Local residents enjoy visits and travel to nearby cities
Theodore Daunhauer of Mariah Hill transacted business in town last Saturday. Numerous residents including A F Buschkoetter, Joe Buschkoetter, Jacob Snyder, and families from Huntingburg, Owensboro, Louisville, and Tell City spent time visiting, returning from trips, or planning stays this week. Multiple residents traveled to Louisville, Cincinnati, Detroit, and French Lick, while others worked on local farms or attended events in Jasper, Schnellville, and Tell City.
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Theodore Daunhauer
Mariah Hill
Local residents visit relatives across towns this week
Rev F H Sondermann of Yorkville visited relatives here this week. Henry Clemens and family of Cannerton and Mr Sweeney of Louisville joined Mr and Mrs R J Beckmann for a Friday evening visit. Several locals and visitors from Evansville Louisville and St Meinrad spent Sundays visiting family and attending events.
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Herman Brinkmann
Louisville
Henry Timmermann
Mrs. Timmermann
F. H. Sondermann
Yorkville
Henry Clemens
Cannelton
Mr. Sweeney
R. J. Beckmann
Harry Kippenbrock
Albertina Becher
St. Meinrad
Hot water cleanse for liver health touted in old remedy
A physician promotes daily warm water with limestone phosphate to wash the liver and bowels of toxins, arguing it prevents headaches and foul breath. The regimen, claimed to be harmless and tasteless, contrasts with calomel and emphasizes cleansing the alimentary canal each morning.
War time washwomen scarce in Alexandria
In Alexandria, shortages of wash ladies persist as wartime shifts pull labor from domestic tasks. A veteran household helper notes the Civil War freed enslaved people, while World War I has spurred independence, leaving families to seek new domestic help despite ongoing demand for clean clothes.
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Alexandria
Potomac
Lucy
Chile
First Elephant Circus Awe In Early American Shows
The article recalls Hackaliah Bailey bringing the first elephant to the United States nearly a century ago. Before tents, the elephant toured by night through Hastern states, provoking public excitement and spirited crowds. To deter free viewing, sham elephants on the road misled bonfires, though the real creature eventually proceeded to the next town.
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United States
Hackaliah Bailey
Burns
Christian Monitor
The Way to the Pole Debate on Air Travel for Polar Expeditions
Donald MacMillan argues airships are impractical for Arctic exploration. He cites rough north landings, uncertain routes, and high costs. He plans future travel to rely on sled dogs, estimating a total expedition cost around four hundred thousand dollars.
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France
Donald Bb, MacMillan
Crockerland
MacMillan Sys
Herdy
Labrador
Apple Blossom Time Wedding Orchard Rescue
An Apple Blossom Time wedding in an orchard faced a bull scare when a shirtwaisted guest fled a pasture bull. The woman climbed a tree as the bull charged, the bride’s veil fell, and guests moved to safety. The shirtwaist was discarded and another guest lent a frock coat before the ceremony resumed.
Replanting Forests In Enghind And Scothind War Impact
Before the war Enghind and Scothind boasted numerous wooded ranges and ornamental grounds. War pressures led to widespread felling for munition factories and military needs. Now plans focus on replanting forests, prioritizing utility and ornament.
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Enghind
Scothind
Remorse Echoes From a Doughboy's Return
A Birmingham Age-Herald recounts a returned World War II doughboy recalling a Geri prison camp and lingering memories of a landlady who critiqued Sunday night suppers of cold ham and grits. The veteran, choked with emotion, avoids further questions as he walks away.
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Geri
Birmingham Age-Herald
Blubber a Delicious Viand in Polar Exploration
Vilhjalmur Stefansson writes that seal blubber tastes like fresh cream raw and like mutton fat when boiled. He notes explorers often overeat fat, causing nausea, and warns not to let newcomers indulge fully on first tasting to avoid blaming the seal.
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Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Harper’s
Wilkins
Sheep
Australia
Hand Contamination and Germ Transfer Advised
The Journal of the American Medical Association warns against obsessing over germ avoidance. It emphasizes guarding against hand contamination and germs spreading to the mouth, advocating regular hand washing and teaching good habits to children from an early age. It notes that individual control over swallowing germs from dirty hands is strong and early habits shape this control.
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Journal of the
American Medical Association
First in the Field in Manchuria Matches
A US and a large Japanese firm race to control match production in Manchuria with Dairen port likely to see a Japanese lead. The global match demand drives competition as both nations study the region for manufacturing advantage.
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United States
Dairen
Manchuria
Siberia
Japan
Dodging Shop Stars in Lighted Lobby Exchange
In a hotel lobby a discussion leads to an invitation to see two stars in new films. One man declines, claiming to be an astronomer taking a night off. The banter plays on names Viola Vampire and Yorick Hamm as a playful tease.
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Viola Vampire
Yorick Hamm
Blank’s Disgruntled Return After a Day Off
In a brief anecdote from Lon thon Tit-Bits a man named Blank returns to the office and complains that everything went wrong. His colleagues ask if he went fishing with a girl. He reveals she asked if the fish were happy, saying they were “wageing their tails,” implying a playful misunderstanding.
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Blank
One at the Time Country Wedding Attended
The bride begins her honeymoon alone as the bridegroom stays to feed the stock and plans a river trip to shoot ducks while she is away. This odd wedding note appears in a Chicago Tribune item.
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Chicago Tribune
War Savings Certificates Offer Safer Investment
The treasury plans to finance the war debt without new loan campaigns except in emergencies. War Savings Stamps remain popular and new treasury savings certificates echo their principle. A $100 certificate costs $83.60 in July and pays $100 on January 1, 1924, with a 3 percent buyback option prior to that date. If held to maturity the yield is 4.62 percent annually. The certificate is registered with the owner’s name inscribed.
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Treasury Department
Indianapolis News
Treasury Savings
Healty kidney tip urges Jad Salta for relief
A well known authority warns heavy meat eaters risk sluggish kidneys and related ailments. He advises stopping meat temporarily and taking four ounces of Jad Salta in water daily to flush and stimulate kidneys, neutralize urine acids, and prevent bladder issues.
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