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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1917
Page
8
Unskilled help sought by The Hillenbrand Co in Batesville. A big dance is planned at the Batesville Fair Grounds on Saturday evening May 26. Various locals and visitors are noted visiting, calling, or returning through Batesville area.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as a mild laxative that regulates bowels and relieves congested intestines by removing waste without griping. Take a pill before retiring to dispel heavy head and spring fever. available at druggists for 25c.
Along R. R. 2 Herman Harmeyer of St Marys and Jos Birt families join Frank Fehrman family for Sunday visit. A son was born to Fred Dieckman and wife on Saturday. Jos Ernst of St Maurice visited Herman Obermeyer family. Jann Yager tended his brother Adam after a horse kick at Shelbyville. John Schebler and wife and others visited A W Waechter. Mrs Elizabeth Brockman of Oldenburg spent week with Jos Hirt family. Mrs Chas Dahmus attended Mrs Elizabeth Gruenke’s funeral at Oldenburg last Tuesday.
Several residents attended the Penntown play Thursday night and a Lawrenceville dance Saturday night. Jacob and Lizzie Abplanalp visited Edwin Abbegglen and wife near Spades. Herman Grothaus bought a corn planter from John Nedderman at Sunman last week. John Mosmeier of Penntown hauled wood from Hillman saw mill Friday. The scribe called on Henry Drake Friday morning and Henry Hillman was at Sunman Saturday.
Grounda Saturday evening May 26 Mrs Chas Dieckman and family visited Fred Gortemoeller and wife Sun Herman Bornemeier and family spent Sunday with Will Siebert and wife Mrs Ahring and daughter John Wisman wife and son Garnet Ed Schone wife and son Edwin and Geo Bergman visited at Louis Schone's near Walterawitch Sunday Mrs Placke of Batesville visited her daughter Mrs Ed Dieckman and family Tuesday Will Siebert and wife visited Henry Bornemeier's Sunday evening Ee Minnie Corcoran and children the folks Henry Meyer and Monday rah He Want Ads That Work Wonders Read Them Today
May 20 event at Deweytown marks the birth of a son to Q Wallpe and wife born May 10. The child named Virgil Lawrence Louis with sponsors Lawrence Volz and Louisa Pulskamp. Vincent Wallpe visited Brookville Friday. Sunday visitors included Volz Belvue Ky Louisa Puls kamp Frank Puls kamp Leo Lorenz Mayme Meyer Elmer Wallpe and Mrs Lew Blank. Mike Christ and Ed Wirtz are employed at the Wallpe barn.
Mrs Anna Kadin of Spencerport New York reports lasting relief from stomach trouble after trying Chamberlains Tablets. She says the medicine has done wonders for her and she values them highly. Obtainable everywhere.
Scherer Corner hosts a string of Sunday visits as residents from Indianapolis Hamilton Batesville Osgood and nearby join families in town. Dick Ehlers of Indianapolis visits home folks while Herbert Kaefer of Hamilton visits John Messner and family. Rollin Hoyer and family visit Oliver Bultman and family with Fred Luers and wife visiting John Messner and family Sunday evening.
A National Stockman and Farmer note warns against letting a ram stay with ewes through winter and spring. The ram’s dominant feeding and rough behavior can cause abortions and premature births, risking next year’s lamb crop. Separate quarters are advised while ensuring shelter and regular feed.
The article describes ox warbles on cattle, noting lumps with round openings reveal grubs when squeezed. It warns such infestation lowers hide value and meat quality, reduces milk production, and annoys cattle, urging removal of grubs to cut next summer's egg-laying warble females. A. J. Lindenmaier transacted business on Cincinnati Thursday.
Baxter Adams billed as America's sensational exhibition flyer to take part in the Aerial Battle at Cincinnati Speedway on Decoration Day May 30. The program includes the 25 mile international championship auto race and three non professional races with Ruth Law Katherine Stinson and Billy Brook also listed.
Ira Vail, a top American speedway star, will drive a Hudson in the 250 mile international championship at Cincinnati. He was a fierce opponent of Dario Resta last year and aims to add hundreds more points this season with his brilliant driving.
World’s champion woman aviator Ruth Law, holder of records for 690 mile non stop flight and 967 mile continuous flight, will be among the stars of the Aerial Battle during the 250 mile championship auto race at Cincinnati Speedway on Decoration Day May 30.
A real flesh and blood double of Victor Hugo exploited the resemblance for eighteen years. He shaved his beard like Hugo and wore the master's attire, posing weekly in a poetical stance to thrill crowds at a Punch and Judy show. The English royal sport of fishing with cormorants is noted for its voracity and is linked to Milton's Satan.
A humorous dialogue paints a noisy scene in a multiunit dwelling where a visitor suspects a tooth extraction in the dentist’s apartment while a child’s tooth is joked about on another floor. The piece then shifts to a Confucian reflection on six friendships, three advantageous and three injurious, contrasting upright and sincere allies with deceitful, insinuating, and glib companions.
A quip about family friction. A friend notes discord with the mother-in-law. The groom replies that no one gets along with her, even her meals, and a folding bed incident adds a humorous punchline.
The notice touts Tribune job printing services with a subscription invitation and a promise of reliable printing for readers. It emphasizes quality, timely work, and continued availability for local advertisers and readers.
A New Hampshire man, trying to catch a train, swallowed chewing tobacco in excitement and, with unsteady steps, was arrested on a charge of intoxication. The incident turned into a comical run of bad luck as reported by the Buffalo Times.
Readers are urged to vote or mail in for the Tribune Pony Contest standings. Subscribing adds 200 votes and renewals add 100 votes. Nominations are rolling in as contestants solicit support.
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