Property transfers dated 1920 in Goodland and surrounding areas
A list of real estate transfers recorded by Edgar Steward, Recorder, noting buyers and sellers such as Cora Morin to Anna M Gerrich, Sarah M Mustard to Frank A Marshino, and Jennie M Conrad to Thomas G Hoggard, with parcel details and 1920 dates and monetary sums including 2859, 750, 14664.50, 25186, 3425, 1000, 1452.09.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Morin
Anna M. Gerrich
Orlaina
Goodland Ind
Sarah M. Mustard
Frank A. Marshino
Goodland
Janard
Andrew Schilling
Mary Pest
Jennie M. Conrad
Thomas G. Hoggard
Frank L. Mallatto Ada DB. McKinney
Foresman Jung
Josephene Limderhelm
Sophia Hooker
Josephene Linderhelm
Emma L. Starrett
Algier
Law
Lewellyn Potts
Edgar Steward
Local News From Various Communities and Visits
Local items report Mrs Wm Cunningham traveling to Grant Parish for a visit while Dessia Michaels visits Mr and Mel. A dozen cars left Brook for a big show in Watseka. Mr Foresman, Paul Hansen, and others visited Chicago. Farmers seek sales offers with price and description. John W Wait of Champaign notes rapid gardener club qualification by Rev Borkert and plans to map Main street. Elmer Jones and family visit Hancock county. Postmaster McAldlen travels to Chicago to bring his wife home. she shows health improvement. John Weiss leads a party to the Kentland auto bandit trial. Mrs W BE Harry hosts her brother and sister from Denver and Oxford. summer visits planned. Corn in the northern county shows good prospects with rain and drainage. Three carloads of hard coal ordered through state farm bureau to secure member options.
Better Sires Better Stock enrollment urged to purge scrub stock
County agents report blanks received for the Better Sires Better Stock campaign. To participate all male stock must be purebred and of good size. an emblem will be issued to breeders meeting the standard. First ten to enroll will be named later. Also notes about removing Canadian thistles and weeds from farms or roadsides with fines for noncompliance. A wedding superstition column adds June as an auspicious month and cautions about remarriage in the same month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ea Chey, Russell
Sturtee
Umbrellas in England A Look From Ben Jonson Era
The umbrella emerged in England as a luxury item in the early seventeenth century. Ben Jonson references it in a 1616 comedy, and by the eighteenth century the umbrella began widespread use among both genders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Ben Jonson
Surprised Mother at Missionary Meeting Garter Gaffe
A family anecdote from a missionary society meeting describes a boy misreading his mother's garter as the intended Bible passage. The mother, waiting to lead devotionals, joins the moment of comic confusion as the elastic band from the Bible is used in an unintended reveal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missionary Society
Philippines Democrats Call for Unity Toward Independence
The Philippine Democratic party advocates unity among political factions as the nation seeks full independence. Senator Teadare supports independence over foreign leadership, while Sergio Osmena favors humble citizenship under sovereignty. The group appeals to Congress and the people to back immediate independence efforts without division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party of the
Phipines
Torhimedate Litependone Philippines
Teadare Only Mener
Philippine Senate
Cross
Limehesa
Mynite
Push for Philippine independence moves in Congress
The Philippine press in Washington reports a debate on Philippine independence urging the United States to grant self determination. Advocates argue independence would prove U.S. consistency and set a powerful example, while opponents warn of unsettled politics and imperial commitments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of Fish Independence
Trish
Armericany Congress
Philippines
Ives
Lee
Britain
Ameren Congress
Great Britain
Filpina
America
Senate
Imus
Filipino Private Gregorio Guilles Wins French War Cross
Gregorio Guilles, a Filipino soldier, returned to the Philippines wearing a French uniform and Croix de Guerre with palm. Arriving in France in 1916, he joined as a private and earned high marks for bravery after briefly commanding his unit when officers were killed. The French government decorated him for bravery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregorio Guilles
Catlles
France
Church Plan for Next Sunday and August Meeting
All services next Sunday follow normal hours except the evening preaching service which unites with town churches at the city park. Members urged to attend morning Bible school and worship. August first Sunday opens tet meeting with Victory Step. FE B Chancellor Minister.
Church News and Upcoming Events From M E Church
The weekly notice urges members to attend Sunday services at 9 30 am and morning preaching by the pastor next Sunday with no evening service unless uniting with town churches for an Anti Saloon League event in the Park at 7 30 pm. The Ladies Aid meets next Wednesday with hostesses Mrs Long and Mrs Loog. The Epworth Leagues Institute of the Northwest Indiana Conference at Battle Ground is announced with several youths attending. Royville 2 simmer camp for boys at Battle Ground opens in August with new bath houses and swimming pool. Board and camp expenses are seven dollars for the term. The pastor asks all to plan time for helpful conduct and fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid
Robert
Loog
Taylor
Ald
Institute of the Epworth Leagues
Northwest Indiana
Battle Ground
Royville
Simmer
Sunday warning services and anti saloon league event
The note lists a Sunday warning service at 6 30 CE and a 7 30 union service at the Park with Prof Dan Robinson of Indianapolis as speaker. It urges attendance and mentions a Wednesday evening prayer meeting. It ends with an advertisement urging paint protection against surface decay and offering cost savings from E E Hess Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AntiSaloon League
Dan Robinson
Indianapolla
Jess
E. E. Hess Drug Co
Grando Pine Cure Promises Relief for Coughs
A historic ad asserts relief from lingering coughs via Grando Pine, promoted by Mr. A. F. Sherer of Haviland Ohio. It claims three bottles cure coughing, without side effects, and outlines easy preparation with white pine extract and added ingredients. Sold locally and mailed to customers upon request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Sherer
Haviland
Id Co
Fort Wayne
Sunflower Industry Grows in Southern Russia
Montgomery and Snyder report sunflowers turning into a sustained industry in southern Russia. Seeds substitute olives for oil production, with kernels eaten locally. One note estimates about 60 bushels of seeds yielding over 50 gallons of oil, highlighting a notable agricultural development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
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Gorkin & Crisler
LION
N.E. Barker
Sandwich
Lyons & Hershmian
Lyors
J. D. Rica
H. M. Lisar
Delcolight
Reege
Newton & Jasper Co
Goodland, Ind
Detco
Ibe
Logal News
Wm. Cunningham
Grant Pari
Dessia Michaels
Mr. and
Mel
X, Lyons
Watseka
Fred MR. Foresman
Paul Hansen
Chicago
John W. Wait
Champaign
Ilinois
Borkert
Gardener's Club
Main Street
Elmer Jones
Hancock County
Marshal Jones
McAtdlen
Noma
John Weiss
Kentland
Eugene Thayer
Fred Foreman
Lawrence Weigs
W. BE. Harry
R. B. McCay
Denver
Colorado
H. Jennie Whiteford
Oxford
Penn
State Organization of Farm Bureaus
Sergio Osmena
Dembratt Nuc
Lengeen
Rizal
Congress
Hobie
Toy Weild
Philippine
Imation
Church News
M. E. Church
Montgomery & Snyder
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