Local Notices From Madison and Marion Townships
Madison Township residents will meet at the office on Wednesdays and Saturdays to conduct township trust business. Ernest Kivet and a partner will likewise hold weekly sessions at Mill Creek township to attend to official duties. A resident of Marion Township states meetings occur on Fridays at home to conduct office matters. A writer praises Chamberlain’s Tablets for gentle relief from constipation, noting no unpleasant reaction and wide availability.
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Madison Township
Adison Township
Will Strol LE
Mill Creek
Ernest Kivett
Pa Vloyd Township
Floyd
Kess
Todd
Marion Township
Bay A. Fillmore
Chamberlain
D. R. Thomas
Tidi
Dear little Curly Head Childrens Poem and Satirical Fragments
A collection of verse urging children to enjoy play and innocence while warning against early schooling. It contrasts childhood joy with looming duties, and includes humorous anecdotes about Tombstone dangers and a Philadelphia street scene, with a sentimental epitaph about a deceased wife.
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Curly Head
Cury Head
S. E. Kiser
Interest on 2082 loan due from William Herring to Catherine Kimball
In a Tucson suit Estelle Brokaw, daughter of Catherine Kimball, seeks interest totaling about 8000 dollars on a 2082.14 loan made to William Herring, the late Arizona attorney, by Catherine E Kimball of Brooklyn. The estate is valued around 12000 dollars and the petition asks for the principal plus interest.
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Tucson, Ariz
William Herring
Arizona
Catherine FE Kimball
Brooklyn
N. Y
Estelle Brokaw
Kimball
Herring
Brokaw
Herring Will Distributes Estate to Relatives and Lawyer
The will of Herring provides about $6,000 to Mrs. Sarah H. Sorin a lawyer and the fixtures of his office valued at about $200. Other beneficiaries include Bertha Herring Mary G. Clum of Kensington Md and Henrietta Franklin of Arizona. Herring a prominent southwest lawyer formerly lived in Maryland and New York.
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Sarah H. Sorin
Bertha Herring
Mary G. Clum
Kinsington
Henrietta Franklin
Arizona
Herring
Southwest
Maryland
New York
War News and Oddities From a Quieter Day
A quiet day unfolds at a general store where a major ignores a newspaper tale until a MoroccoFrance war is noted. A humorous exchange with a wagoner and a Crocodile waiter joke follow, as locals discuss a court ruling and a lighthearted misvaluation of a wife in a domestic dispute.
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France
Morocco
Our Boys and Girls to Wall Steel theuas
fragmentary text appears to reference a colonial era or stage dialogue. It mentions striking a stranger and pockets, a watch, and plays on wealth, with phrases like not rich and dear. The readable bits are disjointed with no clear event or persons.
LeRoy Hunter Goes Missing in Rural Search
Mrs. Hunter and three boys search farms, wells, barns, and sheds for LeRoy Hunter who vanished after hiding during a game. Neighbors join the effort as the bell rings for news outside the mill pond and villagers fear the worst.
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LeRoy
Sammy
Jamie
Frank
Daniel
Mr. Hunter
James
Toadstool Hint Delights Sir Frog and Mrs Frog
In a damp forest the talking Sir Frog and Mrs Frog marvel at a tender growth by a log near water. They debate the name and function of the growth while light humor and gentle curiosity color their exchange. The scene plays on whimsy and observation.
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Sir Frog
Mrs. Frog
Umbrella Puzzle Riddle in Verse
A playful four word sentence hides a fourteen letter phrase about an umbrella. The line invites Frog and reader to test shelter from rain and keep clothes dry.
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Frog
Massive Salamonie River poplar hauled to city for lumber
James L. Barley, timber dealer for forty years, transported the largest poplar he ever bought from near Mount Etna, Huntington county. The tree, drawn on six wagons with logs 12 and 16 feet, measured 5 feet at the stump and will yield about 5,500 feet of lumber. It was a rare, remaining big forest tree along the Salamonie River.
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James L. Barley
Mount Etna
Huntington County
Frankfort and Amsterdam tied as world wealth centers
Daily Consular reports note Frankfort’s status as a leading European money market with private banks aided by Mendelssohns and Oppenheims, while Amsterdam shares Buenos wealth position. Also Maggie Harris organizes a Tampa fire brigade and a dog Noisey frequents Rushville cinema in a running joke.
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Frankfort
Amsterdam
Europe
Germany
Mendelssohns
Bletchroeders
Berlin
Oppenheims
Hanover
Climate Complaint and Flat Temperature Comment
A reader voices frustration that the climate remains too extreme, noting the harsh conditions and jesting that regulation by a janitor would not worsen the situation. The exchange highlights ongoing unease with weather control.
The Right Number the Wrong Street Youthful Shopper
A fragmented dialogue from a Heights shop scene shows a youth ordering a spool of white thread and a salesperson humorously mislabeling items. The exchange touches on mistaken addresses and family dynamics with vague names and roles.
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the Heights
Clark
Henry
New High School Work Expands Jeffersonville Curriculum
Jeffersonville high school introduces educational frills while not neglecting elementary studies. Spelling is emphasized with all pupils taking part. At the first test only 20 percent made a perfect score, and efforts will target grammar and arithmetic to improve language use as graduates prep.
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Jeffersonville
Jeffersonville High School
Bullet in Brain: Man Recovers in Columbus Hospital
Walter Harrison, 28, of Lockbourne, shot himself, leaving a bullet in his head. After eight days in a coma he shows signs of life and may leave the hospital soon. Surgeons delay operation unless the bullet moves, keeping the ball in his brain as they monitor his condition.
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Columbus
Walter Harrison
Lockbourne
Harrison
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