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Newspaper

Francesville Tribune

Location

Francesville, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1916

Page

5

Bible School and Worship Schedule Announcement

Bible School services listed with times for communion 9 80 worship 10 30 evening service 7 30 and prayer meeting 7 30 Wednesday plus Jr C E Saturday 2 30 minister Harry Huber invites all to attend. The annual C W E M meeting of the Christian church was held June 6 with Mrs A C Mallon hostess a luncheon followed for ten members. The next meeting will be at Mrs Alex Merica's home on July 6 with Miss Alice Hill leading.

Bible School Jr. C. E Harry Huber Alex Merica Alice Hill

Motion pictures extinction looming for theaters says magnate

A famed motion picture magnate warns that films will stay popular only about two more years. Last year 97 NYC theatres closed for lack of patrons due to weak plots. Local items note visits, business deals, and social news including health, travel, property sales, and community notices from Pulaski County Democrat reporters.

Large Summer Crowds At Airdomes Refer to Local Visitors

An extensive summer and fall wait continues as crowds fill the airdomes on Saturday night. Michael Kanne and his son George from Rensselaer visited last Friday. They previously lived in this community for years and have since settled in Rensselaer where the father is retired and all sons now run farms, prospering.

Airdomes Michael Kanne George Rensselaer Reneselaer

Myers Airdome and Opera House Holiday Program

Next week at the Myers Airdome nightly shows start 7 45 doors and 8 15 curtain. Special program with no advance price. Moving pictures at Myers Opera House all day July 4 with good seats music and electric fans. Come rest and enjoy the films.

Myers Opera House Opera House

Albert Reep to Speak at Francesville Fourth of July

Hon Albert Reep of Medaryville, noted educator and orator, will deliver the Fourth of July address in Francesville. A large Medaryville turnout is expected to celebrate with the Francesville community.

Albert Reep Medaryville Francesville

Odd Fellows Memorial Sunday Program

The Odd Fellows hold their annual memorial next Sunday afternoon. They assemble at the hall at 1 o'clock and march to the opera house where Rev Weis will deliver the address. The meeting will be public.

Odd Fellows Opera House Rev. Weis

Delivery Request Delayed By Grocery Patrons

Nellie rhe Calvin, Myers' grocery depot patrons wish to receive cream on the 4th but ask delivery be arranged for another time.

Rhe Calvin Myers’ Grocery Depot

Two Little Bills and a Loving Rebuke

A tale shows Robert denying rewards after a week of errands and good behavior, as his mother counters with a bill of nothing owed for years of care. He consoles himself, pledging future love over money. A side note explains elopement's shifting meaning from eighteenth century advertisements to a simple run away, and the term’s root as to leap ashore or away.

Robert Mother Eric Revd Iia New England Coast Co Des Moines Register

Name the boy after George Washington plan

In a Birmingham Age-Herald piece a father explains naming his son George Washington to honor the first president while hoping the boy will live up to the strong legacy, avoiding past disappointments and proving worthy of the name.

George Washington George Birmingham Age-Herald

Soldier duties evolve with peril of earth and air

In Modern Timee a quote contrasts old and new soldier roles. The speaker notes that historically the key skill was knowing how to act under fire, while today a soldier must also know how to act under extreme conditions of earth and air.

Sociability and SOP Questions Raise Restaurant Debate

Fragmentary Washington letter responds to social conduct norms and dining etiquette. The writer references manners, fault, and home life in a unclear critique of social expectations. The note suggests concern with conduct when dining out and how rules apply to individuals.

Ms. Growcher Tly Beth Washington

Farmers Elevator promotes hard coal and oats savings

Farmers Elevator Company urges customers to buy Ottawa Chestnut coal for delivery and to save money before filling bins. The notice also promotes the John Deere binder from Spitier Surber & Company as a prep tool to improve the oats crop, encouraging farmers to prepare early.

Ottawa Farmers Elevator Company Farmers Elevator Co John Deere Spitier Surber. & Company

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Taylor HarDwAre CO Wolfe Hardware Company MECAL G. M. Haring Store Marcel & Son Saturday Evening Post Ladies’ Home Journal Blue Tront Drug Store W. J. Stubbard Delivmiens Evompare F. H. Walley Farnis Iers Elevator Company M. E. Ladies’ Aid Society J.L. Beesley Joseph Gant Putnamville Boss Nelson Bib Coburn Chicago E. R. Burger Charles E. Hubbard F. L. Sharrer C. E. Johnson H. L. Jones H. D. Wilson Mary Comstock Secumseh Mich Comateck Vernal Diggs Hutchinson Kan Lafayette Purdue Pulaski County Democrat Myers Airdome Nellie W. J. Hubbard Frank Nolan Crabbs—Reynolds—Taylor Co J.M. Hudgens Mgr George Braund Ernest Kopka
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