Rotary Convention Visitor Abroad and Local Social News
Cr Gillen writes from Long Beach California as he attends the International Rotary Convention. Ol ive Carmichael visits from Plainfield and Mrs J F Coleman from Indianapolis visits. Local posts track social visits and a Civil War veterans gathering at a birthday dinner for Thomas Thompson.
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Cr. C. Gillen
California
Court
Long Beach
Thomas Thompson
South Greencastle
Thompson
John McGill
Robert Allen
James Jackson
43Rd Regiment
New Pool Room Opens on West Side Basement
The West Side basement hosts a new billiard room named The West Side Basement Billiard TM inviting public patronage with a call for customers to visit and enjoy.
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Call & Can
Greencastle Band Opens Summer Concert Series
The Greencastle Band will give its first summer concert on the southeast corner of the square tonight. The program features marches overtures and popular pieces under the direction of Gerald Handy. Merchants again finance the season with concerts planned throughout the summer if conditions allow.
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Greencastle
Gerald Handy
Great Ship Seeandbee On Daily Route Cleveland to Buffalo
The Great Ship Seeandbee and sister City of Buffalo operate daily between Cleveland and Buffalo. The 500 foot long, 98 foot 6 inch wide steamer has 500 staterooms and 24 parlors de luxe for over 1,000 passengers. Boarding is at 9 PM EST, arriving next morning at 7:30. Car-by-steamer service for autos and rail tickets between Cleveland and Buffalo are valid on these steamers.
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Seeandbee
City OF
Buffalo
Cleveland
Cousin Kate Romance at High School Theatre
A high minded warm hearted woman falls in love with her cousin's fiancé in the theatre production Cousin Kate staged by High School Theatre on June 16. The program teaser hints at love conflict and emotional stakes in a period tone.
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Kate
High School Theatre
Modernizing a Country Home Fireplace With Iron Basket
An art magazine describes remodeling a country living hall fireplace by removing the ornate mantel and replacing it with a square opening. A wrought iron fire basket with spearhead accents sits in the brick opening while brickwork is lightly pointed. Chimney function remains unchanged and draft is preserved.
Edict of Dead King Hinders Ex-Service Men Market Plan
Ex-service men in Teddington near London face barred ambitions to open a popular market by a 800 year old charter. Kingston authorities defend the medieval grant to Kingston granting seven mile exclusive market rights, blocking the proposal.
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Teddington
London
King John
Kingston
Beginning in Life Joke by Mr Golding
A rich man Mr Golding rebukes a persistent questioner who claimed he started as a newsboy. He states he began life in the usual way as an infant, turning the misstatement on its head with quiet humor.
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C Golding
Golding
Cousin Kate Film Production At High School Theatre
Amy agrees to marry Heath Desmond under her mother’s pressure. Heath disappears after Amy sends him away, then returns as the curate schemes to win Amy. Heath falls for a charming woman on his way home, in a Vitagraph Alice Joyce production of Cousin Kate.
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Amy
Heath Desmond
Heath
Kate
Charles Frohman
Hubert Henry Davies
Vitagraph
Alice Joyce
Sidney Drew
High School
Bobby
Spencer
Bartlett
Tal
Adv
Cousin Kate inspires high school play June 16
A fragment from a manuscript notes a high school theatre production titled Cousin Kate, inviting audiences to see a hero and heroine embrace as the villain embraces a chosen path. Other notices seek a gentle pony and buggy, a representative in Putnam County, a needed girl for the sack room, and a lost traveling bag.
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Villian
Kate
High School Theatre
Coffin Under Bed Aided North Carolina Woman’s Health
Eliza Bass of Lumberton North Carolina kept a heart pine coffin under her bed for decades claiming it kept her house safe from thieves and helped her recover from illnesses. She died at ninety four and requested burial in the coffin she feared to die in, a superstition shared by locals.
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Eliza Bass
Lumberton
N. C
Bearded Record Claim Stuns Carson City Reader
Way back in Sl Zach T Wilcox of Carson City Nevada grew enraged over a dul razor that worked like O Henrys safety bladed by pulling rather than slicing. He vowed never to insult his face again and now at 41 years old bears a beard 12 feet 8 inches long.
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Zach T. Wilcox
Carson City
Nev
You and
O. Henry
Mr. Wilcox
Antony
Miller Meat Market Ad Boasts Daily Baby Beef Prices
Weekly promotion touts baby beef every day this week with high quality selection. Phone 564 for Miller Meat Market details.
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Miller Meat Market
Nerv Worth Restores Suffering Worker After Stomach Ailments
S S Alego of Washington Pa recounts three years of stomach and bowel trouble with rapid weight loss and fatigue. After two bottles of Nerv Worth he recovered, returned to work, and now reports improved appetite and sleep. R P Mullins drug store stocks it with money back guarantee if first bottle fails. Also marketed as suitable for women and children.
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S. S. Alego
Washington
R. P. Mullins
Play adaptation turns four act comedy into 350 scene film
A noted four act comedic drama for the spoken stage, once immensely popular, is reported to have been transformed into a motion picture with 350 scenes. The feature is previewed in Cousin Kate, High School Theatre, June 16.
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Kate
North Bay heir inherits half million estate from Massachusetts uncle
Alfred Coterre of Lawrence died leaving his entire $50000 estate to nephew J H Coterre of North Bay Canada. The 280000 transfer will fuel his mirror repair and silver plating business. He plans a new home and bank deposits while relatives share in the legacy.
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Alfred Coterre
Lawrence
Mass
J. H. Coterre
North Bay
Can
Coterre
Patent Granted for Japanese Typecasting Machine
The Patent Bureau in Tokyo grants Y. Miyagiia a patent for a typecasting and setting machine that reproduces Japanese characters. It uses about eighty type bars removable to reach the melting pot, with molds controlled from a keyboard for automatic setting and casting. Experiments in Japan and China for Chinese and Japanese newspaper typesetting have long faced challenges.
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Tokyo
Y. Miyagiia
Japan
China
High School Theatre Lines Up Play June 16
A young writer seeks inspiration from a woman who accepts his advances as “help in my writings” in a performance tied to the play Cousin Kate. The event is listed under high school theatre for June 16.
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Kate
High School Theatre
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