Local notes from Covington and neighbors gain and trades
Mrs Ed Daller trades real estate. Miss Gusta Anderson of Grape Creek visits Mrs C N Harter. Mrs Frank O Neil of Danville Tenn visits family. Mrs E M Board and Mrs Lee Philpott tour Wallace. Ladies Aid to exchange at Phelps book store on Saturday June 15. Motor boat for sale. Vermillion county Republicans field five candidates for prosecuting attorney. Roy Thompson becomes lumber yard manager at Groveland. Masters John Schma and Chas Mayer visit Danville for baseball. O B Ratcliff gives decoration speech at Howard North Vermillion. For sale 120 acre stock and grain farm near railroad town. W R Massey & Sons, Tinsley Brock, Covington.
Oakland area highlights from Friday and weekend visits
Richland resident E S Wagoner and Daly Frazier trustee of Cain visited the city to attend to interests on Friday and Saturday. Dr C M Coggins from Wabash reported progress on local work. The Harter building received fresh paint and retouching. Mrs Ora La Tourette offered Pictorial Review patterns at her military store. Herman Briggs and Dan Reed of Attica conducted business here Saturday. Mrs Mary Wood of Indianapolis visited friends in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daly Frazier
Cain
Herman Briggs
Dan Reed
Attica
Mary Wood
Indianapolis
Local notices and ads from Williamsport and surrounding areas
Local items report real estate, vehicle sales, and business notices. J E Brices offers Model 40 Oakland cars with starter included for 1420 dollars and commissions to sub agents. Various residents visit family, travel, or conduct business across Fountain, Vigo, and surrounding counties. The Waynetown horse show attracts a large crowd. J H Snoddy suffers a mild stroke.
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Ags
Fountain County
Oakland
Williamsport
Ind
J. E. Brices
Twain and Langdon Union Sealed After Cautious Courtship
In Horper's Magazine biographer Albert Bige low Paine recounts how Samuel Clemens met Olivia Langdon at the St Nicholas hotel in New York. After a cautious approval process with Jervis Langdon and a formal engagement on February 2, 1869, Clemens marries Olivia Langdon, sealing a life partnership that began with a photograph and a wary welcome from Olivia's family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horper
Albert Bigelow Paine
Mark Twain
Olivia Langdon
New York
Charles Langdon
St. Nicholas Hotel
Broadway
Spring and
Broome Streets
Dle Jervis Langdon
Elmira
Charles
Olivia
Samuel Clemens
Bay of Emyrurz
Langdon
Jervis Langdon
Clemens
Stebbings
San Francisco
Goodman
Eocin
Clemena
Jacksonville
Abie Magn
Hiere
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
Olivia Lewis Langdon
Ladies Waists Bonanza at J Loeb’s Stores
Martin Lindberg a prominent Attica citizen died at his Ravine Park home Tuesday of Brights disease at age 46. The northwest square walk on West Washington street will be paved by nearby property owners. Capt LaTourette, longtime Wabash sheep fancier, sold his 1921 wool clip to Herzog with Schuyler securing top price.
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Martin Lindberg
Attica
Ravine Park
Bright
William Lindberg
West Washington Street
Capt. LaTourette
Wabash Township
Herzog, Tuesay
Schuyler
Spring painting and wallpapering offered in Covington
Johu D. Martin with 46 years of renovation experience advertises house painting and papering services in Covington Indiana. He offers workmanship quality and has wallpaper samples for customers. Corner Pearl and 8th streets.
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Wus
Johu D. Martin
Covington, Ind
Pearl and
8Th
Wealthy Englishman Bets Fortune on Leg Length in Elizabethan Era
During Queen Elizabeth I's reign, Corbet of a Shrewsbury area family wagered 400000 on the claim his leg was the most honest to the country. He won, and a preserved picture shows the leg measuring process among contestants for the prize.
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Hlizabeth
Corbet
Shrewsbury
Milkweed sighting prompts playful farm lesson
A city boy asks about a wayside plant and learns it is milkweed. Grandpa explains its name and a farmer’s use, sparking the boy’s surprised realization about feeding cows to produce milk, in a light Chicago News tone.
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Chicago News
Fine Teachers Fond Mother- Willie Quote Life
Fragmentary lines describe a family scene with a mother and boy in a home setting. The text references a father figure’s shaving an uncle’s golf, a grandfather’s car, and a parrot, alluding to generational habits.
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Willie
Braedpa
Charm Strikes the Sight Yet Haunts the Soul
A poetic fragment notes that beauty captivates the eye but fails to touch the inner spirit, suggesting a tension between appearance and meaning. The line hints at an inner void despite external allure.
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Pope
Also Mentioned on This Page
Covington
the Republican For Conservative News
Mrs. Ed. Daller
Covington R. D
Gusta Anderson
Grape Creek
C. N. Harter
Frank O'Neil
Danville, Tis
E. M. Board
Lee Philpott
City
Wallace
Ladies Aid Society of the Baptist Church
Phelps’ Book Store
Mrs
Abner Campbell
Danville
UC. N. Harter
Presbyterian Church
M. Mayer
Dr. Sailor
Stone Bluff
Mullen
Gray
P. F. Moore
W. Main
Danville, Ill
Vermillion County
Roy Thompson
Groveland
John Schma
Chas. Mayer
J. W. Plaster and Family
O. B. Ratcliff
Howard
Ion North Vermillion
O. B
W. R. Massey & Sons
Tinsley Brock, Covington
Abe
M. Mayer's
E. S. Wagoner
Richland
C. M. Coggins
Wabash
Harter
Tye
M. Board
Ross Crawford
Brazil
Mary Townsley
H. E. Mayer
William Miles
Leslie
St. Paul
Steely
South Sixth Street
D. F. Smith
W. R. Smith and
Lafayette
Wingate
Fair Grounds
Robert Kerr
Minnesota
Mrs. Mix
Chicago
Denton Wilson
Florence
Carditt
Avaine Livengood
Lee Allen
Lew .Nebeker
Murray
Riverside Dairy
Magar
Helen Myers
Crawfordsville
Fanapolis
James W. Dicken
Mr. Dicken
Iadine
Johnny Rato Don
Piaplared Ag
E. J. Yoku
Miss. Maud. Wainsley
Veedersburg
Stephens
Waynetown
J H. Snoddy
Mr. Snoddy
Mies Langdon
Fletcher
Tori
J. Loeb’s
O,apu
Jas. Yerkes
Mountain
Warren
Benton
M. Boord
William Dennis
Richelieu
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