County Correspondence Downeyville News Brief
Santa Claus visited Christmas Eve. Mrs. Kemmel and Mrs. Jones of Madison visit sister Mrs. Clara Downey. Albert Robinson moves to J L Shelhorn's place to work next season. Mrs. Maggie Underwood of Indianapolis visits relatives here. James Moore of Indianapolis visits old friends. No church services Sunday due to gas freezing at the well. Widespread cold and bad colds reported. sufferers include W. T. Boicourt John Downey Mrs. Harry Hayes and Mrs. Mary Gosnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kemmel
Mrs. Jones
Madison
Clara Downey
Albert Robinson
J. L. Shelhorn
Maggie Underwood
Indianapolis
James Moore
W. T. Boicourt
John Downey
Harry Hayes
Mary Gosnel
Christmas visits and movements fill Richland area
Milroy and surrounding towns see numerous relatives visiting relatives from Louisiana Illinois Indiana and Canada for Christmas. Local residents host family from Greensburg Anderson Monmouth and Rushville while others plan moves to Morris town and Calgary ahead of the new year. Masons elect officers for the upcoming year as community life centers on family visits and local fraternal activities.
Foley's Kidney Remedy Promotes Hexamethylenetetramine Use
J. H. Batterton urges readers to take Foley's Kidney Remedy at first signs of irregularities. The ad touts hexamethylenetetramine as a uric acid solvent and urine antiseptic, claiming early use prevents serious malady.
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J. H. Batterton
Christmas Visits and Fire Ravage Westport
Westport residents share holiday travels as many visit relatives in Indianapolis Noblesville Madison Rushville and more. A morning blaze destroys Albert Roberts livery barn and the two story Talkington building while Dr House and nearby homes sustain damage. Local churches and schools note holiday events and kindness amid the fire aftermath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Roberts
Charles Talkington
Dr. House
S. M McCullough
Christian Church
Back Pain Remedy with Chamberlains Liniment Instructions
When you have pains or lameness in the back bathe the parts with Chamberlains Liniment twice a day massaging with the palm of the hand for five minutes at each application. Then dampen a piece of flannel slightly with this liniment and bind it on over the seat of pain. You may be surprised to see how quickly the lameness disappears. For sale by all druggists. ml
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Chamberlain
Mrs J L Smith Returns From Rushville Sanitarium
Mrs J L Smith of Clarksburg has come home after a three week stay in the sanitarium at Rushville ending a period of treatment and rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Smith
Clarksburg
Rushville
Local Christmas News and Visits in Newpoint Area
James Sparks remains seriously ill at John Court as relatives and friends gather. Mrs Fio Walker and Frank Walker visit Greensburg relatives. Michael Powers buys Isaac Palmer place at New Pennington. Robert Oldham visits uncle Daniel Holcomb at Westport. Walter Koningkramer of Moores Hill spends Christmas with parents. Christian church services Sunday by Rev Powers of Rossburg. John McDermott and family of Oakland visiting here. Cicero Marlin plans to open a blacksmith shop on John J. Puttmann property in the park. Russell McDermott and Charles Foley of Indianapolis guests here.
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Farlow
Maysville
Will Terhune
Crothersville
Wilbur Meek
Greensburg
Mabel Salisbury
Anderson
Atton
Monmouth, Ill
D. F. Jackman
James Hall
New Salem
McDill Farm
Richland
Oliver Booth
Calgary
Canada
Frank Bardin
Shelbyville
George Yan
F. O. Hillis
Lansing
Mich
Lillie Vanausdal
W. Vanausdal
Will Jones
Franklin
J. H. McCorkle
Prof. Taylor
J. Spencer
Clarksburg
Wilda Davis
Star City
J. H. Davis
Frank Boring
Westerville
Ohio
Nellie Young
Dick Buell
Westport
Charles Buell
Rushville
Eph Buell
P. C. Bentle
William Booth
Seward Whiteman
W. M3
A. H. Rogers
S. W
J. E. Booth
J. W
Dr. Hoagland
Sec’v
C. R. Crane
Treas
William Bosley
J. A. Smith
J. D
Walter Thorpe
Faude Harcourt
J.S
M.A Poisal
Tyler
Ira F. Colson
Newpoint
George Jones
Terre Haute
Frank Boicourt
Indianapolis
John S. Morris
Clifford Harrell
Clay Clemons
Gillispi
Illinois
Smiley Bishop
Marion
W. A. Knight
Madison
Everett Moir
Dutte MecPall
Ross
Otis Talkington
Dakota
Frank Talkington
Charles Anderson
Milford
Dan Anderson
Jennie Burroughs
Cumberland
Noblesville
Lebanon
William Zetterberg
O. W. Holmes
Sam Roberts
Jeffersonville
J. N. German
Rebecca Owens
Clyde Brewer
West
John Court
Fio Walker
Frank Walker
Michael Powers
Isaac Palmer
New Pennington
The
Christian Church
Rev. Powers
Rossburg
John McDermott
Oakland
Cicero Marlin
John J. Puttmann
Russell McDermott
Charles Foley
Milford Lodge 94 installs officers at regular meeting
Milford Lodge No 94 F A M held its regular meeting Monday night and installed W M Jesse Luther S W Howard Dean J W Clem Logan Treasurer Dal Neibert Nelson Henderson Secretary Roscoe Bright S D Shirley Wasson J D Robert Miers Tyler John Young Will Minor Stewards. The annual banquet followed the installation.
