Harvest mood and local news from Poneto
Wednesday June 21 1595 Poneto reports splendid weather and strong crop prospects with corn excellent harvest near. residents discuss the World’s Fair Chicago travel fares fall mid July and open Sunday policy at the Columbian Exposition. local moves include John Singer relocating from Kempton and Basio Groves resigning on the railroad.
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Frank Edington
Chicago
Robi
Forton
Win
Cele
Geo
Tappy
Hardwidge
Wabash River
Basio Groves
John Singer
Kempton
Ind
Hamson Neely
J. W. Cook
John Hardwidge
Misa Belle Parington
Springfield
Ben Weaver
Wao. Brackin
Shideler
Frank Hardwidge
Nixon
Needmore Notes on Weather Roads and Local Scholars
Grandpa Wert first to make clover hay in the area as rains varied across fields last week. Haman Allen graded on the township line, Willie Wert resumes TrePauw University studies aiming to enter the junior year next term.
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Grandpa Wert
Haman Allen
Miller District
Willie Wert
TrePauw University
Steasles
Local Craigville Notes Preserve Health and School Life
Craigville update notes good health in hot weather and a request that Prof Hicks predict rain for Lancaster to aid farmers. Sunday school at Oakland church draws strong attendance as officers and teachers are mentioned.
Local notices highlight church talks and school changes
Rev Payne and Rev Spray conduct alternating services at Oakland U B church with biweekly preaching. Four applicants were baptized at Murray last Sunday. A Craigville doctor who planned to move there did not arrive. Trustee Reed names B P John as school director to protect property. Mrs Hetrick recalls a missing item from buggy ride. Mrs France leaves Brineman home for Warren. Henry Gilliland’s joke frightens a relative. Breneman plans to sell and move south. Grandpa John mourns the loss of his old family horse, among many others.
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Ers
Payne
Christian Union Church
Oakland
Spray
U. B. Church
Murray
Ossian
Craigville
Reed
B. P. John School
Amy Hetrick
France
Phil Brineman
Warren
Henry Gilliland
Phil Breneman
John
Foxy
Mt Zion notes on farms and local happenings
Farmers plow and harvest prep ongoing as corn and wheat look good. Samuel Foust improves premises with a yard fence while I N Neff repairs buggies. Alonzo Colbert and Anne Verry clean stores. German Baptists hold communion at Sugar Grove. Basket meeting at Toumbleson school. Standard Oil relinquishes most leases. new lessee appears. G W Huffman to finish work at Bluffton then resume farming. James Hunt considers becoming a cancer doctor. CROCKET.
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Samuel Foust
I. N. Neff
Sugar Grove
Toumbleson School
Standard Oil Company
G. W. Huffman
Bluffton
James Hunt
Crocket
Spark's Chapel Community Notes
The community reports two weeks of fine weather but growing dryness risking crops. Wheat and grass look good, corn is advancing, and the overall condition is favorable. Jacob Alshouse's barn was completed and dedicated at an ice cream festival last Friday benefiting the Lutheran church, with about $21 raised. An ice cream supper in Uniondale last Saturday night was a success. Daniel Blick, recently injured in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is recovering at Emanuel Wert's home but will likely be unable to work for a long time.
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Trinity Church
J. H. Fox
Chester Wert
Huntington High School
Chess
Jno. Edgar
County Line Road
Edgar
Huntington County
Jacob Alshouse
Uniondale
Daniel Blick
Grand Rapids, Mich
Emanuel Wert
St Joseph Classis Holds Faithful Weekend Sessions
The St Joseph Classis Reformed church and related societies met at Grace Reformed Fort Wayne last week. Ben Ashbaucher was elected president and re-elected treasurer. G H Souder joined from Tiftin Classis with an installation planned soon. One applicant B B Royer was licensed and ordained. J H Souder preached the ordination sermon.
