Milroy resident Mrs Weaver hosts visitors and changes in area homes
County correspondence reports Mrs Sarah Weaver of Milroy as guest of Mrs E C Nation. Several relatives and friends visit from Downeyville Indianapolis and Richland. Local families relocate with Joe Wash and family moving into Jess Harrells house. Mrs Will Bradley dies of cancer with funeral at the church and burial at Layton cemetery near Williamstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Weaver
Milroy
E. C. Nation
T. J. Anthony
Clarksburg
Ethpert Waybright
Frank Martin
James Martin
Edgar Martin
Richland
Mary Martin
Janie
James Patterson
Oliver Goddard
Fred Goddard
Robert Goddard
Will Bradley
Henry Morrow
Layton
Williamstown
Clarksburg Notes Bring Moves and Visits Across Town
Orville King and wife moved to Greensburg on Friday. Mrs James Maxwell is ill with typhoid fever. Miss Josephine Lampe to sing at the nickelodeon this week. A C Shumm went to Indianapolis to buy Christmas goods. Rev Anthony moved from Sandusky to the M F parsonage. H H Dowden placed a monument for Asa Davis. Alma James of Pittsburgh visiting Ruby Emmett. Rev Scoular holds meetings at Memorial. Thomas Hillis returned to Milroy after visiting H C Doles. Roscoe Linville bought the Marcus Kendal farm near Salem and moved there. Mrs Monroe Davis returned from Rushville sanitarium improving after shoulder surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville King
Greensburg
James Maxwell
Josephine Lampe
A. C. Shumm
Indianapolis
Anthony
Sandusky
M. F. Prsonage
H. H. Dowden
Asa Davis
Alma James
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Ruby Emmett
Rev. Scoular
The
Presbyterian Church
Memorial
Thomas Hillis
Milroy
H. C. Doles
Roscoe Linvitle
Marcus Kendal
Salem
Monroe Davis
Community Notices From Greensburg Area Observers
Local residents and visitors list include Ira Embry in Indianapolis, Rev. Paul Edwards in Lawrenceburg, Mrs. Ida Newton of Tipton visiting Greensburg, and Miss Edith Tatman from Greensburg spending Sunday with relatives. Attendants attendances include Prof. Harry Wierman and Elmer Swift families, while a masked women group celebrated Mrs. Charles Worland’s forty sixth birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Newton
Tipton
Miller
Guy
Alice Brown
Greensburg
Elmer Swift
Atta Herndon
Harry Wierman
Plainfield
Edith Tatman
David Wolfe
Ley
L. O. Blackmore
Edgar Blackmore
Eva
Mary Worland
Saturdy
Albert Minor
Audrey
Clem Wolfe
Shelby County
Charles Worland
St Paul Notes on Residents Visitors and Local Prospects
In St Paul many have returned from Cincinnati and visitors drop in, with Emma Johannes and her mother noted. The town sees new families moving in as a stone crusher fills workplaces, quarries closed for winter. Lectures and club life flourish, while talk of development and riverfront attractions spurs speculation on future wealth.
Local Notes and Social Rounds Mentioning Visits and Weddings
Newpoint notes Illness of Mrs Dr Johnson. Miss Ona Ergle visited home folks. Mrs Wi l Thomas paid a visit to Indianapolis. Bro Robinson conducted Sunday services. Mrs Ida Comman visited her father John Freeland. M E church oyster supper drew good attendance. Rabbit season drew many hunters. Wedding rumor hints at plans. Fred Neimeyer and wife visited son George. Frank Ross and wife visited in Andersonville. Mrs Curt Walker and Edna visited friends in Rushville. Clara Wolfe and Florence Hoff traveled to Cincinnati. Mrs L W D Jerman and Ollie Davis shopped in Greensburg. Mrs Henry Wolfe visited her son Frank Wolfe in Shelbyville. Thomas Bear and sons William...
