Local boy saves life of drowning child at riverfront
Twelve year old Frank Patterson jumped into the Cuyahoga River to save four year old Willie King. He notified a police sergeant and asked about a Carnegie Medal, joking about three dollars and hoping to become a lifelong lifesaver.
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Cleveland, CO
Frank Patterson
Cuyahoga River
Main Avenue
Willie King
Frank
West Twenty-ninth Street
O’donahue
Carnegie
Local Family Visits and Moves Reported
Lebanon residents Joe Jackson and family spent Sunday with Lish Reese and relatives Rev. Kate Miller visited in Crawfordaville with George Kib bey and wife. Harry Reese and wife visited Sunday with Lon Lane and wife. Andy Hunt family moved to Simeon Canada farm near Advance last Thursday. Mr and Mrs Clarence Smiley spent Sunday with Sam Smiley and wife. John Kennadie took a business trip to Chicago last week.
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Joe Jackson
Lish Reese
Kate Miller
George Kibbey
Harry Reese
Lon Lane
Crawfordaville
Andy Hunt
Simeon Canada Farm
Advance Thursday
Clarence Smiley
Sam Smiley
John Kennadie
Chicago
Examination For Teachers Sept 28 Ordered by State Board
County Superintendent B M Serves received word from State Superintendent Great House that a state ordered examination will be held Sept 28. The test will provide questions to secure all kinds of licenses for teachers without current credentials for the coming year.
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B. M. Servies
Greathouse
State Board of Education
The Life of a Town: Live Men vs Dead Material
A reflection on town vitality argues five live men are needed to drive progress while many idle or selfish figures hamper growth. Dead men are likened to a cemetery as the story stresses enterprise and energetic leadership to power mills and factories.
Second Class Exams For Rural Carriers
A new law raises rural route mail carrier salaries by 100 dollars to 1100 a year and requires all applicants to take a second class examination identical to that given to post office clerks and city carriers. Current carriers are exempt from retaking the test. Examinations occur only when vacancies exist.
Caplinger and Pointer families visit Carl Riner
Dad Caplinger with family Perry Pointer and family and James Caplinger spent Sunday with Carl Riner and his wife.
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Dad Caplinger
Perry Pointer
James Caplnger
Carl Riner
Universal free mail delivery eyed for small towns
Congress opened the way for universal free delivery, with the Postmaster General given 100000 dollars to pilot mail service in selected small towns. Indiana towns Thorntown and Zionsville are named as potential beneficiaries as funds and time permit expanding letter carrier service beyond cities.
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Congress
Post Office Department
Hitchcock
Indiana
Thorntown
Zionsville
From Birth to Burial at the Altar of Love
An old wedding meditation reflects on life’s three stages birth bridal and burial. It envisions the altar as life joining life where two hearts unite and endure the life struggle of care and duty. The piece contrasts solemn vows with varied reactions as youth age and fate converge on a single heart.
Reluctant Sheriff Beaten by Former Resident in Durango Street Incident
In Durango Colorado former Deputy Sheriff Frank Wilkerson confronted Mrs. A Webb a former Animas City resident now living near Fort Lewis Mesa. Webb acquitted of theft earlier drew a rawhide and struck Wilkerson across the face twice leaving red marks as he walked away.
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Durango
Colo
Frank Wilkerson
la Plata County
A. Webb
Animas City
Fort Lewis Mesa
Wilkerson
Webb
Chicago Woman Robs Burglar To Spare Family
Mrs. John C. Kuhns of 7120 Luella Avenue in Chicago huddled with a burglar at two a m. She handed over valuables and the babies' banks to save her husband and children, then escorted him to the door. She recalls the Clarence Hiller case as motivation.
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Chicago
John C. Kuhns
Doctors Remove Agate Kettle From Young Patient
In New York doctors spent two hours to extract an agate soup kettle from the head of two year old Peter Sveca.
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New York
Peter Sveca
In Memory of Hitle Floyd Walan Yager
In loving remembrance of Hitle Floyd Walan Yager who departed this life September 29 1910 two years ago today. Two long years have passed since our darling left us. Friends may think the word is piled. Little do they know the sorrow that lies within our hearts concealed. Mother.
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Hitle Floyd Walan Yager
From the Pencil's Point on happiness and folly
A reflective piece questions whether foolish people monopolize happiness. It notes joy often comes with unresolved pain, comparing a rose and its thorn to lasting burdens that persist beyond beauty.
Notice of Store Interest Sold and Accounts to Settle
F M Craver states he has sold his interest in the store to Mr Bowman and that all who are indebted to Brown and Craver should call and settle promptly to square the books.
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Bowman
Brown & Craver
F.M. Craver
Piles Cured at Home by New Absorption Method
Advertisement offers home cure for piles using a new absorption treatment. Promises relief and permanent care with a trial sample sent to readers who reply with name and address. Includes request to share the offer locally and to contact Mrs. M Summers at Notre Dame Lud for details.
Bees Buzz Amid Earl Bruce’s Busy Days
Local note reports Earl Bruce tending an active apiary over several days with bees buzzing around his property. No injuries or other events noted.
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Earl Bruce
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