Methodist Episcopal Church S S Report and Sermon
The S S report shows 82 scholars 22 visitors total 104 with 80 cents and chapters 121. Rev Walker from Kentucky filled Rev Hulls place to preach a funeral. Warren Bratton and sisters from New Roas and Miss Shockley of Lebanon attended Sunday services amid another Alliance meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal
Rev. Walker
Kentucky
Hull
Warren Bratton
New Roas
Miss Shockley
Lebanon
Alliance to Meet at Church Sunday Evening
Sunday school attendance 119 with a collection of 188 dollars and a goal of 150 in S S. The alliance will meet at 6 30 p m with Miss Maude Sandy as leader. The article urges attendance for diplomas and notes a busy schedule of missionary meetings and programs. A cholera remedy testimonial closes the piece followed by a local sale notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Maude Sandy
Local Social Visits and Meals Across Town
James Meadows and Bob Jones breaded wheat Tuesday. Keeling Lawler and wife dined with Uncle John Wall and wife Sunday. Miss Ethel Delano visited Misses Bessie and Grace Emmett Sunday. James Meadows and family called on Otis Spher and wife Sunday. William Hostetter and family from Lebanon visited Charlie Airhart Wednesday. John Rhon dined with William Rhon and wife Monday. Mrs. James Nicely traveled to Indianapolis Monday for eye treatment. Miss Bessie Emmert sews for Mrs. John Stansell this week. Miss Elva Meadows visited Effie Willett Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Meadows
Bob Jones
Keeling Lawler
John Wall
Ethel Delano
Bessie
Grace Emmett
James Meadows
Otis Spher
Local Echoes and Social Calls Around Town
Earl Dale appears on the sick list while Evert Kelley works for Robi. Reed threshing continues and Willard Gardner assists Neal Day with the season’s machinery. John Dale and family visit Wm. Pittenger. Abe Shelley and family join Earl Gray’s group for Sunday dinner. John Polleté and Harley Shelley join Adam Shelley for meals. surprise 21st birthday for Earl Whitely at Mrs Joseph Moody’s country home near Orth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Dale
Evert Kelley
Robi. Reed
Willard Gardner
Neal Day
Abe Shelley
Otis
Dinger
Earl Gray
John Polleté
New Rose
Harley Shelley
Jamestown
Adam Shelley
Joseph Moody
Orth
Earl Whitely
Lightning Strikes Twice as Lineman Recalls Storm Tale
A Portland to Boston wire mishap after a severe storm leaves an old-time lineman knocked down twice by lightning while trying to connect long-distance lines. He recalls the eerie moment and the calm sky above.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electric Light
Electric Street Railway
Telephone and Telegraph
Boston
Portland
John
Electric Bitters Promised To Freshen Aged Readers
Mrs. E. H. Branson of Dublin Ga extols Electric Bitters claiming they keep the old young and restore strength. The tonic is described as curing dyspepsia and liver and kidney issues with long use, offered by Joseph Bros. for 5c with guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Branson
Dublin
Joseph Bros
West Side Social and Market Notes
Lafayette Lucas spent Tuesday in trebeneng. L H Brown cut oats for Ray Davis on Wednesday. James Nicely sold his white pony to a Rushville man. Sam Smiley bought a new binder from a Lyonsburg firm. William Morris and family visited the Tolley home west of Max on Sunday. Weslie Hedge and sister Retha of Maz visited Frank Riner’s family. Mrs Wallace Canada and children of New Ross were guests of James Nicely. Osborn Graves and Roach Dean sold hogs at Indianapolis for seven dollars per hundred pounds. they delivered them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette Lucas
Trebeneng
L. H. Brown
Ray Davis
Weslie Hedge
Retha
Maz
Frank Riner
Osborn Graves
Roach Dean
Indianapolis
De Witts Witch Hazel Salve Promoted for Home Use
An ad advises keeping a box of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for sunburns cuts bruises piles and boils. It notes the product as a standard with imitators and urges buyers to ensure they get the genuine DeWitt's salve for emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Watchman’s Neglect Led to Major Dutch Dyke Break
Kenneth McIver of Vanceboro Maine recounts near fatal lung inflammation from a neglected cold that was saved by Dr Kings New Discovery. The ad promotes the cough and cold remedy with trial bottle free and price 50 cents to a dollar at Josephs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Northern Sea
Holland
Kenneth McIver
Vanceboro
Dr. King
Josephs
Worldwide language rankings by speakers and ratios
The passage notes that 382 million Celestials do not share a single language due to many dialects in Mongolia and Tibet. It lists the most spoken languages after excluding Chinese as English 120 million, German 70, Russian 68, Spanish 44, Portuguese 32, and attempts to compare their ratios with a two foot ruler, giving approximate inches for each language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mongolia
Thibet
Peking
Dr King's New Life Pills Offered as Cure
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a pleasant and effective remedy for constipation. It claims they awaken torpid liver and unblock bowels, prevent appendicitis, and tone the system. Sold for 25c at Josephs.
