Local Notes From Metamora and Nearby Towns
Mr Demmitt Butcher returned to Fairfield after a brief visit. Mrs Edith Jackson was in Brookville Monday. Glen Stewart has reenlisted and is at Camp Heustis Virginia. Clifford Reese and son visited sister Mrs Mary Whitsett and family in Indianapolis. Mrs Belinda Martindale and daughter Ethel were in Connersville Thursday. C A Riley in Laurel Thursday. Mrs C A Riley in Brookville Saturday. Harry Swift and son DeWitt of Connersville visited Sunday. Ellsworth Martindale ill but improving. Evert Edelman reenlisted and is at Camp Lewis Washington. William Alley of Peppertown visited town one day this week. Marshall Murray, student at Oxford College, spent Sunday at home.
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Demmitt Butcher
Fairfield
Edith Jackson
Brookville
Glen Stewart
Army
Camp Heustis
Virginia
Clifford”Reese
Mary Whitsett
Indianapolis
Belinda Martindale
Ethel
Connersville
C. A. Riley
Laurel
Harry Swift
DeWitt
Ellsworth Martindale
Evert Edelman
Camp Lewis
Washington
William Alley
Peppertown
Marshall Murray
Oxford College
Electric Light Plant Reveals Bright Night Luminosity
A Brazilian plant displays remarkable luminosity visible for a mile. Reading fine print is possible after nightfall near the plant, enabling light dependent tasks.
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Brazil
Turning the Luck Across Regions
In Yorkshire countryside folk perform a palm superstition to turn luck when a single magpie is seen. In Scotland a magpie near a dwelling is said to portend death to a resident of the home.
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Yorkshire
Scotland
Local Socials Report Visitations Across Towns
Henry Greine of Chicago visited Monday to stay with Anthony Waechter and family. John Dahmus and wife visited relatives at Sunman Thursday. Frank Raver and family spent Sunday evening with Anthony Waechter. John Oesterling visited Prescott last week. Miss Emma Raver returned from Cincinnati after a week with kin. Henry Brockman, wife, and Will Holtel, with families, spent Monday with Jos. F. Hirt and family.
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Henry Greine
Chicago
Anthony Waechter
John Dahmus
Sunman
Frank Raver
John Oesterling
Prescott
Emma Raver
Cincinnati
Henry Brockman
Will Holtel
Oldenburg
Jos. F. Hirt
Return to Bethlehem A Christmas Carol Poem
A short Christmas verse urges the heart to return to Bethlehem and find peace. It calls the reader to reject envy and pride and seeks spiritual solace through the guiding Star and angelic presence. The poem blends seasonal imagery with a personal call to repentance.
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Bethlehem
That's Different. A widow in love and music’s pair
The note suggests a wry view on marriage and widowhood with a playful line about a duet. It contrasts a young girl's stance on arranged marriage with acceptance of widowhood. It mentions favorite musical instruments the horn and trumpet as symbols of abundance and fame.
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Roger
Boston Transcript
Gift that keeps on giving a yearly home paper subscription
A persuasive plea explains why a weekly home paper makes the best Christmas gift. It touts lasting connection with absent friends through news of local life, births, marriages, and daily acts, highlighting the paper as a yearly reminder of the giver.
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Exchange Ithus
Excuse for Ceasing Work in Russian Christmas Traditions
The Russian working people used Christmas to pause work for a lengthy period. Before the revolution Kolenda marked Christmas Eve with peasants visiting nobles, carols, and coin tossing from windows. A later masquerade featured people of all ages dressed as animals to recall the Savior’s birth.
No clear news event in hurried phrasing
Text offers opinions on pride and literacy in Norway with no identifiable people organizations places or events. No concrete actions or outcomes are present to summarize as a news item.
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Norway
Township Trustee Announces Weekly Office Day in Batesville
Notice states E. C. Timmermann will be at the First National Bank Building in Batesville on Tuesday of each week for township business inquiries.
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First National Bank
Batesville
E. C. Timmermann
Unclear Reward Notice for Catarrh Medicine
Fragmentary advertising text promises a one hundred dollar reward for catarrh cures and urges testimonials for Hal's Geter or similar medicine. Contains garbled words and misspellings, mentions J. & Co. Toledo Ohio and druggists selling the product.
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Toledo
Ohio
Township Trustees Notice of Monthly Meetings
Trustee announces monthly township business sessions to be held on the first Saturday of each month at Morris Sunmah and every second Saturday at another location. agenda and deadlines to be announced.
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Notics
Morris
Sunmah
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Christstmas Club
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