Society Directory Notice and Group Schedules
Cartuage Lance No 255 I O F meets at Odd Fellows Hall every Tuesday at 7 30 visiting members invited Friends Court meets Sundays and mid week services Thursday 10 00 prayer meeting Thursday 7 30 church Sabbath school 9 45 Christian Endeavor 6 00 Junior Endeavor 3 00 singing practice Friday 7 30 Sabbath school teachers meeting Wednesday 7 00 monthly meeting first Thursday after first Saturday 10 00 am
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Cartuage Lance No
Odd Fellows Hall
Friends
Courci
Christian Endeavor
Junior Endeavor
Local Economy and Health Notes From Indiana County
A mosaic of local items: hats and shirts sold at Mattie Bentley’s and Hill & Gear. Lafayette considers bicycle tax. diphtheria reported in Wooster. a 300 yearly mayoral salary in Greenfield. a fatal lightning strike near Washington. bondage to creditors and business churn with Henry & Gear, Coffin’s Drug Store and Newsom’s cash discounts. deaths of Rachel Hussey and a massive Knights of Pythias event in Madison. school excursion planned to Warsaw. drowning of Edward Lewis near Lebanon. chinch bugs harming crops across Western Indiana and Eastern Illinois. Richmond hardware house Clem Hardy & Co. fails amid Union City bank closure. promotional notes on hats, coats, and perfumes. bios of local figures like John L. Forkner and Eva Johnson.
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Indiana
Illinois
Coffin’s Drug Store
Oliver Trueblood
Eden
Hill & Gear's
Preparations for plants and local peddlers’ anger in Logansport
The article lists plant preparations and methods, notes farmers’ boycott threats after Logansport council passed a peddlers ordinance, reports a drowning incident in the Wabash at Terre Haute, deaths in Greencastle and Crawfordsville, a perch of local fires, and various small town happenings including a rare Florida galinule sighting in Kokomo, a prison whistle alert, and a Tipton horse theft conviction.
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Logansport
Monument Works offerings for Decoration Day in Knightstown
Decoration Day approaches and families may need markers monuments vases or cemetery improvements. Chas. F. Baxter Monument Works Knightstown offers marble posts iron settees and other items at reasonable prices and invites customers to view stock and compare prices.
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Chas. F. Baxter
Knightstown
Vassar Girls Embrace Athletics at Rural Campus
From Demorest's Magazine May issue, a portrait of Vassar College women who prefer country life and outdoor recreations. The article notes a gym, lake, tennis courts, and attire, with rising interest in athletics. It mentions new basket and battle ball teams and counts exercise toward gym time.
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Vassar
Demorest
Notice of Authority to Receive Money for Worr & Hott
The mill books are placed in the hands of John C. Henley who is authorized to receive money owed by us and to issue receipts. This arrangement covers all accounts due to Worr & Hott for the stated period.
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John C. Henley
Embalmed Grave for Holmes Cemented in Philadelphia
The body of H. H. Holmes was moved from a Holy Cross Cemetery vault to a ten foot deep grave, imbedded in hardened cement. Only Attorney Samuel Rotan Father McPeake and an undertaker attended as grave-diggers lowered the ton weight box. A two foot cement layer seals the tomb as a solid rock wall per Holmes's wishes. Rotan plans a vacation before reviewing any papers Holmes left, certain no will exists.
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H. H. Holmes
Holy Cross
Philadelphia
Samuel P. Rotan
Father McPeake
Church of the Annunciation
Homes
Rotan
Holmes
Will
The Biggest Bugs and Giant Insects Around the World
A St. Louis Star tribute to oversized insects. It notes Venezuela’s giant elephant beetle near half a pound, armored with chitine that resists destruction. It compares world giants such as the Atlas silk moth, Goliath beetle, Malay walking sticks, and giant tropical bugs, sharing markets, wingspans, and habitat clues.
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Venezuela
Republic
Earth
Europe
London
Kongo Basin
Department of Agriculture
Indian Ocean
Malay Peninsula
Malayan
India
Africa
America
St. Louis
Losses to Farmers Since 1892 Under McKinley Tariff
The article tallies a dramatic drop in farm values since 1892, totaling about 1.46 billion in annual losses to livestock and staple crops. It argues the declines stem from a Democratic tariff shift and calls for restoring McKinley era protection to return farmers to prosperity.
