Prohibition Prayer Service Called By W C T U
Under the W C T U Coryrinn chapter a prayer service will be at the Methodist church Wednesday afternoon January 11 at two o clock to oppose liquor traffic as a national issue. A union mass meeting at the M L church Wednesday night at eight will discuss the Joint Resolution introduced in October 1913 by Nicbard Hobson Alabama for prohibition of manufacture and sale of intoxicating drinks and foods containing alcohol. Public invitation extended to attend both services.
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W.C
Coryrinn
Methodist Church
House of Representatives
Nicbard &. Hobson
Alabama
United States
M. L
Died in Illinois Death Notice for Eller Powers Barber Treacin
Eller Powers Barber Treacin of Frenchtown Illinois died December 20 after a six day illness from pneumonia fever. She was born May 15 1871 in Aparesis Kentucky and was adopted at age two by Mr and Mrs Roger Barber of Louisville. Surviving relatives include Congressman Cael Powers and others. Funeral arrangements follow, with details recorded in the family letters.
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Eller
Powers Barber Treacin
Frenchtown
Aparesis
Mro
Roger Barber
Louisville
Rocauses
Cael Powers
Adolph Trogsin
Beara
Wie
Pmro
Touts Mchturtt
Margueru
Hernan
Agoipi
Shewes
Christan
Sue
Fetta
Munita
Wer
Aero
Boeiel
Builer Bier
Local Lecture Invites Gig Township Students and Public
A public invitation is extended to Gig Township students and townspeople to attend a lecture by Peco BoJ on the Hore and dural bideuien. The talk will be held at Tir th Tuncavie and surrounding Country with attendance by community members and school leaders.
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Slesin
Tuncavie
Peco Boj
Lye
Hore
Dural Bideuien
New Year Meeting of Howster Rha Chapter Op 4 R held
The New Year session of the Howster Rha Chapter Op. 4 met Monday at Mrs. W. Dullett's home. Miss Isate Luckett praised attendance and growth and urged continued work. A paper on James Monroe was read by Miss Mary Jane Griffin, with discussions by members. Mrs. Huff presented Mountain School Work. Pathotic Education committee named: Mrs. Moff, Wilson, Cossaboom, Griffin, Keller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane
W. 4. Dullett
Isate Luckett
Helsef
Feree
James Monroe
Mary Jane Griffin
W. DP. Huff
W. P. Moff
J. PF. Wilson
M.A. Cossaboom
Ed G. Keller
Bull Moosers Hold County Meetings For Precinct Committees
Progressives in Corydon county report large Saturday gatherings to select precinct committee men. Webster township meeting canceled due to smallpox in New Middletown with Henry Shewmaker and Jacob Bickel staying as committeemen. Corydon session moved to Commissioners room after yielding Court House to Democrats. Progressives plan confrontation this year, claiming larger turnout than Republicans.
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Corydon
Webster Township
New Middletown
Henry Shewmaker
Jacob Bickel
Court House
Obituary of Mrs Philip Stonecipher in Milltown
Mrs Philip Stonecipher died at her home near Milltown on January 1 after a three day illness of pem enta fever. Funeral services were at the Baptist church in Milltown with a Presbyterian minister. She is survived by her husband, three children, four brothers, one sister and many friends. The family looks forward to a blessed reunion in heaven.
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Philip Stonecipher
Milltown
Baptist Church
Mille Town
Lutheran Church
Oto the Presbyterian Church
John
James Stone
Cipher
Lorence McCutcheon
Josis
George
Iain Clark
Ramainuel Stonecipher
Anndon
Heaven
Mul Lincoln
Real Estate Auction Notice by County Commissioner
The commissioner of real estate announces partition proceedings for the heirs of John Allen. A farm tract of approximately 1 and a half acres with timber lies in Copvdon and Lacouia regions. The property may be offered in two tracts and will be sold to the highest bidder on a Saturday without reserve.
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John Allen
Toceines Pica
Copvdon
Sen
Lacouia
To Bie
Wowk Fm
DsoCots
Aetna
Satan Comeiy
Java
Cory
Lotogee Judge Montgomery Dies Suddenly in Jeffersonville
Judge Herry C. Montgomery of the Clark Circuit Court died at the Stauss Hotel in Jeffersonville last Monday at 1su atlock pomn. The death was sudden and unexpected, caused by asthma and heart trouble. He had served as judge on the Clark Circuit Court and was on the bench a few days before his death. He was well regarded and had held court at Corydan during the past year.
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Herry C. Montgomery
Jeffersonville
Stauss
Clark Circuit Court
Wes
Corydan
Jasthina
Dynamite Cap Injures Corydon Area Youth
Floyd Reas son of Mr and Mrs William Reas four miles south of Corydon sustained injuries when a dynamite cap he found exploded in a wood fire. Dr E Amy of Corydon attended him. Also noted were visits by William Zeiler and Miss May Zeiler of Louisville and a report on Jamies A Harbeson attending a State Board of Tax Commissioners meeting in Indianapolis.
