School Notes Guide Moral Growth at Institute
J F Evans missed days due to grip and whooping cough causing attendance irregularities while the Institute plans a big turnout for tomorrow. The program promises interest and includes calls for tips on the underground railroad, with Senator Hoar and Harvard students cited for timely thoughts on effort, worldliness, and moral development led by teachers. Reverend Marlatt led Wednesday chapel devotional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Evans
Senator Hoar
Harvard
Worid
A. N. Marlatt
Stops the Cough and Works Off the Cold
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promise to cure a cold in one day with a no cure no pay offer priced at 25 cents. The ad emphasizes quick relief and affordability for the cold season.
Rural Mail Routes Proposed for Carthage Ripley Townships
Carthage and Ripley townships seek two rural mail routes. One extends northwest west and southwest to about 23 miles serving 05 families, with 120 families on the Carthage Route No 2 reaching east and south. Greenfield route changes, Blue River township concerns, and an embargo on Indiana rural routes are discussed as efforts resume. Congressman Watson is praised for assisting and not blamed for delays.
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Carthage
Ripley Township
Watson
Greenfield
Blue River Township
Hancock County
Westland Church
Indiana
La Grippe Cure Promises Strength With Honey
An advertisement claims Poley’s Honey and other products from Coffin & Co. cure grippe coughs and restore strength and health, boasting a general tonic effect. The copy emphasizes relief from coughing and weakness characteristic of influenza.
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Poley
Coffin & Co
Ways of Courtship in Pennsylvanian Rural Life
The essay describes old time courting in Busks County where Penn’s descendants settled. A suitor must own a horse and carriage, then courts at church or gatherings, driving the maiden home. Pranks on carriages were common but faded with arrests, while weddings linked to church and family help form rural households and inheritances.
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Penn
Busks
Country Singing School
Lyceum
Waoer
Tipple
Pennsylvania
Compliment with a Sting Delights and Dares Exchange
A supper scene features a flirtatious compliment from a girl to Miss Dumdum. Lieutenant Bulbul’s praise about Dumdum’s dancing provokes delight and disbelief, while readers note the blend of cordial charm and social humor in the exchange. A separate cartoon panel shows Mrs Mouse reacting to a frightening upstairs intruder, adding domestic whimsy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Dumdum
Bulbul
Washington Post
Absent Minded Beggar Recital Sparks Khaki Costume Banter
A brief, playful exchange centers on reciting The Absent-Minded Beggar. One speaker plans the performance tomorrow while another warns to dress in a khaki costume, reflecting lighthearted theater banter.
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Strutter
The Church Social and Local Obituaries
Sunday services at Friends Church and East St. Christian Church drew large crowds with lessons on Greek seekers and sermons on trials and righteousness. Miss Lucy Talbert, 22, died in Ontario California after bronchial illness. W L C meeting featured papers on women's government work and criticism with social mingling and prizes.
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Lucy
Sylvanus Talbert
Ontario
California
Peter McFatridge
Talbert
George
Cal
Lucy Talbert
Overshoes Moment Sparks Wife’s Reproof on Icy Walk
A Detroit Free Press quip recalls a man slipping on an icy sidewalk. He says he suffered more from his wife repeating nineteen times that he should wear overshoes. The line captures a domestic humor beat and urban winter inconvenience.
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Detroit Free Press
Riverside Meeting Closes After Strong Attendance
Riverside gathering ends Sunday night with high turnout and evident impact from three conversions and several renewals. Local residents including Rose Small of Carthage, T. B. Gary and wife visiting, and various neighbors noted, while phone orders and a moving of business plans shared among community members.
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Riverside
Phoebe Nelson
Michigan
T. B. Gary
Henderson
Mary R. Clark
A. W. Earnest
J. Dwight Holford
James Forbes
Daniel Winslow
Harry Nelson
Charlie Nelson
Jefferson Addison
M. D. Leela
Ripley ‘Farmers’ Co-Operative Telephone Co
Fred Gottlieb
Greenfield
Morristown
Walnut Ridge Community Notes Reflect Visits and Local News
Nathan Horter has rented the Murray Parker farm after returning from Kansas. Emory Pitts continues to suffer cancer with little relief from current treatment. A mail carrier brings daily rounds unmolested, pleasing the community. Ethel Parker returns from Danville after a year at Normal School. Hunters trespass on farms without permission, angering owners. John Chappell and family visit his father in North Carolina. Revival meetings progress at Ridge led by Wm Card with James Price, John Butler and others. Merideths are expected soon.
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Nathan Horter
Kansas
Murray Parker
Emory Pitts
Ripley Township
Ethel Parker
Danville
John Chappell
North Carolina
Ridge
Wm. Card
James Price
John Butler
Loall
Franklin
Mary Moon
The Canning Factory Move Sparks Town Interest
Citizens rally for a canning plant in Knightstown urging either modernization or a new plant. A committee led by H. H. Henley, Will Sharer, A. O. Hill, and Dr. Wrighter will investigate and report.
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Knightstown
H. H. Henley
Will Sharer
A. O. Hill
Wrighter
Traveling Library Aids Public Access To State Books
The State Library Traveling Library program offers free access to book sets funded by a 1899 appropriation. Two classes exist General libraries of 40 volumes and Study libraries of 10 volumes, with 60 General and twenty Study libraries active. Any organization of five or more with officers may apply, and transportation is free.
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General Assembly
Woman's Literary Club
Henry Henley
Gwynneville Church Meetings Close as Sick List Grows
Ida Wagoner remains on the sick list while Frank Davis suffers the grip. W D Gibson visited Rushville on Tuesday and D E Shelton called on friends in Hendricks county last week. Verge Walls was buried at Weatland chapel Sunday. Jonn Swain is getting better as Cottonwood and Westland church meetings close.
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Turner
Rushville
William Hill
Beech Cemetery
Lora White
Lou Dillman
Shaw Migs
Ida Wagoner
W. D. Gibson
D. E. Shelton
Hendricks County
Verge Walls
Weatland Chapel
Frank Davis
Cottonwood Church
Westland Church
Jonn Swain
Administrator's Sale of Estate Assets at Carthage Farm
The administrator of the Wm. Mahra estate offers a public sale on Saturday February 9 1901 at 10 am two work horses one milk cow two two horse wagons one as new three harness sets farming implements log bolsters and chains two sows and pigs by side plus household and kitchen furniture. Credit over 600 dollars allowed until December 25 1901 with notes at 6 percent interest after maturity approved by Admr Joseph S Wadkins Admr Estate Wm Mabra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. KE. Mahra
Carthage
Adimr
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Henley S G Grocery
Henley’s
R. B. Henley
la Grippe
Logan Stinger
Pennsylvana
Mr. Mouse
New York Press
Friends
Friends Church
Jesus
Mary Folger
Ella Newsom
Alpheus Trueblood
Mount
Dewey
Grant
Lincoln
East ST. Christian Church
Christ
Hall
Winona Newsom
Automobile
Margarett Nixon
Nancy H. Walker
Lizzie B. Stone
Miss Newsom
Uae
Eek Reee
E. J. Dunn
M. F. Lovett
Lovetts Grocery
Welclaim
Rose Small
Riveride
Walnut Ridge
the Canning Factory
the Traveling Library of Indiana
Gwynneville
Joseph S. Wadkins
Admr
Wm. Mabra
Lewis Weingart
Grocer
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