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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1918
Page
1
A New York family drives to Staten Island for a winter outing and a cheap dinner, praising the air and a crackerjack meal. They reach a seaside joint with a sign promising May reopening and hear a bell as an odd wagon passes. A stark warning about carelessness follows, declaring it as the nation’s worst enemy and killer of workers.
A Saturday shopper bought goods worth one dollar but had only ninety five cents. The draper refused to reduce the price, suggesting payment on a future visit. The woman teased about death, prompting the draper to recognize a careless misstep too late.
A dialogue shows a mother probing her daughter about interest in domestic science and housework. The daughter partly participates, joking that she sometimes corrects her mother’s old-fashioned methods. The exchange reflects family dynamics and generational differences in kitchen duties.
A clipped line notesMonday is a fine day for motor ing and asks why Monday, highlighting a curious reference to Sunday seeders in Georgia. The fragment suggests a local discussion or ad hoc phrase without full context.
Kokomo visitors John Miller and Jake Johnson. Paul Garrison and wife spent Sunday in Logansport. Earl McDonald of Camp Devons Mass visited home folks. several families plan Christmas in Am boy and Kokomo. Reed Patterson returned from overseas and is at Camp Devons Mass awaiting home time. Revival supply pastor named for Logan sport church. a collection of short quips follows.
Many families and relatives from Kokomo Indianapolis Danville Danville Illinois Taft Trafalgar and Richmond converge for Christmas visits. Names include Minnie Lawrence Russell Hyatt Kat Saylor Chester Turley Frances Saylor Jeanette Thomas G. W. McCoy M. H. Thomas Wm. Polk P. A. Graves Ora Hayden Eli Silvers and others as they share dinners and nursing plans amid illness and travel.
Classified notice announces a combination billiard pool and dining table for sale with all accessories. The owner offers a bargain to raise cash and urges quick contact through the Leader Office.
Vern Young visits Kokomo Sunday while Postmaster Fickle notes unusually heavy Christmas mail. Families from Marion Dayton and Logansport spend Christmas in Kokomo and nearby towns. Funeral for Mrs Stella Duncan held in Kokomo. Local business news includes Wm Sprinkle garage sale and auto dealer activity. Greencastle and Auburn area folks attend church events and Christmas Eve school program. Church fundraiser for Syria Armenian Relief noted with $14 last year.
Rev H C Beckett pastor conducts Sunday school at 9 30 a m and preaching at 10 30 a m there is no evening service.
Pastor L E Eaton notes rising church and Sunday school attendance last Sunday. Flu scare seems to abate and members are urged to begin the year with renewed effort in Sunday School. New Year sermon text from Revelation 20 12 will be read.
Seven foot Alton Krauss of Newport visits his mother Mrs Maria Krauss. Charlie Davie lice is seriously ill at his brother John Krauss’s home. Mrs Himmerl and daughter Mrs Carrie Tritt host Logansport guests. Arthur Carey was in Kokomo Saturday. Rosa Snell and family visit Harry Campbell and wife. A pauper worked at Hagerstown town lately. Charles Carey and family dined with George Myers and wife on Sunday.
Jesse Smith and family hosted a Sunday dinner with Jess Stafford and wife Jack Stafford Emry Lynas and wife as guests. Minnie Roach Grace Bunnel called on Ben Cook and Minnie Roach. Harley Gabriel and family visited E Gabriel. Mrs. George Logan and Mrs. W S Munson noted. Memorial services held at M E church on Sunday in December.
Second for Mr Lon Bravely reports his death from influenza while serving in France. Other local items note Rey Hyatt and wife in Loganport, Mrs J T Frants and son Donald visiting Springfield Ohio, Emmett Snider and family with Lon McDonald area, and Mrs L G Lynn shopping in Kokomo on Thursday.
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