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Newspaper

Batesville Tribune

Location

Batesville, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jan 29, 1920

Page

5

Local notes on visits and travels in Batesville area

Local itemizes residents and visitors in Batesville Sunman and nearby towns. Mentions trips to Cincinnati Indianapolis Detroit and Louisville for business and family visits. Notes births marriages and a bank staff change with regional travel and social events.

Roman Meyer Sunman Gilbert Goyert Detroiit Otto Glowka Morris Cliff Castor Indianapolis J. C. Negangard Batesville George Meister Florence Kilvert C. M. Starkse Newpoint Ed W. Brockmann

Funds to Batesville Commercial Club from surplus civic funds

Several small funds held in Batesville banks from past civic committees will be turned over to the Batesville Commercial Club treasurer to use as the club sees fit. Members may claim their contributions from the committee in charge if they prefer a refund instead of transfer to the club, per a citizen resolution.

Batesville Batesville Commercial Club Commercial Club

Good Gasoline and Fur Market Note by N E Gregory

Advertisement states improved gasoline supply with drums at 28 cents and smaller amounts at 30 cents per gallon. Gregory notes fur market closing end of month and continues paying high prices for furs hides and beef hides, urging people to bring them in.

N. E. Gregory

Notice to Patrons on Bran Supplies and Prices

The notice warns customers to secure immediate needs due to threatened salt famine. A. G. Foerster & Co reports a car of bran on the track with special prices available, urging protection of loyal customers while stock lasts. Batesville Roller Mills is mentioned as well.

A. Gc, Foerster & CO Batesvile Roller Mills

Public School Notes Reflect Reading Habits And Local History

A school column discusses reading quality at home and urges good literature over trashy stories. It cites Johnson, Roslyn and Pearl, mentions Dolly and Eddie in class, and notes a Jan 30 Literary Society program with sketches, oration, readings, and songs, inviting all students.

Samuel Johnson Roslyn Pearl Dolly Art Jack Eddie Little Clarence Chile Saratoga The Literary Society Pearl Habenicht Feinthal Howard ‘Tangman Russell Henry A. H

Dance at St Clair's Hall by Eureka Band

The Eureka Band will play at St Clair's Hall for a Saturday evening dance. Enjoy the latest dance music with refreshments and lunch provided for a pleasant evening.

Eureka St. Clair’s Hall

Bran Mill Feed Ad From Batesville Roller Mills

An old notice proclaims plentiful mill feed at Batesville Roller Mills and Wilber Schrader offers bran and middlings with a call to buy while supply lasts.

Wilber Schrader Batesville Roller Mills

Toads and Taxes Page Notice in Batesville Bank Listing

Notice announces tax payments at Batesville Bank amid a fragment stating a toad goes torpid in winter. The readable text blends banking tax payment guidance with an unrelated zoological note about a toad’s dormancy lasting four to six months.

For Sale and Wanted Ads in Batesville Indiana

Classified want ads list items for sale including wood gas engines houses farms and livestock. Listings show prices locations contact details and brief condition notes from Batesville Indiana and nearby areas.

Gasoline Engine International Chas. Cook Batesville Ind

Ripley Circuit Court Opens With Juror Selections

Ripley Circuit Court convenes next Monday with jurors chosen including Rufus Chester Meyers of Versailles to Lilla May Brown of New Marion and Joseph N. Patterson to Ada H. Van derheide of Batesville. Also listed Wm J Randel of Lawrenceburg to Helen M Scholl of Milan. A European advance in X ray photography claims to absorb only 10 to 1 percent of rays, enabling sharper images.

Rufus Chester Meyers Versailles R. K Lilla May Brown New Marion Joseph N. Patterson Ada H. Vanderheide Batesville Wm. J. Randel Lawrenceburg Helen M. Scholl Milan Europe

Church News In Brief Highlights Local Services

Multiple church notices list services for First M E Church and several others with times for Sunday School Morning Worship Evening Worship and midweek sessions. Pastors Schreiber Barthelmas Held Crane note revival engagements and upcoming meetings with invitations to attend.

Dwarfs Through History and an Egg in a Bottle Trick

The article notes ancient fascination with dwarfs from kings to pharaohs and Romans, highlighting Akkas prized by early rulers. It then explains Popular Mechanics method to insert a softened egg into a bottle by vinegar softening the shell, followed by water to harden it, a trick that amazes spectators.

Equatorial Africa Popular Mechanics Magazine

Darkness Turns Goldfish Blind in Long Isolation

A New York Herald report describes Ognesf keeping goldfish in absolute darkness for three years with ample space and food. The experiment yielded total blindness, with rods and cones of the retina disappearing.

Ognesf New York Herald

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