Christmas visitors and local social notes from Danville
Milas Cloe Wilson returns from Quincy to visit sister and family. Many locals plan Christmas visits, with church Christmas exercises Sunday evening. The Central Normal College basketball team won 8 to 13 against Forgarty's Independent, and will play State Normal at Terre Haute. Multiple residents visit relatives, travel to Purdue or Dallas, and marriage licenses granted to several couples.
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Anthony Peyton
Charles McLane
John M. Stout
Byron
Lang’s Death by Cyanide Plots Trigger Partnership Break
A 27 year old Lang committed suicide by cyanide amid a troubled relationship with Miss Sella Ferguson of a local plant. The text notes a failed engagement and Lang’s action following the claim of her marriage plans.
One Day's Booze Record Highlights Plight of Housewives
Parole officer W. H. Gibbens investigated eleven complaints and found all caused by alcohol. Cases describe drunken husbands abusing wives and children, resulting in poverty and neglect. Gibbens supports abolishing saloons despite risking his job.
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Kansas City Times
W. H. Gibbens
Board of Public Welfare
Kansas
Gibbens
Narrow Escape For Local Doctor In Train Crossing
Dr A A Wright narrowly escaped a fatal collision Sunday evening when his Ford runabout was struck by the Vandalia passenger train on South Street. Bundled against the cold, he could not hear or see the approaching train and suffered a bad bruising to a limb but remained able to continue his rounds after a quick repair.
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A. A. Wright
South Street
Library Report Highlights Monthly Loans and Purchases
The library loaned 991 books this past month and added 57 by purchase. Grace Harlan and the Library Commission presented one book each. Twenty five application cards were signed. An art exhibit draws attention as the library marks Good Book Week with lists of recommended titles for children aged under six, seven to eleven, and twelve to fourteen.
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Grace Harlan
Library Commission
Public Library Commission of Indiana
A Cheerful Christmas Feel In The Air
A narrator muses on a Christmas season mood that lifts his appetite and spirits yet carries a bittersweet ache. He wonders if the feeling comes from children, memories, or familiar holiday sounds, calling it a sweet sad feeling in the air.
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Chris
Mas
Seals Bring New Life to Tuberculosis Patients
A letter from a recovered patient recounts how Red Cross Seals funded anti tuberculosis work in a Southern city. The man, bedridden last February with hemorrhages, could not afford treatment until the Anti Tuberculosis Association helped him. He was examined, pronounced advanced, treated, and began to improve, gaining weight and strength.
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Colorado
Anti-Tuberculosis Association
Red Cross Seals Aid In Recovery From Consumption
A recovering patient testifies how nurses visited weekly then biweekly, supplied medical items, taught his wife nursing care, and offered encouragement. He credits Red Cross Seals for supporting care and the broader effort to assist consumptives.
Kentucky preacher adapts sermon with mixed timing cue
A Kentucky preacher misphrases instructions for a quarterly gathering. He announces the Sunday schedule saying the Lord will be with attendees during the morning service and the preaching elder in the evening.
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Kentucky
A Pig for Every Boy Ends in Seen Club Plan
L A Romine announces a community end succession chain pig club in Mooresville where boys receive a purebred gift pig and repay with two piglets from the first litter. One pig returns to another boy, sustaining the program and boosting local agricultural work at the Mooresville Monitor.
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L. A. Romine
Futhermore
Agricultural Department
Mooresville
Mooresville Monitor
Pointed Paragraph on Paper Costs and Local Support
The piece argues high paper and printing prices threaten hundreds of country papers and urges local business and citizen backing to keep this publication alive. It appeals for modest patronage from everyone to secure the paper’s permanence and community credit, lamenting self-serving editors.
Indiana War History Monument Details Read Across Centuries
The Indiana war monument in the state capitol chronicles the state's war history with figures from 1861 1865. It lists 210495 volunteers, 175772 infantry, 21605 cavalry, 3838 artillery, 7151 artillery companies and 2130 navy personnel. The text notes 24416 land-force casualties and references earlier conflicts including Mexico 18461848 and Spain, as well as the 1811 Tippecanoe battle and 1779 Vincennes capture.
