Local notes from Purdue to Moores’ family gathering
Frank Frohnapfel Jr reports happy at Purdue and pleased with his work. Wm Zuttermeister, who moved to Connersville, sold out and returned to the city to work at Toppins bakery. Vernon and Mrs Horner and baby visit Fred Personette’s in Randolph county. Mr Horner recently discharged from the army after five years in New York. Joe Moore and families from nearby areas plus Gus Moore from Miamisburg gather at Mrs Louis Hotmire’s near Ridgeville to honor Tolbert Moore’s 80th birthday with a large dinner despite rain. Tolbert Moore was born in Oxford, Ohio and traced lineage from Scotland arriving via coastal migration to North Carolina, then Ohio and Indiana. At 80, he remains active and well preserved.
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Vernon W. Horner
Indianapolis
Fred Personette
Horner
New York City
Joe Moore
Galie Moore
Nat Moore
Gus Moore
Miamisburg
Ohio
Louis Hotmire
Ridgeville
Randolph County
Tolbert Moore
Mt. Auburn
Mr. Moore
Oxford
Moore
Scotland
North Carolina
Indiana
Cumberland Gap
Grace B. Miller Obituary Aged 34 at Knightstown
Grace B. Miller daughter of James and Catherine Scott was born July 27 1885 and died Sept 17 1919 aged 34 years 1 month 20 days. She married Walter Miller in 1902 and had three children Thelma Harold and James. Her husband and baby Harold preceded her in death. Funeral services were held at the home of Ancil Williams with Rebekah lodge rites. She leaves a father two half brothers and one sister Mrs Ancil Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace B. Miller
James
Catherine Scott
Walter Miller
Thelma
Harold
Grace
Hazel
Rebekah
Riverside Cemetery
Walter Heck
Pershing
Frank Heck
New Castle
Ancil ‘Williams
Biles
Car halts before barn door after muddy ruts scare
A late night memory recalls a young man driving a car that slid through frozen farm-wield ruts and veered into a barnyard. The sister waking in time slammed the brakes, stopping the car a few feet from the door. The correspondent asserts the tale is true. Then an ad urges Foley Kidney Pills for kidney trouble and aging.
Noted Rebel Yell Cheer Becomes Yank Battle Cry
A Stars and Stripes piece argues for adopting Yank as the official battle name for Union troops and making the rebel yell the battle cry. The writer recalls Southern heritage while urging national unity and a single nickname for soldiers.
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Mason and Dixon
Dixie
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Yank
Cutting the Nation s Tire Bill
Thomas K. Uzzell reports in Everybody s that the Office of the Quartermaster General submitted forty tire makes to the Bureau of Standards for durability runs. Experts autopsied carcasses, boiled and stretched samples, and found improper toughening. After manufacturers began sifting zinc oxide before mixing with rubber, tire durability improved, saving about 30 million dollars for the government and reducing costs for consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Standards
Office
Quartermaster General
Thomas K. Uzzell
Almost Any Excuse Goes in Our Break with Promises
A reflection on how people justify broken promises with weak excuses that they would not offer to others, highlighting self-deception and the friction between intention and action.
Mutual Obligations Dialogue Sparks Domestic Debate
A woman writer argues husbands should be frank with wives about all matters, while she adds that wives should be generous and believe such candor. The exchange frames a gendered moral standard on honesty and trust within marriage.
Gravity as Soul’s Ballast Inspires Thoughtful Reflection
A terse aphorism notes gravity as the ballast of the soul that steadies the mind. It frames gravity as a metaphysical weight guiding inner balance and focus.
Causes for Divorce Ranked by Desertion Cruelty and Adultery
The record shows desertion as the leading cause for divorce followed by cruelty and adultery, outlining the primary grounds cited in the cases. This ranking highlights social and legal emphasis on marital abandonment and mistreatment in divorce proceedings.
Foley Cathartic Tablet Promoted as Gentle Relief
An advertisement touts Foley Cathartic Tablet as a safe remedy for sick headache biliousness bloating sour stomach gas indigestion and constipation caused by clogged bowels. It claims no griping or nausea and no pill habit and suits persons who are too stout.
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Carpenter’s Drug Store
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Florence
Air Tig
Frank H. Ohm
Cambridge City
Ind
Ok Tor
SiSain
Foote Streets
Big
Opt
Oyster John
Foote Sts
Dance NO
RED Men’s
Pryor
Frank Frohnapfel, Jr
the Tribune
Purdue University
Wm. Zuttermeister
Connersville
Toppin'’s
Ancil Williams
R. C. Jones
Knightstown
Rebekahs
Foley
France
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco CO
Winston-Salem, N.C
Lowe Brothers
Cambridge Lumber Co
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