Clarksburg News Reflects Local Doings and Health
In Clarksburg notes Mrs Adam Meek improves while Miss Lella Logan returns to Monmouth College and Miss Mary Fee heads to DePauw University. Mrs Folks and daughter return to Connersville. John S Miller improves from illness. Beall kin visit Rushville. Republicans discuss central committeeman race. Mrs George Dobyns and Miss Miriam Beall suffer mumps. J F Harris and wife visit St Petersburg Florida. Wesley Ayres and Misses Miller visit uncle J S Miller. Beata Nu Tau initiates three new members at Miss Ethel Doles home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Meek
Lella Logan
Monmouth College
Mary Fee
DePauw University
Folks
Connersville
John S. Miller
Frank
Hugh Beall
Rushville
J. F. Harris
North of Town
St. Petersburg
Florida
Wesley Ayres
Frances and
Florence Miller
Thorntown
J. S. Miller
Beata Nu Tau
Kingston Social and Health Notes Preview
Mrs. R A Hamilton remains ill while Mrs Margaret Handiges improves. S V Stewart takes a lithographer post in Niles Michigan. Uncle James Carr recovers from rheumatism and Granville Johnson visits from Oklahoma. Local residents visit, lodge events occur, and students return to high school after a break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Bruner
Greensburg
Adam Meek
S. V. Stewart
W. K. Stewart
Niles
Michigan
James Carr
Granville Johnson
Oklahoma
Ed Ray
Lewis Brook
Estevan Allen
Rider
George
John Handiges
Shaw Davis
I. O. O. F. Lodge
Clarksburg
J. Q. Donnell
Camilla
Florida
Goddard
Earl
Elizabeth Hamilton
Mary and Margaret Robison
Tom and
Bernard Kitchin
Louisa and
Amelia Jackson
Local Notes From Panhandle Area Attendances and Visits
Sunday gatherings mark small-town life with visits from neighbors and relatives across Rodney Greensburg Ice Creek and Westport. Protracted meetings, family time, and a creamery stockholders meeting highlight community activity amid lighthearted local humor about a dog and a train anecdote.
Local Social Notes From Mechanicsburg
Miss Iva Glidewell spent Friday with Julia Huber. Charles Moulton spent Sunday night with M D Hunter. Frank Johnston and family have moved back to their farm. Stella Swango and Miss Rosa Martia were noted in social rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Moulton
M. D. Hunter
Frank Johnston
Stella Swango
Rosa Martia
Local Social Notes Reflect Winter Warming Visits
Mrs Cassady helped with a Thursday butcher. Mrs Matt Hunter visits her mother near Smyrna. Henry Swango James Swango families join New Year with Matt Hunter. Mrs Thomas Terrell returns from Greensburg to Lucy Hiner’s home. Luther Wagner home from Illinois. Will Huber hauls logs for a new barn. Holman Glidewell’s house nearing occupancy. Catherine Glidewell visits Henry Zeigler. Jack Terrell and wife visit James Swango. Ollie Martin stays with uncle Granville Martin. Granville Martin and son Ernest visit John H Jackson. Granville Martin family visit Mrs Sarah Martin at Smiths Crossing. Polly Cooksey returns to George Dailks from John Minary’s at Sand Creek. Graphophone music at James Swango’s with John, Charlie Terrell, and Charlie Mulberry Tuesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassady Butcher
Matt Hunter
Andy Swango
Smyrna
Henry Swango
James Swango
Thomas Terrell
Lucy Hiner
Greensburg
Luther Wagner
Illinois
Holman Glidewell
Catherine Glidewell
Henry Zeigler
Jack Terrell
Ollie Martin
Granville Martin
Sarah Martin
Smith’s Crossing
Polly Cooksey
George Dailks
John Minary
Sandcreek
John
Charlie Terrell
Charlie Mulberry
Westport Church Activities and Local Visits Summary
Westport reports a protracted meeting led by Rev Suttle at Brewersville and a week of prayer among local denominations. Miss Caroline Rausch of North Madison visits the M E parsonage while T N Stevens from Maxwell City, NM visits his aunt Mrs Mary Fulkerson. Mary Newsom is baptized at the M E church with Elda Newsom joining. Chloe Burns of Leavenworth is ill. The sick list includes several residents. other notes cover visitors from Indianapolis and Milroy, and a household goods sale to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Rausch
North Madison
M. E. Parsonage
T. N. Stevens
Maxwell City
New Mexico
Mary Fulkerson
Elmer Stewart
M. E
Mary Newsom
Chloe Burns
Leavenworth
Kansas
Levi Burns
Nona Burns
Carvel Matthews
Frank Tyner
Kate Biddinger
Carl Shafer
The
Independent
Grip
May Baker
Indianapolis
Nellie Keith
Dan’’ Sink
T. W. Robinson
Floyd Billiu
John
Anna Billiu
Barrett
Protracted Meeting Schedule Across Local Churches
Details list church activities at Mt. Pleasant and nearby chapels led by Mav Starkey. Sunday school times, preaching services, Epworth League sessions, and midweek prayer meetings are set through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Mav Starkey
