Sheridan Indiana Campaign Notes and Local Plebiscite
The note lists 196S campaign tickets for Congress and local offices in Sheridan Indiana, with Landis Mendenhall Christian Gentry Griffin Bauchert White Johnson Ray and Metsker named. It salutes Republican Township but notes Vermont results as a forecast and mentions dry weather and discussions of free gravel roads and street cleanliness on Georgia street.
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Congress
Chas. B. Landis
E. J. Mendenhall
Ira W. Christian
C. M. Gentry
Geo. Griffin
John Bauchert
Walter White
Hugh Johnson
C. Ray
J. FE
Hearst Attacks Bryan on All Sides in Posthumous Accounts
The rivalry between Hearst and Bryan intensifies as posthumous pieces by Grover Cleveland emerge, signaling a difficult path for the commoner in the political arena.
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Hearst
Bryan
Grover Cleveland
Summer Frosts and Democratic Votes
The piece notes that Democratic victories are typically stronger in summer than in fall elections. It suggests that the arrival of frosts appears to hinder their success.
Precinct Committeemen Brace for 60 Day Poll Volume
Republican and Democratic precinct committeemen prepare the 60 day poll as expectations rise for a larger doubtful volume on both parties.
Voters urged to stay in precinct to keep ballots valid
Voters are told not to move between townships or precincts this fall to avoid losing their vote. No changes should be made after October 8th.
Local notices and social updates in Briggs ad section
Joy Chew left last Monday evening for Denver. W T Wilson and Luther Fritz visited Chicago earlier this week. Rev Huddleston will preach Sunday morning and evening. Mr and Mrs Wm Rhoades of Noblesville and R M S Hutchens dined with W H Kraus and wife. Ladies Aid to meet with Mrs C E Couch on Sept 8 for yearly sale planning beginning Oct 3. Visitors from this vicinity included L B Kercheval H D Cuts Cap Moore G C McMath A M Stephenson W A Johnson G H Palmer H St Newby A C and Ralph Pearson Chas Thistlethwaite Wm Robbins J H McMurtry.
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Briggs
Joy Chew
Denver
Ladies Aid of the Christian Church
C. E. Couch
Kercheval
H. D. Cutts
Cap Moore
G. C. McMath
A.M. Stephenson
W. A. Johnson
G. H. Palmer
H. St. Newby
A. C. and
Ralph Pearson
Chas. Thistlethwaite
Wm Robbins
J. H. McMurtry
Noblesville
Wanted five women for labeling at Indiana Condensed Milk Co
Short ad seeks five women for labeling work at the Indiana Condensed Milk Company. Call immediately for details and placement.
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Ind. Cond
The Sun Shines On All Corners Of The United States
A Scrap Book note explains that from March 22 to September 22 the sun does not set on the United States from ocean to ocean and across its territories. It highlights the western reach in the Philippines and eastern reaches in Puerto Rico with the sun’s north declination.
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Pravuio
United States
Navel Observatory
Portyu Rico
Balobeishuid
Philippines
Porto Rico
Balobe
Rattlesnakes' teeth and a cautious tale from the zoo
The Washington Post reports a zoo keeper handling a rattlesnake tooth found in a paper packet. The tooth resembles a small horn with a sharp point and a hollow channel filled with dried substance. Keepers say snakes shed teeth during growth, and such teeth are shed rather than used in bites.
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Tie
Washington Post
The Gaelic Language Statement From The New York American
The Gaelic language united the Celtic peoples from Ireland and Wales to Scotland and Cornwall. It resembled other Celtic dialects enough that many spoke it freely across regions. It remains spoken in parts of Ireland Wales the Scottish highlands and the Isle of Man.
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Ireland
Wales
Highlands
Isle of Mar
New York American
The Mere Pittance Remark in a Letter
A Philadelphia Press snippet recounts a quarrel where Mrs Nurich asks Widow Downes to place her son in work and says he must earn “a mere pittance.” The exchange features Nurich denying offering a position and the widow defending the boy’s need.
Dry Joke Prompt Sparks Photo Sitter Quip
A light exchange accompanies a formal portrait session as the sitter jokes about a tiny invitation while a photographer captures the moment. The caption hints at social etiquette and a playful mood during the shoot.
Trade Ruse Mimics Natural Expression
A curio line quotes Tit-Rits describing a trade ruse meant to show a natural and interested expression on a face. The remark frames theatrical or jokey intent behind a facial gesture.
In the Wrong Shop and the New Bride’s Dinner
Fragmentary lines reveal a butcher shop scene with Mrs Newlywed and Porterhouse references. A judge faces a remark about a bomber yard while a Lambertuan figure contends with trickery and a hind that finishes at the butcher shop.
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Newlywed
Frogality in Fortune and Industry: A Praukiin Adage
The fragment presents an old style aphorism linking luck and virtue in commerce. It references Frogality as a fair fortune and the ind iiabity of industry and good estate. Further context is unclear from the text.
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Frogality
Praukiin
Plato’s Theology and the Theory of the Tein
The article notes Plato’s belief in a supreme power and intelligence equated with wisdom and goodness. It discusses whether the Triune concept was personal or impersonal, and asserts Plato taught future retribution while excusing God from moral and physical evil.
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Plato
New York America
The Recognition of Pat and Stella in Whiskered Exchange
A playful exchange quoted from the London Telegraph notes Pat and Stella, with self recognition and altered voices as whiskers are described. The fragment preserves curious whimsy between speakers.
