Reflections on a Hospital Cot at St Elizabeth
Mrs. Benj Brown recalls a dramatic healing stay at St Elizabeth Hospital Lafayette Indiana. She details gradual nourishment after gastritis, the care of the Sisters and doctors, and the tranquil ward life that helped her recover after a long ordeal. She cites the quiet, comforting atmosphere and the personal loss she observed in the hall, ending with gratitude for recovery and memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Lafayette
Ind
Angels of Mercy
Elijah
Benj. Brown
Bert van Reed
Carbondale
Wabash Fast Mail Wreck Near Antwerp Ohio
Wabash Fast Mail No. 5 derailed near Antwerp Ohio last Friday evening overturning completely. Four men were badly hurt with one mail clerk among the severely injured. Nearly twenty others sustained injuries though most women aboard escaped serious harm. Rail spread reportedly caused the wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash
Attica
Antwerp
Ohio
Lebanon
Altho
Mrs. Clark Retains Cobbler Shop After George Clark's Death
Since the death of George Clark the deaf and dumb cobbler of Main Street, his mother Mrs Jo Clark has managed the shop. She kept the business, hired a competent workman, secured repair contracts for J Frank McDermonds shoe department and Orb Co Selz store, and attracted work from Williamsport. Her optimism and pluck are praised as an inspiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Clark
Main Street
Jo Clark
George
J. Frank McDermond
Orb & Co
Selz
Williamsport
Ben Franklin Initiates Early Street Cleaning Plan
Ahem? The tale recalls Ben Franklin noticing filth on streets and proposing a sweeping scheme. He hires a sweeper to clean pavements twice weekly for a sixpence per household per month, circulates notices, and secures universal signatures. The anecdote credits Franklin with starting modern street cleaning and related costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Franklin
Ben
City Board of Health Urges Clean Lots and Sanitation
To improve sanitation and prevent disease the board of health calls on all citizens to remove trash from lots and alleys and provide houses with covered garbage cans for daily kitchen waste. Remove stable manure, keep warm months free of accumulation, and clean or sanitize privy vaults. By order of M. T. Case Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Health
M. T. Case
Schools to Get Largest Share of Back Taxes
A detailed breakdown shows the county receives 1641 from the 12000 paid by the Sampson Reed estate. Covington school corporation gets 4545, Covington city 8745, Troy township 909, and the state 1156. Mrs. Grant Starbuck hosted the J F M club for her sister Mrs Floyd Mathers of Wheeling West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sampson Reed
School Corporation of
Covington
Troy Township
Grant Starbuck
J. F. M. Club
Floyd Mathers
Wheeling
W. Va
Local Farm Prospects and County Tax Probes in Warren County
A. P. Green and Doc Rupert visit Lon’s farm on the Barrens near Williamsport to inspect 64 acres deemed good for harvest with an expected 15 bushels per acre. Warren County residents urge a tax investigation into the late Sampson Reed and the William C. Smith estates after taxes on unlisted property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P. Green
Doc Rupert
Lon
Williamsport
Mr. Green
Sampson Reed
Covington
Warren County
William C. Smith
Jim Woody to play with Paducah Kitty League team
Jim Woody, visiting his home folks, has made good with baseball managers and is assigned to the Paducah Kentucky team in the Kitty League. Miss Irene M. McLaughlin of Millcreek township and Clark H. Myers of Kingman Star officiated at Covington on April 24 in a Methodist ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Joseph
Joseph Joseph
Attica
Henry Loeb
New York City
Jim Woody
Jim
Paducah, Ky
Kingman
Clark H. Myers
Irene M. McLaughlin
Millcreek Township
Covington
Myers
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Rohlfing & Colvert
Undertakers
Attica, Ind
Yocom’s Bakery
New Emsing Bldg
Leiber and Myers
Challenge Company
River Street
Batsins
Ilinois
M. Meeker
Mrs. Clark
Selz Shoes
Oxford
S “‘Selz
Royal Blue
Attica, Indiana
Hazel
Alta Bever
East Jackson Street
Miss Spiller
Ida Kriegbaum
Hannibal
Swen Carlson
Amos Crow
Clarence Carlson
Chicago
John Carlson
O. C. Seemiller
Kriegbaum
Vanity Fair
Theaterium
A.a.arms
Crouse
Dayton
Tippecanoe County
Elijah Earl
Zula Zeigler
W. H. Robinson Fisher-Arbogast Co
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