C Fairhurst
Mitchell
A.M. Dial
Mary Louise
Mattings
Birch Mountain
Bacon
Humboldt
Burns
Grote
Greece
Mary Mazuret
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