Holiday shopping, shortages, and local notices in Bartholomew county
The notice page lists Christmas sales at Lienberger and Geo. E. Ellis, fruit and white shirts at discount stores, and fresh fruit at Jos Villa & Co. It mentions Santa’s visit, watch coupon deadlines, and a large vote prize. Local society news requests, carrier schedule changes, and editor ads for canvassers and railway work are included. The grand jury in Columbus meets regarding Coryell and Bartholomew county matters.
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Coryell
Columbus
Bartholomew County
Sey. Dem
To Cure a Cold in One Day Take L B Q Tabs
An old businesstype ad notes L B Q tablets claim to cure a cold in one day. It promises money back from all druggists if it fails and emphasizes the genuine product by the L B Q marking on each tablet.
Gold Mining Boom Reported Near Spearsville
Chicago and Salt Lake City capitalists reportedly bought James Calvin’s farm near Spearsville to mine gold on a large scale with a sizable workforce. Mining is described as in full blast at local diggings. Also notes a Mt Olive meeting next Sunday and Monday and Dr A S Griffitt named county health secretary with a 17 50 salary. John Poling returns from Bluffton to Brown County for the winter with his stepfather Samuel Owens.
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Chicago
Salt Lake City
James Calvin
Spearsville
Will
Mt. Olive
Hamblen Township
A. S. Griffitt
County Board of Health
John Poling
Bluffton
Ind
Brown County
Samuel Owens
Minstrel Show Planned at Seymour and Local Notes
Oderness vault cleaner F Daun P B Ensley is sick with la grippe. The Seymour Democrat is for sale. A Seymour BR E minstrel will be held Wednesday Dec 29. Mrs John Pickens returns from Taylorsville after visiting daughter Mrs Will Gilker. Mrs J A Thompson and Mrs Julia Meadows visit acquaintances in Seymour then return to Columbus. A double wedding in Columbus unites William Bevars Alpha Debush Russell Debush Ella Bevars. Local ads list storm rubbers and shoes. Quail hunting and winter weather impact food supplies and quail numbers.
Ladies Aid Elects Officers at Sons of Veterans Meeting
The Ladies' Aid and Auxiliary to the Sons of Veterans met last evening and reorganized. Elected officers include Mrs. Matt Pfeifer as Past President and Mrs. W A Stevens as President. Other officers named are Mrs. N G Smith Vice President Miss Edith Mosbaugh Guide Mrs. Joe Gysie Assistant Guide Mrs. Will Dodge Inside Guard and J W Prali Treasurer. The secretary to be appointed by the president. Advertising staff appointed: J W Prali Frank Apel William Cotton William Dodge and C C Smith.
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N. G. Smith
Edith Mosbaugh
Joe Gysie
Will Dodge
J. W. Prali
W. A. Stevens
Frank Apel
William Cotton
William Dodge
C. C. Smith
Bicola Pills advertised as cure-all nervous and blood troubles
An advertisement touts Bicola Pills as a universal remedy for sleeplessness nervousness loss of appetite and disease susceptibility. It claims benefits for heart lungs and brain by improving blood and promotes female regulator uses and a child health line. Produced by THE TURNERS of Philadelphia and sold by Hauser & Parker with a Little Liver Turner product line.
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Wright
Little Boy Recalls Dog’s Forty-Foot High Dive
A four year old recounts a dog’s daring jump from a forty foot ladder. The child describes the dog’s ascent on its fore feet then hind feet and finally leaping spread out.
Christmas Eve Entertainment At The M E Church
Ep worth League plans a church event on Christmas Eve at the M E church. Visitors include Mrs Wm Dill of Scipio visiting sister Mrs Wm Spragg. Bro Allen assisted and Bro Hunt preached at the U E church. Protracted meeting at the U B church continues with large attendance and no new members yet. Nearby notes mention Clerk candidate Frank Felsberg from Hopa, W W Scott’s new sign for the drug store, Trustee Bradley’s township visit, and Clifty township reporting the fewest poor in the county.
Kinney and Miss McDonald Wed Christmas Day in City
Friends announce the marriage of Albert Edward Kinney and Miss Nettie McDonald on Christmas Day in this city. The couple will reside here after the ceremony. Miss McDonald is a well known Hill City resident and Mr Kinney is the eldest son of E H Kinney of this city.
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Albert Edward Kinney
Nettie McDonald
Madison
Hill City
Mr. Kinney
E. H. Kinney
Local Social Notes From Flat Rock and Shelbyville
Flat Rock residents report visitors from Shelbyville and Indianapolis. Highlights include Mrs Hawkins birthday dinner with relatives, Ed Andrew and Will Ensley visiting Thos Hawkins, and A W Beam shopping in town. A small child of Chas Billingsley has scarlet fever and a horse theft mystery ends with recovery west of town. Gov. Bradley confirmed a prison transfer involving John Reddick formerly Charles Johnson.
