Indiana workmen's compensation board reports swift settlements
The Indiana state industrial board reports rapid adjustments under the 1915 workmen's compensation law. They note low attorney fees, widespread agreements, and 909 settlements in three months, with total $18,575.71 paid to injured workers and death claims settled for widows.
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Indianapolis
Ind
State Industrial Board
Indianapolis Star
Henry Reid
Laporte
Jacob Myers
Fort Wayne
Edgar L. Perkins
The
Industrial Board
Coldest Weather Hits Manhattan As Hog Killing Runs High
The season saw a cold Tuesday morning in Manhattan with farmers finishing shredding corn and hog killing described as the day’s order. Ed Roberts visited Indianapolis for a few days while C. E. Lewis also traveled there with stock. James Sublett remains ill, and a fleet caused disruptions to local telephone service. Ode Pollom visited on Tuesday as a singing practice drew a crowd Sunday night.
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Manhattan
Ed Roberts
Indianapolis
C. E. Lewis
James Sublett
Local Social Notes From Reelsville Area
Mrs. Clifford Sutton visited Mrs. Fannie Turner in Reelsville. Bence Daggy resigned as school teacher and will teach at Plainfield, with Miss Bernice McCinley to replace him. Lillie Rollings and Harry Boyce wed in Greencastle after securing a marriage license, with Rev. Bert D. Beck officiating. They will reside near Reelsville. John Gose of Harmony visited relatives. Lamont Hutcheson and Edward Rogers traveled to Brazil on business.
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Bert D. Beck
Reelsville
John Gose
Harmony
Lamont Hutcheson
Edward Rogers
Brazil
Reelsville and Brazil Social Roundup and Church Note
Local residents including Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cook visiting Poland this week and Miss Dela Chew with Kenneth Hutcheson marrying in Brazil Saturday night. Various families from Hamrick Indianapolis Ben Davis Greencastle and nearby towns shared visits. A church service is scheduled with morning and evening preaching on Sunday December 19.
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Reelsville
Charles Cook
Poland
Dela Chew
Kenneth Hutcheson
Brazil
Lycurgus Stoner
Gertrude
Hamrick
Kate Foster
G. B. Smith
Indianapolis
J. L. Hill
Levi Carpenter
Ben Davis
Belle Stockwell
Gertrude Chew
Laura Town
Greencastle
Flossie Aker
H. M. Smith
Rufus Ozment
Eminence Church Revival Quietly Continues
The Christian church holds ongoing revival services led by local members. Social visits include E N Watson as guest of relatives in Vincennes, and Miss Edith Shackelford visiting Martinsville friends. News notes mention illness, a death and burial, and community visitors from Indianapolis and Martinsville. The Progressive Workers plan an ice palace event at the M E church on Friday December 24 at 7 pm with invites for gifts.
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Christian Church
E. N. Watson
Vincennes
Edith Shackelford
Martinsville
James Parker
E. J. Mills
Crown Center
C. E. Anderson
Indianapolis
W. W. Rosenbalm
J. C. Rosenbalm
M. E. Church
Allen Chenoweth
Raymond
Robert Watson
Sherda String Tor
Ralph Warmoth
Irene
Watson
Christmas Bazaar and Local Visits Highlight Stilesville News
The Ladies Aid Society of the M E church will hold a Christmas bazaar at Conn's grocery on December 21. Residents report visits from Mr. Brown of St Joseph Missouri and Everett Hume of Plainfield. Mrs Gailord Foster of Cloverdale and Mrs Lee Coble are noted in local commerce and clerking roles. Margery Lineberry visited Indianapolis, while Mrs Wm Walls traveled to Indianapolis and Danville. High school seniors are rehearsing a play for a coming performance.
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Stilesville
Thomas
Julietta
Ladies’ Aid Society
Conn’s
Brown
St. Joseph
W. H. Brown
Everett Hume
Plainfield
Gailord Foster
Cloverdale
Lee Coble
Robards
Margery Lineberry
Will Bandy
Indianapolis
Wm. Walls
Danville
Frank Lineberry
Local Notes From North Ball Hill Area
Grover Gardner spent Sunday night with homefolks. Jonathan Hasty died at his home south of here Sunday night at 10 o clock. Walter Owens returned from New Market last week after shucking corn. A son Virgil Marvin was born December 7 to Mr and Mrs Earl Bills farm. Jessie Sears traveled to Indianapolis on business. James Walker completed his new barn.
