Local social notes mix with family visits and travels
Born to Mr and Mrs Albert Becher Friday a bar. Congratulations Curtis Hensley visited Evansville. Mr and Mrs Joe Gudort of Louisville visited Ed Hensley. Dr Claud Lomax and others attended events in Troy Tell City and Cannelton. Andy Keller and children visited Jos Fischer. Leopold Becher home hosts with Kathryn Fischer and others from Ferdinand. Ed Diger and son Edward with Becher sisters visited. Lomax and Buxer toured Evansville. No tower and family visited Hunlinghbure. George Bischof and Clara Kunkler were in Louisville and Evansville.
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Albert
Becher
Joe Gudort
Louisville
Ed Hensley
Claud Lomax
Ed Dilver
Alma Becher
Troy
Tell City
Cannelton
Leopold Becher
Kathryn Fischer
Mary
Bertha
Marie
Lucretia Rickelmann
Ferdinand
Kenry Denning
Ed Diger
Edward
Ropina
Henrietta Becher
Herd Eversmann
Joe Meyer
Arthur
Sylvester Becher
Rain Aids Corn Crop In Siberia Community
A steady rain Saturday helped the corn crop in Siberia. Locals William and Albert Boeglin moved to Schnellville Sunday. Elizabeth Jume and Osa Tebben visited John Arelart Sunday. George Boeglin was in Ferdinand Sunday. Theodore Schnell of Schnellville passed through the town Saturday. Several Arehart Boeglin and Jaspe family members attended a dance at Adveville Thursday. Mr and Mrs Robert Ernst visited Jacob Leder at Adveville Sunday. An electric light plant was installed in a home Monday. Mr and Mrs George Pfeiffer and baby enjoyed a trip to Owensboro Sunday in their Ford. John Harm and family of Owensboro called on relatives here Sunday.
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Elizabeth Jume
Osa Tebben
John Arelart
Robert Ernst
Jacob Leder
Adveville
George Pfeiffer
Baby
Owensboro
Notice of Bid Letting for Ferdinand Township School Projects
Township Trustee Nick Seuninger will on August 2 hold a sealed bidding at 7:00 PM in Ferdinand Indiana to select the lowest bidder for painting Johannemann school in district 3 and building a coal shed at Mehring school district 6. Bids must follow plans on file, include a bid bond twice the bid, and may be rejected at the trustee's discretion. Local notices mention hunting season, an orchestra event, and community gossip amid unrelated notices and advertisements.
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Ferdinand Township
Dubois County
Indiana
Toatcleck P
Ferdinand
Johannemann School
Mehring
Vie
Nick Seuninger
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Johnsburg Social Notes Reflect Local Visits and Travel
John sburg reports Kido Lethering left for Des Moines to seek work for the straimer Van. Hilsmeyer came to town on Thursday for business. Missertha Kankder returned to Evansville after a stay with relatives. Alois Michel played ball with the Dale team on Sunday. Henry and Perdy Braunecker visited relatives in Troy on Sunday. E C Kemp was in Huntingburg Sunday evening. John Diera of Evansville spent Gundsy at his father t e s home. mm pa MEN gee.
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John Diera
Evaneville
Gundsy
Local Veterans Honor Joe Lowlistein and Army Field Notes
The report notes Joseph Lowlistein received an honorable discharge after overseas service. Albert Thosin departs Tuesday with work gear for Hammond township to thresh. George Hollander questions a land tract from Mrs. Mary Lehhnneider. Public auction of Mrs. Schneider’s personal property set for Saturday with John Daunhauer acting as auctioneer and Agnes Loehrein Elizabeth Loehrein and Della Brenner also mentioned.
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George Hollander
Mary Lehhneider
Schneider
John Daunhauer
Ely's Cream Balm Provides Instant Nose Relief
A vintage advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm for head cold relief. It promises open nostrils, clear head, and soothing, antiseptic action to ease stuffed noses, headaches, and continuous sniffling. The product is described as fragrant and fast-acting for catarrh and head colds.
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Ely
Farm O' Lite Power Plants Light Ferme Area Homes
Light and power plants promote bright homes and well lit workspaces for Ferme Barna and nearby areas. Hleotric Light and Power Co. claims to provide reliable electricity solutions.
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Hleotric Light & Power.Co
Michigan's slave history traced from colonial to abolition
The Detroit News notes Michigan once held slaves as part of its population from early French settlement through British rule and territorial years. It details numbers in 1773 1814 and 1882, gradual decline, and abolition by 1886 with Detroit linking to the Underground Railroad toward Canada.
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New York
Detroit
Northwest Territory
Pinrait
Underground Railway
Canada
Animal Heroes in Warfare Tribute to Four-Footed Fighters
The Toledo News-Bee honors horses, mules, dogs, and carrier animals for bearing battle burdens. It praises the Red Cross dogs and sledge dogs in the Alps and calls for a memorial shaft at the entrance of a park to record the animal dead of war.
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Cnisson
Red Cross
Alps
Fide
Heaven
Paradise Park
Toledo
News-Bee
Forecasting Storms by Solar Heat Rift Research
A former weather bureau chief and a Smithsonian representative claim a new method forecasts storms up to two weeks in advance. They identify heat rifts in the solar atmosphere that transmit heat to Earth and link the time between their passage to storm appearance. Some rifts last months and cause disturbances.
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Weather Bureauo
Smithsonian Institution
Typewriter Pendulum Draws City Attention in Window
A downtown window display shows a full sized typewriter acting as a pendulum. The suspended machine swings all day while keeping excellent time, attracting curious shoppers and passersby. The device is praised for faithful operation, as noted by the New York Times.
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New York Times
Power Problem In England Reconstruction Plans Power Britain
In Great Britain a reconstruction focus studies electric power development. Experts foresee government involvement and a proposal to tap the country’s vast mineral resources to produce power on a large scale. The aim includes conserving and better using coal resources.
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England
Great Britain
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Olive Lampert
Mary Vani
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Theodore Schnell
Gilbert
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Clara Arehart
Hubert
Otto Boeglin
Clara
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Adgeville
John Harm
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Victor Roos
Merdinand
Teupel
Frankrehart
George Kunkler
Gilbert Avehart
Berthas Micevie
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Leasville Sunnday
Jobo Avehart
Relix Linetti
Cicio.ry
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
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LP. J. Cheney & Co
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AL W. Gleason
Alt Drure
Johnsburg
Kido Lethering
Des Moines
Laws
Straimer
van, Hilsmeyer
Missertha Kankder
Alois Michel
Dale
Henry and
Perdy Braunecker
E. C. Kemp
Huntingburg
Fulda
Joseph Lowlistein
Howe
Albert Thosin
Puesday
Hammond Township
Agnes
Elizabeth Loehrein
Della Brenner
Neansville
Michigan
Turek
armo-Lite
Electric Light & Power Co., of
Ferdinand, Ind
Gene Metzger
J. H. Beckmann
Sauer
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Ginetice Serio Sionline
the American Insurance Co. of
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Henry Haake
Ferdinand Railroad
Buntingburg
Rockport
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Southern Railway
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Leonard Muller, G.F
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Huntingburg, Ind
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