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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1913
Page
9
A gold locket with Agnes engraved is missing and offers a reward for its return to Harry Seaward. The notice appears in the Galveston Leader supplement dated December 10, 1913.
Seven foot Mr and Mrs David Aman's daughter of Peru visited Sunday. Bryan Davis spent Sunday with his brother Lonnie and wife near Galveston. Charles Hummel of Logansport was guest of sister Carrie Tritt Saturday night and Sunday. Irene Samsel was the Sunday guest of cousin Esther Alspaugh. Pam Tritt visits Brown County. Mrs Theodore Widner visited her mother near Deacon Saturday. Jesse Alspaugh spent part of the week with Dessie Hyatt. John Davis on the sick list. Relatives gathered at Mrs Phoebe Buffington’s home Sunday for her 69th birthday with a noon dinner.
A London Tit-Bits note recounts a Crosby stroll contest backed by a sporting man. Entrants walked from Pierhead to Crosby village, bought a meat pie at the Big Stone, and ate it, with the prize hinging on finishing the pie. A judge quipped profit depended on completing the act.
In a drought stricken Australian region a country station owner recalls a kangaroo bravely guiding her joey to water. She feeds the youngster at the porch water pails while a foe watches from nearby, then hops away with courage, leading the observer to vow never to shoot a kangaroo again.
The article discusses irregular tidal patterns around the world. It explains how some coastlines show once-daily tides while others, such as Tahiti and certain UK harbors, experience three tides daily. Overtides may arise from altered tidal waves running ashore, creating effects like musical overtones.
An illustration from Mainz catalog shows a drop light attachment replacing a kerosene lamp in a heavy old hanging fixture. The piece argues the gain from modernizing is hard to grasp for those attached to familiar fixtures and predicts a slow adoption over a decade.
The article credits Mrs. A. E. W. Fraser as an early proponent of using electricity to aid hatching and rearing chicks. It notes her theory that egg movements reflect chick strength and that mild electromagnetic action could stimulate underperforming eggs. Fraser designed incubators and reported hatch rates of 34 percent with some milestones of maturity, but she did not reap much financial reward.
Popular Mechanics notes an electric wax sealing device for letters and packages aimed at banks express offices and shippers. The article also discusses tidal power limits and a German project using North Sea tides with large reservoir works near Husum and Nordstrand to drive turbines and dynamos.
Miss Lois Bell and Miss Velmah McClain spent Saturday night and Sunday in Kokomo as guests of A C Davis and his family.
An Ilinote designer shows a new safety razor with a ring on the handle end to admit a finger for a stronger grip. The tubular handle houses a spring pressed plunger and a ring on the opposite end, allowing a firm, natural shaving motion.
Born to Mr and Mrs Jesse Overholser on Tuesday a seven pound baby boy. Sunday dinner entertained F R Morrison and family by A J Funk and wife. Deer Creek Christian church ladies plan a market at G W Burton store on Saturday December 20. Missionary Society of Baptist church entertained Saturday by Mrs Jolin Nelson on Griffith street with sandwiches olives nabiscoes and coffee. Attendees included N Holman M Halnan Otis Nelson Claude Stonebraker Elsie Miller F H Thomas Ota Spence Nellie Ashley and R McLaughlin. Mrs McLaughlin read an paper on America of Tomorrow. Next meeting with Mrs I N Holman.
A traveler recalls a royal procession in London where a wife is admonished for discarding a paper scrap in the front row. The officer explains that throwing any paper on the ground is forbidden near the display, even if in the crowd it would matter less.
The children of Mr. and Mrs. D A Zehring are victims of the whooping cough. Dr S O Goodrich and wife, Fred Lanner and wife spent Thursday afternoon in Kokomo. Mrs Eliza Barnhart and Chas Barnhart family were Sunday dinner guests of Alison Bell and family. Mrs Millie Meek spent Monday night and Tuesday with Wm Makin s and wife. E E Elleman and family were the 6 o'clock dinner guests of C N Hyatt and family Sunday evening. Miss Mary Thomas and Mr and Mrs F H Thomas were entertained at dinner Sunday by Mr and Mrs C F Thomas.
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