Mt. Pleasant
Epworth League
Burk’s Chapel
Digestion remedy praised by San Francisco resident
Mrs Mary Dowting of 22881 avenue San Francisco testifies to Electric Bitters curing acute indigestion and aiding stomach and liver troubles. The tonic purifies blood and supports female health. 50c at F M Henry Co. Also A D S Cold Tablets promise cure for new year colds 25c at Battertons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Dowting
Avenue
San Francisco
F. M. Henry & Co
Batterton’s
Real Estate Transfers list numerous property trades and values
Transfers show George Barnard to Mendenhall and Fleming for lot nine in City Park at 1500. Oscar W Short to Thomas Har git for a Marion township lot. Julia Floyd guardian to Amos Floyd for a St Paul lot at 80. Samuel Magee to George Thompson for Monforts addition lots 62 and 93 at 700. Sheriff Decatur county to William Ross for part of lot 63 in Westport at 1102. Oscar Boling et al to George Boling for St Paul lots 1 and 2. James Cunningham to Orlando Hungerford for Washington township land at 23750. John Starks to Emma Swinton west half of Ireland addition lot 50 at 1400. Mendenhall and Fleming to G O Barnard for Wilder addition lot at 2000. Leroy Howell to John Clemons for Sandusky lot 200. Samuel Hudson to Gabriel Roby 737 acres in Sandcreek township at 1460. Laura Cumback to Thomas Greene for city lots at 10000. South Park cemetery to Matilda Warner for lot 50. Frank Neinaber to Anthony Neinaber 124 acres in Fugit township at 83200. Harmon Hackman to Henry Bolenbaugh for Monforts addition lot 9 at 550.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar W. Short
Thomas F. Hargit
Marion Township
Julia E. Floyd
Guardian
Amos G. Floyd
St. Paul
Samuel Magee
George M. Thompson
Monfort
Sheriff Decatur County
William Ross
Westport
Oscar S. Boling
George Boling
James Cunningham
Orlando Hungerford
Washington Township
John F. Starks
Emma R. Swinton
Ireland
Mendenhall & Fleming
G. O. Barnard
Wilder
Leroy T. Howell
John F. Clemons
Sandusky
Samuel A. Hudson
Gabriel T. Roby
Sandcreek
Laura A. Cumback
Thomas M. Greene
City
South Park Cemetery
Matilda Warner
Frank Neinaber
Anthony Neinaber
Fugit
Harmon H. Hackman
Henry Bolenbaugh
Mind Your Business Pills Ad and Wood for Sale
Mind Your Business. If you don't, nobody will. It is your business to keep out of all the trouble you can and you can and will keep out of liver and bowel trouble if you take Dr. King's New Life Pills. 25c at F. M. Henry & Co.'s drug store. FOR SALE 300 ricks of good black wood. Call T. M. Clark. New phone 75B1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
F. M. Henry & Co
T. M. Clark
Subbubs Household Faces Visitors Amid Woes Comic Exchange
In Ally Sloper’s scene Mrs Subbubs notes multiple problems at home Bridget leaving Willie ill and a flooded cellar while the grocer has not called. The brisk dialogue underscores a chaotic domestic mood with lingering comic irony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Subbubs
Bargain struck as fortune shifts in romance
A dialog shows a suitor lamenting loss of wealth from $10,000 to hundreds while the beloved eyes a “bargain” sale. The exchange ends with an eager acceptance and playful twist on the price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Hunt
Imperial Olive Oil Guarantee at Batterton's
Imperial Olive Oil is guaranteed pure with a delicate flavor and is described as an excellent fresh builder sold at Batterton's for 60c a pint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imperial
Batterton’s
What Caused the Panic in Financial Markets
A Northwestern Banker piece lists suspected causes of a panic including fear of bank failures, hoarding, a weak currency, excess paper money, and government failures to insure deposits. It cites figures like Wall Street gunners and mentions Roosevelt Lawson Rockefeller and other names in a satirical forecast of remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
New York
Mr Lack
Fidence
Mr. Fear
Oncome
Woodenseck Family Bank
Chicago
Roosevelt
Tom Lawson
John D. Rockefeller
Bill Smith
Doctors of Finance
Northwestern Banker
How to Avoid Pneumonia Cold Remedy Ad
Advertisement urging avoidance of pneumonia through Foley's Honey and Tar. Claims the product stops coughs and expels the cold, describes it as mildly laxative, and warns to refuse any but the genuine yellow package from J. H. Batterton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
J. H. Batterton
Batterton's Pure Cream of Tartar Baking Powder
