Farewell Party Honors Three Local Residents
A farewell gathering at the U A E of P hall last week honored Miss Lenora Hurst Miss Ruth McComas and Gordon Hull. The Hurst family moved to Chicago McComas goes to Terre Haute and the Hull family to Los Angeles Val. Guests enjoyed music and dancing in a joyful sendoff.
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U. A. E. of P. Hall
Lenora Hurst
Ruth McComas
Gordon Hull
Hurst
Chicago
Miss McComas
Terre Haute
Hull
Los Angeles
Val
Pianos and Organs for Sale at Cheney the Jeweler
Melville Clark Appello player piano in excellent condition offered for 40 dollars today. Leader in qualities and tone, built to last a lifetime. Also two good second hand organs available at bargains. Cheney the Jeweler.
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Melville-Clark Appello
Cheney
Troy Township Adds New Teachers and Church Events
Trustee Chas Dickens lists teachers starting Sept 15 in districts 2 through 10 including Carson Smith and Mary Robb. The First Presbyterian Church announces morning theme The Unchanging Christ and evening talk Lost Crowns with Bible school at 10 and Christian Endeavor at 6 30, inviting all not worshiping elsewhere.
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Chas. Dicken
Dist
Carson Smith
Charles Denton
Prin
Mattie Hugel
Mac Sullivan
Mary Robb
Grace DeHaven
Jessie DeHaven
Bible School
Christian Endeavor Society
Tuberculosis efforts outlined by Fountain County group
The Fountain County Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis reports plans this week for a 25 000 Red Cross Christmas Seals order a health exhibit and model sick room in the city announced for tuberculosis Sunday on December 7. The group urges county residents to join the movement and notes tuberculosis prevention as a civic goal. Separately an offer touts land in the show me state promising 30 bushels of wheat and 70 of corn per acre at 30 to 60 dollars per acre with rents 5 to 7 dollars per acre.
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Fountain County Association For the Study and Prevention
Red Cross
Ice Cream Social at Stringtown U B U Church
The U B U church of Stringtown announces an ice cream social Saturday night September 6 in the yard of Austin Crowder to benefit the church. Everyone is invited to attend for a pleasant evening. U B U Stringtown.
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U. B. U. Church of
Stringtown
Austin Crowder
Mrs George Bone Dies at Hillsboro Home
Mrs George Bone a respected Hillsboro resident died at her home last Friday morning at sixth thirty. She was 63 and survived by her husband and two brothers Milton and Dan Youngblood. The obituary notes years of stomach trouble and recent confinement to bed before death.
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George Bone
Hillsboro
Electric lights planned for town dam project at Coal Creek
George Sterns, after buying out John Kerr, will build a new concrete dam at the old water mill site and install an electric lighting system to illuminate the town. He has begun work and bought cement. a car load is used for the dam. Sterns plans to source power from Coal Creek despite initial setbacks.
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George Sterns
John Kerr
P. M. Williams
Sterns
Coal Creek
George
Hillsboro Gas Company
Lighting colors for vessels debut on Hudson River
The article notes that red and green side lights for vessels were first used on the Hudson River in 1862. General Benjamin F. Butler supported their introduction due to his interest in a local factory producing the lights.
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Gen. Butler
Hudson River
Benjamin F. Butler
Retired Georgia Planter Endorses Swamp Root Cure
C E Ussery of Bowersville Georgia testifies in 1909 to Swamp Root’s kidney relief after years of pain. He describes sleeping poorly before remedies and credits a fifty cent bottle with rapid improvement and lasting health benefits. He is 70 and retired, endorsing the product to others in need.
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Bowersville, Ga
C. E. Ussery
Prove What Swamp Root Will Do for You
A direct ad to Dr. Kilmer & Co. of Binghamton New York invites readers to obtain a sample bottle and a booklet on kidneys and bladder. It promotes regular fifty cent and one dollar bottles at drag stores and mentions Covington Weekly He in.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Covington
Braun Declares Willingness to Train for 1916 Olympiad
Hans Braun Germanys champion middle distance runner rejects retirement and says he will keep training to be ready for the Berlin Olympiad in 1916. After reports he left athletics for business, supporters believe he can win a major event for the fatherland. Braun has competed eight years and won numerous short distance races.
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Hans Braun
Germany
Braun
Berlin
John Paul Jones Leaves Cornell Athletic Legacy Behind
The Cornell athlete John Paul Jones, regarded as the university’s greatest, graduated after a career with multiple mile records in the eastern intercollegiate championships. He twice broke the mile and half mile marks, held the world amateur mile record, and contributed to a world champion indoor four mile relay team along with two cross country titles.
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Cornell University
John Paul Jones
Cornell
Ithaca
N. Y
Jones
Association For
Washington Manager Bans Fungo Hitting by Johnson
Clark Griffith, manager of the Washington team, has forbade Walter Johnson from fungo hitting. Griffith says the drill strains Johnson's pitching arm and he wants him to stop despite Johnson's known ability to drive long flies during practice.
