Sunday Socials and Church Notices in Reelsville Area
Correspondence notes visits among Greencastle and Reelsville residents. A Wilson family reunion at Eagles and a M F Church service led by Dr. J G Campbell are scheduled. A Sunday school picnic in Aker grove and an Embroidery Club meeting at Mrs G R Huffman are described with a noon dinner and afternoon activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zola Hancock
Greencastle
Missyle Smith
Charles Whitecotton
Nathan
Josie Brown
George Aker
H. M. Smith
Levi Carpenter
C. E. Hill
Wilson
Uy Eagles
J. G. Campbell
Sarah Boone
Sadie
Will Boone
Aker Grove
Reelsville
Ladies’ Embroidery Club
G. R. Huffman
Local families reconnect at area reunions and visits
Malta and surrounding residents are shown visiting relatives across Indiana Nebraska Illinois Franklin Boone Johnson counties. The notices list gatherings including Miller, Henderson, Elliott reunions and visits to Shuck, Smith, Campbell, Goodwin, Walls, Nichols, Duncan, Garrett and Icklin families with travel among Indianapolis Greencastle Franklin and Filmore locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Ransom
Nebraska
Ransom
Ilinois
Alice Ransom
Indianapolis
Austin Smith
Boone County
Fred Elliott
India
Snoors
Ficklin
Raymond Strain
Will Shuck
Charles Snodgrass
Ora Morgan
Rebecca Shuck
Mary
Henderson
Franklin
Johnson County
Maria Campbell
Jerry Nichols
Greencastle
George Shockley
Abram Smith
Jemina Duncan
Filmore
James Duncan
Lucy Garrett
Icklin
Elliott
James Elliott
Rainy spell reported around Greencastle area
A good fall of rain accompanied a week long visit by Master Elbert Graham to Richard Baird near Brick Chapel. Neighbors Mr and Mrs Clyde Grimes and Mr and Mrs Alva Chadd visited Foster Clark near Filmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbert Graham
Richard Baird
Brick Chapel
Clyde Grimes
Alva Chadd
Foster Clark
Filmore
James Oer
Shoptaugh
Letha Graham
Glenn Clark
Claude Grimes
Mary Roberts
Greencastle
Bean dinner guests travel to Fountainette area
Poplar Grove residents Mr. and Mrs. John Trout, Fred Lasley and William Williams attended the bean dinner in Fountainette Indiana on Saturday. Mrs M D Lasley returned home after visiting relatives in Reocane Indiana. D P Sutherlin and Oscar Trout of near Putnamville visited Mrs Mary Bales Sunday. Several locals attended the Unity meeting Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Trout
Fred Lasley
William Williams
Fountainette
Ind
M. D. Lasley
Reocane Ind
D. P. Sutherlin
Oscar Trout
Putnamville
Mary Bales
Unity
Miss Gertrude Terry Weds T L Terry at Ludlow Ky
Miss Gertrude Terry and T L Terry of Ludlow Kentucky were married on Saturday. Numerous relatives and neighbors, including Mr and Mrs J F Brothers and Mr and Mrs Low Lookabill, visited and shared Sunday greetings with the newlyweds and other local households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Terry
T. L. Terry
Ludlow
J. F. Brothers
Low Lookabill
Jd. W. Terry
Cleve Rogers
Omer Britton
Virgil Terry
Roachdale
Lee Whitted
Morton
George Wilkerson
Local Social Visits Span Family Gatherings Around Russellville
Mr and Mrs Charles Silvey visited Mrs H C Fosher Saturday afternoon. Mrs Elmer Watson and daughter Ethel called, Mary Grider stayed with Anita Fosher Friday night. Earl Watson visited Jesse Akers of Roachdale Sunday. George Gardner and daughter from near Russellville visited Lon Lookabill. Mrs Lookabill of Russellville is visiting her son Lon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Silvey
Elmer Watson
Ethel
Dora Fosher
Anita
H. C. Fosher
Mary Grider
Anita Fosher
Earl Watson
Jesse Akers
Roachdale
George Gardner
Russellville
Lon Lookabill
Local Notes From Somerset And Greencastle Area
Somerset community updates include Epworth League event at Charles Brackney home, Sept 5 meeting. the William Ferrand estate sale set for Sept 15. high school plans for Ruth Wells in Greencastle. Lucy Brackney visiting Ladoga. funeral for Frank Clouds at Brick Chapel Church. reunions and visits among local families and sale of a driving mare to Mr. Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Sapson O'Hair
William Jackson
James McVay
Edgar Stevenson
Mike Reising
Charles Brackney
William Ferrand
Tyr
Mattie Ferrand
Olus Estes
Raymond Flint
Leslie Ferrand
