Best Coal Ad and Local Holiday Visits Featured
Telegraph column lists coal prices from S B Coal Co and notes Mrs. Alvin Edwards returning to Indianapolis after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs John K Teegarden. Mentions John Gillogg and wife visiting Newman Illinois and A A Lindley returning from Mississippi to handle real estate. Also 5000 bushels corn wanted at best price and several Christmas visits among locals including Veedersburg and Covington residents.
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Alvin Edwards
Indianapolis
John K. Teegarden
Real estate transfers and school notes from Tangier region
The week in Fountain County real estate shows transfers filed by O Douglas for properties in Covington Attica and Veedersburg with values listed from 1 to 4700 dollars. Tangier High School notes include a Christmas play The Shepherds Story and reports on the Farmer's Institute and classroom activities plus student convalescence and upcoming lessons in A Tale of Two Cities.
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Fountain Co Real Estate
Alist
Che Star
O. Douglas
Covington
Ind
H. S
Rachel
Grace Ray
Elihu
Hazel Seeley
Madge Deal
Hazel Wakeland
Dolly Millikan
Violet Hodson
Mable Norman
Ada Bond
Fountain County
Coington
Subscriptions Help Drive Wolves From Our Door
A local notice thanks readers for numerous subscriptions paid this week and urges those yet to remit to help stabilize finances. The message mentions a prior notice to “single wrapper” friends and requests patience while finalizing the subscriber list. Charley Crowley of Terre Haute visited relatives in the area last week.
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Charley Crowley
Terre Haute
Locking Sheridan in for The Critic Last Act
The Green Book Magazine recounts a tale of Sheridan forced to write the final act of The Critic two days before opening. Ford and Linley arranged a dinner with King guiding Sheridan into a green room, then locked the door and departed. The next morning they unlocked it to find Sheridan exhausted but with the needed scene completed.
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George M. Cohan
Sheridan
Ford & Linley
Linley
King
Critic
Green Book Magazine
Old Glory in Far India Flag Shown as Tour Keepsake
A Chicago visitor returns from a round the world trip with an Indian silk American flag survey. She notes its eight red and seven white stripes and thirteen stars on a blue field. The vendor claimed the flag reflected the pre Civil War design.
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Chicago
India
Elixir of Life Queen Alexandra's famed London cup
London hostesses tout new heat drinks with Marlborough house serving a peach and orange juice blend. A cucumber slice, sugar, ginger, and maraschino on ice create a mellow royal cocktail. Kings Edward and Alphonso are noted for secret or famed brews, but Queen Alexandra's drink tops all.
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London
Marlborough House
Edward
Alphonso
Queen Alexandra
Thoughtful Robert and the Birthday Prayer
A short tale notes Robert fearing fatigue from celebrations and prayers. He plans to repeat prayers the night before his birthday so as not to be too tired to say them tomorrow. His mother is surprised by the double praying.
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Robert
Everybody’s Magazine
Belleville merchant signs cheeky door message
In Missouri a Belleville shopkeeper posted a sign on the store door reading Come in without knocking. Go out the same way. The quip captures a playful warning about courtesy and exit.
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Belleville
Edith's Wedding to English Lord Court Judge
The note suggests Edith plans marriage to an English lord who serves as a judge. The tone implies a social announcement or rumor about a forthcoming union and its notable match.
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J. M. Hanner
Bloomingdale and
Rosedale, Ind
C.L. Woody
Blue Front
A. H. Dickens
Hudson’s City Restaurant
THE
Kingman Star
Kingman
Ndisos
Nut
S. B. Coal
John Gillogg
Newman, Ir
A. A. Lindley
Mississippi
J. R. Teegarden
F. R. Jones
Will LaBaw
Veedersburg
R. A. McCord
Ora Ludlow
W. M. Gambril
Danville
Ini
William Williams
Bernard E. Briles
A. Briles
A. Fulton
Addie Lank & Wf
Mary M. Spiller
Attica
Ora VanDorn & Wf
Charley Martin
Laura E. James
C. B. Burlington & Wf
James A. Coan
Louisa J. Reed
John W. Heers
Martha A. Whittier
Georgeanna Whittier
N. E
J. H. Heddbrinck
Thos. Davis & Wf
Ptlot
Oscar Carlson & Wf
H. D. Purviance
Imp. Co
Lottie Walden
John Bethel
C. E. Brown & Wf
B. B. Tabor
C. C
C. B. Ward & Wf
Ella B. Morgan
A. Covington
James M. Work
Daniel V
Chas. Holland & Wf
J. B
Keller
Cates
Tangier High School Notes
Nellie Cecil
Iola Sowers
Kathleen Jackson
Carrie Hunt
Dena Ratcliffe
Fannie Sowers
Hilda Brown
Crimes
Elsie Harvey
Kathryn Gallagher
Hallie Haworth
Susan Gallagher
Shine On
Bethlehem Star”School
Roviene Lewman
Alma Pratt
Floy Hadley
John Wann
the Royal Gift
O Tannenbaum
Farmer’s Institute
H. S. Auditorium
A.S
Mr. Pielemeier
K. Lewman
Raymond Mendenhall
Far
East
Thoughtful Robert
Missouri
Edith
U. S. Douglas
Ryes
O C. Deselms
Optometrist
Indiana
C. M. Spencer
Rollie Mr
Gray City
Drayman
S. A. Boswell
Kingman, Ind
Melvin Light
Yeddo Phone
the Victor Ladies Tailoring Co
Alice M. Howell
Victor Ladies Tailoring Co
Adam Bonebrake
Jackson’s
Kingaaan
DR. F
Cuthbert
Ringman Hotel
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