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Newspaper

Knightstown Journal

Location

Knightstown, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1905

Page

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Mrs Louie C Wink Elected President of Indiana WRC

Knightstown woman Louie C Wink won the presidency of the Woman's Relief Corps of Indiana after two ballots. She led on the first ballot by a small margin and secured an overwhelming majority after a candidate withdrew. The race also included Mrs Pickering of Middletown as a rival.

Knightstown Louie C. Wink Woman's Relief Corps of Indiana Wink Mra Pickering Middletown

Mrs Wink Wins Despite County Split Support

Mrs Wink faced divided support in her home county yet won easily aided by longstanding leadership in the Woman's Relief Corps and the Order of the Eastern Star. She has been active in clubs as Secretary of the Henry County Federation of Women's Clubs and names her daughter Miss Minnie Wink as State Secretary.

Mrs Wink Woman's Relief Corps Order of the Eastern Star Henry County Federation of Women’s Clube Wink Minnie Wink

Roy Shipman granted retrial and lighter sentence

News notes Roy Shipman will return home soon after Special Judge Will Converse ordered a retrial and reduced his sentence to ten days with a small fine and costs. The move follows pressure from friends and is seen as a correction of an overly harsh sentence. Edmund White reports the death in Texas of Charles H. White, eighty, once a resident near the city. he is remembered as a godly man.

Roy Shipman Will Converse Richmond Texas Edmund White Charles H. White Mr White New Mexico Paul Huckleman Omer Hackleman Missouri Greenfield Charles Hackleman

Weather Update Showers Tonight With Thunderstorms

The forecast calls for showers and thunderstorms this evening into night with cooler temperatures arriving by Saturday. Expect unsettled conditions through the weekend and lighter winds.

Spiceland and Richmond Travel Notes

W. B. Steele visited Spiceland on business today while W. K. Deem was in Richmond and Indiana speke on Thursday.

W. B. Steele Spiceland Business Today

Tribulation of One Who Tried to Flee Country Life

A battered tale of a man attempting to escape rural life via a modern goods pitch. A head salesman touts unlikely furniture schemes including sixteen broom beds and elongated soup-box bunks priced at eighty pounds, as the narrator debates fittings for a country home.

Taima Porpone Lydia Colorado Hombly

Young Doctor Delights Social Circle at Dinner

A young physician charms a social gathering and an elderly lady, named Mia B, with his wit and ease as he escorts her to the dining room. The reminiscence ends with an odd pasteboard misfit reading Crown His Cemetery Adm One from an Indianapolis newspaper clipping.

Ami Mia. B Form Inillanapolis Newa

Tanguitie Evidence in a Child Bedroom Tale

A frightened girl clings to reassurance from her mother who reminds her God is with her and a comforting doll. The child then rejects both and pleads for a person with a skin face, voiced from the staircase in a Lippincotts Magazine style vignette.

God Dolly Lippincotts Meguizine

Millionaire Gotrox Reflects on Wealth and Poverty

An interview with Mr Gotrox, a multimillionaire, reveals his humor about scarce funds despite wealth. He claims to have started with only a handful of dollars, cited by the Philadelphia Bulletin as a contrast to his current fortune.

Gotrox Philadelphia Bulletin

Pleasing Address Sparks Dinner Table Banter

In Yonkers a brief exchange on a man with a pleasing address prompts a comic moment as a dinner guest recalls a delivery mishap leaving the intended compliment unspoken. The quip highlights social chatter and character in a lighthearted note.

Three Counties News Roundup From Hancock to Greenfield

Sunday June 11 marked a banner day for the Williams family in Juceon township Hancock county with twins and a daughter born to relatives. A Lewisville trustees petition seeks county consent to a wine mode for Thomes Nogen and others. The county board of review hears many tax complaints. Enterprise Gas of Newcastle reports a dry well near their former strongest field. Charles Davis suffers a hand injury at Krell French piano plant in Newcastle. Charles Baird pays 25 for whipping his wife in Newcastle. A horse belonging to Amos Haywood near Charlottesville dies after a racing spree frightens it into a fence. S. A. D. Beckner of Greenfield leaves 38 000 life insurance.

Williama Juceon Township Hancock County Charles Davis Krell- French Newcastle Charles Baird Amos Haywood Charlottesville

Epworth League aids Richmond district conventio n Newcastle

Local notes report Epworth League participation at a Richmond district convention in Newcastle. Various residents attend church events and social gatherings, with visitors from Indianapolis and Fort Wayne. A mix of sermons, social plans, and community updates fill the column.

Epworth League Richmond District Newcastle

The Man of the Future No. The text fragment

The readable portion shows a dialogue about prevention and fear of seeds, with a character mentioning having a vermiform appendix removed at age ten. The excerpt is incomplete and lacks clear event or outcome to summarize further.

Tve

Odd Exchange on Curious Buildog Experiment

A garbled dialogue shows Dane and Jones discussing a new buildog. The speaker mentions buying a buildog yesterday and plans to test if it behaves like a tramp, revealing a quirky, unfinished conversation fragment about an experimental device.