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Floyd Reas
William Reas
Corydon
E. Amy
William Zeiler
Miss May
Louisville
Oscar V. Shack
Jamies A. Harbeson
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Tadianapolis
Jersey Cattle Club Forming in Corydon
The Harrison county Jersey cattle breeders plan a January 26 meeting at Corydon court house at 1 o clock to organize a Jersey Cattle Club and discuss a contesting association. Purdue professor Garver and Southern Railway’s Ball will assist. Amos Lemmon, president of Southern Indiana Jersey Cattle Club, announces. Corydon High School staff and board members participate.
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Jersey
Harrison County
Court House
Corydon
Jersey Cattle Club
Garver
Purdue University
Carlton Ball
Southern Railway Company
Amos Lemmon
Southern Indiana Jersey Cattle Club
H. M. Walker
Corydon High School
Walter D. Bean
Alver G. Ward
Corydon School Board
A Greatly Desired Lady In London Society Gossip
Social chatter portrays Miss Burdet t-Cuntis as largely resisting marriage offers. Alleged links to the "prince of adventurers" and rejections of the Duke of Wellington and other nobles surface in Intimate Memoirs of Napoleon III. A London club quip notes Englishmen feel a duty to marry into her family.
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London
Ashmond Bartlett
The Air Man's Dream of Moon Flight by Plane
A Frepebavistion expert predicts future air travel between Earth and the Moon using radium powered planes. He estimates a ton aircraft could traverse 238,800 miles in 3 hours 5 minutes, needing about 100 pounds of radium and costing around 70 billion dollars at current prices. He also envisions trips to distant stars as feasible.
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London
Ants Cross Water in Curious Crossing Tale
The excerpt describes ants marching on water toward a sugar lure. Observers note the insects form a steady line at the bowl edge and cross the water by a tense, coordinated effort without sinking, showing surprising persistence in their trek across the surface.
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Cunha
Modest John Keble and the Christian Year’s rise
The article notes John Keble opposed publishing the Christian Year, yielding only to friends and his father. It later faced copyright, with 158 editions in forty five years and no longer counted after copyright expired.
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Modest John Keble
Jon Keble
No, the elder warned against spending others’ money
A proverblike exchange from the Chicago Record-Herald contrasts a thrifty father who warns against using money earned by others with a son who retorts that the father missed a good thing, highlighting generational views on wealth.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Guerillas Defined in Peninsular War Context Through 1814
The term Guerillas meaning little war was used to describe armed peasants troubling French forces in the Peninsular war and persisted in use up to the year 1814.
Lawyer pockets estate interest quote from Buffalo Express
A Buffalo Express quote asks if the estate interest has been placed with a lawyer and notes it has been put “in his pocket too,” implying potential corruption or misappropriation in the estate matter.
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Duffalo Express
Let the Only Motive to Read Be Love of Thomas a Kempis
A reflective note on the enduring appeal of Thomas a Kempis works suggesting readers pursue reading for inner devotion rather than outward prizes. The text frames devotion and study as the heart of literary life.
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Kempis
Methodist Sunday Services Reported
The Sunday schedule lists morning sermon The Survival of the Unfit and evening sermon How as Young Man's Eyes Were Opened at the Methodist Episcopal Church on Sunday January 18.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Democratic Primary Set for March 13 1914 Countywide
County Chair John S. Martins and Secretary Sam P. Wort named March 13 for the Democratic primary to nominate county officers. Silas Bringle of Jackson township seeks chair. Hugh Rhodes elected secretary. Progressives surrendered their claim and joined Democrats at the courthouse. Candidates plan vigorous campaigning as rules allow the winner with the most votes to secure the nomination.
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John S. Martins
Sam P. Wort
Democratic County Central Committee
aCourt House
Martin
Silas Bringle
Jackson Township
His Pretty Compliment and the Dowager Queen's Reception
The tale recalls the Dowager Queen Margheri ta of Italy at the crowe prince's wedding. A boy named Whe Htte Ley was to present the benquet and recite verses. He delivered a shy performance but managed to charm the assembly with a simple remark.
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Margherita
Italy
Schumann the Composer and His Early Ties
The article traces Robert Schumann’s early years, education at Heidelberg, and meeting Willibald Alexis who influenced his musical path. It notes jurist J. Bibault, an amateur musician with works on musical purity, as part of the circle shaping Schumann’s development.
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Schumann
Robert Sehumenn
Heidelberg University
Willibatdt Alexis
Sehumennn
J. Bibaut
Soft Answer Scene Highlights Marriage Dialogue
A brief humorous exchange depicts a young wife accusing the husband of pretending wealth before marriage and the husband admitting poverty. The wife insists on future riches while the husband reassures with the line I’ve got you, ending with her subsiding.
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Pettisuly
Pam Rich
Younkers Statesman
Women as a Power in Pure Unity for Mankind
A saying attributed to Matthew Arnold envisions a future where women unite solely for humanity's benefit. It frames collective female action as a transformative force beyond history’s imagination.
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Matthew Arnold
Barkless Dogs Types Include Australian Egyptian Tibetan
The piece notes three varieties of barkless dogs: the Australian dog the Egyptian shepherd dog and the Tibetan lion headed dog.
