Post card postage and Indiana music meet noted events
Fractured OCR item cites a two cent stamp for freak post cards, warns to verify postage at the post office. It reports the Indiana Music Teachers association open meeting in Lafayette and a 1919 site in Princeton, plus local squirrel hunting, a Plainville wedding, and community farm notes with several town personalities and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Music Teachers’ Association
Lafayette
Dorothy Lethbridge
Berlin
Germany
J. M. Black
Princeton
Not a Question of Price in Eye Care
The item touts pride in professional workmanship and local expert service for delicate eye nerves. It claims superior optical treatment available at the Washington parlor, urging return customers to visit and learn about cures.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
Washington
Amjong
Ambiguous Fire Origin and Insured Losses Reported
Fragmentary report notes fire origin unknown and two frame buildings affected. Mr. Booker carried $900 insurance on his property while Mr. Helmeckar held $500 on his building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booker
Helmeckar
County commissioners visit institutions and discuss orphans home plans
Daviess county officials and state charity leaders toured county institutions. Amos W Butler urged adopting new plan to place dependent children in suitable homes to reduce county costs. Reynolds detailed placement operations while trustees listened, with a decision likely this term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daviess County
Board of Commissioners
Amos W. Butler
State Board of Charities
Mr. Reynolds
J. G. Alfen
H. F. Vollmer
County Board of Charities
Mr. Butler
Orphans’ Home
Reynolds
Butler
Daviess Bounty
Fourth of July fatalities and injuries in 1909
Chicago reports 61 dead and 3246 injured from the Fourth of July celebration of 1909 with higher town counts than the prior year. Tetanus from toy pistols causes nearly a score of deaths. Milwaukee, Washington, and Cleveland see fewer injuries, while New York and Philadelphia report the most deaths. Final day totals are published in August.
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MVE
Chicago
Tetanus
Washington
D. C
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Spokane
Wash
Rumford Falls
New York
Philadelphia
Holy Ghost and Us predicts world end on Sep 15
Bangor reports the Holy Ghost and Us society based in Shiloh Maine announces the world will end at 10 20 30 a m Wednesday September 15 Rev Frank Standford who calls himself Elijah the Uncrowned King leads followers in preparations to don white robes and await the moment atop their colony houses in the secluded Maine village.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor
Holy Ghost
Us Society
Jis
Shiloh
Frank Standford
The
Elijah
Sallah
Maine
Baby culture at national corn exposition proposed
Omaha July 7 report outlines a baby culture department as a feature of the national corn exposition to teach people to grow better babies and corn. President David Starr Jordan will oversee the work as the public anticipates the exhibit type.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
David Starr Jordan
Pain killer ad describes cold risk and bottle sizes
A fragment on Perry Dais pain killer warns about cold dangers from wet dampness and taking warm water or milk. It notes two million bottles sold yearly, mentions seventy chances, and references new and cheaper 78 cent and 50 cent sizes.
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Perry
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