Gas City council ends city attorney post to save funds
Changes to county offices include Luther Worf as county treasurer Phil Middleton named county surveyor and John Frazier for the second district. Prosecutor and recorder shifts deferred. Sims Township farmers Institute at Swayzee drew large crowds with Professor Prigg and Mrs Sewell among speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Worf
Phil J. Middleton
John Frazier
Fyht “Ritesch
Sims Township
Wilson Wins Presidential Plurality with 60 822 Votes
Official returns show Wilson with a decisive plurality of 60 822 and Hughes 8 547 474. 1912 figures list Roosevelt and Taft, with Socialist Leusen and Prohibition Hanly as minor candidates. The four-candidate total reaches 15 635 715, up from 15 007 282 in 1912 due to population growth and new suffrage states.
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Mr. Wilson
Wilson
Roosevelt
Taft
Kidney troubles warned after cold headlines
A reader from Gas City Indiana reports that cold spells affect the kidneys causing backache and irregular function. He credits Doto's Kidney Pills for relief and recommends Kean's Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY, priced 50 cents at dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neeson Cook
South D Steel
Doto
Kean
Mr. Cook
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Marriage Licenses Filed For Herman W. Bolihoefer and Dessie Mathias
Herman W. Bolihoefer 21 farmer of Grant county and Dessie Mathias 16 daughter of Oliver A. Mathias have secured a marriage license. The union sets the stage for a countywide wedding record this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman W. Bolihoefer
Grant County
Dessie Mathias
Oliver A. Mathias
Largest box of matches in town for 5c
Storte & Son promote a large 5 cent box of matches claimed as the town’s biggest. The advertisement touts bulk buyers and lasting use, targeting home and shop customers seeking value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
5C Storte & Son
Price booster faces fines in bid to clear profits
A dubious scheme promises a thousand dollar fine for any price booster who can clean up ten thousand. Authorities warn that those aiding will be jailed.
Eclipses Prophesied for 1917 by Naval Observatory
A Washington memorandum from the Naval Observatory predicts four solar and three lunar eclipses in 1917, the maximum possible in a year. The first event is a total lunar eclipse on January to be visible across the United States from 12:50 a.m. to 4:39 a.m. EST, with totality between 2 and 3:28 a.m. EST.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Observatory
Washington, D.C
United States
Indigestion Advice Promotes Cham berlain's Tablets
The article advises those with late meals to adjust their schedule and take Chamberlain's Tablets. It claims the tablets strengthen the stomach and aid natural digestion, offering a quick recovery. The text emphasizes allowing at least five hours between meals and notes availability.
Township funds disbursed across counties by county auditor
County Auditor Mort MeRae completed the November tax distribution to townships and towns. The list shows disbursements to Van Buren, Washington, Richland, Center, Jefferson, Fairmount, Liberty, Monroe, Marion, Gas City, Fowlerton and others for township tax, tuition, road, and poor tax allocations totaling multiple thousands.
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Mort MeRae
van Buren
Washington
AI Pleasant
Richland
Center
Monroe
Jefferson
Fairmount
Liberty
Ls Green
Mims Wee
Acess Bae
Franklin
BS 94 Corporation
Marionin Center
al Joneshara
Gas Cite Oo
Swarzee
Matthews
al Fowlerton
Fas
December marriages show 52 licenses issued countywide
The county clerk’s office records reveal fifty two marriage licenses issued in December. Of these, twenty two were issued on December 25, the Saturday before Christmas.
When an Editor Acted as Doctor in Bath Journal History
Keene's Bath Journal a historic weekly in Bath founded 1742 by Thomas Roddeley. The long running paper passed through Keene family lineage and later retained old features with patent medicines and Cure alls filling pages and editors briefly acting as doctors during editorial work.
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Keene
Bath
London Times
Thomas Roddeley
Hoare
John Keene
Keenes
Keane
Are aborigines in Australia Caucasian or Negro race
The article reviews ethnologists debate over whether Australian natives belong to the Caucasian or Negro races. It notes their hair type and beards lead some to group them with Caucasians, alongside Veddahs of Ceylon and Indian hill tribes, while others once classified them as black. It contrasts a spectrum from Icelanders to Australians.
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Australia
Ceylon
India
Iceland
Globe
Europe
Christen Herald
DePoy Family Visits Jonesboro With Mr and Mrs Baird
EK H DePoy and family spent Sunday in Jonesboro visiting Mr and Mrs J A Baird.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EK. H. DePoy
Jonesboro
J. A. Baird
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Harley-Davidson
Marion
Indiana
Marion & Bluffton Tr. Co
Bluffton
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Dr.l.c.daughtrey
Abies Sanitarium
Second Street
Marion, Ind
B. Dicken
Wigger Block
Marign
Newe-Bagie
Elgin
Berling & Moltz
H. L. Garrett
Warren, Indiana
Athered
Gas City
Masonic Lodge
Order
Mr.Hughes
Mr. Leusen
Yoisis
Debs
Mr. Hanly
Prohibition
Chafm
Mort McRae
Cupid
C.G. Willey, Drayman
E. B. Scott
Kelley Way
Jana
Second
Washington Streets
West Fifth St
Marion Hotel
Crawford
Jewelry Store
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