Local Breezes Note Town Happenings and People
Mr James Maloney erecting a sign at his saloon. Dr Harry Langdon of Indianapolis visits parents. Kappa Kappa Gamma hosts friends Monday afternoon. Meharry hall hosts revival meetings led by Ostrom and Hillis. Several local deaths and births reported, various town appointments and moves. Community events include pension increases for Vandalia conductors and a planned Broad Park to Stilesville telephone line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Maloney
Harry Langdon
Indianapolis
Ostrom
Hillis
Meharry Hall
Ineterest
Broad Park
Stilesville
College Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
Ostrom and
Presbyterian Church
J. S. Hoagland
Asa
Henry Ostrom
John Hillis
Death of Joseph Harrah At Indianapolis Insane Hospital
Joseph Harrah died Monday at the Indianapolis insane hospital and his remains were moved Tuesday to his former home west of Brick Chapel. The funeral was held Wednesday at 11 am with interment in the family cemetery on the farm. Born near Brick Chapel in 1819 he lived in the neighborhood most of his life. He never married and was very wealthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Murphy Sage
Insane Hospital
Indianapolis
St. Paul’s Church
Forest Hill Cemetery
Society Modern Woodmen of America
Greencastle
Indiana
Frank Hillis
Indiana Street
Asherville
Board of Health
Lederer
Clay City
Clay County
Brazil Minor
Joseph Harrah
Brick Chapel
Mr. Harrah
Mrs. Phoebe Tennant Dies at 88 in York Neb
Mrs. Phoebe Tennant died Saturday at her daughter Mrs. J. D. Reed's home at corner Washington and Bloomington streets. She was 88 and mother of Mrs. Reed and Flint Tennant of York, Nebraska. Funeral held Monday at 2 p.m. at the Christian church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoebe Tennant
J. D. Reed
Washington and
Bloomington Streets
West Side Community News and Local Notes
M Layne plans a January 17 meeting with Mrs. Tom Utterback for mutual improvement and sociability. Mrs. John Riley Wilson is very ill. Protracted meeting at Brick Chapel ends with new converts. The city council forms a pest house committee but cannot locate a suitable dwelling, ordering construction on North Madison Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Layne
Tom Utterback
Brick Chapel
Claude Pruitt
Coatesville
White
Amo
Birch
City Board of Health
Messrs. Hathaway
Maxson
Browning
Relief From Heat Uses Oatmeal Inside Stockings
Heat sufferer relief described by placing very fine oatmeal inside stockings and gloves for speedy comfort.
Syrup of Figs Promises Lasting Constipation Relief
Advertisement notes that people once favored transient laxatives but now prefer Syrup of Figs for permanent relief. It touts the genuine product made by the California Fig Syrup Co and warns against other laxatives that injure the system over time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
Carbonette Photos Offer At Hutchinson Studio
Short time only. Hutchinson Studio over Postoffice in Greencastle offers carbonette photos at one dollar per dozen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutchinson
Postoffice
Greencastle
Tax lines include road, township and school levies
The passage lists taxes such as road tax, township tax, special school tuition tax, corporation tax, and assessments for the school board library and poor relief, outlining the range of levies.
Health Notice on Smallpox Epidemic and Vaccination
Public health notice warns Putnam County residents of a smallpox outbreak in adjacent Clay County with over 300 south county cases. It urges immediate quarantine or isolation if eruptive illness appears and insists on vaccination, re vaccination, and keeping feverish children at home from school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam County
Clay
Petition for 22 miles rock road in Cloverdale township
Commissioners received the petition from James W. N. Evans and others for 22 miles of rock road in Cloverdale township. Arthur Plummer was appointed engineer and Joe M. Allen and Wm. D. Colliver were appointed overseers. Many Cloverdale residents attended in support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. N. Evans
Rock Road
Cloverdale Township
Arthur Plummer
Joe M. Allen
Wm. D. Colliver Vrewers
Americans Popular in Russia Tour Highlights Courtesy and Bargains
George Donaldson, Ph. D., completed a Russia tour and reports growing American interest. He notes Russians extend unusually generous courtesies to Americans, promise better rooms, and that drosky drivers in St. Petersburg or Moscow may offer half fare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
George Donaldson
Drosky
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Boston Post
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure and Reward
A 100 dollar reward is offered for any case Hall's Catarrh Cure fails to cure. The notice claims the medicine cures catarrh a constitutional disease and promotes strength by acting on the blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials available on request from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Sold by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Druggt
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Robinson
Chas. Pfeiffenberger
South College Avenue
Chas. Burk
Jesse W. Weik
Supreme Court
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Andrew Lockridge
Miss Thayer
Miss Ravenscroft
Squire Ashton
Geo. W. Ashton
Davenport
Iowa
Ora Mise
D. B. Hostetter
Democrat
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Hammond
Minnie Sage
John G. H. Klinger
Wm. Stigler
Brazil
Harry Loyd
G. W. Black
Clarence Vestal
Kokomo
Singmaster & Ward
Wm. Cunningham
Fred Owens
Ed Berlin
Clayton Produce Company
Earl Morris
Fargo, N. Dak
Putnamville
Wilbur Starr
St. Louis
Romeo
Castle Square Garden Grand Opera Company
T. J. Siddons
Mr. Siddons
Fillmore
Ralph Cooper
Zeis & Co
Allen Bros
Vandalia
Hutcheson
Dan Phillips
Chas. Hutcheson
Dr. Bence
Washington Township
Masten
Marion Township
Earl Hurst
Company I
L. E. Murray
Irvington
Andrew J. Owens
Floyd Township
James Cannon
Harry Landes
Frank Cawley
Bert Rosewell
Cooke
Sam Detrick
James Wells
North Water Street
Elmo Cooper
Chariton and
Elmo
Rees Matson
Chicago
Milton Hathaway
Martha Viola Skelton
Ezekiel Wright
Brunnerstown
Wright
James Taber
Owen County
Milton Cassidy
Chas. Barnaby
New Saw Mill
Preston
College Avenue
M. E. Church
Sale
Abrams
County News
John Miller
Kettie Heavenridge
Leorah Walls
Sex Masters
Giles
Clayton
Stilesville Brass Band
Matte Richard
John Hume
Will Bandy
Murphysboro
Ilinois
Elder Beaman
The
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Mattie White
Robert Speer
George Hunter
Franklin Township
Chas, Howson
James Baldock
Walter Johnson
BE. R. Robards
Cole Coffey
Missouri
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Fisher
Hodge
Frederick Howard
Hampton’s
Bonnie Patrick
Charity Hudson
Rudell
Nettie Hume
Buck Secrest
James Coble
Illinois
Peak Society
Lou Baldwin
Gaillon Robinson
Allen Rose
Emery Masten
Victor Harlan
Nancy Cosner
Willie Walls
Oakey Asher
Anderson Kivett
Maude Kreigh
Hannah Headlow
Willie Dyre
West Side
John Watson
Harry Nosler
Dan Sharp
Robert McClain
Spencer
Mary Nosler
Terre Haute
Lyman Shaw
Frank
Montgomery County
John Riley Wilson
Somerset
Christian Endeavor
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Boone, Iowa
Farmers’ Institute
Dan Randel
Charlie Davis
Ben Pruitt
Julia Scobee
Frank Nelson
Morton
Randel
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James Knight
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W. Whitman
Grandma Brown
Wm. T. Wingert
Crawfordsville
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Jackson
Franklin
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Monroe
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