Pure Cream of Tartar Baking Powder offered at Batterton's for 25 cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batterton’s
London restaurants outpace New York for dining value
The piece argues London offers cheaper and better mid price meals than New York and Paris, noting half guinea dinners in London versus 75 cent tests in New York. It highlights Soho’s cheap lunches, cheap wines, and crowded evenings in the lively Soho dining district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
New York
Paris
Soho
Pica
A. Janvier
Joke Conception Told by Bankers and Laugh Line
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip describes a joke about asking to draw fifty dollars from a bank and finding no money in the speaker’s account. The humor rests on the banker’s polite reply to a request the teller cannot fulfill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Hall's Catarrh Cure and a 100 Dollar Reward
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for an incurable catarrh case. It asserts F J Cheney is honorable and able to fulfill firm obligations, backed by Walding Kinnan & Marvin of Toledo and other druggists. The cure is described as internal, affecting blood and mucous surfaces, with testimonials and a 7 cent price per bottle. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney &O
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Dr J B Kinsinger Osteopathic Physician Ad Listed
Dr J B Kinsinger osteopathic physician advertises graduate of the American School of Osteopathy Kirksville Mo. Office in Greensburg Indiana with hours 9 to 4 on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Consultation free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Kinsinger
Osteopathic
American School of Osteopathy
Kirksville
Hamilton Stock
Greensburg
Ind
Poone
Unusual Gas Well Reported Near Sam Wert and Edward Hamilton
A state gas supervisor examined a 204 foot gas well owned by Sam Wert and Edward Hamilton. He found the gas rises directly from Trenton rock, not from a neighboring well, with a pressure of 51 pounds that remains steady when only two families use it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Kinney
Sam Wwert
Edward Hamilton
Trenton Rock
Fifteen Years of Bucklen Arnica Salve Praised
A. F. Hardy of East Wilton Maine credits Bucklen's Arnica Salve with curing sores boils ulcers and burns for fifteen years and says it saved many doctor bills. Available at F M Henry Co's drug store for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklen
A. F. Hardy
East Wilton
Maine
F. M. Henry &Co
Retired Teacher Quizzes Class On Conceited Word
A well known retired high school teacher explains conceited to students by asking how they would judge bragging about oneself. A student answers a liar, prompting a lesson from THE STANDARD office.
Final Settlement Notice for Cynthia A. Hittle Estate
Creditors heirs and devisees of Cynthia A. Hittle are notified of a Decatur Circuit Court final settlement hearing in Greensburg Indiana on January 1 1908 to show cause why accounts should not be approved and to prove heirship. Executor John F Goddard and attorneys Goddard and Craig publish the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynthia A. Hittle
Decatur
Greensburg
Indiana
Markets Note Wheat and Corn Prices
Market brief shows Wheat at 0.056 per bushel and Corn at 0.6 per bushel with unclear figures. The fragment suggests price quotes but lacks complete data and context.
Farmers Harvest Wheat Then Plan to Buy Automobiles
Farmers in Argentina harvest wheat and soon intend to purchase cars. A warning to hunters printed on muslin is offered for sale at this office priced at five cents each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argentina
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Miriam Beall
Kingston
R. A. Hamilton
Will Robison
Margaret Handiges
Rosa Wilson
Panther Creek
J. L. Neff
Ferris
North Rodney
James Wright
Rodney
George Fultz
W. R. Himetick
William Byrum
Ice Creek
B. F. Bower
A. A. Holcomb
Joe Holcomb
Zenas
A. E. Tucker
Floressup
Will Fultz
Mechanicsburg
Tre
Will Huber
Granville Martin and
Ernest
John H. Jackson
Independent Telephone
Independent Office
Frank Kelly
J. F. Hamilton
Frank Williamson
Freeport
Walter Sharp
Terre Haute
Zelda Patterson
Milroy
Grace Griffin
Franklin
Ed Whalen
George Lugenbell
Ed Brown
William Lockridge
Dan Baker
Martha Baker
J. P. Burroughs
Frankfort
Kentucky
Barnard
City Park
Panie
Standard Office
John F. Goddard
Goddard & Craig
Attys
Associated Charities
Citizens Bank Building
Emma B. Sefton
Foundry and Machine
W. Hilland
Prop
Wishbone
Si Simlins
Uncle Si
Marshall Field
John Wanamaker
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