Mail Order Trade Sparks Manufacturer Distributor Clash
The Indiana Retail Furniture Dealers Association details at its last meeting a stance against catalogue house distribution by manufacturers. Resolutions oppose mail order sales through catalogues, arguing such methods disrupt proper distributor lines and harm retailers and consumers. The Star notes the issue reflects the industry’s push to maintain direct factory-distributor-consumer distribution. Local press coverage praises ongoing efforts toward harmony between manufacturers and dealers, recognizing the work of the Press Messenger in Indiana trade relations.
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Indiana Retail Furniture Dealers Association
Beyeft
H Weber
Indiana Acacia
Aid £ Desler
Fragmentary OCR Note From Unclear Page
Fragmentary text reads as a partial OCR line with garbled characters and missing context. No clear events names dates places or responsible entities are discernible to identify a coherent news item or notice.
Township Students to Hold Commencement Exercis
Township schools will hold their annual commencement exercises at the Walnut Street building on Saturday June 24. There are seven graduates and remarks will be delivered by County Superintendent Philander. The program includes songs, a piano solo, salutations, and diplomas presented by the high school principal, with benediction by J.E. Pade.
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Washington, Township
Walnut Street 21
Replevin suit over two diamond clusters seeks recovery
Ignac Faraone for recovery of two diamond cluster rings valued at 750 dollars each filed against Isaac Parsons. The case traces ownership from a 19th century transfer via Lon Parsons and his son, with custody and bank deposit details, through family disputes to current heirs Mrs. Dant and the plaintiff.
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Mra
Vidginia B. Dant
Willian
Thig City
Enst
Replavin Bron
Padgett
Gett
Isaac Parsons
Aoné
Utse
Bes
Plat
Bgr
Lon Barsone
Lon Parsons
Vincennes
Lou Parsons
Arnold J. Padgett
Hieal
Pleym Enid
Tyeb
Teast
Parsons
Lon
Mien Barton
Lola Parsona
Isaac_ Parsona
Jan
Dant
Railroad Racket and Injuries Mar Headlines
Clint Wagoner of Seymour, a B&O 5-W brakeman, married in Cincinnati to Marie Lloyd Will Merrick. Wagoner’s finger was mashed at Osgood, his amputation followed at Seymour. Co-worker Herb Woods of McCormick Ave. suffered a sprained ankle and long recovery after a shop fall, keeping him off work.
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Clint Wagoner
William E. Bulger
Seymour
Cincinnati
Mons
Marie Lloyd
Will Merrick
Osgood
Herb Woods
McCormick Avenue
St Simon’s boys stage year end entertainment at hall
The St Simon’s boys of St Simon’s school will present an entertainment at St Simon’s hall tomorrow night marking the closing exercises of the school year. The notes by Hastings Allen Hastings appear in the record for the case against Andrew C. Palmer et al. I.
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St. Simon's Schools
St. Simon's Hall
Little Coal Co
Andrew
Palmer
Hastings, Allen & Hastings
Student saved from drowning at abandoned quarry near Bloomington
In Bloomington on June 13 a student nearly drowned while four or five swimmers were warming up in an abandoned rock quarry east of town. Fred Harris, a Dove County native, acted quickly by crossing to a large rock and aiding the swimmer. Their peers witnessed his brave rescue during the Sunday afternoon incident.
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Democrat
Bloomington
Ave
Fred Harris
Dove County
Fred
Boy Rescued After Daring Rock Swim
A boy fell from a rock and seized a companion under the arm as he was pulled toward the rock. The other boy, Fred, proved an excellent swimmer and helped bring him to the surface. If not for Fred’s swimming, the outcome could have been fatal.
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Ufe
Fred
Two Assault Cases In City Court
Sophia Stokes and Jennié Hiner, both colored, faced charges after an incident at the Valin saloon on Wai treet. Mrs. Charles Valin testified Stokes struck her with a tin bucket during a dispute over beer, leading to Stokes being fined $2 in the mayor's court.
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Sophia Stokes
Wayor's
Charles Valin
Jennié Hiner
Valin
Waitreet
Barber dies from inhaling hair particles in New York
William Crawford, a barber in New York, died from inhaling tiny hair particles that pierced his throat and larynx. He had suffered months of severe throat and lung pain misdiagnosed as consumption, with ulceration and bronchial damage traced to embedded hair fragments.
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William Crawford
New Jbany
Heegan
Eugene Merritt Recovering From Injury At Flora NT
Eugene Merritt of West Main Street, a well known B O S W engineer, is recovering from gangrene poisoning caused by an injury weeks ago after he fell into a pit at Flora NT.
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Eugene Merritt
West Main Street
Flora
Men at work on new street railway rails block Waite Street
A crew of sixteen men labors this morning on the new rails along West Seventh Street, promising noisy progress and potential brick street damage. An unrelated medical ad claims deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian Tube mucosa, offering Hall's Ear Cure and Family Pills as remedies.
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Weet Venth Street
T. Ding
Halli
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ake Hall
Constipano
City council regular meeting notes on personnel shifts
A garbled report covers a Monday city council session with Henry Gere on the board of public works and Henry Benges named to succeed him. It notes Councilman Miles to investigate and mentions the treasury with May receipts of 25 551 095 and various names including Kieferry and Zinkan among others, plus invoices and repairs.
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Henry Gere
Board of
Lic Ackoel
Evans
Jacob
Ning
Henry Bengesto
Kieferry
Marriage notice from Christmas Day in West region
Dr and Mrs McKittrick announce their marriage on Christmas day. They settled in the West after Monday travel to Indianapolis with relatives. Mrs McKittrick is Miss Ela Whisman, daughter of Wes Whisman of Binora. Dr McKittrick is brother of Dr 0K McKittrick of Plainville.
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Sud
Cla AlKittrick
West
Mrs McKittrick
Indianapolis
McKittrick
WaeiMisa Ela
Wea Whiaman
Binora
Fragmentary Remark on Social Roles and Family Life
A damaged OCR passage hints at a speaker discussing women, social behavior, and family expectations. The text references cards, conversation quality, and household relations, mentioning various unclear phrases and multiple incomplete ideas about husbands wives and children.
Chamberlain's Sto Jets Herter Preserti Mr. J
Fragmentary text discusses Liver Tablets claimed to surpass doctor produced remedies. Mentions possible universal pharmacy use if a perfect pill could treat stomach journeys and constipation. No clear event, dates, or identifiable entities beyond vague references.
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Chamberlain's
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