Bingville Beautification Drive Urges Townwide Effort
A jaunty editorial from Bingville calls for summer beautification, urging residents to repair Cy Hoskins’ fence, whitewash Widow Skinner’s henhouse, fix Hank Dewberry’s glass pane, and improve other eye sores to make Bingville a prouder, prettier city. The piece emphasizes collective effort and seasonal timing for best results.
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Bingville
Everybuddy
Freezin
Deth
Cy Hoskins
Hank Dewberry
Calamity Hame Loses Wood Leg in Bingville Prank
Awful Calamity Hame visits his daughter Mrs Enns Witkine in Bingville. A prank swaps his wood leg, leading to a chase and a broken storefront window. Hen Weathersby returns the leg, and Hame attacks with the thrown limb. He departs furiously, vowing a better kick next time.
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Enns Witkine
Bingville
Hame
Tex
Gettysburg
Small- Ty
Hen Weathersby
Fien
Hen
Hume
Crister
Society Notes Highlight Mrs Hosking’s Garden Party
Mrs Ellen Hosking hosted a small gathering on her palatial piazza with a Japanese lantern adorning a clothesline between the piazza and an apple tree. Guests lingered until about 6 pm enjoying the lantern, while Milly Andrews invites a Wednesday picnic from her residence at 1 pm, walking five miles to Snyder's Pond with each bringing their own lunch. A planning setback canceled Miss Amelia Tucker’s coaching party to Tucker Ray Wagon plans. The Ladies’ Ald Society will hold a strawberry festival at the church next Saturday evening with prices 15 cents for strawberries cake and 10 cents for strawberries and cake.
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Society News
Ellen Hosking
Miss Hoskins
Milly Andrews
Miss Andrews
Snyder's Pond
Amelia Tucker
Bingville
Tucker
Ladies’ Ald Society of Our Church
Fruit cake mishap ends with misfortune and broken teeth
Mrs Hee Andrews baked a fruit cake before Christmas but kept it too long. The slice caused a broken carving knife and a hatchet used to divide the cake. Hez Bitten cracked his upper false teeth, losing them in the cake. Andrews laments fruit cakes turning petrified and troublesome.
Sime Watking’s flea plagued dog for sale at 18 cents
Local notices recount Sime Watking’s flea riddled dog sale after failed flea removal and a flea filled tale. Other items praise the Bugle subscription, mention Bud Hinckley stung by a hornet, cats offered free, Hank Dewberry’s failed fishing shot, and a jelly cake mishap. Local humor and community blurbs close with praise for nasturchiums in yards.
Spruce Tree Nearly Drops on Abe Wood During Work
Country correspondence notes Abe Wood was cutting a spruce when a limb almost crushed him last week. Miss Phronicta bought two new fate ribbons at the county seat and wore one last Sunday. Henderson reports seeing tracks by the creek, unsure if fresh or from last winter. The writer hopes to visit Ringville next week, day TBD.
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Abe
Phronicta
Fate
Henderson
Crick
Sam
Ringville
Local Notes From the County
LAND'S Bill Henshaw cut his chin while shaving in a hurry. Rafe Atkine s dog Tige killed five woodchucks in one day. Hen Jordan's baby had a sudden colic but recovered after a trip to Hardscrabble for a doctor. Hi Henderson caught a pickerel in Gootchic Pond. the fish weighed about three pounds. Several farmers nearby joined the local grange. PRO BONO PUBLICO.
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Bill Henshaw
Bill
Rafe Atkine
Tige
Jordan
Colick
Hi Henderson
Grange
PRO Bono Publico
Abe Witherow and Broken Bootjack Incident
Abe Witherow tried to remove his boots using a bootjack that had served him for twenty years. The jack broke as he pulled, sending him backward into a dough pan a wife had set to rise. He had worn damp boots that day and slept in them, delaying removal until the next morning.
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Phrenicia Watkins
Phrenicia
Ben Watkins
Abe Witherow
Abe
Lost medicine bottle missing near Amri Haines location
A resident reports losing a bottle of medicine from a pocket while delivering to Amri Haines who has a back stitch. The note warns against ingesting the medicine and asks return to the writer, Doc Livermore, a veterinary and human specialist. Samantha Deevers remains on the sick list but shows slight improvement and hopes to be out soon if weather allows.
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Packard
Kitts
Salt
Hank Dewberry
Snake Crick
Hank
Cy Hoskins
Spo
Amri Haines
Amri
Amis
Doc Livermore
Samantha Deevers
Colt for Sale From Ringville a first-rate colt offered for cash or swap
Brent Williams of Ringville advertises a well bred colt sired by Chesterfield Jr and dammed by his brood mare. The colt is for sale now at twenty dollars, with a higher price expected as it matures.
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Chesterfield, Jr
Myre
Ringville
Brent Williams
Lost Chickens and Nightwatch Resolve
A resident reports seven hens missing during the night and vows stricter vigilance over the henhouse. He warns that any future chicken theft will be dealt with firmly, stating the need to watch the coop every night and deter thieves.
Pig Missing From Pen Prompts Urgent Appeal in Bingville
A resident of Bingville reports a pig escaped from its pen last week and has seen no trace since. The writer warns that without locating the pig there will be no pork next winter and asks the Geaslainis conference to respond promptly. Israel Goodw
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Bingville
Israel
Stereoptican Lockshure Show Promised by Perfessor Wheeler
Perfessor Waldron P Wheeler of the county seat announces several pickshares to display and shares thoughts on sama in a lively local event. The talk centers on visuals and a forthcoming display, drawing interest from residents.
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Waldron P. Wheeler
Co. Seat
Sama
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Sime Watking
Sime
Bud Hinckley
Bud
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