Local Notes and Passenger Movements From Indiana Town
Vignettes of train travelers and visitors across Madison Indiana with arrivals from Indianapolis Louisville Piqua and Saint Louis. Death rate uptick noted for 11 months ending 1920. Obituary and funeral details for Mrs Mary McGowan. Community names include Lafe Shelton Kata Rowan Dora Crawley Oliver Simmons and Edward Spring with local addresses on Main Street and East Past Street.
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Kata Rowan
Indianapolis
Oliver Simmons
Victorie
Jonathan Armstrong
Hopkinsville
Indiana
Dora Crawley
Henry County
Anderson
John McKenna
Piqua
Ohio
San
Trop
Lntangue
Edward Pring
Inspeth Hudson
Mercing
St. Bowen
Coedia Eldridge
Sarda Townstin Certon
Moor
Neb
Vistier Brother Vi Opert Braret
Nese
Soigaret Dovian
Humphreys Phoctor Book on Tie Treatment
An old advertisement offers Humphreys Phoctor’s Book on tie treatment with information on remedies for living things. The pamphlet is described as being mailed free in multiple languages including French Spanish Portuguese and German.
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Phoctor
Wireless Phone Airplane Guide and Flight Radio Station Plans
Contained text discusses aviation radio guidance and proposed stations for air service, mail planes, and patrols with notes on government recognition and potential uses. It references John Paul Chapter D A R meetings and Pilgrim topics with members hosting a tea and Christmas decor.
Madson Council elects ethoccatia officers for coming year
The Madson Council No 3b elected the ethoccatia officers at their regular meeting on Monday. Andrew Mostevens and Howard TEschefieldh PLC of WoL oiuel Rocher served as treasurer and recorder with Robert PL Stanton as Scherk. Captain oot Good-Howard Hi. sparing Wid at sha OP tek ODE of, reser, stewest-Tolia is schofreled.
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Madson Council
Royal and
Seiigt
Ethoccatia
Andrew Mostevens
Howard
Pretty Japanese beauty posed in sash at the fair
A stylish Japanese girl shows off a favorite obi sash as photographers capture her image. The article notes these sashes can be very costly, sometimes reaching a thousand dollars, highlighting fashion and value in the display.
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Ryeto Dejan
Japan
Baby brain growth accelerates in first year of life
A new finding notes that a baby's brain expands more rapidly during the initial year than in all later years. Researchers highlight early development as critical for cognitive foundation and may influence pediatric guidance and early intervention strategies.
Peggy's April Fool Self Image Moves Dick to Wonder
Peggy pretends to be older by dating Dick at June’s station but discovers Dick with his cousin Vera. Her brother Ray mirrors the prank as Peggy hides in her room. The family laughs at the joke as Peggy realizes the prank may have backfired. France produces more than 250 varieties of cheese.
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Raymond
Ray Hardy
Lsten
Dicka
Ima
Mitels TV
Bae
Jane
Pegas
Percy
Peg
Vera
Ray
France
Decline in Greek Study Evident in U S and Oxford
The piece notes fewer American students study Greek, with only about one in fifteen today versus over half thirty years ago. It cites Oxford’s decline since 1913, where Greek teaching has waned as Cambridge and several English schools drop Greek, signaling broader preparatory gaps.
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Oxford
England
Rhodes
Prom van
Cambridge University
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Stitt
Vegetables Show Similar Traits to Animals Says Bose
Scientist Sir Jagadis Chandra Bose reports vegetables share many human and animal traits. He notes stimulants affect vegetables like ants, vegetables can be anesthetized, and they display death spasms. He remarks vegetables may even possess greater sessile abilities, blurring lines between plant and animal life.
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Jagadis Chandra Bose
London Atiswops
Chen
Wierd
Town boy’s tirade at formal city dinner shocks guests
Jimmy, exiled to a friend’s home in Kansas City, erupts during his first city mansion dinner. He rails at poor service and sour potatoes, insisting on bread, butter, and gravy, while his father watches. The scene unfolds as adults try to calm the outburst.
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Jimmy
New York Correspondence
Kansas City Star
Nancy
Abby
Newcomb
Randolph Moore
Ike
Hersel
Moore
Bud Yaw Meets a Drummer in Calico Proposition
A Sandy Mush resident recalls Bud Yaw owner of a crossroads store. Bud dozes haltingly at the counter when a familiar drummer arrives and pitches a plug tobacco deal. Bud complains he would rather stand, while the drummer insists on whispering the offer.
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Bud
Jerry
San Francisco Argonaut
Diamond Trade Activity Surges in British Guiana Markets
Consul McCunn reports a strong diamond trade in British Guiana with prices at records highs. Expeditions are being sent to diamond fields near Georgetown as buyers from England and the United States seek stones of all sizes despite lofty costs.
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British Guiana
MecCunn
Interfor
Georgetown
A Horrid Threat Over Garden Dogs
A London Answers style note reports a neighbor demanding action against a neighbor’s dog that daily digs up flower beds. The reply threatens the dog’s ruin should the intrusion continue, reflecting comic domestic tension in a terse urban vignette.
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Kately
Summer drama in the Newcomb country estate
Nancy and Irma Newcomb spend lavish days at a southern slope garden while Rodney the gardener hints Moore the neighbor may wed. Nancy and Moore grow close as Irma acts reserved yet clever, until talk of marriage stirs jealousy and uncertain feelings in the quiet summer home.
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Tre
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Meadowbright
Irmer
Titna
Nancy
White House
Mancy
Lyons Place
Thelps
S Evern Dass
Cid
Alby
Rodney
Mr. Moore
Yong P
Rodhes
Randy
Usia
Gheene
Moore Annie
Day of Polish rejoicing marks first century Vistula fete
The article describes the Feast of the Vistula in Poland with torchlight processions and river celebrations. Polish youths toss garlands into the Vistula as the event coincides with the German surrender news and War saw’s merriment. The garlands reach the sea for the first time in over a hundred years, symbolizing national pride.
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Vistula
Poland
Wanda
Warsi
Venice
Warsaw
New Brahmin Cattle Seen as Future Money Makers in Mississippi
EB Eliott beef specialist reports India's Brahmin cattle, sacred to the zebu, crossbred with Hereford Angus and Shorthorn in southern Mississippi. The hardy stock requires little care, with several herds already in southern counties and five stock men optimistic about a profitable future.
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India
Zebu
Mississippi
EB. K. Eliott
Department of Agriculture
United States
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