Boys 16 to 20 urged to join Boys Working Reserve U S A
A Harrison County call urges boys aged 16 to 20 to enroll in the Boys Working Reserve U S A. County Director A O Deweese will appoint enrolling officers to recruit volunteers, with wages, supervision, and sanitary conditions guaranteed. Thomas S Jones chairs the County Council of Defense urging patriotic aid to farms and industries during wartime.
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Indiana
U. v3. A
A. O. Deweese
County Council of Defense
Boys’ Working Reserve U.S. A
Harrison County
Thomas 8. Jones
When Everything Goes Wrong Poem by L A Jacobs
A reflective poem about wartime sorrow and distant family. The speaker laments a son joining the navy, finds solace in rural imagery of the Platte and pine scented hills, and urges gratitude for life while dreaming of peaceful moments.
Chautauqua Week Opens Tomorrow With Five Day Run
The Chautauqua planned for July 12 13 14 16 and 17 marks five days of programs with no Sunday session. Organizers urge attendees to support the event and invite donations to help those less able to contribute. Local merchants advertise horse gear and supplies at Geo B Whl’s 127 8w.
In Memory Archie Curts Drowns at New Boston Dam
Archie D Curts born April 5 1898 died June 29 1917 aged 19 years 1 month 24 days son of Mr and Mrs Edward Curts of this county. He drowned at New Boston while working on a dam the strong current swept him under and he was found three oclock that afternoon. Funeral at Potato Roo burial beside his infant sister. Survived by parents six brothers Jesse Straud Roy Everett Ray Hurley two sisters Mrs Ray Langdon and Ruth Curts and many relatives. The family asks readers to live right and be ready for eternal life with Archie. Also note Mildred Foley's Confectionery opening nearby. 9-tf
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Archie D. Curts
Edward Curts
New Boston
Jesse
Straud
Roy
Everett
Ray
Hurley
Ray Langdon
Ruth Curts
Archie
Jesus
Reat
448 Automobiles Registered in Indiana County Count
Campbell Circular Advertising Co of Indianapolis reports 448 automobiles registered in Harrison County up to July 1 1917 and in the first half of the year statewide total 167181 licenses issued. The first filer from the county was James R Stover Corydon with a Ford. the last was Louis Backhelme New Middletown with license 65678. Estimated value of all Indiana autos is 85000000.
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Campbeil Circular Advertising Co
Indianapolis
Secretary of State
Harrison County
James R. Stover
Corydon
Ford
Louis Backhelme
New Middletown
Indiana
Fourth Glorious Day of Liberty Poem Fragment
A lyrical tribute celebrates liberty spreading across nations. It invokes Brittany Italy Belgium France Russia and a freed captive people as a guiding cloud and flame against tyranny and a new global hope.
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Brittany
Italy
Belgium
France
Russia
Tribute to Mrs Julia Fried Walker by Mrs Edward White
The Indiana Woman's Club in New Albany praises Julia Fried Walker for her lifelong advocacy of women's suffrage and reform. The tribute notes her zeal, eloquence, and commitment to Indiana, and mentions Mrs White as a leading voice for suffrage and potential delegate candidacy. It questions whether women will vote for delegates until the Supreme Court ruling on a recent case.
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Edward Franklin White
Indianapolis
New Albany
Woman’s Club
Julia Fried Walker
Corydon
Indiana
House of Representatives
Mrs. White
Supreme Court
Thornton
Arithmetic in the Garden of Eden puzzle
The text presents a humorous, tangled arithmetic riddle about Eve and Adam eating apples. It mocks misfirings like Eve eight and Adam two and explores alternate, increasingly absurd totals, ending with a jokey “true solution” and exaggerated calculations.
Heirs of Martha Ott Sell Personal Property at Ramsey Road Farm
Public sale of Martha Ott estate at her Ramsey area residence two miles north on the Ramsey and Fred Ericksburg road Friday July 20 1917. Items include bay gelding eight year old mare eight hogs wagon plows cutting box furniture sewing machine dresser and more with usual terms.
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Martha Ott
Ramsey
Ramsey and
Fredericksburg
Machinery and live stock for sale in local listings
Threshing machine outfit with a Huber engine and separator, Birdsell clover huller and Deering corn shredder offered by Matt Hausz at Georgetown R. No. 1 for quick sale. Also offering a good work horse around 1800 pounds or a four mare and colt pair by Tony Wolfe at New Middletown.
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Matt Hausz
Jyed
Georgetown R. No. 1
Tony Wolfe
New Middletown
William Brinley 1832 1917 obituary and funeral note
William Brinley born July 14 1832 died June 21 1917 aged 84 10 27. married Eliza beth Kron in 1862. Survived by wife one daughter one brother and nine grandchildren. one daughter and two brothers preceded him. Interment in Holyoke cemetery. Service by Rev Now. Poem tributes by Aona Flubr.
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William Brinley
Elizabeth Kron
Holyoke
Father
Aona Flubr
For Sale Farm Near Elizabeth Indiana With House Barn and Water
Small 15 acre farm located 2.5 miles east of Elizabeth and half a mile from the pike. Features include good water abundant fruit, a four room house, a good barn and out-houses, plus two cisterns. Contact Geo W McGillon Elizabeth Indiana. Also listed a five-year-old horse about 1200 pounds suitable for work or driving by Charles Yeager Mauckport Indiana.
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Elizabeth
Pike
Geo
W. McGillon
Ind
Charles Yeager
Mauckport
France Is Dying Demand Roosevelts Return to France
Memphis reader Thomas O Connor forwards a June Memphis Press editorial calling on Americans to rally for France as it fights autocracy. The piece argues France saved American liberty at Valley Forge and Roosevelts presence in France would symbolize steadfast support while noting dire European conditions.
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Thomas O'Connor
Memphis
Tennessee
Ed O'Connor
Memphis Press
Belgium
Lusitania
America
Americans
France
Hazel Dawn to Abandon Stage for Film Focus
Hazel Dawn, famed as The Pink Lady, will quit stage work and appear only in VMotion Pictures. The Famous Players Film Co. arranged her transition after her rise in Ro nald MacDonald's Gambier's Advocate, with Dawn to star as Clarissa in the photo adaptation and continue in film roles.
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Hazel Dawn
Vmotion Pictures
Dream Theatre
Ronald MacDonald
Clarissa
Ramsey Item Highlights Local News And Social Visits
Last week reports note wheat cutting in progress. Harry Davis bought a new automobile from Mr Byrne. Ed Davis sold a fine horse to a man in New Albany, after shoeing by B E Kellum. A Fairdale ice cream supper drew a good crowd Saturday. Robert Sigler visited Ali Hobson on Sunday. Arvel Martin and family spent Sunday with his father nearby. Mr and Mrs Ward Crayden of New Albany visited Eli Crayden Sunday. Fern Adam visited Maud Hobson Sunday. John Hughes and wife spent a day in New Albany.
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Harry Davis
Mr. Byrne
Ed Davis
New Albany
B. E. Kellum
Fairdale
Robert Sigler
Ali Hobson
Arvel Martin
Ward Crayden
New Albay
Eli Crayden
Fern Adam
Maud Hobson
John Hughes
40 Acre Farm Near Corydon With House Barn And Water
Describes a 40 acre farm located 1.75 miles from Corydon and 0.25 miles from Pike. Includes a six room house, barn, wood shed, smoke house, hen house, cellar, plus abundant fruit and water. Inquiries at the office. Foley's Confectionery ad line appears but is not part of the property listing.
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Corydon
Pike
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