Local Social Notes Highlight Community Visits and Weddings
Miss Lenore Hurst and Margaret Voltz spent last week in Danville visiting friends. Mr and Mrs James Hill of Urbana Ill spent Sunday with relatives here. Mr and Mrs LD Wilson holidayed in Rushville and Indianapolis. Prof James Millis and wife from Chicago visited the Martins. Mrs Albert Marlatt and daughter Laura of Indianapolis were guests here. Kate Glasecook returned home after visiting Mrs Roy Rodgers. Willa Rice of Corpus Christi Texas visits her sister Mrs Fred Board. Mary Hart returned to Lafayette after weeks with Mrs E W Richeson. Mrs Fred Jo nk entertained the Girls Sewing club. Mrs Leslie Snell returned home from a visit with her parents. Geo Bostic of Danville visited his daughter Mrs Enoch Romine. Mrs Sarah Garner of Attica was found dead. coroner cites heart failure. Ladies Aid of Methodist church held monthly social with over fifty members. Charles W Meeker and wife of Imperial Nebraska arrived Monday. Meeker is brother of Jack Ferguson and Cecil Ricketts. Jack Thomas of Parke County and Miss Cecil Ricketts were married in town last Thursday. groom 22 and his third marriage. Lew Kerr of Newtown invites guests to Ruth Isabelle Kerr and Merle Marlatt wedding Tuesday Sept 2 at 5 o’clock with 100 invitations issued.
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Lew Kerr
Newtown
Ruth Isabelle
Merle Martin Marlatt
So'elock
Coal and entertainment notes from the era
R C Allen advertises NUT COAL for cook stoves and furnaces priced reasonably for winter supply. Mrs Roy Redveers hosts a mahjong party for visiting Miss Kate Gilascock with four tables of guests. Bern ie Livengod wins with sixty points as ice cream cake bonbons and nuts are served.
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R.C. Allen
Ed. Richeson
Roy Redveers
Kate Gilascock
Kinninghim
Bernie Livengod
Local Officials and Residents Take Monday Motor Trip
Judge Schoonover Hon C W Meeker Mark Rogers and David Ferguson drove to West Leb anon Williamsport and Attica Monday for a pleasure trip. Clint Tyler of West Lebanon struck a cow on Saturday while riding his motorcycle and was thrown into a ditch sustaining bruises and cuts but is expected to recover.
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Judge Schoonover
C. W. Meeker
Mark Rogers
David Ferguson
West Lebanon
Williamsport
Attica
Clint Tyler
Coal Orders and Local Life Notes
Frank Hull and Dr. J P Buckner with wife left for the Gulf Coast seeking a suitable climate for relocation. Frank Foust fell ill at the store last Friday due to kidney trouble but has recovered enough to return to work.
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J. P. Buckner
Gulf Coast
Frank Foust
Illness Calls Clint Kaufman Family in LeLoy Illinois
Mr and Mrs Clint Kaufman were summoned to LeLoy Illinois Tuesday morning by a message announcing the serious illness of I N Kaufman Clint s father who was eighty two Tuesday.
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Clint Kaufman
LeLoy
Ill
I. N. Kaufman
Clint
Minister Praises New Life Pills in Praise From Allison Iowa
Reverend H Stubenwoll of Allison Iowa endorses Dr Kings New Life Pills for constipation calling them perfect and essential and notes every pill is guaranteed Price 252 at Irvins drug store The item also notes a brick roadway contract from Danville toward the city paving to State Line expanding roadway infrastructure and mentions Grandma changing fashion and beauty routines with lime and a hobble skirt in a wry exchange.
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Danville
State Line
Indianapolis
Covington Loses 2 1 To Huskers In Dana Game
Covington baseball trip to Dana ends 2 to 1 as the husky sluggers prevail. Manager Sid Walker vows to field a fast team for next Sunday. Fred Coonse faces divorce suit in Putman County Circuit Court alleging cruelty and neglect after a prior marriage to Mary Shaffer ended in separation.
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Covington
Dana
Husky
Sid Walker
Kickapoo Worm Killer Ad Promotes Child Health
An advertisement urges mothers to treat children for worms with Kickapoo Worm Killer. It claims to remove worms, improve appetite, and regulate stomach liver and bowels. Sold by druggists or mail order for 25 cents from Kickapondian Medicine Co. Philadelphia and St. Louis.
Worth Reed in Danville Investigates Interests
Worth Reed visited Danville on Thursday morning to check on local interests and assess potential engagements.
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Worth Reed
Danville
Miss Irene Robeson Takes Office Girl Post
Irene Robeson begins work as office girl for Drs. Weiiz and Iaust. A study of the city water finds it very fine and nearly pure.
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Irene Robeson
Drs. Weiiz
I’aust
Harmon couple return from Ohio visit
Peter Harmon and wife came back from a two week visit with Ohio friends on Wednesday. A note urges readers needing a monument or marker to contact E. M. Board, the Home Dealer. The Republican call for a city hall reorganization meeting next Tuesday night seeks broad cooperation for a strong opposition ticket. Be there to help organize.
