Notice of Liquor License and Road Improvement Petition
The document records a July 1916 license petition to sell spiritous, vinous and malt liquors with on premises consumption at New Boston Spencer County Indiana, plus a separate road improvement petition for a four mile Rockport Pettibon road in Ohio Township to be graded drained paved and opened to 30 feet wide, with hearings set July 8 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Commissioners
Spencer County
Indiana
Newboston
Sidney W. Stocking
Ohio Township
Notice of Petition to Improve a Highway in Ohio Township
Charles F. Niles and others filed in Spencer County Indiana a petition to drain and pave with stone or gravel a part of a public highway in Ohio Township. The petition seeks an order from the county board of commissioners.
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Charles F. Niles
Anuditor
Spencer County
Indiana
Ohio Township
Spencer
Board OF Commissioners
County OF
Spencer County Special Session Called for June 20 1916
Spencer county Indiana county council will meet in special session at the county auditor’s office in Rockport to consider additional appropriations for 1916. The meeting is set for Tuesday June 20 1916 at 10 a m. J Frank Stocking County Auditor No. By order of the Spencer County Board of Commissioners.
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Spencer County
State of
Indiana
Rockport
J. Frank Stocking
Board of Commissoners
Rain Hats In Korea
Report from Korea describes farmers wives wearing immense rain hats during the rainy season. The coverings can reach seven feet in length and five feet in breadth and protect the body as well as an umbrella.
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Korea
Ambiguous Proposal Question Cited by Florida Times Union
A fragment quotes Alicea A1 claiming love and asking a partner to marry. The Florida Times Union notes the line as an ambiguous mix of proposal and hypothetical question, reflecting romantic dialogue.
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Alicea
Florida Times-Union
How Could He Aunt You Learn Money Manners Karl
Aunt scolds Karl over money handling in a clipped exchange. Nephew retorts that his acquaintance with money is brief, revealing a witty domestic moment from the periodical page.
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Karl
Practical Health Hint Bunions
Advice on bunions noting causes from tight footwear and steps for home care. Suggest loose shoes and toe padding, soak feet nightly, rub with turpentine and sweet oil mixture, and epsom salt soaks to ease pain. Recommend consulting a surgeon for long standing swelling.
Boarding School Mystery and Cure Advertisements
Inside a girls boarding school dining room a clever pupil’s breakfast prank triggers a laugh among students and a roll call joke. The piece then shifts to a medical advertisement touting Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy with a $100 reward for failure to cure and testimonials.
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Miss Tones
Cincinnati
Sribune
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney CO
Diamonds Hidden in Steamer Gifts Spark Smuggling Capers
Aliss Mary Medford and Gwen Dolen Tracy chase progress by marrying nobles but discover true luck on a transatlantic voyage. Two English peers, Earl of Elimhurst and Marquis of Bablington, woo the Americans. Diamonds concealed in a silk umbrella and glove box surface when customs seize the gifts, exposing a smuggling scheme tied to the two nobles.
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Aliss Mary
Medford
Gwendolen Tracy
Chums
Aliss Medford
Tin
Germany
A. von
France
Beiig
England
Britain
America
Gwen
Earl of Elimhurst
Marquis of Bablington
Ebnhurst
Mr. Calkins
Bablington
Av. Strynger
Calkins
Mary
Strynger
New York
Boston
A Puzzled Artist Confirms Copy Dizzying Similarity
German artist Achenbach faced a dispute after a dealer sold a work as genuine and a later claim labeled it a copy. The buyer sued, the dealer claimed authenticity for one piece, and even the artist was asked to identify the original. After careful scrutiny, Achenbach admitted he could not tell which painting was original.
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Achenbach
Bis
Evolution of the Belfry Word From Watchtower to Bele Fry
A linguistic note traces the term belfry from Middle English roots about watchtowers and boroughs. It explains how the word shifted from meanings connected to bells and freedom to the modern form bele fry.
Two of a Kind
A humorous exchange from the Philadelphia Ledger about a boy who throws orange skins on the pavement and a punchy twist about an orange skin throwing a man on the pavement.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Cut this out to receive Foley health trial package
An advertisement urges readers to cut out a coupon and mail it to Foley & Co. in Chicago Illinois with name and address to receive a trial package. The package includes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for bronchial coughs colds and croup Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets.
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Foley & Co
Chicago
Foley
Woley
Bagye
And Inspiration From a Circus Scene
A boy observes a trapeze act where a flyer falls into the net, the father explaining it is a standard trick to heighten audience reaction. The boy jestingly asks if missing lessons could punch up his teacher’s response, to which the father smiles at the idea.
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Lionel
Jimes
Puck
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Thomas Friedel
Petronville
Enterprise
Chas. F. Niles
James L. Hamilton
Ed B. Hamilton
R. E. Roberts
William S. Frank
Crit Hamilton, Et al
Roexport
J. Frank Steeking
Seville
Spain
Rome
North Carolina
Asheville
Black Mountain
Hendersonville
Brevard
Lake Toxaway
Saluda
Waynesville
Lake Junaluska
Flat Rock
Hot Springs
Tryon
Tate Spring
Tenn
Ridge Crest
N.C
Southern Railway
Wm. Humphreys
Evansville
Ind
Neans Jeans
Ag Re
Amia
Uae
Holstein Heifer
Blue Bell Farm
J. C. Hickerson
Mer. Boommvelle
Abe Eickel
Robert L. Luckado
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