Christmas Tree Planned at Nebo on December 23
Miss Addie Phillips of Burns City along with Miss Ruby Corbin and Miss Edith Corbin of Metcalf Illinois visited Miss Golds Townsend Friday night. Lillian Graham Eva Cochran stayed with Miss Margaret Barker Thursday night. Ruth and Edith Skemp visited with the Barker sisters Sunday. Mrs Wilbert Henderson visited Scotland Saturday. Bernard and Claud Workman and families visited Margaret Workman over Sunday with Emery Neidigh and Esther Edington visiting in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addie Phillips
Burns City
Ruby
Edith Corbin
Metcalf
Golds Townsend
Lillian Graham
Eva Cochran
Margaret Barker
Nebo
Ruth
Edith Skemp
Alice
Josie
Millie
Wilbert Henderson
Scotland
Tulip Times of Worthington Social Roundup
Sam Sparks attended Worthington on Sunday with Mrs. Lou Sparks and two sons. Flory family and Maggie Disney visited L. O. Smith. Austin Harrah, once gravely ill, shows signs of improvement. Goben and Sarver visited David Sharp. Terrells and Dorothy visited Will Sparks. Harley Flory remains homebound with ankle abscesses. Osborn visited Sharp.
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Sam Sparks
Worthington
Lou Sparks
Charley Flory
Maggie Disney
L. O. Smith
Austin Harrah
Charles Goben
Mary Sarver
David Sharp
Frank Terrell
Dorothy
Will Sparks
Jerry Phipps
Harley Flory
N. W. Osborn
Campground Visit Notes Include Various Local Households
Campground item lists visits by Mr. and Mrs. Glen Chaney to Mrs. Chaney’s mother Mrs. Vina Pearzon. Also notes Ray and Mark Wilkerson returning from Milnois and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shipman involved in local affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Chaney
Christmas Social Notes From Brazil Indiana Looms Large
Community circles recall a busy Christmas period with visits across families. Lexie Workman returns from Brazil after two weeks away. Various neighbors including the Conder and Fuller families enjoy Sunday gatherings and homestead updates. The text lists numerous local names, visits, and a new baby born to Mrs. Bland.
When Santa Came to Our House
A childlike anecdote recalls Santa visiting a home and hugging the children as he promises to return next Christmas Eve, asserting his affection and planned visit with certainty. The recollection emphasizes warm holiday magic and belief in Santa Claus.
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Santa
Anta
Ranta
Lizabeth
Local Social Notes From Union Bethel Area
Mrs Rex Miller and daughters Oneda and Margaret of Union Bethel visited. Wade Fuller spent Sunday with Fred Warren. Men attended the Levi Bauer sale last Thursday. Homer Albert Heaton and Al Workman traveled to Linton to see Mrs W s brother Lank Workman ill with lung trouble. Harley Conder and family visited Edd Minks Sunday afternoon.
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Lexie Workman
Brazil
Indiana
Bert Dawson
Don Flater
Albert Heaton
Nelle Livingston
Eck Bland
Worthington
Bland
Hazel
Josephine Workman
Wade Fuller
Earl Conder
John Frye
Bloomfield
Willie Fuller
Sam
Leo Jackson
Furnace
Virgil Woodall
Chalmer Warren
Shannon Woodall
Willie Heaton
Eva Fuller
Nelle, Mayme
Mary Fuller
Cleo Riddle
Grace Combs
Claude Dailey
Paul Hunter
Helen
Levi
Bauer
John Jenson
Elliston
al Workman's
Rex Miller
Oneda
Margaret
Union Bethel
Fred Warren
Levi Bauer
Homer
al Workman
Linton
Lank Workman
Harley Conder
Edd Minks
Sunday Visitors and Local Appointments in Eagle Nest
Sunday gatherings featured Cuma Britton Orpha Fry Kenneth Mildred and Bernice Fry at George Fry. Sherman Wells home guests included Mr and Mrs Even Helms and Edward Wells. Visitors also stopped by Susie Mc Daniels and Mary Wells while Roland Bland and son Harvey traveled to Bloomfield.
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Cuma Britton
Orpha Fry
Kenneth Mildred
Bernice Fry
George Fry
Sherman Wells
Even Helms
Edward Wells
Minnie Bland
Roland Bland
Harvey
Bloomfield
Clayton Brinson
Illinois
Rosa
Susie McDaniel
John Ray
Worthington
Mary Wells
Pleasant Ridge
Clarence Padgett
Foster Livingston and Son
Ernest Bland
Fireflies Glow Mystery Misunderstood By Insect Biologists
Firefly larvae produce light though some confuse them with glowworms. No true glowworms exist in the United States. The exact glow source in immature fireflies is uncertain but may involve minute glowing organisms from females attaching to the young enabling self illumination.
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United States
Origin of the expression Mother Earth linked to Junius Brutus
The tale connects the phrase Mother Earth to Junius Brutus after Lucretia's death. He led a deputation to Delphi to seek Rome's next ruler and the oracle's reply prompted him to kiss the earth, becoming inspired to found a republic.
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Mother Earth
Junius Brutus
Lucretia
Delphi
Tarquin
Junius
Mazema advertised as cure for eczema and skin diseases
The Mazema Company promotes Mazema as a constitutional remedy for eczema and other skin affections. It claims quick, natural healing by entering the blood and curing from within, with a 50 cent package available via Avonmore Pa. requests to the company.
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Avonmore
To Clean Wall Paper By Bran In Bags
An old tip suggests using bran placed in cheap onion bags to clean wallpaper. The note compares this method favorably to pouring water into a bathtub for cleaning.
Prohibition Seen Raising City Welfare Standards
Miss Gertrude Vaile of the Denver bureau of charity and corrections cites relief office data showing about a hundred fewer families seeking aid monthly. She notes less unemployment and improved wage use, with grocers reporting steadier collections and better food purchases, suggesting higher self respect and living standards since saloon closures.
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Gertrude Vaile
Bureau of Charity and Corrections
Denver News
Prohibition Boosts Milk Sales In Denver Districts
A Massachusetts man tracking dairy business in Denver reports milk sales up over $21,000 in the first four months of state prohibition. Milk routes near stockyards and railroad shops show gains of $5 to $8 daily as saloons close and lunch counters rise.
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Massachusetts
Denver
Park Hill
Capitol Hill
Curtis
Larimer Street
Beer Drinker and His Family
A medical expert warns heavy beer drinkers face rapid wear of vital organs. Dr. D H Kress notes liver kidneys and heart deteriorate from excessive use. He says such individuals may have poor recovery odds if struck by pneumonia or other febrile illness.
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D. H. Kress
Alabama Prohibition Clears Birmingham Dockets
Alabama’s statewide prohibition began July 1 with Birmingham saloons closing at eleven. A July 3 recorder’s court report shows no drunkenness or assault cases, the lightest docket in about eleven years and perhaps four years.
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Alabama
Birmingham
Recorder’s Court
Woman asks if voting is for men too
A historic remark shows a tired woman washing for a living as a petition for women’s suffrage is presented. She cries out in frustration that the petition would force women to vote for their drinking husbands and asks if voting is to be done for men.
Abolish Alcohol Says Boston Doctor Cabot
Dr Richard C Cabot of Massachusetts General Hospital, a leading U S physician, urges ending alcohol to halve disease, urging a dry tax rate as a public health measure citing benefits for the nation.
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Richard C. Cabot
Boston
Massachusetts General Hospital
United States
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