Roy Ferrand
Mr. Walker
Sunday Visitors at Sutherlin Home in Bainbridge
Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ora Sutherlin included Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Wilson Mrs. Albert Gardner and children and Mr. and Mrs. James McGaughey. The Cope family notes a ill child Alma stays with Aunt Lizzie McGaughey and Minnie Cope is home to assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora Sutherlin
Ernest Wilson
Albert Gardner
James McGaughey
Albert Cope
Alma Cope
Lizzie McGaughey
Minnie Cope
Long Branch Weekend Fellowship and Local Visits
Maple Hill reports Reverend Kirk filled his Long Branch appointment Saturday night and Sunday. Nellie Cantowine stays with Mr and Mrs John Quinkisk to attend school at No 5. After services at Long Branch last Sunday neighbors brought lunch baskets for James Dillinger. a bountiful dinner followed with water melon and music. Residents are canning peaches and fall pastures grow after rainfall. Madison township feathers met with County Superintendent L G Wright for the first monthly institute. Andrew Thomas visited grandparents Mr and Mrs Joel Thomas at Lena. John Friend of Greencastle visited his sister Mrs Fred Johns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bro. Kirk
Long Branch
Nellie Cantowine
John Quinkisk
No. 5
James Dillinger
Madison Township
L. G. Wright
Andrew Thomas
Joel Thomas
Lena
John Friend
Greencastle
Fred Johns
Hebron News Roundup of Local Work and Visits
James Gardner Hebron returns from Chicago where he attended an auctioneering school. Greencastle firms drill wells for Harvey Webster. Ed Clodfelter remodels his residence with a second story and porch. Milford McGaughey completes concrete basement and carpenters begin framing. Dora Norman builds a new barn and Paul Goff constructs a silo. The Olivers and the Peffleys of Ladoga visit Mrs. Susan Brown. Jarvises visit Will Everman. George Hart burial held in Hebron cemetery. Jennie Leonard stays with grandmother Ruby Yarbrough and visits George B. Gardner. Mrs. Shilda Goff seeks treatment in Martinsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Gardner
Chicago
Hillis & Shoptaugh
Greencastle
Harvey Webster
Clodfelter
Milford McGaughey
Dora Norman
Paul Goff
Jesse Oliver
Paul Peffley
Ladoga
Susan Brown
Claude Jarvis
Will Everman
George Hart
Hebron
Jennie Leonard
Ruby Yarbrough
Indianapolis
George B. Gardner
Shilda Goff
Martinsville
Property Transfers in Warren Greencastle Clinton Townships
A series of land transfers and deeds are recorded, listing grantees and grantors such as Ruth Turner to Layman Cooper in Warren township, Charles Eiteljorge to W H Eiteljorge in Greencastle, Luck Davis to Robert Ed wards in Roachdale, Tandy Crawley to B A De Witt in Greencle, United States to Wm D Mosley in Clinton township, and additional transfers including Sarah Good win Obadiah Goodwin Samuel Adams Elmer Truesdel William Farr Cecil Morrison et al to Maring Hepler Etta Ikamire to Thomas M. 1931 31 450.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth
Turner
Obadiah Goodwin
Clinton
United States
Samuel Adams
Clinton Township
Elmer Truesdel
William P. Farr
Warren Town
Cecil H. Morrison
Maring Hepler
Warren Township
Etta Ikamire
Thomas M
Skunks Worth 3 Million a Year in U S Fur Trade
A US Department of Agriculture bulletin notes skunks yield about 3 million dollars annually to American trappers, second only to muskrats. It reports skin values from 25 cents to 3.50 and highlights European demand, state protections, and recommendations for longer close seasons. It also discusses potential commercial skunk farming, enclosure design, pens, and varied diet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
United States
America
United States Department of Agriculture
New York
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
New Jersey
Delaware
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Missouri
Kansas
North Carolina
London
Laundry Starch Recipes and Stain Remedies
A vintage guide details starch preparations and stain treatments. It covers making two starch textures, blueing, and methods for linen, tablecloths, scarves, and sheer fabrics. It also provides scorch removal, grass stain, rust, iodine stain, and cornstarch remedies with practical steps.
