Flora grows busy as visitors and circuses arrive
Tribune special from Flora notes Miss Ida Cline of Lebanon visiting relatives, Tom Bowser arriving from Lebanon to visit friends, and several locals planning trips to Logansport for the circus. Ruth Miller and Merl Colvin plan elephants viewings. Oswald visiting WLC Richard family falls ill with fever. Earl Eisenhart of Branghurst stopped by on business.
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Flora
Ida Cline
Lebanon
Miss Oswald
WLC
Richard
East Columba Street
Earl Eisenhart
Hranghurst
Village Notes and Family Updates Amid Local Events
The item records scattered village news including visits and gatherings with relatives. Names such as Mrs Giv and Mr Fites appear alongside references to Sunday visits, new homes, and a nearby picnic. Several residents traveled to Logansport and Cincinnati for events and family dinners over the weekend.
Obituary notices and local events from a faded paper
A collection of fragmented notices reports a funeral for Hannah Parker aged 66 with services at Bernlenen? MILs church and mentions other deaths visits and social events. The text references relatives friends and church activities plus oblique references to Valley and M. E. church diners and community kontak.
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YY. PL. Cc. U. Hearis
Fulton Tueeday
Liesdames Eeman
Ulric
Tfioever
Hannah Parker
Visal
Bernlenen
Mils
Lemasters
M. BE. Church
Tehursday
Dimates Cha
Royal Centre Social Notes Show Local Travel and Weddings
A long list of visits and arrivals in Royal Centre includes Mrs Sam Hamilton and son Ralph from Columbus Indiana visiting Frushour family and relatives. Miss Jessie Runkle returning home. Mr A Womemy and family back from Nuex Hamet Marion and others. Miss S M Whistler and daughter Louise visiting Slammond with Miss Mary Firger. A large crowd traveled to Logansport to Wageling Bros show. Miss Elsie Wasconer and Thomas Wiseley wed at 5 30 pm at Thev Rosters home. Rogers performed the ceremony.
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Royal Centre
Sam Hamilton
Ralph
Columbus
Ind
Fd Frushour
Jessie Runkle
FL. A. Womeyv
Nuex
Hamet
Marion
S. M. Whistler
Louise
Aliss Mary Firger
Slammond
Logansport
Wageling Bros
Elsie Wasconer
Thomas Wiseley
Thev. EL EL
Mr. Rogers
Wedding at St. Vincent de Paul Church in Chicago
William Orth of Chicago and Miss Phoebe Beam daughter of Abs C F Beam were married yesterday morning at St. Vincent de Paul church. The ceremony was by Father J A Silvach of Oconto Wisconsin. A wedding dinner followed at the bride’s North Street home. The couple later left for Fort Wayne for a reception and will head to Chicago where Orth works as a mechanic.
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Wiliam Orth
Chicago
Phoebe Beam
Abs. C. F. Beam
St. Vincent de Paul
North Street
J. A. Silvach
Oconto
Wis
Ane
Anna Orth
Sream
Inow
William Cook
Ft. Wayne
Fresar Pivavuc
Srdem
Galveston News Fragments Mention Local Festivities
Fragmentary report notes a Sunday guest of Miss Dora Faw and a festival at Wills Grove near Cosmitter church in Aust. The text is garbled but indicates a social event with community attendees and a local venue.
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Goelveston
Res
Dora Faw
A Poet’s Diet and Byron’s Fitness Fears
A London News summary notes Byron’s extreme dieting to avoid fat, from rice and vinegar in Athens to six biscuits a day and tea. It contrasts his self-control with Beau Brummel’s indulgence and cites Browning on hunger as cure for flesh. The piece ends with a humorous exchange about a woman named Cisra.
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Byron
Browning
Athens
Beau Brummel
London News
Spurgeons Complaint About Deacons Compared To The Devil
A quip attributed to Spurgeon notes that resisting the devil is easy while resisting a deacon is difficult. He joked that deacons can be more troublesome than any evil. The remark reflects his humor about church leadership.
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Spurgeon
Hope Erbs and Melancholy Proverb Reflected in Prose
A fragment recalls an old Gerenin proverb about hope as sweetness amid suffering and memory of disappointment. The reflective line hints at longing and resilience in sorrow.
Not Entirely Automobiles Challenge Horse Replacements
Dialogue excerpt from Browning's Magazine shows Moe Rose and Joe Case debating whether the automobile is replacing horses. The exchange hints at growing transport shifts yet notes lingering horse use and occasional humor about misplacing items like bologna.
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Moe Rose
Joe Case
Browning
Modern Genius Compiles Life Through Cards
Washington Herald notes plans to assemble a life story using postcards, seeing no letters available for inclusion. The remark hints at a unique archival project and a focus on visual epistolary material.
