Obituary of Sarah Ellen Dice Board
Sarah Ellen Dice Beard born April 24 1848 in Old Chambersburg Indiana daughter of Jacob and Mary Dice married Nexton Board September 13 1866. Widowed in 1899 she lived near Stone Bluff Vermillion Illinois and Covington Indiana mother of eight cherished children and a devoted Methodist Episcopalian with eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Sarah Ellen Dice Beard
Jacob
Mary J. Rynearson Dice
Old Chambersburg
Fountain County
Indiana
Wesley Academy
Nexton Board
Stone Bluff
Vermillion County
Illinois
Covington
Board
Methodist Episcopal Church
Harry
Clyde
Danville
Clarence
Springfield
Ilinois
Sam
Omaha
Nebraska
O. M. Livengood
C. L. Myers
Ed Rhodes Seeks County Recorder Post
Ed Rhodes of Wabash township announces candidacy for county recorder on the Republican ticket. Former school teacher turned farmer, Rhodes is a zealous party worker seeking his first public office and asks Republican voters to consider his claims honestly. He is well known across the county and expects to run a strong race.
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Ed Rhodes
Wabash Township
Rhdes
Rhodes
Hatless Editor McMillan Revered for Farmer's Bureau Talk
The Pleasant township banquet featured a memorable speech by the News Republican editor known as the Hatless editor. He is remembered as Claude Doane’s son-in-law and for his 1913 to 1918 tenure with the Republican paper.
Albert Hegg Seeks Relection as Troy Township Trustee
Covington friends endorse Albert Hegg for another term as Troy township trustee. The four years under his administration are praised for well cared for schools finances and low taxes with no complaints. A May primary nomination is expected and a likely landslide in November.
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Albert Hegg
Covington
Troy Township
Hegg
Revival Services At Benson Chapel To Close
Revival services at Benson Chapel wrap up Friday evening after three weeks of strong attendance and renewed church activity. Pastor Rev. Hibbard led the meetings with assistance from Rev. R. B. Kern of Covington, as a house to house campaign boosted interest and congregational accessions.
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Benson Chapel
Hibbard
R. B. Kern
Covington
Play postponed by Woman's club at High School
The February 28 play by the Woman's club at the High School has been called off for now. Officials cite a crowded public schedule and a desire to wait for a more favorable time. Subscribe for the Republican.
Misunderstood Sun Motion Critiqued as Perpetual Motion Claim
The passage denounces a theory that the earth moves past the sun and rises away, calling it ignorant and a hindrance to science. It contrasts this with accepted explanations of electricity magnetism and weather, crediting Newton and Hooke in historical debate and reflecting public opinion quoted from the New York Sun.
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Perihetion
Ady
Hooke
Newton
D. A. N. Grover
The
New York Sun
Would Call God Mother Not Father, Osborn Views God
Ex Governor Chase S. Osborn writes in the Forum that naming the deity as Godmother instead of Father clarifies meaning. He argues any label such as Great Force Cosmos Nature or God works, but calls Godmother as a helpful feminine counterpoint to traditional male terms.
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Chase S. Osborn
Michigan
Mr. Osborn
God
Great
Hewes
The Camera Makes Fisher Heroes
A witty critique explains camera exaggeration in fishing images. It argues that subjects appear larger toward the lens, turning modest catches into oversized “whoppers” and skewing perception of skill and triumph.
End of Sligo as Deserted Village Foretold
The town of Sligo Missouri risks becoming a deserted village after 40 years relying on the Sligo Furnace company. Exhausted timber for char coal ends the fires. about 400 residents face exodus as the company plans to let former workers stay in their homes rent free for a period while they relocate.
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Sligo
Sligo Furnace Company
Kapsaz City Times
Etzyor’s Lucky Seven headline claim
A garbled note reports that Mr. Herbert Croatia, a public figure described as a mayoral mate of Ret gate, proclaims a lucky seven as his talisman. The fragment hints at a local belief or public acknowledgment but offers few readable specifics.
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Etzyor
Herbert Croatia
Retgate
Taming Coastal Dunes with Oil on Oregon Highways
The article describes using oil to stabilize shifting dunes along a springtime Columbia River shoreline. After sands form dunes on road slopes, crews apply heated oil via a spraying rig to slopes and adjacent areas, aiming to counter dune encroachment as winds affect spray reach.
