Local notices and real estate ads from Crawford County Fair period
Noon to around 8:01 pm time comparisons listed for various cities. H A Tobin of Indiana licensed vet solicits Crawford county residents. Wakefield Realty expands in Shelbyville with six acres near English High School and lots for sale August 15. English County Fair promises top attractions August 17 to 22.
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H. A. Tobin
McKellep’s Veterinarian College
Chicago
Indiana
Taswell
Crawford County
The
Wakefield Realty Co
Shelbyville
Wm Gilliland
East English
Recorders
Crawford County Fair and Tobacco Ads Mixed in Readable Fragments
A damaged OCR fragment lists the Crawford County Fair at Marengo with dates August 17 to 22 and a tobacco salesmen help-wanted ad offering $100 monthly plus expenses. It includes warnings and a quip about a hero who chewed tobacco and drank alcohol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marengo Fair
E. Z. Mark
Crawford County Fair
Marengo
Hemet Tobacco Co
New York
N. Y
Local Busy week with church and reunion visits
Several attended church Sunday night at the Baptist and League at the M. E. church. Roscoe King and wife of Louisville attended the reunion here Saturday. Mrs. Elizabeth Spears of Mifflin visited her sister Mrs. Mary King last week. France Spears and two daughters of England attended the reunion here last week. John Tillery arrived from Illinois in his auto for a visit. Wm Williams and family of Vincennes visited here in their auto returning home Sunday. Jacob Limp of Wickliffe plans a trip to Illinois by automobile. Mrs. Tomie Bailey and children of Mt Carmel IL visited sister Mrs. Siney King last week. Several from Riceville attended camp meeting at Eckerty Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe King
Louisville
Elizabeth Spears
Mifflin
Mary King
France Spears
Wm. Williams
Vincennes
Jacob Limp
Wickliffe
Illinois
Tomie Bailey
Mt. Carmel
Siney King
Riceville
Eckerty
Frank Ritchie
Chas. Smith
Mt. Sterling
I. N
H. H. Grant
English
Surrey
Chas. Roberson
Oscar Pavey
Glen Henley
Golda Yates
Golda
Glen
William Adkins
Ida Powell
George Henley
Manford Henley
Oscar Miller
Southern
I. N Freman
J. D. Ruby
Burnett
Ruby
Raymond Goodson
Iowa
Seldon Brown
Thomas Goodson
Ilah Miller
Wadeene Lankford
Mt.Carmel
Edgar Henley
Ft. Wayne
Grace Scott
Cosby
Edward
Messrs
Orin
Vernie Sarles
Chas. Land
No. 10
Edgar Dillman
Chancy Wright
Miss Belvia
Near Here
Riddle
Ruby Yates
Mae Sakies
Anna Froman
Miss Hazel
Iva Scott
Louise Elhardt
W. E. Gregory
E. 0. Murphy
Oris Hiestand
Leslie
Miss Moffit
East St. Louis
Ill
Rachel Weathers
Levin Wilson
Elmo Wilson
M. M. Terry
Birdseye
L. L. Jenner
Donald
C. A. Jones
Joseph Totten
Milltown
J. W. Senn
Hattie McWilliams
Margrette
Ruth Enselle
New Albany
L. F. Ulmer
John Bye and Son
Kansas
J. H. Toombs
Pilot Knob
Y. B
E. Poe
St. Anthony Hospital
Emma Ritchie
Glenn
Billett, Ill
W. S. Spencer
Ernie Spencer
Cleo Spencer
James Austin
Ermil
Marengo
R. H. Riddle
Concordia
Lucile D. Sprinkle
Billie Pearson
Fredonia
Homer Johnson
Leonard Jones
Lonnie Meylin
New Orleans
S. W. Esarey
Rapid Branch
Joe Esarey
John Elmer
James P. Culver
Harvey Flat
M. C. Froman
Peter Senn
A. G. Froman
Parr
Billie Baxley
P. T. Gaither
Jack Purcell
How to Kill a Preacher Excerpt of Harmful Advice
A provocative piece outlines cruel instructions for undermining a preacher. It advocates avoiding church, skipping prayer and Sunday school, and withholding support to erode the preacher's influence and morale.
President Wilson Praises Congress in Hot Washington
The Cannelton Enquirer mocks President Wilson for praising congress members while they stay in hot Washington. It contrasts them with workers at the Cannelton Sewer Pipe Co and suggests they deserve cooler workplaces and possible resignations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Philadelphia
Congress
Washington
House of Congress
Cannelton Sewer Pipe Co
Coal Bank
Cannelton Enquirer
Soldiers Reunion Twenty-Eighth Annual Meeting This Week
The annual soldiers reunion brings large crowds for Crawford county homecoming week with prominent speakers and daily addresses. English Citizens Band provides music as former residents reunite to meet old friends and enjoy amusements amid the festive atmosphere.
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Crawford County
Local residents share news of visits and daily life
Rainy week brings relief while many residents travel to relatives and attend church. Frank Ritchie improves after illness. Mt Sterling and Mt Carmel families visit I N Froman and Hazel while others shop, ride horses, and attend camp meetings.
Don’t Worry By J M Franklin A Reflective Verse
A poetic piece urges calm patience and cheerful demeanor amid life’s troubles. It counsels letting events unfold, keeping a mild temper, and respecting others viewpoints while recognizing one is not all powerful. The tone mimics a moralizing epistolary voice.
