Osgood Social News and Local Highlights
Madison residents and guests fill the Osgood Fair crowds as the community shares visits from Mr and Mrs George Miles Doc Hanna and spouses. The note mentions a pension grant for Watson Gook and a burial homecoming for a soldier from Ripley County. Mr and Mrs Turner host visitors from Indianapolis and Quercus Grove while families relocate and relatives tour Tanglewood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Short
George Miles
Doc Hanna
Kohler
Madison
Newton Hyatt
Watson Gookins
Perry
Turner
James Barricklow
Indianapolis
Woods
Rising Sun
M. Turner
Quercus Grove
Milan Social Roundup Updates and School Board Appointments
Miss Thelma Doran spent last week with her grandmother at Osgood and attended the fair. Miss Irene Schleit and a Cincinnati companion visited Miss Isabelle Hensell. The school board has secured a new faculty for 1920-21 with Norma Thielking as superintendent and W. V. Smith as principal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Doran
Osgood
Irene Schleit
Cincinnati
Isabelle Hensell
Henry McKittrick
Pontiac
Illinois
Verne
Hazel McKittrick
Wilbur McKittrick
Helen Barkley
Lois Smith
Opal Pease
I. A. Pectoll
Lenice McKettrick
Wilmot Smith
Indianapolis
Delos Hutchingon
Lucile Bergdoll
Milan
Norma Thielking
W. V. Smith
North Manchester
Gertrude Cavender
Elrod
Martha Stevenson
Plump
Local Social Notes From Greensburg Area Visit
Miss Clara Finke of Cincinnati vacations with her parents Mr and Mrs John Finke. Emil Graue and wife and Mrs Mary Allmeroth called at Greensburg Sunday. Fred Luers and John of North Branch visited John Ferather and wife Friday to Sunday. Miss Cora Harlemert is employed at Mrs Harry Graue. Mrs William Meyer and son of Jolly Center called on Mrs William Graue Wednesday. Thomas Hartig and wife of Sandusky visited his parents here Sunday. Mrs Fred Selmeyer and daughter Martha returned to Philo Illinois after a three week visit. Mrs Oliver of Cincinnati is visiting her daughter Mrs John Finke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Finke
Cincinnati
John Finke
Emil Graue
Mary Allmeroth
Greensburg
Fred Luers
John
North, Branch
John Ferather
Cora Harlemert
Harry Graue
William Meyer and Son
Jolly Center
William Graue
Vida McCoy
A. B. Wycoff
Batesville
John S. Benham
Laura Beer
North Vernon
E. F. Busching
Seed Corn Loss Prompts Rat-Snap Ad Warning
Mr Vaughn, a farmer, recalls losing pedigreed seed corn to rats after storing it in a gunny sack. He reports finding five dead rats and credits Rat-SNAP with the result. The ad notes three sizes and prices 36c 66c and 125. Sold by Blank's Pharmacy and Meyer Hardware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blank’s Pharmacy
Meyer Hardware Company
Versailles Social Notes and Local Legal Notices
Versailles society figures host and visit, births reported, and several court filings and marriage licenses listed. Key names include Vida McCoy, G T Beckett, John S Benham, and Courthouse activity with executors and money demands.
Local visits mark a busy week across Indiana towns
Mr Johnnie Meyer and family of Indianapolis visited his mother Mrs Andrew Meyer in Napoleon. Irene Rybolt visited Christine Hicks. Edward Forrester and family spent Sunday in Rushville with his father George C Taylor. Helen and Sylvia, his wife and daughter, spent Sunday evening in Batesville. Anna Fruchtricht and sons Walter and Erwin stayed with her brother Richard Arend of Olean. Scott Sammons of Indianapolis visited his father John Sammons and wife. Christ Meyer of Smyrna visited Frank Stevenson and family. Roy Hunterman and family of Versailles visited Ed Fox and family. Rev Flegler of Brookville and Rev Barthelmas of Batesville spent Monday and Tuesday with Rev C Doer. Edward Hardy and son Sterling and daughter Marjory of Brookville spent Wednesday and Thursday with Edward Waters and Harry Newman. Indianapolis resident visited his father James Newman and family Thursday and Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnnie Meyer
Indianapolis
Andrew Meyer
Irene Rybolt
Christine Hicks
Edward Forrester
Rushville
George C. Taylor
Helen
Sylvia
Batesville
Anna Fruchtricht
Walter
Erwin
Richard Arend
Olean
Scott Sammons
John Sammons
Christ Meyer
Smyrna
Frank Stevenson
Roy Hunterman
Versailles
Ed Fox
Flegler
Brookville
Barthelmas
C. Doering
Edward Hardy
Sterling
Marjory
Edward Waters
Harry Newman
James Newman
Clinton Osgood Fair Attendees Noted
A local report lists residents who attended the Osgood Fair last week including Russell Eberg who left for Indianapolis. Glenna Holwadel spent Thursday with A Voege and family and Mrs Nichol with son Melvin shopped in Sunman. An annual basket dinner is set for August 15 at St Paul M E Church with invitation to all. A Sunday School picnic follows August 19 in Negangard's grove south of the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Eberg
Indianapolis
Glenna Holwadel
A. Voege
Nichol
Aon
Melvin
Sunman
St. Paul M. E
Negangard's Grove
St. Paul Church
The Best Physic For Pleasant Relief
The ad promotes Chamberlain's Tablets as easy to take mild in effect and highly valued by those who know their good qualities. They cost a quarter.
