Bridge Contractors Return Nearly $30 000 to County Treasury
Four firms ARTHUR H. TAYLOR & CO, H A WILHELM, A C STEIGELY, and COOK BROS have paid back in amounts totaling nearly 30 000 to the county treasury per the state board of accounts. The Farmers Bureau with about 2200 members aided the investigation and may have influenced the old board’s resignation. A new county board pledges strict adherence to the law and seeks to improve trust among farmers and manufacturers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur H. Taylor & Co
H. A. Wilhelm
A. C. Steigely
Cook Bros
State Board of Accounts
Farmers’ Bureau
State Accountant
Board of Commissioners
Perkins
Loomis
Laporte County
Shick
Stone Road Plans in Laporte County Hit by Price Spikes
Taxpayers oppose stone road construction with prices expected to drop. E H Scott of Laporte says meeting specifications is impractical, making bond sales unlikely. Scott urges contractors to relinquish contracts. Two Michigan City men, Arthur Phillips and Paul Nelson, are building a glider to test on Otis hill.
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Laporte
E. H. Scott
Scott
Michigan City
Otis Hill
Arthur Phillips
Paul Nelson
Bel gian horses die from silage feed loss
Two of W. E. Wilkinson's Bel gian horses died yesterday after obtaining silage to eat. The fate of other animals is in doubt.
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W. E. Wilkinson
Gas Well Tests High Quality Gas Discovery
C M Cook of Laporte Gas and Electric Co reports a Westville gas well shows unusually high gas quality after recent testing. Little work had been done until yesterday when removing water revealed gas in heavy volume again.
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Westville
C. M. Cook
Laporte Gas & Electric Co
Farm Bureau Meeting At Westville Town Hall
Farmers invited to a Westville town hall meeting Tuesday evening June 4 to vote on matters of state bureau interest. The New Durham Farm Bureau notes all farmers, members or not, may attend.
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Farm Bureau Meeting
Westville Town Hall
State Bureau
New Durham
The Westville Chautauqua Sets June Start
Committees managing the Westville Chautauqua report June 19 opening, with ticket canvas progressing well and promising a successful event.
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Westville Chautauqua
Chautauqua
Will Erect Bungalow for W L Augustine
Ground was broken this week for the new home of W L Augustine. The bungalow will be 28 by 44 feet and the estimated cost is 14800 dollars. Brown Bros of Otis have the building contract.
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W. L. Augustine
Brown Bros
Otis
Notable Local Personalities Report Decoration Day Activities
Olds and wife visited Momence for Decoration Day. Coulter Kapelski and Frank Dea attended the Indianapolis auto race. Chivington and family toured Van Wert Ohio last week. Burners and Jardine face measles as an epidemic brews west of town. Dea guests of Bundy family, plan move to Toledo from Chicago. A son born to Harvey and wife May 20, with foster ties to the Timms. Kalies and J N Kelly join Spanish War veterans camp in Michigan City tonight. Howard Neil from Monqueeta NL praised progress to local committees. Mrs. Vanilla Holmes returns to Chicago after caring for fractured mother. Decoration day visitors include Hixon families from Chicago Heights Michigan City and Monticello. Howell repairs and updates home. George Edgar returns from Mishawaka after winter. Weeds and Jeromes, Talmage and others celebrate Decoration Day in town.
Quarterly Meeting At M. E. Church This Sunday
The quarterly meeting will be held at the M. E. church next Sunday with Rev. McKenzie district superintendent in attendance.
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M. E. Church
McKenzie
Divorce Suit Remarks At Odds With Wedding Dress
A Columbus Dispatch quip notes Hank Himes remarking that no woman in a divorce suit matches how she appeared in her wedding gown, reflecting on romantic ideals and courtship.
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Hank Himes
Columbus Dispatch
The Real Liberal Quote by Universalist Leader
A Universalist leader defines the real liberal as liberal in receiving truths as well as in applying some specific truth. The remark emphasizes openness to truth and practical application.
Egyptian mummy cloth sealed with locust-bean glue
The ancient Egyptian mummy cloth shows extraordinary durability likely due to finishing with a vegetable glue derived from the African locust-bean tree. The claim highlights the material science behind preservation methods used by ancient artisans.
