Pennington and Greensburg Residents in Local Notes
Mrs. Roll Palmer remains under Dr Gibson care. Rosa Hart and son Sherman did business in Greensburg last Thursday. Ruth Abplanalp shows improvement after a period out of school. Christmas program planned for Friday night. Mrs Logan Thackery has dental work in Batesville. Harry Siebert and family visited Oscar Stroble in Steamboat Landing. Elma Norwold helped Mrs Ben Hibbler with shredders last Friday. L P Hart spent Friday with Ambrose Hickman. John Abplanalp and wife were callers at Batesville Friday. Neighbors helped Mr Borman husk corn as he recovers from moving and cold. Louis Jager and family as well as Rosa Hart and Sherman, Mrs Charles Peele, Virginia Thackery and Marguerite, Logan Alexander and families listed. Lafe and Francis Hickman shopped in Batesville last Saturday. R B Linville and wife return Friday for Christmas. Jeff Williams and wife shopped in Batesville Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roll Palmer
Gibson
Rosa Hart
Sherman
Greensburg
Ruth Abplanalp
Logan Thackery
Batesville
Harry Siebert
Oscar Stroble
Steamboat Landing
Elma Norwold
Ben Hibbler
L. P. Hart
Ambrose Hickman
S. John Abplanalp
Borman
Vickery
H. S. McKee
Louis Jager
Charles Peele
Virginia Thackery
Marguerite
Logan Alexander
Lafe
Francis Hickman
R. B. Linville
Jeff Williams
Local Social Roundup From Versailles and Vicinity
Edward Rimstidt and C. F. Sellers visited Ver sailles on Saturday with John Henneke of Kellyton. The Burkhardt and Niehaus families, plus Mary Martin and Mayme Burkhardt, are noted visiting relatives. Co F Sellers and family helped butcher, while James Henneke was ill and Dr Gibson of Batesville checked in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Rimstidt
C. F. Sellers
John Henneke
Kellyton
Versailles
Jake Massing
Morris
Mayme Burkhardt
John Niehaus
Co. F. Sellers
Chifford
John Pohlar
Batesville
Mary Martin
Britney Rimstidt
William Burkhardt
Near Lookout
Sam Gookins
Ed Rimstidt
Robert Smith
James Henneke
Dr. Gibson
Mary Niehaus
Lookout
Merry Christmas Greetings From Ballstown Community
William Karl and wife returned home Thursday after spending two weeks in Kokomo and Indianapolis. Farmers finished shredding last week. Miss Clara Huneke, who works in Indianapolis, returned home Saturday. Mrs. Fred Norwold and children, recovering from mumps, are improving. Charles Harvey and wife visited Ollie Bultman and family at Jolly Center Sunday. Edward and George Karl and Edward and George Menchofer visited Fred Wenning’s home Sunday evening. Mr. Litmer is employed at Harry Bultman’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Karl
Kokomo
Indianapolis
Clara Huneke
Fred Norwold
Charles Harvey
Ollie Bultman
Jolly Center
Edward
George Karl
George Menchofer
Fred Wenning
Mr. Litmer
Harry Bultman
November Egg Laying Report Highlights Top Flocks
Wittkamper with electric lights leads November egg laying among English Leghorns and mixed flocks. Craveris and Hartman report best November eggs per hen, while a Ripley County farmer sold 297 hens producing 1141 eggs at 80 to 81 cents a dozen for a $90.15 total, with $49.71 feed cost and $48.26 profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Arnold
William Oatman
George Schmalz
Joe Truitt
Craveris
Hartman
Kroenke
Arnold
Wittkamper
Robinson
Truitt
Elrod
Huber
Greenham
Ripley
Oyster Gatherers Put 6000 Workers Into Oyster Supply
Luther C Fry writes in World's Work that 6000 laborers supply the American public with its oyster dinner course. The workforce includes families and single men with fathers on oyster beds and wives and children preparing the catch for market.
