Cecilians Hold December Meeting at Miss Watson's Home
The Cecilians gathered about fifty members and guests at Miss Ethel Watson’s West North Street home for a December session. Mrs. Eanor Eich Lowe led an Italian music program featuring works by Tschaikowsky Denza and Bossi, followed by a discussion on Italian music. Emma Donnell was elected president with Eleanor Eich Lowe Ruth Bonner and Kate Haas named to the membership committee. Refreshments were served as the group deemed the meeting very pleasant and profitable.
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Cecilians
Ethel Watson
West North Street
Eanor Eich Lowe
Alice Haas
Mattel
Kate Haas
Emma Donnell
Eleanor Eich Lowe
Ruth Bonner
Electric Bitters Promoted as Cure-All Remedy
S. A. Brown of Bennettsville S C hails Electric Bitters as a restorative cure for dyspepsia and torpid liver after years of illness. The tonic is claimed to cure chills fever malaria biliousness lame back kidney and bladder troubles. Sold with guarantee by J H Batterton druggist at 50 cents per bottle.
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India
S. A. Brown
Bennettsville
S.C
J. H. Batterton
Railroad evangelist Jennie Smith visits Greensburg churches
Miss Jennie Smith known as the Railroad Evangelist spoke at First M. E. and Centenary M. E. churches over Sunday and Monday. She rode a cot for years as a missionary and was miraculously cured by prayer. her message centers on prayer’s power and saving souls as she travels.
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Jennie Smith
M. E
Miss Smith
Greensburg
Cure for Sore Nipples and Perfume Salve Ad
An ad instructs applying Chamberlains Salve after nursing and wiping before the next feeding, priced at 25 cents per box and sold at Battertons drug store. It also notes perfumes affect the nervous system, with civet musk aloe citron pinks carnations apple blossoms and sweetbrier cited as soothing or invigorating.
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Batterton’s
Summer resorts through three stages of fashion life
A concise note outlines the progression of summer resorts from initial recreation to self display and diverting appeal, culminating in fashionability and social status. The passage reflects changes in public behavior as resorts gain popularity and status.
Temple Chambers at Brick Court Associated with Oliver Goldsmith
Long historical note recounts Oliver Goldsmith’s residence at 2 Brick Court Middle Temple, his lavish chambers, frequent literary visitors, his financial collapse, and his death nearby. Fifty years after a wedding in Cincinnati, Rev George Clouds and Miss Mary A Shgarer celebrate their Golden Anniversary with family.
Pointed Paragraphs and Practical Maxims
A compact collection of adages on effort patience and judgment. The phrases advise measured action bearing burdens with dignity and exposing the folly of loud debating while noting that compromise signals a sound case and luck can mistake laziness for patience.
Amy Robsart Died In 1560 In Oxford Death Inquiry
On a Sunday in September 1560 Amy Robsart Lady Robert Dudley went to a fair at Comnor Hall near Oxford. On returning she lay dead at the foot of a stair. An inquest ruled accidental death. She was buried at St Mary’s, Oxford. The Spanish ambassador noted Elizabeth I spoke of her death, and Pall Mall Gazette accuses Sir Walter Scott of misdating the event by about fifteen years.
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Robert Dudley
Amy Robsart
Comnor Hall
Oxford
Dudley
St. Mary's
Elizabeth
Amy
Sir Walter Scott
Pall Mall Gazette
Magnanimity Amid Betrayal Encouraged in Advice
A moral exhortation urges readers to remain generous despite betrayal or later meanness. It counsels that giving is right regardless of outcomes and warns against withholding kindness to stay safe.
Chicago class learns irregular plurals via Edgar’s twins answer
In a Chicago school a class studied irregular plurals. When asked for the plural of child, Edgar ingeniously answered twins, reflecting home usage.
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Chicago
Edgar
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Vathario Cure Advertisement
An advertisement claims catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally. It markets Hall's Vatario Cure as a physician approved remedy for blood and mucous surfaces, with testimonials offered free. Includes price note and Toledo, Ohio publisher F. J. Cheney & Co. information.
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Hall
F.j.cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Local residents visit Indianapolis and nearby towns on various business
St Paul residents Roy Kanouac Alfred Crisler William Hinkle and others travel to Indianapolis and nearby towns for business. Mrs Ballard buys Christmas goods. Dr Pagel speeds by automobile. A gravel train near Flat Rock is observed on a bridge as reports close.