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Ed Andrew
Will Ensley
Indianapolis
Thos. Hawkins
Mrs. Hawkin
Wood Shed Burgery Sponsors Free Kindling with Each Load
A local wood supplier, Wood Shed Burgery, advertises that every load of wood at J. A. George's handle factory comes with a bundle of kindlings free of charge. The offer promotes customer value and frames the business as a community friendly provider.
Allen Farmer Posts Notice About Feed Mill Operations
A note from Allen Farmer assures customers the feed mill will run as usual and invites them to bring orders, warning against deceptive statements from unscrupulous persons.
Newspaper subscription offer mixed sources
An advertisement invites readers to subscribe for one year at 1.25 dollars, mentioning The Swat and another listed paper such as Indianapolis Weekly Journal Indianapolis Weekly Sentinel Courier Journal Prairie Farmer, with instructions to select and send payment.
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Swat
Indianapolis Weekly Journal
Indianapolis Weekly Sentinel
Courier Journal
Hope to Organize Sons of Veterans Camp in Hope
A meeting at the G A R Hall in Hope initiates the organization of a Sons of Veterans camp. Thirteen members have paid their dues and the charter will be ordered next Thursday. A follow up meeting is set for Wednesday at 7 PM to elect officers, with named members listed as paid.
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G. A. R. Hall
Hope
Sons of Veterans
Stand by local merchants this Christmas season
The piece urges residents to spend all Christmas money at home to support Columbus merchants. It argues local shops have fine stocks and stability, and emphasizes patronizing home merchants to build up the town rather than traveling to Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Columbus
Rolla Company 31 Hosts Grand Ball at City Hall
A.R. E. of P. Ball Rolla Company number 31 announces a grand ball at City Hall on Thursday December 30 admission fifty cents ladies free.
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Rolla Company
Pfeifer Brothers Oyster Soup and Baked Dish Recap
A fragment outlines Pfeifer Bros offerings including oyster soup, baked heart with dressings, and fried items. The text is partial and lacks complete context or quantities.
Work of a Gibson Boy Ends in Fatal Wounding of Officer
In Princeton Indiana a colored boy named Dekker attempted to pass a forged $16.50 check signed by Charles Howard trustee for White River township. As officials investigated, Dekker fled and was shot by Marshal Murphy of Patoka, fatally wounding him. A potential lynching was mentioned if Dekker is captured.
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Princeton
Dekker
Farmers’ Bank
Charles
Marshal Murphy
Patoka
Decker
Vernon bank cashier and county official arrested on indictments
North Vernon December 21 John Morris cashier of the Vernon bank and Charles G Beatty county commissioner have been arrested on indictments Morris for bribery and Beatty for acceptance of a bribe
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North Vernon
John Morris
The
Vernon Bank
Charles G. Beatty
Vernon, (Ind) Bank
Ex Consul Sweeney Called to Richmond Church Pastorate
Rev T Sweeney former Consul General to Turkey under Harrison and Ottoman Empire commissioner to the World’s Fair has been invited to lead Seventh Street Christian church in Richmond Virginia He has not yet accepted though friends expect him to decide soon This report appears in the Jeff Journal from Richmond on December 20.
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Ottoman Empire
Seventh Street Christian Church
Jeff
Journal
Sweeney
Richmond
Brown Narrowly Wins Canvass for Franklin Sheriff
By Herd Work Grant Brown of Johnson county who was nominated for sheriff appeared late but through hard work distanced competitors. For three weeks before the primary the title was his. It notes his farming labor and votes, and that Brown is a Franklin meat dealer and relative of Mrs. Leroy Jones of the city.
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Grant Brown
Johnson County
Franklin
Leroy Jones
This City
Abrupt Departure of Local Man Frank Farrell
Frank Farrell of Taylorsville vanished after leaving home early Wednesday morning. He rode the railroad to Edinburg and boarded a northbound train, with no trace since. He reportedly left due to an unpaid debt of $60, the second such departure from home over debt.
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Frank Farrell
Taylorsville
Edinburg
Farrell
Heirs file suit to break Richmond woman’s will
Richmond heirs of Peggy Allen of Union county plan to file in Union county circuit court this week to break her will. The estate is valued just over 100000 dollars and several close relatives were left nothing. Allen was eighty five years old and the complaint will allege customary will contest grounds.
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Richmond
Peggy Allen
Union County
Allen
Wreck of Steamship Near Bluefields Drowns Kister and Cerf
Ben F. Kister of Louisville and Samuel Cerf of New Albany drowned December 2 in the Caribbean as the steamship wrecked during a typhoon near Bluefields Nicaragua. Reports vary on total losses with several hundred feared lost, while another account cites four fatalities. The vessel carried mine owners heading to Big Jumbo camp where Kister was a principal owner. A letter to Mrs Sylvester Rapier from an unnamed sender mentions the disaster.
