Death of Uncle Rafe McGee of Decatur County
Ralph McGee widely known Decatur county farmer died at his home six miles southwest of Greensburg Indiana at eleven Sunday morning. Funeral at home Tuesday at 1 pm officiated by Rev F M Huckleberry. He leaves nine children twenty two grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. He was a famed Poland China hog producer and tile maker who established an early tile factory and helped drain and farm rich lands earning wealth and esteem. He supported the Republican party and belonged to Liberty Baptist church.
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Rafe’’' McGee
Decatur County
Greensburg
Liberty Church
F. M. Huckleberry
Seymour
Ralph McGee
John McGee
Ireland
Butler County
Ohio
Jane Cassell
Sarah Jones
Franklin County
Indiana
Tacey
Mr. McGee
William H
Mary E. Wynkoop
Charles L
Ralph T
George M
James A
Mattie M
McGee
Republican Party
Liberty Baptist Church
Standard
Gets Big Contract for Auto Bodies in Connersville
W B Ansted closed a contract to supply auto mobile bodies for a major factory and announced an increase of capital stock from 100000 to 800000. The central factory’s output is nearly secured, with strong demand and potential new building to handle regular trade in Connersville.
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W. B. Ansted
Connersville
Champlain’s Liniment Helps Farmers and Mechanics
An advisory note explains Cham berlain's Liniment speeds healing for minor injuries and sprains common to farmers and mechanics. It claims faster recovery, reduces inflammation and swelling if applied promptly, and notes safety against blood poisoning. Sold by all druggists.
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Chamberlain
Shakespeare and the Law in His Plays
The article argues Shakespeare uses abundant legal phraseology and scenes about legal topics, likening his treatment to contemporaries. It cites Lord Campbell on legal terms in Shakespeare and notes that legal jargon appears across period drama, not just in Shakespeare, with examples from Dekker Tourneur and Gull’s Horn Book.
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Lord Campbell
Lega
Dekker
London
Gull
Tourneur
Untidy Husband Seeks Grease Spot Resistant Suit
A man complains to a tailor about a suit matching his last color but with no clear shade. He explains he cut the cloth from his former suit to avoid showing grease stains. The tailor explains no such fabric exists, highlighting the absurdity in the request.
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London Mail
A Grand Memory Grace Recalled From Dundee Service
A highland girl visiting north recalls her former mistress in Dundee. Invited to dinner, her master blesses the meal as always, and the girl remarks that he said the same grace six years ago, a grand memory noted by the London Telegraph.
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Dundee
London Telegraph
Sterling firm’s silverware noted by local farmers
In a casual general store talk, Farmer Bellows claims a firm makes the most silverware, while others argue. Farmer Stubbs settles the debate, noting the Sterling name seen on much of the merchandise.
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Farmer Bellows
Farmer Stubbs
Town Fronts and Advertising Boost Your Local Town
A short promotional piece urges every local business to boost the town by fronting on advertising. It extols the value of a strong business front and offers help with arranging and improving storefronts and stationery to attract customers and residents.
Watch the Sky Colors Signal Weather Fate
The sky colors reflect moisture in the atmosphere and hint at upcoming weather. Red sunsets suggest dry, fine days while coppery or yellowish tones predict rain. tracking the smallest cloud can indicate improving or deteriorating conditions.
A Governor of Names and a Price Put on Honor
General Robert E. Lee refused many offers of honor after the Civil War. He accepted only Washington College presidency for a modest salary, turning down a $50,000 yearly insurance post when told no work would be required. He replied his name should be guarded if worth such money.
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Robert E. Lee
Thomas Nelson Page
Washington College
Lee
Fresh Water Springs Known in Gulf of Mexico
Sailors report several fresh water springs in the gulf where ships fill casks with cold water rising like geysers amid salt water. Known for 200 to 300 years, these springs aided mariners becalmed in the doldrums though some are charted.
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Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
The Sly Fox at Tittle Hall Farmyard Fox Tale
A Suffolk farmer and wife discover a fox has invaded the dairy at Tittle Hall Boxted. The creature squeezes through a sink hole to reach the cream, swells to a huge size, feigns death, and escapes when tossed outside. The incident ends with the fox fleeing and the woman lamenting the crafty thief.
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Tittle Hall
Boxted
Sudbury
Bury St. Edmunds
Suffolk
England
Boxted Hall
Reynard
Flowers Save Scilly Isles From Poverty
A Tarring England letter to the New Orleans Times-Democrat describes how five Scilly Isles off Cornwall shifted from potato farming to a thriving flower trade. Trevelick foresaw a richer harvest, starting with a few bulbs and building a well organized industry that now employs island residents.
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Scilly Isles
Atlantic
Trevelick
Covent Gardens
Islands
Tarring
England
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Explanations Probed in Family Scene Exchange
A humorous dialogue shows Alfred asking what base on balls means while Papa reads about boxing. Alfred inquires if it equates to going out on a bat as Mamma listens. Mamma demands two explanations with the first being most important.
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Alfred
Papa
Mamma
Benjamin Ridgely
Flogging the Bridegroom Customs in Remote Regions
The bridegroom is flogged by relatives on the wedding day in three cultures, in northeast Siberia, Borneo, and Nubian Arab tribes. The act tests the groom’s endurance and willingness to endure pain to prove manliness.
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Siberia
Borneo
Nubian
How many children have you
A tired woman tells a tourist she cannot be certain how many children she has as the family experiences various activities. She says she counts at supper time, naming Willie, Tommy, Georgie, and Esmeralda Ann, and mentions a shotgun and elopement as possible events.
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Willie
Tommy
Georgie
Esmeralda Ann
Washington
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