Cold Weekend Clippings and County Notices from 1917
Sunday brings reports of a frigid week end with locals attending the Orval Collins sale and numerous visits among neighbors. Ammon Collins and Roy Moffett are noted in town while a large eagle reportedly nabbed a Dan Sullivan goose earlier. Coal hauling and mining activity continues as telegraph lines are strung and a second hand boss is advertised for February 13 at Worthington Hardware Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orval Collins
Ammon Collins
H. K. Collin
Harmie Sullivan
Burge Crow’s
Lucile Foddrill
Nannie Flory
Ines Scott
Mollie Scott
Roy Moffett
Town
Charlie Hord
Bill Scott
Hobbieville
Dorothy Foddrill
H. K. Collins
Dan Sullivan
N. B
Worthington Hardware Co
Local visitors and social notices from Worthington area
Social rounds include Everett Eller and others from Bloomington and local families visiting, dining, and calling. Attendees at Heading Chapel Sunday school and a funeral at Gross cemetery are noted along with illness, a stock sale advertisement, and local visitors from Bicknell and area.
Local Briefs From Worthington Area
News items note social visits by Mrs. Oscar Bland and Helen in Worthington and Mrs. Burl Campbell in Terre Haute. Mr and Mrs Werd Radcliffe welcome a new son. Raleegh Roach returns to Lafayette to school. Measles cases rise in South Linton and John Cunningham ill in West Linton. Worthington Hardware advertises a 1917 Studebaker sale February 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switz City
Werd Radcliffe
Radcliffe
Mary Templeton
Raleegh Roach
Lafayette
Oscar Bland
Helen
Worthington
Burl Campbell
Terre Haute
Kenneth Campbell
Clarion Club
Joe Nixon
Avery Goodwin
Atlas
College Hill Club
Uniform Bank Knights of Pythias
Willis Pirtle
Robert Rainey
D. R. Scott
South Linton
Harry McGrew
John Cunningham
West Linton
Local Social Notes and Farm Auction Announcement
Mrs Sadie Clark spent part of last week with daughter Mrs Evert Bailey in Furnace. Several calls and visits are listed with neighbors and family including Miss Wilmina Lester with measles and a wedding of Minnie Emery to Noah Edington at Taylor township. A big auction sale of cows horses and farm implements is planned at Worthington Hardware Company on February 13, 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadie Clark
Evert Bailey
Furnace
Letha Street
Pearl Lester
J .B. Lester
Sarah Creighton
Jason Huffman
Baisey Layman
M. H. Lester
Ruth Todd
Lee Stone
Grace Autrey
Roy Barter’s
Ed McCory
Milton Lester’s
Maggie Anderson
Frank
Newberry
Rebecca
Ellen Lester
Helen Street
Minnie Emery
Noah Edington
Taylor Township
Worthington Hardware Company
Local Residents and Health Notes and Visits
Ilene Jordan Riggle remains at home with little health improvement after hospitalization at Freeman Hospital. Mrs. Fred Chaney and son Louis dine with Mrs. V. J. Mullis and family. J. W. Canady undergoes dental work in Odon. Mrs. Charles Hasler returns home to Mineral after an extended visit. Miss Kiva Combs of Midland was in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jordan Riggle
Freeman Hospital
Fred Chaney
Louis
Chas. Hasler
V. J. Mullis
J. W. Canady
Odon
Charles Hasler
Mineral
Kiva Combs
Midland
Local Socials and Visits From Last Week
Mrs. V. J. Mullis did business in Lyons on Saturday. Miss Ruby Arthur stayed with relatives in Lyons on Tuesday night. Several locals and visitors shared meals and calls, including Mrs. Henry Brown and Aunt Mary Ann McKee who has improved in health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iva Canady
Ruby Arthur
Lyons
Mesdames May Baker
Nell
Eva Grounds
Jamie Jeffers
May
Hazel Grounds
Lottie Hatfield
Ioie Jeffers
Winnie Miller
V. J. Mullis
Charley Hueland
Henry Borwn
Mary Ann McKee
J. W. Canady
O. P. McKee
Sale of 75 head of cattle and horses announced
Worthington Hardware Company lists 75 head of cows and horses for sale on February 13, 1917. The notice names the seller and the sale date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worthington Hdw. Co
Local Social Notes Highlight Clover Bottom Visitors
Blanch and Earl Bullock spent Thursday night with their uncle Jim Barnes and family. Mrs John Baker visited Saturday afternoon with Mrs Jim Lindsey. John Loffland Jim Barnes and son Clifford were Ed Cranes visitors Sunday. Mrs Willard Dilley called on Mrs Frank Keys Monday. Miss Olive Crane visited home folks from Friday night until Sunday.
