Death of Elizabeth Beckelhimer prompts condolences in Greencastle
Mrs Elizabeth Beckelhimer died at her daughter Mary Days home Wednesday. The body was taken to Roachdale and buried beside her husband in Lebanon cemetery. Crawfordsville residents Mrs Clay Bee attended. Ercie Dorsey New Market learned of the grandmother death. Perry and Mrs Wright visited Day on Sunday afternoon.
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Greencastle
R. R
Elizabeth Beckelhimer
Mary Day
Roachdale
Lebanon
Clay Bee
Crawfordsville
Grandmother Beckelhimer
Ercie Dorsey
New Market
Beckelhimer
Perry Wright
Day
EEL RIVER HEIGHTS Socials and Farm Life Notes
Most residents have finished planting corn with some preparing to plant over. Several locals attended a social at Joe Dean's Friday night. The Dwiggins family visited Claud Jeffries Thursday. Tom Young and family with Mrs. Charles Hines and R. T. Young and family spent Thursday fishing. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dean visited Grantham's on Sunday. Ira Dwigans and wife visited friends near Salem on Sunday.
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Eel River Heights
Joe Dean
Social Visits Round Rock Branch Residents
Mrs Belva Smalley spent Saturday with Mrs J F McCloud. Mrs Anna Lane and Mrs Rosa Barnett called on Mrs John Smith Monday afternoon. Joe Dozer and Ettis Harris are visiting Neal Disney this week. Miss Esta Keck spent weekend with Hazel Allen. Mr and Mrs James Wilson and daughter Vera visited John McCloud near Coatesville. Charles Keck stayed with Joe Disney Thursday to Saturday.
May day exercises and local social visits noted in Somerset
Somerset residents reported attending May day exercises in Greencastle. Families visited relatives in Charleston and Indianapolis. O. M. Woodworth hosted relatives while A. S. Pruitt and John Garrett hosted guests. C. K. Hall updated his barn roof and Earl O'Hair’s new home was painted. John Chandler mourned the loss of a valuable horse last week.
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Somerset
Greencastle
Earl O’hair
John Chandler
Storm Passes Through Clinton Falls With Minor Damage
A storm Sunday night caused little damage in Clinton Falls. Local residents visiting included Hallie Watts Thelma Sla vens Bernadine Davis and families Stages Sennenee Boswell Frank Bee Hart and Hart households. May festival attendance noted in Greencastle and Sigler road work progresses. Sunday school held at the Dunkard church and residents urged attendance.
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Clinton Falls
Hallie Watts
Thelma Slavens
Bernadine Davis
Joe
Wanda
Charles Sennenee
Emily Boswell
Laura Frank
Terry Wood
John Bee
Charles Hart
Greencastle
Dunkard
Sigler Road
Oscar Boswell
Martin
Mary Reel Recovers From Appendicitis in Ref ls ville Area
Ref ls ville R R No 2 reports Mrs Mary Reel recently operated for appendicitis is recovering well. Farmers have planted corn progress and expect plentiful watermelons next fall. Fred Williamson made a business trip to Indianapolis last week. The Ref ls ville Embroidery Club met at Miss Lois Huffman home with fifteen members for an all day session concluding with dinner and music. The group plans to meet with Mrs Maggie Rissler on May 26. Williamson is building a new garage and workshop. Sunday school at Walnut Chapel remains at 10 a.m.
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Reflsville
R. R. NO
Mary Reel
Fred Williamson
Indianapolis
Reslsville Embroidery Club
Lois Huffman
Beacon Light
Thelma
Wilma Pollum
Maggie Rissler
Williamson
Walnut Chapel
Snowdon Springs Picnic Highlights Bainbridge Students
Bainbridge high school students enjoyed a Sunday picnic at Snowden Springs. Local residents hosted gatherings including Mr and Mrs Harvey Shuey and others. Several families reported measles among Frank Edwards' children and a visit from Rollie Proffit. Events mention Dr Conn seeing Mary Case and more social visits across families from North Salem to Crawfordsville and Roachdale. The Christian Sunday school planned a Brazil visit on May 21 with four special cars.
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Hans Anderson
Mr. Anderson
Crawfordsville
James Roach
Parke County
Jessie Twigg
Fred Obenchain
Howard
Roachdale
Maggie Case
Mattie Waln
Durwood Fletcher
Christian Sunday School
Brownsburg
Brazil
May Day at Greencastle Draws Local Attendance
Several from here attended the May Day festival at Greencastle Saturday. Nita Fosher spent Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faincastle
Greencastle
Nita Fosher
Doan's Kidney Pills Praise From Greencastle Reader
William Sillery of 9 E Liberty St Greencastle testifies after using Doan's Kidney Pills ten years ago for disordered kidneys. He reports lasting relief from attacks and urges others to try the remedy sold by Jones Stevens Drug Co. at 5 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y sponsors the testimonial.
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Dean
Greencastle
William Sillery
Barber
Liberty St
Jones Stevens Drug Co
Mr. Sillery
Doan
Sunday visits and social calls across Morton area
Sunday activities include Grace Darnell visiting Ethel Watson and family while others traveled to Danville to see Charles Nicholas. Several families, including the Brothers, Hartmans, Griders, Evermans, and Watsons, hosted or joined gatherings and a Sunday dance in the Mose Riggiles area.
