Trustees Notice of Greene County Township Sessions
Notice to residents of Greene county Indiana townships including Grant Highland Stockon Taylor Center and Center that trustees will transact township business at listed offices on Saturdays and specified weekdays each week with locations such as Switz City Linton Heaton and residences per law for official duties.
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Wright
Greene County
Jasonville
WM. Powell
Stafford Township
Indiana
Marco
Samuel N’ Yoeman
Washington Township
George Bogard
Grant Township
Switz City
Roy
Asid Township
Wm. H. Deckaerd
Highland Township
Stockton Township
Linton
Joseph Mos8
Case Ownship
Tay
Newberry
Sohn D Moore
Taylor Township
Henry Lorter
Center Township
Heaton I
F.stringfellow
County Superintendent to Attend Court Grounds Weekly
William M. Muoss County Superintendent Bloomfield Indiana will be at the court house each Saturday to transact any official business until further notice. June 1959 Bloomfield Indiana
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Court House
William M. Muoss
Bloomfield
Ind
Teacher’s Examination in Bloomfield Indiana
Notice that William M. Moss will hold monthly teacher license exams on the last Saturday at 9 am in the Bloomfield high school. County superintendent announces January 1889.
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Bloomfield
Ind
William M. Moss
Bloomfiel
Janesth
Examination Questions for Reading Arithmetic and Science
A compilation of exam prompts covering Reading English Grammar U.S. History Arithmetic and Science of Education. Items include tasks on poetry comprehension Holmes, biography, monetary and geometric problems, definitions of pedagogy, respiration, anatomy, and geography with dated and named figures and places.
Wright Township News and Local Notices
Correspondence from Wright Township notes visiting relatives in Wright. Farmers praise recent rain and plan to attend the Buel farmers picnic on August 28. Trustee Powell builds a new brick school at No 4 Dist. Wright. William Powell’s brick dwelling will improve his farm’s appearance. The county Institute had twelve attendees. Hall’s Catarrh Cure advertises a $100 reward for incurable cases and lists endorsements from local druggists.
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Powell
No. 4 Dist
Wright
County Institute
Local Notes From Town This Week
Charley Bradfield the art needle man visited. John Pate of Bloomfield mingled with the boys. James Webster a Martin Democrat was in town. Howard Fields opens a hardware store this week. Billie Lynn and wife of Linton visited relatives. Len Terrell rang his meat-market bell to alarm fire last Saturday. A druggist plans building material for a dwelling on Main Street. The mother of Capt. E. Edington died near town at ninety. William Sargent injured on a hand car improves and will go home soon.
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Charley Bradfield
John Pate
Bloomfield
James Webster
Martin
Howard Fields
Billie Lynn
Linton
Len Terrell
Capt. E. Edington
William Sargent
Salve Advertises Cure All Skin Ailments
A broad claim salve promises to heal cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions and even piles with a money back guarantee. Priced at 25 cents per box and sold by S. Stalcup.
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Stalcup
Local Social Notes and Family Visits
A collection of community notices records visits and social events. Names include Mrs. Sarah Martindale Miss Barba Martindale and many Westmorelands with gatherings at Wm. Collins Beech Creek and Richland mill. A basket meeting is invited and a whooping cough outbreak is noted amid Sunday sermons.
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Sarah Martindale
Barba Martindale
Wm. Collin’s
Marry Westmoreland
Wm. Merdith’s
H K. Collins
Mrs
Dr Kilmer’s Ocean-Weed Heart Remedy Ad Notice
An old advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer’s Ocean-Weed Heart Remedy for distressing heart cases. It offers prices at 50 cents and 1 dollar with a free pamphlet and claims guaranteed sale by local druggists in Binghamton, New York.
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Uee
Kilmers
Binghamton
N. Y
Harvest Home and visiting notes fill local page
Local residents attend Harvest Home events and visit relatives from Worthington to Bloomfield and Vincennes. Visitors include Mrs. V Hogle of California and Miss Alice Hilburn, with church festivals, socials, and a lawn event planned for September 6 to aid the Lutheran Church finishing.
Community Notes and Obituary in 1890 Era
Town visitors from Bloomfield, Linton, Bedford and Koleen are listed among residents and leaders. Forest Spaulding, ten years old, died Aug 19 1890 from brain congestion with funeral rites held at New Salem cemetery. Ely's Cream Balm advertised for catarrh and hay fever with claims of quick relief and cure.
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Forest
Marcus
Pollie Spaulding
Forest Spaulding
Christ
J. W. Culmer
M. Ss. Church
Koleen
New Salem
Ely
Local notes and sidelights from Pleasantville area
Sherman Grubb of Keencastle visited last week with news of a typhoid illness at Charley Good Jr and a convalescence. The new Mt Moriah M E church near Pleasantville was dedicated by Dr A Martin of DePauw University. A basket meeting drew strong attendance as Eva Tinkle remained ill with typhoid and Noah Stafford’s son faced a serious illness.