A Laundry Hint For Dazzling White Clothes
A simple home method soaks garments overnight in lukewarm water with one cup of soup jelly and one cup of melted paraffin. In the morning inspect and rub stains, then boil in hot water with paraffin and soap jelly for twenty minutes, rinse in several waters and hang to dry.
Proper Disposal Of Overshoes For Wet Weather
A simple hostess solution for damp footwear is to provide guests with paper grocery bags sized to hold a pair of overshoes. The maid hands a bag to each guest at the door and explains the plan, with names written on the bags to prevent loss or mixups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tere
Kneepads improvised from ironing holders praised
A vintage note extols kneepads made from ironing holders as a lightening aid for floor care. by sewing elastic to the holders a garter is formed and worn on the knees to reduce soreness during waxing washing and other kneeling tasks.
Rhubarb Short Cake Recipe From Old Cookbook
A compact recipe instructs to cut rhubarb, cook with sugar and water, mix a dough with flour salt sugar baking powder and milk, bake a short cake, split it while warm, spread rhubarb sauce, reassemble and serve with cold wear cream.
Our Mine and Thine: A Lesson on Ours
A reflective piece on divorce and ownership arguing that many disputes arise from insisting on what is mine and yours. It expands to critique organized selfishness in modern society and urges a universal doctrine of sharing and collective responsibility as taught by the “Our Father.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meny
Great Corporation
Models of British Ships in Wax Used by Admiralty
The Admiralty tests wax models of proposed British battleships in a 400 by 20 foot tank. Wax is chosen as it resists water and weight changes, allowing easy alterations and reuse. American hull models are more elaborate, built from white pine with rudders, keels, shafts, and related fittings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiralty
Gunpowder Mystery Tied to Ned Kelly Legend
A Victoria district farmer nearby Melbourne reports a shock blast as a three hundred foot gun tree exploded. The era of Ned Kelly is recalled while the region opens to farming. The tale links the Kelly gang to hollowed trunks storing gunpowder.
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Ned Kelly
Australia
Melbourne
Victoria
Kellifornia
Indianapolis News
Kelly
Ancient Egypts Pyramids and Canal Costly in Lives
The passage notes vast human sacrifice in ancient engineering projects. It cites the Red Sea canal costing about 120000 Egyptian lives, while Buckle questions the figure yet accepts high casualties. It also mentions 260000 slaves used over twenty years for pyramid building and stone transport from Elephantine to the Pyramids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Sea Canal
Buckle
Elephantine
Pyramids
The Finest Wood: French Walnut Imports and Prices
French walnut, sourced from Persia and finished in France, fetches from 2 to 8 dollars per pound in the wood market. It is mainly used for veneering and heavy furniture for the wealthy, with mahogany and ebony pricing noted as $2 to $8 and up to $5 per pound for large pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Persia
France
Lighthouse Moves to New Site at Ashtabula
The sixty five ton sixty five foot range light was moved 750 feet on a lighter without dismantling. It was raised by jacks and rolled on rollers to the new site with guy ropes securing it during the transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashtabula
Guy
Old Custom Survives Hat Raising in Salutes
The practice survives from medieval days where a knight entering a group of ladies removed his helmet to show trust and friendship. Today the custom endures in raising a hat to salute a lady, signaling respect and openness.
