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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1917
Page
2
Local column notes Sloan's Liniment for rheumatism appears as a advertised remedy. Mentions of births, visits, guests, and church activities fill the page along with multiple family visits and travel between nearby towns. A potential Red Cross branch formation is discussed as a worthy cause.
Lincoln items list numerous visits and gatherings across towns including Hemlock and Wolsteadon. Families such as Lynas, Shope, Hyatt, Bunnell, DeVinney, Swatford, Gore, Belk, Cornell, Jump, and Watkins are mentioned with Sunday and weekend visits to relatives and friends. An upcoming children's entertainment at the church is announced for June 7 and a memorial service for the O. K. R. M. is set for June 17 with Rev. Gott to speak. Readers are urged to sign names for posted notices at the post office.
Community discussion weighs a combined Fourth of July celebration with a flag raising in Galveston. Organizers consider scheduling, logistics, and how events might unite residents for national holiday festivities.
Auto contest winners announced after Saturday closing votes counted by Rev H C Beckett C F Thomas and Dr W E Garrison chosen by contestants Prizes include Rev A H Allen 183 Auto or 350 cash Georgia Pickering 15 jewel Elgin watch Raymond Crites Paradise Ivory Toilet Set Mrs Ed Walker Fancy Lavalier and Chain Marjorie McConnell Fancy Locket and Chain
Lord Northumberland assigns Allston to a high risk draft for Madrid while warning of foreign spies. A masked intruder boards the train compartment, forces payment, and steals the sealed document before muttering a cruel wager about the reader’s cleverness. The scene shifts from Charing Cross to Calais and Madrid as the escape and threat unfold.
A stingy mill worker Dick feigns illness to seek free medical advice. The doctor tests him by asking to examine his chest and tongue, then vanishes as Dick opens his eyes to a crowd of amused factory workers. The piece ends with a moral on reciprocity.
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