Township Trustees Notice From Greene County Indiana
Notices inform Stafford Washington Grant Highland Cass Center and other townships in Greene County Indiana of weekly office hours for township business. Trustees include Samuel Yoeman George Bogard Wal H Deckawrd Calvert Sohn Moore Henry Stringer and others. Notices specify locations residence offices and Saturday or Tuesday sessions for public business under law.
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Wright Downaship
Greene County
Indiana
Jasonville
Powell
Trantor
Stafford Township
Greene Courte
Down Ahipat
Marccoup
Sandar
Samuel No Yoeman
Washington Township
Greene
E County
Tndiana
George Bogard
Onitiara
School visits critique and town hall concerns in county notes
The report covers county schools at Ssi’4ity led by Miss Maud Clarke and Mr. James with enrollments ranging up to 36 in first grades. Observers praise teaching energy and pupil conduct, decry damaged school houses used as town halls, and urge directors to protect and prioritize proper school use and upkeep across multiple townships.
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J. S.wia
Maud Clarke
James
Miss Clarke
Kleen
Chas. Ederold
Molle FE
Fargeson
Herold
Gould
Baie City
Koleen
Miner
John B. Groves
Groves
Yan
Xu Ty
Dnbors
turour @ce
Cvemse
Luke Warm
Tne
Foster School
Paylor Township
H. L. Dyney
Deney Ia
McGinnis
Frank Meredith
Define latitude and longitude and outline Indiana map
Exam prompts ask for defining latitude longitude and drawing an outline map locating coal fields in Indiana. Also asks which rivers drain the Pacific slope of the United States and a description of Cuba with reference to its administration and government.
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Indiana
Pacific
United States
Descrie
Cuba
Adalion
Goveramedy
Republic
Community Notes and Local Encounters This Week
Jefferson Jones is listed as sick while Christmas gatherings bring cheer. Misa Porta Denny visits Mrs. Lynn. Rev E M Love conducts Grove meetings. Hindman moves his residence to a neighboring farm. Spelling match at Matamoras yields much fun. Rev M G Fulk preaches a lengthy sermon as elders boost his salary amid bronchitis. Annie Corbley visits from Broomfield. A Presbyterian minister takes vacation for bronchitis after salary increase and cure with Dr Bull's Cough Syrup. My daughter suffers neuralgia. Salvation Oil provides relief after one applica tion. J S McCaulley, Balto policeman, adds residence note.
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Misa Porta Denny
Lynn
E M. Love
Grove
Joseph Hindman
Goodman
Matamoras
M. G. Fulk
Annie Corbley
Broomfield
Salvation Oil
J.S. McCaulley
N. Bond S
Balto, Md
Meetings Held by Brother Price At Mrs Dixon’s Home
Spencer preacher Brother Price conducted a week of meetings, wrapping up Sunday night at Mrs. M. J. Dixon’s residence. A large family gathered, numbering twenty five for Sunday dinner, with six grandchildren and a daughter-in-law absent due to illness. The scene evoked the old nursery rhyme of the woman with many children, and all enjoyed a joyous reunion. Mother Dixon was cheered by the lively return of her large family, and well wishes flowed for many future reunions.
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M. J. Dixon
Dixon
Gantz’ Hall
Alleps
Masons
Nervous Pristration Nerve Tonic Ad and Local Notices
An old ad touts Nerve Tonic and Electric Bitters as cures for nervous complaints, claiming appetite, digestion, and organ function improve with use. Included are local notes on residents, church matters, travel, a G A R supper, and a note about Dr King’s New Discovery with free samples at Stalcup’s Drugstore.
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Starcup
Dr. King
Trisl
Stalcup
Christmas Eve in Village Sees Disturbance and Charity
Visitors from Linton Naville and Oden join locals for meetings and a Christmas Eve festival. Reports cite intoxicated disruptions in church and vulgar language toward ladies, while charitable receipts from the N. P. festival total 83 dollars. Local ads tout a skin salve sold by J. Stalcup.
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N. P
Slirksard
Local notes and holiday greetings from Marco and nearby
Miss Carrie Buskirk is sick. Mrs Emma Habboo has returned home. Dr Cravins moved. Mr William Brown ships bug GY spokes. Ex-auditor Cox visited buying stock. Bob Craft seen on our street Friday. Prof Slinkard claims rabbits killed. Mrs F P Jerrel returned to Martinsville. Mrs Anna Cox visiting Uncle G H Morgan. Mr Shepherd dentist of Pleasantville in town Monday. R N Buskirk at Belt crossing home Saturday. Marco schools closed two weeks for measles. Miss Maud and Mertie Fitzgerald spent Christmas with Miss Enda Denham. Miss Lizzie Cox visiting uncles Beasley and O Neals. Mrs C F Heins got a plush rocking chair for Christmas. Come again good Santa. Harmond Brown and bride at Christmas tree. Sam Yeoman and wife gave dinner. Christmas tree a success with music by Laura Mattox and Adie Denham.
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William Brown
Cox
Bob Craft
Newberry
Slinkard
F. P. Jerrel
Martinsville
Anna Cox
Bloomfield
G. H. Morgan
Shepherd
Pleasantville
R. N. Buskirk
Belt Crossing
Marco
Maud
Mertie Fitzgerald
Bushrod
Enda Denham
Lizzie Cox
Beasley
O’neals
C. F. Heins
Agian
Harmond Brown
Sam Yeoman
Laura Mattox
Adie Denham
Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets Cure Various Ailments
The advertisement claims the pellets cure sick headache bilious headaches and bowel complaints by cleansing waste from the body. A single dose is a sugar coated pellet taken as a laxative. Sold by druggists for 25 cents per vial.