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Herald
Indiana
State Capitol
Spain
Mexico
Tippecanoe
Vincennes
John M. Cowan Celebrates Ninety-Sixth Birthday in Missouri
The Springfield gathering honors John M. Cowan once among Indianapolis’s first white children. Born during James Monroe’s presidency, he lived in Indiana until 1880s before moving to Missouri. A former Crawfordsville lawyer and two-term western Indiana circuit judge, he remains active in politics and is Wabash College’s oldest living alumnus. his son Dr. E. H. Cowan is seventy.
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Indianapolis
Springfield
John M. Cowan
Indiana
Mr. Cowan
James Monroe
United States
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Puzzle ads prove readers seek community clues at Sumner store
The Wayne town Dispatch notes readers from Hillsboro Crawfordsville and beyond answer weekly word puzzles in ads for Sumner's clothier and furnisher. Verille Everson of Hammond sends a reply to last week's puzzle, proving ads still engage a broader audience.
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Sumner
Waynetown
Hillsboro
Crawfordsville
Verille Everson
Hammond
Tuesday Club Hosts Christmas Meeting
Mrs. G W Bryant and daughter Geneva hosted the Tuesday club on December 19 with eighteen members attending. Guests Mrs. Otto Masten and Mrs. Webb were present. Miss Hertha Masten read the Christmas Story. Next gathering will be at Mrs. Larkin’s home on January 23.
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G. W. Bryant
Geneva
Otto Masten
Webb
Hertha Masten
Larkin
Obituary of Calvin A Campbell at Coatesville
Calvin A Campbell son of Luther L and Mary A Campbell was born in Putnam county March 9 1849 and died at his Coatesville home December 11 1916 after a three week illness He married Eliza Ann Vaught February 6 1873 who died March 23 1916 They had five children four died leaving one son William L Campbell and four grandchildren He leaves a sister Mrs Morris Goodwin and three brothers David W Samuel F and Lloyd L plus many relatives and friends The verse recalls eternal rest and welcomes him to Heaven.
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Calvin A. Campbell
Luther L
Mary A. Campbell
Putnam County
Coatesville
Eliza Ann Vaught
Wm.l. Campbell
Morris Goodwin
David W
Samuel F
Lloyd L
Tomato price rise shocks Amo contracts
John Masten, Van Camp Packing representative in Indianapolis, received a letter stating tomato price will rise by 1.00 per ton next year. The old price of 9.00 per ton remains for Amo contracts, but all signed agreements will adjust. Farmers with 200 acres and potential good yields may profit significantly from the higher rate.
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John Masten
van Camp Packing Company
Indianapolis
Amo
Masten
Christmas Greeting From A Former Pupil
Mrs. C. A. Hopkins receives a Christmas greeting from Martha Minter Sharp, a former pupil who later taught at the schoolhouse on Hopkins’s father’s farm. The letter recalls Abner Miller, Mt. Carmel church service, and Candace Hopkins hosting the writer in the kitchen with treats.
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Abner Miller
Mt. Carmel Church
Candace
Peace on Earth and the Christmas Season
The Herald reflects on the blessings of peace in a land of plenty and contrasts them with the suffering of war torn regions. The piece urges a steadfast hope for peace on earth and good will among nations and prays for relief for families abroad.
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the Herald
Former Coatesville Boy Sends 1 Dollar for Herald Renewal
Vasil A. Sale, a former Coatesville resident now living on a 260 acre farm near Maplewood and Danville, writes to The Herald requesting a one dollar renewal and to change his address to Danville rural route C. He notes the rural farming life and signs with best wishes to the editor and family.
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Vasil Salsman
Coatesville
Clayton
The
Herald
Danville
Maplewood
Vasil A. Sale
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