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Newspaper
Connersville Curier
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1909
Page
6
Alpine Willie Payne and his sister Mabel spent Tuesday visiting relatives and friends on Garrison Crees, sending greetings from the area.
Lula Neal and sister Muriel spent Thursday with FE Garrison and wife. John James from the Capital City visited AT Beckett. Mary Agnes Eliott visits relatives here. Attendees at S S Sunday reached 40 with offerings of 66 cents. Several residents traveled to Connersville and Indianapolis. Dan DeVelin of Chicago and John Keener of Cincinnati visited on bicycles. Dan Moore and Charles Kingery made a Brookville trip by auto. Notable incidents include Dan Moore’s cut from a buggy accident and multiple social calls among local families.
Oliver Handoy and family visited Laurel friends on Wednesday while Mrs Turner was in Connersville Friday. Albert Tate and girlfriend spent part of the week with her grandfather Dan King. Mrs Mary King returned home after a week with her daughters. Jap Davis returned to Muncie Saturday after visiting S J Murray's family. Warren Murray shipped stock to Cincinnati Thursday. Charley Edwards and S J Murray show improvement. Charley Hardy and Cynthia Fisher wed at the bride’s parents Sunday August 22.
A biblical passage laments vanity under the sun, contrasting riches and honors with inability to eat or find lasting good. It argues that an untimely birth might be better than a life spent in vanity, darkness, and unfulfilled appetites despite long years. The text reflects on labor, desire, and the limits of human perception.
A stream of quips and anecdotes on marriage, temperance, and social manners critiques a cheerful loner and the lunatic who marries many. It muses on praise, workplace respect, and propriety, noting social ironies and the appeal of kindness over rigid virtue.
Abe Martin notes August caution about eating oysters. He jokes about Orgust and mentions local quirks. The column also references young Lafe’s new toes and a garden economy, with a humorous aside on a constable’s weight and uniform plans.
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