Gossip from the parish and area social notes
Robert Schlachter attended divine services here Sunday. The wedding dance at Paul Jasper's Tuesday night was well attended. Miss Mathilda Brockmann attended divine services here Sunday. Walter Uebelhoer and Martin Boyer work for George Boeglin. George Boeglin passed through Monday. Gerhard Gehlhausen and family visited John Arehart Sunday. Miss Lillian Linder is sick. Otto Boeglin and sister Angela attended the wedding dance Tuesday. Local men trip to Huntingburg Sunday. Henry Ernst and others visited Ben Kemper Sunday. Public dance planned in Siberia hall Wednesday July 7. Death notice of Mrs. Kempf Haubstadt mother of Sister M. Blandina.
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Robert Schlachter
Devine
Paul Jasper
Mathilda Brockmann
Walter Uebelhoer
Martin Boyer
George Boeglin
Gerhard Gehlhausen
Louis
Bernard
John Arehart
Lillian Linder
Otto Boeglin
Angela
Frank Heeke
Hubert Lueken
Philip Tempel
Tempel
Huntingburg
Hubert Boeglin
Jacob Kunkler
Ferdinand
Henry Ernst
Edwin Bender
Nick Bender
Clara Buechler
Clara
Laura Arehart
Ben Kemper
Felix Linetti
Siberia Hall
Local residents visit and travel noted in Johns burg area
Johnsburg and surrounding towns saw a string of visitors with Albert and Mrs Johnson from Evansville returning home after visits with Hoffmanns. C L Hunter of Louisville came through. Mrs Helmbeck and Rose of Boonville spent Sunday with John Heilers. Mrs Schnell and Miss Sumner visited Huntingburg. Mrs Schulte of Rockport visited John Schmidt. John Schnieders of Huntingburg was present. Milton Griffin and M Jochem joined others viewing the morning disaster in Huntingburg. Will Haug traveled to Huntingburg. Wallace Milling Co of Dale bought land near the railroad to build an elevator and warehouse for wheat, feed, and flour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Helmbeck
Rose
Boonville
John Heilers
Naoma Schnell
Faud Sumner
Huntingburg
John Schnieders
Milton Griffin
M. A. Jochem
Will Haug
Wallace Milling Company
Dale
H. A. Hoffmann
Local notes from Fulda reflect visitors and events
Fulda reports August and Aloys Vaal visiting St Meinrad relatives and Mrs Math Miller and her child staying with George Pfeiffer. Otto Schaeffer recovered from appendicitis. Social visit at Joe Holtzmann’s with turtle dish. Independence Day picnic and dance planned at Hollander's hall July 3. Grain binder hums on farms as thresher season nears. An airship passed low over St Boniface church, attracting attention.
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August Vaal
Aloys Vaal
St. Meinrad
Math Miller
Princeton
George Pfeiffer
Otto Schaeffer
Joe Holtzmann
Frank Wirthwein
Tuesaday
St. Boniface Church
Pe Iece
Community Notes from St Meinrad Area
St Meinrad local items list visitors and travels including Joe Bockting and relatives in Evansville and Ferdinand. Families such as Mrs Frank Tillman, Miss Verina Buxer and George Bauer from Louisville are mentioned with trips to Tell City Owensboro and Xena O. plus Ferdinan visits.
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Joe Bockting
Evansville
Frank Tillman
Tell City
J. P. Eischen
Chicago
Jacob Zarn
Owensboro
Verina Buxer
Xena
Louisville
George Bauer
Geo. Ruxer
Mrs. Jos. Sturm Visits Jasper Relative
Mrs Jos Sturm of Jasper visits relatives here. Henry Denning and family spent Sunday at Ferdinand at Kathryn Fischer's home. Geo Bicshof and daughter Mrs Wm Meiring were at Bawnsville.
That Borrowing Habit and Town News Circulation
The notice urges courteous newspaper borrowing in Ferdinand, noting many prefer subscribing but some borrow from neighbors. It warns readers not to interrupt others and to subscribe at the office if possible, asking for patience until paying readers finish reading.
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Ferdinand
Pal as a slang term and its social meaning across contexts
The Detroit Free Press notes that pal is slang for a close ally or confidant in everyday life, while in crime slang it signals a conspirator. A pal denotes a trusted, silent companionship where hearts may be shared yet words are not always necessary.
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Detroit Free Press
Old Bridget McHugh Dies at 80 After Half-Century Mining Work
Bridget McHugh, known as Old Bridget, an 80 year old miner in Pemberton England, dies after more than fifty years in the mines. She started work before six each morning and worked until five or six at night, with two of her sons also employed at the same colliery.
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Bridget McHugh
Pemberton
Eng
Bridget
Growth of Large Artificial Crystals by Supersaturation
American physicist R W Moora reports a perfected process yielding Rochelle salt crystals over three inches long and two inches thick. Growth occurs as the solution remains slightly supersaturated, with a thermostat maintaining temperature to sustain indefinite growth from a suspended seed crystal.
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R. W. Moora
Dubois County Telephone Co First Class Notice Appears
An expired subscription alert marks the top of the page warning readers their copies will stop without renewal. The text urges prompt remittance to avoid dropping names and mentions automobile insurance through Henry Haake, and a sale listing: a three room house with two lots.
Illiteracy rates by country and education efforts noted
Popular Science Monthly observes literacy levels with Germany and England showing lower illiteracy than the United States where about six percent cannot read or write. It credits immigration and educational bureaus for literacy gains and mentions traveling libraries and transport for crippled children as part of education initiatives. India and Egypt remain over 92 percent illiterate, making six percent seem small.
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Germany
England
United States
India
Egypt
Popular Science Monthly
Mexico Pyramids Mystery Reopens In Teotihuacan Study
The Detroit News reports a government commission examining San Juan Teotihuacan, 27 miles from Mexico City, has unearthed two near perfect granite heads of Quetzalcoatl. Investigations seek who built the sun and moon pyramids, long attributed to a Toltec-preceding tribe in roughly the sixth century.
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Mexico
San Juan Teotihuacan
Mexico City
Detroit News
Dewberries Ripen As Town Kids Harvest Baskets
Children carry home buckets of ripe dewberries each morning, sugar priced at 28 cents a pound helps make jelly and jam. Lots for sale on Ohio Street offer space to plant, raise crops, or build, ideal for a town party or to establish a home with a rotato plant. Inquire at The Ferdinand News.
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Ohio Street
Uinquire
The
Ferdinand News
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Beckmann State Bank
Rene
Siberia
Johnsburg
Albert Johnson
Henry Hoffmann
C. L. Hunter
August Schulte
Rockport
John Schmidt
Fulda
Claud Lémax
Alma Becher
Ed Boxer
Geo. Denning
Rose Lower
Jake Denning
John Miller
Ed’ Link
Jake Rauxer
George A. McLane
Senninger Bldg
Ferdinand, Ind
Dubois County Telephone Co
4 Bell Services
Henry Haake
Leo Gehlhausen
Ford
Columbia
Electric Light & Power Co
G. G. Wetzger
Freinacker Company
Sete Ey
Vesta
DeMott Garage Company, Inc
Huntingburg, Ind
Electric Light & Power Co., Inc
Ly and
Jam
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