For Sale Notices From Spiceland Area
McCormick wheat binder owned by Mrs Kolema Hahn. Jersey cow four years old, fresh soon, listed by Henry Gulliford. Single Comb white English Leghorn eggs for setting from Mrs Walter Binford. Good white oats and Clover seed by Allen W. Newsom. Sweet potato plants certified eastern Jerseys and southern Nancy Halls near New Castle via John L. Winslow. Morton Barber advertises sweet potato plants and various seeds including cucumbers and corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCormick
Kolema Hahn
Jersey
Henry Gulliford
Walter Binford
Allen W. Newsom
Jerseys
Nancy Halls
Spiceland
John L. Winslow
New Castle
Morton Barber
Community Visits and Local Notices From The Area
Sunday gatherings mark close ties as Charles B White and family join Barrett Trees and kin near Cleveland. Jesse Addison with family visit Arlington at the Pauley home. Mrs D W Newsom sustains a left ankle fracture, resting well after. Harold Ruby and Mr Steck of Three Rivers Michigan visit Minnie Ruby and attend the Speedway race. Helen Overman returns to Marion for vacation. Guy Ewing hosts guests from Newcastle and Greenfield area plus Tice family. Arthur Binford and Charles Binford visit Piqua relatives over Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Newsom
Harold Ruby
Steck
Three Rivers
Mich
Minnie Ruby
Arthur Binford
Charles Binford
Piqua, O
John M. Binford
Public fountain restored to service and local notices
Forrest Parish is out of service. The public drinking fountain has been restored. Porch furniture and awnings shown by Sample Furniture Co in Knightstown. Mrs Hannah R Bundy, a longtime resident, left for Holland Michigan to live with her niece Lida Rogers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sample Furniture Co
Knightstown
Hannah R. Bundy
Holland, Mich
Lida Rogers
Local Movers And Visitors In City Notes
Mr and Mrs Emory Romack moved Tuesday to Indianapolis. Mr and Mrs G W R Yost of El Paso Texas will arrive here Friday to visit her sister Mrs Hester Benjamin who was improved Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emory Romack
Indianapolis
G. W. R. Yost
el Paso
Texas
Hester Benjamin
Breeders Seek High Egg Production in Birds
United States Department of Agriculture showcases at Madison Square Garden that high egg production can accompany good standard quality. Exhibit features Barred Plymouth Rock, Rhode Island Red, and White Leghorn males bred from hens laying 200 to 290 eggs in pullet year, illustrating egg output not limited to White Leghorns. Breeding for eggs accelerated by national egg-laying contests begun 15 years ago, with some hens laying over 800 eggs in a year. Many top layers come from long pedigree lines, including White Leghorns and other breeds like Plymouth Rock, Rhode Island Red, and Wyandotte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Madison Square Garden
New York City
Rhode Island
Plymouth Rock
Gypsum Debated as Direct Soil Fertilizer
Iowa tests show gypsum does not neutralize acid soils nor replace limestone though it provides calcium and sulfur to plants. It is useful as a direct fertilizer and may help make native potassium available, potentially reducing need for potassium fertilizers. Bulletin No. 232 from Iowa State College offers details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Bulletin
Iowa State College
Ames
Sowing Scarified Sweet Clover Seed in Pasture
Sweet clover can be sown in old pastures with scarified seed in early spring, covered by a disk or harrow, or by stock trampling the seed. Unscarified seed can be seeded in late fall or winter when the ground is free of snow. Acid soils harm young plants. plowing and sowing with a small grain often yields better stands.
Small farm tips for spring planting and livestock care
A column of practical farming notes stresses attention to details for profit. It urges using good disease free seed potatoes, proper lime ballast for travel, apiary prep, gentle handling of heifers before calving, and notes stable farm wages and potential trends in agricultural expansion affecting farmers this year.
