Thanksgiving Social and Local Visits Reported
Mrs Hannah Rollins and daughter Lizzie visited Lewis Scholl family. Florence Lindsey stayed with Mary Kuhn. Mrs John Jobe visited Forrest Caldwell. Miss Mary Kuhn spent afternoon with Carrie Giese. Ray Mull injured at school when a bat struck his forehead. Dr Ambrose treated the three inch cut and he will miss days of school. Several families gathered for Thanksgiving with Roy and Albert Green and Edith Byrne visiting Purdue and Tudor Hill. Light refreshments served. Aunt Betty signs off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannah Rollins
Lizzie
Lewis Scholl
John Jobe
Forrest Caldwell
Mary Kuhn
Misa Carrie Giese
Ray Mull
Leland Gise
Ray
Dr. Ambrose
McMullen
Roy
Albert Green
Purdue University
Edith Byrne
Tudor Hill
Indianapolis
Gulu
Zolme Wood
Iva
Avis Roberts
Ethel
Atta Porter
Otta
Mereia Green
Florence Lindsey
Walter Retherford
John Kuln
Roy Layson
Paul Wright
Bilis Porter
Bred Hanse
Thanksgiving Day Social Roundup Across Orange
Mr. and Mrs. Jake Perkins return from Willow Branch visit. Fred Carmony of Dulin and Mr. and Mrs. Guy Churchill host guests. Frank Grossman of Falmouth and James Allison move a frame house bought by George Heizer. Thanksgiving dinner proceeds near seventy dollars. Leroy Murphy and family visit An derson relatives. C K Moore travels to Indianapolis on business. Piles Lopez spends Sunday with John Ryne and wife. Riley Hunt and family visit from Indianapolis to see his father L E S Hunt. Samuel Tuttle of Connersville calls on friends. James A. Tuttle of Indianapolis spends Thanksgiving in Orange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Grossman
Falmouth
James Allison
George Heizer
Oil
OQ Hamilton
Scott Miechener
Connersville
Chester Hawkins
Metamora
Orville Hood
East Side
George Moster
Jimmie May
Fred Spears
Laurel
James Guerin
Leone
Elizabeth
Edna
Neva Turner
George Coffman
Joe Heider
Indianapolis
John Stagg
W. F. Stagg
Huff
Near Alquina
Margaret Stacy
Christmas program noted with local social updates
Bunker line reports Mrs. Mattie Cauldwell weak and Mrs. Bundrant similar. Samuel Clark and niece Cecelia Roots visited Mrs. Alice Worsham’s family. Several neighbors and relatives from Connersville Indianapolis Harrison Ohio New Castle East Connersville attended gatherings and Thanksgiving events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Clark
Cecelia Roots
Alice Worsham
Child Paris Dies at Nine Months in Springersville
Elmer and Jane Paris passed away Friday morning at nine months old. The obituary notes he suffered throughout his short life. Funeral services held in Springersville Sunday with pallbearers Elsie Banker Goldie Binder Hattie Alexander and Eva Sparks listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer
Jane Paris
Springersville
Elsie Banker
Goldie Binder
Hattie Alexander
Eva Sparks
Thanksgiving Social Notes and Local Arrivals
Local residents and visitors are listed with Thanksgiving gatherings and daytime visits. Connersville families, Laurel travelers, and Hamilton area guests are noted alongside illness and travel to Cincinnati, Traverse City, and Andersonville. Mrs McIntosh, a former Brownsville resident, dies in Michigan at age 49.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darius Bennett
Traverse City
Michigan
Georgia K. McIintosh
J. M. McIntosh
McIntosh
Brownsville
Georgia Kenyon
Sick in Garrison Falls as Mrs Hadley ill
Mrs Omer Hadley is quite sick in Garrison Falls. Other local notes mention Mrs Quincey Gray visiting Mrs Chris, Robin son. Hugh Gray of Rushville staying with John R Gray. Ida Gardner and Mira Morris visiting Martha Mattingly. James Meek of Gilenwood buying stock nearby. Mrs Flo Hartman with typhoid fever. Mrs J R Gray shopping in Connersville. Mrs Tom Halstead visiting Mrs Chris Robinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrison Falls
Omer Hadley
Ida Gardner
Mira Morris
Martha Mattingly
James Meek
Gilenwood
Flo Hartman
J. R. Gray
Connersville
Tom Halstead
Chris Robinson
Community Notes From Brownsville Church Bazaar and Visits
Brownsville social news reports a M. E. church bazaar at Whetsel's hall on two evenings. Earl Lee traveled to northern Ohio for business. Annie Stanley returned from Rush county. Margaret Stage visited from Indianapolis then returned home. Joe Helder and family left for Indianapolis. Lillie Laird spent Thanksgiving here before returning to Falmouth. Presiding Elder E. S. Rawls preached on Christian life. Charles Woolley and wife from Indianapolis visited relatives. Willard Woolley from Connersville stayed with relatives. Lon Kantner visited Cincinnati. John Gates and wife from Connersville were seen visiting relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ambrose Williams
