Reed Harden Wedding at Harden Home in Liberty
Charles Reed and Hazel Harden were wed at the Harden home in Liberty at 11:00 a m on Thursday November 28 Rev H K Fox officiated. A dinner followed and guests praised the spread while noting Rev Fox's fondness for oyster dressing. The couple will reside in Martinsville. Out of town guests included Oilie Harden family Cora Watrick Danville Frances Reed and others. Also noted is Prof W A Henry praising the International Live Stock Exposition urging farmers to attend for better stock and local interest.
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Bride
Elmer E. Harden
Liberty, Street
Charles Reed
Hazel Harden
H. K. Fox
Fox
Martinsville
Oilie Harden
Cora Watrick
Danville
Frances Reed
Harry Frazier
Harry Reed
Harry Frazer
O. D. Redden
Guy Moore
Veedersburg
Orval Harden
Fithian
Il's
Charles Carpenter
Mellott
James Hill
Crawfordsville
W. A. Henry
International
The Matinee Musicale Recital at Methodist Church
The monthly Matinee Musicale recital is set for Saturday at 2 30 in the Methodist church parlors with Ren cents admission. Hostesses are Miss Lulu Grubbs and Miss Bonnie Carwile. The program includes Weber and Schubert pieces performed by a group of local musicians including Beulah Murray Mabel Walker and Irene Rascom with selections such as Impromptu Op. 90 No 2 and Moment Musicale Op 94 No 3 4 accompanied by notes of local interest and a separate listing for an Edison moving picture machine sale by Lem Hanson Bloomingdale Ind. Mrs Bud Irvin visited this city over Sunday with Mack Irvin and family.
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Ren Cents
Lulu Grubbs
Bonnie Carwile
Edison Moving Picture
Lem Hanson
Bloomingdale
Ind
The Youths Companion Promotes Healthy Reading Choice
An elderly subscriber praises Youths Companion as a genuine service to homes. The publication offers wholesome content, science discoveries, industrial feats, travel stories, and many serials. Subscriptions cost under four cents weekly with 1913 gifts and free issues for 1912. Miss Halma Martin visits Danville guest of Miss Martha Kreusch.
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America
Europe
the Companion
Companion
Berkeley St
Boston
Massadv
Halma Martin
Danville
Martha Kreusch
Court LaTourette Funeral Obituary Recalls War Service
The funeral for Court LaTourette was held at Charles E. Bright’s residence. Remarks by C. P. Lewis recalled LaTourette’s Civil War service in three regiments, his Topeka life, and his marriage to Emma Curtis. He died November 23, 1912, near Topeka, aged about 72, survived by wife and siblings.
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Court LaTourette
Charles E. Bright
C. P. Lewis
Court la Tourette
Wabash Township
Fountain County
Indiana
Topeka
Kansas
Vermillion
Frank Wilcox
Covington
Ind
Court
Emma Curtis
Charles Curtis
Curtis
Vermillion County
Porters
Ucolletts
Miss Curtis
Leauville
Colorado
Capt. Schuyler la Tourette
Hin
Porto Rico Sees Dr. King's New Discovery Benefit
Porto Rico reports a remarkable cure claim for Dr. King's New Discovery. Ramon T. Marchao of Barceloneta says it cured him of coughs and colds and helped over 20 others on his advice. Trial bottle offered free, medicine priced 50 cents and 1 dollar, with druggists guaranteeing satisfaction.
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Porto Rico
Ramon T. Marchao
Barceloneta
Foster Couple Quietly Wed at Beckett Home
Lewis Manning night operator at the Big Four depot wed Miss Verna Beckett in a quiet ceremony at the bride’s parents home. The couple planned to reside in the city and received many presents. The wedding followed a noon ceremony and an elegant dinner, with only close relatives present.
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Lewis Manning
Big Four
Verna Beckett
Wm. Beckett
Flagged Train With Shirt Sparks Heroic Rescue
An Ohio man flagged a moving train and saved it from wreck, while H. T. Alston of Raleigh credits Electric Bitters with curing severe stomach, head, back pain and liver issues. He laments past ailments and lauds four bottles as life changing. Price 50 cents at druggists.
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Ohio
H. T. Alston
Raleigh
N.C
Tennis becomes ancient sport with surprising roots
A London Times contributor notes tennis origin traces back to ancient ball games and the term tene z evolving from Lene. The sport emerged from jeu de paume, moved from bare hands to gloves then strings, and evolved from open grass plots to fully enclosed courts with walls and a roof.
