The Ancient Greeks: A Tale of Many Qualities and One Flaw
The piece contrasts the unified Greek multitude with the standout Alexander the Great and the historical Greek who built republican city-states. It praises Athens for tolerance and public discourse, cites Spartan discipline, and notes that individual Greeks could not bear prosperity, citing figures like Alcibiades and Demosthenes as examples.
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Hellas
Alexander the Great
Achilles
Alcibiades
Diogenes
Cleon
Aristides
Aristophanes
Phocion
Athens
Mahaffy
Grote
Marathon
Themistocles
Salamis
Demosthenes
Timoleon
Syracuse
Mediterranean
Black Seas
Greece
Sparta
Ithaca
Pylos
Phthia
Arcadia
Argos
Corcyra
Phaeakes
Aetolia
Messena
Thessaly
Achaean League
Balkan
Thebes
Epaminondas
New York Mail
Mothers' remedy Foley's Porey for children coughs and colds
A historic categorized note promotes Foley's Porey as a safe remedy for children with coughs and colds. It is sold by J. H. McCarty & Son and claims to contain no opiates or poisons.
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Foley
J. H. McCarty & Son
Remedy ad touts Foley's Honey and Tar product line
An old advertisement praises Foley's Honey and Tar as a cure for coughs and throat illnesses. It notes the product is sold by J. H. Mee Carty & Son and encourages purchase for those suffering from ailments.
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Foley
J. H. Mee Carty & Son
Council Scratches Gravel They Demand Hitchracks
The Town Board held a regular session Monday night and faced a crowd of business leaders who pressed for action on the hitchracks proposal. A committee was appointed to study the hitchback plan, with a called meeting to report back and public disclosure promised. Citizens urged firm promises while criticizing inaction on petitions and unrepair of existing hitchracks.
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Council
R. H. Hill
M. F. Lovett
R. C. Hill
School Notes Highlights At Carthage Schools Visit
Margaret L. Rohn, C. H. S. alumnus now teaching near Anderson, visited Carthage Schools last Monday. The sick list includes Allen Cleaver, Jennie Terry, Raymond Fleener, Henry Henley, Alma Braden, Donnie Price, Roy Bundy, Mabel Binfard, Lawrence Scott, Herman Macy, Miss Rogers, and Marjorie Hill. A 2 PM literary program is planned with indoor baseball practice arranged by Mr. Mangrum and a mock trial slated for a future program. Juniors study Silas Marner. Freshmen read Last of the Mohicans. Physics students work in the new laboratory.
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Margaret L. Rohn
Anderson
Carthage
Allen Cleaver
Jennie Terry
Raymond Fleener
Henry Henley
Alma Braden
Donnie Price
Roy Bundy
Mabel Binfard
Lawrence Scott
Herman Macy
Miss Rogers
Marjorie Hill
SICK LISTS FORGRIPPE AFFECTED COMMUNITY
Mrs Cregor and Rev Scull recover from LaGrippe with families improving. Mabel Gear and Hazel Haney recover while Wm Bundy and Mrs Morton Stanley show mixed progress. Eva Bishop improves after tonsillitis. Jesse Stone and John Duncan suffer rheumatic and grippe symptoms. Kennedy family, Roger and Lillian, also ill last week.
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Forrest Kennedy
Roger
Lillian
Card of Thanks for Josian C. Brntorp
The family expresses gratitude for the kindness shown during the illness and death of wife and mother Josian C. Brntorp.
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Josian C. Brntorp
Card of Thanks for Our Father Death
The family of Joan Trippy shares gratitude for kind messages and comforting support after the passing of their father. They appreciate prayers, visits, and memorial gestures during this difficult time and request continued thoughts for healing.
Local News and Obituaries From Charlottesville Area
Frank Craft and wife shared dinner Sunday. Walter Niles and Curtis Milligan, and Jefferson Hatfield died last week at his daughter's home in Missouri. burial at Gilboa cemetery. Various local visits, sales postponed, births, illnesses, and real estate transfers. community notes and wedding of neighbors.
