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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1920
Page
8
Local items note Farleys colored Jazz Band performing Tuesday evening at St Clair's. Various residents from Akron to Cincinnati visit relatives, travel and return, with multiple short notices of trips, visits, births, and gatherings across Villa Grove Bloomington and surrounding towns.
Edw Barnfibre and family visited his parents in Sunman on Sunday. Ed Shazer and family stayed with relatives at Newpoint. Edith Eberg visited Charlee Kammeyer and family in Sunman. Russell Eberg and Harry Robinson called on friends in Milan. Mrs. Walter Bigney of Connorsville stays with A Neufarth family. Christ Lee and William Robinson called in Cincinnati. D Harper of Versailles was a recent caller. Mr and Mrs Edward Franke of Columbus Indiana visited R Robinson Sr. Arthur Nickol of St Pius spent the weekend with Melvin Nickol. C G McKinney and family of Milan, C Mehrley and family and Miss Mabel Shazer from Sunman visited Mrs J D Sunman and daughters. Mr and Mrs C Robinson and son Harry visited Joseph Wood and wife near Versailles. Mrs Harry Eberg and daughter Mildred spent Sunday with Henry Doerr and family at Greensburg. Shazer family with Ed ward and Chester spent several days in Indianapolis. Several locals attended the dance at Versailles Wednesday evening.
Elnora Hountz visits Cincinnati friends and attends a Pierceville dance Saturday evening. Frank Drandt and Milan family visit H F Bohner group. Edna Cutter visits Lilian Bohner. Anna and Laura Stahle visit Grace and Ethel Schornick. Locals attend Stumpke’s Corner party. Mrs. McHugh returns to Cincinnati Friday. Tribune Ads. Make Money Grow.
Versaill es society round up lists Miss Valere Akers assisting at the Post Office in Bern Winsor s absence. Ira McCoy of Dupont Indiana and others visit family in Milan Martinsville and Sunman with sisters and spouses. Court news lists administrator appointment for Caroline F Whitaker and new case Milton Boerner executor of Henry Weber estate. Marriage licenses issued to Edens Ensinger and Whitehead Huffmeyer.
Mr Vaughn a local farmer recounts how rodents ruined his prized pedigreed seed corn stored in a gunny sack hung from a roof rope. He reports five dead rats found next morning after using RAT SNAP sold by Blank's Pharmacy and Meyer Hardware Company.
Napoleon Farley’s Jazz Miss Maggie Denny spent the week with relatives Mrs. James Hazelrigg and Mrs. R. Hertenstein. Cincinnati visitors include Mr. Arthur Bunselmeier and family, Mrs. Mary Oetjen, Miss Bertha Reed, Mrs. Sam Castor’s niece, and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Westerman. Indianapolis guests Ed Day and family visited, Hulda Huneke and Ruth Kent returned from two weeks in Cincinnati, Leota Brown’s Elwood trip, and other local trips to Rushville and Milan areas reported among residents.
A Montana hotel man from Dupuyer testifies four years ago he used Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy with wonderful results and has since recommended it to friends. The ad urges readers to work hard and advertise for health and prosperity.
A New York fashion writer notes midsummer styles favor the hips with dresses crafted from toweling crash awning and hammock fabrics. Designers display bouffant skirts with numerous pockets, panniers, and wired drapes. Elaborate gowns use heavy velvets and vivid patterns, all centering on the hip emphasis. The era’s look is defined by oversized silhouettes and ornate detailing.
Paris fashion shift features lace stockings as a new evening wear option. The choice reflects high prices and limited availability of alternative stockings, with color variety noted as a factor in preference.
Early autumn dress models by Jenny favor long waistlines and sleeves with full length titted styling, highlighting a trend toward extended silhouettes and refined detailing for the season.
Property records list transfers in Batesville Milan Sunman Versailles Osgood Napoleon Washington Franklin Adams Shelby and East Side Park Milan. Notable deals include Gauck to Wonning 3 thousand and Partridge to Thompson in Milan, plus multiple $1 sums and various lot parcels and acres changing hands.
A creeping moss called the life tree or life plant is reported in Jamaica Barbados and other West Indies islands. It is said to be indestructible except by boiling water or red hot iron and can regrow from tiny shreds. Leaves reportedly sprout roots even in airtight dry boxes.
Residents in Pwllhell, Wales, found hundreds of dead birds scattered within a 300 yard circle around the harbor on a spring day. Birds floated and lay on the beach, with no birds seen near the Gimlet rock lighthouse.
A poultry guide advises on housing canaries and young birds. It recommends a nursery cage hung beside the breeding cage so parents can feed fledglings through the wires. Keep young birds with parents until they can crack and eat the supplied food.
The Boston Transcript contemplates that experience is valued by sense rather than monetary terms, suggesting experiential insight outweighs financial metrics. It argues practical understanding guides judgment more than dollar value.
The passage outlines a general framework for church history divided into three eras: from Christ’s birth to Constantine, from Constantine to the Reformation, and from the Reformation to the present. It notes diverse opinions on minor points but agreement on the threefold division.
A remedy for sick headache and heartburn suggests a teaspoonful of charcoal powder dissolved in half a glass of water. The powder is hard to mix with water but blends better with milk. prepare a paste with milk and a small amount of water to create the full dose.
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