Reverend Elwood Scott Attends Church Social
Rev Elwood Scott arrived Wednesday for the Friends church social to assist with adjusting insurance on his house. Hawthorne Musical Club OY 19th. Harlan Henley and his sister Rose visited Indianapolis with Mr and Mrs Ley1 Binford and other friends. Mrs R H Hill ill from a cold but improving. Mrs Sutermeister of Laport came to be with her daughter. Fancy new China ware at Lovetts. Mrs Louisa Swain, Mrs Mary Macy, and Mrs Cyrus Trees and daughter were guests of E T Coffin on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood Scott
Friends’ Church
Hawthorne Musical Club OY
Harlan Henley
Miss Rose
Indianapolis
Mrs. Ley1 Binford
R. H. Hill
Louisa Swain
Mary Macy
Cyrus Trees and
E. T. Coffin
Hawthorne Musical Club Event and Local Notes
A fragment of Carthage area notices mentions the Hawthorne Musical Club event on November 19 and local social activity. It notes health in Carthage, photography offerings at Beck's Art Studio, and various visits and community items including church conferences, Preparations for a library fundraiser, and rail and road era local commerce. The list includes favors for photographs, robes, cookbooks, and oysters, with multiple towns cited such as Knightstown and Spiceland.
Thanksgiving Proclamation by Theodore Roosevelt 1901
The president designates Thursday, November 28, as a day of general thanksgiving. Roosevelt notes sorrow for McKinley’s death, urges unity and duty, and asks Americans to give thanks for peace and plenty while honoring obligations to fellow citizens. Secretary Joan Hay attests the document in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Washington
Joan Hay
Thimble Club Event and Fire Damages Noted
The Thimble Club met last Tuesday afternoon and the Good Time Club was hosted by Mr and Mrs Benton Henley in the evening with pleasant gatherings and lunch. A small fire at Elwood Scotts residence caused damage but was contained thanks to timely heater ignition. Platts Baltimore oysters are advertised at Lovetts grocery as the new feature. The Big Four schedule change places the southbound morning train at 739 with through coach to Cincinnati and a 617 return, with a through coach from Cincinnati to Anderson, while other trains stay on the old timetable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton Henley
Cincinnati
Anderson
Hallowe'en Parties Played Across Local Homes
The Misses Ethel Pablow Zella Wrenick and Lizzie Clark hosted an eight o clock Hallowe en gathering with masks and autumn decor. Thimble Club held its second annual party at Mr and Mrs Frank Porter s residence with pumpkin pie cider and a lively menu. Several families including the McCartys Coffins White Glass Henley Stevens and Butler enjoyed games and Good Eats while trading costume stories and laughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Pablow
Zella Wrenick
Lizzie Clark
Salvation Army Girls
Thimble Club
Hallowe’en
Frank Porter
Folsom
Pearl Coffin
Leora White
Kate Glass
Bertha Henley
Clem Stevens
Omer McCarty
Charles Butler
Ray Johnson
Friends church At Home fosters sociability and fellowship
About two hundred twenty five Friends' church members attended an At Home event Wednesday evening. The large audience room was turned into a parlor with chrysanthemums ferns and vines for mingling. The Friends' chorus class sang, conversation topics circulated on cards, and a hearty lunch of wafers doughnuts and coffee was served. The town faced a local gas outage due to a cold snap, while Ed Adkins began work on three wells in the Riverside field, predicted to be productive this winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends’ Church
Zion
Ed Adkins
Weather Prompts Prompted Purchases At Local Establishment
The article notes the town has seen weather guidance come true and many residents acted on it by meeting needs at the local store, with shoppers filling requests and securing goods. The piece emphasizes timely action and community response to the forecast.
Felt Boots In Stock Despite Thin Sizing Across Range
Local store advertises a reduced Felt Boots stock with sizes and prices from 1.48 to 3.50. It advertises exclusive agency for Stout’s Snag Proof Boots made by Lambertville Rubber Co and asserts durability with years of wear and higher price than imitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Stout
Lambertville, N. Y
Wraps and jackets dominate seasonal sale at low prices
This department has more than doubled itself over last year. Our popular prices are trade bringers. Ladies jackets range from 2.95 to 12.50, misses and childrens jackets from 9o to 8.50, and ladies plush capes from 3.98 to 10.00.
Gloves and mittens sale at reduced prices
Advertises leather gloves at 25 cents a pair, canvas mittens in 5 10 13 and 15 cents, and canvas gloves priced 9 10 and 13 cents per pair. Promotes a bulk quantity option with a focus on low prices for winter wear.
Overcoats sale with special giveaway prices on large sizes
The stock is greatly reduced with pricing not advertised, but special giveaway prices apply to large sizes 42 and 44. Limited quantities remain as the sale continues, inviting customers to act quickly for the discounted inventory.
Underwear Prices Start At Thirteen Cents
The notice proclaims affordable underwear with the idea that the proof is in wearing. It notes prices begin at 13 cents and rise to higher quality options.
Duck Coats Sale Offers Varied Waterproof and Reversible Styles
A local ad lists waterproof covert coats at 98 cents and 1.50 to 1.98 in several finishes. Reversible duck and jeans coats priced at 1.98, plus duck and corduroy options at 4.50. Sheepskin lined duck coats and corduroy coats are advertised, with emphasis on customer satisfaction and personal appeal.
Carthage Cook Book On Sale At Local Shops
The Carthage Cook Book is now on sale at Eunice 8 Phelps Mary 8 Johnsons and the Record office. Over 200 books have been disposed of. The volume reflects the effort of Ripley township cooks and others and supports a missionary cause with profits benefiting the effort. It is pitched as a household necessity and worth the price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
Eunice
Phelps
Mary
Johnson
Wedding and social invitation services offered locally
Local shop advertises engraved or printed wedding and social invitations with neat lines of fonts and flat cards, plus 35 heavy white envelopes priced at 10 cents.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jersey
W. H. Sharer
Lovett’s
Elswhere
Town
Thompson
Bering
Rome
Hawthorne Musical Club
Will J. Henley
W. H. Sharer’s
Allen Jessup
Recorp
W. B. Hill
Rushville
Jefferson Dalrymple
Calvin Anderson
Riverside
Ruth Binford
Western Grove
Muncie- Greenfield
Middletown
Beck
Rk. E. Henley
T. T. Newby
W. Hi Sharer’s
Hathorne Musical Club
Lizzie P. Hill
Knightstown
Umbia
Alpheus Trueblood
Chas. Winslow
John Bentley
O. S. Hill
J. L. Hubbard
Conference of Workers of the Friends’ Church
W. H. Shearer
Elbert Marsh
W. A. Wallace
Alice of
Old Vincennes
Anna Steere
Philadelphia
Bertha Hill
Winifred Schooley
Spiceland
Stella Charles
Henry Stinger
Charles Kinder
Milwaukee
Indianapolis Sentinel
Richmond
Edwin Trueblood
Naturalist
Earnest Seton Thompson
Ed Adkin
Glen Rawls
Ford Stanley
Virginia Harned
Alice
Old
Vincennes
Washington Miller
Jeffersonville
Rev. Marlatt
Mr. Miller
Ee Eae
Platt
Baltimore
Lovett’s Grocery
Hallowpf
Ethel
Lizzie
Zella
Mask
Mrs. S. O. McCarty
Newsom’s Cash Store
Sam. L. Newsom
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