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Luther C.fry
Hunsicker School Notes Share students and Christmas program
The column lists students with perfect attendance through December 10 1920 totaling 29 enrollment. It notes an adjusted program date to Friday at eleven after exam questions were issued by the superintendent. The piece weaves classroom details about grade six study The Christmas Tree and humorous tales, a social scene with Wilbur Schwier and friends, and a Christmastide reflection referencing Jesus birthday on December 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvina Borgman
Jacob Youngman
Alice Jager
Mabel Holzhausen
Ida Michel
Edith Borgman
Edward Peetz
Ida Jager
Edna Strobel
Louise Engel
William Peetz
Clyde Borgman
Roy Engel
Lloyd Kress
Ethel Holzhausen
Helen Borg
Dickens
Ida
Santa
Ichabod Crane
Katrina
Virginia
Hallowe
Wilbur Schwier
Hilda Bauman
Leona Sick
Elmer Luhring
Sunman
Bertha
Clarence Jager
Judea
Jesus
Christ
Tiny Tim
Excellent Farm For Sale Near Batesville
Timmerman and McCallum offer 75 percent acre farm 514 miles southwest of Batesville. Half is good bottom land with 15 acres timber, rich water, adjacent Laughery, five room dwelling, barn 40 by 50, outbuildings and orchard. Asking price 7000 dollars. Also available 40 acre tract with 80 acres timber, capable of 100000 feet lumber, 12 miles from main farm priced 1400 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timmerman and McCallum
Batesville
Good Pike
Church
Laughery
Sacred Day for the Babies Christmas Message
A festive editorial urges not denying children a Christmas belief, praising Santa Claus and other names for the Dutch saint as a symbol of yearly happiness. The piece frames the holiday as a sacred seal on a joyful year, reflecting cultural tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
St. Nicholas
Kriss Kringle
Marion Harland
A Christmas Wish Wish Lists a Janitor Boy
A short dialogue reveals a child hoping to become the school janitor member of a family that values politeness. The exchange centers on a simple wish tied to service and manners.
Cold-Blooded with Gifts: A Germless Christmas Proposal
A Judge proposes a no-deception Christmas plan for children. Governor to address kids on gift giving while mothers endure toy bargains, noting gifts are scarce and impractical. He aims to remove stage effects to preserve calm, urging quick, quiet reading of the paper after.
Wonderful Spirit of Giving at Christmas Time
The piece urges embracing the season of giving as children return home or receive letters and tokens. It reassures that Santa will come regardless of behavior, teaching kids the joyful spirit of loving and giving during Christmas.
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Santa
Santa Claus
First Christmas Observance Through Early Church History
The account notes Christmas proclaimed in year 98 and formalized as a feast by 137 under Pope Telesphorus. It recalls Diocletian ordering church doors closed and a burning of the building, resulting in the death of six hundred worshippers.
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Telesphorus
Diocletian
Christ
Spiral Curve on the Canadian Pacific Railroad
The Canadian Pacific Railway climbs the continental divide in a mountain tunnel where a loop forms, the upper track passing over the lower as the line traverses a spiral curve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Pacific
Parrot Lays First Egg at Age Thirty Six in London
A London parrot has laid its first egg at thirty six years old marking a rare long lived avian milestone for a pet. The owner reports the bird began nesting behavior and produced a single egg in the morning, signaling maturity for the species in captivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Heart of Christmas Inspires Simple Home Cheer
Two girls discuss a hard Christmas with a strike affecting work and gifts yet find comfort in family health and hopeful spirit. Florence reassures Jane that joy comes from heart, not gifts, as they part ways toward hopeful celebrations.
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Jane
Florence
Opposed to Christmas Pie by Puritans and Quakers
The piece notes Puritans and Quakers opposing mince pie and even some Church of England members urging clergy abstention. It comments that mince is a consecrated badge of distinction and contrasts it with a sirloin of beef, arguing minced meat with plums and sugar becomes permitted meat for the master.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of England
Bickerstaffe
Santa Claus Keeps House On Snowy Hilltop
A Sunshine Bulletin verse recalls a wondrous old man living beyond the sea in a snowbound house. He and his elves toil to craft countless cakes sugar plums and toys as Christmas nears to fill stockings for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine Bulletin
A Safe and Sane Christmas Observance Proposed
The Tacoma Ledger urges society members to pledge against Christmas gifts outside immediate families to curb excess. It warns reformers should not seek to impose views via law and notes many issues deserve remedy without legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
Our Paper Reaches Every Home
Local newspaper announces broad distribution to households promising wide reader reach for advertisers and buyers. The message emphasizes extensive circulation and opportunities to connect with a large audience.
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