Local Want Ads and Notices From Rushville Area
A long list of brief items from Rushville and vicinity covering visits, travel, births, illnesses, and upcoming events. Names include Miss Cora, Miss Graceick, Mr. and Mrs. Howard, Mrs. Gurnhill, Dr. Miller, Miss Ethel Tleeman, Miss Bessie Stager, and many others with mentions of Indianapolis, Knightstown, Greenfield, Charlottesville, and Abingdon. Includes sale notes, post office changes, church events, theater shows, and a funeral notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Tleeman
Vanwert
Ohio
Bessie Stager
Kilbuck
N. E Stager
Fishing in Formosa Reds Use Barbless Hooks
Three of us two Americans and one Japanese started from Taipei to fish a Formosan river valley about eight miles inland. The Japanese technique uses a line through a fish jaw with horsehair leader and a three pronged barbress hook to lure other fish, seen to trap trout. Our flies failed, but decoys by Chinese anglers caught several fish in fair numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jinrikishas
Taipei
Formosa
Taiwan
Taipeh
Soma Head
Tropics
Henl
Woman’s aversion to indexes noted in Burns book
A Brooklyn man cites a woman's habit of studying the envelope to identify the sender over using an index. He recounts his wife taking 22 minutes to locate "Mary to Heaven" in a Burns anthology, delaying on verses like "Holy Willie’s Prayer" and "Polly Stewart," while men typically start with the index.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Anyvoman
Burns
Mary
Polly Stewart
New York Press
Pare Manila Rope for Bay Carriers at Sharer's
Pare Manila rope for bay carriers at Sharer's is described in a brief notice. The item appears in a trade or classifieds section with a focus on rope preparation for shipping or handling tasks. Local buyers or crew members may contact Sharer's for purchase details and pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Sharer’s
Traffic in Slaves at Marrakesh Market Seen in Harper's
An excerpt from Harper's Magazine by S L Bensusan portrays the Marrakesh slave market with delils leading the sale and buyers awaiting. It details the auction procession, emotional states of captives, and a sickly woman priced low as the crowd arranges terms amid dust and pageantry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marrakesh
Harper’s Magazine
S. L. Bensusan
Sudan
The Broken Violin and Ole Bull’s Early Life
The Detroit Free Press recounts Ole Bull born with musical genius and his first violin gift at age four. At eight his father bought a new violin and insisted he study. that night a scared child woke to admire the instrument, played softly, and faced punishment when caught. The red violin broke and never recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ole Bull
Detroit Free Press
Wanted A Library Smuggled By Young Girl
A German newspaper ad invites French books suitable for a young girl to read and to fit into a small bookcase. The playful notice reflects literary desires and a desire for compact volumes amid a humorous scene of readers laughing at the appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eigny
Evening party question to famed composer after Ninth Symphony
A culture votary sat beside an eminent orchestra leader at a party hoping for a brilliant remark after she asked how he felt after conducting the Ninth Symphony. He replied with a brief utterance, but the response was cut short by the interruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunsry
Thrifty Mother Names Baby for All Four Uncles
A Cincinnati Times-Star quip notes a thrifty mother naming her baby after all four rich uncles. The joke centers on how the child responds only to the uncle present, implying little regard for those not nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Times-Star
Wife and husband clash over bonnet and cheese in court
A witty exchange unfolds as the loving wife laments the bonnet she could not obtain before marriage while the brutal husband nonchalantly claims his nightly cheese in the pantry trap succeeded in catching the mouse. The judge remarks on the absurd argument.
Parental Solicitcde from Town Topics
A light sketch from Town Topics on a mother urging kindergarten for her baby and a father arguing the child is too young. The exchange notes the child rarely sees the parents to learn speech and questions the right time for early schooling.
May engagement ring brings lifelong happiness
May recalls last night as the happiest of her life a single moment of joy described as one round of pleasure. The Philadelphia Press notes the engagement ring as the symbol of that happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Press
The King Is Dead Long Live the King Mishap
A young actor in a play faced severe stage fright as his sole spoken line neared. Unable to utter the prescribed words, he finally improvised shouting the unintended twist Long live the king, he's dead to the astonished audience.
