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Newspaper
Attica Ledger Press
Location
Attica, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1913
Page
5
The note laments life’s passage from cradle to casket and honors the late Wm. Harris and Laura Head. Shawnee camp No. 4823 offers heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved and recalls steadfast service. Committee member Alex Holmes visits family before continuing travels to Indianapolis and La Porte.
Harper's Weekly notes that stage fright grips most performers though it can spur some to excel. The piece cites Canning’s cold hands turning into a strong speech and recounts musicians facing tremors, perspiration, headaches, thirst, and other symptoms across strings, piano, and voice. Rubinstein reportedly quit a lucrative engagement due to this malady.
During the second week of May Indiana recorded 119 fires causing an estimated loss of 206 040 dollars per state fire marshal W E Longley. First week had 1 and 950 fires with 415 950 loss. Across fourteen days losses approached 750 000 dollars at a rate of 53 000 daily.
The West Point garage and blacksmith shop owned by D. G. and Levi Cheesman is nearly finished and expected to become a model structure. A new cement forge has been installed, touted as the finest cement forge available. Several residents and visitors attend the region’s G. A. R. encampment, with local women serving in council roles. Hospital stay for William Dudleston ends with limited improvement and current condition deemed discouraging. Families from nearby towns visit Mrs. Jennie Peterson at Flint River farm, while Miss Magdalene Crouse travels toward Kentucky with her aunt. A cement walk to Glen Hall is delayed due to contractors demanding upfront payment. Various local social visits and travels fill the week as Mrs. Layden recovers from surgery in St. Elizabeth hospital.
Announcement of the quiet Covington wedding set for May 29 at the family home. Bride Leota Bilsland of Covington will marry Fred Johnk of Clarinda Iowa. Death in the Harris family prompted the small ceremony with immediate relatives and the bride’s friends. A thank you note expresses appreciation to those who aided after William A Harris’s death. Mrs. Mary Huddle traveled to Chicago to join her mother Mrs Margaret Huddle returning from Madison Wisconsin.
Benjamin Brown and Elba Brown express gratitude to friends and neighbors who helped during their fire loss, noting the assistance clearly reduced the damage and praising the community support.
For Sale: carefully selected Johnson Co white seed corn priced at 81 dollars per bushel. Contact S. B. Newman Stone Bluff No 26 via telephone. Also available yearling cattle at a good price. Telephone 548. A. W. Jackman.
Notice to stockholders of Shawnee Telephone Co. to meet at Stone Bluff school building on Monday June 2 1913 at 2:00 p m for electing three directors and other business at annual meeting. F Z Helms secretary May 21-2 w
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