Local Army Casualties and Homecomings Reported in Madison
Madison brief details several service members mustered out or arriving home from camps in Kentucky, South Carolina, and Cincinnati. Included are Private James Johnson, Corporal Herbert Metzger, Lieutenant Harry Wells, Cook W. F. Sachleben, and others, plus a casualty list note for David Howe of Vernon.
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David Howe
Vernon
James Johnson
Camp Taylor
Anna Rauschenberger
Ennis
Nashville
Tenn
Mollie Ennis
East Street
James Tarpy
Cincinnati
Herbert Metzger
Camp Jackson
John Johnson
Cragmont
Bedford
Ind
Vial Undertaking House
Gale
Martin Bayne
Lee Bayne
North Madison
Madison
City and
Indianapolis
Homer Long
Cook W. F. Sachleben
Camp Wadsworth
Spartansburg
S. C
Hunter's Bottom
Sachleben
Harry Wells
Columbia
Wells
Lieut. Wells
H. O. Woolford
Co. I
Miss Philippine Gray Passes After Long Illness
Miss Philippine Gray daughter of Mr and Mrs Hayden H Gray died at the family home in Kent at five this morning after a long illness. She joined the Methodist Church young and was a bright girl with many friends. She is survived by her parents two sisters and a brother. The family has the sympathy of many friends in their loss.
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Philippine Gray
Hayden H. Gray
Kent
Ryker's Ridge
Methodist Church
Miss Gray
Calvin Gray
Pleasant Ridge
Herbert Grebe
Elberta
Canada
Daniel Grebe
Martha Sherman
Indianapolis
William Mossger
H. A. Broadwell
Lawrenceburg
Howard Powell
Lottie Barton
Elizabeth Abbott
Jeffersonville
Elizabeth Martin
Evansville
Edward Bromley
Ruth Bender
Denny's Sanatorium
Logansport
Joseph R. Colgate, Jr
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Leroy W. Andres
Jennings County
Elsie L. Wildman
Dupont
H. J. Zearing
St. Vincent's Hospital
Louwillie Kessler
Greenville
Ill
William Kessler
Kessler
Greensville College
Margaret Gray
Drusillagt
St. Louis
Nora McGowan
Jessie Gray
Local Clerk Issues Four Marriage Licenses in County
Clerk Prewatt issued four licenses today to Clarence A. Phillips and Pearl C. Aldridne, Frank Ryker Armand and Florence May Brown, Gale Vernon and Sophronia Wain scott, and Ray Leap and Bessie McKenzie all residents of the county. The trio were married this afternoon by Rev. S. R. MecAlpin at the First Baptist Church followed by a wedding dinner at the Cottage hotel hosted by C. G. Barber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence A. Phillips
Pearl C. Aldridne
Frank Ryker Armand
Florence May Brown
Gale Vernon
Sophronia Wainscott
Ray Leap
Bessie McKenzie
Switzerland County
S. R. MecAlpin
First Baptist Church
Cottage Hotel
C. G. Barber
When the Boys Come Home Madison and Jefferson Honor Soldiers
A poem expresses local pride and hope as soldiers return from war. It urges delaying homecoming celebrations until most can join, to honor those who served and remember the battles endured. The verses depict a bright future, grateful wives and families, and enduring national pride despite delays.
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Madison
Jefferson County
Between Floors in a Wartime Elevator Romance
Marcia Gray and Bob Eaton clash over a paper license as she pursues work and war funds. After months of tension he helps free her from an elevator stoppage, leading to reconciliation and a pending marriage.
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Red Cross
Marcia Gray
Bob Eaton
Bob
March
Robert Eaton
Morefin
Marcia
Bobo
Muarcia
Wlesuta
Ober
Jesse
Marelaiound
Miny
Abe
Beagie
Weis
Daly
Marlas
Nona
Ma. Eaton
Mirren
Marcie Snk
Bob Sually
Weyland's Big Day Military Parade and Reunion
In Weyland a fever of excitement marks Military Day as returning service members are welcomed. Ruth Merrill hopes for Robert Foster's homecoming, clashes over past quarrels, a banquet and dance unfold, and Ruth learns Bob is enlisting again after a final kiss and goodbye.
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Weyland
Uncle Sam
Ruth Merrill
Ruth
Robert Foster
Bob
Roth
Rob
Goodby
Madison Holiday Travelers Arrive For Christmas Week
A series of visitors and travelers arrive and depart Madison for Christmas. Residents from Cincinnati Indianapolis Camp Devens Mass and Canada join families across the area. Several local residents plan trips to Evansville Richmond Logansport and St. Louis for holiday visits.
Kitchen cabinet question stirs debate over tea and trade
A fragmented note questions the role of cabinet decisions in daily life stirring debate about policy and governance. It reflects concerns over leadership choices and public trust amid unclear guidance.
Frugal Home Dishes and Steps for Simple Meals
The article outlines economical preparations for dough paste and noodles with spinach and calf's brains, a tomato sauce served with the pasta, a rice pudding layered with apples, Oatmeal-Graham Bread, and Onion on Casserole. It provides measurements for flour, water, rice, sugar, and other ingredients, plus cooking times and methods.