Legal Courtroom Courtesy Sparks Laughter Over Page Reference
In a recent courtroom a Mae identified lawyer and a brother attorney argued heatedly as one searched the statute book for authority. Quick as a flash Mac noted the page, and the opponent looked up the reference to find the law on asses, drawing a ripple of laughter through the court, amid general discontent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae
Mac
FUR Sale Sealed Bids for School Building in Ripley Township
Sealed bids will be received at the trustee’s office in Carthage until 3 o clock p m on July 80, 1808 for the frame school building located in District Number Two Ripley township. Light reserved to reject any or all bids. Terms cash and purchaser to remove building at once. Signed Jesse Henley Trustee Ripley township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
Cswitch
Ripley Township
Igned
Jesse Henley
Local Washinton Morning Court Driver Alarmed by Boys Near Residence
A court driver on an Anothir Buarny Mosdtay morning near Oden hill west of town became frightened by boys near Levi Butier's residence and spurred toward the depot. The horse bolted and broke free near the elevator and fence, but no damage occurred beyond a broken rein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oden Hill
Levi Butier
Oden
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Cora
Shel
Beber
Se Howe
Helen
North Webster
Mie
Anapolis
Howard
L. R. Wooten
Indianapolis
Dr. Miller
Mrs. Orange Leisure
Home Stove Co
Sheiler's
Daniel Catt
Greenfield
R. C. Hill
Henderson
Stanley & Culermn
The
Star Monthly
M. Binford & Co
Nybridge
Tequest
Laura Knightstown
Mra. G
Stanly
Knighternoon
Ciasin
Wati
Forei
D. W. Newsom
L. P. Réinsey
Knightstowm
Bir
C. Ps Riley
R. S. Whitton Farmers Station
Chris
Whitton
Mrs
Henry
Thay
Rie Sain Ae
William Hill
Grace Porter
Hnubert
Chas. Porter
Charlottesville
Stanley & Coleman
M. E. Church
Harry Sfudson
This Place
Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church
Sheiler
Marcia Mowrey
Abingdon
Iowa
G. W. Smith
Kansas City
J. B. Bentley
Sallie Price
Micajah Henley
Family
Stephens
Franklin Charch
John Tribby
Fabianapolis
Avents T Lowday
Reback
Tsé A
Mas
Jeanneter
Wright
William Morgan
Nancy Hendricks
Carrie Charles
Indianan
Sarah Johnson
Nattie Gilbert
W. E. Ralston
Clarksville
D. M. McCorkle
Myrtle Vickery
Columbus
Lilly ‘Trisler
Trope
Henry Lacy
Byron Bull
Zula Trill
Arlington Sanday
Fred N. Hinshaw
Spiceland
Sheilers
Earle White
Elwood
Staley & Coleman’s
Herbert Harrold
Charlottsville
Lesley Pugh
Dublin
Enos Coils
Agnes Hilligoss
Rebecca Peters
Grace Peters
Ann Slorner
Ogden
Wm, Bundy
Kerner
R. Ray Johnson
Dr. Allan of
Charlottenville
Milton Henley
Chas. Butler
Cambridge City
John Dyer
Sunday
Walt B. Ilill
F. H. Lefforge
Chicago
R. F. Cook
Bluse Diver Township
Cincinnati
Dr. Henry
H. ©. Pitts
Knightstown
Millard Stanley of
Julia Zion
Mary Antrim
St Iceland
O. S. Hill
Mesdames Bennett Webb
Lon A. Finney and
Laura Folger
David Gibson
Family Friday
J. T. Sculls
Flatrock
Tanley & Coleman’s
Luther White
Heitomom
Newens
Roy Mattox
Friends
Nellie Lineback
Angel
Shelby Collins
Mariza
Pittsburg
W. W. Tindall
Sandy Mahan
Morristown
Mr. Mahan
Edward Taylor
This Price
Bowling Green
Owen
Hill
Yan
Stanley & Coleman's
W. ‘T. Hall
C. L. Stinger
Lik
Lena Buckland
Jonesboro
Frank Newsom
Mrs. Newsom
D. Cgc
Benjamin
North East Street
Benjain
Milton
Arapahoe
Oak
A. M. Benjamin
Wilkinson
Chas. Benjamin
Delph
J. BK. Keeling
Law
Waldron
Milton Benjamin
Mr. Clyde Pace
Naomi White
Mary Os Till
Scramore, Ill
Joseph Overman
Frank Overman
Chas, Schwartz
Terre Saute
Irvin Price
George Juhian
F. F. Carney
Anderson
M. D. Binford
Thomas Miller
Wilmington, O
Wilmington
Messrs
Elmer Stout
William Dennis
Richmond
Florence
Lillian Henley
Mhases Lou and
Bessie Rubrah
Winona’ Newsom
S. L. Newsom
Ian McCarty
S. H. Waller
Waller
Starbuck
Greensboro
Levi Bnuier
Vwooen 3 Grocery
Gettiee
Knos Coffs
East Street
Whitely
Carrie Wasson
Kokomo
Clara O’neal
Noblesville
Bible Institute of Indiana
Western Welmington
Earlham = college
Owen Beher
Isaac Bradburn
Mr. Beher
Drury Holt
Roef
Grant
Mr. Holt
Rether Preszic
Roendeerd Pleasant
FUR Sale
Anothir Buarny
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