Cambridge Mayor Sets Water Works Settlement Ahead
J C Longsworth outlines pending settlements with contractors over the unfinished water works system. He notes bonded indebtedness of about 700 051 85 and warns no extra spending beyond appropriations. He urges prompt collection of city claims and prudent public improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tle
Gang
Cambridge
Board of Sinking Fund Commissioners
A. G. Henderson
J. C. Longsworth
McAdoo Plans 10 Save 400 Million in Rail Reforms
The article outlines 10 proposals by McAdoo to save 400 million dollars by reducing traffic, speeding unloading of cars, and eliminating back hauling. It emphasizes conservation of coal, improved management of passengers and freight, and potential enforcement if needed to ensure faster unloading and reduced delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAdoo
Boy Robber Lost His Nerve in Masked Loot Tale
A neighborhood tale of guns and a masked robber ends with a confession from a boy after a barnside talk. Loot included jewelry and a dollar bill remains, plus a duck and a Belgian hare. the boy claimed the masked intruder was imagined and the sheriff urged leniency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis News
Sheriff Coffin
Light suited to eyes and contrast ranges
Studies on light for eye comfort analyze contrast between objects and backgrounds. Outdoors show typical brightness contrasts around 1 to 20, while the eye detects contrasts as fine as 98 to 100. Indoor lighting often reaches 1 to 200 with very high 1 to 10 000 contrasts like a dark window frame against a bright sky.
Government backs farming students with correspondence course
The French government will aid depleted farmers by a correspondence course for amateur farmers. Pupils receive reading, small plot management, basic experiments, and farm visits. The Union of Agricultural Syndicates oversees monitors, and pupils submit monthly exam papers and reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union of Agricultural Syndicates
Florentine Chemist Demonstrates Smoke Free Powder
A young Florentine chemist reportedly demonstrated before an Italian military commission a new powder that burns without flame or smoke and does not detonate. The invention aims to reduce aircraft explosion risks from gun muzzle flash and is the subject of extensive study.
Double funeral in Senecaville marks first joint burial
The double funeral of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Brokaw, two pneumonia victims, was held at the Presbyterian church with Rev. J. A. Dean officiating. They were buried in one grave as the first such joint ceremony in Senecaville. Hearses from Love City and Cambridge proceeded to the cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Brokaw
Presbyterian Church
J. A. Dean
Senecaville
Love City
Cambridge
Luella Bossiter
Lillian Nicholson
Herman Brokaw
Zanesville
Brokaw
Anna Williams
Dover
Dewey Headley
Akron
Eli Headley
Roy E. Wilson
Clark Watson
Thomas Thomas
Buffalo
Chas. Steele
Sarah Harrup
Ada
Pearl
Annas
Faye Steele
Wilson Shafter
Beech Point
Leslie Finley
Arthur Moorehead
Winfield Scott
Saul Moorehead
Ed Millhone
Pollock
Main Street
Emerson Christian
Amy Moorehead
Opal
Helen Shafer
Charlie Steele
Grover Peters
Trail Run
Frank Detra
Old Washington
Frank Peach
Columbus
Marvin
Winnie
Slay
Byesville
Willard Christian
Maggie Stephienson
John Kirkbride
St. Johns
Chas. Ferren
Reba
Richard
Donald
Charles
Ladies Aid Society
M. E. Church
Abe Hutchison
Hoffman
Ervin McVicker
Cuma
Mabel
Bessie Rich
Edith Fell
Ava Hand
Pittsburg
Pilcher
McArthur
Hutchison
Baird
