Sunday Services At Abram Cottman Church
Sunday school at 2 P M each Sabbath midweek prayer meeting Thursday nights preaching every alternate Sunday first and third Sundays Sunday morning at 10 30 am and 7 00 pm prayer meeting Tuesday at 7 o clock cordial invitation extended by Pastor Abram Cottman to attend all meetings
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Johnson's
Epworth
Bible School
C. E
Y. P
Ss. C. E
Chas. O. Whitely
Omar Sufford
Abram Cottman
Apri Smart Set Dazzles With Westward Tales and Notable Voices
The April Smart Set opens with Grace MacGowan Cooke’s striking West story showing a vivid ranch atmosphere and a distinctive heroine. It features new talent Julia Lawrence Shafter in A Realist, plus stories by Lightop, Dudeney, Stringer, Bolton, Slaynes Gillmore, Dwight, and Bliss Carman, with acclaimed poetry by M. Thomas, Army, Gale, Cawein, Ficke, Turner, and Gouverneur Martin. a varied, high standard issue.
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Grace MacGowan Cooke
Tim
Julia Lawrence Shafter
Copp
William R. Lightop
Henry Dudeney
Athur Stringer
Canadian
Guy Bolton
Inez Slaynes Gillmore
Mr. G. Dwight
Ananuuah and the Elder
Bliss Carman
Ath M. Thomas
Clarence Army
Zona Gale
Madison Cawein
Arthur Davison Ficke
Nannie Byrd Turner
Gouverneur Martin
Greenfield scandal as banker Bel l Banker leaves town with assets
Francis G Banker known as Bell Banker, a Greenfield brick manufacturer, vanished this week with an estimated forty to fifty thousand dollars. A letter from Banker to his wife in Treenfield Indicated he would not return, transferring stock and property to Laura Banker and urging a “make the best of it” approach. The departure follows rumors of an intimate relationship with Mrs Rice and hints of marital strain. The note directs care for his children and succession of the brick yard.
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Greenfield
Francis G. Banker
Bell Banker
Banker
Martinsville
A. J. Rice
National Road
Corporation
Treenfield, Ind
Laura
Capital State Bank
Elmer Binford
Bell
Dr. Kings New Life Pils Relieve Stomach Ailments
Suffering from indigestion and bowel disorders, C. G. Gray son of Lula Mississippi reports relief after using Dr. Kings New Life Pills. He states the remedy cured his chronic stomach issues and laxative properties. Sold by M A Met drug store with guaranteed satisfaction.
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C. G. Grayson
Lula
Miss
Dr. King
M.A
Last Hope Vanished by King's New Discovery
Pekin resident W. M. Smithert faced incurable consumption until Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds purportedly saved his life. He claims a decade of use proves it marvelous and life saving with a guarantee and trial bottle offered at M A McClain s drug store.
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W. M. Smithert
Pekin
M. A. McClain
Typical French Child Felice Boulanger Portrait
Louis Vecke describes Felice Boulanger a six to sixteen year old French child. He notes her pearl skin, large eyes, and fragile frame yet high vitality. The narrative contrasts French dining late hours with English norms and comments on her eating and social behavior.
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Felice Boulanger
France
Felice
Louis Vlecke
London
Caterpillars and Law in Savoy Vineyards of 1515
In 1515 vineyard owners of St Julian Savoy faced a legal battle with ravaging caterpillars. Arbitration before an ecclesiastical judge led to delays and costlier verdicts, with farmers eventually paying costs. Forty-two years later a new caterpillar invasion prompted a ruling that insects exercised legal rights, urging land allotment for their range.
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St. Julian
Savoy
France
Origin of Whitehall Name Tied to Wolsey Fall in London
The York House palace, ancient seat of the archbishops, became Whitehall after Cardinal Wolsey’s 1529 downfall. Henry VIII renamed it to mark the fall, possibly to honor new white stone buildings or erase Wolsey’s prominence, as echoed in Shakespeare’s Henry VIII. The London Telegraph notes the change and its attribution to the Crown.
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Westminster Palace
London
York
York House
York Place
Henry VIII
Cardinal Wolsey
Whitehall
Shakespeare
Memory Tale Of A Misremembered Columbus Date
A schoolteacher tries to fix the discovery date with a rhyme. John remembers the line but misstates the year as 1493, claiming Columbus sailed the dark blue sea.