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North Ball Hill
Grover Gardner
Jonathan Hasty
Here
Walter Owens
June Rowe
Earl Bills
Virgil Marvin
Jessie Sears
Indianapolis
James Walker
Fincastle Social Roundup Includes Visits and Meetings
Edna Guilliams met with Miss Ethel Watson on Tuesday afternoon. A chivari hosted by Mr and Mrs Young drew several young attendees on Monday night. Earl Watson joined the sophomore class party in Russellville Thursday evening. J W Terry and wife traveled to Roachdale Wednesday. Alvah Brothers and Greencastle family stayed with H M Brothers Wednesday night. Leslie Brothers visited Roachdale Wednesday. Mr Garrett purchased the Bowers property in Fincastle. J W Terry and wife spent Friday with son Virgil and his wife near Morton. Dora Fosher and family called on Charles Silvey and wife Sunday. Grace Darnell visited Sunday afternoon with Ethel Watson. Mrs Watson of Roachdale is visiting her son Elmer.
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Fincastle
Edna Guilliams
Ethel Watson
Mr Young
Earl Watson
Russellville
J. W. Terry
Roachdale
Alvah Brothers
Greencastle
H. M. Brothers
Leslie Brothers
Garrett
Bowers
Virgil
Morton
Dora Fosher
Charles Silvey
Grace Darnell
Watson
Elmer
Mrs A Toussaint Praises Chamberlain Tablets
Mrs. A Toussaint of Whitesboro New York says Chamberlains Tablets are excellent for stomach troubles and biliousness. She speaks from experience in the use of these tablets. Obtainable everywhere. adv.
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A. Toussaint
Whitesboro
N. Y
Chamberlain
Visit Notes from Rock Branch Social Round
Miss Hannah Hipsher visits sister Mrs. John Smith for a few days. Mrs. Kate Thompson called on Mrs. Dan Dodds Saturday afternoon. Miss Hazel Allen visited Mrs. Anna Shotts Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Frank Mahan spent an evening last week with Mrs. James Wilson. Mrs. Rosa Barnett spent Monday afternoon with Mrs. Eric Smith.
Sleet Damage Strikes Corn Stalk Valley
Heavy sleet damaged trees, telephone poles and wires in Corn Stalk Valley as residents note outages. Local residents Mrs. Walter Tincher Mrs. Eric Butler Mr. and Mrs. Oran E. Buis visited relatives over the weekend while others like Enoch Mondy and Ralph Lecman appeared in nearby activities.
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Corn Stalk
Walter Tincher
Eric Butler Earl McCammack
Our
Oran E. Buis
Etheridge Buis
Enoch Mondy
Wm. Newnan
John Cash
John Winecoop
Ansil Sechman
M. B. Sechman
Clyde Bunten
Andrew Tincher
Ralph Lecman
Mt. Meridian
O. J. Rector
Clinton Falls Beach Grove church meeting draws crowds
In Clinton Falls a church gathering at Beach Grove drew good attendance. Mrs Sadie Burk visited Mrs Eula Staggs Monday. Mrs Charles Hart and children spent Sunday with her sister Mrs Jolda Bee. Ora Thomas visited Friday evening. Thelma Slavens visited Bessie Carmichael last week. Center High School had no classes due to a teacher illness.
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Clinton Falls
Beach Grove
Sadie Burk
Eula Staggs
Charles Hart
Jolda Bee
Ora Thomas
Thelma Slavens
Bessie
Carmichael
Center High School
Trustee Notices From Indiana Townships
Public notices list trustees and weekly meeting locations. J O Mullinix in Reelsville on Tuesdays and Fridays. Edgar J Wilson at home in Floyd Township Wednesdays. Emerson E Ruark at Fillmore on Tuesdays and Fridays. Tarry Talbott at S C Sayers Bookstore Greencastle on weekdays during term.
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Floyd Township
Edgar J. Wilson
Floyd
Greencastle Township
Tarry Talbott
S. C. Sayers
Greencastle
Phono
Indigestion and Constipation Cure Cited in Syracuse Ad
Mrs Charles Gladydh of Baldwinsville New York says two bottles of Chamberlains Tablets cured her months long indigestion and constipation while living in Syracuse New York The product is sold everywhere as an adv notice.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Chamberlain
Charles Gladydh
Baldwinsville
Lines to a Giraffe Poem in Zoo Scene
A playful verse addresses a giraffe at the zoo. The speaker envies the animal for its long neck and imagines the ease of affording ornate adornments, contrasting the giraffe with a human lady and hints at courtly wealth.
