Seven Deaths Mark Hoosier Neighborhood Tragedies
A string of deaths near Vienna includes Mrs Wim Lupo who perished rescuing a Bible from her burning home and six others. Thursday to Sunday sees multiple losses: Mrs Jno Adkins aged elder, Mrs T R Varndee, O P Swearingen’s wife, Mrs H C Melton, Mrs Sarah Ward, and Miss Sarah Walden. The community notes these sudden passings as natural consequences of life, not an epidemic, with prayers for affected families.
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Wim
Lupo
Vienna
Jno
Adkins
T. R. Varndee
H.C. Melton
Sarah Ward
Rewand
Ward i
Sarah Walden
Lifesey Garden
Mnideath
Henry Walden
Folklore on Freezing Cisterns and Idle Curiosity
Sir Harry Poland recalls a tale offering 1000 pounds for a cistern freezing solution. A London paper's winter claim sparked a shilling secret trade. A Russian woman serves two months for idle curiosity amid police student disturbances. Old Irish coercion frames idle curiosity as worse than a plain smile.
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Harry Poland
London
Whai
Wiserman
Preserving a Sweet Cellar With Simple Home Remedies
Household guide instructs on drying and airing a cellar using quicklime borax charcoal and plaster pads. Steps include removing items opening spaces airing two hours, using lime and copperas to neutralize odors, hanging charcoal, and making cheesecloth pads with lime plaster to absorb moisture and prevent mold.
Lemmon Peel Fruit Beverage Mix
Peel 12 lemons and juice over the peels then stand two hours Add one pound sugar Then mix ripe raspberries with half a pound sugar with ripe pineapple Shred fine and mix with another half pound sugar Strain lemon juice mash raspberries through a coarse sieve Combine pineapple and fruits with three quarts cold water Stir until sugar dissolves Strain and serve with fruit in each glass
Washing Out Glass for Clear Shine
The guide advises washing cut glass in clear water rather than standing water to preserve luster. If glass is sticky inside, fill with warm soda water, shake for a minute, then repeat until the glass appears clear.
Egg Separator Keeps Yolks Whole While Whites Drain
A compact kitchen tool attached to a tumbler uses a spring clip to hold an egg. The egg is broken and its contents drain through a slitted screen into the glass, allowing the white to pass while the yolk remains on top.
A Wise Boy on the Beach
A quirky Chicago Record-Emerald item quotes Harvey Peake about sea serpents and beachside bills. The passage likens hotel landlords to long bills, noting others on the beach have equally long concerns.
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Sea Serpent
Harvey Peake
Chicago
Record-Emerald
Hawaiian Carnation Garlands Inspire Novel Table Decor
An article from the Philadelphia Ledger describes Hawaiian carnation garlands as elegant table decoration. It explains the weaving method using bass thread and a cane needle, with calyx removed to create featherlike petals. The piece notes this craft is a local trade among Hawaiians who sell garlands to visitors.
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Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
Pacific
Philadelphia Ledger
Modern Waterproof Kitchen Materials touted for homes
The article describes tiled and porcelain kitchens as the ideal for expensive homes and notes a backhanded method for a cook to spray water across a room. It then suggests marbled enameled cloth as a cheaper substitute for walls in kitchens pantries and bathrooms, offering durability and neat appearance when glued over paste, and mentions available marbled and tiled designs with white paint and floor coverings.
Washing Colored Muslins and Light Fabrics Care
For colored muslins piques and lawns wash cold and quick to avoid color fading. Do not soak overnight. use white soap and avoid soda. Rinse in two clear waters with salt, starch or tea water for stiffness, and air dry. Wash one piece at a time.
Remarkable Greek Calculator Diamandi Impresses
Diamandi of Pylaros, a Greek island native, astonishes by recalling 30 groups of figures after a glance at a blackboard. He repeats them in any order and handles them by any arithmetical process with purported flawless accuracy in vast calculations. He also extracts roots rapidly and writes poetry and novels between business tasks.
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Diamandi
Pylaros
Spiders and Their Webs Illume Morning Woods and Meadows
The article notes how spiders carpet weeds and grasses with webs in summer and early fall. It describes wheel like webs catching insects above woodland paths and flat webs beneath grasses. some spiders stalk prey. A bee captured in a goldenrod blossom illustrates a spider’s ambush.
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James Bpeel
Louisville
Ditto Marks Delight a Curious Student
The Ditto Mark reveals a boy named Tommy learning ditto signs in grammar class. He tests the device during a visit home by repeating words and letters with marks, attempting to convey messages like Dear Father and requests for money through abbreviated lines.
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Tommy
Tom
Child Sprinkles Baby's Head to Grow Hair
A mother interrupts Tommy as he sprinkles water from a sprinkler on the baby's head in a playful attempt to make the hair sprout. Tommy explains he is trying to encourage growth with a sprin ter.
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Tommy
Royal Visit Etiquette In Free Country Homes
The article notes that hosting a king and queen in free countries often limits social interaction. Royal suites may be self contained with gardens, and the guests frequently share only the dinner meal with the hosts and their family.
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England
The Funeral of Stubbs the Great Writer Draws Mourning crowds
In Indianapolis Sun style the account recalls a funeral for the famed writer Stubbs. A speaker laments the crowd and a man removes his hat in respect as mourners cry. The piece notes the moment’s display and the insistence on public pictures for likenesses.
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Mandy
Stubbs
Indianapolis Sun
Picture schemes and parental plotting in Washington Star excerpt
A fragment from the Washington Star shows Mrs. Stiggins defending a planned photo in fanciful clothes as a useful stratagem. The exchange weighs parental influence and a daughter's autonomy as she nears adulthood.
Bunching Blunders Prompt Aging Jokes in Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune records a humorous exchange where Mrs. Billus chides John for blunders and age remarks. She notes his two slips, one pulling age up to ten years and another suggesting fifty two, prompting light banter.
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John
Two Views of It on Beach Reactions Split by Gender
A Chicago Post item notes a couple on the beach with a man asking Will she have him and a woman pressing Can she get him. The exchange highlights differing viewpoints based on gender.
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Devo
Chicago Post
Daughter’s Piano Lessons Cost Five Dollars Then Eighty Five
In a casual exchange the caller compliments Mrs. Cumrox on her daughter’s piano playing. She replies that the praised piece was only three lessons at five dollars each and notes the daughter knows another piece costing at least eighty five dollars.
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Eadmates
Mrs. Cumrox
Washington Star
Broke Even in Yonkers Streetcar Banter
Yonkers Statesman notes a light exchange as Mrs Wayback and John recall chasing trolley cars in New York. The quip ends with both sides conceding they broke about even amid playful banter.
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Wayback
New York
John
Yonkers
Brought Home to Him I I Throw Myself Upon Mercy
A 200 pound heroine sobs for mercy as she overpowers the villain. He concedes and reflects on the meaning of a hero’s fate in a Philadelphia Press framed scene.
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Philadelphia Press
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