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America
John
Columbus
Misprint History Of The Word Bully And A Quip
The passage discusses the historical meaning of bully in Shakespearean times as endearment and contrasts it with current usage. It cites derivations from Dutch boel or German bubbe and from bellow to bull with noisy blustering. A quip about misers and marital status closes the excerpt.
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Boel
Buble
Do I squint Charlie asks Maude about eyes
The new girl asks Do I squint Charlie. He replies he would squint if his eyes were as beautiful as hers and he would try to look into them. The exchange reveals tenderness and curiosity between the pair.
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Charlie
Maude
When a girl acts as if she were tied to the end of a comet
A New York Press item notes that a girl who seems to be buttoning her gloves or tied to a comet is likely just engaged, reflecting a witty society observation.
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Harry
Ant
Ruby
F. G. Banker
New York Press
Electric Bitters touted as remedy by Iowa man
EH Wolfe of Bear Grove Iowa claims kidney trouble led to death but credits Electric Bitters with a complete cure after two years of pain. He says the medicine helped general debility and nerve trouble and keeps it on hand. Drugstore guarantee notes price.
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Wolfe
Bear Grove
Iowa
M. A. McClain
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Tops Popular Medicine
Moore Bros of Town tout Chamberlains Cough Remedy as the best tonic for all ages with fast relief for coughs and colds. They claim wide appetite among mothers for children with croupy symptoms and railroad men for severe colds, noting it outsells other brands. Sold by M A McClain.
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la Grove
Moore Bros
M. A. McClain
A Factory Chapel at Adams Lace Works Nottingham
A lace firm in Nottingham, Messrs Thomas Adams & Co., has run a daily morning service for over fifty years for hundreds of workers. A chapel under the warehouse with an organ hosts a resident employee choir, and a local clergyman preaches thrice weekly during a half hour service.
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Messrs. Thomas Adams & Co
Nottingham
England
Feared the Worst in Mississippi Tale of Obscure Death
A familiar local man Pridey Vizer is found dead in a Mississippi town. No church or lodge affiliation noted, his burial marks a somber community vigil. Old timers carry the body to a simple pine coffin for a grave in a distant cemetery. A speaker offers a brief, solemn remark. The piece mixes a funeral scene with moral reflections on true greatness and active hearted sympathy.
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Pridey Vizer
Mississippi
Gore
Lippincott’s Magazine
Beth Strong and the Breathless Moment
A Cleveland Leader excerpt recalls Beth praising strength as a speaker pauses. He confesses a held breath then searches his vest pocket for a clove as she admires his resilience. The scene centers on admiration, tension, and a subtle ritual of savoring a clove.
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Beth
Cleveland
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Dille & Glemens
Greensburg, Ind
Ben J. F. Miller
North Side Public Square Rummville
Indiana
Estasgl
J. B. Schrighte
Granite & Marble Monuments
Ushville
Ind
R. Ray Johnson & Co
Garbage
Carthage, Ind
P. J. Sattler Fire, Tornado, Life and Accident Insurance Standard Companies
F. G. Hackleman
Rushville, Ind
SSS
Carthage Building Loan
M. F. Lovett's Store
T. E& Reagal
American School of Osteopathy
Kirksville
A. T.still
Knightstown
Mnd
Jefferson St
Wheeler & Wilson
Wheeler & Wilson Mfg. Co
Wabash Ave
Chicago
N. F. Stewart
Agt
Rushville
Foley
Virginia
Ei Ind
Em Prica &Olds
Swift & CO
U.S. Patent Office
Washington, D.C c
Foley’s
Foley & Company
Subterranean Wonders
Cavew
AMD
Louisville
Louisvile & Nashville
G. L. Stone
Fletcher M
EF Church
J. T. Scull
Friends Church
Scunpay Seegkvices
Easpstreet Church OF Christ
F. R. Eddy
Mount Pleasant
A.M
Trave Marts
Copynicuts &c
Munn
Scientific American
All
Broadway
Washington, D
Europe
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
The
Commercial Tribune
West Baden, Ind
Ponte
Travelers’ Protective Association of America
Liv
Sium
Obie
Harry and
Caterpillars and Law
London Telegraph
Mr. Watts
Mrs. Watts
Golden Rule Cash Store
Rushville, Indian
Callaghan
Oliver @ Co
Merchants’ Association
Cary Safe CO
Buffalo
New York
U.S. A
Pam
United States
Sheng
A. G. Rawls
Ems Ge
BD. L
Ndpana
Chamberlain
Chestnut Street
Philadelphia Press
Younry
Lusband
Poley
Oriy
R .Well
D. Hitchcock
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