Barber Shop Ownership Change and Local Notices
Wm. Drake purchases Elmer Alward's share in the Grismore and Alward barber shop. The Alwards plan to depart soon for Rio Grand Texas. Leland Massey traveled to Indianapolis for a weekend visit with his companion Miss Retha Myer who attends kindergarten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Drake
Elmer Alward
Grismore & Alward
Mrs. Alward
Rio Grand
Texas
Leland Massey
Indianapolis
Retha Myer
Kindergaten
Rural Recreation Centers Plan Shaped In Illinois Congress
A plan to establish rural recreation centers funded by public taxation is under consideration in Illinois. The Rural Recreation Congress in Cleveland from June 5 to 8, 1912 will discuss rural school and church recreation work, women’s clubs, traveling libraries, gardening contests, corn clubs, athletics, and boy scout activities. Pageants from Thetford and other towns illustrate local history and the movement aims to reduce city pull on rural youth and boost farm life appeal and economic efficiency through rural play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Rural Recreation Congress
Cleveland
Ohio
Grange
Thetford
Vermont
United States
Kingman Urges Co-operative Advertising Plan
Kingman leaders call for a town wide cooperative advertising system to boost merchant business. C L Steinbaugh showcased a cooperative circular funded by local merchants, arguing systematic ads attract readers without needing large spaces. The piece urges stronger collaboration and closer merchant ties to improve the town's economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingman
Montgomery, Ward & Co
Sears and Sawbuck
Chicago House Wrecking Co
C. LC. Steinbaugh
Mrs Farr Returns Home After Visit in Hillsboro
Miss Hazel Farr returns to her Hillsboro home after visiting relatives. She plans to travel to Indianapolis soon to work. N. M. Teegarden and family visited in town over Sunday with his parents Mr and Mrs John R Teegarden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Farr
Hillsboro
Indianapolis
N. M. Teegarden
John R. Teegarden
Unsinkable lifeboat plan by Captain Brude sails Atlantic tale
Captain Ole Brude of Seattle, famed for crossing the Atlantic in 1905 in an egg shaped lifeboat, seeks permission to drift from a liner mid ocean to prove the craft will weather gales. He claims the boat can carry 40 passengers and three months provisions, with a six month return pledge to Seattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ole Brude
Seattle
United
Pacific
Brude
Mid Ocean
Norway
America
Captain Brude
Boston
Massachusetts
Seven Seas
Atlantic
New York Harbor
Not Fussy Dialogue Between Woman and Tramp
A brief overheard exchange shows a woman objecting to giving money at a door while a tramp suggests giving it through a window. The banter captures a moment of street interaction with humor and social tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marm
A Friend's Mis taken Kindness
A Salem resident left Doctor Fanning a box of 25 migratory birds as a friendly gift but the birds were released after the doctor, a bird lover and student of ornithology, could not bear to see them confined. All birds flew away, restoring their liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem News
Doctor Fanning
Local residents attend commencements and visits across towns
Mrs C H Ratcliff and Mrs Wm Wilkey traveled to Covington for the high school commencement. D B Sanders and wife and Olen Henderson and wife visited Isaac Embree and wife late last week. Hugh Banta went to Rockville for the Democratic county convention. Miss Zula Howell visited relatives in Terre Haute from Friday to Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Ratcliff
Wm. Wilkey
Covington
D. B. Sanders
Olen Henderson
Isaac Embree
Wifh
Hugh Banta
Rockville
Zula Howell
Terre Haute
A Difference Subtler Word Use From Ade Dinner
George Ade urged careful diction at a New York dinner advising delicate word choice. An editor challenged him on sight and vision, and Ade demonstrated the distinction with a Broadway meeting anecdote about a vision and a sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ade
New York
Mr. Ade
Billy
Broadway
Just Like Women in a Curio of Divorce Troubles
A lawyer narrates two women seeking divorces in a light wry tone. One cites a husband who would not stay at home, the other laments a spouse who lounges at home constantly. The piece, styled as a sharp courtroom quip, highlights domestic tensions.
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Hanner
Fye
Childrens
J. M. Hanner
Our Dry Goods Department
Bloomingdale, Ind
Taylor & Jones
Williamsville
Jas
B. Marks
Sylvania
M. Guittager
Department of Sarthe
Guillaume
Sansonnet
Beaumont
Jemmapes
Bon Apotre
Marathon
Voltaire
Brilliant
Coco II
Vieux Chaslin
Coco
Mignon
Jean le Blanc
Souris
Diogeon
Couturier
Romulus
M. Tacheau
Monie
Desirus
Desire
Mouton
Liderim
Sophie
Polydor
Papillon
M. Lefeuvre
Euphrosine
M. Caigre
A. L. Fisher
J. B. Marks
White City
Agents
B. O. Hudler
Indiana
Rural Recreation
T’s
Big Ben
C. F. Smith
O. S. Douglas
Fountain County
J. T. Redman
Res
C. M. Spencer
Undertaker
A. L. Ratcliff
Kingman Bank
DR. F
Cuthbert
Cas
Kingman Hotel
Adam Bonebrake
Jackson's Livery Barn
Kingaran
Col
Claude Madden
Danville
Jackson St
E. E. Ewbank
D. D
New Opera House
G. C. Wert
Citizens Bank
L. H. Dix’s
Phoe
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