Pen Travels At Speed In Historical Note
A fast penman writes at 30 words per minute, equating to 300 yards of pen movement in one hour of steady writing as described in this historical note.
Civil War Pensions Death Rate Seen Peaking Now
Records from the United States pension office show about 100 Civil War veterans dying daily and roughly 3,000 monthly deaths. Officials believe the pensioner total has peaked and future months will show a decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Pension Office
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Turns Tide in Long Battle
A. M. Bruce of Farmville Virginia credits Bucklen’s Arnica Salve with curing chronic piles and malignant sores after a twenty year struggle. The ad asserts the salve heals ulcers, cuts, burns and wounds and is sold for 25 cents at Josephs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Bruce
Farmville
Josephs
Wanted Traveling Salesmen By Wheeling Roofing Co
Travel salesmen needed with references and $1000 investment in first class 6 percent bonds. Salary and expenses paid. Experience not required. company offers business training at Wheeling Roofing and Cornice Co in Wheeling West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling Roofing & Cornice Co
Wheeling
W. Va
Landlady Uses Tact To Shape Boarders conduct
The Rehoboth Sunday Herald recounts a boarding house tale where a tactful landlady handles a habitual offender. She avoids nagging and instead uses a practical cue, placing sticky flypaper on plates after a guest repeatedly misuses the dining area. The method persuades Mr Cranaton to change his habit without confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rehoboth Sunday Herald
Mr. Cran~aton
Bacon and Eggs Drive San Franciscos Bold Feats
From San Francisco comes word of a common diet of bacon and eggs fueling great deeds. The New York World notes armies, mines, cities, and wildernesses conquered on this fare. Frying bacon is praised as essential to pioneer life and even amid earthquake era setbacks, eggs and bacon remain a splendid fortune for San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
New York
Pioneer Story
Golden Gate
Chamberlain's Celtic Cholera Diary Remedy Sale
Historical ad proclaims a medicine for bowel complaints as perfectly reliable for severe cases and notes it is for sale by Joseph Bros. The text reflects period marketing language and suggests a patent remedy claim without clinical proof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Joseph Bros
Advance Telephone Company Arrears Notice Urges Settlement
Notice asking all parties in arrears to remit or come in to settle with the Advance Telephone Company. It states a need for funds and a goal of settlements every three months going forward.
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Advance
Ind
Yager’s
Juite Steam Launder
Icora A. McGlaine
Glen Waters
Goswell Laundry
Crawfordsville
W. Wall St
L. E. Wall
Bank of Advance
WM. H. Miller
GLIFP
SE D Joseph Brothers
Alliance
North Christian
S. S
S. 8
Shiloh Christian
C. E
Gardiner
Latin America
Violet Deatrick
Ada McClaine
Tovic—Conference
Mission
Japan
Emma McClaine
Ida Welden
Cordelia Caldwell
Missionary Society
Hazel Sullivan
Cause of Missions
Carrie Beaver
Sec’y
Comrad
Grand Army
Washington City
Elgin
J. E. Houghland
Eldon
Scott
Sean Ss
Bowne
Pear’ Gee
John Rhon
Wm. Rhon
James Nicely
Bessie Emmert
John Stansell
Elva Meadows
Effie Willett
Wnty Line
John Dale
Wm. Pittenger
Family Sunday
West Side
Sam Smiley
Lyonsburg
William Morris
Mrs. Tolley
Max
Nomemenathan
Our
Indiana
Stabilty
Geo. M. Comley
Lebanon, Ind
Central Indiana Railway CO
Parkhurst
Anderson
Pass
Paas
Avondale
Daleville
Oil
Noblesville
Westfield
New Ross
Waveland
Sand Creek
Rockville
Rac
Brazil
Unday
Bacon
Clipper
Frank Queen Pub. CO. (Ltd
RIE
Eee
W. 26Th Sr
V. S
Vid
U.S Patent Office
Washington,d.c
Dr. King’s ”Eannes
Cae
Munn
Scientific American
Uty
Higen & Co
Sereesce
Offigs
F St
Washington
O. A Nelson
V.S
Miller's Stallion Barn
Cardus
Thedford
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