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Frank Craft
Walter Niles
Curtis Milligan
Jefferson Hatfield
John Earl
Missouri
Gilboa
Thomas Cox
Blue River Township
Nervis Cox
Miss Tease
Debbie Parker
Emory Lacy
Herbert Harroll
John Duty
Charley Thomas
Knightstown
John Davis
Greenfield Wer
Miles Cook
Frank Lineback
Michigan
Earl Jackson
Raysville
Isabelle Shields
Logan Stinger
Indianapolis
Ova Ballenger
Shirley
Sidney Ballenger
Sarah Bogart
B. F. Stinger
Washington Lewis
Mary Deem
Rushville
Martha Riley
Marshall Grinden
Wilkinson
Harry Stinger
Greenfield
Daunyille
Walnut Ridge News: Local Students Leave for College and Funeral
Elbert Hill and Howard Parker of Earlham College visited home folks after a brief stay. Mary Chappell and Blendie Gray from a Cincinnati Bible school attended Mary Ann Binford's funeral. Howard Parker attended the State Oratorical Contest in Indianapolis. John Faull moved to North Carolina with plans for his family to join him. Quarterly Meeting occurs this weekend. Lawrence Boring will move into E. E. Hunt's tenant house to assist in the machine shop. School meetings have closed.
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Edwin Gates
DePauw University
Edwin
Herbert White
Howard Parker
Floyd Newsom
Earl and
Will Norris
Earlham College
Indianapolis
Mary Chappell
Blendie Gray
Cincinnati
Mary Ann Binford
John Faull
North Carolina
Lawrence Boring
E. E. Hunt
Mr. Hunt
Western Grove Church Holds Meetings Led by Pennington
Miss Elsie Shaffer is on the sick list. Miss Josephine Binford visited from Earlham and entertained college friends. Mr. F. M. Binford and J. B. Posey bought cattle at the Indianapolis stock yards. A series of church meetings is being held at Western Grove church led by pastor Levi T. Pennington with assistance from Rev. Dennis.
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Elsie Shaffer
Josephine Binford
Earlham
College Friends
F. M. Binford
J.B. Posey
Indianapolis
Western Grove Church
Levi T. Pennington
Dennis
The Valentines Display Attracts Town Trade
Merchants in town showcase valentines and related novelties for the upcoming season. Dainty missives with tender messages, cups, darts, and pierced hearts appear on shop displays, drawing attention from children and adults, while comics are also in demand.
Foot Injury Delays Rural Carrier in Jackson County
Rural route mail carrier Ed S. Hill of Greenfield fractured a bone in his foot stepping from Lon Thomas’s barn in Jackson County last week. He twisted his foot when a board gave way but showed pluck by not taking time off.
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Ed S. Hill
Greenfield
Lon Thomas
Jackson County
Winter coughs cured with Foley's Honey and Tar
Winter coughs can lead to consumption if neglected. Foley's Honey and Tar breaks up coughs when used. Sold by J. H. McCarty & Son.
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Foley’s
J. H. McCarty & Son
Grippe Epidemic Touches Blue River Community
In Blue River residents await relief as grippe illnesses spread among Alva Swain Mrs R H Philipps Edith Rigsbee G L Winters Caroline Macy Ertle Rigsbee the Macy children Nellie Evalena Emelia Rigsbee Ella Bard and others Funeral services were held for Mrs Arnold at Gwynneville and for Mrs Phares at Little Blue River Baptist Church Revival meetings started at the Friends Church Rev Francis Elly returned to Carthage FE Barnard and Allen Macy hauled corn to market last week as snow helped crops and a Tubbe funeral was noted.
