Children 10 Sing Carols This Evening in Greencastle
Ten Greencastle school groups under Prof Sloane will tour the town in autos at 6:30 PM on Christmas Eve singing carols. High school performers will gather on the square while departmental pupils sing along Washington Street. George Christie of Christie Thomas Auto Sales arranged the car service.
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Sloane
Greencastle
Washington Street
Greorge Christie
Christie- Thomas Auto Sales Company
Delta Theta Tau Hosts Christmas Party At Mrs Thomas Home
Delta Theta Tau Sorority members and patroness entertained at a Christmas party at Miss Adelaide Thomas's North Locust street home on Friday evening. Guests received toys from a decorated Christmas tree and donations were given to a city children’s committee. The home was festively decorated and dainty refreshments were served.
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Delta Theta Tau Sorority
Delta Theta Tau
Adelaide Thomas
North Locust Street
Braden and Hathaway Tie The Knot At Brick Chapel
Reverend Levi Marshall wed Fred Braden and Arvalee Hathaway at the Christian Church parsonage. Miss Hathaway and Braden of Brick Chapel married after a brief ride to Lafayette. they will live on the groom’s farm near Brick Chapel with friends present.
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Levi Marshall
Christian Church Parsonage
Arvalee Hathaway
Brick Chapel
Fred Braden
Lafayette
Croom
Delta Theta Tau Spreads Christmas Cheer in City
Delta Theta Tau sorority members packed twenty baskets of food and toys to aid poor families in the city. The baskets include items for Christmas dinners and will be distributed to those in need, with many toys for local children.
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Delta Theta Tau
Delta Theta Tau Sorority
High School Junior Girls Hold a Christmas Party
The junior girls from the high school gathered at Miss Edna Hillis's home on East Washington Street Friday evening after the Grencastle Rockville basketball game. They exchanged gifts and enjoyed a jolly evening with attendees Blanche Bicknell, Rosalee Smith, Margaret Emily McGaughey, Elizabeth Tilden, Crystal Cooper, Mabel Hurst, Annabelle McWethy, Minnie Mae Bartley, Ruth Wilson, and Edna Hillis.
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Edna Hillis
East Washington Street
Grencastle Rockville
Blanche Bicknell
Rosalee Smith
Margaret Emily McGaughey
Elizabeth Tilden
Crystal Cooper
Mabel Hurst
Annabelle MccWethy
Minnie Mae Bartley
Ruth Wilson
Conklins Plan Shelbyville Xmas Visit
Mr and Mrs George Conklin travel to Shelbyville to spend Christmas with their son Harry Conklin and family. The Bainbridge M W A basketball team defeated Cloverdale Independent 48 to 13 with George York scoring 28 points on 14 field goals. Miller and McKeehan of the M W A played a fast game. The W R C meeting set for Monday is postponed to January.
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George Conklin
Shelbyville
Local residents plan Christmas visits in area
Donald Connerly a Lapel High School teacher returns home for Xmas with his parents east of town. Clarence Bond of Maple Heights visits his father William Bond in Terre Haute. Helen Snider at John Herron Art Institute in Indianapolis to spend vacation with her parents on Jacob street. Noble Snider and David Sublett of Putnamville will spend Xmas with Clyde Sutherlin south of Greencastle. James Higgins of south Greencastle will visit relatives in Terre Haute.
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Donald Connerly
Lapel High School
E. W. Connerly
Clarence Bond
Maple Heights
William Bond
Terre Haute
Helen Snider
John Herron Art Institute
Indianapolis
Eugene Snider
Jacob Street
Noble Snider
David Sublett
Putnamville
Clyde Sutherlin
Greencastle
James Higgins
South Greencastlle
Gift money deposited in a savings account in 1922
Central Trust Company announces depositors in its savings accounts will earn 4 percent interest for the entire year 1922. The rate applies to funds placed on or before December 31 1922 and remains fixed for the calendar year.
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Central Trust Company
Christmas visits of local residents noted in brief
Central at tending business college in Indianapolis arrived Friday to spend the Xmas vacation with her parents on W Walnut street. Miss Eula Clyde Sears employed in Indianapolis is spending Xmas with her parents on West Washington street. Charles Jackson Putnam County agent left Saturday for South Bend to join Mrs Jackson and spend Xmas with her parents. Miss Helen Buis of Coatesville employed in the county agent office will take a weeks vacation beginning Monday. Harold Stoner and James Bittles spent Saturday in Indianapolis.