Local social notes and upcoming events in Stilesville
Stilesville residents host visits and gatherings with families and friends. The Penelope Club met with Miss Ida Kreigh. Miss Hazel Gibbons visits Mrs. James Baldock. several attendees join Booster day in Greencastle. An all day decoration service is planned for Sunday May 30.
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Stilesville
Charles West
Coatesville
Penelope Club
Ida Kreigh
Steven Williams
Pittsburg
Olive Llmore
Stark
Franz Whicker
California
Clayton Talent
MBE
Jid Society
Lem Cursier
Brown
Lois
Lem Osborn
S. Ray
James Buis
Veto Curtis
Greencastle
Hazel Gibbons
James Baldock
Plainfield
Jimmie Shies
Allen Heavenridge and Son
Victor Littel
Katheryn Coble
Gail Wingert
Cloverdale
Ramsey
The
Christian Church
Realism observed in a Boston Post exchange on music
A playful exchange between Clarabelle and Mortimer notes a drummer striking the gang during the welding march and asks whether the welding ring was heard, reflecting a comic moment in the newspaper's page.
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Clarabelle—Mortimer
Mortimer—Dearist
Boston Post
Record Waking Clows Describe Large Rugged Husky Type
A note references waking clows as large rugged husky individuals. The text emphasizes their strong build and imposing presence in whatever context the record notes.
Indoor Window Box Gardening Tips and Plant Choices
The article advises housewives on planning and tending indoor window boxes. It covers drainage, soil depth, placement level with the window, watering frequency, and suggests begonias, ferns, aspidistra, geraniums, Kenilworth ivy, and Smilax as suitable indoor plants while noting roses are best avoided.
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U. S
Department of Agriculture
Kenilworth
Rill Ne
Ingenious Twine Holder From a Tin Funnel Hack
A simple tin funnel holds a ball of twine with the end drawn through a small hole. Hang it in a convenient kitchen spot to save steps, recommends National Magazine.
Catching a Streetcar Change in Speed Revealed
A street car moves twice as fast when pursued before capture than after being caught, illustrating a curious change in velocity as the chase ends.
Mercy Merrick and Grace Roseberry in The New Magdalen
Mercy Merrick, driven by poverty and past shame, poses as Grace Roseberry to gain respect in England. A tale of deception, love, and eventual redemption unfolds as Mercy confronts her ties to a former life and finds new purpose among the poor with Julian Gray and Horace Holmcroft’s reactions shaping her fate.
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Mercy Merrick
Red Cross
Mercy
England
Janet Roy
Grace
Lady Janet
Janet
Grace Roseberry
Horace Holmcroft
Merey
France
Lady
Julian Gray
Horace
Julian
Soap and civilization collide in a curious social sketch
A humorous essay extols soap as a civilizing force while poking fun at racial stereotypes and urban life. It contrasts soap’s cleansing power with rural fear, notes a baby’s fascination and aversion, and comments on manners, modernization, and political themes through a satirical lens.
Two of a Kind in Court as Tramp Lied in Bangor Case
A tramp brought for vagrancy and riding trains faced a judge in a distant town. He claimed a wife and sick children in Bangor and a letter from her urging him home, but the court mocked the claim and the tramp admitted there was no wife, then left as the judge laughed.
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William Wilkie Collins
Antonina
London
United States
Collins
Dickens
Thackery
George Eliot
Trollope
Bath
Wayfarer
Bangor
Detove Jon Sro Ivins
Worthles
Humorous Golf Banter and Practical Farm Advice
A playful exchange over golf strokes ends with a rebuke to let the other player ask first. The excerpt shifts to practical farming tips about horse nerves, cow management, carpentry, and pest control, advising patience, stalls for cows, whitewash with carbolic acid for mites, and painting metal roofing to extend its life.
Wit and wisdom from a humorous domestic keepsake
A string of humorous maxims on marriage and behavior. The wife’s nagging, a preacher's church attendance, a man standing up for his rights, singing, dental visits, and relatives form a wry set of observations about marital life and social manners.
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Prohibition
Maud Nutgrass
Morton
Grace Darnell
Ethel Watson
Clay Bother
Vera Fosher
Ralph
Elmer Watson
Danville
Charles Nicholas
Dave Brothers
Lonie Steele
Earl Watson
Neal
Glenn
Olive Everman
Grace Varnell
Mose Riggiles
Raymona Hays
Julia Stults
George Young
Roy Stultz
Stort
Orville Koster
Y. L. Posher
Dalyale É Wassidt
By Albert Payson
Terhune
Jaibbs
the New
Magdalen
Wilkie Collins
Savage
Inquisition
Danny
Sandy
Mannie
Beck
Charles
Hubert
Minnix Johnson
Claud
Jones
Tom
Lawson
Elwood
Mason
Hank
Simpson
W. B. Vestal
Humphreys
Gen Ls
Chicago, Indianapolis
Louisville Railway
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