Local social visits and family gatherings across town
Locals Frn Mmogis visited Thursday night with Lena Jackson. Ora Reet and family spent Sunday with Baxter Read and wife. Mince meat baking at Bowman's. McMfaben dinner with Alx Sheets and family Sunday. Alums spending two weeks with her parents Jo. Whitsatt and wife and Chas Wall with children visited Sunday. Burris family dined with Baxtereed and wife Monday. Forbes and wife guests at tiadwell. Ros Lnes and wife with Qui Spohr and wife Monday. Jas Sanford and daughter Cora Jockeau spent fires of the week here. Whitcatron family visited relatives here. Thayer and wife spent week with Morris town relatives. Mrs May Clark of Kentucky visiting Frank Kinet and wife. Ora Lasley and family of Gesme, Iod., here for week. Little Estil Burris visited late last week with cousins Fanaoie and Forest Reed. Newt Wall and family of New Ross dined with John Campbell and wife Monday. Elaine Kinnear of Greenwood spent Wednesday night with Wm Weidos and wife.
Local Christmas gatherings fill Parke County scene
Dema Waters spends week with home folks while Myrtle Rogers returns from Waveland. Bergye Emmert and family of Indianapolis holiday with relatives. Numerous locals host and attend Christmas dinners and socials at homes of the Yager, Weldon, Bowman, and Ross families. Charles W. Ross of Crawfordsville advertises farm loan offers at 0 percent.
Notice to debtors regarding Miss Rose Davie
Persons who know themselves indebted must appear before Mrs. Merrit McClaine and settle accounts at once.
The High Cost of Living Letter on Grocers and Unpaid Debts
A letter from a grocer argues unpaid bills and the credit system drive food prices higher. He cites slow pay and deadbeats as strains on profits, forcing prices up to cover losses and cover family expenses. The piece reflects concerns from the Indianaapolis Star.
Oliver Taylor Realty Co Sells 24 Lots in Whitestown
The Oliver Taylor Realty Co held a Wednesday sale at Whitestown and moved about 24 lots in under two hours. Buyers from twelve different purchasers will build homes soon, and residents credit the firm with lasting benefits to Whitestown.
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Oliver Taylor Realty Company
Whitestown
Oliver Taylor Realty Co
Oliver-Taylor Realty Company
Burglars Raid Town Homes Sunday Night
Last Sunday night burglars entered and ransacked the homes of Don Weldon in town and Ora Beaver about a half mile east. Two watches were stolen from Weldon and about $350 in money taken from Beaver. Authorities seek to locate the guilty parties.
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Don Weldon
Ora Baaver
Loziness Meeting for North Christian Church Trustees
To the membership of the North Christian church a Loziness meeting is scheduled for the second Tuesday night in theavy LOLL for the election of one trustee to serve three years by order of church board H J Frezier Clerk.
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North Christian Church
Theaavy
Church Board
H J Frezier
School Teachers Attend Teschera Meeting in Indianapolis
Several teachers from the local school attend the teschera meeting in Indianapolis this week. Community notices report dinner with James Golladay and wives, and a successful Christ entertainment by the Wiking Workers of the North Christian church at the Opera House Saturday night. Gross receipts totaled $2560 with about $1002 planned for charity.
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Teschera
Indianapolis
Wiking
North Christian Church
Opera House
Society
In Memory of Jennie Forbes Dear Mother
In memory of Jennie Forbes who departed life December 23, 1909. Gone but not forgotten. Sleep on, dear mother, thy work is over. Those faithful bands need toil no more. Two long years have passed since you left us. We long to meet you some sweet day. Our hearts are dark within our dwelling. Lonely are we today for the one we loved so dearly. Heaven has our treasure. The lonely casket keeps watch at the grave where mother sleeps. Sweet and peaceful be thy rest. Forget you we can never. God called you He alone knows best.
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Jennie Forbes
Bisa
53 Sundays In The Year 1911 An Odd Calendar Fact
The article explains why 1911 had 53 Sundays due to the calendar and solar cycle. Astronomer Father Martin S Brennan notes December 54 being the 52nd Sunday and the year starting and ending on Sundays allows a third Sunday. It mentions a 28 year cycle causing similar occurrences in 1939.
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Martin S. Brennan
Value of Air-Slaked Lime in Poultry Houses
The article extols air-slaked lime for poultry health noting its sanitary value. Proper use helps counter odors and destroy germs on runs and inside poultry houses. It urges poultrymen to keep a good supply for on hand application both indoors and out.
Inbreeding linked to infertile eggs in hens
The article notes that excess males with hens lowers fertility, producing germless eggs. It warns that infertile eggs often arise when breeding stock are offspring of related parents, marking inbreeding as a mistake to avoid.
Poultry Advice Includes Egg Handling and Breed Notes
Fresh air and sunshine are best germicides and eggs should not be tainted by kerosene. Indian Runners lay 150 to 200 eggs yearly while common ducks yield 25 to 50. Pekin leads the market ducks. Avoid crowding and late hatchings. candle doubtful eggs. cold water finish before breaking. Keep pure breeds like Homers and Cypriera pigeons if kept.
Handy rack for water pail in poultry yard
A simple wall mounted water pail rack is described with an illustration. Built from odd lumber pieces and a wall brace it offers convenient use in the poultry yard and elsewhere. A wall hook may be added to hold the handle where fowls might upset the pail.
Buy Stock for Spring Now in Fancy Poultry
Advice urges prospective poultry breeders to purchase stock now rather than wait until spring. Benefits include larger current stock, easier sale at lower prices, and fewer birds available in spring due to mating and hatch demand. Breeders are more motivated to sell in a slow season, reducing costs for buyers.
Notice to Non-Residents Quiet Title Case
Walter L. Hunt sues Moses Ferguson et al in Boone County Indiana for quiet title. The complaint, filed December 20 1911, names multiple Ferguson heirs and spouses as nonresidents and requires appearance by February 18 1912. Clerk James Gardner. attorneys Go M. Coulter and C D Orear represent the plaintiffs.
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Moses Ferguson
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Ferguson
Jesse J. Ferguson
Jesse Ferguson
John Ferguson
Lebanon
Dud
James Gardner
GO. M. Coulter
C. D. Orear
Plaiptitt
New Year Banking Appeal Encourages Savings
A bank urges readers to start a new year savings habit with at least one dollar, urging individual responsibility and promising growth in a hopeful New Year message. It cites a figure of $390,900.00 as a notable total related to personal finances.
Depth of Ci Ironmancy Hand Reader Joke
A comic exchange features an old lady challenging a palm reader. The reader declares a life line, and the woman retorts she has relied on it for 86 years.
Clyde Armstrong Sustains Severe Burns in Explosion
Clyde Armstrong son of Eslis Armstrong of Lebanon was severely burned on Christmas Day when he tried to help a burning device spread by pouring oil on embers. The explosion caused extensive burns and his woolen sweater likely saved him from worse injuries.
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Lebanon
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