Local notables and relocations noted in Crawfordsville area
Vo. Spence remains at home for another week. Dr. E. J. Barnes visits from Perrysville. Trustee Will Starkey of Fulton attends to interests. Prank Hull recovers from heat and stays home. J. W. McCord and Wm. La. Baw travel from Veedersburg to assist. Washington Rice and Miss Fansite Chaso attend Ward funeral from Newtown. Charles Lang visits from Darlington. reports good crop prospects and new location. Crawfordsville post office named Bank Depository. preparations to open depositary underway. Willard Remster family leaves for Glenwood Minnesota to settle. friends bid farewell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Rice
Fansite
Chaso
Newtown
Ward
New Danville Post Office Opens with First Mail Delivery
The Danville post office building opened for business last Saturday and began delivering mail from the new facility that same day. Uncle Jos Cannon is noted for his substantial contributions to Danville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Jos Cannon
Children Visit Hillsboro Relatives This Week
Little Mary and William Brant of Hillsboro visited their grandmother Mrs. Lottie Gardner and great grandmother Mrs. Charlotte Gardner along with other relatives here during the past week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
William Brant
Hillsboro
Lottie Gardner
Charlotte Gardner
Pleasant callers and clean-up of accounts
Conrad Baker, living with Samuel VanDorn in Bend, visits Niagara Falls scenes each summer but has not planned this year’s trip. Our business seeks cleaner books as a collector visits homes, promising courteous treatment. Visit the office if any account is unclear. we aim for a fair, square deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrad Baker
Conrad
Samuel VanDorn
Bend
Niagara Falls
Ladies' CHOICE ready made goods sale at discount
J Loeb's Stores advertises a discount sale on a nice assortment of ladies' choice ready made goods, inviting readers to call and investigate.
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J. Loeb’s
For Rent Evans House Hotel West Lebanon Ind
For Rent. The only hotel in West Lebanon Indiana with furnished rooms throughout. Splendid location for a good hotel operator. Rent reasonable. Well patronized by traveling men and regular boarders. Apply or write Evans House West Lebanon Ind.
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West Lebanon
Ind
Evans House
Linden Defeats Covington In Ten Inning Baseball Clash
The Linden Methodist Sunday school ball team faced Covington in Linden on the Fourth, using players Hart Romine Horace Dickinson Loyd Glenn Elwood Twiddy Benj Merryman Lydia Hegg Geo Cuffing Olin Osborn and Roger McMahon. The game stretched to ten innings with Linden trailing 4 to 6 as the decisive run crossed late. Up to the eighth inning Covington led, then Linden tied before the ten inning finish in Linden’s favor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
Hart Romine
Horace Dickinson
Loyd
Glenn
Elwood Twiddy
Benj, Merryman
Lyd Hegg
Geo Coffing
Olin Osborn
Roger McMahon
Lindon
Crawfordsville
Waynetown
Colfax
Linden Boys
Linden
Covington
Martin Clark Describes Worsening Condition In Report
The report notes Martin Clark's condition is un improved and he is gradually growing weaker. No other facts are provided in the readable text.
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Martin Clark
Sunstroke Tragedy Claims Young Atkinson Near Oxford
Frack Atkinson, 17, son of Wilbert Atkinson, drops dead while trimming a hedge on the Benton county farm near Atkinson. Heart failure reported as the cause after the youth, who would turn eighteen in August, collapsed in the hot sun. Body moved to the house. Coroner Arthur Sage and undertaker Shipps notified. Atkinson is a well known Benton County farmer. He studied at Oxford high school and was a cousin of Zimri Atkinson of Attica.
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Frack Atkinson
Wilbert Atkinson
Atkinson
Eeaton County
Shipps
Oxford
Arthur I. Sage
Wilbert Atkin
Benton County
Oxford High School
Zimri Atkinson
Attica
A Famous Old Beacon to Be Replaced at Scilly
The Pall Mall Gazette reports that the St. Agnes light in Scilly will be replaced by a new light on Peninnis Head, St. Mary. The old beacon, dating to 1680, has guided transatlantic travelers and emigrants, but decline in reliability and past wrecking lore prompted the change. The new circular iron tower will be painted white and rise forty five feet, signaling a modern aid to navigation.