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Milford Lodge No
Jesse Luther
W. M
Howard Dean
S. W
Clem Logan
J. W. Dal Neibert
Nelson Henderson
Roscoe Bright
S. D
Shirley Wasson
J. D
Robert Miers—Tyler
John Young
Will Minor
John S. Lewis Celebrates Long-Running THE STANDARD Renewal
John S. Lewis of Fugit township renews THE STANDARD and plans to keep subscribing for life. Miss Marie Braden hosted a slumber party Saturday night with Lillian Russell Mildred Johnston Florine Sillig Elizabeth Hamilton Ruth Ralston and Crystal Rosebrough in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Lewis
Fugit Township
Miss Marie Braden
Lillian Russell
Mildred Johnston
Florine Sillig
Elizabeth Hamilton
Tuth Ralston
Crystal Rosebrough
Oliver Optic's Method and Moral Formula
A Bookman excerpt recalls William Taylor Adams known as Oliver Optic. His boy books woo both readers and parents by weaving eight to ten pages of morality near the end. He told a friend the moral begins around page 324 and ends by page 332 to ensure uninterrupted narrative after the lesson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Optic
William Taylor Adams
Clothing Essay Reflections From a London School Boy
An extract from a London schoolboy essay on clothing notes that clothing varies by culture and climate. It contrasts Eskimos and natives with Western dress, and briefly mentions gendered attire and social signals in hats and frocks.
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London
Eskimos
Little girl asks where atoms are and names a place
A child questions her father about atoms and playfully misnames Athens. He corrects her gently, clarifying that atoms are the fundamental building blocks rather than a city. The exchange ends with her curiosity about the tiny world.
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Papa
Athens
Winged Death Arrows of East Africa Described
Harper's Weekly recounts poisoned arrows used by East African tribes. N'dorobo and Kamasea bowmen craft ironwood heads with six inch shafts, feathered with vulture wings to spin like bullets, coated in deadly poison. Eight of ten Masai raiders fell in a recent clash, while war gear was seized by a civil officer.
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East Africa
N’dorobo
Harper’s Weekly
Not Within His Rights
A quiet man asks for two good seats, not behind a post, aisle but the box office offers last row seats at three dollars each. The seller insists take them or none, revealing he is the new owner and dislikes the confrontation. The man protests about talk from the owner.
Cajun gent seeks St Charles hotel debut
A venerable Louisiana parish man visits New Orleans for the first time and asks a youth on a street corner to guide him to the St Charles hotel. The youth replies that he may stay only half an hour.
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Louisiana
New Oreans
St. Charles
Getting Back at Him
A boy who had been warned not to fight attacks another. after a hard blow the aggressor says there, take that while the other refuses to strike back, pledging not to hit a playmate and is then kicked on the shins. This dialogue from Lon don Pick-Me-Up presents a playground quarrel with unresolved conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bad Boy
Tommy
London
Fragmentary note on Bilford’s fate after explosion
The speaker recalls Bilford who moved west and promised to write, but no letter arrived. The other says Bilford was blown up in a dynamite explosion months ago and doubts he has recovered or settled.
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Bilford
Roman Justice and the Roman Legal System
The article explains Roman legal roles such as magistratus judex arbiter and recuperators, noting the wide freedom of advocates and the rarity of bar members on the bench. It highlights the album of judices, objections to specific judex, and the evolution toward magistratus and judex merging, with bench recruitment often outside the advocate class.
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Rome
Sikes
Great Criminal Tribunals
Magistratus
Judex
Keeping Their Teeth
A New York Press excerpt recalls a dentist who collects extracted teeth. He notes both men and women request teeth, especially mothers and those in mid life, often in envelopes for personal keepsakes. He suggests many people keep teeth as curios or family mementos.
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New York Press
Passion as tyrant controlling man described
The piece compares a man ruled by passions to a fire or torrent that, once stirred, cannot be easily quenched. It quotes an Arab remark that passion is a tyrant slaying those it governs and defines a person as not imprisoned by others but destroyed by his own uncontrolled desires.
Olives Growth and Processing in Spain
About 3,200,000 acres are used for olives in Spain. Olives are delivered dry to factories and soaked in caustic soda until the solution reaches the stones. After washing, they ferment in brine for two months, then bottled with new brine and shipped in 160 hogshead lots.
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Spain
I and C Traction Line Time Table Summary
The timetable lists numerous departure times across morning to night for routes including Shelbyville Limited and Greensburg West Express. It references Reewee Greensbur and Wes t Express with line notes and salients like New 600.
Time Card Train Services Update
The report lists train names and numbers including No 34 No 2 No 81 and No 36 expresses with accommodations and fare notes. It notes greenburg service on No 36 and Rand M routes between Louisville and Greensburg with a new train Washington DC to St Louis and confirms all main line and Michigan Division trains are daily while Columbus branch trains run except Sunday.
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Greensburg
Rand
Louisville
Washington D.C
St.uls
Michigan Division
Columbus
Gen. Y
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