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Grippe
Alva Swain
R. H. Philipps
Edith Rigsbee
G. L. Winters
Caroline Macy
Ertle Rigsbee
Allen Macy
Nellie
Evalena
Emelia Rigsbee
Ella Barard
Arnold
Gwynneville
Phares
Little Blue River Baptist Church
Friends Church
H. ©. Pitts
Rushville
Biue River
John Blaike
Francis Elly
W. M. Church
Carthage
F. Barnard
Mary Anon Hill Obituary Cleared From Walnut Ridge Meeting
Mary Anon Hill born 1836 near Walnut Ridge Mo Mtg died 1905 leaving a large family of nine children. The widow of a long quiet life, she was described as modest and retiring, devoted to duty, patient in trial, and at peace in faith. Her memory is honored by those who mourn her passing and reflect on her simple, faithful example.
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Alma S. Henley
St. Lous Exposition
Nancy H. Walker
Mary 38. Johnson
Many S. Johnson
Mary Anon Hill
Johar
Dinah Hill
Walnut Ridge
Josiah C. Binford
Tangit
Apa
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Koleys
Silas Marner
Mohicans
Dr. Cregor
LaGrippe
Mabel Gear
Scull
Wm. Bundy
Morton Stanley
Hazel Haney
Ben Bishop
Little Claude
Baby Elizabeth
Eva Bishop
Jesse Stone
John Duncan
Joan Trippy
Charlottesviles
Saunday
Greensboro
Henry Riley
J. E. Campbell
Prof
EK. N. McBride
Zenas Bundy
Lee Phelps
New Castle
Clyde Henley
Fred Kinder
Will Willcutt
Frank Weingart
Kendallville
Lewis Weingart
W. L. Blue
R. L. Hamilton’s
Carthage Hotel
Mr. Brown
Afi
Helen Gause
Oma Miner
Noble
Stanley & Coleman’s
Harry Siler
Andersen
Jesse H. Siler
Levi Gourley
Bell
Charlottesville
Ind
Levi Binford
Arthur Lineback
C. E. Murphy
State Safe Insurance Co
C. G. Hill
James Harry
Rose Hill Addition
John Brooks
Bloomington
Ill
Melissa
Foust
Brooks
Adkins
Drury
Arrapahoe
Oklahoma
Dorothy
Judge
Will M. Sparks
Cleves
Ohio
Tobias Talbert
Morristown
Brown
Pir
North Main Street
Bertha Hill
Cora
Helen B. Hill
California
Florence
Lillian Henley
Messrs
Chas. D. Newlin
Howard Henley
Girty
Cleve Beher
Orlando S. Coffin
Owen
Henley
Charles Henleys
Oliver W. Righter
J. Frank Tweedy
Robert Hill
Burley Mubra
Walter Scott of
Fairmount
Bessie Marson
Cambridge City
The
Thimble Club
J. A. Sipe
Lou Hill of
Stanley & Coleman
Wilt Winship
Joe Clark
Lon LeMay
Boida Siler
Alexandria
Roy Hastings
Knightstown Journal-Sun
Luther DuBois
Ollie Heywood
W. H. Sharer
George Sharer
Hogsette and
Lewis
Carrie Kitchen
Cassius Scott
Chicago
Dr. Brown
Goldie Willis
Spiceland
Harry Rhoades
Russel Publow
Rupert Stanley
Alhambra
Phoenix
Arizona
Ben’Bishop
Fred Hinshaw
T. E. Reagan
J. Oscar Parker
Abercombie
M. E School
Christian School of
Rashville
Brumbaugh
Sunday School Times
Belle Greg
M. E
Heavenly Recruit School
Jas. Lock
Jennie Power
Anderson Ty
O. F. Guffin
Noble Ty
J. H. Scholl
J. P.stech
Toronto
World Sunday School Evangel
St. Louis
Winona
S. S
Elbert Hill
Westland
the Valentines
Blue River
Ance
Ge Record Office
West Henley
Henley Street
Harry Wall
the Record Office
Crea
Sterting Remedy Company
Neeer
Ottle
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