Big Four Route Excursions to Portland and Westward Tours
Railroad travel notice lists Big Four Route excursion fares and sale dates for Portland Oregon Denver Salt Lake City and other points. Promotions include May 26 to June 7 1902 sales 60 day return limits with special rates for within 159 miles and single fares under 25 cents. Addresses Agent offices in Cincinnati Ohio and Indianapolis Indiana for full details.
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Portland Oregon
Cern
Ective Association of America
Supreme Lodge Ancient Order United Workmen
Tigketa
Big Four
I. C. O. F. Grand Lodge
Rebekah Assembly of Indiana
Indianapolis
Ind
Convention of Federation of Womens’ Clubs
Los Angeles
Cal
Salt Lake City
Utah
Denver
Col
San Francisco
Portland
Oregon
Tacona
Wash
Tadianapolis
Minneapolis
Min
Marion
Reston
Masa
Agenta
Waman J
Luxon
W. P. Verrs
Ovh
L Pass & T. Agt. Asst
T. A
Cincinnati
Ohio
Church Notes Reflect Sunday School Attendance
All teachers attended roll call with good interest though turnout lagged. Mrs Will Walker and Mrs Arthur Lineback were named delegates to the County 8. & Institute in Rushville on June 7. QO. S. Marsh leaves class 8 for Mundie. the pastor spoke on Him Whom You Ignorantly Worship Declares unto you. No evening service due to Wesleyan M. E. church events.
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Will Walker
Arthur Lineback
County
Rushville
QO. S. Marsh
Muntie
Paul
Lynne Creek Valley Notes and Local Mentions
The community reports corn planting nearly complete with some replanting needed. Canker worms are defoliating trees and bushes in the woods. Neighbors attended an old folks singing event. J. B. Tribby lost a fine horse last week. Mrs. Phebe Nelson visited Rushville Saturday. Cy Ball visited locals last week. Tribby attended the Kinsley sale at Morristown Thursday.
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J. B. Tribby
For Sale New residence north Main st Carthage Ind
A two story seven room home on a full lot is offered for sale in Carthage Indiana. The listing notes a good well in the kitchen and a small cash payment with a low interest rate on the remaining balance.
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Main St. Carthage Ind
A Glance South Shows Alabama’s Industrial Promise
The piece contrasts the South with the North, noting northern capital fuels Birmingham’s growth as an industrial center, with iron, coal, and railways driving development. It praises Alabama’s fruit belt and agricultural potential from Thorsby to the mountains, urging growth and investment.
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Kentucky
Tennessee
Indiana
Nashville
Alabama
Birmingham
Pittsburg
Allegheny Mountains
Enterprise
Providence
Northern Enterprise
Nature
Thorsby
Tne
Iron and Coal
Rush County Sunday School Convention in Rushville 1902
The 19th annual Rush County Sunday School Association convention will meet at St Pauls M E Church Rushville on Saturday June 7 1902 Morning session features Rev James L Brown Muncie with an Inspiration Service and papers by Judge E W Felts Greenfield and Miss Alma Odear Rushville and discussions led by Orlando Randall Mays Address The Three full Aim of the Sunday School Rev W W Sniff Rushville Afternoon program includes Praise service Long township reports and addresses by W C Hall Indianapolis and Judge E W Felts Carthage Prof J H Scholl Carthage and others with round table conferences on normal and home departments and state and international conventions. Benediction by W P McGarey Rushville.
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Rush County Sunday School Association
St. Paul’s M. E. Church
Rushville
Sunday School Association
E. W. Felts
Greenfield
Orlando Randal
Mays
W. W. Sniff
Ida Spurrier
Alma Odear
Round Table
Miss Odear
W. C. Hall
Indianapolis
Pres. W.C. Hall
Grace Power
Milroy
J. H. Scholl
Carthage
Fifty Newspapers for Carpet Sale at Record Office
A brief notice announces fifty newspapers offered for purchase at the Record Office price set at five cents each. The event signals an archival sale or disposal of surplus periodicals to the public.
Ripley Township Sunday Schools Meet at Carthage Church
The Sunday schools of Ripley township meet at East St. Christian church in Carthage next Sunday afternoon at 2 30. It is the last meeting for the year ending June 30 1902 and all schools should be represented. Those with no statistical report or state work offering should do so to make the township and county banner. Program includes The Importance of the S. &., Rev A N Marlatt. The Qualifications of the S. S. Teacher, Rev J C Hall. The County and State Conventions. How to get most out of conventions. Hints to delegates. Rev A Trueblood.
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Ripley Township
East St. Christian Church
Carthage
Oldest Citizens Remember Catherine Munden Kyser Family Ties
Catherine J. Munden born July 22, 1838, married to John K. Kyser March 19, 1857, mother of eleven children with six surviving. She died suddenly May 22, 1902, after 64 years of residence, noted for untiring industry, devotion to husband and children, and acts of kindness to friends and neighbors.