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Business College
Indianapolis
Mrs
George Ensign
W. Walnut Street
Eula Clyde Sears
T. M. Sears
West Washington Street
Charles Jackson
Putnam County
South Bend
Mrs. Jackson
Helen Buis
Coatesville
DePauw Student Sam Hanna Heads Home for Christmas Break
Sam Hanna a DePauw University student employed at Mullins Drug Store left Saturday to spend Christmas with his parents in Auburn. Theodore Miles a porter at Palace Barber Shop will spend the vacation with relatives in Terre Haute. Reese Matson of Model Clothing Store will spend Christmas with his sister Mrs Nellie Brown and niece Beatrice Brown in Chicago. Mrs W O Timmons left Saturday for Edinburgh for the holidays. J Prosser noted in the travel.
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Sam Hanna
DePauw
Mullins Drug
Auburn
Reese Matson
Model
Nellie Brown
Miss Beatrice Brown
Chicago
Theodore Miles
Palace
Terre Haute
Belgian town Gheel cares for its mentally ill residents
A Belgian city near the Dutch border, Gheel in Limburg province, maintains a free colony system where about 1,000 mentally unsound individuals live among locals. The town is divided into five districts under cavtors, with care funded by families or communities. Insane residents mingle in daily life, visit cafes, and are gently managed by special servants when needed, returning home calm.
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Gheel
Limburg
Lars
Doctor's vocal photograph device records speech in dot dash form
A medical practitioner Dr Marage invents a device that translates singing and speech into legible Morse like dots and dashes. The instrument, derived from a fast telegraph system, can record conversations to prevent disputes and may aid telephony though still experimental.
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Pall Mall Gazette
Marage
Edison
Dyats
Teneler
Caruso
Earthquakes Tied to Sun Moon Forces, Says Scientist
English meteorologist Hugh Clements argues earthquakes arise from sun and moon attraction, creating earth tides like ocean tides. He claims absolute stability does not exist and envisions an office with observers forecasting meteorological, hydrospheric and seismic events to reduce disasters.
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Hugh Clements
Oyanereran
India
Central Asia
Persia
Monsoo
Idian Q Ocean
Indian Ocean
Demand for Dogwood Spurs New Northern Mills
The Torrence Company of Athens Georgia runs a near year old mill amid rising demand for dogwood and persimmon in the region. W Fontaine of New Jersey plans several sawmills to supply blocks for export to France and England for shuttle manufacture. The region’s shuttles rely heavily on imported goods, with few domestic firms able to compete.
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Torrence Company
Athens
W. Fontaine
New Jersey
Georgia
Fontaine
France
England
Property Rights to Air Up Over Private Land
New York Court of Appeals rules unauthorized wires passing over property constitute illegal occupation. In ejectment action the court holds space above land is real estate and owned with exclusive possession, regardless of height or support. This marks the first superior court ruling on the issue.
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New York Court of Appeals
How Shavers Learn Their Trade in Workhouses and Prisons
A London Chronicle writer asked a skilled shaver how the profession is learned. He replies that training comes from workhouses and prisons where inmates must be shaved, plus practice on friends and fellow apprentices at penny-a-slave shops.
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London Chronicle
Japanese Sardines Face High Prices in Nagasaki Canneries
Large sardine canneries have started at Nagasaki Japan but the flavor is not good and prices are too high to compete with the Mediterranean product.
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Nagasaki
Japan
Telephone on Moving Trains Promises Safer Rail Travel
Kentucky railroad tests a telephone system on a locomotive allowing train crews to issue orders to other trains and connect with cities via copper wires along the track. Trials show clear conversations with New York during speeds from 8 to 15 miles per hour and potential collision avoidance through direct intertrain communication.
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Kentucky
Harper's Weekly
New York
How Planets are Weighed Explained with a Ham Analogy
A discussion explains planetary weight versus mass using a 30 pound ham. Weight varies by location while mass remains constant. Imagining the planet divided into tiny parts weighed in New York yields a way to compute total planetary mass.
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Moon
Mars
New York
Earth
Kindness of the Poor Helps Widow in Distress
A chamber maid widow with two children faced medical bills after a prolonged illness. Her younger child died, depleting funds, and she took a debt to cover funeral costs. A scrubbing woman in an uptown hotel sent a note with a surplus payment to finish the bill and aid the remaining child.
Antiquity of Gold Leaf and Early Uses
The article traces gold leaf origins from ancient mummies and coffins to Egyptian tombs and monuments. It notes the craft’s knowledge since the eighth century B C and its advanced state by the eleventh century, with Grecian pottery showing similar patterns of use.
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Ancient
Egypt
Tofay
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Central
Centralesa
Harold Stoner
James Bittles
Christie Shoe Store
W .O. Timmons
Edinburgh
J. J. Prosser
Trus Central Company
Colony OF the Insane
First National Bank
Greencastle, Ind
Railroad Systems
National Bank Central
Comnasy
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