Aged Woman Dies Near Levinville
Mrs. Sarah Winter known as Grandmama died last Friday at her son C. S. Winter’s home near Levinville. She was over eighty five, longtime Perrysville resident, mother of four sons and one daughter. Survived by Samuel, George, Julia Spoor of Colorado. William and John predeceased. Funeral at the son’s home with Perrysville Cemetery burial beside the recently deceased John.
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Sarah Winter
C. S. Winter
Levinville
Perrysville
William
John
Samuel
George
Julia Spoor
Colorado
New Mexico
Catharine Hopkins
John Hopkins
Ray Brown
Newcastle Church
Brown’s Chapel
William White Named Heir To Miss Hollister Estate
William White of Gary Indiana named next of kin to Mayme Hollister who died suddenly at her home on West Seminary Street. Estate valued around seven thousand dollars though initial estimates were high. Public administrator H E Action named administrator with eleven thousand dollar bond. No near relatives in Illinois identified.
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Willam White
Gary
Ind
Mayme Hollister
Seminary Street
Miss Hollister
H. E Action
Hollaster
Illinois
Unitess
Wiliam White
Real estate transfers in Fountain County this past week
Transactions filed for record include Edna V Costing and husband to A Navelot at 145 Prospect Addition Attica for 200 dollars and Wisaks and wife to Jacob L Oland in Shawnee Township for 500 dollars.
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Fountain County
Pouglass
Edna V Costing
Local politics and the reader’s view on power
The piece reflects on local politics and the tension between self perception and public responsibility. It notes that no person embodies all leadership and that everyone has more to learn from others in governance.
Political Reorganization and Tensions Across Parties
The piece outlines turmoil in local party circles with factions backing Tom Dotson and Commissioner Copland for chairmen. It notes temperaments running high, hints at a split in the Democratic side around Col. Auditor Gray, and warns of aggressive moves amid county reorganization and insurgent labels.
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Tom Dotson
van Buren
Gray
Covington
Copland
Auditor Gray
Mrs Ost Hosts Thimble Club at Fourth Street Home
Mrs Peter Ost entertained the Thimble club at her Fourth street home on Thursday afternoon last week. A splendid dinner was served and all had a most enjoyable time.
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Peter Ost
Thimble Club
Fourth Street
Servid
Rabid Dog Killed After Attacking Dogs in Gregory Family
Frank and Erie Gregory mourn a pet dog that showed rabies signs Thursday and was euthanized. It was among several canines bitten by an earlier, similarly infected animal, which was killed three weeks earlier. The Gregory dog’s head was sent to the state laboratory for analysis.
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Frank
Erie Gregory
Gregory
Boston
Mass
Egypt
Small Pox Case in Wabash Township Near Stringtown
Dr Coggins and Dr Rowland report a developed small pox case in Logan Crowder, 60, of Wabash township northeast of Stringtown. He was unvaccinated though his wife had childhood protection. Crowder and a son with his wife and six children are exposed. Crowder quarantined and vaccination efforts planned. the son is ill and may have the disease.
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Coggins
Snoddy’s Mill
Rowland
Wabash Township
Stringtown
Logan Crowder
Crowder
Mr. Crowder
Nothing Wrong With the Girl and Local News Mix
A three year old girl of Mr. and Mrs. Flavius Little is reported sound after rabies fears from a Keller dog bite. The Rce mad stone treatments in Lafayette showed no poison. Weather swings caused thaw and rain eroding snow and ice. Shootings on Third street raise safety concerns as crowds depart town. Political tensions in Fountain county involve insurgents led by the Schwins and the Covington Friend. A marriage occurs in the clerks office Charles A Hayes and Anna Jermain of Attica. Mrs. Catharine Hopkins dies at 72 near Newcastle church. funeral Saturday at Newcastle Church. sale bill printing offered.
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Flavius Little
Keller
Lafayette
Rce
Fountain County
Schwins
Covington
Egypt's Mummified Monkeys
Boston readers learn of ancient Egypt's practice of burying pets with rulers. Amenhotep II's tomb yielded mummified monkeys alongside ducks and chickens. A honey-filled jar and carved wooden vessels add to the curiosities, inviting questions about royal pets and dreams.
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Amenophis
Amenhotep II
Thormes III
Egypt
B. C
Nineveh
Memnon
Torrey pines a relic of a past epoch near San Diego
In San Diego County and Santa Rosa Island two small Torrey pine groves remain the world’s only known stands. The trees, dwarfed by harsh coastal winds and desert heat, are more ornamentals than timber sources and reflect a long geological history.
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San Diego
Cal
Santa Rosa
Sierras
Pacific
Mother Dies of a Broken Heart in Hempstead Tragedy
Mrs Kate Bleowski in Hempstead L I suffered extreme grief after her child died in a bonfire accident in front of their home. While the girl’s body was carried inside the mother collapsed and died a physician cites death due solely to a broken heart.
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Hempstead
L. I
Kate Bleowski
Smith and Keeling Wedited in Marriage Ceremony
Homer E. Smith and Ida M Keeling were wed in a Wednesday morning ceremony conducted by Esquie O at the home of Ros Smith in the east part of the city.
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Homer E. Smith
Ida M Keeling
Esquie O
Ros Smith
Public Sale at Covington Farm Auction Jan 2 1913
Public notice of a farm sale at the George Neberker place three and a half miles north of Covington on Wednesday January 2 1913 at 10 oclock a m. Offers include horses and mules cattle hogs sheep implements and harness with terms cash or six to twelve month credit on sums over five dollars and 8 percent interest on notes. Lunch served by Bend church Ladies Aid. Auctioneers Ed Meyer.
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George Ne Berker Place
Covington
Wed
Ed Meyer
Ladies Aid ‘of the
The Horn of Middle Temple Dinners Through Time
London’s Middle Temple preserves a horn summons tradition dating to the crusader era. A warder blows the ox horn at 5 30 each term, calling benchers, barristers and students to dinner, while the old horn is retired to display.
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London
Middle Temple
Fountain Court
Knights Templar
Sarecens
Templars
Whitefriars
Essex House
Strand
Silver Thames
Temple
Surrey Fields
Panyer
Westminster
Panzer
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Wabash
Historyr
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Thaye
Rebecca Jane Isaacs
Lucy
Kentucky
Liniment
Earl S. Sloan
O. W. Norquest
Col. C. W. Smith
A. G. Madden
Horn
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