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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1923
Page
10
Folgere and surrounding residents report visits, travels, and gatherings. Families like the Bacons, Mills, and Bayless share weekends in Peru and Kokomo, with church events and fixes at M. E. Church noted. Upcoming Baptist homecoming on Oct 28 draws local anticipation.
A fragment reports the Old Order Brethren held their annual communion meeting on a recent Wednesday and Thursday. The weather was unfavorable, reducing attendance, but those present conducted their rites. The gathering included visitors from Ohio and names such as Dora Grumpacker Lila Huteell and Ora’s, along with a man traveling from part rock.
A Boston notice extols the Youths Companion as a smart family investment. It highlights 1924 issues filled with stories, editorials, poetry, and facts, plus a 1924 calendar. Subscriptions offer the 1923 remainder, totaling 2.50 to 3.00 with McCalls Magazine.
A fragment urges readers to cultivate laughter as medicine for the sick room and to tell stories well. It advises hiding one’s pains and avoiding tears, promoting stoic attitude over personal sorrows.
Social notes from Peru list dinners and visits among residents including Mr and Mrs Glenn Brown Mr and Mrs G O Darck Rex Trent and wife at Mrs Margaret Grimes home Lee Long and family shopping in Logansport C F Golden to Lafayette Frank Lee visiting Twelve Mile Frank Delp and Chicago relatives Mr Delp buying W T See Store Winchester axes and Kelly Dayton pattern axes Levi Armantrout returning from Kewanna Mrs Jane Carter visiting Logansport Mrs Nan Gallahan dinner Vernon Gallahan family Mrs Alice Fisher critically ill with pneumonia in Mexico Omer Fisher caregiver at near Woolleytown Rosanna Frances Place and Robert visiting grandparents Grant Moon Norman Benham at Lumber Merchants Convention Charley Wade at Peru lumber yard More social items and business notes from local households.
Mr and Mrs A Cunningham entertained at dinner Sunday for the birthday anniversary of their granddaughter Opal Joy Golden. Guests included Harry Kline of Peru and Betty Louise Hayes of South Whitley and Aly Long and wife George Hayes and families.
In his youth, Enrico Caruso earned little from appearances in Milan yet kept eating well as admirers invited luncheons and gifts. He joked that he sang whenever asked and could give his voice to all the world.
Barney Oldfield jokes at a banquet about stiff automobile laws. He recalls Sid’s comically cautious answer to a driving test question about meeting a skittish horse. Sid would stop the car, stop the engine, then disassemble the car and hide parts until the danger passed.
The article explains that tuberculosis germ infects children and may remain dormant until stress triggers disease. It urges open air classrooms, proper nourishment especially milk, fresh air, and sunshine to prevent TB, noting county programs that fund milk in schools and access to Modern Health Crusade supplies.
Indiana fire marshal Newman T. Miller orders immediate drills in all rural and city schools. He urges more frequent practice at term starts so students, especially beginners, respond correctly to alarms. Trustees are asked to inspect all school properties to ensure buildings are safe before classes resume.
Coleman gasoline lamps and lanterns and Rayo lamps with mantles and wicks are available at Jones Hardware in Peru along with Alladin lamp supplies.
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