Local Notables and Court News From Williamsport District
Wallace Phillips of Danville resumes after interests here. Tom Purdue of Shawnee transacting business here Thursday. Mrs Margarette McMahon of Danville transacted Wednesday. Nice Yellow Jersey and Nancy Hall sweet potatoes for sale. Frank Davidson of Crawfordsville attended court opening. Judge Ratcliff presided in Williamsport. Judge Berry was on the bench here Thursday and Friday. Ambrose Banta post surgery at Lake View hospital. American Legion convention attended by Capt Lykins and others in Terre Haute this week.
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Ratcliff
Williamsport
Berry
W. H.lykins
Lieut. Forres
Livengood
Claude Gardner
Luke McGeorge
Robert Wilkey
Clyde Clawson
American Legion
Terre Haute
The Key to Long Living Promises Health and Longevity
An advertisement extols long life through moderation and a slender diet. It notes middle aged men may face indigestion from overeating or unsuitable foods and recommends Chamberlain's Tablets to move the bowels and invigorate the stomach, claiming adults can reach a ripe old age.
ARMSTRONG-BROWNIE-LYRIC NOTES AND COUNTY NEWS
Edwin H. Armstrong was visiting here Wednesday. Short Weight with Brownie the wonder doy and Behind Masks the Lyric were shown Wednesday. Mrs. Ella Cox and Miss Shilo Smith are improving slowly from nervous prostration and peritonitis respectively. Public notices about local exchanges, county fairs, hospital visits, and road work are reported along with several social and business updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wonder Doy
Ella Cox
Papuan Alligator God Worship and Cannibal Temples Described
Temple Manning visits the Dobu in Papua to describe a ritual world where witchcraft cannibalism and the alligator deity shape art architecture and worship. He details the Debu temple a 200 foot structure and four inner rooms filled with war shields skulls and wicker figures used as oracles for hunting luck.
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Papua
British Guiana
Temple Manning
Cleveland
Dubu
Dobu
Oniy
Tanlac Promises Relief From Rheumatism And Dyspepsia
Victims of stomach troubles and rheumatism find relief when the stomach is set right. Tanlac is praised by D. F. Kellogg of South Bend Indiana and other buyers who report improved health. Mayer Jos. Rice of Attica cites overall well being after treatment. Local notes mention Roy Rogers Jr photo in Honolulu.
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Tanlac
D. F. Kellogg
Ohio St
South Bend
Indiana
Western Newspaper Union
HREOU
A Pronounced Success for Chamberlain's Remedy
The uniform success of Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy in relieving bowel complaints for children and adults has made it almost universally used. It is practically without a rival and, as users know, without an equal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Telephone Without Mouthpiece Invention Claims Clear Benefit
The piece describes a throat microphone transmitter as a mouthpiece substitute for telephones. It claims speech is transmitted clearly despite external noise and works in various settings. The British origin unit was used by the Royal Air Force during the war.
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Royal Air Force
French Dogs Killed in War Figures from Le Journal
French figures show a sharp drop in canine numbers during the war. Estimates place 3 555 820 dogs in 1914 and 2 7e8n7.8s80 in 1920 with 575 000 pets. About 2 082 380 were dogs and 1 197 940 disappeared, many killed by projectiles or used as message runners with the army. Breeds kept their lead despite the losses.
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le Journal
France
Profits of Production from a Pig Sale
Two farmers discuss the pig sale after church. One asks the other what he got and what it cost to raise the pig. The farmer answers that he sold for thirteen dollars, with costs of three for the shoot, one for lumber, and five for feed, noting he had use of the pig all summer.
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Honolulu Star-Bulletin
A Question of Cash and Marriage Plans
A couple discusses marriage and finances with a halfway engagement. He vows to avoid debt and pay cash, but she challenges the idea by asking whose cash would fund their plans. The exchange hints at underlying trust issues and potential financial tension.
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Sissons
The Director of Sports Named by Topeka Neighbors
A Topeka woman described by Dick Trueblood as the neighbor who "has to look after a sporting son, a gambling husband and a painted daughter" earns the nickname The Director of Sports in the Topeka Capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Yates
Dick Trueblood
Topeka Capital
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Douglas Maclean
Wallace Phillips
Danville
Reskine
Tom Purdue
Shawnee
Margarette McMahon
Nancy Hall
S. A. Dickinson
Frank Davidson
Crawfordeville
Epprap Kh
Shane Ble
Brant
Hillsboro
Alara Clem
Homer Clem
Lower Warren
Lake-View Hospital
Ambrose Banta
Jack Mower
Arline
Fables
Betty Blythe
Fritz Lieber
Sheba
Dorothy Dalton
William DE Mille
Fletcher
Astoria
Tugzebe
Kerr & Sons
South Side Sqr
Covington
Realty Loan
South Side Square
Covington, Indiana
Eagle “Mikado
Eagle Pencil Company
New York
Edwin H. Armstrong
Shilo Smith
J. Frank McDermond Jr
Presbyterian Ladies Aid
Mayer’s Hardware Store
Warren County
O. V. Simmerman
Veedersburg
E. L. Jenks
Silverwood
Fred Jenks
Clinton
Ethel M. Greathouse
Attica
Schoo’s
Crazy Corner
J. A. Galloway
Chas. Brown
Johnson Oil Refineery Company
Hugh
Jos. Cooper
Harold Coats
East Fountain
Mrs. Duard
D.J. Young & CO
John Mex
Oof
Revo
QO. W. McGaughey
Culver Hospital
Crawfordsville
M. Boord
Charley Robb
King Solomon
James Lair
Moony
Bible Institute of Chicago
Mayer Jos. Rice
Pip
M. Board
Roy Rogers Jr
Roy
Honolulu
Castoria
Greenville
Del
Farm Loans
City Loans
McComas
Indiana Toan Company
Quick Exchance Land Co
David C. Miller
Covington, Ind
Palf-Brothers
Natural Resources
Citizens Bank
C. E. Kincade
East Main Street
Danville, Illinois
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