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Luna
Drunkard’s Path to Finances Through Wife Run Liquor
A dated, morally pointed piece outlines a twisted scheme for married men to drink via their wives. It suggests the husband acts as sole customer, avoiding licenses, and transfers money through whiskey sales to fund the wife’s business and eventual family support.
Quips and Quirks in a Fractured Riff of Notes
A garbled column of Wellington era witticisms mixes marriage roles fashion gossip and odd etymology from a Chicago physician touting onion hair restoration to Guatemala travel lore. The jumble names Chas Domville Fife and Amatlacuilotiquitcatlox lahuille in a fragmented social satire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. W. Domville- Fife
Guatemala
Amatlacuilotiquitcatlox Lahuille
Wickliffe Community News Log Reflects Quiet Health and Visits
The sick are improving fast. Rev Apple and family visited J F Zimmerman and family Sunday and visited Charles Dewitt and family Monday. David the little son Thomas Carr died Friday evening of spinal meningitis and was buried Saturday morning at 10 30. Misses Bertha Verna Zimmerman and Dora Dewitt visited Miss Pearl Moery Sunday afternoon. Several from this vicinity attended camp meeting at Eckerly Sunday. Edwin Wells of Birdseye visited Raymond Moery Saturday and Sunday. Charles Dewitt was at Birdseye Saturday on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apple
J. F Zimmerman
Charles Dewitt
David the
Thomas Carr
Bertha
Verna Zimmerman
Dora Dewitt
Pearl Moery
Eckerly
Sunday Churchgoers Pack Riddle Services
A large group attended church at Riddle on Sunday and Sunday night. Mrs J M Wiseman visited her mother Mrs Susan Everdon at Fredonia last week. Elmer Riddle visits Preston Lyons near Schooner Point. Millard Jeffries and wife visit Jed Lynch near Sulphur. Ambrose Eaton and wife visit W H Wright near Sulphur. Elmer Wiseman returns from Mt Carmel Illinois. Mise Eulala Wiseman returns from a week with Mise Gellie Purcell near Alton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Wiseman
Susan Everdon
Fredonia
Elmer Riddle
Preston Lyons
Schooner Point
Millard Jeffries
Jed Lynch
Ambrose Eaton
W. H. Wright
Elmer Wiseman
Mt. Carmel
Ill
Mise Eulala Wiseman
Mise Gellie Purcell
Alton
Local county notes show wide travel and a fatal accident
Miss Louise Elhardt visits relatives in Louisville while many neighbors travel to nearby towns for visits and work. A tragedy marks the week as Berton Parr dies after a fall at the canning factory site. Parr leaves a wife Nellie May Harris and two children Chauncy and Ruth Eleanor, with a large local family and many friends mourning.
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Berton J. Parr
B. J
Lucinda Parr
Alton
Bert
Nellie May Harris
Chauncy D
Ruth Eleanor
Parr
D.S. Deuchars
Alton Boys
M. N. Fullinwider
Little Bend
Cora J
Local Gossip and Health Notes From Nearby Town
Evertt son of Mrs. Rachel Searcy shows health improvement. Doolittle family and relatives visit Leavenworth. Roach and Riddle families return from a relatives visit. Ice cream supper at M E church draws a crowd. Brooks and Goodson and Attwood visit Alton friends. Riddle and Myers hosts in English. Hanspire family visiting Haiti. Jones staying with Deuchare in Alton. Riddle family visiting Beechwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
Roy Brooks
Alton
W. A. Brooks
Flora Goodson
Leona Attwood
Celestine Gaither
James B. Riddle
Harry Myers
Wm. Hanspire
Lillian
Haiti
Chismoro
Euice Jones
D. 8. Deuchare
E. E. Riddle
Beechwood
S. P. Lyons and
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Young Republicans
Sterling Township
Young Mens’ Movement
Sam Lambdin
J. M. Lone
Geo. W. Roberson
Grantsburg
J. B. Richardson
North Vernon
Elias Patrick
Hawn Totten
G. B. Hammond
Loyd Kimmel
Stephen
James Smith
Patoka
E. E. Gilmore
Johnson Township
Profs. Monroe
Charles Melton
J. M. Melton
Dale Hammond
Union Township
Lee Taylor
Clarence Pope
Presley Melton
Jesse Melton
Arthur Toney
Guy Nash
Terre Haute
Dodd and
LaBart
Noble Denbo
James M. Brown
Tory Miller
Wm. Bullington
Berlin
London
Paris
St. Petersburg
Vienna
Rome
Yokohama
Japan
Madrid
Hongkong
China
the Baptist
League
M. E. Church
John Tillery
Logan Miller
Huntingburg
D. S.miller
I. N. Froman
Hazel
Madge Highfill
Curtis Turley
Mrs
Kathleen Furgeson
Pleasant Hill
George van Winkle
Yates Chapel
J. M. Frankin
Baucho
Dalene le
Knoxville
Edwin Wells
Raymond Moery
Myrtle Purcell
San Frisco
C. R. Maxam
Clarinda McDonald
Florence
Kirkwood, Ill
Irene Stuart
Lena O'Donavan
Lexington, Ky
O'Donavan
Lena Crecelins
Guy Harvey
D. A. Doolittle
Henry Jenkins
Curby
Ernest Winters
Joe Bullington
Oriole
Zi Harvey
Bessie
Leavenworth
Jas. Sheckell
Near Alton
Abner Attwood
Miss Lois Jones
Mrs. Bessie
George Kemp
Moweaqua
Ben H. Williams
Clarence Manileaf
Cincinnati
Dave Deuchars
Elizabeth Smith
Georgetown
Joe Myers
Cape Sandy
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