Local residents visit family this week in Newtown and Boswell
Raymond Hunnings, bookkeeper at the Central National bank, spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hunnings, of Newtown. Mrs. Will Brown, of Boswell, came Tuesday for a short visit with her sister, Mrs. Elmer Hatton. She returned home Thursday.
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Raymond Hunnings
The
Central National Bank
Mrs
Charles Hunnings
Newtown
Will Brown
Boswell
Elmer Hatton
Catholics Allowed Meat on Friday Feasts by Pope Decree
The Vatican grants dispensations ending traditional Friday abstinence, permitting meat on major feast days within the church calendar including Circumcision, January 1. Ascension, forty days after Easter. All Saints, November 1. Assumption, August 15. Immaculate Conception, December 8. Parishes may also celebrate their patronal feast with similar privilege if observed with proper services.
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Rome
Hurty critiques liquor policy in health speech
Dr. Hurty cites Indiana state board findings that 25 percent of inmates at insane hospitals are alcoholic, 25 percent diseased, 40 percent hereditary due to ancestors, and 10 percent from accidents. He condemns continued alcohol production and sale arguing society should halt propagation of the unfit and tainted.
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Hurty
State Board of Health
Indiana
Dr. Hurty
Western Indiana stockraisers shine at Chicago livestock show
Western Indiana entrants dominated the International livestock show in Chicago. M A Judy of West Lebanon earned a prize on Hereford cattle, G W Parnell of Wingate won two prizes on sheep, and Crouch & Son of Lafayette excelled with Percheron and Belgian draft horses. Van Natta brothers of Lafayette took four Hereford prizes and three Angus prizes.
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Indiana
Chicago
M. A. Judy
West Lebanon
Herford
G. W. Parnell
Wingate
Crouch & Son
Lafayette
van Natta Brothers of
Kingman School Keeps Open as Funding Sought
Kingman continues operations with primary and intermediate departments in the old building while an advisory board plans Friday talks on funding for a new build. An appropriation is expected to be decided, otherwise the old building may be closed and funds sought by force to build anew. Trustee Lawson is expected to ensure school maintenance.
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Press
Kingman
Lawson
Kingman Star
Poet Scout Letters Santa Claus to Postmaster General
Captain Jack Crawford letters Hitchcock defending Santa and children, recounting Lincoln's substitute service and urging letters to Santa be redirected away from the morgue. The exchange precedes a policy reversal allowing letters to be given to charities or Good Fellows instead of the dead letter office.
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Hitchcock
Jack’ Crawford
Mudlavia
Santa Claus
Worthy
President Lincoln
Hutchinson
Abe Lincoln
Christ
Captain Jack
Mudlovia
Independent Order of Good Fellows
Vote on Saloons Sets December 30 in Pike Township
West Lebanon area to vote on saloon question December 30 amid anticipated heated debate. One hundred voters filed the petition requesting the election, with commissioners setting the date. John Sexton applied for a license but action postponed until after the vote.
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Pike Township
West Lebanon
John Sexton
Rat causes City blackout at Wabash lighting plant
A charred rat found behind the switchboard caused a power outage in Wabash Saturday before sunrise. The rodent touched wires, triggering a short circuit and leaving the city without light for nearly an hour.
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Wabash
Richman Dies at Springs After Months of Bright's Disease
Chicago resident Walter I Hood, president of a mausoleum company, died at Hunter Springs sanitorium after a year-long battle with acute Bright's disease and paralysis. He arrived with a large entourage, arranged funeral details with relatives and his Chicago attorney, and his body was shipped to Kankakee. He funded his stay lavishly, including operating the steam plant for his comfort. He led a company active in memorial mausoleums across Indiana, Michigan, and Illinois.
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Walter I. Hood
Chicago
Hunter Springs
Kramer
Bright
Calvert
Kankakee
Hood
Hunter House
Oklahoma
Mr. Hood
Indiana
Michigan
Illinois
Manages business From Hotel With Secretary Aid
Fragmentary report notes a person, weakened, runs affairs from a hotel aided by a secretary, outlining reliance on professional support to operate.
