Public Sales Calendar For August To October
Friday August 27 George and Russell McIntosh 1 mile west of Lincoln at Smith farm Hawkins and Davies Auctioneers. Saturday September 2 Delbert Burrows and Earl Scott 7 miles northwest of Galveston Beechdel and Hawkins Auctioneers. Thursday September 2 Frank C Phelps 10 miles south of Peru 1 mile north and 2 miles east of Bennett L A Shively and Crume Auctioneers. Monday September 6 Reece Fisher 1 mile south and 7 miles west of Galveston on county line L F Crume and WB Davies Auctioneers. Friday September 10 Clifford Cree 5 miles northwest of Galveston Davies Hawkins and Crume Auctioneers. Thursday September 16 Vern Yater 6 12 miles south west of Galveston on County line Davies and Hawkins Auctioneers. Wednesday September 22 W G Robinson 3 miles west of Galveston Eikenberry Bros Hawkins Auctioneers. Wednesday October 11 Dave Kepner 11 4 miles south of Galveston Davies and Hawkins Auctioneers.
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George and Russell McIntosh
Lincoln
Delbert Burrows
Earl Scott
Galveston
Beechdel and
Hawkins
Frank C Phelps
Peru
Nerth
Bennetts
L. A
Vern Yater
Davies and Hawkins
W. QO. Robinson
Eikenberry Bros. and
Dave Kepner
Alumni Picnic Set for August in Kokomo Park
The Annual Alumni Picnic is planned for Thursday August 26 in Kokomo Park. Mrs John Galbreath purchased the EE Elleman property on Griffith Street for 2250 dollars.
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John Galbreath
EE. Elleman
Griffith — Street
Birth of Jesus pictures at Universalist Church
Rev N C Beckett notes Sunday School at 9 40 preaching at 10 30 and social service at night The birth and childhood of Jesus shown in pictures with readings and songs The last show drew a large audience Admission free A train wreck injured Charley Griffin and a helper near Urbana Illinois He will sue Big Four R R Co for damages
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Universalist Church
N. C. Beckett
Jesus
Charles Griffin
Leroy
Ill
Logansport
Urbana
Illinois
Caboose
Charley
R.R. Co
Nine year old Mrs Bradley dies at Walton home
Mrs Bradley aged nine died at her home south of Walton on Tuesday. A funeral was to be held in Kokomo Park on Thursday. Other items note Mrs Anderson Emerick's return from Missouri and visits by Cora Bell and Mazzie Kokomo to George Stanley's family. Weekend seaside and picnic attendance listed with numerous local names.
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Cora Bell
Mazzie
Kokomo
George Stanley
Sunday School Picnic Attended by Local Women
The Baptist Sunday School class led by Mrs. Elsie Miller held a picnic at Geo. Stanley's home last Thursday. Attendees included Mrs. Miller Dorothy Maze Mildred Maze Virginia Stanley Vera Young Alice Hicks with invited guests Margaret Kitchel Dorothy Miller and Alto Cook Edith Cook.
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Baptist
Elsie Miller
Geo. Stanley
Dorothy
Mildred Maze
Virginia Stanley
Vera Young
Alice Hicks
Margaret Kitchel
Dorothy Miller
Alto
Edith Cook
Old Glory Circle Meets With Refreshments
The Old Glory Circle held a small meeting on Saturday August 7 with punch and cake. The group announced the next gathering will be Friday afternoon August 20 due to the Old Settlers Picnic, featuring a short program.
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Old Glory Circle
Old Settlers
Majestic Needle Circle Gathers For Birthday and Plans
The Majestic Needle Circle met at the home of Mrs. Eva Geeting and Lena Geeting to celebrate Mrs. Geeting's birthday. A picnic to Mary Elliott's on August 26 was arranged, with the next meeting set for September 9 at Mrs. Viola Streeter's. Mrs. Geeting received a berry set, and refreshments were served. Members included Minnie Goodier Ollie Goodier Addie Hicks Anna Woolley Kate Woolley Susie Graves Eva Geeting Lena Geeting and visitors Verna Shaffer Jane Cramer Grace Prather Mary Margaret Streeter Edith Mary Woolley Donald Woolley Margaret Woolley Alice Hicks Billie Hicks.