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Pierce
Local Christmas Spirit Brightens Calvertville Visitations
Miss Maggie Graham returns home as Calvertville prepares for new year moves. Christmas festivities unfold in Bloomington area with two weddings, a teachers institute, a protracted meeting, and a lodge oyster supper. Attendees include Rev L Johnson and Rev Sappenfield with notable locals like Le Fayett Watkins, Lizzie Robinson, David Bowes, Margaret Ann Arthur, and many relatives joining in holiday gatherings.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Catarrh Cure
An advertisement claims Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies blood and cures catarrh by removing the impure cause. It asserts the remedy strengthens nerves and offers a radical, permanent cure, urging readers to choose only Hood's Sarsaparilla.
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Hood
Local Society Notes and Holiday Visits
Miss Alice Carpenter on sick list amid winter weather and holiday greetings. Many residents travel to nearby towns including Indianapolis and Vincennes for visits. Dredge work begins on Bee Hunter marsh while local contractors and families share Christmas dinners and family visits. Hood's Sarsaparilla recommended for catarrachia by local medical authorities.
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh Con Agmercury Warning
An advertisement warns against harmful catarrh ointments and praises Hall's Catarrh Cure made by I. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. It emphasizes not using mercury products and cautions customers to buy genuine internally taken medicine from Toledo.
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Whalt
I. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
J. Cheney & Co
Ponch Bridwell Taught Six Days Last Week
Ponch Bridwell a noted local teacher taught six days last week while Panch claimed more days this winter than any township teacher. Belle Mansfield and Jesis Calahan, Kaleem girls, visited Sunday and delighted local youths especially the boys. The ghost appeared for the third time last Saturday in the south town in a finer form than before traveling toward the Montezuma home.
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Ponch Bridwell
Panch
Belle Mansfield
Jesis Calahan
Kaleem
Three Fates and a Cure for Nervous Prostration
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a safe remedy for nervous prostration, sick headache, bearing-down pains, bloating, and related female complaints. It promises satisfaction or a refund of $1.00 and claims no hurtful ingredients.
Descriptive Letter on Wellsville Ohio Industries and Streets
A Wellsville reader from Bloomfield Democrat describes Wellsville Ohio’s location on the Ohio river near Wheeling, listing major employers such as the C. and P. railroad shops and multiple plants, and detailing streets and city services. The note ends with political praise for Democrats and a jibe at Republicans.
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Electric Light
Bridgewater Gas Company
Virginia
Congo
Main Street
Ohio River
Yellow Creek
Ohio City
Wellaville
Wellsville
Hoosier
Union
J. W. Pra
Cal Syrup of Figs Promotes Gentle Kidney Liver Bowels Cleansing
All claims not consistent with the high character of Syrup of Figs are purposely avoided by the Cal. Fig Syrup Company. It acts gently on the kidneys, liver and bowels, cleansing the system effectively and does not claim to be a cure-all or guarantee every bottle will substantiate.
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Webster
Haynes
Daniel Webster
Brpl
Cain
Cal. Fig Syrup Company
Boom looming in Friendsville as ore and marble findings draw growth
The narrator notes Friendsville near Knoxville, a town of potential boom due to stone iron ore lead ore and marble deposits. Rail investment and land leases boost real estate while education lags and tax intake remains limited. Timber is abundant with oak hickory and walnut.
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Knoxville
Friendsville
Tennessee
Levisana Lottery President Dr Datphin Dies After Twenty Years
Dr. M. A. Datphin, long-serving president of the Levisana lottery company, has died after a twenty year tenure. He led the firm through multiple cycles of lottery draws and business expansions.
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M. A. Datphin
Levisana Lottery Company
Deceptive Patent Cure and Pirate Menace Reports
The piece blends a dubious medical pitch for Golden Medical Discovery with a report of a maritime incident near Anticosti Island and a pirate gang seizing the wreck of the Idaho. It notes a dangerous coast, wrecks, and the need for naval action by Wakeham and Coryus to curb outlaw activity threatening crews along the St Lawrence region.
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Anticosti
Maximera
St. Lawrence
Ition
Thas Island
Idaho
Wakeham
Coryus
fEdifax
London Standard
A Trip to Tennesse
A reader recounts travel from Owensburg to Bedford viewing stone shipments and city improvements, then via Louisville to Jerico Nelson counties distilleries, Nel son county whiskey production, through mountain scenery toward Jelico and Knoxville with coal mining towns and Cumberland mountains.
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Democrat
Owensburg
Bedford
Louisville
Jerico
Io Jelico
Kentucky
Tennessee
Jalico
Cumberland Mountains
Knoxville
Lord Northampton Profits From Insurance Case
London Truth reports a 19th century dispute where Lord Northampton, executor of Lord Compton, sued National Life Assurance Society over an insurance scheme. The society lent £10,000 on a life interest, insured Compton for £34,600 to cover premiums, and paid profits after Compton’s death, yet Northampton won £34,000 as executor, with the court sustaining the claim.
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Lord Northampton
Lord Compton
National Life Assurance Society
Society
Court of Appeal
London
Humorous exchange and scattered local notices
A humorous exchange about gifts from a husband to a wife appears with a penniless theme in which a seller exchanges a saddle horse for fruit and a wife offers diamond earrings to buy food for children. The clipping also notes a lecture on infant illnesses and mentions a county treasurer elect declining due to salary.
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Pittsburg
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