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W. P. Wilson
Wm. Bennett
Sherman Beam
Charley Good Jr
Mieses Allie Fry
Annie Begeman
Bloomfield
M. E
Mt.Moriah
Pleasantville
A. Martin
DePauw University
Dr Kilmer's Female Remedy Pamphlet Ad Promises Youthful Beauty
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer's Female Remedy claiming to revitalize a run down constitution and restore youthfulness. It lists price one dollar and notes pamphlet free from Binghamton New York. Sold and guaranteed by druggists.
Plowing for wheat and local notes in Taylor
Plowing for wheat is the business of the day. Mr Stokey from the West contests the Haslera. F M Lester and family Sundayed at Mrs Hasler's. There are ten Democratic teachers in Taylor. Taylor is in a bad fix per the News. The Mineral City basket meeting Sunday drew a large crowd. Nathan Smith went to Bedford Monday to work in the quarry. Some Taylor citizens left for parts unknown Monday. Some for love and others for pleasure. Wm Baird dislocated his shoulder after a fall from his doorstep but is recovering.
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Stokey
F.M. Lester
Parts Unknown
Wm. Baird
Figs Syrup Promoted for Gentle Constipation Relief
An 18th century advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as a gentle remedy to cleanse the system, relieve costiveness, biliousness, and sluggish blood, and to awaken kidneys and liver without irritation, claiming a permanent cure for habitual constipation.
Weather and community notes include travel and fairs
Weather is fine and farmers prepare for wheat sowing. Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Maddox recover from illness. E. 8. and A. B. Huffmas with Joseph McDermont travel to Illinois and Staunton. Frank Archer and Albert Archer visit for the Newkirk patent fence. Mrs. Danby adds a barn. F M B A picnic planned September 11 at Dean school, lodges invited.
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Mr. Johnson
Illinois
Coal City
A. B. Huffmas
Joseph McDermont
Staunton
Louis Maddox
Frank
Albert Archer
Newkirk Patent Fence Company
Dr Kilmer Cough Cure Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer's Cough Cure for consumption symptoms including tickling throat and night sweats. It claims rapid relief, prevents death, and offers a pamphlet for free. The product is sold and guaranteed by druggists in Binghamp ton, N. and priced at 25 cents.
Social Friday Night At The Iron Hall
Local notes report a pleasant social at the Iron hall and a quiet market with few private sales. Mires May Shaw recalls a delightful Falls trip last week and Misa Minnie O'darra returns from a voyage to the Atlantic.
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Iron Hall
Mires May Shaw
Falls
Misa Minnie O'darra
Atlantic
Adama
Edwardsport
Willie Scott
Martin
Josie Sloan
Covington
Hood's Sarsaparilla vs substitute cure pressure
A consumer warns against dealers pushing a substitute preparation when Hood's Sarsaparilla is asked for. The note urges not to be swayed by minor profit from substitutes and to insist on the genuine Hood's Sarsaparilla as the superior medicine.
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Hood
Iivod
German Catholic Congress Meeting in Pittsburgh
The German Catholic Congress will convene in Pittsburgh from September 21 to 28. Excursion tickets good for the return until September 25 are offered by the Pennsylvania Lines with round trip pricing available on September 20 and 21.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Lines
Pennsylvania
Local Folks and Visitors Share News Across Towns
Mrs Maggie Hand of Sullivan visits her father Geo Dye. Wm Staernach and Wm Sherrow visit Kansas. Abe Quingley heads to St Louis to join the regular army. Aunt Sally Waggoner visits Mrs Quillen. Wm Lester and family plan a Florida winter. Geo Stafford and James Hogue visit Mrs James Hardin at Sandborn. Mack Stein visits Emil Stein. Miss Lou Dixson and Miss Nellie Irons visit Rhoda Fortner. Estella and Maud Clark visit Rhoda Fortner. James Terhune of Switz City visits Uncle Miller Rees. Fred Mees and Aaron Kaufman visit Bloomfield. Mose Kaufman from Indianapolis comes to town. Dr Dermont from Newberry drives to Indianapolis. Dr Aydelotte and Joe stay with Dr Arnold. Eli Stalcup of Worthington sells property to John Dye. Bill Johnson and Sarah Fretts of Newberry visit. Charles Harwood buys John Dye’s property. The era of Simmons Liver Regulator is praised as proven.