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Quany
Knights of the Round Table
The
London Times
Life of Thomas Andrews Ends Amid Titanic Tragedy
S F Bullock chronicles the Titanic designer Thomas Andrews from Belfast training through Harland and Wolff to chief designer and later managing director. He perished after aiding passengers, with survivors recalling his calm amid catastrophe and acts at the bridge and on deck.
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S. F. Bullock
Thomas Andrews
Royal Academical Institution
Belfast
Andrews
Harland & Wolff
Goodby
Mr. Andrews
Faraday's Loyal Yet Uneducated Assistant Anderson
Sir U Henry Roscoe recalls Faraday and his assistant Sergeant Anderson. Anderson, uneducated in science, faithfully followed orders. He stirred a pot with chemicals all night after Faraday left for tea, then forgot the instruction and kept watching the pot until morning.
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U Henry Roscoe
Faraday
Sergeant Anderson
Anderson
Agin
Boy Climbs to Upper Class Emblem Victory
The Cleveland Plain Dealer recalls a college rite where a bound student heeds his father’s advice to climb. Three days after parting, he scaled a greased pole among twenty-seven disabled sophomores and ripped down the emblem, earning peer esteem beyond scholarships.
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Potonius
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Dead as a Doornail Explains Phrase Origin
An essay explains that the saying dead as a doornail arose from old door hardware. A water bolt under the knocker protected doors from damage, while impatient visitors struck the knocker hard, inspiring the expression through the resulting silence.
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Grst
Inconsistency Quip About Sleeves and Cuffs
A curious speaker asks about inconsistency and a wise reply notes it as a spirit moving a woman whose sleeves end at the elbow to her husband who has no cuffs. The exchange offers a sly reflection on dress and marital dynamics.
Impossible, Lawyer You Say That You Want a Divorce
A New York press cartoon depicts a client seeking divorce, asking why you cannot get along with your husband while he demands reasonableness. The lawyer replies, highlighting the strained dynamic and legal tension.
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New York
Ress
The Lost Falcon Recovery Test of Ownership
A British colonel visiting Canada claimed a lost falcon aboard a ship. In Halifax a newspaper note sparked the owner’s test. When the hawk entered the room it rushed to the colonel, rubbed its head, and nuzzled his coat, proving ownership and returning the bird to its rightful owner.
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Canada
Halifax
Port
Liverpool
The Roman Legion Its Strength and Spirit
Edward Jones in Engineering Magazine notes that the Roman legion of 4000 to 6000 men relied on three pillars: careful selection of armed citizens, strict discipline, and rapid adoption of foreign war innovations. Caesar boosted morale by shared purpose, presenting war winnings as public funds for valor.
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Rome
Caesar
Plutarch
Edward Jones
Engineering Magazine
Not a Clothes Peg
Peggie Newton, long faithful servant, faces wage arrears as her mistress Tez offers a faded cloak instead of pay. Peg rejects the barter, questioning the fairness of accepting clothes in lieu of wages and calling out the mistress’s impractical offer.
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Peggie Newton
eNo
Novi
Peg
London Globe
Gigantic Goliath Beetle and Venezuela Elephant Beetle Described
Two enormous beetles fascinate entomologists the Goliath beetle from Africa reaches six inches in length with gauzy wings while the elephant beetle of Venezuela weighs nearly a pound and has a wing span comparable to a mallard duck both are rare and noteworthy in old world entomology.
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Kongu River
Africa
Goliath
Venezuela
Beating the Law on a Rural Reserve
A rural justice fines a motorist forty miles per hour despite the DRIVER offering only $2. The judge remarks that the man has nerve and orders him to hand over the money, enforcing the $40 fine despite the scant funds. The excerpt, from the Kansas City Journal, highlights lighter courtroom humor.
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Kansas City Journal
After Years Glutton Confesses Taste for Medicine
A Kansas City Journal anecdote depicts a glutton who proclaims living to eat, then, years later, admits a shift in life purpose, saying he merely lives to take medicine. The line captures humor and change in priorities across time.
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Kansas City Journal
He Liked Bacon and Morning Eggs Joke Exchange
A humorous exchange features Miss Literary asking Mr Saphead if he loves bacon and he replies with a breakfast fondness. The dialogue plays on a pun about morning meals and light banter.
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Mr. Saphead
Yans
Man skilled at excuses often good for nothing else
Quote attributed to Benjamin Franklin notes that a person adept at making excuses rarely excels in other areas. The remark emphasizes the ineffectiveness of excuses as a habit and its impact on personal usefulness.
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Benjamin Frankin
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