Local social visits and a Friday election gathering
Luther Frye and children visited Paul Britton on Saturday night. Several locals attended the gravel road election in Newark on Friday. Elmer Messimore visited his mother at Tulip Saturday. Walter Ferguson spent part of last week with home folks. Mrs. Cuma Britton stayed part of last week with Luther Frye. Harvey Bland and wife visited his parents. Miss Minnie Bland, staying with her sister near Pleasant Ridge, returned home Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Eller
Everett Eller
Bloomington
Charles Eller
Roy
Harrison Brown
Grace Minks
Roy Hudson
Rassie Malicoat
Press Freeman
Ruth McHaley
Everett Dumond
Lillian
Albert Noel
Mamie Camden
Edna
Etna Brown
Heading Chapel
Emma Bruner
John Burks
Ira Brinson
Gross Cemetery
Faye Sims
Orville Maners
Oscar Sims
Ruth Livingston
Luther Frye
Paul Britton
Newark
Elmer Messimore
Tulip
Walter Ferguson
Cuma Britton
Harvey Bland
Roland Bland
Minnie Bland
Pleasant Ridge
Social clubs host dinners and meetings across city
Miss Arleigh Coker and Miss Nelle Shirts entertained guests at the El mora Hotel for Miss Bess Scott of Vincennes. The Tri Kappas plan a meeting at Miss Fanny Williams home. Various church and club groups schedule activities and programs through the week, from social evenings to missionary society sessions and library Bird Club gathering with important business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arleigh Coker
Nelle Shirts
Elmora Hotel
Bess Scott
Vincennes
Miss Coker
Tri Kappas
Fanny Williams
Martha Renner
Martinsville
The
Young Ladies’ Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
Bird Club
Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
S. B. Shertzer
P. J. Harrah
Frenry Roekloud
McDonald
Earl Hicks
L. H. Stalcup
Instant action surprise in Newberry grocer story
A Newberry Indiana grocer touts Adler-i-ka as a cure for stomach trouble. The testimonial claims instant relief from sour stomach gas and constipation after one spoonful. Ads promise complete intestinal flush and quick results, urging readers to look for club offers and subscribe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy W. Mayberry
Newberry
Indiana
Go Out of Fashion The Rise of Col Over Hon Titles
In a light op-ed tone the piece notes the shift from Hon to Col in public titles, criticizing old fashioned honorifics. It contrasts four page programs full of Hon officials with rising use of Col among leaders and discusses the cost and social tone of continuing the old style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
W. H. Taft
Saturday Evening Post
Understanding French local government and the prefect
The article explains that in France the prefect is a powerful central government official over a department, different from a mayor. It notes the prefects control police and can influence taxes and public schemes, citing Paul Cambon as an example of a prefect who rose to diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Verdun
England
Paris
M. Paul Cambon
London
Manchester Guardian
Picture Brides Trade Shifts Toward Personal Selection
Japanese newspapers report the Yokohama sailing of the Seattle Maru with 6500 tons of cargo and two brides for Japanese in the United States. The picture bride practice is declining as a family led selection method replaces chance unions. The groom initiates contact and families search for a suitable wife, ensuring inquiries and proprieties before a photo recalls the youth and future happiness. Under the old system many marriages failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yokohama
Seattle
Origin of the phrase I don’t think traced to 1836 text
The article notes Dickens used I don't think after 1837 but cites Captain Marryat's Snarley-yow of 1836 where Moggy Salisbury tells Lieutenant Vanslyperken I don't think. It also links Snarley-yow to the Dog Fiend and mentions Rudyard Kipling referencing it in later Slipstream articles on the Battle of Jutland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickens
Pickwick Papers
Rudyard Kipling
Battle of
Jutland
New Teeth in Old Age on Mountain Mann Peter Minor
Peter Minor, seventy five, a mountaineer, cuts a new set of teeth and works hard. He mauls 150 rails daily and builds 288 panels of seven rail fences, clears five acres, rolls logs, and cultivates flowers with many varieties. Roses bloom year round at his mountain home near Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Minor
Lie
Charleston
W. Va
New York World
Diplomatic Service Seeks Young Americans for Careers
Uncle Sam needs educated young men with language ability for the U S foreign service. Promotion exists but high posts require wealth or large salaries. ambassadors must live beyond government pay, sparking resignations. The article notes French German Spanish Italian as common languages and urges qualified applicants to enter the diplomatic corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sam
Foreign Service
William Phillips
Massachusetts
Phillips
Department of State
United States
Great Britain
France
Germany
Italy
Uncle Sam
Newspaper Subscription Offer Ad
The Bloomfield Democrat and the Terre Haute Tribune offer a one year subscription for three dollars with payment due to start the deal. Send in your subscription while the offer holds good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomfield Democrat
Terre Haute Tribune Daily
Also Mentioned on This Page
News OF the County
Tanner
McVille
Linton
Thomas Armstrong
Bicknell
Mary Grounds
Mary Hunter
Lois Hanna
Studebaker
Lester
Ilene
Tom Powell
Clubs and Society
Young Ladies’ Mission Circle of the Christian Church
Celia
Lumbia Boyd
Japan
State Department
George Clinton
Billy Doss
the Boy From
Tennessee
Powell’s
Minstrels
Lord Jesus Christ
Methodist Church
Slinkard & Vosloh
Law
Bloomfield
Democrat
Guy H. Humphreys
W. R. Cravens
North Side Public Square
S. B. Shertzer & Son’s Drug Store
Bloomfield Sheet
S. D. Miles
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