Trainman Killed in Illinois Central Switch Accident
Harry Cobb a 25 year old brake man on the Illinois Central railroad was fatally injured while switching near the Hlinoix Central station. He lived in Palestine Illinois and is survived by his mother wife and two year old son. Cobb's foot caught in a switch frog and his overalls footline caught on the switch point before he was thrown under the next car. He died shortly after the accident.
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Harry Cobb
Illinois Central Railroad
Hlinoix Central
Palestine
Illinois
M. Cobb
Christine Cobb
Cobb
Briggs
Bien
Local social roundup and market notes from Sullivan area
Personal notices include Evansville mourners for Mrs. Isabelle Brower and visits by Prof. S E Raines of Freeport. several local residents travel for family gatherings and trips to French Lick, West Baden, and other towns. The Peoples State Bank won gravel road bonds bid and D C Botting resigns from Vandalia Coal, with a company smoker for 100.
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George Ferree
Evansville
Isabelle Brower
S. E. Raines
Freeport
Raineas
Wreeport
Oas
C. J. Burkholder
Adianapolis
Frank Burnham
Glenn
Hazel Curtis
Mary Daly
Glenn Burnham
Hugh Reat
Walter Hunt
Paul Hunt
Mgr
T. P. McBride
Vernon Rex
Welter Rex
Meron
United States Army
Honolulu
Hawaiian Island
Steram
F. A. Martin
Linton
W. H. Cooksup
Logan
Olfia
Martin
Sullivan
Union
John E. Alsmean
Woodmere
Alsman
McKinley
Josh Beasley
Jessie V. Elliott
Newark
Ohio
Everett Beasley
Golda Martin
Bowling Green
French Lick
West Baden
Washington
Vincennes
Sam Springer
Beryl
Yellowstone National Park
Billings
Mont
I. N. Botts
Anna Botts
Walter Botts
Hervey Dutton
Chas. H. Bedwell
LaPorte Sunda
Bedwell
T. S. Bedwell
Dugger
Peoples State Bank
William R. Dugger
D. C
Ironies of Life in a Small Town Talk
Uncle Walt recounts ironic fortunes from business to public life. A merchant’s store closes after a sheriff’s action while a horse breaker loses fame to an old horse. A courtroom gallery collapse, a blackout during a political address, and a comic nose repair finish the fray with sardonic humor.
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Omuelson
Hall of Justice
Roscoe Conkling
Alliteration in Ancient Writing Not Deliberate
William Mathews notes that alliteration occurs in ancient writings but is not usually intentional. He cites Cicero in Offices with sensim sine sensu aetas senescit and Virgil in Ae neid for marked alliteration. The remark contrasts rhetorical blemish with stylistic echoes in classical authors.
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Cicero
Virgil
William Mathews
Try Try Again Battles Passage to French Battlefields
A quotation from The American Legion Weekly notes Lottarox has spent six months seeking passage to France’s battlefields with no success, while he previously spent two years avoiding them, achieving success in that avoidance.
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Lottarox
France
American Legion Weekly
Internal Revenue records best yearly tax take since 1862
The internal revenue bureau posted its largest annual tax collection for the fiscal year ending June 30, surpassing all prior years since its 1862 founding, reflecting heightened receipts and enforcing measures.
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Internal Revenue Bureau
Penny Dime and Wit Blend in Rural Column
A garbled montage of local humor and social notes on autos, weather, marriage, shopping, and politics. Vignettes poke at ministers, farmers wives, golf, gas, fashion, and the odd quip about modern life, with a flippant tone and scattered named bits.
Ferdilizer Names and Shoe Store Mixup Prompt Laughter
Uncle Johns mispronounced Ferdilizer story sparks a village joke as a new neighbor asks for the origin of the nickname Fertilizer. Bill Jones arrives with his twelve children to try shoes for thirteen, then orders by mail from Kalamazoo. A quip about face powder ends the sketch.
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Bill Jones
Bill
Kalamazoo
Inadequate Rates and Chief Big Smoke
A humorous Kablegram excerpt compares fraternal insurance bragging to Chief Big Smoke, a copper colored native missionary in Oklahoma. It recalls a tourist asking what he does and learning he preaches for ten dollars a year, prompting the remark that such pay is poor.
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Big Smoke
Okahoma
Born to Mr and Mrs George Rub ber in Benton Harbor
A seven pound son was born to Mr and Mrs George Rub ber in Benton Harbor as reported by the News.
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George Rubber
Benton Harbor
A Little Worse Beach Scene with Sam Molly
Sam and Molly walk to the beach as the sand feels warm. A character named Tomalie is mentioned with a remark about a gift or cost related to her. Miss Fret and Miss Worry discuss her sister and brother who is a druggist.
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Sam
Molly
Miss Fret
Mrs Barnhart Guest of Johnsons in Indiana Polis
Mrs Harold Barnhart of Indiana polis is the guest of Mr and Mrs T EB Johnson. She is the niece of Mr Johnson.
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Harold Barnhart
Indianapolis
T. EB. Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Palmistry by plaster mold foresees futures
A Belgian fortune teller uses palm prints cast in plaster then a stenographer types the reading and mails it to clients. Buddhist marriage ideals hold that earthly unions persist after death, prompting some Japanese to die by suicide for a chance at happy ties in the next world.
Terre Haute Star and Sullivan Union Ad
A brief 1 y1 notice notes a price of $4.00 in a syndicated local ad listing Terre Haute Star and Sullivan Union services or prices.
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Terre Haute
Star and Sullivan Union
Quote about rare good and bad men by Bernard Shaw
A reflective Bernard Shaw line notes that men often plan wicked deeds toward enemies yet truly bad men are as rare as genuinely good ones. Its concise aphorism contrasts intention with action.
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Bernard Shaw
Carrot Leaves Used as Headdress in Past Fashions
A writer recalls a bygone fashion where women wore carrot leaves as hat adornment. The light feathery verdure was praised as a not contemptible substitute for bird plumage.
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Carrot
Dandy Auto Topdresser Introduces New Shine
A local ad proclaims Auto-Top-Newer preserves and restores appearance, promising a look like new. The dim Dandy is billed as bigger and better than ever, inviting buyers to see before purchase. John A. Mattix is listed as a contact.
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John A. Mattix
Stewart Family Motor Trip To Chicago And Lakes
Mr and Mrs H M Stewart and daughter Eva and Miss Viola Long left Sunday on a motor trip to Chicago Winona Lake and other points.
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H. M. Stewart
Eva
Viola Long
Chicago
Winona Lake
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I. C. Depot
Uncle Walt
Walt Mason
Cas Seenpenet
Jim Ripper
Washington Street
C. V
Jack Spratt
Jack
Sam Hill
Will B. Best
All Peoples Home Journal
the Peoples Home Journal Patterns
van Raalte
Springer-Gouckenour
Cs CO
Uncle Johns Visi
Chile
Ferdinand
Eliza
Doctor Blizen
Coal Emergency Commission
Harding
Clyde B. Aitchison
John C. Roth
Bureau of Service
E. H. de Groot, Jr
F. C. Smith
J. B. Ford
Birmingham
Ala
B. S. Robertson
Bluefield
W. Va
C. C. Semple Huntington
C. S. Reynolds
Knoxville
Tenn
H. M. Priest
Louisville, Ky
W. L. Barry
Norton Va
S. J. Mayhood
Thurmond
Optometrist
Sekz Jewelry Store
Baige
Riggs Clay Product Company
Shelburn
J. F. Schers
Justice of Peace Insurance & Real Estate City Property For
Lyric Theatre
Ind
Chas. Boone Lauriers
Merom, Ind
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