Letter from Claude Davis in France Reflects Armistice Mood
In the November 12, 1918 letter from Claude O. Davis of Co. F 34th Engineers to his family, he describes celebrating the Armistice in France, busy with duties, train rides, a first class surprise, and observations on local life and food. He reports good weather, steady work, and mentions fellow soldiers and gratitude for safety as battles endure nearby.
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Audrey Davis
Claude O. Davis
Co. F. 34Th Engineers
France
Mom
Pop
Sis
Courier-Journal
Paul Tpigler
Clarence
Claude
Robert P. O'Bannon
Sam
Camp
Zachary Taylor
Lew M. O'Bannon
Field Artillery Central Officers Training School
38Th
Camp Taylor
U.S
Wilbur
Harley
Charles
Provo
Harry
Death of Mrs. Roy Marshall in Columbus
News reached Friday of the death of Mrs. Roy Marshall in Columbus after influenza. Her husband, dentist Roy Marshall, is serving in France. She was 28, leaving a son. Her brother died recently and another is ill from the same illness. Mrs. Marshall is the daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Marshall of this place. A stray ad fragment urges Labor Saving kitchen cabinets as a gift.
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Juanita Marshall
Columbus
Marriage License Notices for Corydon New Albany Pairings
Marriage license notices list Eugene J. Shireman and Jack Ellen Kopp along with Roy H. and Sheriley A. Albin and Corda E. Wiseman and Hazel E. Carver. Travel times indicate departures Corydon at 7 A M and New Albany at 3 30 A M with four P M arrivals. L A Meech, Proprietor 630 tf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Jasper Shireman
Jack Ellen Kopp
Roy H. &Tauth
Sheriley A. Albin
Corda E. Wiseman
Hazel E. Carver
No Music In Piano Stool From Western Settler
A settler bought a music stool in a township and found it useless after taking it home. The shopkeeper declared the item perfect but the settler claims it never produced a tune for him or his children. He returned it and demanded a refund for a stool that doubled as a washstand reference by the missus.
Seedbed preparation for alfalfa by M A Beeson Oklahoma Experiment Station
The article advises starting a year or two before seeding with cultivated crops such as corn, to control weeds and soil conditions. It highlights the critical first six weeks, deep plowing, weed seed removal, firm surface, fall seeding with a nurse crop as best, spring sowing if moisture is lacking, and seeding rates between 12 to 15 pounds per acre or 10 to 12 pounds with a grain drill.
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M.A. Beeson
Oklahoma
Manure Boosts Corn Yield On Poorer Soils At Ohio Station
Ohio experiment plots compare corn yields on soils of differing fertility. Without manure 12 year average was 48.07 bushels per acre. on poorer soil manure plus raw phosphate raised corn by 30.98 bushels while on rich soil 1000 pounds of phosphate raised by 17.89. Total yields end up similar.
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Ohio Experiment Station
Metal roofing invention aids rapid, solderless joints
The Scientific American describes J H Perry of Middletown New York improving metal sheet roofs to allow fast rainproof joining without solder. Sheets have upturned abutting members and inward and downward flanges with a peak shaped seam cap that fits over the flanges, sealing joints.
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The
Scientific American
J. H. Perry
Middletown, N. Y
Straw Is Wasted On Farms
Farmers should save straw from the small grain harvest and stock it for winter feed. Feed on racks so stock can take fresh daily, use leftovers for bedding, and salt lightly on the straw to improve palatability and intake.
Saving Seed Is Profitable Amid Poor Planning
A farmer warns that neglecting seed insurance and foresight harms harvests. Saving the best seed is crucial for future crops and profit, as cultivation cannot compensate for bad seed quality or mismanagement.
Notice of Final Settlement of Estate in Harrison County
Heirs and creditors are notified that administrator George Jessberg has filed a final settlement for the estate of Christian Jessberg of Harrison County Indiana. The hearing is set for February 10 1919 in the Circuit Court of the county. C W Cook is attorney.
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Christian Jessberg
Harrison County
Indiana
Circuit Court
Said County
George Jessberg
Admr
C. W. Cook
Harrison Circuit Court
Borden
Corydon
Apid Court
Ashore Maid Aarne Beats Quiet Evening
A brief, unclear note reports a person named Aarne and a maid amid a calm evening. Limited readable details suggest a minor event or personal notice with no clear context or dates.
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Uncle Sam
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Mr. and
Alvs
Marion Conrad
Russell Rothrock
Mr and Alves
Julius Rothrock
Philip Reseraeger
Jacob K Rosenbarner
White Cloud
Williaman
Singleton
Frank
U. Ss
Winnall Down
Winchester
England
Ora
Co. K, 73Rd U. S. Infantry
Isuisville
Clem Keller
Camp Knox
West Point
Kentucky
Walter Keller
Scott Township
William C. Brage
Glen Bogie
Youn Brags
Waterbury
Connecticut
Hollis Jack
Mauckport
Beeue
Savannah
Winds
Mro
William
Floyd
Iieaus
F. 137 Field Artillery
Hindenburg
Leslie G. Taylor
Palmyra
St. Quentin
Willie
Kitterman
Elizabeth
George Herthel
Jim Rudolph
Walter Davis
Tam
Che Jerry
Pray
Teronne
Kray
Peronne
Lee
New York
Urban Zollman
Jack Zollman
Valparaiso
Interlaken School
George Frakes
Colwell
Collie
Field Artillery
Clarence Mauck
L. 4. Mauck
New Middletown
Camp Zachary
Taylor
Nelson Rothrock
Jhon Rothrock
Spencer Township
Eminston
Ilinois
Clara Hunt
Famington
Illinois
Hay Tresch
Camp Dodge
Iowa
Elmer Zabel
Fred Zabel
Lanesville
Elmer
Brance
Harry D. Lanz
H. A. Grockman
Bradford
Marcus T. Funk
Hoffman Island
Newark
Gi Ffs Pg
Scoldert
Heath
Roy Marshall
David P. Stonecipper
Leanna Tiedall
New Albany
Bussine
L. A. Meech
Rosenbarger
Coropon
Wilbur L. Miller
Piya Noli Ousiness Ss College
D. Keesling
Pres
Louisville, KY
Hoosier Dairy Lunch
Thomas Lush
Pearl St
Ind
State of
Harrison
J. Melton
W. E. Wooareft
A.C Abell
John T. Boyle
Texas Renoing Companys
Houston
Texas
G. A. Backherms
James A. Watson
Hertrison
Aes
Saul
Tae Keller Mig
Ashore Maid
C. Wolfe
Corydon, Indiana
R. S. Kirkham
Lew M. O’hannes
Kirkham
O’bannon
Ofice
Democrat Building
Wil
Garrison County
Pear Counties
Go, K. Gwartney
Corfdon
L. B, Wolfe, Duwrust
Bullett Building
Wanri's Grocery
Cook Swalve Trang Zuvgn Frirp Juprov
Clyde R. Lottick
Corydon, DD
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Federal
Meourta’ Notary
Poa ‘Feree
Otlie Rives Posey
Beidgeport
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