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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1915
Page
8
A physician writes back to a Chicago mail order firm, listing why he buys locally. He cites support for community trades, lack of patronage from the firm, and absence from street improvements, charity, taxes, and licenses, urging the firm to justify its appeal.
Sunday School and preaching scheduled at U B Church with service times noted. Harveysburg visit at 3 P M on Profitable Journey. Latest sermon praised. Basket Meeting arrangements near completion for July 4 with program to be announced. Also local ads and a prairie crime anecdote ending in a $10 000 damage suit.
The advertisement from Kingman Hardware Co. urges farmers to inspect mowers binders and hay loaders for needed repairs to save time and money. Visits note Joe Marshall and his family from Brazil staying with his parents. Other locals and visitors are mentioned with brief greetings and outings.
The reminiscence outlines Mary Redpath of Malden Massachusetts who helped spark Memorial Day after observing neglected Union graves in Charleston South Carolina in 1865. She and her husband formed a committee that urged a monument and fenced memorial site. Freedmen and whites contributed, and a Zion church service led to a parade to the cemetery with flowers and somber songs. Redpath linked to Civil War era efforts and the underground railway routes through Malden.
Mrs Walter Ridénour returned to her Forest Indiana home yesterday after a week with her parents Mr and Mrs M T Woody. Drs F S Cuthbert and A L Ratcliff attended a Fountain Warren Medical Society meeting at Veedersburg yesterday. Mrs Wash Sowers traveled to Covington yesterday to visit her daughter Mrs C B Philpott for a few days.
Local residents report numerous family visits and greetings through the week. James Coats and wife rushed to Lafayette to tend Mrs. Coats grandmother Thompson who lies seriously ill. Amos Leonard and wife attend Mrs. Chas. Shuler near Wallace. Many continued travel and social visits across nearby towns including Wallace, Russellville, Covington, and Crawfordsville district events. A Howell circus attendance and Epworth League convention in Covington are noted with details on dates and speakers. A local pump dealer advertises Hays and Myers pumps stocked for quick installation with affordable prices.
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