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Catherine J. Munden
John K. Kyser
Tomato Plant Supply Offered by Carthage Canning Co
All growers short of tomato plants can be supplied by the Carthage Canning Co. Apply to Mr. Premer at Carthage Saturday next.
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Carthage Canning Co
Premer
Carthage
The Bhils Roaming Robbers of the Indian Hills
A London Express account describes the Bhils as clever thieves famed for pilfering and evading pursuit. They mock their skill, stealing blankets, oiling their bodies, and camouflaging clothing under shields to resemble rocks. A British officer once mistook a living tree line for a hiding Bhil troop, prompting a startling mock disappearance.
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London Express
Cheap at the Price Contempt Payback Tale
A pompous western judge fines a young lawyer ten dollars for contempt of court. An old attorney then pays ten dollars, claiming the payment is for his long cherished contempt for the court. The judge, surprised, acknowledges no contempt was fined. The exchange ends with a sly payoff.
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Chicago News
Mardi Gras Dance Exchange at Hopkins Institute
At a past Mardi Gras ball the Hopkins Institute of Art hosted a masked man who asked a masked woman to dance. She responded she did not know him, and he quipped that he was taking as big a risk as she was, reflecting the playful etiquette of Mardi Gras.
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Hopkins Institute of Art
An Interloper's Explanation on Suffrage History
A quoted exchange from Philadelphia Press and Ladies' Home Journal notes on female suffrage. A deep voiced Woman asks what made suffrage possible and a rude man answers male sufferance. The Ladies' Home Journal adds that wealth alone does not create a home without thoughtful colleagues.
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Philadelphia Press
Bome Journal
Curious Mica Defects Stop Mica Value in Engineering
Engineering Magazine explains mica blocks, though theoretically short rhombic prisms, arrive with rough contours. Outer layers are opaque and weathered, requiring removal before usable sheets. Defects such as black specks, rust streaks, and ribbing create insulators prone to puncture and short circuits, with A or V ribbed patterns and wedge shapes rendering blocks worthless or scrap.
Old Fashioned Woman and Lodge Regalia in Atchison Globe
A fragment from the Atchison Globe ponders old fashioned characters. It recalls an elderly woman who said hush, a man in lodge regalia, a gold chain wearer, a woman with lamb tail shades, a quoted room in the house, a home with children watching for their father, and a near engaged girl sewing her own trimmings.
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Lodge
Atchison Globe
A Verbose English Bishop Learns From a Lords Anecdote
An English bishop famed for talkativeness addresses the Lords on a momentous occasion. The Marquis of Salisbury interrupts with a tale about a man near St. Pauls who misreads the clock strike. The joke brings laughter and a cue for the bishop to shorten his twelve headed speech.
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House of Lords
Marquis of Salisbury
St. Paul’s
Moral and witty quotes from old newspaper clips
Funny quips and moral lines from early 20th century papers. The New York Herald notes playful whist interaction among couples, while the Chicago Tribune and Detroit Free Press deliver light banter about medicines, marriages, and trouble seeking men.
Notoriety and Fame Compared in Olfactory Pun
A Philadelphia Press quip compares notoriety to fame using a joke about the scent of limburger cheese versus a rose. The line playfully notes their similarity in perception, framing fame as a fragrance rather than a lasting distinction.
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Philadelphia Press
A Woman's Way Is Questioned About Complexions
A brief humorous exchange between Madge and Marjorie notes a woman's concern for her complexion. Marjorie suggests the motive is a lack of complexion itself, implying vanity in a light, witty tone.
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Madge
Marjorie
Driftwood from Asia Reaches Alaska Shores in Great Beach Piles
Theodore Waters notes that the Kuro Siwo current can carry drifted boats across the Pacific and deposit wood from camphor, mango, and mahogany along Alaska beaches near Kakatag and Kyak islands. Logs 150 feet long, eight feet in diameter, often pile twenty feet high, with bark peeled and drifted sands forming new shores.
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Alaska
Japan
America
Asiatic
Pacific
Hawaii
Kakatag
Kyak Islands
Seattle
Greenland
Nansen
Polar Sea
Spitzbergen
Nova Zembia
Why is it that the overworked worker is always blamed
A modest breadwinner asks why extra hours prompt harsher demands from supervisors. He vows in leadership to credit employees for tasks beyond the required work and avoid piling on. The piece notes the old saying that the busiest worker is often the most burdened and questions the fairness of chronic overwork.
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New York Mail and Express
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Henley
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Phebe Nelson
Cy Ball
Morristown
James L. Brown
Muncie
Music
Sesson
M. B. Hyde, D. D
S. A. Mowers
Pres. W. C. Hall of
W. P. McGarey
Ripley Township Sunday School Institute
A. N. Marlatt
J. C. Hall
New York Herald
Rivers
Chicago Tribune
Detroit Free Press
Henry McCullough
Ead
Berti
Grocer
THE
Educate
Elkhart Commercial School
Elkhart Indiana
A. Mumow
Eastern Traction Company
Charlottesville
Knightstown
Richmond Company
Cambridge City
Milton
Connersville
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