Opinions Differ Over Girls Figures and Neighbors
The Ohio State Journal notes that opinions vary on female figures and that neighbors judge a girl’s body by differing standards, with some calling a certain figure buenny while others find it undesirable.
The Wise Wife and the Gates of Sleep
A humorous Arkansas tale about a clever wife who bars her husband from serving a child a drink to avoid his grumbling about lack of sleep. The anecdote plays on domestic wit and impatience.
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Arkansaw Thomas
Lesson in Carefulness Drives Pittsburgh School Rule
School children in Pittsburgh face a new cautionary rule at a busy street schoolhouse. When classes end, students must sit on a stone wall in front of the building until all others have crossed safely.
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Pittsburgh
Staked Plain Described as North Texas Plateau Origin
The Staked Plain is a vast sterile plateau in northwestern Texas. Its name may come from stakes set to guide travelers or from yucca stalks resembling stakes, depending on the account.
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Texas
Seeking a Paragon Advertisement for a Wife in Age Herald
A Birmingham Age-Herald note quotes an ad requesting a wife who is under forty and immune from the movies and housebroken. The joke rests on the nearly impossible criteria, highlighting social expectations of marriage with wry humor.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Reading Saturn Births Shape Wealth and Health Outcomes
People born on Saturday face money difficulties and must work hard leading to potential melancholy and avarice. They should guard against careless dress and reading evil books. They may suffer leg and knee diseases but have luck finding hidden treasure and may be unpopular.
Very Rare US coins and notable early currency
The article notes only three gold eagles of 1798 exist with one owned by the government. It mentions the first US mint in Philadelphia and a copper cent from 1782 possibly extinct. It also references A. D. Millhouse near Murphysboro owning the first five dollar bill issued by the US Treasury in March 1862.
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United States
United States Mint
Philadelphia
A. D. Millhouse
Murphysboro
United States Treasury
That Lucky Rabbit's Foot
The piece explains a southern belief in the left hind foot of a graveyard rabbit as a potent luck talisman. It details the ritual steps taken at midnight, carried secretly, and dipped three times in rainwater to complete the charm. The superstition notes the bearer’s fear and respect among some communities.
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South
Tricking Fate and the Brahmin Who Won a Son
A Brahmin seeks a son to perform rites for release from purgatory and loses twice to Vishnu. On the third request his boon makes gods and men sing and dance with him, halting the universe until he finally gains a son.
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Hindoo
Asia Magazine
Vishu
The Fast Age Reflections on Modern Speed
Mr Simmons muses on a world that moves faster than ever describing winter ice on the Fourth of July and spring vegetables at Christmas. He notes ahead of time magazine issues and straw hats, with long-distance communication bending time as calls and cables arrive days apart yet seemingly in the present.
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Mr. Simmons
San Francisco
New York
Japan
Firefly Viewing as a Japanese Sport and Festival
Firefly catching is described as a sport in Japan with girls using fans and boys with wand yarn. Elders join, and festival parties visit famed spots to see swarming fireflies. Special trains serve thousands to Uji for the Hotara-Kassen firefly battle season.
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Japan
Uji
Night blooming Nicotiana and fragrant garden evenings
A fragrant night bloom Nicotiana unfolds its white flowers early in the evening and fills the air with a sweet pungent fragrance. Gardeners visit their flowers by moonlight as white blossoms dot borders like stars and scents settle softly over the night garden.
Revolutionary Rule in Medical Column Advice
A weekly medical column recommends bed rest for exhaustion and letting the person sleep as long as possible, challenging the old practice of waking every twenty minutes to ask if they are still tired.
Davidson to Speak at Chautauqua Festival Evening
Dr Thomas W Davidson of Brooklyn will lecture on The Pathway to Power as the festival closes. Born in Ireland and educated there he served Cork Dublin and Belfast churches and later Montreal before becoming a Brooklyn pastor. Also presenting are John Kilham on Indian life and A C Everingham.
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R. Thos. W. Davidson
Brooklyn
New York
Ireland
Cork
Dublin
Belfast
Montreal
Canada
People of Our Town Good Scout Spreads Cheer Behind Private Worries
A column portrays a jolly, popular Good Scout who spreads good cheer in town yet bears private troubles. The cheerful figure is described as universally liked, always in good humor, and quietly handling worries apart from public view.
