Decoration Day 1917 Urges Service and Remembrance
The editorial marks Decoration Day as pivotal during wartime urging citizens to honor Civil War veterans and the living who fight for democracy. It stresses national duty, the cost of liberty, and decorating graves while noting local servicemen from Corydon and Harrison County in training or deployed. Miss Kathleen Bullett visited Miss Ruth Selier in Louisville.
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Union
Corydon
Harrison County
Emerson
Last Notice of Registration for Men 21 to 31 Years
All male residents over 21 and under 31 must register at designated precincts across townships including Harrison, Boone, Heth, Posey, Franklin, Morgan, Blue River, Hancock, Webster, Jackson, Spencer, and Corydon Junction. Obtain blanks from the County Clerk or precinct registrar for June 5 1917 and present them at registration. Registrars meet June 2 1917 at the Clerk’s Office in Corydon for blanks and information. James A. Watson Clerk Eli Miller Sheriff Amzi Weaver M D.
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Corydon
James A. Watson
Eli Miller
Amzi Weaver
Draft Blank and Registrar Report Pages From Draft Notice
A scanned draft form shows sections for applicant identity birthplace citizenship occupation family dependents and race with exemptions and a signature affirmation. The registrar notes physical description and disability, and includes two police items: M C Kirkham injured in a wagon accident and Burch Lane jailed for public intoxication with a pending trial.
Mrs Zella Hottell Buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery
The town of Corydon mourns the death of Mrs Zella Hottell age 35 daughter of Mr and Mrs David B Salts who died after two months illness from poisoned food while in West Virginia for Sterizol Company. She leaves parents a daughter Imogene a brother William Salts and half brother Joseph Lamon. She was active in the Christian church and the Women’s Christian Temperance Union. Funeral services Thursday at the Christian church with burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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Zella Hottell
Corydon
Hottell
David B. Salts
Imogene Hottell
Wm. Salts
Louisville
Jos. Lamon
Christian Church
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Chiigtian Church
Cedar Sill
Mrs Victoria Montgomery Dies After Prolonged Illness
Mrs Victoria Montgomery age seventy nine died Monday at 4 PM at the home of her daughter Mrs W H Reader in New Amsterdam after a long illness. She is survived by four children Mrs Reader Geo Dawson Jack and Walter Montgomery and a son Alvin Dawson and a daughter Mattie Montgomery. A first husband Dudley Dawson and a second Jack Montgomery are deceased. Funeral was held today at 10 AM at the M E church conducted by J J Moyars. Burial followed in New Amsterdam cemetery.
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Victoria Montgomery
W. H. Reader
New Amsterdam
Vic' A
M. E
J. J. Moyars
Local Notes On Purchases and Visits In Ramsey Area
Ramsey residents report new auto and truck purchases by KK F Davis and W R Voyles. Kellum suffered a serious eye injury while shoeing a mule last Thursday. Funeral attendees from here joined Mrs Jacob Clunie at Wood's Chapel Saturday. Mrs Maud Hobson visited Miss Fern Adam. Dr Glenn bought another driving horse. Mr and Mrs Chas Crayden and son Geo Marion returned to Lawrenceville Illinois after a county visit. Mrs Sarah Anderson accompanied them home. Vergie Kellum visited her parents Mr and Mrs M C Patterson at Mott.
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W.R.,. Voyles
Jacob Clunie
Wood's Chapel
Mias Maud Hobson
Fern Adam
Dr. Glenn
Chas. Crayden
Geo. Marion
Lawrenceville
Sarah Anderson
Americans in France Total Near Hundred Thousand, Official Says
An official London statement says counting Americans in British and French forces plus units sent to France soon yields about 100000 Americans in France. Al Fenn of Tell City and William J. Rice of Louisville were seen doing business with Keller Manufacturing Co. yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Morris of Louiselville visit daughter Mrs. T. J. Wilson.
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London
France
al Fenn
Tell City
William J. Rice
Louisville
Keller Manufacturing Co
Refreshment Addition At Miles Five and Ten Store
Edgar G. Miles proprietor of Miles Five & Ten Cent Store enlarges his business by installing an ice cream parlor. Carpenters fit a room formerly Sharp's Meat Market for the refreshment emporium to be operated by Miles. Sharp's Market moves south. Store started March 1916 serving county shoppers. New annex walls to feature patriotic wallpaper with red white and blue borders and small American flags. Children’s Day program at Hur et town church Sunday night June 3. Miles 5 & 10¢ Store. m30-3
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Edgar G. Miles
Miles Five & Ten Cent
George Feller
Lafe Lingenfelter
Sharp’s Meat Market
Mr. Miles
Sharp's
Five & Ten
Miles
Five & Ten Cent
Fixing the Carpet Sweeper With Tar Tape Repair
The article describes repairing a carpet sweeper by wrapping the wheel peripheries with electricians tar tape. This creates grip similar to worn rubber rings and restores friction to drive the brush axle. The method involves winding the tape to match original thickness and securing it between wheel spokes.
