Local families gather for visits across towns
Mrs Edward Brothers and children visited her mother Mrs Artie Siglar on Saturday. Several relatives and friends including the Fulford sisters at Elletsville, and visits by Ora Thomas to Bertha Brothers, and gatherings of Staggs Bettis and Newgent families are noted.
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Edward Brothers
Artie Siglar
John Burk
Ed. Brothers
Sarah Ann Thomas
Ruth
Merril Fulford
Elletsville
Ora Thomas
Bertha Brothers
Wanda Staggs and
Joe Staggs
Clara Thomas
Golda Bee
Dick Newgent
George Grider
Fincastle
Sallie Bettis
Lida Pierce
Fulfornt
Eli Boswell
Local Social Notes Mention Visits and Recoveries
Mrs S J Boggs and her young son returned to Auburn Indiana after visiting Mr and Mrs S H Talley. Robert Crousure of Newcastle spent Wednesday night with Harold Call. Andrew Johnson is slowly recovering from a serious illness. Samuel Henry hosted a welcome home party for his brother Terry Henry who spent ten months in France. Mr and Mrs Arthur Hurst drove to Indianapolis.
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Harvey Bettis
Greencastle
Elbert Bettis
Nancy Bray
Plainfield
Eliza Jewett
John D. Newgent
Fincastle
Sarah Newgent
Callie Spencer
Allen Wells
Mary Wells
Carbon
Noah Hood
Lena
Charles Rowings
Lucille Bettis
Ben Wells
Roy Ruark
S. J. Boggs
Little Son
S. H. Talley
Auburn
Ind
Robert Crousure
Newcastle
Harold Call
Andrew Johnson
Samuel Henry
Terry Henry
France
Arthur Hurst
Indianapolis
LILLIPUT LAND Social Roundup Cites Visits and Illness
J H Johnson and family visited J C Moore on Sunday. Ross Coffman suffers a severe auto fever. Mrs Lorene Mazii and daughter Genevra visited Mrs Mary More and daughter Lillian. Miss Frances Allee is on the sick list. Willie Fur and family and Rev Colwell were Sunday guests at John Sinclair's. Several residents attended the ball game at Quincy on Sunday.
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J. H. Johnson
J. C. Moore
Ross Coffman
Lorene Mazii
Genevra
Mary More
Lillian
Frances Allee
Willie Fur
Rev
Colwell
John Sinclair
Quincy
Police Officer Dunnary Remains Respected in Bowling Green
Bowling Green on July 21 honors Sam C. Dunnary of 640 Tenth Street a longtime police officer whose devotion and friendly manner earned wide admiration. He reflects on his years of service and his struggle with health and how he overcame it.
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Bowling Green
Sam C. Dunnary
Tenth Street
Dunnary
Community members visit relatives over Sunday weekend
Center Madison reports Carl Willems and family visited Sunday. Mr and Mrs Charles Pollard visited John Quinlisk and family from Sullivan. Pollards also visited Wider and Mrs Nicoson. Mary and Helen Skelton from West Haute returned home after two weeks in the country.
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Carl Willems
Charles Pollard
John Quinlisk
Mrs. Pollard
Sullivan
Wider
Nicoson
Mary
Helen Skelton
West Haute
Trutona Introduced At Greencastle Drugstore
A testimonial praises Trutona for relieving constipation and stomach distress. The writer reports better sleep and appetite, more energy, and feeling rebuilt after taking the tonic. The product is being introduced at R. P. Mullins, a Greencastle druggist, with Adv notice.
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Trutona
Greencastle
R. P. Mullins
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy Praised By User Ad
A customer testifies in print about Mayr's Wonderful Remedy easing indigestion bloating and stomach ailments. The ad claims the product clears catarrhal mucus and inflammation of the intestines and lists a money back guarantee with druggists selling the remedy.
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Mayr
Ady
Make Your Own Bug Killer At Home Guide
A home recipe claims to produce a quart of a safe instant bug killer that eliminates bed bugs ants roaches and fleas. The formula supposedly won’t burn or stain clothing and is not classified as a poison, claimed safe for use around animals to protect pets.
P. D. Q. Pest Killer Ad From Terre Haute
A 2 ounce package of P. D. Q. claims to banish bed bugs ants fleas and roaches by a new chemical that coats eggs to prevent hatching. The Owl Chemical Co of Terre Haute Indiana distributes or can obtain it through local druggists.
