Local and Personal notices Aug 1 1909
Local and personal notes from the city include Dr. Sipe visiting from Orange, John B. Wait from Waterloo township on business, Charles Bell and family with Mrs. Kate Broaddus from Harrisburg, and Arthur Nelson of Hawkins. A two year old trotter trained in nineteen seconds for a Western Horseman stake in 1910, plus farm reports by Quincy Sherry yielding 1070 bushels of wheat from 55 acres and 90 bushels of oats. A keepsake 1680 book, The Lady's New Years Gift, is described. A minor auto incident near East Side ends with no injuries to Mr. Lake.
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Charles Bell
Kate Broaddus
Harrisburg
A. W. Harold
Western Horseman
Quincy Sherry
John Sheldon
Mr. Sherry
Absalom Simpkins
Caluan
George Sue Ville
Busy day in local district features car deliveries and a cow collision
Readers record a busy Thursday with new Auburn touring cars delivered to William Maze and Charles BeH, social visits from Mrs. Martha McDaniels and relatives, plus an auto collision near Grubb’s home when a highway cow blocked the track. Dr Lake also nearly collided crossing a fill on his way home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Maze
Waterloo Township
Charles Beh
Harrisburg
Charles i. Grubb
Mr. Grubb
DR. Lake
Everton
Friday's Daily Social Notes From Fay ette and Vicinities
Mrs A J Oliver and son Robert visited friends near Glenwood yesterday. R P Kerr and son Rus sel from near Yankeetown are in the city today. Mrs L M DeVelin of Chicago visits relatives in Fayette and Union counties. Mrs Roy Porter travels to Straights ville Ohio to visit her parents for two weeks. Mrs Mary Higley and children spend today with Mr and Mrs William Higley at Pair View. Mr and Mrs L V Heewood hosted a six oclock dinner with Rev and Mrs George Walls of Grenwood. A neighborhood group near Lick Creek church picnicked along Williams Creek and some men fished part of the time.
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Lick Creek
Williams Creek
Brother Cain Dead at Brookville Brother J Cain Dies After Illness
Robert J. Cain brother of Geo Cain and of Wm J and Harry Cain died at his Brookville home after weeks of stomach trouble. Born 1844 in Franklin county he was about 65. He married Mollie Gallion and had no children. Surviving are W J and Harry Cain. He was a traveling salesman for a Cincinnati firm with business across Canada and South America. He was active in politics and known widely in the county and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Cain
Geo. Cain
Wm. J
Harry Cain
Brookville
William
Cain
Franklin County
Mollie Gallion
W. J
Millmy
Cincinnati
Canada
South America
Evangelist George W Taylor to Lead September Tent Meeting
The First Baptist Church of this city under Rev L C Bauer secures Rev Geo W Taylor a nationally known evangelist to hold a September tent meeting on Thirteenth street. A 1200 to 1500 capacity structure will be set to resemble a well furnished church and Taylor is noted for leading thousands to Christ through long evangelistic work.
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First Baptist Church
L. C. Bauer
United States
Geo. W. Taylor
Thirteenth Street
Taylor
Christ
Indiana teachers expose famous authors in exam clues
State Superintendent Aley George Elliott reports surprising findings from Indiana prospective teachers exams. Answers reveal writers like Ben Hur author Walls and Nick Carter as a leading American novelist, with other claims naming Alice Carey Geo Eliott Mrs Elizabeth Barrett Browning and more.
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Walls
Charles Mayer
Indiana
Alice Carey
Geo. Eliott
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Indiana Common School
Indianapolis Star
Anottion
Cambridge May Plans New Amphitheatre and Fair Grounds
The Cambridge May proposes building an amphitheatre at the Lackey Sales Grounds and using the old stalls for fairs. If Hagerstown drops fairs, Cambridge may enter the business, leveraging the ready track, stalls, and Lackey’s new buildings for quick setup. Local support urges energetic revival of the fair tradition.
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Hagerstown
Cambridge City
the Tribune
Lackey
Persuasive Mail Order Letter From 19th Century Trade
A Connersville resident receives a lengthy example of mail order persuasion. The letter asks why the customer has reduced purchases, requests frank feedback, and urges a response to reestablish regular business. It emphasizes urgency and prompts immediate orders with a polite, personal appeal.
Land draw list names Indiana figures amid Coeur d Alene event
Joseph Furay of Warsaw reports a standing seven thousand five hundred dollar offer for No 1 and notes John M Stevens ex mayor of Rushville appears among Indians drawn for Flathead lands. The scene yields vague results with 2000 names drawn yesterday and a hoped winner list to follow.
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John M. Stevens
Rushville
Coeur D'Alene
Idaho
Lnd
Stevens
Mr. Stevens
Flathead
Joseph Puray
Warsaw
Ind
Tutte Auss Dolan
Elesior Meleaui
Missoula, Mont
Notice to non residents in Fayette County partition suit
Notice in Fayette Circuit Court October Term 1909 requires nonresidents Morris Rigor and Cecil Rigor to appear Oct 4 1999 to answer a partition complaint No. 5551 filed by Phenies L Kerr through Conner Chrisman and attorneys. Clerk William El Sparks signs the notice at Connersville Indiana.