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Stella
Pat
London Telegraph
Quite Natural Poet Reflects on Fame and Local Life
A Kansas City Journal snippet records a famed poet replying to a question about fame. The author notes the poet has long lived in a hall bedroom, underscoring a humble life beside recognition.
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Temple of Fame
Reniied
Kansas City Journal
What Did He Mean Wife at Ginmort-Clook
A fragment from Lippincott's notes hints at a domestic dispute over a wife leaving and a husband seeking a new cook after the dinner mishap.
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Mean
Ginmort-Clook
Thushand
Books Divisible Into Hour and All-Time Class
Rushin notes that books split into two categories the books of the hour and the books of all time. The statement frames literary value as time dependent with enduring works standing apart from fleeting reads.
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Rushin
Railway owner seeks aid in reviving lines after long struggle
A railway owner has enlisted the aid of key figure HH Harriman in the effort to revitalize several lines after a prolonged period of difficulty. The move signals a focused push to restore service and profitability amid ongoing industry challenges.
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Key
HH. Harriman
Tortured geese endure crates and forced feeding for pâté de foie gras
Excerpt describes geese captured at nine months placed in underground cells bound by the neck and limbs. They endure days of agony while being fed dumplings until death and the liver fattening process, resulting in emaciated bodies and oversized livers.
Why We Sleep As Light Determines Rest For Animals
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes eight hours rest stems from daylight limits and eye development. Animals with eyes split time into waking and sleeping. plants digest in light and grow in darkness. blind ocean denizens prowl without regular rest.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
National and local political moves and notable events
A batch of brief items covers Secretary Straus and Secretary Wilson joining political campaigns, a change of venue in the Beech Hargis case in Jackson Kentucky, a son killing his father and a man killing his wife before suicide, a 1917 postponement of the Japanese International Exposition, Geneva council session of the International Council of Women, Rear Admiral Henry Glass dead in Berkeley, a rise in public debt cash, Edwin Frost announcing a new comet, Gary blast furnaces likely to blow, Urbana fire destroyed Baker Egg Case plant, August bank entries authorizing new associations, color line at the United Spanish War Veterans Boston convention, and Oklahoma’s constitutional ruling on separate schools.
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Commerce and Labor
Straus
Agriculture
Wilson
Japaanese International
International Council of Womern
Geneva
Henry Glass
U.S. N
Berkeley
Cal
Publc
Eoge
Edwin &. Frost
Yerkes Ahservatory
Gary
Baker Egg Case Company
Urbana
Ohio
Organization of
The
United Spanish War Veterans
Boston
A. H. Huston
Guthrie
Oklahoma
Walling a well ends in fatal brick accident
At Anderson Indiana on September 3 John D Martin aged fifty two was walling a twenty five foot well. A brick fell from a bucket striking him on the head and causing a skull fracture. He died about an hour later.
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Anderson
Ind
John D. Martin
Melon Grower Dies After Tent Stake Fight at Indiana Fair
Logan McClure of Poseyville died from injuries after a quarrel at the New Harmony fair over watermelons. Mitchell Anderson of Griffin says he used a tent stake in self defense.
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Poseyville
Ind
Logan McClure
Mitchell Anderson
New Harmony Fair
Anderson
Griffin
Political feud ends in street duel killing editor
In Manzanillo on Sept 3 a street duel over a political quarrel left Manuel Elias editor of El Vigilante dead. Manuel Estrada editor of EL Reporter and Liberal congressional candidate fired the fatal shot.
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Manzanillo
Manuel Elias
el Vigilante
Manuel Estrada
EL Reporter
Algo
Independence party picks nominees for race
In New York on September 6 Thomas J. His gen and John Temple Graves will be informed tonight of the Independence party convention's choice of them as presidential and vice presidential nominees for the coming race.
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New York
Thomas J. Hisgen
John Temple Graves
Independence Party
Oakland City's Boom in Gas and Oil Field
Oakland City is on the way to becoming the state’s gas and oil center as prospects grow. About fifty gas and oil companies are in the field with land leased for miles around the town.
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Oakland City
Oakland
City
Ind
Statesman Arrives as New American Minister to Bolivia
James E. Statesman arrives in La Paz Bolivia to assume duties as American minister succeeding W B Sorsby. He will be officially received next week in the Bolivian capital.
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Mr. Statesman
la Paz
Boliva
James E. Statesman
Bolivia
W. B. Sorsby
Vegetarian Pastor Acknowledged by Congregation
A Philadelphia Ledger cartoon item jokes that a new pastor must be a vegetarian for the First Deacon because there is no meat in his sermons. The exchange frames the humorous church selection.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Kingsley Quote On Excuses Attributed Insight
The remark by Charles Kingsley notes that when a man seeks an excuse the devil will quickly provide one. It reflects a view on self-deception and moral accountability. The line appears as a standalone aphorism in historical commentary.
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Charles Kingsley
Wealth Is Not His That Has It But His That Enjoys It
The saying attributed to Franklin contrasts possession with enjoyment of wealth highlighting virtue in prudent spending and contentment. It reflects a moral stance on wealth and happiness rather than material accumulation.
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Franklin
Dean's Kidney Pills Promoted By Sheridan Resident
A Sheridan, Indiana man testifies to five years of kidney trouble and back pain that Dean's Kidney Pills relieved after using the product from Elliott's drug store. He endorses the remedy and urges others to choose Doan's, with Foster Milburn Co. as U S. agents. price fifty cents.
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Doun
Sheridan
William Russell
Main St
Ind
Dean
Elliott
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo New York
United States
Doan
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Luther Fritz
Chicago
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