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St. Agnes
Scilly
Peninnis Head
St. Mary
Atlantic
Lving
Pall Mall Gazette
Insults in Germany spark court actions over insults
A New York lawyer cites German law on beleidigung insults, noting even mild terms can lead to fines. Cases include a rival chess player fined after insults, a policeman called a fellow kraut a fel low kerl, and a man dubbed Englishman by an Anglophile. The court deemed certain epithets severe.
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New York
Berlin
Germany
Dr. Eissel
Bohemia
New Yorker
Kerl
Eissel
Englsender
Ejissel
England
New York Mail
Buckie's Arnica Salve Promoted For Burns And Wounds
A Roaring Fire death notice extols Buckie's Arnica Salve as the quick cure for burns injuries and skin ailments. The ad claims fast inflammation relief pain reduction and healing benefits priced at 25 cents from all druggists.
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Buckie
Pneumonia risks in the stout and healthy
The article warns that pneumonia strikes the seemingly strong and overweight, urging weight control and regular weighing, cut meat and alcohol, and avoidance of neglecting colds. It notes germ presence, the danger of winter weight gain, and that thin individuals may fare better, citing Youth's Companion.
Willow Baskets Dominant Russian Import to America
The Chicago Record-Herald notes willow baskets are among the largest imports from Russia to the United States. Most hampers are produced in central Russia by peasants, with some supply from the Danube valley. Imports last year topped one million dollars. Osier willow, long used by Russian peasants, is prepared through a traditional family craft of cutting peeling and twisting.
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Russia
America
Danube Valley
Chicago Record-Herald
Portrait of a Daughter Who Lived Only in Paint
In Paris a gentleman visits a lady and sees a portrait of a woman said to be her deceased daughter. When asked if the picture is a family portrait the lady explains the girl died shortly after birth and the portrait was painted to show how she would have appeared if she had lived.
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Paris
The Disenchanting Phonograph Joke
An Oxford don is asked to speak into a phonograph and later, hearing his own voice, remarks that the machine makes him sound bumptious and affected. The London Tatler recounts this amusing anecdote about self perception through recording.
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Oxford
London
Tatler
The Tallest Dwarf On Record Disputed Claim
A caller lambasts a showman for misrepresenting a performer billed as the most remarkable dwarf. The exchange notes the man is five feet five inches, challenging the advertisement while the showman defends the boast as the peculiar point of the act.
Beavers Form Village Like Dwellings and Dams
Beavers organize homes in two floor villages with thick walls and mud exteriors to withstand cold and predators. They build crevices for retreat and store provisions, while their dams across rivers and lakes reveal remarkable engineering and social cooperation, likened to bees in collective effort.
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Macoun
Harper’s Weekly
South Sea Courtesies and Politeness Test
A cannibal delegation halts to address a missionary about furnishing a principal course for a testimonial dinner. The scene illustrates how polite conduct can soften savagery, contrasting with earlier violent behavior.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Ancient Egyptians Ethnological Problem Discussion
The piece notes that ancient Egyptians were not neuroes or part of the Aryan race. It asserts no living people closely resemble them and that monuments yield only vague inferences about their ethnicity. The New York American commentary stresses unresolved questions in Egyptology.
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Pyramids
Land of the Nile
New York American
The Ultimate of Happiness Match Ends With Tolerant Love
Blithers asks Daisy Green and Tom Haddaway about their match up. Dobby replies they are still in love, now at a level where they can tolerate each other, a humorous twist on lasting affection. Harper's Weekly tone reflects playful relationship dynamics.
