Portland Mills Revival Opens as Community Meets
The Portland Mills revival began Wednesday evening with Rev. Brattin preaching and a good singer aiding the meeting. Locals joined in social visits, baskets, and a picnic at the old Mill after a day of fellowship and music. Portland Mills also hosted a game against Parkersburg, winning 17 to 2 and 3 to 7.
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Portland Mills
Brattin
Clara Cunningham
Russelville
Mattie Spencer
Hallie
Margaret Harrison
Amy
Irene Cunningham
Fiddlers
Newt Harland
Clinton Falls
Lula Ball
Cora Cunningham
David Williams
Arthur Fayler
Bloomingdale
E. D. Smith
Indianapolis
John Burk
Celia Burk
Carrie Calvert
Morris Akers
Charlie Harbison
Elmer Ball
Eph Goodwin
George Ackers
Raymond Ball
Russellville
Enos Acker
Otis Cunningham
Parkersburg
Mirror Magic Sparks Vanity Debate Across Seas
A French marooned observer recounts a cannibal island couple reacting to a mirror. The woman studies her image with curiosity and charm while the man fled in fear, deeming the glass an evil spirit. The tale is offered as intriguing but inconclusive evidence in the vanity debate.
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Pathfinder
Wan
South Seas
Glass
Belle Union Community Notices and Visits Report
Local residents return from Grants Pass Oregon visit. church events at Mill Creek led by C L Airhart. many neighbors visit Greencastle and Bloomington. Earl Mathews funeral at Providence church. Verne Parker gravely ill moved to Indianapolis Hospital. multiple social calls across Belle Union area.
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W. A. Moser
G. A. Dobbs
Grant's Pass
Ore
C. J. Moser
R. E Larkin
A. G. Lloyd
Greencastle
Mill Creek
C. L. Airhart
Dallas Hodge
O. R. Larkin
Cecil Carpenter
J. H. MecCammack
H. E. Smith
G. G. Hill
Thelia Neier
W. B. Allee
Floris McCammack
Fillmore
F. G. Hurst
Harmony
James Hurst
Cora Smith
Alpha Hill
J W McCammack
H.J. McCammack
Legion Meeting Tonight and Thursday
The American Legion invites all men to attend tonight and Thursday with discharge papers to arrange insurance coverage through the post.
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American Legion
Improved Gas Generators in French Auto and Farm Use
French industry trials new gas generators to replace gasoline in tractors and plows. The units burn coal coke anthracite or wood charcoal and produce 33 percent combustible gas with about 80 percent carbon monoxide. Hydrogen absence claimed to avoid issues seen with water gas. Gas is purified and air covered before use.
Futile Talkers Warned by Francis Bacon
A Bacon-esque reflection on talkativeness and secrecy. The author argues that many speak vainly about what they do not know, praising discretion while noting that facial expressions often reveal a person more than words.
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Francis Bacon
Lutheran church plans first missionary airplane use
The Lutheran Church of America will deploy an aircraft for missionary work with Dr KE A Late as pioneer aviator. He will base in Liberia and fly to uncharted districts in the African interior, believing the plane will appear miraculous to natives and boost his reputation.
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Lutheran Church of America
KE. A. Late
British Aviation Service
Liberia
Palmistry Pioneer Introduces Solestry Art
A Los Angeles psychic and palmist known for predicting famous careers unveils a two year study creating solestry, the science of foretelling fate by the feet soles.
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Los Angeles
America
Doans Pills Advertised for Kidney Relief
Doan's Pills promoted as a kidney stimulant diuretic to ease backache and urinary issues. An Indiana reader from Greencastle shares relief after using Doan's, noting improved back and kidney pain, with a price of 60 cents at dealers. manufactured by Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, NY.
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Doan
Greencastle
Roscoe Lisby
S. Locust
Gift of the Fairies Is Offered to All
The Washington Post reflects on youth and imagination as gifts of the fairies. It praises cherishing childhood wonder and the spirit of youth as lifelong treasures that help people face life with joy and light.
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Washington Post
Peter Pan
Chauncey Depew
Hope
North
South Pole
Beltein Belief and Beltain Fire Festival in Scottish Highlands
In parts of the Scottish highlands an old May day custom named Beltein or Beltain persists. The Beltain rite centers on a communal fire and an oaten cake with nine knobs each dedicated to a protector or predator of flocks, as herdsmen offer wishes to save sheep and spare lambs.
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Highlands
Scotland
Made Her Sick Bertha and the Foot Wound
A chronicle fragment describes Bertha suffering blood poisoning in her foot. The doctor contemplates cutting and trimming the wound while the frightened child cries. The mother rebukes the doctor’s approach, insisting he is not harming her.
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Bertha
Otto
Mother
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