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Owl Chemical Co
Terre Haute
Ind
Heaven on the Couch Joke Sparks Smart Reply
A North Side family tale from Indianapolis News recalls two young brothers six and four. The older Elbert roughs his brother from a couch, prompting a governess to describe heaven as happiness. The four year old retorts that if Ebby is in heaven then he is in hell.
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Elbert
Heaven
Albert
Younger
Ebby
Indianapolia News
Unsinkable ships and hull design claims
A London writer discusses Mr. Pitt's plan to create unsinkable ships using compressed ale and hull modifications. He notes decks integrated with the hull for strength and argues the problem of keeping a torpedoed ship afloat should be solvable by human ingenuity, despite expert uncertainty.
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London
Pitt
Advice to limit doctor visits during war mobilization
An English newspaper urges Americans to avoid unnecessary doctor visits as many consulting physicians are mobilized or overworked. It calls invalids and those not on active duty to refrain from seeking care for minor ailments and to rely on cheerful words to ease less serious conditions like influenza and neuralgia.
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England
Fresh faced country women stock up on farm produce
The Ohio State Journal notes that young country women drive into town at dawn to buy eggs and chickens for cold storage before beginning rounds, selling their produce directly from farm to consumer and indicating this practice is becoming common.
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Ohio State Journal
They Sure Would Quote from Winn on Salesmanship
Homer V. Winn told the Indianapolis Advertisers Club that salespeople are often unnatural and that merchants fail to act like themselves in their stores. A woman member added that if they did, they might drive away their last customer.
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Homer V. Winn
Indianapolis Advertisers’ Club
The Girl of 1918 and the Shipping Clerk Romance
A Louisville Courier article notes the up to date girl wardrobe in 1918 featuring gowns and a dance frock, then centers on a romance with a shipping clerk. The piece portrays flirtation and a belief that two can be as one in love.
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Louisville Cour
Solomon J Solomon to Live in Palestine After England Wins
London artist Solomon J Solomon plans to reside in Palestine now that England has seized the country from the Turks. Once poor, he grew to fame and wealth, though his Royal Academy status remained unconferred at the time. A masterpiece at an academy exhibition impressed onlookers and reportedly drew the monarch’s remark that Solomon, in all his glory, is not R A d like one of these.
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Solomon J. Solomon
London
Palestine
England
Solomon
Royal Academy
R.A
Academy
Decoy Tactics for Mallards
Mallard shooting tips note that six decoys suffice on small ponds, while open water may require a dozen. Four drakes to eight hens yields the best mix, and a half dozen large decoys can stretch coverage. Mallards favor small, sheltered holes and a select crowd rather than deep-water coalescence.
Sailor Reveals Comic Horror of Water at Banquet
A naval officer recounted a sea tale at a banquet about a young sailor back from a nine month cruise who celebrated by drinking in many bars and dancing with bottles in each hand while declaring, I have a horror of water.
Send Wounded Irishmen Home Policy Outline
In future all Irish personnel wounded while serving with the British army should be returned to Ireland to complete recovery. The policy directs that men are treated as near to their homes as practicable, applying to Irishmen in English Irish or Scottish units. The instruction covers those with service at home in Ireland.
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Ick
Erin
Armoy Connell
Irel
Belgian Made Lace Exhibition Opens in London Embassy
Lace made in occupied Belgium since the war will be shown at the American embassy in London with Princess Napoleon opening. The Comite de la Dentelle sustains over 50 000 women's industry while relief aids export lace for public sale later. No lace will be sold during the exhibition.
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Belgium
London
Napoleon
Comite de la Dentelle
Commission For Revief
Man of the People Ferris Seen Among Ordinary Folk
Oklahoma representative Scott Ferris is praised as plain and approachable after a night among renters in Osage County. He shared coffee like everyone else at breakfast and was later discussed by the household women who noted his simple manner.
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Pullum & Son
Brazil
Greencastle
Cox & Webb
Putnam County
Chevrolet
C. W. Stiles
Grand Central Hotel
Hudson
Mitchell
J. D
Dan) Pullum
Scott Ferris
Oklahoma
Ferris
Osage
Ghost Haunt at Hever Castle Linked to Astor Family
An American born peer, Viscount William Waldorf Astor, owns Hever Castle in Kent. The mansion, linked to the Boleyn era, is said to be haunted by Anne Boleyn's ghost each Christmas. Astor restored the historic site with careful attention.
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Astor
Viscount Astor
William Waldorf Astor
Hever Castle
Kent
Boleyn
Anne Boleyn
Henry VII
Hever
Henry
Anne of Cleves
Anne
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