Fly Prevention Crusade Urges Cleanliness Over Swatting
Health officials advocate strict sanitation to curb typhoid carrying house flies rather than futile swatting campaigns. Borax and calcined colemanite treatment in manure and garbage can stop breeding, aiding municipal efforts and demanding household duty and public awareness.
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Ouse
Swat
Suez
Panama
Doestorr
United States Department of Agriculture
Arftington Farm
Virginia
New Orleans
Paris
Indiana Elks elect new officers at 1916 session
Indiana State Association of Elks closes its session choosing Marion for the 1916 reunion. Elected officers include Joseph E. Hennings of Anderson as president, Robert A. Scott of Linton vice president, Thomas Hedian secretary, Frank Bougher treasurer, J. C. Sawyer esquire, H. S. Miller inner guard, and David R. Carlton trustee. Next reunion length reduced to two days. In Mitchell, Ernest Turpin, 23, was killed by a premature explosion at Lehigh Portland Cement quarry. Otto Nugent injured. Turpin supervised loading and had just placed fifty pounds of dynamite in a drilled hole. The blast shattered nearby houses. two weeks earlier six workers were injured at the same site. Turpin leaves a widow.
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Michigan City
Indiana State Association of Elks
Marion
Joseph E. Hennings
Anderson
Robert A. Scott
Linton
Thomas Hedian
Indianapolis
Frank Bougher
Fort Wayne
Esquire
J. C. Sawyer
H. S. Miller
South Bend
David R. Carlton
Elwood
Mitchell
Ernest Turpin
Lehigh Portland Cement Company
Turpin
Otto Nugent
Farmer Frank Humphreys Arrested for Threat to Kill County Officials
Warsaw. Frank Humphreys, a farmer, was arrested by Sheriff Huffer and four deputies as he attempted to kill County Clerk C D Longenecker. Armed with a revolver, he fought bitterly and had sent letters to Judge F E Bowser, Prosecutor Homer Longfellow, and others accusing them of constitutional violations. He was declared insane by a commission.
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Warsaw
Frank Humphreys
Huffer
C. D. Longenecker
Humpheys
F. E. Bowser
Homer Longfellow
Loungenecker
Ralston
Gang Alleged Car Thieves Broken Up
Federal authorities halted a six week investigation into a gang of alleged car thieves operating in Hammond South Bend Elkhart Toledo Chicago and Battle Creek Mich Edward Pomeranke Steve Pare and M M Rogers Grand Trunk Western railroad officials are jailed in South Bend awaiting US Commissioner Thad M Talcott Jr Arrests were made by Deputy Marshals Rankin and Barnhart of Indianapolis the case details.
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Hammond
South Bend
Elkhart
Toledo
Chicago
Battle Creek
Mich
Edward Pomeranke
Steve Pare
M. M. Rogers
Grand Trunk Western Railroad
United States
Thad M. Talcott, Jr
Rankin and
Barnhart
Indianapolis
Fire destroys Henryville general store in blaze
The Raymond & Scholl general store, the town’s largest, burned down with a $12 000 loss and $5 000 insurance. The second floor housed the Odd Fellows and Red Men lodges which held a meeting nearby, and investigators suspect a discarded cigar sparked the fire. The building carried little insurance and was owned jointly by Mrs John Scholl and the Odd Fellows.
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Henryville
Raymond & Scholl
Odd Fellows
Red Men
John Scholl
The
Fright Fatality Claims Evansville Woman
Mrs Eva Bethell seventy two died at Newberg near Evansville from fright after a burglar entered the old mansion and demanded money at gunpoint. She fled to a neighbor and passed away within minutes. She was mother of Union Bethell vice president of AT&T in New York.
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Evansville
Eva Bethell
Newberg
State Urged to Aid Mexico in Relief Effort
Indiana Red Cross urged a state wide appeal for aid to starving Mexicans. A letter from C A Devoe acting chairman of the Red Cross asked Noble C Butler vice president of Indiana Red Cross to mobilize gifts of money and foodstuffs such as corn beans rice and flour.
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Mexico
Indianapolis
Indiana
American National Red Cross
Noble C. Butler
Red Cross Society
C. A. Devoe
Washington
Red Cross
Indiana,Red Cross Society
Republic
Growth of Western Canada Shows Rail, Education Expansion
An advertisement outlines Western Canada growth with Alberta railway mileage now 4 097 after a three year doubling. It notes Dominion Railway Commission rate control and a university attendance surge of 1 000 percent across 61 districts. It includes J E Edward of Blackie praising mixed farming profits and personal gains since migrating from Iowa.
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Western
Canada
Alberta
Dominion Railway Commission
University of Alberta
J. E. Edward
Blackie
Alta
Iowa
Cass County
Oata
Russia Sees Vodka Consumption Drop Under War Policy
A Russian measure banning vodka sales in government monopoly shops since mobilization has led to sharp declines in Moscow vodka consumption. Data show July and August 1914 drops from 613k and 668k gallons in 1913 to 359k and 23k respectively, with October 2,914 gallons in 1914 after prior high 707k in 1913. During early phase vodka was available at first-class restaurants while bottled sales faced heavy fines.
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Russia
Russian Empire
Moscow
Hands Like Velvet One Night Cuticura Treatment Ad
An old ad promotes a one night Cuticura hand treatment for red rough and chapped hands. Soak in hot water with Cuticura, dry, rub in ointment, then wear bandages or old gloves overnight. Sample via mail by sending 32 cents to Cuticura, Dept. XY, Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Passing of poetry and a tea advocating remedies
A St. Louis clergyman laments poetry's loss of charm and claims later poetry gives way to realities. The piece notes Sassafras tea as a seasonal remedy once believed to treat physical conditions behind such moods, while promotional copy urges Red Cross Ball Blue as American made and sold by all grocers.
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St. Louis
Cross Ball
Ashamed of Them Sayre Baby Protest Comment
A quoted exchange condemns Christians as the Sayre baby cries loudly during a protest over religious actions. The second speaker urges empathy, noting current Christian behavior and inviting readers to reflect.
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Ihee
Sayre
Denison Coffee Ad Ends With Political Quip
An ad praising Denison's Coffee repeats a slogan about purity while a closing line critiques voters who embrace nonsense. The brief uses a political sentiment to connect product quality with public discourse.
Marriage rings and prize rings lead to the stage
A brief item notes rings in marriage and boxing as stage props or symbols, suggesting public spectacle and celebration intertwine in social events. It highlights the cultural link between wedding bands and prize rings as focal points of attention.
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