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Washington Herald
Rail passenger business surges as summer travel begins
New York Central officials report an unprecedented surge in passenger traffic with the warm weather starting summer vacations. The company requisitioned 40 additional parlor and sleeping cars from Pullman, and the Amsterdam Express ran in five sections totaling thirty cars. Short haul and business travel remain heavy on New York Central and West Shore lines, with eastern resort routes strained to provide equipment and trains.
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Rairoads
New York
Charles F. Daly
New York Central
Pullman Company
Adivuondasen
Grand Central Station
Sines
Conductors Granted Police Powers On Duty
Officials of the Fort Wayne and Webash Valley line notify headquarters that street car and interurban conductors on duty possess police powers to arrest passengers for crimes or misdemeanors. The notice cites general railroad law authorizing on duty conductors to arrest and file affidavits. A state statute allows arrest or detention of violators on passenger or freight cars until a warrant is obtained. The measure aims to curb disruptive passengers amid recent trouble.
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Fort Wayne & Webash Valley
Convnvetor
Justice of the
Gtatea Ah Qegia Ee van
Ot Ly . Lis
Sigie
Iran
Coleuctors
Circus Visit Spreads Illness Through 420 Patients
A report notes 420 patients from Longcliff suffered ailments after a circus show yesterday. Most cases were mild. a special train ferried people from Lonecliff to the city, then back to the hospital.
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Othe Rirsling Circus
Lonecliff
Missing details from damaged OCR note
Fragmented text describes a historical scene with undefined subjects and unclear actions. Readable portions mention a train, a steed on a trail, and a reference to lathe work and a bridge or rail context. Specific names, dates, places, or events are not discernible.
Curious Crestinus Tale With Curious Traveler Exchange
A traveler is addressed by a native chief with phrases meaning mighty sun and splendid moon. The tale ends as a safety note about deactivation of a recurring service, mentioning a traveler's hand and a ceremonial exchange.
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Eegre
Jouponi
Clive
Recalled Workers Rejoin Lis Four Shops in Beech Grove
One hundred sixty men are employed to work at the Lis Four shops in Beech Grove near Indianapolis. The Pennsylvania has taken on workers at its shops there.
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Lis
Beech Grove
Pennsylvania
Iven
Wabash Peru Division Reports Credits and Demerits
Superintendent Sullivan of the Peru division reports July credits and demerits for employees. The tally shows 61 demerits assessed and PLL credits awarded. The list names division staff including firemen brakemen clerks agents and other workers with several figures and initials.
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Sullivan
Peru
Wabash
Theo Demerits
Ballen
Vane Foysy
Panhandle Firemen Off Duty Amid Injury and Illness
The Panhandle fire department notes C W Foskett off duty nursing an eye injury from a cinder J Murphy taking a few days off due to unspecified reasons W E Crocker off his run because of his wife illness Obn Navin off duty as Panhandle passenger duty due to canions The Vandalia service affected with delays as trains continue to operate with limited capacity toward Clymers and Linnt
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C. W. Foskett
Panhandle
Murphy
W. E. Crocker
Accoury
Obn Navin
Not Guilty Declared in Long County Calf Theft Case
A county court jury under Judge WooOW found Jack Arnold and Louis Bincu not guilty of stealing Mrs Mary Bratt's bull calf. The case, noted as one of the court's remarkable trials, involved multiple judges and lengthy proceedings with witnesses and delays.
Red Hair Slur Sparks 1867 Penzance Assault Case
A 1867 Penzance court case revealed a defendant called the complainant a red haired Dane, provoking an assault. The author notes Cornish prejudice against red hair, rooted in historic clashes with Danes, reflecting broader coastal hostility to Nordic traits.
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Cornwall
Land's End
England
Penzance
J. Harris Stone
Fraudulent Swiss Herb Tea Letter Promises Large Reward
A dubious correspondence offers a $500 reward to prove letters are genuine and claims substantial medical cures from Swiss Herb Tea. The missive cites multiple testimonials about improved health, urges orders to Sarah Kowell, Montezuma, and references a Brooklyn chemist Mr. Otto Wieke.
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Otto Wieke
Brooklyn
N.Y
Attessa
Sarah Kowell
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Cisra
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Circus
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J.C. White
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Syed
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Heaon
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Shane
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Sarineor Redman
Eolf
Ees
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Sunane
Iraminond
Hartford Park
Cees
Lake ¢Aunty
J. FL. Dinen
Colter
Sam
the Nelson
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Tennesse Mountains
Broadway
Imperial Trio
Welch & Earl
Billy Windom
Miss Loriie N’neal
Earl Ryman
the Kenetoscope
Stackface
Otto Wicke
Tam
Montezuma
M. AE Weaver
Wickke
Gug Wwicke
Myrtle Avenue
Forrmers
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State Bank
Hema
Wat
Abner T. Bowen
G. S. Kistler
Willard Winn
Chas. P. M’caffrey, M. J. M'Greevy
G. A. Raub
M. W. Collett
S. A. Vaughn
A. B. Stanton
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