Social notes from Walnut Valley and surroundings extend
Henry Kingseed of Tiffin visits William Miller and many locals attend Decoration Day exercises at McCutchenville. Neighbors visit, host dinners, and share travel, sales, and church events. Upcoming ice cream festival funds a new U B church, Pythian Sisters install officers, and families from Vanlue to Findlay are mentioned in a string of routine community updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaine Breitigam
Lima
U. B
Swihart’s
Pythian Sisters
P. C
Nora Gamel
Gail Betts
Oza Simon
David Smith
Charles Great
Protector
Will Bowlby
O. G
Brittie Wohlgamuth
Harry Barley
R. and
Salem Walters
Rufus Coldren
Local social notes from Vanlue and surrounding towns
Mrs. Dennis Lee is ill. Mrs. Joe Renshler and others visited Findlay Carey and Deshler. Several residents and visitors listed including Mr and Mrs Crist Coldren in Carey and McComb. Local families, guests from Springfield Toledo and Mansfield, and townspeople attend visits and a peanut contest with community life noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Lee
Joe Renshler
Findlay
Albert Hagerman
Carey
Amos Cravens
Florence Ewing Visits Sandusky City Court
Miss Florence Ewing of Sandusky City visited her mother Mrs. Louise Ewing over Sunday. Bert Allion, recently ill, visited his father William Haines Sunday. Mrs. Earl Yaiehner and children travel to Holgate and Napoleon to see relatives. Mr. and Mrs. William Dixon and daughter Lottie attended a recital by Miss Long at MacCutchenville last Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. W M Presler returned home Monday after several days’ visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe Kinney
McCutchenville
P. S. Kinney
William Zint
Denver
Colorado
Levi Haines
Carey
Orson Gibson
Frank Haines
F. M. Kinney
Helen Gibson
Marie Trudeau
McCutchenville Friends
Harry Neiderkoor
Frank Knowlton
Mary Knowlton
Phil Kinney
Harry and
Lewis
Levi Hames
Else Souders of
Defiance
Jack Phillips
Nancy Johnson
James Phillips
Windham
Neil Lenner
Toledo
J. Lerner
Tiffin
Otto Harris
Fred Ringersen
Cassius Nye
Findley
E. V
Wm. Mullholand
Grace Presler
Louis Etchen
Margaret Frederick
Orvan Mullholand
Attica
Neil Haines
Bucyrus
R. P. Haines
Adrian Protective Horse Co
F. J. Jackson
Post City
Texas
Mary Harris
Marseilles
Florence Ewing
Sandusky City
Louise Ewing
Bert Allion
William Haines
Earl Yaiehner
Clarence
Cleola
Leola
Holgate
Napoleon
William Dixon
Lottie
Miss Long
MacCutchenville
W. M. Presler
Beware of Mercury Ointments Warns Against Harmful Remedies
Public health notice warns against using ointments containing mercury for catarrh and stresses only prescription use. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio, claiming no mercury and internal action. Also advertises Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F J. Cheney & Co
Local Social Notes from Woodsdale and Surrounding Areas
Mr and Mrs Ray Morehart returned from Cleveland with a few days trip. Mr and Mrs Joseph Shull and family visited the Milers. Miss Emma Lee and Louis Lee and son called at Denison Lees. Mr and Mrs John Oman and Elmer Oman took an auto trip to Vanlue. Irvin Wonder of Carey spent time with his uncle T W McRill. Miss Sylvia Bright and Louis Monday were quietly married by Rev R A Powell Findlay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Powell
Findlay
Lewis Monday
Sylvia M. Bright
Vanlue
Mrs
Ray Morehart
Cleveland
Joseph Shull
W. P. Miller
Emma Lee
Louis Lee and
Denison Lee’s
John Oman
Elmer Oman
R. W. McRill
Famiy
Lemuel Aurand
Charles Dunbar
Myron Brown's
Irvin Wonder
Carey
T. W. McRill
Sylvia Bright
Louie
J. W. Jacobs
Lawrence Campbell
Etta Smith
Jones
Denison Lee
John Hoy
Vantlue
Charles Grant
Frank Edie
Houcktown
Gertie Pepple
Marion Township
Sunday Services at Our Lady of Consolation
Rev Father J G Mizer announces Sunday schedule with Low Mass at 8:00 a m High Mass at 10:00 a m Instructions at 2 30 p m Vespers at 3 00 p m All times given in sun time.