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Clark Griffith
Washington
Walter Johnson
Johnson
Griffith
Applegarth Sets World Mark At Cardiff Carnival
W R Applegarth of the Polytechnic Harriers ran 150 yards in 14.25 seconds to set a world record at Cardiff sports carnival and tied the British 100 yards mark at 9.45 seconds. He placed third in the 200 meters final at the Olympic Games. The prior 150 yards world record of 14.45 seconds by C G Wood stood since July 21 1887.
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Applegarth
W.R. Applegarth
Polytechnic Harriers
Cardiff
Wales
C. G. Wood
England
Comeback Planned by Boxer Tommy Ryan in Syracuse
Former middleweight champion Tommy Ryan, 43, now based in Syracuse, plans to return to boxing next fall. Born March 31, 1870, his last public fights were in 1907, and he will open a boxing club in Syracuse next October while continuing to manage fighters.
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T. Ryan
Tommy Ryan
Syracuse
Ryan
Rickey Returns to Browns as Scout With Michigan Alums
Branch Rickey, former catcher and Michigan coach this season, rejoined the Cleveland Browns as a scout for the summer. He brought two Michigan standouts, pitcher Powell and shortstop Lavans, to join the team.
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Rickey
Browns
Branch Rickey
University of Michigan
Michigan
Powell
Lavans
Carrigan Back In Form Boosts Red Sox Charge
Carrigan has returned to his top form, contributing heavily to Boston's recent success as the Red Box push their winning run forward.
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Carrigan
Bit Carrigan
Boston Red Box
Emulates Romeo Taken For Burglar In New York Court
Reginald Mulhane appeared in the Yorkville police court charged with attempted burglary. His sweetheart and two witnesses testified the scheme was a romance ploy, not a crime, and the magistrate dismissed the case.
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New York
Reginald Mulhane
Yorkville
Mulhane
Buchmeller
Reginald
Jasper Bates
East 74Th Street
Cook
Italian colony claims American spaghetti eater champion
Ithaca New York reports Leandro Alesandro who ate two pounds of spaghetti in 18 minutes at a St Agostino day picnic securing the title. His rival Alesandro weighs 140 pounds and took second prize in the pie eating contest.
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Ithaca
N. Y
America
Leandro Alesandro
Alesandro
Keeps His Promise in Brooklyn Marriage Mystery
Friends of George J. Gordon a Brooklyn merchant learned he had married his mother in law a year ago to keep a promise he had made to his wife before she died.
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New York
George J. Gordon
Brooklyn
One Judge's Advice
Omaha Neb quotes District Judge Chas Nile advising that women and girls wearing old fashioned hoon skirts and bustles would deter mashers, reflecting late 19th or early 20th century moral policing in public dress norms.
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Omaha
Neb
Chas, Nile
Vacuum in Religion Theme at Local Methodist Church
The pastor at the M. E. church will deliver The Vacuum in Religion next Sunday. The Men's Chorus will sing at the evening service. Sunday school starts at 9 45 and Epworth League meets at 6 30. A communion service is planned at Bend church next Sunday afternoon. The fourth quarterly conference is set for Tuesday evening September 9 conducted by the district Superintendent.
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M. E
Epworth League
the Bend Church
Coal agency advertises Nut Coal for stoves and furnaces
R. C. Allen holds the agency for Nut Coal formerly sold by the late Ed Richeson. The ad promises hard coal and lump coal of best quality at reasonable prices and offers to calculate your winter supply. Phone number 91.
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R. C. Allen
Ed. Richeson
Tidy Housewife Fire Safety Adage From Insurers
Fire insurance men say tidy housekeeping wards off blazes in country homes. They claim no statistics exist but estimate ten million dollars in losses unused in five years due to fires in rural dwellings. Most blazes arise from various forms of carelessness, not neat and clean cupboards.
New Parcel Post Rates Go Into Effect
Parcel post charges have been raised and new rates are now in effect. The article notes the changes apply to packages carried by parcel post and suggests filing the notice for family record.
Safest laxative for women ad promotes Dr King’s pills
Nearly every woman needs a good laxative and Dr King’s New Life Pills are described as prompt sure and painless. A Tenn. customer testimonial cites relief and a 25 cent box price is offered with Irvin’s drug store endorsement.
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Dr. King
Look Pleasant. A Laugh Is Wholesome, Not Grim
A cryptic editorial notes that grimness is mistaken for virtue and piety for a fixed expression. It warns against taking life too seriously and urges humor as a sign of true wholesomeness. The piece cites a quip about trust and laughter from a New York press source.
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New York
Trustee Sale Notice for Dry Goods in Covington Indiana
Notice of Trustee Sale for the Lewsader and Clem stock of dry goods and notions in the C N Harter brick building on the northeast corner of Covington public square Indiana. Sale to highest bidder with reasonable terms. H E Heine Trustee. 95-13 w2.
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Lewsader & Clem
C.N. Harter
Public Square
Covington
Indiana
H. E. Heine
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