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M. E
Fred Neimeyer
George
Frank Ross
Andersonville
al. Ross
Residents Head South For Winter Stay In New Mexico
John and another companion left Monday for New Mexico to spend the winter. Mrs. Murphy and granddaughter Mamie visited Will Starks and wife last week. Mrs. Isaac Palmer, Mrs. Ward Williams, and Mrs. George Meyers visited Mrs. Edward Neimeyer on Tuesday.
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John
New Mexico
Murphy
Mamie
Will Starks
Isaac Palmer
Ward Williams
George Meyers
Edward Neimeyer
Local Notices From Greensburg and Surrounding Areas
Mrs E H Picak improves Rev Roberts attends college in Louisville Greensburg visitors Louis Lott on business Monday Dr Clark business visitor Greensburg Thursday John Hill transacts business W A Evans transacts business Greensburg Wednesday Mrs Myres Freeland shopped Greensburg Thursday Ed Whippie Burney visited relatives George Moor grain merchant pays 1 dollar per bushel for wheat John Logan Terre Haute staying a few days Alfred Beagles new house near completion expected next week W A Evans to tour Kansas and the Southwest K L Adams Urso McCorkle return from Cincinnati two days of business travel
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Lott
Greensburg
Dr. Clark
John Hill
W. A. Evans
Myres Freeland
Ed Whippie
Burney
George Moor
John Logan
Terre Haute
Great Root Juice Promises Cures for Digestive Ailments
Advert says Root Juice has cured stomach liver and kidney problems across the state. It claims to remove bloating belching constipation heartburn headaches and rheumatism. Bottles cost one dollar or three for two dollars and a half at Batterton's drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batterton’s
Misguided Genius Forgery Case By Italian Bastianini
The Italian forger Bastianini born 1830 produced famous terra cotta antiques for sale via Freppa earning fortunes. A Savonarola bust fooled critics and collectors including Dupre Sir Frederick Leighton and Grand Duchess Marie of Russia though later proven fake. Louvre bought a Benevieni bust for 2600, but that piece too remained a fraud.
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Bastianini
Freppa
Savonarola
Dupre
Michelangelo
Robbin
Frederick Leighton
Marie
Russia
Lippart
Benevieni
Florence
Louvre
Scientific American
Testing water purity by sugar bottle method
A method described by Engineering News proposes placing a lump of sugar in a nearly full corked bottle, excluding air and exposing to light for two to three days. If no milky cloud forms and the water stays clear, it may be regarded as free from phosphates associated with sewage water.
When Men Wore Laces
A London Mail analysis argues excess in fashion was greater in past centuries. It notes seventeenth to eighteenth century men spent on attire as much as women, with lace, hats, stockings, and jewelry common for men. The piece cites diaries showing male dress costs rivaled or exceeded those of women in earlier eras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Henry de Gallier
la Revue
London Mail
Two Authors Pick Up Rejected Manuscript With Secret Twists
A Life submission led two young writers to part ways. Next day they meet and discover the work returned. One regrets not editing it and the other reveals the manuscript from his own envelope ready for last minute changes. The exchange echoes a New York Times note on ironic literary timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Himmself
New York Times
Willie Scared Sister With Caterpillar Name
A Gaylord child, eight, cried to her mother claiming Willie, ten, frightened her with a Temora campa leucostigma. Willie, showing a caterpillar, identified the scientific name and explained his act, while the mother remained puzzled by the term. The Denver Post reports the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaylord Street
Willie
Denver Post
Rhyme of Months Sparks a Landlord Joke
An inspector tests students on mottoes for the months. The lesson ends with a boy answering the classic weather rhyme about January and February, but the punchline reveals the landlord as the one who comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb when arrears are paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
His Majesty
London
Clocks Through Time The Pendulum and Precision
The article traces clock development from medieval times to modern accuracy. It notes early clocks were unreliable, water clocks used as checks, Galilei with pendulum isochronism aiding time measurement, and the mercurial and compensating pendulums reducing running errors in clock mechanisms.
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Galilei
Church of
Pisa
New York World
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