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Majestic Needle
Eva Geeting
Lena
Minnie
Ollie Goodier
Addie Hicks
Anna
Kate Woolley
Susie Graves
Eva
Lena Geeting
Verna Shaffer
Baby
Jane Cramer
Grace Prather
Mary Margaret
Viola Streeter
Sayilla McDonald
Edith
Mary
Donald
Margaret Woolley
Alice
Billie Hicks
Selden What They Seem
London Answers notes disillusionment with common names and origins of everyday goods. The piece recalls misbeliefs about camel-hair brushes from beech woods, porpoise lace from seals, gray fox fur from rabbits, and coal from Newcastle, revealing how names conceal humble origins.
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Brussels
London Answers
Africa
Stampshire
Kent
North Sea
Lincoln
Tam
Newcastle
Sailors Prove Versatile Roles From Rail to Warships
The navy’s recruitment drive highlights sailors’ broad skills beyond deck duties. A ship’s crew once operated a Central American railroad, improving its condition before handing it back to owners. Volunteers who could drive locomotives were rare in the past, but today sailors are chosen for varied tasks.
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United States Navy
Brains Versus Brawn in Dueling Professions
A quip contrasts a window cleaner earning seven dollars a day with a college professor who must subsist on little pay yet gains pride in knowing he could out discuss the Victorian influence on current literature if ever the two men met socially.
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Dirmingham
Herali
Gossip in Town Sparks Muttered Jibe
An exchange in Boston reflects a sharp retort from Infant Terrible Mrs Nexdore about a caller who blamed a rival as a worse gossip than herself. The dialogue underscores local social tension and street talk in the afternoon.
Senator Sorglum’s jesting passages cited in speech
A manuscript collector notes how Senator Sorglum inserts laughter and applause marks in his speeches. He explains he uses them not to predict prophecy but to show his best intentions.
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Sorghum
Her Discovery I Am Gilad War Ended Reflections
A quoted figure reflects on wartime perceptions and civilian life. She notes that many young men in uniform do not resemble suitable husbands when seen in civilian clothes. The remarks contrast wartime ideals with postwar realities.
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Gilad
Roosevelt’s Secret Garden of Favorite Dogs at Oyster Bay
A Kansas City Star writer calls Colonel Roosevelt’s yard at Oyster Bay a remarkable cemetery of his beloved dogs and horses. The piece notes Roosevelt’s lifelong love of animals and his belief that a man’s character is judged by his four footed friends.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
America
Sayls
Kansas City
Ife
No Chance in the Great Silent Majority
A brief quip notes a friend who has joined the silent majority not by death but by marriage, contrasting expectations with a witty punchline.
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Great Silent Majority
Oldest Wooden Vessel Polly A Coastwise Freighter
The Polly, born in Amesbury Massachusetts, first sailed in 1805 and remains active as a coastwise freighter. Though rumors once claimed she was a privateer in the War of 1812, friends denied it and she has continued a peaceful career carrying lumber bricks and lime, with a 45 ton capacity.
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Polly
Amesbury
Mass
Popular Science Monthly
Unrest in Town Over Races Bets Burn Home Finances
A local woman notes rising unrest as households face strict budgets from unexpected economies while others live lavishly. The conversation centers on Charley's race earnings and repeated wrong bets at the track.
Engagement Confession Amid Old Rivalry
Kathryn recalls Harold's proposal and claims she was his first love while Kittye argues she was his mature choice, revealing lingering tensions over past romantic choices.
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Kathryn
Harold
Kittye
Behind the Screen Dialog on Stage Dreams
A brief exchange has Flossie recalling how friends discouraged her from pursuing the stage, while another speaker quips that they were friends of the stage herself. The fragment hints at personal ambitions and social influence within a theater culture.
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Flossie
Divorce Lawyer Hums Wedding March In Courtroom
The courtroom scene features a divorce attorney humming the Wedding March as proceedings unfold. Observers note the odd moment amid legal arguments and client negotiations.