Eskimo Names and Ancestry Tracing Questioned
Eskimo names do not run from generation to generation and each person has a separate name, says Eskimo teacher Charles Menadarook in a letter to the Eskimo, the race’s sole publication.
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Charles Menadarook
Short but Eventful Career of Timyad Thuragus
Timyad, also known as Thuragus in Ro ming history, spanned a brief career marked by repeated invasions, destruction, and restoration under Trajan. After the 649 A D Arabian invasion the city was left to wind and desert, enduring a harsh decline.
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Timyad
Thuragus
Bullest
Trajan
German minister Brockdorff Rantzau named Foreign Minister
Copenhagen reports that Brockdorff Rantzau, the German minister to Denmark, has been appointed Foreign Minister in Berlin. The announcement confirms a high level reshuffle amid wartime diplomacy.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Brockdorff Rantzau
Berlin
Cork substitutes in Sweden from pine wood
Sweden uses wooden cork substitutes due to cork shortages. Pine grown quickly supplies stoppers, but the wood swells after shaping, affecting the corking performance.
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Sweden
Why Mother Interfered
A dialogue from London Tit-Bits shows Milas Gush-And and Misa Gush discussing a newborn name. Mrs Newmother reveals she named the baby Ethelbert Algernon after a quarrel about paternal naming. The exchange hints at domestic tensions and humor.
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Milas
Ethel
London’s Only Street Archway Remains From 1504
St Johns gateway spanning the north end of St Johns lane Limith field is the sole medieval arch remaining over a London street. It was built in 1504.
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London
St. John's Gateway
St. John’s Lane
Limithfield
Imagining Teeth In Stomach Warns Against Patient Trust
The Revieta dos Carson in Brasil cautions about relying on patient statements. A man swallowed fake teeth and claimed they were felt in the stomach. Surgeons opened his stomach finding nothing. Under chloroform the man vomited the teeth up, they lodged at the esophagus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Revieta Dos
True and False Freedom Quotation Comment
A brief note reflects on two freedoms as articulated by Charles Kingsley, contrasting the false freedom to act at will with the true freedom to act according to duty and moral obligation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Kingsley
Firearm Barrel Life Based On Usage And Care
A firearms article explains that barrel wear depends on care and chamber pressure. With proper cleaning a shotgun can last over 100 000 shots, a .22 rifle or revolver about 80 000 or 40 000, and a high power rifle about 3 000 to 5 000 shots. It notes higher explosion pressure accelerates wear and estimates a shotgun barrel experiences powder flame for about four minutes over 100 000 shots.
He Person Prompts For a Night Visit
In a lighthearted domestic scene Ann resists meeting male callers yet relents to host Ray Stanley, a friend of Doug, after Bab engineers the introduction. Bob pressures Ann to see Stanley before he leaves for camp, and Ann agrees for one night. Ray and Ann form a tentative connection without her realizing Bab’s role in the setup.
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Ann
Bab
Doug
Ray Stanley
Babb
Ray
Bob
Stanley
Bah
Doan's Kidney Pills Public Endorsements From Madison
More than fifty thousand testimonials praise Doan's Kidney Pills for backache and kidney issues with some Madison residents contributing. F. E. Grace of Madison credits the remedy for relief after prolonged standing and kidney discomfort. Sold 60 cents at Rogers' drug store and other dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
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Dean
Madison
F. E. Grace
Doan
Rogers’ Drug Store
Mr. Grace
Foster-Milburn Co
Props
Buffalo
N. Y
Adv
Happiness Through Kindness and Red Cross Fair Call
A New York Evening Telegram plea urges gentle acts to ease others burdens and promises happiness returns. The note promotes a Red Cross Fair to reach the hundred percent mark on September 18th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Evening Telegram
Clairvoyant Aids Search For Woman’s Body In Creek
In Bourbon county near Ruddles Mills, the body of 85 year old Mrs. Millie Padgett was found eight miles downstream in Stoner Creek after she died by self drowning. A son consulted a Lexington clairvoyant who described the body’s location precisely and it was found as predicted.
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Paris
Millie Padgett
Stoner Creek
Ruddles Mills
Bourbon County
Thomas Padget
Ruddies Mills
Lexington
Miss Anne Morgan Returns From France Aid Work
Miss Anne Morgan returns to this country after months in France with the Red Cross. On arrival she plans to assist in arousing public interest for the Red Cross campaign funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Morgan
RED Cross
Anne Morgan
France
The
In Memoriam of Alice May Tilley Watts
In memory of Alice May Tilley Watts wife of Frederick Watts who died November 21 1918 a rose imagery lines and consolation quoted The American Committee for Devastated France will decorate the graves of three American heroes on Christmas day in France
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice May Tilley- Watts
Frederick Watts
American Committee
France
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Harry Baum
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Camp Devins
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Seymour
Gilbert Kahn
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