Out of the Ordinary Tales From a Curious Era
A fragmentary column recounts a broad mix of odd incidents and personal tales. It mentions a California man named John Mreadowen mistaken for Kaiser by a neighbor, a battery case, a Boston divorce plea, a Kansas tornado tied mislaid funds, and whimsical notes on dreams and animal households in Kansas City and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser
John Mreadowen
Oakland
Cal
John
Hans Peterson
Hans
Jobn
Mendones
Stilesville and Indianapolis Social Notes
Miss Lucy Lineberry visits friends in Indianapolis. Mr and Mrs Henry Crews from Greenville Miss stay with the Cobles. Irene Duffy from Indianapolis visits Mary Robards. S O McHaffle spent weekend with Mrs McHatte in Indianapolis. Hale York attends millinery opening in Indianapolis then to Lima Ohio for a milliner job. Leroy Hixon and wife visit Andrew Robards in Indianapolis. Mrs Louisa Rose called to Terre Haute for brother’s illness. Evhel Kivett from Amo visits Frank Lineberry and Anderson Kivett. Dorris Oursier and Gilbert Ray attend Amo high school senior picnic at Blue Bluffs. Mrs E R Robards leaves for Idaho to visit sister Mrs Robertson. Columbus Gorham family and Everett Collinsworth attend Quincy picnic. Wm Walls and daughters in Indianapolis. Marry Warmoth visiting sister in Indianapolis. Mrs Mills Roxie Lewis and Mrs Giles go to Indianapolis for millinery opening. Mrs Will Bandy from Indianapolis visits Cal Lineberry. Everett Robards Jr returns home from Shelbyville.
State council backs county defense against Lafayette fair
Tippecanoe county defense urged no chau tiauqua in Lafayette amid labor shortages. Indiana and county councils push wheat acreage up 17 percent and hog production growth while coordinating with federal food programs. Officials noted fair prices for Indiana wheat and reported university campus discrimination inquiries as a joint meeting with food production committee convenes at Hazelden farm. Amanda J. Snyder to James K. Daugherty $4250 and related transfers noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Beck
Tippecanoe
Indiana
T. A. Coleman
Committee On Food Production and Conservation
Defense
Carl Sims
Federal Food Administration For
Frank Wampler
Samuel Murdock
Thomas Taggart
H. R. Kurrie
Purdue University
Committee On Food Production
Hazelden Farm
George Ade
Warren IT. McCray
War stamps drive and front page questions loom
The page notes pricing for subscriptions and ads, urges buying war savings stamps, and asks which reform will pass Congress first. It jokes about a headline claiming Germany abandoned religion, arguing Germany has no religion or principles. It also mentions heat and corn weather in the Middle West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle West
Germany
German prisoners build miniature village at Hot Springs camp
Prisoners of war at Hot Springs North Carolina fashioned a small German village from odds and ends of wood and metal to amuse themselves during the day. The army orders move the camp to Fort Oglethorpe and the village will be left behind as they depart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
N. C
Fort Oglethorpe
Germany
Tribute to Old Soldiers at Memorial Hall
Congressman Sanders paid tribute to veterans at Memorial Hall in Terre Haute. He praised former war soldiers as inspiration during the national crisis and noted that district sentiment supports a strong army based on lessons from past battles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Hall
Sanders
America
Military strength debate drives to set big army size
Indiana Congressman urges expansion of the U S Army to minimize casualties in future wars. He argues victory with limited life loss requires a vast capable force and ties military power to national industry and vulnerable dependents. Sanders says he will be in Washington when the House reopens on August 14 with recess bills ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Indiana
France
Sanders
Washington
Expenditures and Tax Levies for the Year 1919
Township and local expenditures set for 1919 include road, library, and poor fund costs with taxes at various rates. The total expenditures are listed as 25 950 with a total tax of 1.54 per hundred dollars, reflecting assessed property values and poll taxes across the township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hendricks
Boyard
Agno
Go Clock Po Tn
Folly
O. Uis
Lottie B York and Sarah C Dinwid Die in Clayton
Obituary notes Lottie B York and Sarah C Dinwid pass away in Clayton on the 31st. Simple records list both as deceased with no additional family details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lottie B. York
Sarah C. Dinwiddie
Clayton
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Esther M. Corbettle
Boston
Mass
Ralph A. Corbeille
Evis County
James McIntosh
iTayvs
Kan
L. P. Simpson
Smith Center
Itays
San Mateo
Myrtle Lewis
Portland
Maine
Rh. C. Lewis
Union
Ore
James E. Roderick
Kineston, Ont
Roderick
Lince
Dorothy Snell
St. Louis
William Snell
Natural Bridge Road
Council Grove Avenue
Fine Lawn
Snell
Alabama
Trxie
Melba
Rounds
Big Coffe
Trixie
Stilesville
Lucy Lineberry
Indianapolis
Henry Crews
Greenville, Miss
Wm. and
James Coble
Irene Duffy
Mary Robards
S. O. McHaffle
Mrs. McHatte
Miss Hale York
Lima
Ohio
Leroy Hixon
Andrew Robards
Louisa Rose
Terre Haute
Evhel Kivett
Amo
Frank Lineberry
Anderson Kivett
Dorris Oursier
Gilbert Ray
Blue Bluffs
E. R. Robards
Columbus Gorham
Everett Collinsworth
Quincey
Wm. Walls and Daughters
Marry Warmoth
Mrs. Mills
Roxie Lewis
Mrs. Giles
Millinry
Will Bandy
Cal Lineberry
Everett Robards Jr
Shelbyville
Amanda J. Snyder
James K. Daugherty
Danville
Robert B. Hiatt
Lindon H. Hiatt
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Coatesville Herald
H. &. HatHaway, Proprietor
Harmon H. Hathaway
Lessee
Coatesville
Ind
Congressional
O. O. Dobbs
E. Wash. St
Greencastle
United States Supreme Court
Legislatura
Everett Sanders
J. W. Big
F. A. Rouse
Coatesville Elevator
W. T. Beck
Pres
Jesse Masten
C. D. Knight
Federal Reserve System
First National Bank
Coatsville, Indiana
R. C. Knight & Co
Coatesville Lumber
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