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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1916
Page
1
Local items report holiday newspaper subscription pitches, livestock buying plans, Christmas church programs, and installation of officers for Sunman lodges and chapters. Mentions E R Behlmer, Miss Helen Brunner, and several local families, plus reflections on hog farming costs and methods.
A vintage drug advertisement touts Dr King s New Life Pills as a gentle non griping laxative. It claims relief from constipation and a brighter morning after a bedtime dose and promotes a 25 cent bottle at the druggist.
A Sunday evening gathering in Deweytown honored Carl Etter with friends Francesa Siefert Morrie Frank Pulskamp Louisa Pulskamp Valentine Simmermeyer Mathilda Theobald John Theobald and families. Card games and socializing followed the farewell. The local supervisor race concluded with John Theobald winning. Several attendees later joined a funeral procession in Cincinnati for John Volz.
Spades Prof. Church holds German service on December 24 at 10 am and English services on December 24 at 7 pm. Children’s services scheduled for December 26 at 2 pm. Various residents listed: 4 Mrs. Lawrence Fritch rode with Batesville on Monday. Mrs. Elmer Werbach of Indianapolis visiting her parents. Mrs. W. Fitch and daughter with Mrs. H. Leding in Cincinnati last week. Howard Robinson elected district superintendent. Mike Fritsch from Batesville hunting. Walter Fitch traveled to Cincinnati. Mrs. C. W. Osborn from Indianapolis returned home after visits. H. C. Wiesehan visited Columbus on business. Mrs. Ben Stecher recovering from hospital operation in Cincinnati. St Stephen’s church entertainment next Sunday evening the 24th with collection for a good cause. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gillispie of Cincinnati guests of August Gunter and wife.
Mrs Hugh Cook of Scotteville New York reports that about five years ago in Garbutt she used Chamberlains Cough Remedy on two children with colds and coughs. She says it worked promptly and cured their colds faster than anything else. Obtainable everywhere.
Community social snippet lists callers and visits across Versailles Napoleon Milan St. Pius Prattsburg Sunman Penntown and nearby locales. Mentions Edward and Charley Bohner Nick and Wen del Oser and the Jolly Bunch with various local residents. An Xmas entertainment is planned for Penntown on December 25 inviting all.
The Abplanalps assisted Henry Baas and family on Friday in Pipe Creek. Residents from the area traveled to Penntown on Saturday to vote for a new supervisor, with Geo Osborn winning the office. Fred Abplanalp visited Shelbyville last Tuesday and the scribe went to Sunman on Saturday. Edwin Richter of Penntown called on Mr. Christie Friday morning.
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