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LouisviL_E
Ben F. Kister
This City
Samuel Cerf
New Albany
Caribbean
Bluefields
Nicaragua
Big Jumbo
Kister
Syl ‘Vester Rapier
New Haven
Christmas Eve Entertainment at Bethel Church
The Christmas Eve program will be held at Bethel church as the community prepares for the holiday. The infant child of James Whittingill died Friday and was buried Saturday December 18. Phebe Bolinger is recovering well. The White Creek Social choir progresses in music and Myrtle Long will resume teaching soon. Measles flood Whittinghill households with one death. J Mellancamp’s child died last week from diphtheria and croup. Ella Polen travels to Chicago for an organ to be installed at the Baptist church. Bribery arrests include cashier John Morris of the Vernon Indiana Bank and County Commissioner Charles G Beatty.
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Ella Polen
Chicago
The
Baptist Church
Minot Rev B N and Local Residents Names List
Partial OCR shows a roster of Reverend and local names including Barker Lester Taylor Brooks A D J Denner L E Deem D G and Maggie Hedge Mrs Mary E with the fragmentary title Rinker Rev M F and Minot Rev B N.
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Amon Maggie Hedge
Mary E
City Says President May Oust 50,000 from Civil Service
A House report hints the President will issue an order around the first of the year to remove about 50,000 officers from the classified civil service and transfer them to the private sector. Deputy collectors and other internal revenue staff may be included as offices are opened to private employment.
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Mun
Holiday Savings Promised by G2oaH Official
A fragmented note promises savings on Be Albums and Dolls for Christmas. It mentions Bacliday and Cum as sources or sponsors but provides no clear dates or locations. The readable bits suggest a shopping or promotional angle rather than a full event.
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Bacliday
Big Four Route Agent Sells Tickets in Southwest
In the Southwest a passenger notice promotes Big Four Route travel with contact for J S Smith agent to buy tickets and obtain full information.
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J .S .Smith
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Lienberger’s
Lienberger
Pittsburg
Simon
J. A George's
Jos, Villa & Co
Santa Claus
Office
Jos, Villa
Washington Street
Rebennack
Miss Jett
Geo. E. Ellis
J. W. Fesler
Morgan Town
Marshall Abe Thickston
Bartholomew
Kinney & Tunrin
John Rothrock
Bedford
Southern Indiana Railway
Sey Dem
Spiehler
Lon Allison
Democrat
Diggins
Oderness
F. Daun
P. B. Ensley
Grippe
Seymour Democrat
Seymour U. BR. E. of
Seymour
John Pickens
Will Gilker
J. A. Thompson
Julia Meadows
Sey
Rep
H S Smith
U. S. Special Pension Examiner
J. A. Newton
Cash Shoe Store
Stader
Con
William Bevars
Alpha Debush
Russell Debush
Ella Bevars
Miss Debush
Greensburg News
Bob White
Steve Wood
J. A George
Ladies Aid
Matt Pfeifer
W A. Stevens
Turners of
Philadelphia
TUR
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Fant
Hauser & Parker
Newbern
M. E. Church
Wm. Dill
Scipio
Wm. Spragg
Bro Allen
Bro. Hunt
U. E. Church
John Hook
U. B
Frank Felsberg
Hopa
W. W. Scott
Bradley
Clifty Township
McDonald
Harry Nading
Shelbyville
Mr. Miles
A. W. Beam
A. Shore
Chas. Garard of
Elwood
Chas. Isley
County
Bedna Young
Ella Porter
Josie Dunn
Jennie Garard
Scott Walker
Cass County
Chas. Billingsley
James Anderson
Ed Goodrich
Shelbyville Republican
A. J. Winterroad
Jas. Burney of Hope
Webb McKnight
Here
Jas. Burney
Dr. Connelly
Gov. Bradley
Gov. Mount
Indiana
John Reddick
Charles Johnson
Reddick
Wood Shed Burgery
J. A. George
Wtf
Allen Farmer
Cincinnati Enquirer
Prairie Farmer
Aspy
John Knight, Frank Barmes
Ben Zeigler
Dayton Everroad
S Jeff
Ed Colee
U Hartzell
Herman Dixon, Will Barmes
Wm. Boicourt
A.R. E. of
P. Ball
Pfeifer Bros
Gibson Boy
Forges
Marshal
New Albatty Citizen
Howard
White River Town
Morris
Beatty
T. Sweeney
Who
Turkey
Harrison
Franklin Star
Mr. Brown
Walesboro
Bethel Church
James Whittingill
Phebe Bolinger
J. Mellancamp
Croup
White Creek
Myrtle Long
James Whittinghill
Rinker
Barker Lester Taylor
Brooks A
Deem D G
Minot
Cadibg
Albany
Date
Fela
Sthelter
Mr. Cerf Was
New Alby
Cipulco
Cerf
Baugh
New
Louis
Helbu
Ee ‘Cerf
John Parkingon
Taio
Conningsby
AJ Hoffman
Mra J W
Tos
E.Q. McCormick
Warren J Lynch
Cincinnati, Q. Dee
Florida
Ules
Addrees
SH. Taylor
Gen’ Pas Southern Railroad
Loulevillé
Jans
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