Local notices and Thanksgiving gatherings fill Francesville week
Francesville residents report visits from Miss Claire Habbell and J. W. Wesley while many travel to see relatives in Monticello, Peru, and St. Louis. Thanksgiving is observed with family meals, church services, and a home talent show at the opera house.
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Claire Habbell
North Judson
Herbert Schleman
S. B. Maxwell
Renéeclaer
Fernale
Louis Lehman
Laima
Oho
Mire
Geo. Gaeb
Nye
Montana
EL McNeal
Dermid
Canada
Christian Church
Tiugday
Blue Front
J. W. Wesley
Lena Maxwell
Monticello
Louis Lidka
J. Frank Hanly
Samuel R. Artman
Indianapolis
J. W. Burger and Sons
Jones
Otto
Walter Engle
Monon Railroad
Robert Koster
Mary Mitchell
Lafayette
Robert Carnes
Ethel
Southport
Harper Rees
Veedersburg
Opera House
Chas. Spinney
Kentland
B. H. Thompson
Nico
John A. Garrigues
Tueveday
Peru
St. Louis
Francesville
Community
Myrtle Zard
Rensselaer
Methodist Episcopal Church
WORKING A SWINDLE: A Modern Post Office scam
A Chicago era scam story details Henry Harriman posing as a watch and diamond merchant to fool widows with fake installments on a diamond ring. He used a downtown New York room, a typewriter, and mailed letters to newspapers, prompting victims to remit money while promising shipment.
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Sam
New York
Henry Harriman
Henry Warriman
Sefisiio
Fleary Harriman
Watch
Giamerchant
Bohemian Magazine
Looker Watches Contractor Leave Paper for Wood Note
A looker watches a contractor scribble on a window frame while building a house. The contractor prefers wood scraps over paper, saying he feels at home only when he has found a scrap of wood. The exchange ends with the contractor laughing at the odd habit.
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Boston Record
The 18 Percent Bishop Potter Memory
A famed beauty recalls a Vermont country house encounter with Bishop Potter in a library morning scene. He asks for help tallying charity subscriptions while expressing refined discomfort at asking her to do something useful. The anecdote blends humor and reverence within a Victorian tone.
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Bishop Potter
New York
Ife
Vermont
Benvenuto Cellini
Exciting Pursuit in Photo Graphic Contest
A Strand Magazine joke recaps an international congress where members debate thrilling photography. Proposals include Africa’s wild beasts, hazardous mountain summits, and submarine work, but one speaker proclaims a child photographer as the ultimate nerve wracker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Alps
Himalayas
Strand Magazine
Farms For Rent Near Francesville
A few farms for rent south of Francesville. For particulars contact J. K. Shick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francesvill
Eer J. K Shick
Awkward Kiss Sparks Plans For Father In law
In Atchison the scene unfolds as a young man kisses a girl in moonlit fashion and contemplates retribution from her kin. The girl masks her anger, then asks if he will return, while her sister hints that the suitor will soon seek her father’s consent to wed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison Globe
Fila
Local Market Prices Scribbled Note
Fragmentary list shows various prices such as 15 p.m. bushel 100 and 65¢ to 20¢ ranges. Mentions wheels and other items with cents values. Context unclear but reads like a price tally or advertisement scraps.
Frank Richards Remember Clark's Bright Xmas Candy Note
Frank Richards promotes Clark's as the place to buy Christmas candies and notes. The item highlights seasonal sweets and local shop messaging for holiday shoppers.
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Clark’s
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Joe” Cox
Bloomington
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Jennings
J. F Ale
Medaryville
UC. C
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Edith Grock
Lafayette Friends
Geo Bond
Emily Diseke
Chicago
O.T. Higgins and Co
Joseph Pelsey
Matamora, II
Swisher
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Bruce Glaze
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H.C. Jentz
Sherry Simpson
Hepner, Ore
J. R Simpson
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Pansey Earl
Amy Reish
Frankfort
Chas, Reish
Carl Nelson
S. K. Jones
Morris
J. A. Hayworth
Jones Hay Scales
Cy Ball
Francesville, Ind
AC Oranas
C.C. Myers Restaurant
State Bank
Abe Whitaker
C. Beesley
Aod
Grain Market
Jacob Myers Elevator Co
Frank Richards
Art Garland
Garland
J. W. Burget & Sons
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