Madison
Grant Couities
Eph Short
Henry Adams
Rev. Lee
The
Christian Church
Falmouth Socials and School Preparations Noted
In Falmouth Mrs Ella Benson and daughters Lenna and Gertruie dined with Meg Addie McCrory and family. Graded school teachers and pupils plan a Friday meeting to organize a literary society at the school building. Various guests and Thanksgiving events noted with local families and residents attending Inns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Benson
Lenna
Gertruie
Meg
Addie McCrory
Harrisburg Notes From Nebraska Farm Life and Local Visits
Farmers husk corn as Charley Hammond builds a corn crib for Chas Thomas. Charley Stam and Henry Adams each killed a boy. Mrs Martha Thomas returns home from Indianapolis. Miss Mildred Tingley visits cousin Helen Thomas. Bertha Campbell spends Thanksgiving at Nulltown with Aunt Lon Brumfiel. Local social visits and school exercises noted amid church services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Hammond
Chas. Thomas
Charley Stam
Henry Adams
Bertha Campbell
Nulltown
Lon Brumfiel
Lillian
Rosa ‘Tingley
L. K. Tingley
Hub ‘Thomas
Emma Leffingwell
Louis
Elmer
Minor Leffingwell
Mra. Chas
Florea
Monroe Grubb
Campbell
Local visits noted across towns this week
Lanes Creek residents Thomas Mintnes and wife traveled to Connersville last Saturday. Frank Bean and family visited Ed Stevens' home Sunday. Frank Carmony and wife from Bub-Hn called on Lewis Mathey before midweek. Mrs Fidelia Winchel returned to the area after a period away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Mintnes
Connersville
Frank Bean
Ed Stevens
Frank Carmony
Bub- Hn
Lewis Mathey
Thanksgiving Day Visits and Family Notices Across Towns
Rhods Matney spent Thanksgiving with relatives in Indianapolis then visited Rushville with Charles Kehl and family. Dr. Alex Ross from Andersonville visited Earl Matney, as Ed Mettel and family of Connerville visited Lewis Beaver. Clara Handley visited Edna Matney. Quincy Lyons and wife of Centerville visited Charles Kohl. George Dunn and wife attended Thanksgiving services in Orange and a large dinner. Lewis Beaver and others returned from Henry County where they moved Mrs. J. W. Miller’s household goods. Huse Lewis and Sallie plus Ruby Jackman of Andersonville visited W. Lewis on Thanksgiving. Lewis Bever shredded fodder earlier in the week. F. M. Johnson and Tom Johnson and wife went to Laurel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Kehl
Rushville
Alex Ross
Andersonville
Earl Matney’s
Clara Handley
Edna Matney
Quincy Lyons
Centerville
Charles Kohl
Lewis Beaver
Henry Beaver
George Hoffman
W. Allison
Henry County
J. W. Miller
Thanksgiving Community Notices from Connersville Area
Rev Floyd continues revival at Mt Zion. Families from Bunkeshill Orris and John Williams visit Dan Broaddus near Harrisbug. Farmers spend Thanksgiving in fields. Mt Zion Church attendance. Marion Grubb’s horse damages carriage. Numerous local households hosting and visiting relatives over the holiday. Jane Corbin improves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd
Mt. Zion
M. H. Williams
Orris
John Williams
Bunkeshill
Dan Broaddus
Harrisbug
Foley's Kidney Cure Promises Health Through Proper Kidney Function
An advertisement claims Foley's Kidney Cure can cure kidney and bladder diseases in any form and strengthen kidneys to prevent Bright's disease or diabetes when taken timely, urging trust in 0. McKennan & Son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Bright
Tima
McKennan & Son
The Solar System Beyond Comprehension
The London Times notes the vast scale of the solar system and the universe, describing how even bright astronomers are baffled by immense distances and searching questions about origin and destination as stars stream in opposite directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Times
Furs Wanted at Saturday Markets
High market price paid for furs. Headquarters on Saturdays at Moffett's Livery Barn and Snider's Livery Barn. Malone & Breen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moffett's
Snider's Livery
Malone & Breen
Nirvana Figure by St Gaudens At Rock Creek Cemetery
A feature notes Saint Gaudens admired for generosity and artistry and recalls the Nirvana sculpture in Rock Creek Cemetery Washington. It recounts his 1902 Washington visit to sculpt Wayne MacVeagh and Hildegarde Hawthorne visited the dreaming figure. Hawthorne’s verses appeared after editors urged a deeper poetry.
