Local contractors fix defective cement work in Cannelton
Reports from Tell City Journal note Traylor & Krempp arrived from Jasper to replace faulty cement sidewalk patches on 8th street. Also covered are typhoid death of Mrs. Nancy E. Dearing in Tell City, jail escape and recapture, farm tractor dispute, and humorous local anecdotes including a vivid tale of pigs calmed by linseed cheese.
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Traylor & Krempp
Jasper Contracting Company
8Th Street
Cannelton
Tell City Journal
Nancy E. Dearing
Sam Dearing
Jefereon Street
the Dearinge
Brettville
Buntingburg
Joseph Einsiedler
Billy Vogal
Hana Pig
Carl Herr
Wee Willie
Billie
Billy
City Journal
Real estate transfers and liens in partial list
A fragmented notice lists real estate transfers including Una A Johnson to Adam Bleume for 11 acres at a $750 amount, Peter Sendeweck to Christopher Sendeweck, and John Schnell to Wm Koerner for 49 acres plus adjacent entries with 40 A and 146 15 A at $1000 and $1 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Sendeweck
Christopher Sendeweck
John Schnell
Wm. Koerner
Morris & Co Fertilizer Sale Near You
Farmers urged to buy Morris & Co fertilizer offered by John Hoffmann as the best available option for crops. Local sale advertisement invites customers to secure supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris & Co
John Hoffmann
Block Island Called Helgoland of the Atlantic Coast
Rear Admiral Grant cites Block Island as the Atlantic Helgoland in strategic planning for submarine defense. He notes Newport harbor could host a base and New London would connect to a wider network, with Block Island serving as a stepping stone for submarines and coast defense.
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Grant
House Naval Committee
Block Island
Helgoland
Atlantic
Seven Seas
Germany
Newport Harbor
Withehushaven
Portsmouth
New London
Ann
Ocean
Dardanelles
Baltic
North Ken
Thirods Island
Ad Iniral Groot
Tfelgeland
Fifth Avenue the Joyous
A Harper's essay praises Fifth Avenue as a daytime vibrant emblem of New York life. It extols the street’s climate, sunshine, and tonic air attracting shoppers, clubs, and bright activity while noting the city’s dual stature as a center of pleasure and a test of virtue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ant Iu
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
New York
Harper's
Butter Tree of Tropics from Sierra Leone Essay
Mr Yerby United States consul at Sierra Leone describes the shea or butter tree. It yields edible butter from a Nut with pulp and skin easily removed. Trees begin bearing at fifteen years and peak at twenty five. Butter plantations promise long term profits, with potential for chocolate makers candles and soap.
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Tropics
Yerby
United States
Sierra Leone
Europe
Edison tale of a girl’s answer to a grand question
The inventor Thomas A Edison recalls a schoolteacher asking what is the most wonderful thing a man has made. A silent class awaits, then a young girl raises her hand and declares a husband’s living to provide for his wife and family as the remarkable creation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Edison
Mias
Sunset Over Small Ohio Town Inspires Traveler
An Easterner visiting a small Ohio town admires a sunset from a hotel veranda. He exclaims its beauty to a lounging native, who responds with a dry remark about the place and the scene.
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Ohio
George
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Mike’s Hall
John Schultheis
Agatha Knust
Gehlhausen & Blemker
Sixth Street
Briarfield
Jasper Herald
Bertram Rath
Rath
Ward
Chapmann
Ruth
Eureka
Patmore
Rockport Journal
Joseph Goepfrich
Joliet Oil Tractor Co
Bates Machine. Co
Plantiff
Bates Steel
Joes
Winslow Dispatch
Tell City Brewing Company
Reale Carrs
Josephine Schnell
Martin Stemle
Una A. Johnson
Adam Bleume
The
Courier
Evansville
Dr. George
A McLane
Ferdinand
Nock Island
Academy of Tnt Immaculate Conception
Indiana
Sisters of St. Benedict
Board of Education
State of
Academy of the Immaculate Conception
Mathias Olinger
Marengo, Ind
Southern Railway
Woodmen of the World
Round Grip
Hun
Tingburg
F. N. Westermann, A. G. PL. A
St. Louis, Mo
Ferdinand Township
Ferdinema Township
Dubois County
Ind
Frank Hellet
Nick Sexninger
Trastes
Foedioand
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