Letter from Attica grocer promises samples and credit
A personal letter from a North Dakota grocer, active since 1907, describes selling groceries to locals and a five year homestead proof. He explains health decline but continued work, offers a standing five day guarantee on purchases, and invites residents to view samples at his home at 700 East Main Street with phone contact 633. He also pitches a blue serge suit and urges fair dealing with customers in Attica.
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North Dakota
Altho
Attica
Leverin & Brown Co
Chicago
Missouri
Miss Carrie Harbaugh Visits Casstown for Reunion
Miss Carrie Harbaugh travels to Casstown Ohio to visit uncles and attend a school reunion next Thursday. She will call the roll of former pupils from the time she attended as a girl and the late T. J. Webb, her uncle and former teacher, kept the school register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Harbaugh
Casstown
Ohio
T. J. Webb
Dayton group enjoys second annual outing to Kramer
About 150 people from Dayton Indiana traveled in 26 cars through Attica on their way to Kramer for an afternoon picnic. The Dayton automobile club organized the outing and this marked their second annual event.
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Dayton
Ind
Lafayette
Attica
Kramer
Dayton Automobile Club
Lodge Men Honor Dead Brethren Memorial Service
Fraternal memorial service by Odd Fellows Knights of Pythias and Modern Woodmen held in Ravine park pavilion. Procession formed from I O O F hall led by National band. Mayor Reed presided and Elder A W Jackman delivered a hour long speech. Roll call listed 126 deceased members with floral tributes on platform.
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Odd Fellows
Knights of Pythias
Ravine Park
National Band
Reed
A. W. Jackman
Jackman
Mistakes of Matrimony Lecture by Bishop Carter
Bishop T. C. Carter, noted southern orator, will lecture on the Mistakes of Matrimony next Monday night at the Presbyterian church. The talk is presented by the Young Peoples Christian Endeavor of the U. B. church to suit the crowd. J Frank McDermond moved his family to a summer cottage at Flint to spend the season. Dan Rex finished drilling a well near the cottage. cool water will follow. A curious case of affection between a domiciled animal and a wild hare is observed near Spoonley hamlet in Market Drayton.
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T. C. Carter
Presbyterian Church
Young Peoples Christian Endeavor Society
U. B
J. Frank McDermond
Flint
Dan Rex
McDermond
Spoonley
Market Drayton
William Woodburn
Heart of Man and Horse Study Remains Oddities
A historic note compares heartbeats, stating a human heart beats at a rate seven times a horse’s pulse and four times an elephant’s, highlighting curious biological ratios from an old science tidbit.
Silk and Chiffon Blouse Fashion Feature
A detailed sketch outlines dainty blouse styles in silk and chiffon to pair with tailored suits. White net foundations with cherry chiffon accents, lace details, long kimono sleeves, and rose glass buttons are described as versatile options for matching or contrasting outfits.
Tailor Made Suits and Colorful Summer Materials
Harper's Bazaar notes a smart suit of light suede broadcloth with white crepe collar and cerise embroidery paired with a black tie. It highlights bold color accents including a small unconventional flower bouquet between two green leaves as a fashionable decorative touch for summer.
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Cerise
Harper's Bazar
Masterful Hay Load Rescue by Phone Voice
A farmer’s balky horse is urged by a phone call from the farmer to the animal. The horse, hearing the familiar voice, returns to work and the load is moved. The tale features a Texan colonel boasting of fertile country and deer with wide antlers.
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South Norfolk
Conn
Jess
No Time for Homesickness Cartoon Conversation
A comic dialogue shows Snoodle arriving in town with a large family on Perry Avenue. The exchange humorously explores spellings and invented words like superdenominationalist and its claimed existence.
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Perry Avenue
Scott
Alarm clock mix up ends with unsetting alarm
A worried caller phones an Orange county hardware store owner to say he bought a dollar alarm clock set for 5 AM. He has learned he does not need to wake then and asks how to unalarm the clock. The exchange centers on a mistaken early morning wakeup.
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Orange County
Fez Infested by Rats Prompts Morocco Cat Nationalization
Ex-sultan Mulal Hafid faces Fez plague as he orders nationalization and deployment of thousands of cats to the sacred city. The item cites a Hong Kong law mandating household cats and a Scots tenant disputing a landlord’s delay and unreliable written bond.
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Mulal Hafid
Morocco
Sultanate
Fez
Hongkong
Respite From Literary Labor for Disraeli Biographer Buckle
George Harle Buckle takes on the unfinished Disraeli biography left by William Mony penny. Buckle edited the London Times from 1884 to late last year and travels in South Africa after leaving London. He holds several college degrees and has been a Lincoln's Inn barrister since 1880 though never practiced.
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George Harle Buckle
Disraeli
William F. Monypenny
London Times
London
South Africa
Lincoln’s Inn
Baum Couple Welcome Daughter Near Independence
Mr and Mrs George Baum near Independence are proud parents of a daughter born Monday night. Nellie and Robert Kerr visited Montmorenci Saturday with aunt Mrs Michael Mulvey. Mrs Mary Rolan of Veedersburg visited Thursday with daughter Mrs Carrie Mickle. Mrs Charles Arnold and daughter Gladys visited Mrs Robert Hoskins at Winthrop Thursday. Mrs J W Reece traveled to Logansport Wednesday to see daughter Mrs Carl Wildermuth. Mrs Elizabeth Essick of Crawfordsville visited sister Mrs Caroline Finney. Mr and Mrs M N Hamilton of Indianapolis were guests this week of Mrs Andrew Foreman. Mrs Darwin Brown and children visited relatives in Williamsport Saturday.
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Mike Harty
Winthrop
Terre Haute
Leonard Steimley
Joe Steimley
Indiana University
Marie O’hara
Tipton
Margaret
Bridget Sheridan
M. L. Harty
Milton Nugent
Andrew Foreman
Danville
Ill
Frank Simmerman
H. H. Bertrand
Williamsport
James Whitehead
James Delaney
Morocco
Helen Levor
Victor Levor
Marshall
Paris
Ed Weatherford
Long Creek
Nellie Howard
Stone Bluff
Hattie Foote
Harry Crone
Chicago
J.A. Copfing
Ed Lippold
Adah Keefer
Orville Reed
Lafayette
West Monroe Street
June Evans
Near Iedrick
Iva
Eva Thornton
John T. Carlson
Esther Lyons
Helen Parkinson
Rensselaer
F. W. Boyd
Covington
Russell Newlin
Purdue
Henry Weigle
Indianapolis
Charles R. Milford
Peruz
Carl Ault
Hettie Gray
Rainsville
East Pike Street
Minnie Green
D. R. Thornton
Tom Lief
Charles Jacobson
Caleb Rhode
George Baum
Independence
Nellie
Robert Kerr
Montmorenci
Michael Mulvey
Mary Rolan
Veedersburg
Carrie Mickle
Charles Arnold
Gladys
Robert Hoskins
J. W. Reece
Logansport
Carl Wildermuth
Elizabeth Essick
Crawfordsville
Caroline Finney
M. N. Hamilton
Darwin Brown
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