Frank Williams to Drill First Bakers Corner Gas Well
Frank Williams plans a new gas well near the Jones saw mill on the range line for Bakers Corner Company. The entry notes Thanksgiving gatherings in Indianapolis with the Higham and Boxley families, and updates on H. H.’s illness and the Boxley family’s health. A subscription offer promises a buggy ticket with each dollar paid before December 27.
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Frank Williams
Bakers Corner Company
Jones Saw Mill
Born to Ira Jangen a boy on Thursday November 27
Announcement notes the birth of a boy to Ira Jangen and his wife on Thursday November 27. The notice extols Champlain’s Cough Remedy for early croup signs in children and claims it reliably dispels symptoms and prevents danger. It is sold by C. E. Elliott.
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Ira Jangen
Hursday
Chamlain
C. E. Elliott
Sheridan School News Reflects School Life and Local Concerns
The report highlights lively ward activities with music classes and debates by seniors, a crowded second ward room, and a transfer of pupils to the first ward. It notes plans for street improvements, a muddy in front of the 2nd ward, and requests for bones to inspire junior projects amid local civic scrutiny.
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J.M. Harris
G. W. Scott
Sheridan
2Nd. Ward
La Louisiana at the Opera House features a dramatic railroading crash
The Dec 8 show at the Opera House includes a head on collision scene with burning wreckage in view of the audience. Lue Thertter’s theater event draws a full house as the production displays exceptional scenery and first class company. In Louisiana a big week is expected. Stuart and Reagan plan a Supreme Court rehearing motion in the Tyler Cruthers habeas corpus case, arguing jurisdiction while noting the sixty day window.
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Opera House
la Louisiana
Lue Thertter
Lousiana
Pass-Dispatch
St. Louis
Stuart & Reagan
Tyler Cruthers
Shakespeare Club Resets Meeting to Monday Night
At the latest gathering the Shakespeare Club voted to move meetings to Monday night. The next session will be at Miss Oberia Newton's home and will cover Act 3 and the first four scenes of Act 4.
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Oberia Newton
Letter and notices from Rockfield Ind and Springfield Ill
A historical note from Rockfield Indiana dated November 27 1502 mentions a $2 subscription payment and a request to ship a buggy to Delpei with careful crating. It also describes four inches of snow and muses on local scenery. Springfield relatives visit Sheridan and Rex Underwood gains attention as a violinist before starting a four year Chicago music program.
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Delpei
John Underwood
Rex
Springfield
Ill
Sheridan
Rex Underwood
Adlumni Association
Underwood
Chicago
Thistlethwaite Goes to Martinsville for Rheumatism Treatment
Ht J Thistlethwaite traveled to Martinsville on Thursday to stay several weeks and seek rheumatism treatment. Mrs Thistlethwaite joined him to Indianapolis and then visited her father in Fairmount.
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J. Thistlethwaite
Martinsville
Mrs. Thistlethwaite
Indianapolis
Fairmount
Rye as a Cover Crop: Usefulness and limits
Professor G. C. Watson of Pennsylvania State College notes rye can be an effective cover crop under certain conditions. It adds little direct plant food when green manured in spring, unlike legumes, but can indirectly aid subsequent crops by decomposing and neutralizing soil. for additional nitrogen, crimson clover or vetch are preferred. Rye is hardy, quick to grow, and withstands winter, making it valued where its purpose fits conditions.
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Pennsylvania
G. C. Watson
Pennsylvania State College
Hamilton County Farmers Institute Week Program 1902
The schedule outlines the Wednesday through Thursday sessions of the Hamilton County Farmers Institute on December 17 and 18, 1902. It lists morning devotionals, soil improvement talks, tile drainage, hog care, domestic economy instruction for women, live stock topics, corn culture, bird protection, and school nature studies, with separate sessions and a corn show on day two. Milton Hanson chairs the event with A. A. Lindley as secretary.
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Hamilton County Farmers’ Institute
Julia S Conklin
Ellen M. Buell
W. A. Jessup
Farmers’ Institute
George Walker
Westfield
Milton Hanson
A. A. Lindley
Coal as Corn: Kansas Hears of Corn Fuel Talks
The piece notes debate over burning corn in Kansas due to coal prices and a large corn crop. It suggests caution, cites northern belt reports about grades, and considers cattle storage as a stronger economic use. It ends by hoping corn as fuel remains a rare anomaly in the Sunflower State.
