Destructive Marengo Fire Causes Heavy Losses
A major Marengo fire on the 28th caused the town’s worst blaze. Losses are estimated between £50,000 and $60,000 with the heaviest hits to G. S. Balthis & Son store Claude Murphy business building Ella Murphy millinery stock C D Summers drug store J R Stewart barber shop Willis Pearson livery stable M C Kroman two business rooms Grand Army Hall M Stewart post office George Wagner stock of merchandise Dr F Luckett office and furniture Charles Scott barber shop. The blaze started in the Summers livery stable and spread rapidly. insurance covered part of the structures and Summers Balthis & Son are noted as the heaviest losers.
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Marengo
G. S. Balthis & Son
Claude Murphy
Ella Murphy
C.D. Summers
J. R. Stewart
Willis Pearson
M.C. Kroman
Grand Army Halk
M. Stewart
George Wagner
Fk. R. Luckett
Charles Scott
Charles D. Summers
W. T. Pearson
C. D. Summers
Balthis & Son
Farm Implements for Sale at Corydon Junction
C. J. Heuser at Corydon Junction advertises a stock of farm tools and machinery including Kraus cultivators Buckeye drills Vulcan plows Brinley Hardy steel plows Janesville corn planters Campbell corn drills disc harrows land rollers hay carriers and trucks garden plows lawn mowers fenders and sections for binders and mowers truck cultivators harrows Plymouth sisal binder twine and brick. Wheat bought at market price. Call and see. April 20.6w.
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Tne
Kraus
Brinley Hardy
Janesville
Campbell
C. J. Heuser
Corydon Junction
Buckeye Cultivators and Riders Spring Trip Details
Buckeye cultivators, riders and walkers prepare for a spring trip led by Wiseman and Bulleit. Local agricultural and equestrian groups plan routes, schedules, and activities highlighting farming, horse riding, and outdoor exploration.
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Wiseman & Bulleit’s
Carl Conrad Obituary From Heth Township
Obituary for Carl Conrad born 1907 son of Mr and Mrs Claiborn Conrad of Heth township died April 29 1910 aged 2 years 6 months and 23 days. He leaves a sorrowing father and mother and many relatives to mourn their loss while hoping to meet Gracie in heaven. The verse laments his absence and expresses faith in a future reunion.
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Carl Conrad
Claiborn Conrad
Heth
Gracie
Papa
Mamma
Carl
Grange Blossom Suppositories Claim Health Cure
Advertises Grange Blossom Suppositories as a universal remedy for a wide range of female ailments including womb disorders cancers and menstrual issues. Claims safeness comparable to flaxseed poultice with testimonials worldwide and self use guidance. Price stated as $1.00 with a book and free sample offered.
Byrneville Notes Report Local Happenings and Moves
Local items include Mrs. Steve Mosier visiting her mother near Marengo and Charley Sappenfield buying a horse from Oscar Engleman. Several residents travel, work changes noted, fruit damaged by cold, and M A Hazzard returns home. James C Martin graduates in bookkeeping in Rochester with high marks and seeks employment.
Chapel meeting and home missions addresses promised
Quarterly meeting planned for the chapel on Sunday May 5 with an all day basket event. Revs M C Patterson A B Condo and C C Hagan to speak on home missions May 1 and May 12. Residents Willard Allen and Willard Wright visited New Albany. Mrs Lucinda Kopp hosted guests near Ramsey.
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M. C. Patterson
A. B. Condo
C. C. Hagan
Willard Allen
Willard Wright
New Albany
Elbert Erriz M Jones Reported In Good Health Nearby
Miles Jones visited Elizabeth Wilbiar and family Sunday. Misses Callie and Iiaura Ferree returned home after visiting relatives at Georgetown and Louisville. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Jones hosted Lou Thomas and family. Opal and Willie Schweitzer spent days with Jacob Schweitzer. Local visits include Guy Ferree Cecil Cunningham Conrad May and Lawrence Kiser at Wm. Jones Sunday. Murray Ferree business trip to Corydon Monday. Mary Jones and Hester Able visited Mrs. Sarah Ferree. Andrew Liebert and Nada visited Jacob Schweitzer family. Fred Snear Sr. and C. F. Hall families visited Fred Knear Jr. Sunday evening.
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Miles Jones
Elizabeth Wilbiar
Callie
Iiaura Ferree
Georgetown
Louisville
Wm. Jones
Lou Thomas
Famey
Opal
Willie Schweitzer
Jacob Schweitzer
Guy Ferree
Cecil Cunningham
Conrad May
Lawrence Kiser
Murray Ferree
Corydon
Mary Jones
Hester Able
Sarah Ferree
Andrew Liebert
Nada
Jacob Sch
Freddy Bryant 10 Month Old Dead After Illness
Frederick Oscar Bryant died Thursday April 28 after a short illness. Survived by father Edward Bryant mother , four sisters and one brother. Funeral held at Elizabeth at two o clock Friday conducted by Rev Valentine Died of M I church. burial in Elizabeth cemetery. The family expressed lasting sorrow and faith.
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Frederick
Oscar
Edward Bryant
Elizabeth
Valentine
M. I. Church
Freddy
Freddie
No Wonder She's Cross
A century old plea for Lane's Family Medicine herb tea to ease headaches and sideaches for women, urging family thoughtfulness and natural relief. Sold by druggists and dealers for 25 cents.
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Cross
Lane
Local Family Notes Refer to Visits and Newborn
Miss Mamie Hedden stays with Miss Carrie Robinson. A daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Hedden named Esther Mae. Bettie Noyes and daughter visit the Miller family in Rosewood. Myrtle McKnight stays with grandmother Belle McKnight. Reader family visits Mrs. Belle McKnight. Hayes Noyes spent a day at West Point last week. Abel Cook and family move to West Point. Mary Sampson visits Reader family. Lem and Myrtle McKnight also at West Point.
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Mamie M Hedden
Carrie Robinson
Hayes Noyes
Ben Hendricks
Cee
Mrs. Hedden
Esther Mae
Bettie Noyes
Robert Miller
Rosewood
Myrtle McKnight
Belle McKnight
Charley Reader
Franklin
Jessie
West Point
Abel Cook
Mary Sampson
Robert Reader
Charles Sanford
Lem
Local Notes from Flatwoods and Nearby
Delayed report from Flatwoods lists Philip Felker on the sick list. Viola Richert visits sister Mrs Alva Bell of New Albany. Jacob Lottich from northern Indiana visits relatives in Flatwoods. Fred Kraft and family visited Henry Rupp and family Sunday. Clara Richert visited Cor a Glenn of Corydon. While unloading lumber at Corydon yard Charles Rupp sustained a serious foot injury from falling lumber.
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Philip Felker
Viola Richert
Alva Bell
New Albany
Jacob Lottich
Ind
Fred Kraft
Henry Rupp
Clara Richert
Cora Glenn
Corydon
Charles Rupp
Chemist Endorses ZEMO for Skin Diseases
Louis S. Riely the chemist and druggist declares ZEMO superior for eczema itching skin diseases dandruff pimples and all skin and scalp ailments. He praises its clean liquid form free samples and home cure booklet while noting it destroys germ life and can be used on infants. The offer comes from a Corydon area farm within two miles.
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Louis S. Riely
Zemo
Riely
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Harry Hazzard
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Avery Plow Works
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Illinois
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Lawrence Slaughterback
Milltown
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This Place
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