Local Holiday Visits Highlight Sunman Area Social Roundup
Sunman and nearby towns share a busy week of guests and travels. Cincinnati visitors Mrs. Hockney and Ester join Fred Tangman. Miss Cora Hoff with two children stay with relatives. many residents host relatives and attend events amid mild winter mornings and a New Year Ball well attended. Obituary notes Martha J. Taylor of Cincinnati born 1822 died in Paris Kentucky at 84, survived by 12 children, 10 grandchildren, and many relatives. funeral in St Pauls Church with interment in family cemetery.
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Martha J. Taylor
Cincinnati
Allen Cottingham
Paris
B. B. Ferre
M. E. Church
F. B. Freeland
A. F. Ferris
St. Paul’s Church
Rev. Thompson
Batesville
Elwynn
Manchester
A Western Wonder at Bowie Weight Gain Tale
W L Hill of Bowie Texas grew from 90 pounds to over 180 claiming recovery from consumption coughing fits after using Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds. He says twelve bottles doubled his weight and cured him. Trial bottle free. Baas Schultz druggists guarantee relief priced 50c and 1.00
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Bowie
Tex
W. L. Hill
Dr. King
Baas & Schultz
Community Guests and Visitation Notes
Spades Miss Olive T Fitch visits Cincinnati. Lizzie Wiesehan tours Indianapolis. Mrs Mike Weademan and daughter visit Greensburg. Louis Schmalz returns from Vincennes. Ruby Sunman comes home from Seymour. Harry and George Wiesehan visit family. Daisy Ahring returns from Indianapolis. Sunman family in Batesville. Christmas church program well attended. Young People’s Society elects officers Rev B Arends president and others.
Miraculous Escape Prompts Parents to Praise Electric Bitters
H M Adams and wife of Henrietta Pa credit Electric Bitters for curing their child who had years of eczema deemed incurable. After trying two bottles the condition began to improve and after seven bottles the child was fully cured. The remedy is advertised as a blood medicine and body building tonic with a $100 guarantee at Taas and Schuitz's drug store.
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H. M. Adams
Henrietta
Taas & Schuitz
Visitors and callers greet Metamora area residents
Miss Emma Goehringer traveled from Cincinnati to visit family. Mrs. Maude Greatbath visited Laurel with her mother. Mr. and Mrs. John Stierle and two sons from Gibbon Neb arrived to visit relatives. George J. Meyers from Indianapolis stayed with his sister Mrs. John Goehringer. Kate Reifel and son visited daughter Mrs. Wm Luke at Goose Creek. John Reifel did business in Metamora. Hermano Reifel of Lafayette visited relatives. John Goehringer was in Metamora. George Witty of Connersville visited relatives. Mrs J P Goll returned to Indianapolis with sister Miss Lena Loescher. John Wolfe Jr on business in Metamora. Louis Pepper spent Saturday in Brookville on business.
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John Stierle
Gibbon, Nebr
George J. Meyers
Indianapolis
John Goehringer
Kate Reifel
Wm. Luke
Goose Creek
J. P. Goll
Lena Loescher
Local residents and visitors recall Christmas gatherings
Morris see ss La Misses Flora, Josephine and Ida Harvey return to Cincinnati after Christmas with relatives. Numerous locals such as Jacob Walpe, Wm Pulskamp, Michael Gauck and families, Mrs Odto Giowka, Clara Sand, Kate Amberger, Carrie Harvey, and A H Sand visit and transact business across Harmond, Haymond, Batesville, and Sunman. Dr Ratcliff travels to Phoenix for health reasons. many others greet relatives and friends during the holidays.
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Flora
Josephine
Ida Harvey
Cincinnati
Clara Sand
Kate Amberger
Batesville
Carrie Harvey
Haymond
Digestive tablets promise vitality and appetite boost
Advert promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a remedy to invigorate digestion, improve appetite, increase strength and weight, and enhance endurance. It claims better food enjoyment and overall vitality with a sample offered free and sales through Baas & Schultz.
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Baas & Schultz
Local visitors and shoppers frequent Batesville area
Will Schrader traveled to Batesville on business Friday. Mrs. Ired Siebert and her son were shopping there. Ifred Kops of Indianapolis is visiting with local friends. Gottlieb Peetz and son Fred visited John Norwold and family in Swedenburg last week. Mrs. Ahring and daughter spent Christmas with the Wisman family near Batesville. Bernie Kehn of Napoleon was here on business Friday. Elmer Davis made a fashionable call to locals last week.
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Gottlieb Peetz
Fred
John Norwold
Swedenburg
Mrs. Ahring
John Wisman
Batesville
Bernie Kehn
Napoleon
When to go Home from Bluffton Banner
Advice column suggests returning home for comfort reform and fun and adds that a bad cold should be treated with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Baas & Schultz offer the product for sale.
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Bluffton
Ind
Chamberlain
Baas & Schultz
Local Visitors and Birth Notice in Shelbyville Area
Mike Hodman and wife of Shelbyville visited John Huser last week. Jake Engel and A J Cook of Batesville made a friendly call Wednesday. William Koebbe in Greensburg last Wednesday. Clem Suttman of the Queen City visited his parents here last week. A daughter was born to John Koehne and wife last Saturday. John Huser on the sickness list. George Koehne of Indianapolis visited his brother last week. Herman Huser of Indianapolis visited his parents last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Hodman
Shelbyville
John Huser
Jake Engel
A. J. Cook
Batesville
Clem Suttman
The
Queen City
John Koehne
George Koehne
Indianapolis
Herman Huser
New Year Bells Across England Signal Midnight
The article notes English New Year bells pealing from many steeples as the year begins. It cites Charles Lamb praising bells as heavenly, solemn music that gathers reflections on the past twelve months and one’s experiences. The New York Evening Post quote underscores the emotional resonance.
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England
Charles Lamb
New York Evening Post
Trade Talk Sparks Farm Wagon Sale at Big Hardware Store
The notice urges a trade with H. H. Kramer and promotes farm wagons for sale at the Big Hardware Store, signaling an aggressive retail push. The brief relies on promotional phrasing and local business context.
The Tilestons First Visitor Brings Tragedy to Waverly
In the town of Waverly a refined young couple named Tileston move into a long vacant house. Rumors build as the wife dies a mysterious death and the husband becomes a grieving widower. Newspapers report that the couple eloped after tension with their social circle, with Mrs Tileston dying during negotiations and settlements being arranged before forgiveness.
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Waverly
America
Wulverly
Tileston
Myrs
Tilestons
de G
Miss de G. Kind
Miss de G
Dee
Silestons
I. A. Mytchel
How He Became Chief of Scouts
A Civil War veteran recounts how, after a life of foraging and wandering, he was captured by Confederates in a Virginia cellar and used the incident to craft a believable tale. His ruse persuaded generals, earning him a commission on the general’s staff and a role teaching scouting to others.
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Virginia
Pim
Yvonne
B. Townsend Smith
Daily schedule fragment with numbered lines observed
A fragmentary timetable lists No 34 daily No 46 daily except Sunday No 4 daily except Sunday No 16 daily with times 1 p.m. and 4:37 p.m.
How Diphtheria is Contracted
An explanation notes that a child’s cold often masks susceptibility to diphtheria and that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy can reduce danger if given early. The ad claims quick cold cure and lower risk of germ disease. product offered by Baas &.
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Chamberlain
Baas & Schultz
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Lafayette
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Connersville
John Wolfe, Jr
Louis Pepper
Brookville
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Jacob Walpe
Wm. Pulskamp
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Michael Gauck
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