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William McKinley
United States
Sugar Coated Conscience Letter From Morgan Receives Confession
United States Treasurer Morgan receives a letter from Westville Conn describing a wartime lapse. The author recalls guarding commissary stores during the rebellion and taking small lumps of sugar from an open barrel to eat. He notes the lifelong lesson of restitution and expresses remorse.
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United States
Morgan
Westville
Conn
Stamps Seized to Compensate Conscience Fund
A fragment notes that stamps were sent to cover the value of items taken and the interest, with the stamps redirected to the conscience fund. The quotation references the Washington Post as the source.
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Conscience Fund
Washington Post
Puzzle of Kentucky’s Sinking Creek Lake Explained
A Nicholasville letter in the Cincinnati Enquirer describes Sinking Creek in Kentucky as a springtime lake covering 200 to 350 acres, appearing suddenly with thaw and rain. It disappears within a month, leaving fertile bluegrass pastures for stock, while geologists seek the cause and theories include a mercury-like sediment draining from surrounding hills.
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Sinking Creek
Kentucky
Nicholasville
Cincinnati Enquirer
A Dangerous Bird Warns of Blue Heron Attacks
A long shore hunter warns that blue herons, tall and powerful, can maim or kill when wounded or provoked. He recalls incidents of men attempting to capture such birds, only to suffer deep eye gashes and brain injuries as the bird strikes in self defense.
Fragmentary Quote on Wounded Birds Sparks Debate
A brief, fragmentary line from the New York Sun discusses not meddling with wounded birds such as bitterns and cranes. The quoted sentiment reflects attitudes toward wildlife care and respect for animal life in a concise, period voice.
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New York Sun
Milne classifies most earthquakes as crust fractures
Professor John Milne of Tokyo University argues that about 95 percent of earthquakes arise from breaks in the earth’s crust rather than volcanoes. He explains perpetual crust motion, global propagation of tremors, and the link between subterranean heat, crust puckering, and mountain formation.
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John Milne
F. R
Japan
University of Tokyo
South America
Milne
That Boy of Mine advises on clean attire for men
Ruth Ashmore writes in Ladies' Home Journal urging men to present a clean, wholesome appearance whether at work or visiting. She advises against loud scarves or imitation jewelry, suggests simple gold accents, modest scarfpins, and to tailor clothing yourself rather than buying ready made bows.
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Ruth Ashmore
Ladies’ Home Journal
What Touched Thackeray at Blessington Sale
A sale of Lady Blessington's furniture library pictures porcelain plate and some jewelry prior to her final departure from London included a letter from a French servant noting many friends passing through the rooms and adding that Mr Thackeray had to cover his eyes to hide his tears.
Fat French Lady’s Wry Prayer on Weight Change
A humorous epigram quotes a heavyset French woman lamenting that she prays for a disappointment to slim down, yet the moment the prospect arises she rejoices and becomes fatter, fearing the thin outcome as a greater burden.
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Society Directory
Mattie Bentley
Madison County
John L. Forkner
Hunt & Gear
Thompson
Terre Haute
Eva Johnson
Wooster
Nothern
Newsom
S. Lafayette
Lewis Weingart
Fort Wayne
Greenfield
Hill & Gear
Rachel B. Hussey
Richmond
Friends’ Church
Roy Peters
Marion High School
Warsaw
Buffaloville
Hill & Gear’s
Chas. G. Harbin
Washington
Newsom’s
Madison
Knights of Pythias
Cofftin’s
Mattie Bentley’s
Litton
Shelbyville
John Delekamp
J. H. Henley
R. E. Henley
Lebanon
Edward Lewis
Henley’s
Silica Company
Fortville
Martie Bentley
Clem Hardy & Co
Union City Bank
Coffin’s
Ithaca, N. Y
Frank Slusser
Harry Baird
Wabash River
Mary Matson
Greencastle
John A. Matson
Peru
Zern
J. N. Huston
Colorado
Connersville
Evansville Levee
Andrew Yeater
Wabash
Columbus
Kokomo
Ellis Burk
Crawfordsville
Charles Kissel
John Harding
Tipton
Kirkpatrick
Edward Barnhill
Flat Rock Switch
Shelby County
Columbus City
I. W. Markley
Butler
Auburn
South Seas
San Francisco
Manawal
Manning Straits
Solomons
Rubiana
Sydney
Touanan
Samoa
Mataafa
Fiji
Tonga
Vassar Girls and Athletics
Little
Gurney
Hill Bros., Hardware, Tinware and
Ieee
Cincinnati
Blue Grass
Earthquake Science
Thackeray
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