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Kansas
Iowa
Nebraska
Burning hoofs in shoeing criticized by Rural New Yorker
A Rural New Yorker quotation condemns the burning of hooves during shoeing as lazy or incompetent. It argues this practice fouls the air near blacksmith shops and compares it to using embalming fluid in milk to avoid washing cans, praising only blacksmiths who fit shoes properly without burning the hoof.
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New Yorker
Indianap lis men hunt all day with lone rabbit shot
R M Williamson and two friends from Indianapolis spent Wednesday hunting with a small bag as the party, including a detective, managed only one shot all day and killed a single rabbit.
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R. M. Williamson
Indianapolis
Local Ads Promote Health Potions and Photo Service
EAR STOMACH is strengthened and toled by Hood's Sara par sapsparilla the medicine that cures dyspepsia and POOR APPETITE. Charley Boutmanc has moved his Photo car home southeast of town will until the 15 of December give a photo button with every dozen photos at any price. A 98c washable enamel at cost to customers.
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Hood
Charley Boutmanc
Red Cedar Fence Posts from Maker to User at Fixed Prices
An advertisement by G. H. Palmer promotes red cedar fence posts produced in house and sold directly to customers at single profit prices, highlighting factory-to-user efficiency and value.
Lime and Acid Phosphate Planting Question Answered
The article discusses whether lime and phosphoric acid should be applied in the same season. It notes chemistry objections but cites Ohio station field tests where plots receiving lime and acid phosphate show better clover and straw than plots with phosphate alone or lime alone. It praises scientists extending field work into soil investigations.
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Ohio
Prioritize Repairs to Protect Crops and Stock
The text urges keeping buildings in good condition to avoid weather related damage. Leaky roofs should be fixed first due to costs and crop losses. Broken panes loose boards sagging doors and worn mangers or feed racks should be attended to promptly to safeguard stock and stored crops.
Planting Seeds For Fruits In Fall Or Spring
Seeds should not be very dry before planting but need not stay wet. Fall planting is best, but they can be stratified or mixed with moist earth and kept over winter. In early spring plant in good garden soil about one inch deep in tillable rows. Seeds may be mailed in a reasonably dry state nationwide.
Retirement of U S swimming record holder Schaef fer
E Carroll Schaeffer retires as holder of all American amateur swimming records from twenty yards to one mile. He has dominated since his start, though opposition from English and French champions never arose. The list includes records from twenty yards to one mile across varying pools and conditions.
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Schaeffer
E. Carroll Schaeffer
America
University of Pennsylvania
Bath
American Henley Plans for an Invitation Association
The American Henley will form an invitation association including Boston A A Un ion Boat club of Boston Philadelphia Barge club New York A C Weld and Newell Boat clubs of Harvard Dunham Boat club of Yale University of Pennsylvania Harvard Yale Cornell Columbia Wisconsin. Classes range from single sculls to eight oared crews. The plan avoids conflicting with the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen and keeps existing open regattas, with a special week together at a chosen location.
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American Henley
Boston A. A
Union Boat Club
Boston
Philadelphia Barge Club
New York A. C
Weld and Newell Boat Clubs
Harvard
Dunham Boat Club
Yale
University of Pennsylvania
Cornell
Columbia
Wisconsin
National Association of Amateur Oarsmen
New London
Chicago
Steinitz on Problems and Chess Study
Steinitz, the late chess champion, praised problem study as highly useful for strengthening practical play. He noted its demand for precision and exact calculation, while real games may allow multiple winning paths. He called compositions a splendid training to deploy maximum force in the fewest moves.
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Steinitz
Corbett Plans Coast Training Before Jeffries Fight
Jim Corbett, promised to fight Champion Jeffries next, trains lightly and stays fit. He plans to travel to the coast around March or April for intensive prep at a resort. The San Francisco Athletic Club, with Corbett’s brother Harry as a stockholder, will host the match.
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Jim Corbett
Jeffries
Corbett
San Francisco
Coast
San Francisco Athletic Club
Harry
Jewel paints for sale at Pearson's lumber yard
A brief notice advertises the sale of the celebrated Jewel salve at Pearson's Lumber Yard. The item is described as the most healing salve in the world, suggesting a promotional emphasis in a local shop listing.
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Banner
Pearson’s Lumber Sard
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