SHERIDAN COMMUNITY GATHERS FOR SUNDAY VISITS AND EVENTS
Miss Fern Patrick and Bernice Boyd spent Sunday with Agnes Gresham while neighbors traveled from Carthage to G W Smiths for dinner. Edna Davis illness kept her from school as a large Christian Endeavor crowd met Sunday night led by Clarence Gresham. Abbie Allen of Bedford Indiana visited niece Abbie Crow as Mercer family members discussed summer work opportunities.
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Bernice Boyd
Agnes Gresham
Garoutte
Lula Stanley
Carthage
G. W. Smith
George Hay
Bluebaugh
Salor Nelli
Leola
Fern Patrick
Edna Davis
Will Holdeman
Jasper
I. S. Marls
Glenn Earls
Paul Davis
Mildred Winans
Frances
Minnie Gresham
Salem
Drake
the News
Ed Davis
Christian Endeavor
Clarence Gresham
G W. Smith
Jon Stanley
Sterling
Abbie Allen
Bedford Ind
Abbie Crow
Bedell
Bicknal Bender
Geo Carns
Mercer
Alba
Sympathy for mourners in Lebanon and beyond
A sorrowful Easter note from Lebanon Mississippi extends deepest sympathy to families of William Busby Mrs Fannie Brenneman and others who mourn. The message honors Busby Ella Ward and Mrs Jas Bowers and recalls an Easter hymn with Alleluia as a note of consolation amid loss.
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Wm. Busby
Fannie Brenneman
Kansas
John Ward
Jas. Bowers
Colorado
Ella
Discing Land Before Plowing Promotes Soil Water Absorption
An agricultural note from Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station urges discing stalk and stubble land before plowing to improve water absorption, soil mixing, and seed bed quality. The practice, especially on high priced corn belt land, increases drought resilience and yield potential. discing with a weighted harrow aids organic matter integration and prepares green manures for turning under.
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Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station
M. F. Miller
Columbia University
Bepin at the bottom and work your way up
An exchange offers advice about approaching tasks from the bottom up, noting it is good for most but not for a welldigger. It suggests there is an excuse for everything except failing to knock on your hometown and urges leaving if you dislike the place.
Pine Tar Honey Remedy for Whooping Cough
Dr Ball's Pine Tar Honey provides quick relief for whooping cough by loosening mucous soothing throat and lung linings and reducing coughing spell severity. A family with growing children should keep it on hand. 25 cents at H F Pitts.
Poultry and Eggs Market Ad at the Brick Barn
J. E. Carr advertises top market prices for poultry and eggs and promises a square deal from the Brick Barn.
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J. E. Carr
Advertisers Urged to Deliver Copy By Tuesday Noon
Advertisers are instructed to provide no copy in Monday editions and to submit materials by no later than Tuesday noon. The directive emphasizes timely submission for inclusion in upcoming pages.
Remarkable Water Taste Report From Farm Visit
A five year old girl described a farm visit including a large water well. She recalled many features but insisted the water tasted odd saying it was cowy or plecy or something, while noting the place was full of improvements. The Chicago Tribune recounts the remark with light humor.
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Nice
Chicago Tribune
Play instinct and juvenile delinquency critique
A Christian Register excerpt argues that most offenses arise from suppressed or perverted play instinct, urging against labeling youths as inherently criminal. It emphasizes well-qualified student testimony on social problems and calls for proper outlets to channel energy.
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Wickermean
Christian Register
Better Name for the Baby Sparks Laughs in Kansas City
A Kansas City Star clipping recounts a literary mother far from Toronto Republican offices showing her first born to a bachelor. The infant’s cries prompt the mother to propose a bold name, and the bachelor quips to call her Hysteria, highlighting a playful misnaming moment in a distant town.
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Toronto
Republican
Kasess City
Noted lesson on agreement in English dialogue
A child quotes a teacher’s rule about three words and recalls being marked wrong for the phrase The grand old red white and blue are waving over Cuba. The exchange reveals a humorous misapplication of grammar and a moment of classroom memory.
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Cuba
Beavers Becoming Sazree Threatened With Extinction
Beavers face rapid decline despite their intelligence as they are eagerly hunted by trappers and face many natural enemies. In America their survival is in jeopardy.
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America
Earls Ship Cattle to Kansas City
Judge Earl shipped 40 head of fancy steers to Kansas City on Monday. George Marl sent a carload of mixed heifers and steers in the same train. George and Lester accompanied the stock through to Kansas City.
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Judge Earl
Kansas City
George Marl
George
Lester
Employee demands time off and early recommendation letter
Forehanded negotiates three afternoons off weekly and a strong letter of recommendation. The employee insists on the letter now, noting past attempts to secure a good reference upon departure have failed, and counters that the letter should be provided immediately.
Why He Preferred the Moon
A brief anecdote presents two men debating the moon versus the gun. One argues for the sun, the other asserts the moon outshines it at night when light is scarce, while daylight already provides enough.
Dante and Shakespeare Among the World’s Big Four
The piece places Dante and Shakespeare in the world’s literary Big Four with Cervantes and Homer. It notes Shakespeare’s work as top tier poetry and ponders which of the two is greater.
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Dante
Shakespeare
Betr Cervantes
Homer
Returned Unused Medicine Thrifty Town Champion
Mr Y is hailed as the thrifty man of our town after he gathered leftover medicines from ill family members, took them to the doctor and asked for credit for the unused drugs. He suggested the doctor could use them and he could not, claiming savings for the household.
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Mr. Y
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Sheridan
Miss Fern Patrick
Lebanon
Alwmer Armathong
Vlisss
H. &R. Goodrich
John Shiffett
Harrison Waltz
Yoes
Guy Ferris
Ashland
Nebr
Irene Hale
Sessor
Vernie
James Ray
Nebraska
Traore Manns
the Jasper News
McCall’s Magazine
Ncales Magazine
McCalid
McCall's
Maxwell
Tony Jott
Cour
Webb Bros
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