Local family notices and visits across towns
Rev. Taylor Kelsing and wife welcomed a baby girl. Ethel Graham stays with Clair Bratton near Dover Station. Rev. Kelsing fulfilled his Sunday appointment. George Lasley, wife and Chester visit Indianapolis. Mrs Charlie Stanfield and children of Seymour visited W H Ney family. James Lasley, once gravely ill, improves slowly. Harve Wall and family visit George and James Wall. Mrs Mertie Smith and children near Advance visit Sidney Riggins family. W A Lasley of New Ross visits his parents.
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Taylor Kelsing
Mertie Smith
West of Advance
Sidney Riggins
W. A. Lasley
New Ross
James Lasley
Local residents spend Sunday at various area spots
Several from this vicinity went to the fair ground Sunday afternoon. Shelby Hutchinson and mother and Ol Swindler and family spent Sunday at Pete Todd's. Orlie Hutchinson is working for Bun Sumpter. Mrs. Wm. Butler called on Mrs. Josie Heady on Tuesday afternoon of last week. Mrs. S. Zginton and daughter visited Cave Canada on Sunday. Mrs. Frank Heady spent a few days last week with her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Ground
Shelby Hutchinson
Ol Swindler
Pete Todd
Wm. Butler
Josie Heady
Mrs
Frank Heady
Golladay School House Social Roundup
Alta Stewart of Advance stayed with James Higgs and wife last week. Robert Ferguson and wife visited Ray Foynter and family near Old Union. Elisha Giggs marketed hogs at Advance last Tuesday. Howard Calvin and Clarence Pipes spent Sunday in Darlington. Wm. Walker and family dined with James Walker and wife last Sunday. Elisha Higgs suffered a severe sciatic rheumatism spell last week but is improving. Lizzie Cunningham of Bakersfield California and sister Clara Cunningham of Bloomington spent last week with Mrs. Susan Garner. Those who spent Sunday with Elisha Higgs and family were Chas. Bean and family, Roy Swindler and family, Ed Wright and family, Jas. Bean and wife, Mrs. Mariam Wright James Higgs and wife of Advance, and Charlie Emmett and family of Jamestown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elisha Higgs
Lizzie Cunningham
Bakersfield California
Clara Cunningham
Bloomington
Llinvis
Susan Garner
Chas. Bean
Roy Swindler
Ed Wright
Jas. Bean
Mariam Wright James Higgs
Advance
Charlie Emmett
Jamestown
Be Sure and Find Us on the Hotel Lawn Saturday Night
A notice invites attendees to gather on the hotel lawn Saturday night August 10 for ice cream and cake hosted by Shiioh Christian Church. The brief emphasizes community fellowship and the church’s event at a local hotel location.
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Shiioh Christian Church
Dozen Donts And Public Sermon Style Admonitions
Religious Telescopy lists a string of cautions for moral conduct in daily life and church service. It warns against vanity in vision and teaching, urges proper English in school, warns about greed in buying, and stresses honesty, attendance, and integrity in work and voting. It frames sin and virtue in practical civic terms.
Public duty to reveal known facts for the people
A call urges disclosure of information the public should know. It argues journalists owe readers knowledge that others possess, asserting transparency serves all citizens and strengthens democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Vguerevan
The Art of Eating Watermelon
A playful guide to enjoying watermelon as a learned art. It argues dessert value depends on a cold ripe melon with bright red flesh and a sunlit glow in its heart, urging simple, intense appreciation.
Darlington Woman Dies After Paris Green Poisoning
Mrs. George Francis, about 50, widow, died at her Darlington home from an overdose of Paris Green used for potato pests. She had prior mental health issues and a previous stay at the Indianapolis insane asylum. Her son Herman and his wife lived with her. the poison was kept in the house for pest control and not believed to be known as dangerous. Her husband, a noted horseman, died about four years earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Summers
Ketre Dame
Ind
U.S.A
George Francis
Darlington
Paris Green
Indianap Olis
Herman
Jamestown To Have a Band
Twenty six boys have joined the band organized by the Jamestown Commercial club. Instruments are to be ordered at once and rehearsals will begin. About as many boys in the country so those in town will be identified with the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
Crude Rope Bridges in Tibet Cross Wide Rivers
A Country Life feature explains the single rope bridge used across eastern Tibet and western China rivers like the Mekong and Salween. Two platforms and a bamboo rope support a slider for humans and animals, with advantages and maintenance noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lhassa
Tibet
Assam
China
Mekong
Salween
La-lung
Li-tang
Yangtze
F. Kingdom Ward
Wealthy Woman Abandons Society for Convent Life
Mrs Gertrude Lanman widow of William Lanman inherits 1 000 000 from her father and after a nervous breakdown in New York joins the Sisters of Mercy at Hooksett New Hampshire. Her sister hood name is Mary Gertrude. The report notes her move follows slum work in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Gertrude Halle Lanman
William Camp Lanman
Sisters of Mercy
Hookset
N. H
Mary Gertrude
Lanman
New York
Curious Houses in China Describe Hidden Courtyards and Customs
A Century Magazine writer tours a Chinese home, moving through layered gates to reveal secret courtyards and floor plans. The family eats in a central dining room below ancestral tablets, with two story dwellings deemed foreign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
China
Century Magazine
Time to Make a Change
Opinion column argues for rebalancing society’s values, urging shifts toward prioritizing intellect over brute strength. It critiques current incentives and calls for policy or cultural reforms to honor thoughtful work and innovation.
Renounces Privilege of Protest Quote by Emerson
A reflective caption quotes Ralph Waldo Emerson on choosing conformity over dissent. The excerpt frames the cost of becoming a conformist and the rich realm one relinquishes by silence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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McCall’s Magazine
New York City
Theo. Shinn
H. C. Epperson
Agent Fidelity Phenix
Hartford
Yager
BR. Nelson
Maan & Co
Scientific American
Munn & Co
Washington
D.C
J. A. McGill
Burrin Drug Co
Ethel Graham
Clair Bratton and
Wife
Dover Station
Kelsey
George Lasley
Chester
Indianapolis
Charlie Stanfield
Seymour
W. H. Ney
Harve Wall
Mace
George and
James Wall
Orlie Hutchinson
Bun Sumpter
Golladay School
Alta Stewart
James Higgs
Robert Ferguson
Ray Foynter
Old Union
Elisha Giggs
Howard Calvin
Clarence Pipes
Wm. Walker
James Walker
Tryin Byu
Bank of Heaven
Don
Easter Island
London
Mana
Whitstable
South Seas
Mann
W. Scoresby Routledge
British Museum
Wisconsin
Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
James Freeman Clarke
Whitsett
Indiana
J. W.ross & Son
George McDaniel
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