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A Bloomington Star note recalls a Thanksgiving bank offering of 1.25 totaling three cents per attendee. Banter labels, local societies form, and quirky rural commerce chatter mix with jokes on art, brickwork pay, and small-town life.
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Hardshell
Dencon Lbbersole
Bixler
Sofrana Rawlins
Love Ann Long
Peretina Fish
Freelove McAllister
Arminta Jones
Salina Baker
Jerusha Moorehose
French writer links thumb size to intelligence in women
A French writer classifies women by thumb size claiming large thumbs indicate native intelligence while small thumbs suggest emotion. The controversial theory ties physical traits to mental capacity across the female population.
Must Stoke Up
Ambition without energy stalls progress like a locomotive without steam as quoted in the Boston Transcript.
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Boston Transcript
Watch in Sickroom Stilled by Simple Tumbler Method
Nurses place a tumbler over a ticking watch in the sick room to stop disturbance. The simple technique proves very effective in quieting patient irritation and enabling rest.
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Hes Celss
Over Seitz Jewelry Store
OUR Christmas Savings Club
the Peoples State Bank
Southwest Corner
Squar
Sullivan, Indiana
The
Bloomington Star
Society Sisters
Tina Fish
Ab Hamilton
Dec McFadden
3D Bascomb
Citi
Zens
Squire Hansford
Art
Jud Tunkins
Building & Loan Department
State of
Indiana
Association
Robert G. Gillum
John R. Connelly
Charles E. McKeen
Clay Ladd
Ora D. Davis
John R. Connely
Samuel E. Gray
Geo. J. Nattkemper
Paul N. Bogart
Central Building & Loaned Association
South 7Th Street
Wabash
Terre Haute
Ind
F. M. Douthitt
Clothier
South Side Square
Shelburn
James W. McHugh
Aymera
Walker McHugh
McHugh & Son
Berman's Bargain Store
North Side
Fidelity Loan Company
Dr. Crowder
East Side Square
Sullivan
Bilelman
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