Short cuts and town boosters in Woolleytown tribute
A verbose Denver booster ode lists local merchants and tradesmen in a playful shorthand write up. It praises central girls, notes names like Lewis the balmer Trent the funeral man and George the vet, and invites reader feedback. The piece circles around promoting business with humor and community spirit.
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Lewis the
Balmer
Trent
Clint
Denver
The
Tribune
Perfection on heaters and local visits noted
Local notices report no smoke or odor from heaters and list multiple residents visiting friends in Peru and Cass County. Travelers include Ace Dukes W R Dubois and Dr G W Musselman with family at the Cass County Fair in Logansport.
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Jones Howe
Peru
Ace
Dukes
W. R. Dubois
Logansport
Cass County
G. W. Musselman
Maxine
B.S. Waymire
Notice of Administration in Miami County Indiana
The Miami Circuit of Indiana appoints J. Foster Long as Administrator of the estate of David A. Fisher, deceased, on September 27, 1922. The estate is stated to be solvent. Bailey & Bailey represent the estate with M. E. Andrews as clerk.
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Miami
Indiana
David A. Fisher
Miami County
J. Foster Long
M.E. Andrews
Bailey & Bailey, Attys
Corn knives three styles offered at 40c and 50c
Jones Howe Peru reports corn knives in three styles priced at 40 and 50 cents. William Balsbaugh and wife visit Mexico for a few days with daughter and family. Several local families travel, visit relatives, and attend the fair in nearby Logansport.
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Jones Howe
Peru
Indiana University War Memorial Campaign Plan
Dr. William L. Bryan leads a drive to raise one million dollars for three new campus buildings a women’s dormitory auditorium and men’s union building plus a stadium to honor IU soldiers. Alumni and citizens have contributed about six hundred thousand dollars with a goal of sixteen hundred thousand. Mary Gallahan and Albert H. Cole are named directors in Miami County.
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Washington
Indiana University
William L. Bryan
University
Warren T. McCray
Bloomington
Monroe County
Mary Gallahan
Albert H. Cole
Peru
Local Travel and Family Notices Highlight Weekend Activities
Lee Walls traveled to Marion Saturday morning to tend to his ill mother and returned to Denver Sunday. A Kansas roaster sale advertises a full line of roasters in all sizes and prices. Mrs. Weldon Bumgerdner and son along with Mrs. Vera Kinzie and her sons Walter and Dale and Mrs. William Doty spent Sunday in Michigan City. Marcus VanDusen of near Huntington and Weldon Bumgerdner had dinner Sunday with Perry Tharp and wife and Miss Edith Van Dusen.
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Bryan Black
Peru
Lewis Gustin
Gustin
Lulu
McCaffrey & Co
Indiana
Earl Baber
Ted” Baber
Silver Lake
Denver
Ted
Aibert Maus
Bryan
Ohio
Maus
Little Brown Church
W. H. Maus
Twelve Mile
Augustus Maus
Orma Dukes
Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
Acel Dukes
Olivia
Ray Graal
Gaylord
Gaythal Musselman
Daniel Babe
Lee Walls
Marion
Marcus VanDusen
Huntington
Weldon Bumgerdner
Perry Tharp
Edith van Dusen
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Harding
George
Digger
John
Glen
Brother
Dwight
Buick
Ford
Jack
Billy
Charley
Joe
Cade
Harrow
Hunt
Elmer
Toney
Jim
Lewis
Glenn
Speck
QO. B. Andrews
Benneth
M. E. Murphy
E. E. Saline
South Bend
C. O. Derek
William Grimes
Glenn Brown
Albert Eikenberry
Kokomo
Clinton Eikenberry
J. W. Newell
Don R. Trent
E . Indiana
North Manchester
Dukes Hardware
Ager & Wiseley
William Balsbaugh
Mexico
Elmer Berkheiser
Ralph Smith
Toledo
George Smith
W. E. Howes
Ruth
Elbert Zook
Cornelius Bell
Emma Tharp
Emma Zook
William Mills
Edward
Robert. Needham
Alonzo Burns
Union Pier
Luna Gowdy
W. H. Howes
Michigan
Bryan Broadcasting
United States
Post Office
Litorium
Kokomo Tires
Kokomo Tire Store
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