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Daisy Green
Tom Haddaway
Blithers
Dobby
Harper’s Weekly
Afraid to Stay Away in Culture Club Attendance
The Louisville Courier Journal notes the culture club faces low trust amid remarks about attendance. A quoted speaker suggests mutual admiration fails, replaced by mutual distrust as the group grapples with engagement and cohesion.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Will Writing Authority Warns Against Self Written Wills
Philadelphia writer John Marshall Gest argues a person should not draft their own will. Lord Coke notes wills’ complexity and frequent doubts. The piece asserts most wills fail from incapacity or clashes, not faulty wording, and stresses careful professional practice and experience.
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John Marshall Gest
Philadelphia
Sais
St. Ives
Lord Coke
One Way or Another Peddler Bamboozles Cleveland Home
A Cleveland Plain Dealer clipping recounts a back door peddler offering silver polish claimed to remove wallpaper grease spots and renovate feather beds and paintings. The lady rejects the pitch while the vendor touts exaggerated cures and hourly dosing guarantees.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
An Elephant's Toothache Excerpt From London Field
A London Field excerpt describes a Moradabad elephant belonging to the author’s father in the East Indian civil service. With a mahout’s son supervising, the tooth was extracted using a hammer iron bar and rope, the animal later enjoying gum care with tow and gin for days. This occurred before 1842, before anesthetics.
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Moradabad
Mahont
London Field
Sewing Room Talk Riddles About Tools
A playful exchange among sewing tools led by the thread teasing the needle about eye injuries. The needle retorts while the thimble boasted about support, and the scissors offer a pun on seams as the group exchanges quips.
The Right Place Alarm Clock Department Pinch
An anxious parent sought work for her dull appearing son but the store manager refused citing his sleepiness. He suggested placing him in the alarm clock department as a humorous remedy to his lethargy.
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Boston Transcript
Flowers Wanting to Escape the Dirt
A short passage portrays Lula observing her mother among flowers with the child declaring flowers grow because they want to leave the dirt. The line appears in Lippincott's, reflecting a simple child’s perception of nature.
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Lula
Turquoise Mines of Persia Described by Wide World Writer
A Wide World Magazine writer tours Persian turquoise mines high in a hills range. He details a crude mining method with small iron cradle shafts, two gangs of workers, blasting, ore sorting by washing in pans, and a final valuation by professional polishers in Meshed. The piece notes gambling-like risk for buyers and locals fascinated by the stones.
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Persia
Wide World Magazine
Great Bed of Ware and Tudor Royal Beds
The article recalls elaborate Tudor beds in England with Henry VIII's bed having straw beneath finery and an usher armed with a dagger to search the straw for mischief. It notes the Henry VIII bed was nearly eleven feet square and the famed "great bed of Ware" in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night measures twelve feet square, a marvel for centuries.
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England
Henry VIII
Ware
Cold Remedies in Ancient Texts Include Mule Kisses
The passage cites Pliny recommending cures for coughs and colds such as wolf liver in hot wine, bear gall honey, rabbit skins with bullock horns, and even wrapping a dog skin around a finger. It adds tree frogs as remedies, and ends with a claim that three kisses on a mule’s mouth cure a cold in the head.
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Pliny
Noble Don Confounds Pride With Humble Father
An Oxford don, renowned and sons of a carpenter, chats with dignitaries near the miter. The carpenter passes by in work clothes, but the son greets him with a hearty Hampshire shout, declaring his pride in the family.
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Oxford
Good Hampshire
Drunk Den Stabbing Report Sparks Debate Over Shut Down
Mr Simpson reads about a man stabbed to death in a brawl described as a thoracic cavity injury. His wife questions the venue and laments the lack of closure, while the couple contemplates policing actions and the fate of the drinking spot.
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Spence
E. J. Barnes
Perrysville
Will Starkey
Fulton
J. W. McCord
Wm. la. Baw
Veedersburg
Charles Lang
Darlington
Willard Remster
Glenwood
Minnesota
Beaton County
St. Agnes Light
British Coast
Homes OF the Beavers
Orm Suilders
South Sea Courtesies
Evan
One
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