The Odd Fellows Home Visiting the Versa Tile Pen Letter
A letter from William P. Rees of Greensburg Indiana dated November 18 1901 describes activity at the Odd Fellows Home in Fayette County. He notes guests past eighty five and eighteen months to eighty five years, seventy two residents and fifty seven current guests with some couples, and ongoing improvements. He praises the Home as a place for aged and infirm members and expresses hope for future visits by Hoosier friends and lodges.
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Connersville
D. W. Andre
Elliott
Cal Murphy
Glenwood
Indiana
Ww. P. Rees
Boohlin’s Holiday Jewelry Line Showcased
Boohlin the east side jeweler presents a holiday collection of diamonds watches clocks rings pins charms chains solid silver tableware vases spectacles umbrellas and more in approved designs. A silk fan is included with each purchase of five dollars and more.
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Boohlin
East Side
Hot Biscuits and Molasses in the Old Family Table
A Connersville Times verse recalls ore sugar camp days with a fond memory of soppin trees, hot biscuits, and butter. The speaker longs for two hop steps and a jump back forty years to a family table moment of simple comfort and nostalgia.
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Connersville
The Shortest Sermon Recounted by Dr Whewell
A minute long sermon report echoes the line Man is born into trouble as the sparks fly upward. It outlines three heads on entering the world progressing through it and leaving it with bare life ample trouble and an unknown fate. The preacher closes with If we live well here we shall live well there.
Big Four Excursions To North South And West
Big Four Railway offers round trip excursion tickets from Greensburg to many northern western and southern points at one and one third fare. Tickets go on sale December 24 25 31 1901 and January 1 1902 with return valid through January 2 1902. Tickets on sale first and third Tuesdays. good returning 21 days from sale date. Special holiday rates apply.
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Greensburg
R’y
Modern Woodmen Officers Elected in Lone Tree Camp
Modern Woodmen Officers, Lone Tree Camp No. 7 253 have elected Venerable Counsel Marsh Barnes Worthy Advocate Albert Gilles pie Banker Ira Lanham Clerk W R Brazelton Watchman Emmet Gentry Sentry Robert E Bill Manager Ol McCormack Chief Foresters H Kammerling Jr and Carey Hand. Officers to be installed at the January meeting.
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Lone Tree Camp No. 7
Marsh Barnes
Albert Gilles
Ira Lanham
W. R. Brazelton
Emmet Gentry
Robert E. Bill
Ol McCormack
H. Kammerling, Jr
Carey Hand
Clemons farm for sale near Greensburg Indiana
For sale good stock farm 452 acres four miles southeast of Greensburg with strong improvements. Can sell all together or 252 acres in Washington township at 40 dollars per acre and 150 acres in Marion township at 30 dollars per acre. Known as Clemons farm. Contact H M Clemons 5112 Greensburg Ind.
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Greensburg
Washington Township
Marion Township
Clemons
H. M. Clemons
Ind
Dr Kings New Discovery Saves Life Says Suffering Wife
A Tennessee resident recounts how Dr Kings New Discovery cured his wife of severe consumption and coughing. Grover Bonner offers trial bottles free at 50c and 1.00. The notice also touts a growing public library with expanded volumes and magazines at 5017 Alexander & Co.
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L. ©. Overstreet
Elgin
Tenn
Grover & Bonner’s
Alexander & Co
iThrep’s Holiday Display Features Chains for Ladies and Gents
A fall season display at iThrep’s highlights a complete line of ladies and gent’s chains for the holidays. Shoppers find varied styles and metals ready for gift giving with affordable options.
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iThrep’s
The Girls of Limerick in Irish Beauty and Charm
The article extols Limerick women as the world’s prettiest, praised for luminous eyes, fresh complexions, and humour. It compares them favorably to Cork and Dublin peers, noting charm, wit, and a distinctive Irish smile, with remarks on teeth and facial expressions.
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Limerick
Ireland
Cork
The
Lakes
Dublin
The Lost Forty in Tazewell County Document
A rugged tract along the Mackinaw river in Tazewell County is called the Lost Forty. The land is largely unrunnable forest with deep ravines and no cultivation value. Ownership is unknown and many have taken mortgages on a questionable title.