Jones

Tommy Explains Rainy School Absence To Mother

Little Tommy tells his mother that rain keeps him from going to school but he can still play ball. He says rain makes mud slippery so you can slide on your stomach better. The cartoonish exchange showcases playful logic about weather and sports.

Tommy Httle Tonothy Alwys New York Times

Conversation Fragments On Douwhley Prompt Reflections

A dated exchange notes meeting Douwhley after years with remarks that he has not changed much. The dialogue pivots on his ongoing habit of talking about past follies and a cryptic line about flow and understanding.

Douwhley

Mousten Post Quips On Restraint In Bold Vibe

Cartoonish dialogue shows Johnny urged to practice restraint while defending his anger at a bigger boy. The exchange, labeled Mousten Post, hints at streetwise bravado and mischief in a small town setting.

Johnny

Fragmented Exchange Reflects Time Strain Between Two People

A clipped dialogue shows one speaker accusing the other of aging, while the other protests, questioning gender and identity amid a terse, informal exchange. The slang and misspellings indicate a casual, possibly regional vernacular from a past era.

Think Thumper Returns After Brief Retirement

The New York Press quips that Thumper may seem out of the prize ring but suggests this is only a temporary retirement, implying a possible comeback after a short layoff.

Thumper New York Press

Quip on Fon Water Marks Chicago Journal Cartoon

A Chicago Journal caption features Tro Evils with Tagle debating whether Fon should have drinking water boiled to kill microbes. The old man mulls the remark, suggesting playful science talk about quarks and cemeteries.

Tagle Chicago Journal

Endowment Policy Matures Prompting Life Reconsideration

Howell questions living life again while Powell notes a twenty year endowment policy maturing next month as a judge observes.

Howell Powell Judge

Wealth and happiness clash in reader letters

Mr Dustin Stax responds to letters from readers in the Washington Star pondering whether wealth truly equals happiness. He notes that many people seem to equate wealth with personal joy, suggesting a common belief among the public.

Dustin Stax Washington Star

Through Cars North and East Between Indianapolis and Richmond

Through service to Richmond from Indianapolis will begin soon with no changes at Dublin. cars will run to Newcastle with hourly connections, using I and E tracks through Dublin and Richmond Street lines. The line is under Widener Eskine Syndicate influence, benefiting Newcastle travelers and Richmond business districts.

Usdianapelia & Eastern Indlaanapelia Boblio Indianapolis Richmond Dublin Main Street Richmond Street and Interurban Company Widener-Eskine Syndicate Richmond Street Richmond Limited Newcastle Newcatle Tt Ie Duonreith Henry County

Social Events Roundup Amid Parties and Receptions

Mrs Fred Leasure hosts an euchre party at Pine and Franklin. Mrs Fred E Barrett plans a reception in Indianapolis for Miss Bessie Rhodes of Oxford and Miss Francee Huffaker of Louisville. Mrs Maude Meckel invites young ladies to a sewing party for Miss Edna Crockett of Knightstown. A Bell's ball dance drew about fifteen couples while Miss Harriet Harold hosted clerks at Charles store. Miss Martha Carson hosted a luncheon for Miss Tebbe of Harrison and Mrs Charles Williams hosted for Miss Tebba.

Fred E. Barrett Indianapolis Bessie Rhodes Oxford Francee Huffaker Louisville Maude Meckel South Washington Street Fdne Crockett Knightstown Marion Martha Carson Mise Tebbe Harrison, O. Mre Charles Williams Mias Tebba

Düsseldorfers Face Greenfield in Spring Lake Park Clash

The Düsseldorfers of Indianapolis meet Greenfield at Spring Lake Park next Sunday after a previous loss at home. They debut a new battery and two infielders with Conner, a fast pitcher, leading a 9 8 win over Lafayette last Sunday. The game is set for 3 15 p m.

Duesseldorferg Indianapolis Spring Lake Park Dueessdorfers Conner Duesseldorfers Lafayette

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mrs. Wink New W. R.C. Pres L. C. Wink W. K. Deemwas Yonkers Steterinst Trustees Lewisville Thomes Nogen The County Board of Review Enterprise Gas Company Newcastie S. A. D. Beckner F. Zenn Burkett Christian Church Ogden Presbyterian Church Harry Watts Prof A. H. Graham Col. C. D. Hawkee Madison R. Silver Busiess Arthur Harold Lee Woods Byron Eldridge Lon Utrich GW. Williams Mise Nore Grittin Ft. Wayne Mrs. James Grittin Arno H. C. Starr C. S. Wolfer W. L. Nuskang C. M. Bartlett A. W. Swanson Pairmount D. Woodsworth South Bend Be. M. Fletcher Paul Rome Wafe Washington Post the Man OF the Future Dane Tro Fred (. Leasutre Eucire Pine and Franklin Streets Harriet Harold Charles’ Store Sports
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