Sunday excursion notes and town visits reported
The column records residents traveling to Benton Harbor and Greenfield for outings, visits by Lloyd Henley and Cv Coffin to Knightstown, and many locals spending Sundays with family in Westland Willow Branch and Home areas. It notes a quiet Benton Harbor trip by Preston Coffin, improvements on C G Clark's elevator, and local shops and treats at Coffin's Drug Store Bundy and City Bakery. Charles Wiltse, former Carthage boy and Marion County prosecuting attorney, spent Sunday with Dr. Gause’s family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Henley
Cv Coffin
Knightstown Friends
Lulu
Winfred Hill
Greenfield
Charles Wiltse
Clark Gause
Wiltse
Carthage
Marion County
Notice of sale trade items and local social notes
Sale notice offers two ladies high grade bicycles two brand new piano box buggies one brand new road wagon one second hand two horse wagon. Will sell cheap or exchange for live stock. Also local social details including receptions at North Main Street with Mrs N C Binford Mrs Will Hill and Miss Leora Hill as well as decorative arrangements, punch, and fifty plus guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill Bros
N. C. Binford
Will B. Hill
Leora Hill
North Main Street
Mra
Kk. P. Trueblood
William Hill
Amanda Elliot
Ing
O. W. Righter
W. J.porter
Aspharagus
Punch
Gurney Nixon
R. H. Furnas
L V. Bundy’s
Microbe hunting and the microbes of health debated
The author questions the focus on disease microbes and suggests seeking health microbes instead. A critic labels health germ hunting as satanic, while a library note recalls early free public libraries and even harsh penalties for returning books in ancient Babylonian and Assyrian systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Colville
North American Review
Military mast design described in historic vessel text
The excerpt explains a naval mast with steel rims and carriers for guns. It notes the mast as the main mounting point on a man-of-war and references the arrangement of carmen or carriers inside the steel rim for weapons.
Doom of the Small City House Foretells a New Living Model
A commentary predicts the end of small city houses as crowded towns push toward large central apartments with shared kitchens and laundries. It argues central control will free domestic workers and lower costs, while maintaining health and efficiency. It cites Admiral Dewey’s Hongkong snub and notes rising European armament as a warning, praising naval reserves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Great Central Hotel
Disastrous Farm Fire Destroys Barn North of Canthage
A severe blaze Wednesday night at John B. Herkless farm two miles north of Canthage consumed a large barn with grain hay and livestock. Four horses perished and one was badly burned before it could be saved, later killed. Estimated loss around $4,000 with no insurance. The fire’s cause remains undetermined likely starting in the hay mow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Herkless
Canthage
Mrfes Herklése
War revenue bill goes into effect today
The war revenue bill goes into effect today and public buildings and homes are urged to display the star spangled banner on the 4th. Rev Elwood Scott and Rev Joseph Oliver Binford announce sermons in Knightstown and Carthage. Dr T R Woodard D D S opens a new dental office in K-town Ind and plans weekly visits to Carthage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of Carthage
Elwood Scott
Knightstown
Joseph Oliver Binford
That City
Friends’ Church
T. R. Woodard D. D. S
Ind
Carthage
Columbus
Also Mentioned on This Page
Owen Henley
Mr Hood
Benton Harabor
Bert
Bella Wrennick
J. E. Butler
Westland
Mr. Butler
Fred Nixon
Paul Graham
A. ¥. Stager
Mable
Charles
Horace Gear
Willow Branch
Zea Wrennick, Jr
Frank Porter
Harry Reddick
Carl Bundy
Benton Harbor
Preston Coffin
Mr Jones
Fred Hinshaw
Mrs Cox
Martha Coble
J. Bently
Light Guard
Gwynneville
Icee
Lavy Alexander
Charley Parish
Indianapolis
Lovett
J. F. Gilespie
Manila
Lovett’s Grocery
Switzer
L. V. Bundy’s
Lorenzo Forbes
Lewisville
Tauesday
Lewis Howell
Main
First Street
Allen Newsom
C. G. Clark
Clark
Hall Bros
Deering
IE. P. Trueblood
N.C. Binford
Coffin’s Drug Store
Bundy’s
L. V. Bundy
Rik . Vashti Binford
Fexmain T Accademy Sigly
Re Fae Line
Cirdtsifs
the City Bakery
L. V Bundy’s Bakery
T R Woodard
UD. D.S
Woodard
Jap Parish
Yellowstone Park
Karl Bundy
Tampa
Charles Kinder
Lew Stanley
Camp Thomas
Deering Binder Twine
Millard Addison
George Snyder
L. V
Mies Alta Lemon
Niles
Michigan
Misa Lemon
Admiral Dewey
Prince Henry
Germany
Hongkong
United States
Dewey
Europe
Bundy
Henley and
Haydock
Whoesale & Retell
Lunghes
Leslie Bundy
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