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Peter Harmon
Ohio
E. M. Board
Childrens Cry for Fletcher's Castoria Melon Gift
An article notes a fine watermelon from G. A. Law's home fruit and vegetable farm. George Law, a horticulturalist, praises his fruit and the value of friendship, highlighting his excellent melons.
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G. A. Law
George
Alfalfa Emerges as Promising Indiana Crop
M. M. Young, a prosperous farmer east of town, reports his land has yielded a third crop this year despite dry weather. He calls the pasture on the lot the finest in the land and notes alfalfa as a dry weather cereal showing strong potential.
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Indiana
M. M. Young
Gravel Pit Tragedy Claims Life of Fred Cranfield
Laborer Fred Cranfield 28 was buried in an eight foot gravel slide at the Kickapoo pit in Warren County. Fellow workers fought to rescue him but the body was recovered dead Tuesday afternoon. He was unmarried.
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Fred Cranfield
Kickapoo
Warren County
Ice Cream Social A Yard Benefit in Stringtown
The U B U church of Stringtown will host an ice cream social on Saturday night September 6 in the yard of Austin Crowder. Proceeds support the church. Everyone is invited to enjoy a pleasant evening with us. U B U Stringtown.
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U. B. U. Church of
Stringtown
Austin Crowder
The Best Pain Killer Buckten’s Arnica Salve
Clinton Me resident EK KE Chamberlain reports Buckten’s Arnica Salve relieves pain from cuts bruises sprains burns and skalds and calms injuries. It claims to be a universal healing remedy available for 25 cents at Irvin’s drug store.
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Buckten
EK. KE. Chamberlain
Clinton
Irvin
Ady
Lobsters and Crabs Chewing With Their Stomachs
The text explains lobsters and crabs are mouthless eaters with no teeth in their mouths. They use claws to grasp and pre chew prey, then finish chewing in their stomachs after swallowing.
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Nature
Truth by questioning a schoolroom tale
George Otis Smith narrates a scene in a city public school where he asks children to name the greatest virtue. A boy finally answers with a humorous line about “buttin’ in,” illustrating how plain talk reveals truth in a philanthropic visit.
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George Otis Smith
Geological Survey
Washington
Knowledge
Johnny Smith
Johnny
Philadelphia Telegraph
Man on London Street Recalls Agitated Scene After Brougham Crash
A dazed bystander describes a chaotic sequence on a London street where a gentleman’s brougham is said to have run away, colliding with a butcher’s cart and a linen draper’s shop, smashing a carriage panel and nearly causing a larger accident.
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London
London Daily Mail
Earth axis speed stumps examiners in northern school
An examiner questioned a large north English school about the cause of dew. After silence a pupil offered that the earth's daily rotation causes perspiration and dew, prompting the examiner to end the proceedings.
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England
Continent
Ireland bishop asks class about matrimony
A solemn Irish bishop questions a class of girls on the best preparation for matrimony. A witty pupil replies, A little courtin. The remark adds humor to the encounter reported by the New York Journal.
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Ireland
New York Journal
Mrs Blitherton Calls Husband Many Times a Day
A Chicago Record-Herald item notes Mrs Blitherton is reportedly deeply fond of her husband as she phones him at least a dozen times daily to inquire about his activities. The exchange hints at suspicions about his behavior.
Queer Element Eludes Saloon Inception Claim
A Wisconsin State Journal report quotes a detective noting a peculiar aspect of a crime. The chief asks for clarification and the detective states that investigators have not found evidence that the crime began in a saloon.
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Wisconsin State Journal
Detained at the Office Delays Homecoming
Mrs Gnngaway frets as her husband explains he was detained at the office making out statements. The judge quips that one of the statements is likely true, highlighting a late hour and a domestic delay.
Contractor Lin es Debts as Husband's Business
A humorous exchange notes a contractor asked about his husband’s line. The reply and responses joke that debts are the line, reflecting lighthearted marital observations from the New Orleans Times-Democrat and Boston Transcript.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
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Roy Rodgers
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Willa Rice
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Mary Hart
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Fred Johnk
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Enoch Romine
Sarah Garner
Ladies’ Aid Society of the Methodist Church
Charles W. Meeker
Ofmperial
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Ferling
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Jack Thomas
Parke County
Cecil Ricketts
Cates
Frank Hull
Fred Coonse
Putman County
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Fred
Kick Apcovndian Medicine Co
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Castoria
Ice Cream Social
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Crawfordsville
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Irene
National Monthly
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Charles Robert
Indianapolis News
Hibbs
Gibbs
Boston ‘Transcript
P. Little
Enterprise Flour
William Dennis
United States Tire Co
Detroit
M. Mayer
Jehu D. Martin
Pearl and
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