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St. Joseph Classis
The
Reformed Church
Sunday School Association
Ladies’ Missionary Society
Classia
Grace Reformed Church
Ft. Wayne
G. H. Souder
Ben Ashbaucher
Bluffton
Elias Swartz
St. Paul's Church
Nev
Tiftin Classis
B. B Royer
Goshen
Ladies Missionary Society of Classis
Society of Bluffton
G. A. Harnish
Laura Mast
St. Joseph
Bluffton Charge Reports Strong Year for Church
Bluffton charge reports 46 additions bringing membership to 252 and offerings of 316 dollars for benevolent work plus 1330 dollars for home purposes. The report says it has been a prosperous year for both the Bluffton charge and its classis.
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Bluffton Charge
Classis
Local Nuptials Surprise Tocsin Community
Word spread Saturday evening that Mrs Rachel Dearduff wed Silas Rigby of Briant. Rev W J Spray's wife is listed as sick. An ice cream social at Wm Kleinknight Jr benefits the U B church next Saturday. Dowty quartet performed at Samuel Kunkel's with ample ice cream. Rev H Cochran has been away about a month on business. Mrs Lib Kunkel has been sick but improving. An accident occurred last Sunday involving Ed Schoch and Sam Mill.
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Tocsin
Rachel Dearduff
Silas Rigby
Briant
W. J. Spray
Wm. Kleinknight Jr
U. B. Church
Dowty
Samuel Kunkel
H. Cochran
Lib Kunkel
Ed Schoch
Sam Mill
Women in Wagon Accident Reported in Local Note
Dora Miller Rosa Schoch and Laura Biddle were thrown from a spring wagon. Mrs S and Mrs Miller were badly hurt as the neck yoke dropped and frightened the horses which ran about a half mile. Cooxy reports.
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Dora Miller
Rosa Schoch
Laura Biddle
Notice to Teachers Examinations for Licenses Monthly
Regular examination of applicants for teachers license will be held last Saturday of each month at Central School Building. Applicants not known to superintendent must present a certificate of good moral character from a school trustee or officer. Fifty cents library fee. Applicants must present themselves for work not later than 9 00 a.m. W H Eichhorn County Superintendent. World’s Fair excuf
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W.H. Eichhorn
Clover Leaf excursion tickets to Cleveland and Montreal
The Toledo St. Louis and Kansas City Clover Leaf route offers one and half fare excursion tickets with long return limits from all Clover Leaf stations for trips to Cleveland, Montreal and Indianapolis on specified July dates. Excursions emphasize quick time and low rates via the Clover Leaf line.
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T.st. L
K. C
C. C. Jenkins
Toledo
Ohio
Clover Leaf
Toledo, St. Louis & Kansas City Railroad
Cleveland
Toledo, O
T. St. L
St. Louis
Gen'l Pass
Agt
O. P
Montreal
Que
Toledo, St. Louis’ & Kansas City Railroad
Indianapolis
Indiana
Q. P
Best Truss For Hernia Ever Made And Cure Claims
An advertisement for a Fort Wayne institute promoting a hernia truss and a wide range of medical treatments. It lists schedule days Thursday through Sunday 1 to 4 pm at the home office, and claims cures for deformities kidney and bladder diseases nervous disorders and sexual health issues. It invites patients to report or mail case descriptions for home treatment and free urine analysis.
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Ft. Wayne
Bright
N. B
White Wine of Tar praised for lung cures in Missouri letters
Rev J R Fly and Rev John W Brown testify the White Wine of Tar Syrup eased terminal pulmonary consumption and improved long‑standing lung troubles. They urge pharmacists supply to Cabool and Brookline Station while noting other remedies for malarious disorders and digestion.
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J. R. Fly
Susan
Gorman
Cabool
John W. Brown
J. Kh. Sturgis
Obituary or Ad Testimony by Mrs Skinner 1891
On April 26, 1891, Mrs. N. A. Skinner endorses a medical capsule in a letter excerpt. Her testimonial states she has no objections to printing part of her letter and hopes it helps headaches suffer ers to buy the capsules.
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Chicago
W. Adams St
Norman Lichty
Des Moines
Krause
N. A. Skinner
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