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Flat Rock
Train peril delays men clinging under cars at dusk
Nearly dark and a dangerous rhythm forced the men to drop and hang by their hands as a train passed overhead. The tense scene underscores the risk workers faced in rail service operations.
Farmer and son clash over afternoon hay duty
In the farm kitchen a confrontation unfolds as the farmer's son demands hay work for the afternoon. The elder refuses, insisting duties were assigned, prompting threats of trouble with the father. The man refuses again, citing a lunch period and prior plans.
The First Scapegoat in Passover Origins
The word scapegoat comes from an ancient Hebrew ritual at Passover where a young goat bore the people's sins. Priests prayed over it as individuals transferred guilt, and the animal was released to be eaten by wild beasts in the forest.
Club Entertainment to Be Led by Committee Chairmen
A Philadelphia Leiter note: the club plans an entertainment and expects success as each member serves as chairman of a committee. The structure gives every member a leadership role.
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Philadelphia Leiter
Foley's Honey and Tar Health Claim Promoted
A newspaper notice asserts millions have trusted Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and lung issues with no opiates in the yellow package and warns to refuse any lookalikes. It urges guarding health by seeking the genuine product from J. H. Batterton.
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Foley’s
Foley & Company
Chicago
Local Notes on Families and Visits Across Town
The children here are still enjoying the mumps. Mort Messenheimer and wife spent Monday in St. Paul. Cleo Wolf has moved in the house with Mrs. Mary Young. Miss Lena Tansy spent Thanksgiving in Indianapolis. Mrs. George Brooks has been visiting friends at Honor. Hugh Smith has moved to Greensburg. He is a jolly good fellow and will be missed here. Mrs. Andy Moore spent the first of the week in Greensburg with her daughter, Mrs. Mose Linegar. Mrs. Edna Seal, who has been visiting friends in Peru for the last three weeks, is expected home this week.
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Brickcourt
Maun
Goldie
Johnson
Dr. Arne
Percy Reynolds
Francis
Bickerstaff
Goldsmiths
Goldsmith
Blackstone
Wakefield
Davine
Elmcourt
Temple
London
George C. Clouds
Mary A. Shgarer
Cincinnati
West Central
Clouds
St. Ohio Regiment
M. E
Jacob Clouds
Connersville
George Frank
Alfred
Indianapolis
Anna Banes
Metamora
John Clouds
W. W Grouse
John W. Wilder
St. Omer
Samuel Hinkle
Lawrence Guess
Monon
Mort Messenheimer
St. Paul
Cleo Wolf
Mary Young
Lena Tansy
George Brooks
Vis
Hugh Smith
Greensburg
Andy Moore
Mose Linegar
Edna Seal
Peru
Fuleys Honey and Tar Declared Not Affected by Pure Food Law
Notice to customers from J. H. Batterton announcing Fuleys Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung troubles is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug law as it contains no opiates or harmful drugs and is recommended as a safe remedy for children and adults.
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Fuley
J. H. Batterton
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Cece
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Marcia Muzisle
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eMattel
Kathryn Eich
Tonti Winona Crisler Deiwert L’enchanteresse
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Bossi
Scedespeuas
Dlattel
R. R. Evangelist
Temple Chambers
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Middle Temple
Oliver Goldsmith
Bobby
Bob
Roy Kanouac
Alfred Crisler
William Hinkle
William Kelso
Emma Johannes
Maupin
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Tillson
Blue Ridge
Pleasant Hill
John Dothet
Moscow
Our Town
Darling
William Reed
Charles
John Kuanouse
Twce
Florida
Tine Tevis
Moscovo
Greencastle
Dr. Pagel
Paget
Foley
Foley's
Citizens National Bank
Greensburg, Ins
James 8. Lathrop, S. P. Minear
Charles W Woodwar
D. Cashier
Feet National Bank RE Etuasurg, Ind
Boan
Charles Zoi
Morgan i. Ciers
Walter W. Bonner
Louis “Oiler
Louis Willey
J. Bk
Lbins
Frank R. Robbins
W.Y. Bonner
Can ‘Uca General Banking Business
Sellars
Walth Sul
Bidg
Pennsylvania
Indianapolis Usiness University
Heeb
P. McDougall
McDougall
Casey
Wernicke
Wernicka
West Main Street
Greensburg, Ind
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