Local Notes From Madison Headline December 29 1918
Miss Josephine Massing travels to Osgood for New Year visit while Miss Ethel Watson returns to Cincinnati from relatives in Madison. Jaycees and the Council of Defense announce events in Jefferson and Jennings counties amid wartime measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Massing
Osgood
Ethel Watson
Cincinnai
Mavine Wettrick
Tadianapolis
Joseph Wettrick
Walnut Street
J. W. Hall
Hartwell
Ohio
Cincinnati
Cragmont
Corn Shock Delays Highlight Failing Labor in Counties
Statewide reports show much corn still in shocks with labor scarce. A Ryker's Ridge farmer hired two men for 20c per shock. they demanded 40c after half a day. Some areas pay 40c while last year paid 2c. Also notes on housewives buying and packing goods per state law pricing per unit. Obituary reports Baby Jim Simmons dies in Philadelphia at 37 weighing 800 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ryker's Ridge
Philadelphia
Jim’ Simmons
Simons
Texas
Mr John Wade Stars in Secret Service Propaganda Tale Film
The Eagle Eye by William J Flynn, a Secret Service chief, becomes a film produced in New York. It dramatizes Spes plots and German government intrigues in the United States with John Wade as Captain Karl Boy Ed and Bertram Marburg as Count Von Bernstorff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spes
United States
William J. Flynn
Chif
United States Secret Service
New York Film Corporation
Flynn
Oneso
Dadison
John Wade
Karl Boy
Count von Bernstorff
Bertram Marburg
K P District Meeting In North Vernon Lodges
The Jefferson and Jennings counties K of P Lodges plan a district meeting in North Vernon on January 19. The afternoon session is open to the public, while the night gathering is for lodge members only. District Deputy Win Adams invites public attendance and urges member participation, with state speakers and a smoker to follow. Bradstreet notes 84 percent of business failures come from merchants who do not advertise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. R. Ferguson
Rushville
Alex Ferguson
China
Charles Long
John Peak
North Vernon
State Council of Defense
The
Herald
Jefferson County
Indianapolis
Frank Kellar
Jennings County
Joseph Henry
Margaret
Margaret Schumaker
Cincinnati
Henry
Edward Henry
Fami
Ralph
Lois
Monmouth, Ui
Houses
Otto
East Main Street
Jefferson
Jennings Counties
K. of P
Win
Adams
Bradstreet
Mother of Governor Goodrich Dies at Home
Mrs. Elizabeth Goodrich, born 1840 in Deerfield Ohio, mother of Governor Goodrich, died at the Governor's Winchester home after a long illness. She married John Goodrich in 1859, had six sons, and was a lifelong Presbyterian and DAR member. Her husband died in 1872. She suffered a heart attack last June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Elizabeth Goodrich
Deerfield
Randolph County
Edward
Jane Edgar
Darke County
Ohio
John Goodrich
A. R
Tobacco Sales Report From City Loose Leaf Houses
The report by sales supervisor Thomas B. Bullock covers all tobacco sales for the season’s opening in the city. It notes 750 015 pounds sold across houses, a weak showing given the number of houses and weather, with brisk expectations for 1918. Total sales reach 194 570 65 with an average per date of 23.98 and figures for Madison, Farmers, Platers, and Peoples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asa
Kentucky
Thomas B. Bullock
Fire destroys St. Raphael’s Catholic Church at Dubois
The Dubois church near Jasner Indiana, St Raphael’s, suffered fire damage on Christmas afternoon likely from candles left burning. Built by Rev Charles Bulger as a mission of St Mary’s, it opened December 24 after Mass first celebrated there. Original cost was $5000, insured for $3000. Pastor Father Weiland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
Indiana News
St. Raphael's Catholic
Dubois
Jasner
Ind
Charles Bulger
St. Mary's Church
Celestine
Builger
Father Bilger
Father Weiland
St. Raphael's Church
Jefferson County Forms New Militia Company Officers Named
Thursday night the Jefferson County militia drill saw the appointment of officers led by Captain R. F. Stanton and First Lieutenant Frank J. Pritchard. Second Lieutenant Leo Yunker and a full noncommissioned staff were chosen as the unit progresses with drill and manual of arms. Several new members were accepted and will be sworn in soon, signaling active community readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
R. F. Stanton
Frank J. Pritchard
Leo Yunker
Jesse Hall
Ed. G. Davis
Arch Monroe
George Hill
Elmer L. Crozier
Wm. J. Johnson
Everett Furnish
Wmn
Kremer
David James Garber
M. R. Schnaitzer
Fred Denny
Joseph DeRossette
Clarence Otter
Edwin F. Lyon
M. W. Blackard
Year End News From Jefferson County Admits 1917 Licenses
Jefferson county reports 774 auto licenses in 1917 as year closes. Local officials finish year business, issue marriage licenses to Jack Sampson and Annabelle Carman, and send exemption questionnaires to registrants 850 through 914. Visitors and soldiers arrive and depart from Camp Taylor and nearby towns as residents travel for holidays and work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
Roy Bennett
Camp Taylor
E. B. Reeves
Nettie Calicott
Indianapolis
Cora Ritchie
Bethlehem
Wm. Stisham
Bartholomew Co
Charles Hammel
Jack Sampson
Annabelle Carman
Lyde Cochran
Covenanter Rejects One Hundred Pound Railway Payout
A North British railway clash over compensation ends with William Reid refusing a hundred pound offer after agreeing to forty. The Perth Aberdeen line official insisted on full payment, but the old covenanter insists on forty and returns to Perth empty handed, as recounted by Youth's Companion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Perth
Aberdeen
Chambers
William Reid
Aol
First Indianapolis Gazette Founded 1822 by Nathaniel Bolton
The Indianapolis Gazette began in January 1822 founded by Nathaniel Bolten, a young printer from Chillicothe. It described building a one room buckeye log cabin office, printing with deer skin balls, and eking mail service from Connersville sixty miles away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Indianapolis
Tndianapolis Gazette
Nathaniel Bolten
Ohioa
Chillicothe
Inter
Obie
Tron
Gazette
Connersville
Palz
United States Mail
Batten
Kdimnapolis
Andersontown
William Connor
Nottesville
Strawtown
Insecurity About Sleep Surfaces In Sleep Advice
A doctor in American Magazine says lack of sleep rarely harms health and urges calm. The Kansas City Star notes many people fear wakefulness and should avoid medicines, stressing sleep as habit and regular bedtimes. Reducing evening activity helps ease insomnia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Kansas City Star
Health Found in Garden
A Milwaukee Journal meditation extols amateur gardeners for physical and spiritual benefits. Hard work in garden patches strengthens the body, fosters vigor, and connects people to the earth, despite occasional failures, delivering nourishment for body and soul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee Journal
No Music In Piano Stool
A Western settler bought a music stool from a shop and took it home in his trap. After days he returned it demanding a refund, claiming the stool produced no tune. The shopkeeper found the stool in order, while the settler recounted that no one could make it play, likening it to an unsuitable washing stool.