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Lady Fair
His Experience First Sandwich Man
In a light exchange two men discuss literary work and pay. The first asks about earnings while the second notes little money in the trade.
A Kentucky geographer teaches geography with a twist
In a Kentucky Cumberland Mountains school a young female teacher splits a geography class into boys and girls for friendly rivalry. A visitors day brings grown folks to observe Walter, the lone boy, who mishears a prompter and declares Con cord as the capital of New Hampshire, using corn cob as a humorous retort.
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Cumberland Mountains
Kentucky
Walter
New Hampshire
Concord
N. Y. Sun
Elastic pencil holder for convenient tool carriage
A spiral band on a metallic back forms an elastic pencil holder. It attaches to garments with pins and can carry pencils, scissors, or small implements. A form with multiple bands allows several pens or pencils. a straight spring option is offered.
Making the Home Comfy and Practical Needlework Tips
The article offers sewing hints for children’s clothes and lingerie using small hammer marks on machines, plus tips on neat scissors for fine needlework. It also discusses marriage maintenance, household care for copper and aluminum, and using cheese crumbs to flavor dishes and crackers.
Concrete benches endure in Washington parks
In small Washington parks a durable concrete bench design combines artistry and practicality. Heavy solid construction uses thick wooden slats bolted to form seat and back, needing little maintenance beyond occasional painting. Benches stay in place year round without weather protection.
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Washington, D. C
Texas inventor designs sewing machine fan attachment
An odd device attaches to sewing machines enabling the operator to be fanned while working. A vertical rod clamps to the machine, a pivoted bar holds a palm leaf fan, and a linkage connects to the pedal so the fan moves up and down with operation.
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Texas
Saratoga Chips
Wash and pare potatoes then slice thin and soak two hours changing water. Boil briefly, chill again, dry, and fry in deep fat until light brown. Drain and salt. Hot water swelling before frying yields crisper chips with less fat absorption.
New Baggage Racks Improve Hand Luggage Safety
A western railway installs a new baggage rack design with two independent gates to store hand luggage securely and prevent falls. The outer rack is tall, and operations involve sliding a gate to load and then closing the opening. A related patent covers an automobile sand distribution box to aid tire traction.
The American Way Microbe on Apple
A humorous observation about a man eating quickly during lunch as a microbe on an apple and another on a pear invite readers to consider medical treatment for indigestion amid daily routines.
Senator Lark Denounces Suit for Divorce
Senator Lark shouted amid reporters that his wife’s divorce suit would be met with a defiant reply. He proclaimed, Millions for defense, but not a cent for alimony, in a bold, dramatic display.
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Lark
Blueberry Cake and Soft Boiled Egg Method
A compact recipe set includes Blueberry Cake mixing sugar butter eggs milk flour baking powder nutmeg and berries then baked until browned. Also included is a soft boiled egg method detailing five minutes in boiling water with the shell removed and kept covered to obtain a tender white.
Potatoes Riced with Butter Milk and Herbs
Instructions describe mashing potatoes through a ricer or colander then beating with butter salt pepper and hot milk until creamy. Recipe notes this amount serves a family of four and suggests reheating for serving in a hot vegetable dish.
Interurban Timetable Morning Afternoon and Evening
The timetable lists morning departures at 6 10, 7 15L and 10 10 11 15L. Afternoon services run 12 10, 1 15L, 2 1 Highlander, 4 10, 5 15L. Evening services start 6 10 and 8 15L with 11 10.
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Highlander
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Greencastle, Ind
Charles J. Arnold
South Jackson Street
Indiana
Telephone
Willis S. Thompson
Ode Pollom
Ed Square
Nance’s Creamery
O.o.dobbs
E. Washington St
E. A. Browning’s Grocery
Washington Township
J. O. Mullinix
Marion Township
Emerson E. Ruark
Fillmore
Marion Ownship
Washington
Man of Texas
Saratoga
Massachusetts
Huffman Cigar Stores
Indianapoli
Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway
W. M. McGaughey
Evans’ Block
Bloomington
Seminary Street
W. W. Tucker
Vine Street
Washington and
Walnut Sts
C. F. Overstreet
Bence Building
South Vine Street
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