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Tazewell County
Mackinaw River
Mackinaw
Bee venom therapy for rheumatism proposed by Vienna physician
London Glove reports Dr Tere, a Vienna physician, championing bee venom injections as a rheumatism cure. He asserts rheumatic patients feel less pain from bee stings and that repeated stings build immunity, with eventual cure of rheumatism.
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Tere
Vienna
London
Ill Tom Delights In Ben's Daily Burden Joke
Two grocery store coworkers Tom and Ben endured thirty years of rude customers. Tom falls ill and, as he nears death, jokes that his absence will free him from work while Ben must still face the same unending complaints.
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Tom
Ben
Atchison Globe
Appointment of Lakwit as town auditor sparks debate
In a brief town notice the appointment of Lakwit to the auditor post draws mixed reactions. While some readers question his fitness, others urge a courteous acknowledgment of his character and judgment, reflecting local tensions in civic appointments.
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Lakwit
Richmond Dispatch
It Got There Just the Same
A brief comic exchange in Harlem Life recounts Mabel and Maud recalling a balcony moment during dances. Mabel jokes about a joke on Mr. Gayboy and notes red paint on the sleeve after brushing a freshly painted post. Maud asks why they did not approach the post due to red paint on the back of Mabel's waist.
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Mabel
Mr. Gayboy
Maud
The Small Guy's Aspiration
Willie sires a bold dream to scare others as his name is mentioned. The dialogue contrasts a fantasy of fear with a light humorous tone from a Boston Christian Register feature.
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Willie
Deadwood Dick
Boston Christian Register
Riding in China and its Wheelbarrow Tribulations
A colorful Empire Review excerpt depicts a richly dressed Chinese woman on a donkey with her husband nearby. It describes a long chair contraption called a shentzu, and the popular creaking wheelbarrow with a mid wheel and two side seats. The piece notes cost-saving grease aversion and a bishop’s claim of traveling on a wheelbarrow.
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China
Cody
The First Camera and its Development
The article describes Baptista Porta’s early camera obscura, a dark room with a hole that projected inverted images. Porta later added a lens and mirror to brighten and erect the image, marking the first camera obscura, a concept evolving into the modern camera.
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Baptista Porta
Porta
Jewelry for the Christmas trade by Joseph Drake
Joseph Drake promotes a full line of jewelry ahead of Christmas sales with good stock and low prices. Neighborhood shoppers are urged to compare options before buying gifts.
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Joseph Drake
Woman Doctors Warn Of Surgery To Save Life
Mrs I B Hunt of Lime Ridge Wisconsin faced a dire stomach illness and yellow jaundice as gall stones worsened. A doctor urged one last operation but after trying to cure her unsuccessfully she began using Electric Bitters which fully healed her. The remedy is touted as a stomach liver and kidney cure and is offered by Grover and Bonner for 50 cents with a guarantee.
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I. B. Hunt
Lime Ridge
Wis
Grover & Bonuer
ENE Medicine CO
Union City
Ind
Look the Other Way and Latitude in Parenting
A New York Press quote urges parents to look the other way at times to spare boys fear and promote healthier fun. The fragment notes a township history of Hanwick with data presented in a peculiar form, offering copies at 25 cents each or five for $1 via mail orders.
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New York Press
Fugit Township
Hanwick
Peraia
The Toothbrush Plant of Jamaica
A rare creeper from Jamaica yields a toothbrush when a stem piece is cut and frayed. Local natives use this simple method to create a functional brushing tool from plant material.
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Jamaica
Nature and human nature quote in London Truth
A compact quotation contrasts nature as a benevolent force with human nature as a selfish influence, noting that the world is made for all by nature but for the few by human nature, attributed to London Truth.
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London
Revolution Ends Silk and Worm Rearing in America
The text notes that worm rearing and silk manufacture were completely disrupted in America by the Revolution. It highlights the impact on American sericulture and textile production during the revolutionary era.
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America
Little White Lies Turn From Small to Big in Chicago News
A Chicago News editorial cautions that minor fabrications often grow into major falsehoods, warning readers about the slippery path from harmless white lies to significant deceit.
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Chicago News
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Perting
Cincinnati Weekly
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Austen
Commercial Tribune
the Commercial Tribune Company, Publishers, Cincinnat
Greensburg Standard and Weekly Gazette
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