Park Notes and Park Rabbits Attract Local Attention
Park notes list gifts for a flower bed the Coterie Club provided geraniums while the Travelers Club furnished calluses for the bed. Six rabbits delight children and two German Belgian hares were donated by J. T. Myers. A young Belgian hare was donated by Lewis Bookwalter. Deer proposition appears approved and two youths fell into the fish pond Sunday night needing help to retrieve their hats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coterie Club
Travelers’ Club
Lewis Bookwalter
Ed Kurtz
J. T. Myers
Brown Family Reunion Held in Caney Kansas
Mr and Mrs Frank Brown and relatives traveled to Caney Kansas for a Brown family reunion on June 1 with Mrs Minnie Buckland and son Foster in attendance plus Mr and Mrs Mack Brown Mrs Wm Eather ton and Mr and Mrs W H Sheridan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Brown
Mack Brown
Wm. Eatherton
W. H. Sheridan
Minnie Buckland
Foster
Caney, Kans
Brown
Johns Tyson disclaims debts for wife Eliza Ellen Tyson
John Tyson states he will not be responsible for any accounts for goods or services contracted by his wife Eliza Ellen Tyson without his knowledge or consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Tyson
Eliza Ellen Tyson
Tree Falls Across Track Delays Big Four Train
A tree about thirteen inches in diameter fell across the track near Huber on the Benjamin Wyss farm, delaying a Big Four train leaving Findlay after four. Passengers felt a shock but no injuries occurred. Witnesses John Thomas and John Heck on the station platform tried to flag the engine, which did not stop in time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huber
John Thomas
John Heck
Benjamin W. Wyss
Findlay
Eight-Year-Old Lavinia Yochum Healed at Shrine
Eight-year-old Lavinia Yochum of Mount Oliver Pittsburg was cured of hip disease at the Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation. An abscess caused severe pain and the girl walked home without the crutch she had long depended on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation Church
Lavinia Yochum
Mount Oliver
Pittsburg
Crawford Township Commencement Held at Snyder’s Opera House
The Crawford township commencement will be held at Snyder's Opera House Tuesday evening, June 13. Eight graduates are listed: Ralph Beaschler, Eugene Mitten, Clarence Thome, Marion Bland and Misses Mary Mitten, Katharine Schleif, Leefe Lowmaster, and Jennie Walters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawford Township
Snyder’s Opera House
Ralph Beaschler
Eugene Mitten
Clarence Thome
Marion Bland
Mary Mitten
Katharine Schleif
Leefe Lowmaster
Jennie Walters
United Evangelical Church Services and Meetings
The United Evangelical Church schedule lists Sunday school at 9:00, preaching at 10:30 by Rev. Bailey, K L C E at 6:30 with preaching at 7:30 by Rev. Bailey, teachers’ meeting Monday, prayer meeting Wednesday, Carey Children's Day on June 12, St Paul S S at 1:30 with preaching at 2:30, Children’s Day on Sunday evening June 18, and a Thursday prayer meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. S
Bailey
Rev. Bailey
Carey Children’s Day
St. Paul—S. S
If your business isn't worth advertising
A concise sales pitch urging owners to consider selling a business that lacks advertising value. It frames advertising as the key to visibility and marketability, implying better sale prospects when marketing is improved.
Lutheran Church Sunday Schedule
The church lists services with Rev. E Luther Sparp as pastor. Sunday School at 9:00 a.m. Morning Worship at 10:15. Luther League at 6:30 p.m. Evening Worship at 7:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Luther Sparp
Luther League
City Council Bills Listed At Monday Session
City council members present were Spencer clerk Van Heyde mayor Pahl Vigor Kear Constien Kurtz Wenner. Bills show payments for salaries services and incidentals including J D Southward 85 Reed M C Reynolds 70 Emon Frederick 60 S S Hart 46.77 and several other items for sewer water street and janitorial work with various individuals and firms named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer
van Heyde
Pahl
Vigor
Kear
Constien
Kurtz
Wenner
J. D. Southward
M. C. Reynolds
Michael Gottfried
Emon Frederick
S. S. Hart
Coal House
W. H. Sider
Roger Frederick
W. H. Snyder
Miller & Bachar
Colt’s
Charles DeWitt
People’s Bank Co
Secacs Baes
Clint Puchta
Jacob Greno
Robert Drake
Fabor
American Chemical Co., Bb
William Donelson
D. Mohn & Son
Riter
C. G. Spencer
John Lockrider
William Lytle
al Corwin
Clerks and Aristocracy in Etymology
The London Chronicle explains the word clerk from Latin clericus and Greek kiros positing clerks were once the literate class. It traces how clerical writing led to terms like clerical error and later broadened to include secular readers, with debates on how clerical roles derived from lottery or portion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kieros
London Chronicle
Garden seeds in bulk at The New Pharmacy
Bulk garden seeds offered at The New Pharmacy. Local shoppers can purchase varieties suitable for home gardening with bulk pricing and available stock. No further details provided.