Dazzled Becky Wells and the scandalous London life
Becky Wells, born 1759, rose as an actress and journalist in London. She married, was deserted, teamed with Edward Topham to run a scandal driven paper, notable fashion, jail for debt, an infatuation with George III, and a sensational jail wedding to a Mooral son of Morocco's prime minister, amid debt settlements and arrests.
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Becky Wells
London
Edward Topham
Becky
Oxford
Cambridge
George III
Morocco
Joseph Sambel
Poverty and Splendor
A quotation attributed to Dr. Samuel Johnson discusses poverty in cities, noting that affluence often masks indigence. It emphasizes how people conceal their poverty with temporary measures while daily life centers on planning for tomorrow.
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Samuel Johnson
Divergent Views on Parachute Safety Echoed
A dialogue shows a girl anxious about using a parachute while a man argues for its necessity, reflecting divergent attitudes toward safety gear amid an aeronautical scene.
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Mer
Kralis Bros Wanatah Dealers In Live Stock Eggs Poultry
Kralis Bros Wanatah operate as a local livestock and grocery dealer offering top market prices and honest weights. They advertise calling for poultry live or dressed eggs butter and potatoes with phone contact available.
Sorghum conveys applause only count matters to auditor
Senator Sorghum quips that applause in public speeches is common but the auditor's judgment after the event determines real impact, echoing Washington Star's line on scrutiny beyond crowds.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Jubin Imported Horse to Stand at Beaver Dam
Percheron named Jubin will stand at Beaver Dam with a fee of 15 dollars. Insurance covers standing and suckling. Owner contact C. E. Carson.
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Jubin
Percheron
Beaver Dam
C. E. Carson
For Sale Nearly new balance frame spring trip cultivator
Coburg Indiana. G M Gill et al offer a nearly new balance frame spring trip riding corn cultivator for sale at Coburg with contact telephone 7702.
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G. M. Gillet
Coburg
Ind
Tel
Lessons in Optometry Lesson Seventeen
Dr. Ethelred Curtis explains how individuals can assess their need for an optometrist and notes many are unaware they require glasses. Eye strain is common and often underdiagnosed, with glasses eliminating related ailments in many cases.
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Treasury
Henry Blessing
Beatty’s Corners
Florence Dorothea
James W. Flood
John B. Dilworth
A. Olds
Momence Decoration Day
O. M. Coulter
A. H. Kapelski
Frank Dea
Indianapolis
Chivington
Helen
van Wert, O
Garnet Burner
Elsie Tetsloff
Virginia Jardine
Jatter
Wm. Bundy
Toledo
Chicago
Harvey Lubke
Lubke
Herman Timm
J. N. Kelly
C. T. Kalies
Howard Neil
Monqueeta, NL
Vanilla Holmes
R. Crawford
Noel Hixon
Chicago Heights
Frank Hixon
Charles Hixon
Monticello
G. L. Howell
George Edgar
Howell
Mishawaka
D. W. Weed
F. R. Jerome
Real Liberal
Ohio State Journal
Wise Wife
Thos. W. Davidson
Bourse
Chas. Garwood
Estella
B. Anderson
Michigan City, Ind
Ira H. Jordan
Ledbetter
Franklin and
Seventh Streets
Stella
Old London
Madcap
Kralis Bros
Wanatah
Optometry
Ethelred Curtis
Margaret A. Webster
Circuit Court
Indiana
Ezra T. Scott
J. Venedorland
First National Bank
Lemuel Darrow
Darrow & Rowley
Earl Rowley
Masonic Temple
Frank E. Osborn
Lee L. Osborn
Kenneth D. Osborn
Osborn & Osborn
Ld . Laporte
H. B. Hayward
Associated Physicians
Valparaiso
Joe
Ralph E. Pearson
Larendon Building
Houston
H. W. Sallwasser
Lincolnway
Court House
Guy W. Favorite
Jahn Bus Line
Weetville
Oberreich & Arnold
Haviland China
Old Ben Coal
Lump, Furnace & Stoy
Westville Lumber & Coal Com
Ance
Kellings’ Shoe Store
Athletic Union
Moritz & Son
Franklin Street
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