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Rock Creek
Washington
St. Gaudens
Harper's Weekly
Nirvana
Wayne MacVeagh
Q Magazine
St. Guaudens
Hildegarde Hawthorne
Portrait Hidden in Christie’s Sale Reveals Buckstone by Maclise
A buyer in the Christie’s sale of Sir Henry Irving’s effects unexpectedly acquires a previously unknown portrait. The piece, once believed unsigned and of an unknown artist, is identified as Buckstone the actor, painted by Daniel Maclise, with an engraving in the Maclise portrait gallery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christie's
Henry Irving
Whistler
Sargent
Buckstone
Daniel Maclise
Maclee Portrait Gallery
John Lane
Pearson's Magazine
Dr Tronchin and the rise of walking in France
The Westminster Gazette notes that Dr Tronchin, ally of Voltaire and Rousseau, sparked a cultural shift in 1700s France. Walking spread from necessity to fashion as the leisured class began a constitutional stroll, giving rise to terms like tronchiner and associated dress codes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tronchin
Voltaire
Rousseau
Diderot
France
Westminster Gazette
Baldheaded Reply Sparks Naval Quip in London
A well known naval officer in London, aging and bald, has faced a junior’s blunt question about his hair. He answered promptly with a witty remark, reflecting his calm demeanor and seasoned rank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Nonresident Notice in Fayette Circuit Court Divorce
The State of Indiana Fayette county Fayette Circuit Court case 5405 Finch v James I Finch cites nonresidence. Plaintiff by Conner and Ochriman seeks divorce and warns defendant to appear by the last day of the March term 1907 at Connorsville courthouse or risk default.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Fayette County
Fayette
Marob Rm
Florence C. Finch
James I Finch
Conner & Ochriman
Connersville
Connereville
Ind
William KE
Aire
Estate of John W Dye listed for administration in Fayette County
Notice announces Frank W. Dye appointed administrator of the estate of John W. Dye in Fayette County Indiana. The Fayette Circuit Court attests this appointment dated November 26 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Dye
Fayette County
Indiana
Said
Frank W. Dye
William E. Sparks
Fayete Circuit
Vindictive jab quoted from London Punch remark
A sharp barb from London Punch comments on a life of pressure and rivalry, claiming years of men stepping over one’s head. The quote frames a tone of grievance and sly bravado in a public discourse setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
French doctors settle hand injury dispute
A light anecdote from Nos Loisirs recalls two doctors arguing over whether to amputate two or three fingers after a man’s accident. They finally agree on three, then decide not to quarrel over such a tiny dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loisirs
Willie Kept Nickel With Preacher’s Son Permission
A Denver News excerpt shows Willie asked Eddie Lake, the preacher's son, for permission to spend a nickel on candy instead of placing it in the Sunday school contribution box. Eddie granted approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Eddie Lake
Denver News
A Hindoo Legend on Creation and Woman’s Status
A Hindoo account of creation depicts the deity dividing himself to form man and woman. The legend suggests women’s position in ancient India differed from today, echoing Manu’s law that when women are honored the gods rejoice, but when they are not honored all rites are unacceptable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Kilmer Swamp Root kidney and bladder remedy offer
Readers are urged to try Kilmer’s Swamp Root for kidney liver and bladder troubles. The ad promises a free sample bottle and a book by mail upon mentioning the paper and lists Binghamton New York as the address. It notes sizes sold by druggists and cautions to use the exact product name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
Kilmer
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Guy Churchill
Leroy Murphy
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John Ryne
Riley Hunt
LE. S. Hunt
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Graded
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Jane Trawley
Knightstown
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O. H. Alexander
Bunker Hill
A. H. No
W. G. Starr
Harrisburg
Martha Thomas
Mildred Tingley
Helen Thomas
Lanes Creek
Fidelia Winchel
Rhods Matney
Ed Mettel
George Dunn
Huse Lewis
Sallie
Misa Ruby Jackman
W. Lewis
Lewis Bever
F. M. Johnson
Tom Johnson
Wilson Creek
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Doug. Elliott
Cha’. Williams
Lloyd
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Virginia Avenue
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Earl
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Fred
Chas. Crandel
Homer
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Ed Hood
Chas. Corbin
Grace
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Joe Eshelman
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Mt. 4Ion Church
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Furs
Sione
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