From Ditcher to Governor Hanly Rise Inspires the Poor
The piece recounts J Frank Hanly rising from a tile ditch in Homer Illinois to become Indiana governor. He studied law while digging ditches, built a reputation as an orator, prosecuted graft as governor, forced resignations, and backed a local option law. He remains connected to common people and is active on lecture circuits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ditcher
J. Frank Hanly
Indiana
Hanly
Homer
Williamsport
Lafayette
Hanty
Gave Him the Chance Lincoln Helps Desperate Veteran
President Lincoln walking in Washington encounters a well preserved tramp who asks for a dime to avoid starvation. The man laments no army will take him, saying he would die for his country if given a chance. Lincoln considers offering aid to the distressed stranger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Washington
Lincoln Intervenes for Tramp at Recruiting Office
In a brief scene on Fifteenth Street, President Lincoln writes a note to the recruiting officer. He tells the tramp to present it at 714 Fifteenth Street and promises personal help if nothing can be done. The man leaves with the note but returns neither to the office nor Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Lincoln
Pifteenth Street
714
Fifteenth Street
Melding
Lincoln
Origins of the Jolly Roger Flag Name
The New York Sun explains the Jolly Roger title may derive from roger or a corruption of raw head and bloody bones. It notes the flag’s death head and cross bones, recorded as early as 1550, with the term raw head interoger forming a plausible link through seafaring speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jolly Rogers
Roger
Jolly Roger
New York Sun
First German Play Haunts The Theater Of Inspruck
Lady Holland describes a German stage experience where a harlequin farce includes murder and suspense. She recalls four acts of poisoning strangling and stabbing then a coffin scene. The climax arrives as a living heroine in a shroud disrupts the mournful ritual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lady Holland
Mito the Glutton Hero of Ancient Games
Mito of ancient Greece won both Olympic and Pythian games six times in a row. Legend claims he carried an ox four miles and killed it with a fist before eating the carcass in a day. His meals reportedly included twenty rounds of bread and fifteen pints of wine. A stiff grass in India is used for making sticks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mito
Greece
Lorn
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Walnut Valley
Henry Kingseed
William Miller
Roscoe
B. L. Kinney
Alvada
Clarence Lawhead
Elmer Lawhead
Charles Swartz
East of McCutchenville
Ralph Swartz
Mexico
C. F. Sutter
Sam Sharley
Orville Farley
Harry Earley, Sr
A. M. Wall
Robert
Will Loudenslegar
David Beck
Gale Beck
Indian Mill
Oliver Tabernacle
Allie Egbert
Crist Coldren
Emma
Emmett Breitigum
Oliver Delzell
Deshler
J. W. Hulbert
Gordon Hickle
Springfield
Nellie Phillips
W. G. Coldren
F. M. Greek
Lillian Breitigam
Forest
Christ Coldren
McComb
O. J. Simon
West Mansfield
York
Ivan Biddle
Mansfield
Biddle
Agnes Wisebaker
Lillian
Edna Breitigam
Search Light Club
Isaac Gamberling
Adrian
Surrey
Deere
Deere and
Oliver
Singer
Trubey & Grine
Woodsdale
Our Lady of Consolation
J. G. Mizer
Crawford Township Commencement
United Evangelical Church
W. Elmer Bailey
Lutheran Church
City Council
India
Oakland
Trotter
Hudson River Stock Farm
Poughkeepsie
New York
Directed
Direct
Hart Bros
Carey, Ohio
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