Real Estate Transfers Reported by Covington and Attica
Real estate transfers list multiple deeds in Covington and Attica with prices from 0 to 4690 dollars. Names include Mary E Bonebrake Bertie Bennett John Bennett C Lewis Green Kuhns Beamer Fugate Perry Layton Jennie Law son Ed Mund Oteham Ella Hughes Wallace Ira Wilkinson and others. Zeigler's dry goods store advertises Saturday and next week shopping with gift goods and layaway through Christmas.
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Mary E. Bonebrake
Bertie KE. Bennett
A. Millereek
John W Bennett
C. Lewis Green
Attica
L. M. Green
Ella M. Hughes
E. Wilkinson
Jennie Wilkinson
Wallace
Ira E. Wilkinson
B. McGuire
C. L. Goodwin
Silverwood
Teamoria
A. Cox
R. D
Zeigler
Attica Pioneer Mrs. Coleman Dies in Chicago at 89
Mrs. Rachel H. Coleman died Sunday night in Chicago at age 89 after long blindness and pneumonia. Surviving daughters are Emma Parsons Ella Ely and Mattie Schintz. she was wife of Isac Coleman a noted Attica merchant and early settler. Burial followed in Riverside Cemetery after services in Attica.
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Attica
Rachel H. Coleman
Mattie Schintz
Chicago
Emma Parsons
Ella Ely
Isac Coleman
Indiana
Riverside Cemetery
A Christmas Sermonet on Gifts and Good Will
A Christmas sermonet contrasts Jesus as the unselfish giver with worldly wealth. It urges preparing meaningful gestures beyond price tags, offering thought, sympathy, praise, kindness, affection, and inspiration to those in need, all sharing in a spiritual Christmas.
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Jesus
Paul
Homicide Convictions Across Four Years Reported
Statehouse figures show that for 1907 to 1910 homicide cases, excluding accidents, convictions hovered around 85 percent. Court clerks' reports and health records list yearly homicide counts and arrests, with 122 in 1907, 109 in 1909, 121 in 1910, and 122 in 1907.
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Statehouse
State Statistician
State Board of Health
State Board
Job Stint Ends For Charles Jarvis In Hoopes ton
Charles Jarvis returned home after two weeks in Hoopes ton Illinois where he had taken a job at the Sprague factory but could not endure the heavy work and left.
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Charles Jarvis
Hoopeston
Ill
Sprague
Meeker Prepares Santa Visit as Hog Cholera Spreads
T M Meeker heads to Shawnee township to bring joy to local youngsters while noting hog cholera has not reached Meekerville and appears to move westward. Wet conditions hinder corn shucking, though some boys persist.
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T.M. Meeker
Santa Claus
Shawnee Township
Meekerville
Eye Ear Nose and Throat Surgeon Offers Glasses Fitting
Special attention to eye ear nose and throat care with glasses fitted. Located in Suite 1 at Central National Bank Building, contact by telephone 376.
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Central National Bank
Piano Tuner John Carlson Offers Guaranteed Service
Expert piano tuner John F Carlson invites patrons to contact by mail or telephone for tuning services. Satisfaction guaranteed. Phone number 569 provided. Date noted January 13 1912.
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John F. Carlson
Transit timetable fragment Covington arrival departure snippet
Partial schedule shows arrival at Covington and multiple departure times through a day segment. The readable times include early morning and afternoon departures with implied routing sequence.
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Farmers & Merchants State Bank
E. C. Stone
American Hampshire Swine Record Assn
Crigler & McMahon
Borst Bros
Yocom’s Bakery
Doc
Hoosier
Richman
Mausoleum Company
Hunter’s
O.S. Douglass
Covington
Jaques and Southworth Co
Main St
Lafayette, Ind
Ed Blomme
White Rose
Boothroyd Il
Skelly Bros
T. W. Kelsey
A. M. Sullivan
McMahon &Crigler
WEST
Lam
Covington Branch
C.W. Greenman
Gilcacd
Ornnoes Es
Cricaco
Eastern
Wanda
D. R. Gray
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