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State of
Indiana
Fayette County
Fayette
Phenies L. Kerr
Glayds
H. N. Burk
Morris Rigor
Cecil Rigor
Conner, Conner & Chrisman
Court House
Connersville
Demir
William EL Sparks
Fayette Circuit
Dang Dwks
Patrician Order Sons elect officers at Rushville meeting
At the State camp annual meeting in Rushville Indiana new officers were elected including President O P Everson Crawfordsville Vice President Thomas A Reed Glenwood Secretary Sam D Symmes Crawfordsville Master of Forms Roy Beattie Indianapolis Conductor O C Jarvis Rushville Inspector Willis Jones Indianapolis Guard OS of Cutler Indianapolis Trustee John Al Lyons Connerville Chaplain W H Sehell Lyons Station BL AL Rice Crawfordsville and M W Spires Rushville were delegates to the national camp meeting to be held in September The next state upt date will be Glenwood Avenso bi puedo
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Rushville
Ind
Patriotic Order Sons of America
O. P. Everson
Crawfordsville
Thomuas A. Reed
Glenwood
Sam D. Svmmes
Roy Beattie
Indianapolis
O. C. Jarvis
Willis Jones
Cutler
Truster
John al Lyons
Connerville
W. H. Sehell
Lyons Station
AL Rice
Crawfords Ville
M. VW
Spires
Rustville
National
Caine
Feddo
Avenso Bi. Puedo
Mrderk
Orsandzethou
Wosudistot
Conch Shell Worth Fortunes and Temple Uses
The conch shell prized in India is blown in temples to ward off spirits and honor the god at meals. A rare right spiraled conch once offered in Calcutta carried a reserve of a lakh rupees and was sold for $20,000.
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India
Calcutta
English in Switzerland Ad Offers Mountain Retreat
An English advertisement from a Zurich paper promotes a mountain lodging and health retreat. It appeals to families and individuals, notes shaded gardens and restful spots for guests, provides facilities for mountain expeditions, and mentions excellent light cuisine with larger beer available from the tap.
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Switzerland
Zurich
Vast Pacific Ocean Covers Vast Earth Area
The Pacific Ocean spans about 55,000,000 square miles, roughly matching the Earth's land surface in extent. This immense basin dwarfs continents and shapes global climate, circulation, and maritime routes.
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Pacific
Pacific Ocean
Other Folks' Joy and the Churlish Creature Parable
A terse reflection on human joy and envy. George Blot contends that mortals’ joys clash with fixed ideals and perceived possessions. The piece questions how sour corners and frozen glances reveal inner disquiet when reality diverges from aspiration.
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George Blot
Notice of Gravel Road Bond Sale in Fayette County
Samuel E. DeHaven county treasurer Fayette County Indiana will on the Sunday of September 1909 offer for sale gravel road bonds for highway construction between Rush and Fayette counties from Glenwood to Orange. Bonds amount to 5605 dollars bearing 4 1 2 percent interest payable semi annually with bids to meet legal requirements. augu ls 25
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Samuel E. DeHaven
Fayette County
Indiana
Rush
Fayette Counties
Glenwood
Orange
George A. Looney
Samuel EL Dehaven
Payette County
Wood Favored for Violins in Traveling Dealer Tale
A traveling man recalls meeting a crum miner buying old cabinet organ wood and shipping it to a New York violin maker. He says the rooling maker believes wood with prior cabinet use yields better sound and pays a small commission for each used organ found.
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New York
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Lester
Dr. Sipe
John B. Wait
Arthur Nelson
Hawkins
James Dickey
Hugh
Fairview
City
Mr. Lake
Aldersonville
Aly
Gad
Fev
Maid Mars
Charles
Priess
Mdpa
Dora
Marie Meid
Laurel
Chhrlistine Martin
North Dakota
Earl Abernathy
Raymond Campbell
Kinner Newland
Martha McDaniels
Eck
Hancock County
Frank Holland
Curtis Scholl
Louis Scholl
Mattie
Marie
Florence
Joe Riebsomer
Thomas Ketchum
Newton Williams
John Spivey
John Crouch
Thomas Chamel
John Riehsomer, Jr
Lid Brown
John Ball
Dora Ball
A. J. Oliver
Robert
R. P. Kerr
Roy Porter
Straightsville
Ohio
Mary Higley
William Higley
Pairview
Airs
L. V. Heewood
George Walls
Grenwood
Brothan
George Cain
Mochireh Cireles
Cours
Jerseyville
Illinois
Carbondale
Neis
Peterson City
Missouri
Oftev
Bauer
Lafayette
George W. Taylor
Evangelist
Wilk Labor
The
Pastor
Amous
Aley
George Elliott
Nick Carter
Hive bisdDe
Adas
Terpiegce
Peek
Pepatie
Woatsworth
Oid Goldsedeb
Sultauics
Teaad Walton
Cambridge
Bettin
Tinis
Hoel Besders
Mieht
Drouit
Somrow
P.S
Jon MM. Stevens
Joseph Furay
Num
Ber One
Indesn
Po Fosegh Paray
Hoo
Revin Kl van Arsdal
Alaneie
Fue Eievin AL Pudton
Gidlarigpolis
Cherles Short
Como Trogdon
South Bena
William Kessler
Portland
William TW. Howe
Jones Edward McGalitnes
Bedford
George Coulson
Thorntown
Oscar Phillips
Noblesville
Arthur W. Metler
John AL
Thomas Shipley
E. Hopkins
Pikhart
S. H. Beebee
Pierceton
J. A. Repass
New Augusta
Edith G. Brackenbrough
Richard W. Lyte
Vallpara
J. A. Spend
Lagrange
Jesse M. Jones
Rushvillle
Connersville and
Lyons
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