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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1921
Page
3
Mrs Ed Schone and family visited Fred Bosse s Tuesday and Mrs August Marticke visited Fred Marticke Friday. Several groups including the Martickes, Stickfords, Bergmans, and Beinkes called on neighbors and relatives Sunday and midweek in Huntersville Batesville Greensburg and surrounding farms.
Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Hutson and son Clarence visited J. C. Dorrel and family Sunday. Clint Wilson and Albert Hoyer called Sunday. Henry Bohnert and Florence Schwier spent Sunday with Holden Schwier and wife. The Hayti game drew a large crowd as the White Sox defeated the Black Sox 15 to 5. Theodore Johnson spent Sunday with home folks. Mrs. Susan Johnson and son Harvey called at Batesville last week. James Newman and family passed through. William and John Johnson visited Schwier Brothers Sunday evening. William Schwier, wife and son Roscoe, and Oscar Engel and family were guests of George Brown and wife. Ralph and Cloyd Engel spent Sunday evening with Schwier Brothers. Harry Johnson and family of Cross Roads visited Lester Brown and wife Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Louis Bergman visited Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Susan Johnson. George Hutson and family of Liberty visited J. C. Dorrel and family.
Mrs Zeits and granddaughter Verna Downey spent part of the week with sister Mrs Henry Klostermeier and family. Several from here attended a Batesville ball game Sunday. Ed Bauer and family and Fred Peetz of Indianapolis visited their father Getlieb Peetz who is improving after illness. The youngest child of Albert Brack and wife broke its collar bone in a fall. Frank Battisti returned from Illinois for his sister's wedding. Mr and Mrs John Wisman and son Garnett with Mrs Ahring and daughter visited Mat Weigel and family at Batesville. Fred Goertemiller and wife called on Charles Dieckman and family.
Rainy day updates from Hunsicker note Rollin Davis and Elmer Davis visiting family and Mrs Lyons visiting relatives. A basketball crowd attended a game but play will pause until cooler weather. Mrs Bauer has painters at her home. Walter Holzhausen is sick and Homer Tichenor visited Clarence Bergman and family. A serenade is planned again in the locality.
Tarnished gold lace can be renewed by brushing each thread with a brush dipped in pulverized burned alum to restore luster.
A letter to the Johanning family recalls a semester in Constantinople with friends. It covers exams, Y M C A camps near the Black Sea, a boat venture on a sub chaser, visits to refugee camps, Near East Relief aid struggles, and the Greece-Turkish war impacts. The writer notes charitable work, local impressions, and eagerness for home mail.
A long list of church activities from multiple congregations includes Sunday School times at 9:00 to 9:80 with morning worship at 10:40 and Epworth League evenings. Meetings cover Luther League, catechetical instructions, choir practice, and midweek services. A closing note reflects on church attendance and a Noah’s Ark probing thought.
A promotional note urges families to keep Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy during hot months, claiming it is often needed and worth its cost. The ad encourages immediate purchase.
A Boston Transcript quip notes Bessie explains to her younger brother that a period is a dot and a comma is a period that has sprouted, illustrating a childlike view of punctuation after a school lesson.
An ad urges readers to begin with a small listing and expand as demand increases. It emphasizes gradual investment and future opportunity for growth. The message frames early steps as easy and scalable for ambitious advertisers.
Resolutions document the death of John Kirschbaum on June 6 1921 within Batesville Aerie 1130 Fraternal Order of Eagles. The lodge laments the loss of a worthy brother and votes to drape the charter for 30 days. Copies will be sent to the bereaved family and published in local papers.
The passage reflects on the enduring power of tradition among civilized and barbarous peoples. It notes that British rulers have been crowned on the Stone of Scone for five centuries and compares this to biblical custom where Jacob marked a divine vision with a monument.
The text explains how a fly cannot eat solids directly. It secretes a salivary liquid to dissolve sugars. Saliva exits through split tubes, dissolves solid particles, and the solution is drawn back along with the food. At the base of the pad near the stem there are rows of horny teeth that scratch solids to aid dissolution.
The text explains that hollow cotton fibers hold oxygen and burn quickly. It notes cotton loaded with oxygen, plus oxygen in oil, can trigger flames. The excess oxygen may cause rags to burst into flame, describing the mechanism of spontaneous combustion.
A brief notice suggests silence offers peace from customers while implying advertising with the Tribune will attract work, warning against unsolicited noise and promoting paid promotion to draw attention.
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