Beryl Saltsgaver
Bert Saltsgaver
Edna Lyons
Little Son
Walt Moorehead
Ada Moorehead
Girard
Emerson Lefever
Gertrude McClelland
Methodist Church
Peoples
Howard Gregg
Chaseville
Gladys Corbett
R. L. Watson
Jesse Harper
Katherine
Revival meetings begin at Allen's Chapel New Year’s Eve
Winterset notes Rev Knipe opened a revival at Allen's Chapel on New Year’s Eve. Mrs John Fordyce is very ill at her home north of town and friends wish her a quick recovery. Young people attended Allen's Chapel gathering Thursday evening. Edgar Tedrick and Gladys Dean wed at Cambridge on Wednesday. Jacob Fair moved into Frank Spear property and vice versa west of town. Neva Wirick Jennie Wirick Mary Wilson and Ethele Leper were hosted Sunday by Goldie and Grace Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Tedrick
Laura Kerr
Uhrielsville
Ira Tedrick
Alfred
Arthur Kerr
Freeport
Franklin Smith
Fairview
Carl Ruby
Philip Wirick
Will Smith
Old Washington
J. H. Oxley
John Cosgrave
Winterset R. D
Joseph Nichols
Antrim
Crossen
A. H. Kennedy
Mary Knauss
Cambridge
Nick Moore
Alice
Winterset
Ruth Wilson
Harrison County
Knipe
Allen's Chapel
John Fordyce
Allen’s Chapel
Edgar Tedrick
Gladys Dean
Jacob Fair
Frank Spear
Neva
Jennie Wirick
Mary Wilson
Ethele Leper
Goldie
Grace Johnson
Schoolmaster's French Lesson Causes Gentle Sarcasm
In a humorous exchange at a grocer's shop a wife questions a teacher of French at the local school. She jokes about pronunciation while noting the difficulty for farmers to learn proper speech. The item mentions Wm. Tandy of South Ninth street being very ill.
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Wm. Tandy
South Ninth Street
Local residents and visitors gather in Pleasant City notes
A crowded local social page records residents and visitors to Pleasant City and nearby towns. Names include Guy Campbell, Arthur Snyder, Marion Fox, Susie Andrews, John Kirkbride, Harold Hackney, Wave Riggle, Wm Barton, Sam Murphy, and many families from Camp Sherman, Cambridge, Caldwell, Ava, and Byesville. Angela Lazarino dies at 22 after consumption, with husband and son surviving. Church and club events add to the community activity.
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Guy Campbell
Los Angeles
Veroqua Campbell
Arthur Snyder
Camp Greene
N. C
Sam Snyder
Marion Fox
Camp Sherman
Angelo Lazarino
R. T. Riggle
Groves
Kermit
Cambridge
John Spurrier
New Buffalo
Wm. Moore
Hamden
Nathan Lair
Sam Murphy
Chaseville
Champ Snide
Owen Daniels
Columbus
Indianapolis
Frank Barton
Mary
Baker
New Cemetery
John Garrett
A. Barnett
Byesville
Chas
Scott
M. E
Dena Bird
Geo. Wills
Sade Trott
Cumberland
Vis
R.T. Riggle
Add
Harrison Wycoff
A. E. Wycofff
Bowley
Ava
C. F. Young
Edna Doty
Vesta LaFollette
Lillie Gibbs
Pleasant City
Wm. Barton
Elmer
Sam Barton
Caldwell
Angela Lazarino
Jim Catlett
Benton McLaughlin
Wade Baker
Love City
Ralph Selmy
Buffalo Mines
Walter Scott
Edna Lashley
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Onth
France
George McManus
Ale Fe
Wan
Canewell
Eppelt
Louisa Metheney
Wm. Metheney
G. M. Oliver
John Young
Mike Spaid
Iva Geller
Marie Mojitet
Wills
H. KE. English
Geo. Kennedy
Birds Run
EK. L. Ladies Aid Society
Harry Secrest
W. G. Scott
Cleveland
Aviation Corps
Thorton Neiswonger
Ira Ball
Ireland
Roy
Harry Wilson
Edger Wilson Sunnday
Wave Riggle
M’sieur
Clara Kimball Young
Scarlet Runner
Earl Williams
the Strand
William Russell
Ruth Serlana
BT Ch
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United Woolen Mills Co
Tradl- Mark
Masonic Temple
Wheeling Avenue
Colonial Theatre
Cooper-Baird Company
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