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Newspaper

Madison Weekly Herald

Location

Madison, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Feb 26, 1920

Page

2

Local notices and court records chronicle deaths and legal actions

The record documents obituaries for multiple residents including Mrs. Kate Edwards Coppess and Mrs. Mildred Taylor, with notes on survivors and funeral plans. It also lists court filings in Lancaster township, alimony concerns, and property disputes, plus administrator appointments and estate notices.

James Foi Poe Rose Feibys Sulzer Boar Laura Oscar Bie Cas Gmail Ettorneys John MceGoesor

Death notice of Miss Gide and others in local obit

The decedent is survived by brother Mr. Prentice Gide and sisters Miss Mary Goole and Mrs. Georgia Pheasant. Other relatives include Bovard siblings, Mrs. James Green, Mrs. Posehn, and several nieces and nephews. A farm near Colorado Howard and Mrs. Pheasant’s farm are noted, with the church ties to the Boot Perk Baptist Church and local county connections.

Mildred W. H Ad Burdett Mary i der Beng Fred W Wow A. Fen Ness Canaan Vin Erin Charles Ara Maria Hs Ah Ava van Pegret Morris Chepel Prentice Gite Tos Mary Goole Georgia Pheasant Caliornia Pheasant Cootada Howard Daneos Bovard Noweese John Bovard Carrollto Peansha Bovard Feos Reed James Green Kerth Madison Posehn PB Dleview Fo Tors John Steele Speotland County James Emmag Rynearson Noel Madcon Frank Wykel Getod View Ilinois Hecatatee Bryantsburg Algoa Giater

Local notes from Madison and Indianapolis events

Brief items report births visits and family travels including a fine son to Mr and Mrs Charles N Kasper and trips by Mr Robert Shaughnessy and Mr Frank Duncan. Also notes on funeral services for Mrs John Bovard and autos with or without 1920 license tags.

Charles N. Kasper Walter Sauley West Second Street Lou Voiles Indianapolis Robert Shaughnessy Frank Duncan Edward Chowning North Walnut Street John Bovard Hebron Church Hebron Cavin R. Kemper Franklin Kemper State Masonic Home Frank A. Crow Marian

Fractured OCR Note Resumes Incomplete Local Item

Fragmentary text from a local page mentions a court or official tour with unclear names and dates. The readable bits reference a figure and actions but lack coherent context or outcomes. Further clarification is needed to determine the event, participants, and location.

Flax Returns to Prominence as Cotton Dominates

The piece notes a shift back to linen after the cotton gin impacted flax, highlighting renewed flax production for common garments and shipwear while cotton strengthens munitions supply. It observes King Cotton rising again to prominence in ordinary pursuits, asserting flax’s diminished monopoly.

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Boy's Blunder Reveals Unearthed Planes In Class

A teacher uses a picture of an Arab with head in hands to urge prayer. A student named Billy Cubba blurts out the man is looking for planes, revealing a humorous mishearing during a lesson on piety.

Billy Cubba

Marriage Licenses Issued by Clerk Prewatt

Marriage licenses issued include Hay H Thorne to Esther Edith Ritchie of Jefferson county and Edgar St Ramseyer of Connersville to Hazel Anderson of Vevay. John Guynn of Jefferson county will wed Cynthia Kelly in the clerk's office at 1 40 this afternoon. Beefstork is noted as a supposed cure in consumption.

Hay H. Thorne Esther Edith Ritchie Jefferson County Edgar St. Ramseyer Connersville Hazel Anderson Vevay John Guynn Cynthia Kelly Tia Court House

Prairieville townsfolk weigh federated church shift

Readers view church unity movement and government funds amid rural uprisings and economic pressures. The piece cites prairie town life near Prairieville, local leadership challenges, and calls for coordinated action as denominational union churches gain traction. It quotes military and religious leaders urging solidarity.

T News Porchan Owidte Boupen Prairieville Prdrevine

Climate of the Philippines

The piece notes the Philippines has a mild tropical climate with cool nights and no sunstroke history. It cites a thirty year ante ratte average of 80 degrees and closes with a proverb about value and fishing.

Philippine

Thrift Finds Way to Sea in World War Savings Drive

A dispatch from Constantinople reports the Mediterranean squadron aiding in Asia Minor while the War Savings campaign on the vessel Olympia is led by Lieut. H K Koebig with assurance of full cooperation from Capt. Vac F Boyd and his crew.

Mediterranean Ines Securities Asia Minor Savings Division Vac F. Boyd U.S. S. Olympia Constantinople H. K. Koebig Boyd

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