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Smart Stude
Boston ‘Transcript
Fragmented quote on beauty and mind from Chicago American
The text argues the mind needs more than science and diet to develop. It compares beauty in form and color to musical tones that soothe the soul, as if inscriptions on a dungeon wall by a five prisoner help stave off madness.
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Bion
Chicago
Unique Gelglan Sport Sand-boat Racing In Belgium
Belgians and visitors enjoy sand-boat racing along the La Panne dunes. Small four wheel frame carries a mast and sail. steered by a rope like a toy sledge. In a good breeze the boats reach 15 to 20 mph and can tack and turn as on water.
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la Panne
Almost Too Good an Excuse
A young girl Sarah attends tea with an older sister at a friend's home. She cannot eat the cake on her plate and despite pressure to finish it, she admits she cannot because it is too good to spoil by eating. The hostess questions her, and Sarah offers the playful refutation that the cake is so good she cannot eat it.
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Sarah
Gulf Stream Width and Path Vary Across Regions
The Gulf Stream is described as a water current in the ocean whose width ranges from 44 to 100 miles depending on influencing conditions. Its course also shifts slightly over time, and the term is often used for a broader drift of the North Atlantic beyond the core Gulf Stream.
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Gulf Stream
Ocean
North Atlante
Stolen Fruit
Advertisement rhetoric from the Keystone urging targeted advertising strategies. The piece argues that showing value from the buyer’s perspective attracts more customers than self serving promotion.
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Keystone
Philadelphia
There is a Fur Boom on the Farm
An authority notes many farms yield at least fifty dollars per season from trapping. The activity is a pleasant autumn occupation for farmers and their sons, with trapping providing clear profit beyond regular work.
Johnnie Discovers How Kitties Grow Big
Johnnie pauses his frolic to watch a mold stretch shrinking his sweater. He returns to play and sees his pet kitten fully stretched on the sider, appearing larger than ever. He proclaims he has discovered how cats grow big by stretching themselves.
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Johnnie
Down In the Bumps An Ancient Expression Explained
An old saying attributed to a legendary Pharaoh Pumops who built a pyramid and died of melancholy. The phrase appears in Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew with the line How now daughter Katherine in your dumps.
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Egypt
Pumops
Katherine
Gatling Gun Patented in 1862 November Fourth
In 1862 on November 4 Richard Gatling patented the first rapid fire gun. Despite its proven value the Gatling gun saw little use during the Civil War as a cautious government clung to muzzle loading cannon and rites.
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Richard Gatling
Life and Prosperity in Philips Brooks Teachings
Selections echo Brooks on living well through work service sympathy faith and learning in hardship and wonder, urging readers to seek truth and purpose through communal effort and personal resilience.
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Philips Brooks
Higher and Higher Price Tags
Bob Minkin faces instruction from his father to study higher mathematics to prepare for calculating price tags when he starts work. This guidance signals early emphasis on math for future retail duties.
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Bob Minkin
Traveling Teachers Bring Education to Inland Maine Coast
Traveling teachers move along Maine’s coast visiting isolated districts for brief instructional stints. They deliver lessons and materials to inland children, expanding access to education beyond core towns and schools.
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Maine
Paradox of Canning Rough Stuff Preserving Family Peace
A brief reflection notes that suppressing harsh behavior within a family can maintain harmony. It suggests restraint and controlled actions reduce conflict, implying peace comes from managing aggression rather than escalating it. The statement emphasizes a paradoxical approach to domestic relations.
Coronation Banquet Candles Lit at Westminster Ball
At the coronation banquet of George VI Westminster ball was lit by 1.80 candles.
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George U
Westminster
Family gatherings and misplaced metal piece prompt notice
Mrs. Ora Chamness and guest Arthur Chamness spent Monday at Young America. A event to be held in Kokomo Park on Thursday August 26. Families Cree Cree and Beck plus Will Ridenour attended a Monday reunion at Spencer Park Logansport on Sunday. A party delivered an aluminum hid with 12 inch diameter black knob at M E church threshing dinners and will return it to Leaders office.