Delaware Girl Candidate for American Youth Award
Elizabeth Betty Clark a 13 year old Cedars Delaware girl is among state candidates for the American Youth Award. If chosen she will receive a week long tour to the Sesqui Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia and to Washington and the White House where President Coolidge will present her a medal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
Betty”) Clark
Cedars
Delaware
Philadelphia
Betty
Washington
White House
Coolidge
Muffling Oars in Paul Revere Ride
A historic note cites muffled oars used by Paul Revere during the Lexington ride. The Pathfinder Magazine quote describes a companion bringing a petticoat to quiet the oars in the boat crossing the Charles River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Revere
Lexington
Charies River
Frank Coburn
Revere
Liberty
Gazine
Charitable Impulse Advised Over Scrutiny
A Lamb quotation urges folding suspicion when faced with pleas for aid. It champions generosity to the visibly needy, suggesting belief over questioning their claimed circumstances. The moral center urges relief to a family man or bachelor in distress without hard scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lamb
Acceptance of Apology Ends Public Fight
Two men argued after one accused the other of lying. They scuffled briefly before the aggrieved party released, then accepted the apology saying reiterates is all a gentleman can ask. Bystanders laughed at the concession and the altercation ended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
Parasitic Ivy Threatens Trees Across Countryside
A London Times correspondent warns that ivy, a parasitic weed, is destroying hundreds of thousands of trees. He notes widespread neglect of forests amid afforestation talk and action, observing trees dying from ivy’s suffocation as he travels through the countryside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Times
Liner Passengers Spark Southern Port Frenzy
A winter cruise arc ends in chaotic rescue as a large ocean liner offloads passengers at a small Southern port. The tender captain, shouting in Italian, mismanages three attempts to dock, provoking a rising mood of excitement among locals while the liner’s captain alternates between smiles and fury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New Yorker
Ancient Erythraean Sea name origins and ranges
The term Erythraean Sea originally covered the entire water between Arabia Africa and India including the Red Sea and Persian Gulf. Under Ptolemy some geographers limited it to the Bab el Mandeb gulf, yet usage often equated it with the Red Sea. The term persisted into the modern era in its original sense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erythraean Sea
Arabia
Africa
India
Red Sea
Persian Gulf
Gulf
Straits of
Bab-el-Mandeb
Indian Ocean
Mare Rubrum
Kansas City
Local Social Roundup From Anderson and Nearby Areas
Mrs Abner Watkins of Anderson and her sons Charles and Ula visited in Columbus. Mr and Mrs Mason and Mrs Mary Lewis and son from Danville Illinois visited John Wright. Susie Jeff Milligan and Allie Gilliam of Indianapolis were here Decoration Day. Grace Reed and G F Jones of Indianapolis joined Mrs W H McCullough. Granville Gray shows health improvement. Henry McCullough left for Canton after his mother Emma Stone died Friday night. Emma Stone is survived by daughter Callie Hoffman in Canton and grandson Frank McCullough in town. Henry Gulliford hosted many guests including Woods, Rollie Mabra, Watkins family, and others from Kokomo, Anderson, Richmond, Elkhart, Knightstown, and Noblesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason
Mary Lewis and Son
Danville, Ill
John Wright
Susie Jeff Milligan
Allie Gilliam
Indianapolis
Grace Reed
G. F. Jones
W. H. McCullough
Granville Gray
Henry McCullough
Canton
Emma Stone
Callie Hoffman
Frank McCullough
Henry Gulliford
Woods
Rollie Mabra
Kokomo
Salatha Watkins
Bundy
Howard Bass
Richmond
Mary Watkins
Sarah Adams
Anderson
Burney Watkins
Kansas City
Martha McCurdy
Elkhart
Keemer
Knightstown
Harlan Tuttle
Noblesville
Local notables visit Grant City and beyond
Miss Dorothy Sipe returns from Indianapolis for weekend visit while L M Knopp from New Castle stays over. Frank Cauldwell and Clarence Lofflin of Fortville are arrested after liquor found in a storage house. Irene Carfield a Frankfort teacher returns for summer vacation and will teach there next term. Several residents from Milford Greenfield Holdenville Hazel Crest visit relatives in Grant City over the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Cauldwell
Clarence Lofflin
Fortville
Irene Carfield
Frankfort
Real Estate Transfers in Washington and Ripley Townships
Glen Dolan and Mabel Dolan transfer 45 acres in Washington township to Frank W. Creger for 4250 dollars. Pheriba M. Hill conveys an undivided percent interest in 40 acres in Ripley township to Sarah E. Hill for one dollar and love and affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Dolan
Mabel Dolan
Frank W. Creger
Washington Township
Pheriba M. Hill
Sarah E. Hill
Ripley Township
Sample Furniture Co. Offers Refrigerators in Knightstown
A Knightsown sample showroom advertises a wide line of refrigerators and ice boxes priced to attract buyers. George Julian and family from Indianapolis visited Monday with John and Lon Julian. Miss Opal Elder left Saturday for Greensburg and New Point. Mrs Henry Whitfield and son Charles called on Mrs Harry Elder Tuesday. Knightstown Commencement is set for Thursday at the Alhambra theatre with Dr. Paul V. McNutt as speaker. Montani Brothers provide music. Forty four graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Julian
Indianapolis
John Julian
Lon Julian
Opal Elder
Greensburg
New Point
Henry Whitfield
Charles
Harry Elder
Knightstown
Alhambra Theatre
Paul V. McNutt
Law School
Indiana University
Montani Brothers
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cry Club
Kroger
Lilly
Avondale
Country Club
Charles B. White
Barrett Trees and Family
Cleveland
Jesse Addison
C. E. Pauley
Arlington
Helen Overman
Marion
Guy Ewing
Mary Ewing
Max
Newcastle
Alston van Duyn
Greenfield
John Tice
Landon
Howard
Forrest Parish
Jake
Kennedy Motor Sales
Ford
Indiana
H. T. Beher
Rushville Implement Co
Rushville
W. First St
Abner Watkins
Charles and
Ula
Columbus, O
Dorothy Sipe
L. M. Knopp
Ralph Johnson
Milford
J. A. Lineback
Emma and
Mame Overman
Hal Rohm
Home Motor Co
Holdenville
Okla
C. C. Trunnelle and Family
Hazel Crest
Ill
F. J. Kennedy
Joyce Kennedy
Oliver Hill
John Hill
Will Hill
Ivalu Johnson
Tipton
Ed Miner
Bruce Jordan
Shelbyville
Elrene Jordan
Alice Jordan
Grant City
Buick
Naked Eye
Buick Motor Company
General Motors Corporation
Flint, Michigan
John A. Knecht
Main and
First Sts
Rushville, Ind
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