Ring Found In Park Changes Edith’s Quiet Life
Edith Redway finds a jeweled ring inside a blue plush box abandoned at a Grand Central station. She keeps it despite doubt, later learns it was meant for Chester Barlow, who reveals the pieces spell out their first meeting and asks her to wear it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Redway
Edith
Marie
Foot of
Fate
Tess
Truth
Grand Central
Fib
Great Washington Arch
Grand Central Station
Chester
Chester Barlow
Guard Buried Cities In Palestine Urges Preservation
Prof Flinders Petrie calls British action to protect buried cities and ruins in Palestine after General Allenby’s conquest. He warns holy sites must be guarded, urges banning new buildings on sacred ruins, proposes moving modern life to nearby valleys with access to a railway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
Flinders Petrie
Britain
General Allenby
Holy Land
Petrie
Holy
Rephaim
Ramah
David
Solomon
Dreas in Jugo Slavia Peasant Women In Regional Dress
The text describes the national dress of Jugo Slavia women as daily wear noted for its beauty. A long white linen skirt with a hand embroidered apron, matching blouse with beaded trim, and a breastplate like embroidery mark the mountaintop peasant look. Women gather with fruit baskets in small square markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jugo-Slavia
Europe
Mountaioa
No Hurry
Mrs Newrich remarks the pictures look fine but there is no old master in the house. Newrich replies that all will be in a few hundred years. Boston Transcript.
Country's Motive Energy and Industrial Power
A Scientific American piece by Robert G Skerrett argues that national strength rests on usable energy in production. He notes nations use mechanical power to exceed human and animal labor, estimating the U S would need 3,000,000,000 workers to equal its annual output and that power serves each citizen like thirty servants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert G Skerrett
Scientific American
United States
Why Orchids Were Caged at Westminster Show
Visitors at the Royal Horticultural Hall Westminster observed rare orchids confined in a heavy wire cage. The grower shielded a new orchid variety from competitors to prevent pollen theft and pollination of rivals’ plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Horticultural Hall
Westminster
England
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Property Transfers Gathered Across Indiana Townships
A sequence of land transfers lists buyers and sellers including Penny Angelus, George Thola, Courtney Rose, Aloysius Stolz, Sheriff Ripley County, William Graces, Glenn G. Holman, D. C. Yater, Katie Brunsman, William H. Miller, Mary E. Vanderheide, Ada Patterson, Clara Connelly, Wm. Johnson, Ella Hancock, and Frank E. Kellerman. Parcels span Johnson, Franklin, Shelby, Adama, Batesville, and Osgood townships with prices from $2000 to $874.16 and acres mostly ranging 44 to 80.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penny Angelus
George Thola
Johnson
Courtney Rose
Aloysius Stolz
Franklin
Ripley County
William Graces
Shelby
Glenn G. Holman
D. C. Yater
Osgood
Katie Brunsman
William H. Miller
Adama
Mary E. Vanderheide
Ada Patterson
Batesville
Clara Connelly
Wm. &. Johnson
Ella Hancock
Frank E. Kellerman
Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy Praise
A Dupuyer Montana hotelman recounts four years of successful use. He says he has recommended Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy to friends after remarkable results. The piece promotes the remedy to readers unfamiliar with it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
F. H. Dear
Dupuyer, Mont
Why I Put Up With Rats For Years
A farmer N Windsor recounts his battle with rats and how RAT SNAP offered a safe, effective solution. He notes a near disaster after using rat poison on a dog and mentions RAT-SNAP sold by Blank's Pharmacy in three sizes 86c 65c and 1.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Windsor
Blank's Pharmacy
Meyer Hardware Company
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Mr. Vaughn
the Tribune
Charles L. Robb
Zebulon Brindon
Bert
Kindersparker
Martha A. Bodenburg
William T. Posey
Stella A. Beach
Holton
Herbert C. Hazel
Bloomington
Rachel E. Ballman
John Pate
Marion
Ohio
A. W. Lomatsch
Cross Plains
Ben Licking
Curtis Thompson
Walter Flippin
Somerset
Michael Bohland
Court House
Bernard M. Duffy
Maurice Volz
Clarence B. Downey
Troy
Alabama
Tillie Grossman
Albert H. Johanning
Norma E. Yager
Napoleon
Clinton
Iamn Teatrin Nat Taahella Ati Inc
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Dreas
Tribune
St. Clair’s Hall
The
Batesville Bank
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