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Newspaper
Boone County Progressive
Location
Boone, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1914
Page
11
Local society updates list visits, church activities, and Memorial Day events across Thorntown and Zionsville. Marriage of Walter Crose and Pride Russell, and multiple Sunday gatherings, plus summer plans for Zion Park Assembly and M E church meetings, fill a busy week.
Fairview reports a well attended Sunday school and upcoming regular preaching next Sunday. Local guests include Charles Morris and wife Pearl Myers, Will Zenor and family, James Quick and family, Mr and Mrs Joan Gullion, George Rollins and family, Roy and Sylvia Mayfield, John Riddles and family, Charles Meenach and Bell Smith, Rex Moore's family, Logan Woodard family, and Evelyn Berry. A youth entertainment at the school on Tuesday night June 9 offers dialogues and recitations with 5 cent admission.
Memorial Day observances in Lebanon drew attendees from Elm Swamp. Mrs. Herod of Lebanon visited with her daughter Mee. C Galvin. Bert Waddle and Le Roy traveled to Indianapolis to see relatives. Omer Gayer and wife spent Sunday with Phil Gayer and Lebanon family. Ralph Huntsinger stayed with grandparents Montraville and Mrs Waddle. Ruth Edith Huntsinger and Ida Waddle joined church in Lebanon and had dinner with Mia Ellen Wilf and daughter Bessie. Rhoda Cosgrove attended an aunt's funeral in Knightstown.
Gadsen Thomas Dawson and wife and Mr and Mrs Peter Emmett spent Sunday with Mort Clingler and family. Mrs Hazel Staton of Hendricks County and Riley Allen and family of Lebanon and Henry Allen of Indianapolis spent Sunday with Mort Allen and family. Misses Dorothy Cubs and Goldie Withing of Indianapolis spent Saturday.
Hubert Needham at Terre Taute attends State Normal and spent Sunday at home. Guests of J. N. Bratton include Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Jones of Advance. Mat Griffin of Indianapolis visited daughter Mrs. Cal Grimes. Mary Martz of Ladoga visits Walter Flannigan. Will Ashley and son Paul of Indianapolis visit Cal Grimes. Rey and Mrs. J. C. Martin with Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Jones dine with Sam Needham. Obed Needham hosts Ed Lough Ladoga, Mrs. Samuel Lough, Otto Lough and family, and Clark Woody at Sunday dinner.
Mechanicburg residents report weekend visits from Shelbyville Ruth McCance and from Southport Oscar Ferguson. Ray Stern and two Misses Stern of New Castle visit relatives. Lawrence elected state delegate to National Haymakers Association in Philadelphia next August. D o R officers elected at last meeting with supper planned. Hart Lodge L O C F officers reelected. Funeral attended for Alva Cash in Sheridan. Various visits and returns noted with neighbors and relatives including Brownsburg, Fairmount, and Greenfield connections.
Will Demoss and daughter from Indianapolis visited Mrs. Mary Demoss this weekend. William Luse and wife of Indianapolis and Carl McDonald and family of Hopewell visited Prank Davis and family Sunday. Children’s Day exercises announced for the Second Sunday in June at the MBE church and the third Sunday at the Christian church. Capt. David Olive of Indianapolis visited James Richey earlier this week. An ice cream supper will be held by the Ladies’ Aid Society of the Christian church in the church basement on Saturday June 6. Mrs William Perry of Morgan County arrived Monday for an extended visit with Mrs Ola Davis. Several local residents attended the ball game at Delphi Sunday.
George C. Palmer of Palmer & McMahon has sold his Anderson residence and plans to move to Lebanon around June 12. He will occupy J. W. Batterton’s North Lebanon street property, vacated by Dr. and Mrs. Guy Schultz. Mrs. Palmer was shocked by the sudden death of Dr. B. H. Roark in Spokane, Washington.
Arthur Chilson and his wife, returned missionaries from Africa, spoke Tuesday night at the Friends church in Sugar Plain near Thorntown. Mrs. Chilson, born Edna Hall of Thorntown and a Thorntown schools graduate, shared memories from her youth.
Tuesday F Barr prepared a large moose display at Hooton Davis Hardware for shipment to Indianapolis tomorrow. Mr Parr will follow with the consignment and arrange the moose order’s scenic environment once it reaches the lodge room in the capital city.
An old hair treatment mixture known as Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy is advertised as restoring natural color and luster to faded or streaked hair. The ad claims it stops dandruff and hair loss, with a simple at home application yielding darker, thicker hair after a few uses.
An inconsistent OCR fragment recounts a first class scout and a quoted exchange involving a hero figure. It mentions a mother with limited cash for oil and a plea to share a dose. The piece lacks clear names, dates, and locations, offering only partial, garbled dialogue.
A boy is scolded for mussing his hair and tearing clothes. As he matures he imitates a tailor’s ad but remains far from comforting to his parents, revealing a life lesson on appearance and support.
A fragment from a column notes a bitter line about life and a pie package mishap. It mentions a sample tied to a recent purchase and a musing on value and taste in a casual magazine style. The piece reflects everyday consumer observations without a clear event or date.
An article asserts high meat intake strains kidneys causing various ailments and urges a remedy of four ounces of Jad Salts daily in water before breakfast to flush and stimulate kidneys. It promotes a wine of grape and lemon juice with lithia as an antiseptic cleanse, claiming safety and urine pH balance.
Mrs Peaviss muses that given a second chance no man should ask for her hand. The remark, captured in a brief social page item from Dallas, reflects changing attitudes toward courtship and marriage in a lighthearted tone.
Ireland faces a worsening fisheries crisis as catches fall and fewer men remain employed aboard fishing boats. The shift toward capitalist ownership displaces independent fishermen, signaling a troubled industry outlook with reduced fleet activity and livelihoods.
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