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Tibet
Voting In Switzerland At Age Twenty For All Citizens
The article notes that in Switzerland every citizen gains the right to vote upon reaching age twenty regardless of household status. This universal suffrage rule applies to all citizens, marking a key aspect of Swiss electoral policy.
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Switzerland
Uncle Nicholas Reising Near Corydon Reported Very Ill
A notice states Uncle Nicholas Reising of north of Corydon is in very poor health, indicating his frail condition and need for family support.
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Nicholas Reising
Corydon
School Fund Interest Notice Demands Immediate Payment
Notice to all persons with past due School Fund Interest to call at the Auditor's office and pay. The statute allows principal due when interest is unpaid and requires advertising and sale of real estate on the fourth Monday in March. Call at the Auditor's office now. J L O Bannon Auditor Harrison County.
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J.L. O Bannon
Harrison County
Four Tined Forks and the Adams Dinner Insight
A Springfield Republic article recalls a Washington Past scene where Mrs Adams and guests used knives while John Quincy Adams dined with a four tined fork. The piece notes Adams adopted the fork habit in France, influencing dining manners and fork versus knife choices over time.
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Washington
White House
John Quincey Adams
Adams
Springfield Republican
Calculating Lightning Power From a Flash
The article explains how a lightning flash illuminates about two square miles and the bolt’s reach extends further, estimating that producing such light would require 13 000 horsepower for a moment. It notes the short duration of the flash and the resulting sustained impression, equating the energy to roughly four horsepower when scaled to an hour.
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Liectric News
Emperor’s mud bath prank tests Austrian roads
Emperor Francis Joseph teased an official by sending royal car along the worst roads. The driver splashed the official with mud, who apologized to the grand duke. The reply: the emperor travels like that all the time, and the roads were then found in perfect order.
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Francis Joseph
Austria
Orde
Cave of
Laing
Cameo carving gains hobbyist following in city
New York Sun notes cameo carving thrives as an engaging, costly hobby for young men and women. It highlights a skilled amateur at a pedal wheel bench, using dentist like needles and small tools to craft designs on stone or shell, with work sessions limited by high nervous tension.
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New York Sun
Talking to the Wrong Man in Dooly Court
In Washington County Georgia Judge Dooly halts a session as General Hanson, famed blowhard, arrives and claims vast property. The judge summons Jones the receiver of tax returns to inventory General Lauson's holdings, noting the misidentification.
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Judge Dooly
Washington County
General Hanson
Sheriff
Jones
Star of Bethlehem lecture at Corydon church draws crowd
O Bannon delivered his famous setzure the Star of Bethlehem at the U B church in Corydon last Sunday night. About 500 people attended as he condensed the talk to 45 minutes amid calls for more remarks. Brother Nola Davidson presided and thanked the audience for listening.
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J. 1. O'Bannon
Corydon
Nola Davidson
Brother O'Bannon
John Frederick
Big Removal Sale of Pianos and Organs at Bank and Market
Conrad & Son Dyang EO offers a closing sale at their Bank and Market location in New Albany Indiana. The store lists Kurteman and Stultz pianos plus a Pianola and several square pianos and organs with deep discounts and part exchanges. The sale aims to clear stock before moving to 217 Pearl Street by February 1st. The firm also markets Victor-Victrola entertainment machines and stresses reliability and contract adherence.
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Albany
Pearl Street
Kkranick & Bach
Blur Bros
Hobart M. Cable
Gordon & Son
Bailey
Stulz
Victor-Vietrola
Conrad & Son Dyang EO
Cor
Bank and Market Sts
New Albany
Ind
George W Lane dies after sudden paralysis in Payton Ohio
George W Lane aged about sixty five to sixty seven died suddenly of paralysis at Payton Ohio while visiting for eye treatment. A Civil War veteran of the Indiana Regiment he lived much of his time with his daughter Mrs Elmo Wayman in New Albany Kentucky. He is survived by children Bert Lane Frank Lane Mrs Wayman and Mrs Qorum Hargrave plus a brother and three sisters. The funeral will be in Dayton Ohio with burial at the National Soldiers Cemetery in New Albany.
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George W. Lane
Elmo Wayman
Silver
Market Streets
Payton, O
Viat City
Mr. Lane
Corvden
New Albany
Surro
Prir
Bert Lane
Louiseville
Frank Lane
Cincinnati
Wayman
Qorum Hargrave
Petersburg
Ind
John Lane
Owensboro
Kate Ralph
Amelia Norris
Oklahoma
Anna Chistley
Corydon
Dayton
National Soldiers
New Albany Item
Louisville Times
Correction on Judges Ridley Zenor and Cook renomination
The Democratic write up misspoke about Judge Zenor and Judge Cook being renominated without opposition for second terms. It should note that Judge Cook did have opposition to his second term, despite being nominated.
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Wm Ridley
Zenor
Cook
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National Constitutional Prohibition Day of Prayer
Hy Geran
Funes
ND. A. R. Meeting
Bull Moosers
Aturday
Fantary al, Tadd
Lotogee
Montgomery
Church
J. L. O'Bannon
Oihilesg
Euiad
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