Arsenic in Hair Reveals Poisoning History
Scientific American notes arsenic compounds are absorbed by living persons hair, not after death. Hair may show 1 to 5 parts arsenic per 100,000, reflecting poisoning timing. Hair analysis aids legal cases, with liver and kidneys showing arsenic only in rapid poisoning.
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Scientific American
The African Marriage System Revealed in a Hut Talk
In a hut Mr Heminger spoke with two wives of one husband about sins, including a younger wife accused of stealing food. The elder Wawa, mother of ten children, recalls a past act of purchase with one of her children, explaining ongoing conflict and jealousy.
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Heminger
Wawa
Jean Kenyon
Winter timber cutting urged for better seasoning and economy
Charlies A. Scott state forester Kansas State Agricultural College says timber dries slowly in winter with minimal season checking. Logs trimmed in winter store well, sleds haul four times as many logs as wheels, and major users like railroads prefer Oct 1 to March 1 cuts for best results.
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Charlies A. Scott
Kansas State Agricultural College
Navy
Beauty of Pennsylvania Inspires Wanderer’s Praise
Agnes Repplier in American Magazine extols Pennsylvania’s enduring beauty a land of woods and waters hills and valleys fat farms and rocky solitudes. She notes the Sylvanian origin of the name and Penn’s honor in the state’s title while lauding the Juniata valley and Allegheny ridges as scenic wonders crossed by trains.
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Pennsylvania
Charles II
Juniata
Alleghenies
Tuscarora Gap
Narm wa—Long Narrows
Jack's Narrows
Packsaddle Narrows
Europe
Agnes Repplier
Ameriecan Magazine
Sitting on a Tack and the Perception of Misfortune
A humorous look at how a person’s view shapes whether a tack incident is tragedy or comedy. The observer admits shared discomfort yet notes they avoid similar misfortune by watching where they sit. Tacks are practical tools with a proper place away from unsuspecting seating.
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William
Lengel
Hoggson Magazine
Caught Him Both Ways
A wacky tailor and debtor scene from London Mall where a tailor presses a bill and the debtor delays payment. The wag asks if the debtor owes others, prompting a mirror reply about owing money. The tale ends with a humorous exchange showing mutual understanding and a handshake.
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London Mall
Geographical Doubles in Ancient and Modern Maps
The London Spectator notes curious geographic doubles. It cites two Galicias in Europe, and a maze of Carpathian naming linking ancient and modern atlases. Carpathian terms span Carpi in Hungary to Carpatus mountains and the Carpathian sea off Rhodes.
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Galicias
Austria-Hungary
Spain
Carpathians
Carpi
Hungary
Carpatus
Vergil
Horace
Ovid
Carpathian Sea
Rhodes
Crete
Carpathus
Scarpanto
Proteus
London Spectator
King Erricus Confesses Sorcery and Wind Control
Sweden's King Erricus publicly confessed he was a sorcerer who owned an enchanted cap claimed to command spirits and steer winds. Subjects once cried that the king wore the magic cap during storms, showing belief in his supernatural power.
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Erricus
Sweden
Gician
Aoe
What She Misses
A Detroit Free Press snippet notes a wife admitting she does not miss her husband, describing years as a golf widow before his death and the oddity of him being late for dinner, reflecting on personal absence.
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Detroit
Free Presa
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Kathleen Bullett
Ruth Selier
Harrison Township
Wm. S. Shuck
Geo. Dannenfelser
Bulleit
Court House
Boone Township
Emery Brown
Heth Township
Ossie Shireman
Posey Township
E. L. Smith
Bierly
West Precinct
Franklin Township
Henry Jeagers
Wim. Ford
Morgan Township
W. F. Avery
Palmyra South
School House
Bradford
Blue River Township
Hancock
Taylor Township
John Fink
Buena Vista
Webster Township
New Middletown
Bauer
Jackson Township
Ed. C. Sappenfield
Odd Fellows
Corydon Junction
Spencer Township
Frenchtown
Moberly
Scott Township
Conscription Board
M. C. Kirkham
Burch Lane
Lanesville
Enne W. H. Morris
Mrs
Cedar Hill Cemetery
Ramsey
KK. F. Davis
B. E. Kellum
Vergie Kellum
M. C. Patterson
Mott
Mrs. J. L. Morris
Louiseville
T. J. Wilson
Hurettown Church
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