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Maggie Hand
Sullivan
Geo. Dye
Wm. Staernach
Wm.Sherrow
Kansas
Abe Quingley
St. Louis
Sally Waggoner
Mrs. Quillen
Lester
Florida
Geo, Stafford
James Hogue
James Hardin
Sandborn
Mack Stein
Dr. Dermont
Newberry
Indianapolis
Dr. Aydelotte
Con Joe
Dr. Arnold
Eli Stalcup
Worthington
John Dye
Bill Johnson
Sarah Fretts
Our Town
Charles Harwood
Local Notes and Visits From Clay City and Nearby
Miss Jennie Gooden visits sister in Clay City while Mr. Ambrose Arthur aged citizen dies and is buried. William Brough visits father as others attend F M B A picnic at Mc Vitie. Mrs. Sarah Howe and Texas guests visit relatives. J G Smith visits friends. E E Pryor returns home. Clover Bottom picnic planned next Thursday. A child of Tom Watkins buried at Newark cemetery Sunday. John Robinson Rob Wilson and L W Watkins head west to grow up with the country. Eliza Philpot visits town as Philpots and Bloomington trip noted. Will Dilley plans move to Texas October first. Simmons Liver Regulator praised for digestion.
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Jennie Gooden
Clay City
Ambrose Arthur
William Brough
McVitie
Sarah Howe
Texas
John Robinson
Indianapolis
Clark
Rob Wilson
L. W. Watkins
Eliza Philpot
Frank Philpot
Bloomington
Will Dilley
New Eagle post office town named Hardensville grows near mines
The Jackson Hill mining town near Eagle names the settlement Hardensville after dealer Mr Harden. The E T H railroad branch from Alum Cave is near ready for revenue service. About forty houses rise as mining machinery delivers coal for Chicago, up to sixty carloads daily.
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Alum Cave
Terre Haute
Eagle
Jackson Hill
Jackson Hill Company
Hardensville
Harden
R. A. Campbell
Dr King's New Discovery Praised By Cleric And Manager
Rev F M Shroue of United Brethren Blue Mound Kan says Dr Kings New Discovery cured his lung disease after five bottles and weight gain. Arthur Love, manager of Loves Funny Folke Combination, endorses the remedy after trials and urges friends to try it with free trials at Starscup Drug Store. Regular sizes are 50c and 1.00.
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F. M. Shroue
United Brethren Church
Blue Mound
Kan
Saya
Dr. King
Arthur Love
Sam
Starcup
Harvest Excursion Tickets Offered Across Multiple Regions
Gold round trip fare via the Pennsylvania Lines West of Pittsburg on September 9 and 23.4 and October 14. Inquire at nearest ticket or passenger agent for complete information. Thieves attempt corn theft by wagon load in Clark County.
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Pennsylvania Lines
Pittsburg
Clark County
Salt and Tide Tales in Old New England Lore
Article discusses salt as a harmful habit in women, its health effects, and potential hair loss. It then recounts a Maine fisherman Thompson offering a humorous, simple theory of tides by likening the sea to someone under bedclothes, as shared in Youth's Companion.
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Maine
Thompson
Oxygen Enhanced Oil Gas Ignites Higher Illuminating Power
Dr Thorne tests Tathem patent to boost oil gas illumination. Mr Valom at Ramsgate shows oxygen purifies coal gas and increases light output. Oxygen addition to oil gas up to 50 percent found safe, aiding large scale production with cheaper illumination.
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Thorne
Tathem
Valom
Ramsgate
Mother’s simple device quiets baby and restores rest
A reader describes using a tiny rubber nipple with a cotton batting plug to soothe g month old infants. The device, likened to a “blessing,” helps when a baby seeks oral comfort between feeds. The note appears in Ladies' Home Journal along with a claim about a glass phonograph trumpet by Prank Ji Baudy of Emira New York.
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Cor
Ladies’ Home Journal
Prank Ji. Baudy
Emira
N. Y
Mr. Edison
Themell
Mr. Baudy
Syrup of Figs Promoted as Ideal Family Laxative
The ad extols Syrup of Figs for children delivering pleasant flavor gentle action and soothing effects as a reliable family remedy. It claims even parents with bilious digestion benefit and urges every family to keep a bottle. The Vigo county mines advertise for more workers and a liver remedy Simmons Liver Regulator is praised as a cure for dyspepsia.
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Simmons
Simmons Liver Regulator
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Richland Mill
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J. A. Sims
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W. F. Spooner
Charley Slinkard
Montgomery Station
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Davies Co., Was the Guest of Mr. Andie Wilburn
W. K. Weaner
W. D. Killian
Mieses Laura
Mattie Killian
Maggie Slinkard
Mieses Mattie
Katie Bogard
Mies Mary Lester
Sarah Quackenbush
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Wm. Mason
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Golden Specific Co
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Cincinnati
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Finks
Benford
John Stone
Keleen
Polk Gardner
Edd. Cooper
Whallon
Winfield Mary
Jolly Republican
Lawrence Co
E. Duncan
J. E. Baker
C.E. Davis
George Haton
Staffort Township
Uurrah
Comba
S. H. Richardson
Sherman Grubb
Keencastle
Eva Ilinkle
Noah Stafford
Tommy
French
Smith Township
German Catholic Congress
LYONS
Newark
Clifford
New Cassel
Wis
Edward Shepherd
Harrisburg
John Speaker
Catawba
Vigo County
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