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Ora Chamness
Arthur Chamness
Young America
Mat Cree
Chas. Cree
Virgil Beck
Will Ridenour
Spencer Park
Logansport
M. E. Church
Amos Family Gathering and Visits Across Kokomo Area
Mr and Mrs Will Amos and sons Guy and Harry, Jasper Amos, Orval Amos, wife and sons Leo and William, Chauncey Amos and wife, Ira Amos and wife spent Sunday with Jasper Amos brother James Amos and family in Kokomo. Margaret Barker living two miles south of Kokomo spent latter half of last week with Harry Smith and family. Harry Smith, Mrs Flossie Jordan and daughter Mary accompanied her home Saturday evening remaining until Sunday evening.
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Will Amos
Guy
Harry
Jasper Amos
Orval Amos
Leo
William
Chauncey Amos
Ira Amos
James Amos
Kokomo
Margaret Barker
Harry Smith
Flossie Jordan
Mary
Logansport Couple Learn of Son Jos L Shewman Die
Mr and Mrs W E Shewmon of 813 West Melbourn avenue Logansport received a telegram Sunday announcing the death of their son Jos L Shewman of Pueblo Colorado. The death resulted from a motorcycle accident and the body was brought to Logansport on Wednesday
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W. E. Shewmon
West Melbourn Avenue
Logansport
Jos. L. Shewman
Pueblo
Col
Relatives Visit Duart and Nearby Towns Across States
Miss Maude Graves of Buffalo North Carolina and Mrs Tida Graves of Alexandria Virginia spent the week with Mrs Ora Chamness. They traveled to Durant Iowa for a relatives visit. Arthur Chamness stayed for a week. Ray Oldfather and family Lee Foy and wife Dan Foy and wife Charley Oldfather and wife Harvey Whickman and wife Alonzo Oldfather and family Albert Oldfather and wife Miss Ida and Mabel Oldfather of Miami Frank Fording and Mrs Pearl Gibson of Monticello went by automobile to Muncie to visit Wim Fording and family. They returned via Marion Elwood and Tipton.
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Maude Graves
Buffalo
N. C
Tida Graves
Alexandria
Ora Chamness
Durant
Iowa
Arthur Chamness
Hedges
Gary
Ray Oldfather
Lee Foy
Dan Foy
Galveston
Charley Oldfather
Harvey Whickman
Bunker Hill
Alonzo Oldfather
Albert Oldfather
Ida
Mabel Oldfather
Miami
Frank Fording
Pearl Gibson
Monticello
Muncie
Wim, Fording and
Marion
Elwood
Tipton
Dinner guests fill Sunday at Rosselot home
Mrs and Clarence Rosselot entertained a large group for dinner Sunday with Grandpa Cook, Scott Walker family, B F Rosselot family, T W Underwood family, Harry Walker, Harry Goyer, Eta Rosselot and Jay, Velmah Virginia Rosselot, Mary Jan, Donnahr, and Miss Esel Regal from Illinois. The meal had three courses and music and games followed.
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Clarence Rosselot
Grandpa Cook
Scott Walker
Beulah
B. F. Rosselot
Elsie
T. W. Underwood
Harry Walker
Mni
Harry Goyer
Eta Rosselot
Jay
Velmah
Virginia Rosselot
Mary Jan
Donnahr
Esel Regal
Illinois
Fish Tails for Hats Stir U S Fisheries Bureau Idea
The United States fisheries bureau proposes using fish tails and fins as fashionable hat ornaments. They suggest trimming with water-weed from Chesapeake beds to create a marine effect. Mermaids and seaside visitors are singled out as ideal showcases for the idea.
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United States
Buereau
Chesapeake
Umbrellas Missing From Halfrack Sparking Local Concern
A St Louis Globe Democrat anecdote recalls a late night visit to the Smiths where the family warmed to the caller despite a prior chilly reception. The note mentions three umbrellas vanished from their halfrack several evenings earlier, prompting mild local curiosity.
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Father
Smiths
Griggs
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
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Rev. Beckett
Vern Young
L. EF. Miller
Fort Graves
Majestic Needle Circle
Galveston Theatre
Kitty Gordon
Irving Cummings
Thrilling Outdoor Picture of
China
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Colonel Roosevelt
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