Honoring the Aged at Special Methodist Service
A large elder gathering attended a special service for the aged at the Methodist Episcopal church led by Rev. C A Wade with greetings, music, and a poem by Miss Marie Montgomery. A list of attendees by age followed the sermon and class meeting. The Pleasant Hill church trustees election is scheduled for Oct 27 in Wells County Indiana.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
C.A. Wade
Junior League Little Girls
Nona Quick
Marie Montgomery
Wade
John
Conrad
Abbie Hall
Rachel Lass
Mr. Rutherford
Letitia Bennett
Martha Leo
Pleasant Hill Christian Church
Batson’s Bridge
Jackson Township
Wells County
Ind
Joux Baker
Merited Praise for Burris School Study
Supt Burris completed a lengthy course of study of over seventy typewritten pages. Dr Rice of New York praised the work after studying German and American schools and visiting major cities. He called Burris course exceptionally fine and unusually thorough.
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Burris
Dr. Rice
New York
Germany
Tong
Supt. Burris
Notice to Tax Payers Wells County 1834
Notice to taxpayers states no extensions for tax payment after the first Monday in November. All taxes due by November 6 1834 and lists for payment must be submitted before that date. Treasurer Ws Cover announces office closure for settlement on November 6 and delinquent returns for unpaid taxes and receipts.
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Ws. Cover
Wells County
Indiana Synod Session Opens in Fort Wayne
The Indiana Synod of the Presbyterian church held its regular meeting at Fort Wayne beginning Tuesday. Sessions were well attended and the deliberations were of keen interest.
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Indiana Synod of the Presbyterian Church
Ft. Wayne
Nursery Prices and Local Business Visitor Report
Prices at the Wabash Valley Nursery show cherries 25 cents per unit and apples 5 cents with grapes also at 5 cents. The entry notes Thomas Williams of Nottington township visiting the city last Friday.
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Wabash Valley
J. B. Evans & Co
Thos. Williams
Nottington Township
One Price Clothier Advertises Warm Overcoats
Miss Nettie Sturgis recovers from typhoid fever as Lancaster county items note a One Price Cash Clothier ad offering boys overcoats and suits at low prices. The column records deaths of Lemuel Paynter and Matilda Lynch, a threshing demo by John Sutton’s farm, and farm news from Chester and Liberty townships.
Fragmented chatter and jokes from old papers
The fragmentary text presents quips and cartoons from several 19th or early 20th century publications. It references a potential bout with Maxson, a joking legalist exchange about contract form, and a humor strip about municipal lighting during storms.
Misread Lines and Quips in Early Press Gossip
A collage of comic quips and misaccented speech from U.S. newspapers. Dialog fragments include a student of the sex joke, a man with gout muttering impossibilities, and a tailor demanding payment. The snippets reflect era humor and slang misfires in a Chicago Record and Washington Star context.
Contortionist Too Sick to Perform at Local Museum
Detroit Tribune reports the lecturer contortionist is unfit to perform and the museum manager seeks an understudy. The assigned man this week is unavailable and the bearded lady is asked to delay the vacation until next month.
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Detroit Tribune
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