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Columbia River
Ocean
Lake Bichtgatt
Scientific American
Cards 14 Years on the Way
Detective Joseph Douglas of Philadelphia sent postal cards from Atlantic City and Ocean City in August 1907 to tell his wife of safe arrival and good behavior. After 14 years the forgotten cards arrive in the morning mail revealing a mystery of where they traveled.
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Joseph Douglas
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Ocean City
Douglas
Philadelphic
Prices and Wages in Haiti Highlight Daily Life
A recent visitor notes Haiti prices such as a solid mahogany dining table for 6 dollars and five alligator pears for 2 cents in Port au Prince. Teachers earn about 6 dollars a month and retire after roughly 12 years. Classes span eight hours daily with U.S. style subjects plus extras for the backward. Haitians show strength in penmanship and freehand drawing.
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Haiti
Port Au Prince
United States
Muriel's Birthday Changes in a Young Life
A reflective piece traces Muriel's shifting relation to birthdays from indifference to celebration to withdrawal. Friends keep score, offering reminders of the annual milestones despite her evolving stance.
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Muriel
Portable grinder converts to bench grinder in thirty seconds
A portable grinder uses an aluminum alloy housing with a patented pistol grip and trigger switch for easy control. It runs on direct or alternating current and includes an attachment to become a bench grinder in thirty seconds, handling grinding cleaning buffing or polishing tasks in the garage or shop.
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Popular Science
Court Comimits Juvenile to Reformatory After Sentence
In Veedersburg Indiana a court ordered the youth to the reformatory following a discharge for Ace. The proceedings include multiple civil suits on notes and guardianship cases involving local banks and individuals. Names include Michael Mayer, Stanley Graham, Will Cline, John F. Patterson, Irma P. Patterson, First National Bank of Cayuga Veedersburg State Bank, Frank W. Coats, W J Goss, Thomas Simmerman, Martha Simmerman, John C. Darling, Robert N. Voliva guardian, William J. Mellett, James V. McKnight.
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Will Cline
John F. Patterson
Irma P. Patterson
The
First National Bank of Cayuga
Veedersburg State Bank
Frank W. Coats
W. J. Goss
First National Bank of Veedersburg
Thomas Simmerman
Martha Simmerman
John C. Darling
Robert N. Voliva
Guardian
William J. Mellett
James V. McKnight
Chamberlain’s Tablets for Indigestion and Constipation
A reader from Middle Grove New York praises Chamberlain's Tablets as the nicest medicine for indigestion and constipation. The note says they work like a charm, do not gripe, and leave no unpleasant aftereffects.
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Melard F. Craig
Middle Grove
N. Y
Davis Township Man Announces for Auditor
George MecMurtrie of Davis township, the first Democrat to announce for County Auditor before the May primary, is praised as a trusted official and well known business man with wide county support.
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Davis Township
George MecMurtrie
McMurtrie
James Brown Jr
George
Monument Buyers Urged to See E M Boord Co
If you plan to purchase a monument this season visit E M Boord and Co for assistance. Phone number 56 provided for inquiries and orders.
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E. M. Boord, & Co
Tax notices and local paper costs cited in Anoka County
Taxpayer records show a series of newspaper bills charged to the Newlin family including 35.00 to Mary E. Newlin for posting delinquent notices 35.37 to R. S. Newlin 13.14 and 13.50 to the same person. The totals cited reach 371.54 for the Newlin family and over 543.00 for two Attica papers. These items are not township or school expenses.
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Elian
Newlin
Mary E. Newlin
R. S. Newlin
Attica
Old Time Fiddlers Contest in Perrysville Opera House
Perrysville Indiana hosts a fiddlers contest Saturday night February 25 at the Standard Opera House. Local players pledge fierce rivalry with prizes for varied fiddle styles and tunes including old melodies and coon shouts.
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Perrysville
Ind
Old Town
See E. M. Boord & Co granite markers for Decoration Day
See E. M. Boord & Co for granite markers and early decoration day completion. Office with M. Boord, Phone 56. Hugh McGeorge is in Chicago this week.
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E. M. Boord & Co
M. Boord
Hugh McGeorge
Chicago
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Quigley Corners
Luther Green
Paramount Magazine
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Mutual Trust Life Insurance CO
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