Local notes from Muncie area crowd and events
Dailey the dentist and L C Heller with wife attended the Muncie fair. The Lancaster Oil Co. may sink another well on their lease. Labor Day celebrations planned across surrounding cities. Ira Rutherford of Poneto visited Bluffton relatives. Will Barr of McFarren's clothing store vacationing at Grand Rapids. Indiana tops the state corn average and rivals wheat. Mrs L Horrell hosts brother J R McLaughlin and wife of Ft Worth. Frank Markley headed to Mt Clemens for health. Mrs W P Burris returns from Plymouth visit. Minnich farm Well No 6 drilled, likely a fair well. Samuel McGill and wife from Seneca, Kansas visiting M D Brown and wife. S E and J B Merriman of Mt Zion to attend State Normal at Terre Haute. H A Cloud of Mt Zion hears of Denton’s Missouri death two years after moving west. Junior League social at Methodist chapel raises about ten dollars. Mrs Hugh Dougherty and Beth return from Colorado Springs. Uncle John Studabaker reaches 77 with a family surprise. John V Shane weds Maggie Wilhelm at bride’s parents home on West Washington Street with Rev. G Souder officiating. A number of guests present.
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West Washington Street
John V. Shane
Maggie Wilhelm
Rev. G. Souder
Jamestown Man Named New Cutter at Shoe Factory
Peter Albaugh of Jamestown becomes the new cutter at the local shoe factory and plans to move his family to the area in a few weeks. Other items note marriages, illnesses, deaths, a picnic, typhoid cases, a buzzard scare, bicycle theft warnings, and a Wells County Teacher's Institute program.
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Peter Albaugh
Jamestown, N. Y
Wells County
Teacher's Institute
Sixbey’s Opera House
Instructors Fitzgibbon and Black Lead County Meeting
T. F. Fitzgibbon of Elwood Indiana and W. W. Black of Paris Illinois will lead a county teachers meeting drawing attendance from every school in the area. The event promises strong interest and practical sessions for educators.
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Fitzgibbon
T. F. Fitzgibbon
Elwood
Indiana
W. W. Black
Paris
Illinois
Feeding Value of Wheat as Animal Food
A digest of experiments from the Breeder's Gazette showing wheat's feeding value for live stock. Wheat provides strong muscle-building nutrients while corn offers better fattening elements. Trials by Voelcker, Brown, Robinson, and French show gains from 9 to 15 pounds per animal, with mixtures sometimes outperforming single grains.
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Voelcker
Woburn
Eng
England
William Brown
Ontario Agricultural College
Brown
Pri. Robinson
Dominion Experiment Station
Ottawa
Oregon
French
Feeding Wheat to Farm Livestock in 1910s Wisconsin
Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Station expert W. A. Henry notes 12 to 14 pounds live weight gain per bushel of wheat for hogs under good conditions, recommends grinding wheat for pigs, mixing with corn meal or shorts, and praises low grade flour as a feed option with positive results observed in England.
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England
Primrose McConnell
Agricultural Gazette of London
W. A. Henry
Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Station
Picnic At Liberty Union Sunday School Event
A Sunday school picnic is planned at Liberty Union two miles north and two miles west of Liberty Center on Saturday August 25 1894. Six Sunday Schools have confirmed attendance with more expected. Guests are urged to bring baskets and enjoy refreshments provided by Mr Star of Bluffton with lemonade and ice cream.
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Liberty Union
Preble's Grove
Liberty Center
Star
Bluffton
Secret Huntington Marriage Sparks Ribbing for Cady Montgomer y
The couple Cady Montgomer y and Dora Runyan wed in Huntington with Squire Cole officiating. They planned a private ceremony but a Morning News editor publicized it, prompting lingering jokes from friends.
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Cady Montgomery
Dora Runyan
Cady
Huntington
Squire Cole
Squire
Morning News
Bluffton Light and Fuel Co. Stockholders Meeting Notice
Notice outlines the annual stockholders meeting for Bluffton Light and Fuel Co. to elect directors. The event occurs at the company office in Bluffton Indiana between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Monday September 24 1504. G E Gardiner secretary dated August 15 1894.
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The
Bluffton Light and Fuel Co
Bluffton
Indiana
Man Faces Empty Home Plate as Strike Proceeds
A somber remark notes that players who strike often return to an empty home plate, highlighting the loneliness behind labor action.
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Southern
National Lead Co
New York
Cincinnati
Freeman Avenue
Malliar
Dailey, the Dentist
L. C. Heller
Muncie Fair
Lancaster Oil Co
Ira Rutherford
Poneto
Will Barr
McFarren’s Clothing Store
Grand Rapids
Union
L. Horrell
J. R. McLaughlin
Ft. Worth
Frank Markley
Mt. Clemens
Michigan
W. P. Burris
Plymouth
Jackson Township
Samuel McGill
Seneca, Kansas
Mrs. McGill
M. D. Brown
S. E
J. B. Merriman
Mt. Zion
Terre Haute
Cloud
Denton
Missouri
Methodist Church
Hugh Dougherty
Beth
Gilliland
Colorado Springs
John Studabaker
Joshua Feighner
Allen County
May Hoopendgardner
Zanesville
Squire O’brien
D. F. Valentine
Ft. Wayne
Inlaw
Robert Hughes
Rachael Kingle
George Sickler
Bethel Church
G. E. Fulton
Tipton
Marshal Harbaugh
Hicksville
Ohio
Castoria
L. L. Martz
John G. B. Adams
Washington
Teacher’s Institute
Beat
Literatu
Simmons Liver Regulator
Cass County
Election Commission
Pitcher’s Castoria
Black
Ewan
Simmons
Joe Neys
W. Jackson
Tacoma
Daily Trade Bulletin of
Chicago
Breeder's Gazette
West
Knoe
Ila Ascare
Oxford
Crooklyn
N.Y
Casios Llantry
D. C
York City
Pwr
F. Parner
125Th Street
7Th Ave
New York City
Tae Cexrarce Company
Munear Street
Crrr
G. E. Gardiner
Bluffton, Ind
Pitcher’s Castorla
Ely
Eure
Rome
W. A. Gutelius
Adelicions Brink
Eaparnnees
Amos Keeter
DEAM
W. de Douglas
G. F. M’farren
Toledo
Tri-State Fair Grounds
Cairo
Teagenbeck
Moonisy Palace
Dahomey Village
Linny Grass Works
Vienna
Exposition Grounds
St. Louis
Kansas City
R. R
Clover Leaf
Tudiana
Frankfort
Jenkins
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