Corduroy Coats Debut In Spring Attire
A column describes an attractive corduroy coat line for spring and summer wear. The coats feature a loose comfortable fit with a low belt, brilliant green silky corduroy, matching buttons, and a high rolled collar enhancing the sloping shoulder silhouette.
Fisherman nets a trapped seal at Philadelphia aquarium escape
Howard Armstrong hauled a shad net to drag in a catch he thought a whale. The animal struggled and died when its neck tangled in the net. The seal was one of ten that escaped from the Aquarium pool. only one remains unaccounted for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Howard Armstrong
Vicious Blacksnake Killed While Attacking Girl in Strawberry Patch
In York County Miss Mary Sloan, while hoeing strawberry plants, frightened a blacksnake that coiled around her leg like a garter. She kept calm, grabbed the reptile, flung it off, and killed it with her hoe after a struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Girl
York
Mary Sloan
Sloan
Notty Novelette At the Naval Ball
A young woman schemes to escape a persistent dancer at a naval ball. She invites Midshipman Lollypop onto a balcony and gently pushes him over the edge while glancing for Capt. Spondoozer to rescue her. The scene blends romance and danger with distant stars and ocean currents.
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Capt. Spondoozer
Spondooser
Notice of Final Settlement of Garret D McCray Estate
Notice to heirs and legatees of Garret D. McCray deceased to appear in Putnam Circuit Court at Castle Indiana on September 14 1914 to show cause why the final settlement of the estate should not be approved and to prove heirship and receive distributive shares. Witness the Clerk of Court August 15 194.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garret D. McCray
Apperlar J
Putnam Circuit Court
Castle
Indiana
Arthur J. Hamrick
Chamberlain's Liniment Promotes Quick Muscle Relief
If you suffer from rheumatic pains or sore muscles you will value the quality of Chamberlain's Liniment. Many have found it effective for rheumatism and backache. Sold by all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Tucker Physician and Survey Office Listed
W. W. Tucker operates a physician and survey office on Vine Street between Washington and Weinut Streets in Indiana encastle.
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Vine Street
Washington and
Weinut St
Ind
Encastle
W. M. McGaugh
Bloomington
Seminary Streets
Hos
Evans’ Block
South
Jackson Street
Notice of Administration in Putnam County Indiana
Public notice from Putnam County Indiana shows Karl Randolph as administrator of John W. Randolph estate. The document, dated August 1, 1914, states the estate is supposed solvent and names Hays & Murphy as attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Cour
Patnam County
State of
Indica
John W. Randolph
Putnan County
Indiana
Karl Randolph
Hays & Murphy
Atty
Chamberlain's Coke Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
Advert says J H Houghland of Eldon Iowa advised soldiers in the Spanish war to take Chamberlains Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and claims to have received money for the advice. It promotes the product as essential for travelers or at home and urges purchase from dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Ma Hai
J. H. Houghland
Eldon
Iowa
Worson
Cor
Notice to Non-Residents in Glover Divorce Case
In Putnam Circuit Court 1914 Susanah Glover vs Charles A. Glover and a name change request. Non resident defendant must answer by October 14 1914 or case proceed in his absence. Arthur J. Hamrick Clerk. Allee James & Allee Attorneys. Greencastle Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam Circuit Court
Susanah Glover
Charles A
Allee
James & Allee
Charles A. Glover
Indiana
Putnam Air Court
A. D
Greencastle
Diarrhoea Remedy Praised By Indiana Woman
Mrs. C W Florence of Rockfield Indiana credits a diarrhoea remedy with stopping her summer complaint after one dose. The advertisement notes the remedy is for sale locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Mra. C. W
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