War Or Family Recital Sparks Dinner Party Debate
A hostess welcomes guests and asks them to choose a program for the evening. She proposes discussing the war or a recital by her daughter Penelope, prompting animated calls for war as the preferred topic.
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Penelope
Photograph Framing Tips for Wall Displays
To frame a single wall photo place it higher on a moderately large mat. Use tan or brown mats with brown or gold frames for septa images, gray mats with gray or gold frames for gray photos. A wide gray frame can replace a mat. add a plain back cover and optional wire easel for easy hanging.
Origin of Bankrupt
The term bankrupt derives from Italian banca rotta meaning broken bench. Money changers in historic Italian bourses ran stalls. a debtor who failed had his bench broken, giving rise to the word bankrupt in English, originally closer to bankerous. Take The Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
The Tactful Writer Encourages Cheerful Letters
Advice on writing to those far from home to spark joy and bring smiles. Emphasizes sharing happy news to lift readers, despite daily cares and responsibilities, and encourages spreading kind words and positive thoughts in exchanges.
The Crucial Moment at The Herald Office
A dramatic exchange unfolds as a young man questions a final decision and asks if he should mail back white satin suspenders. The scene ends with a quiet, unsettling tension surrounding a personal choice.
Double wedding in Brooksville links three generations
In Brooksville a double wedding united mother Stella Nickerson and daughter Mary Nickerson with Luther Teegarden and Sanford Debruler. The Rev. P. T. Cook officiated. All four reside in Milford, Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Brooksville
Sanford Debruler
Stella Nickerson
Luther Teegarden
Mary Nickerson
P. T. Cook
Milford
Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsement Ad and Soldier's Funeral
An advertisement promotes Dean's Kidney Pills featuring Mrs. Wm. Schmidt of Madison and her claimed relief from back and kidney pain. The piece notes 60 cent price at dealers. Also reported is the arrival and funeral of Corporal Edwin Quanner who died of pneumonia at Camp Taylor. he is buried at Vevay cemetery after services at his parents’ river road home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kruger
Mary Anna
Cincinnati
Louis Johann
Kruger
Kate B. Kingsley
A. C. Greiner
East Main Street
Springdale Cemetery
Mr. Gathneck
One Hundred and Fifty-second (Second Indiana) Infantry
Walter H. Kelly
Camp Shelby
Jacob Corbin
Arthur Geisler
Camp Taylor
W. Clifford Snyder
Camp Zachary Taylor
Roy Gerdes
Clem Gerdes
Indianapolis
H. WH. Ryker
Ghatety
Sargeant
Zack Stephenson
Raymond Debando
Jefferson County
Dean
Madison
Wm. Schmidt
Lafayette Street
Harper's Drug Store
Edwin Quanner
Roland
Charles Danner
River Road
Lamb
Vevay
Red Men to Install Officers in January Meeting
Juniata Tribe No 24 of the Improved Order of Red Men will install newly elected officers for the next term at the regular meeting on Tuesday evening January 1 1918. District Deputy Great Sachem will perform the installation and important business will be addressed. attendance is urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleon Colgate
Franklin
Preston C. Lewis
Tuscaloosa
Ala
G. Cold
S. J. Squibb
Rising Sun
George W. Cofield
Cofield
William Ackerman
Indianapolis
Ackerman
Archibald M. Hall
Red Cross
Trinity Church
Vincennes
Helen Hughes
Logan
W. Va
E. W. Hughes
Camp Taylor
Board of Officers
Clell Temperley
Akron
Ohio
Temperley
B. F. Goodrich Manufacturing Company
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Madison Herald
the Herald Company
Maciagon
Ipdacundilaea
Watter
Kaet
Madison,nd
Dibler
Courtouse
Wilson
Indiana State Council of Defense
Federal Food Administrator
Indiana
Oncoms
Jim
Simon
K. P
Goodrich
Charles Bilger
Secret Service
Julia
Mr. Earl Steadman
Kent
Benjamin Williams
Austin
City
Kenneth Montgomery
Camp Custer
Michigan
Hanover
Anna Anschick
North Walnut Street
Richmond
Phillip Birch
Wilbur Rowlett
Jessie Rowlett
Corporal Edwin Danner
Joseph Skidmore
Ray Eckert
M. H. Cochrane Jr
Damon Goode
Archibald Hall
Louis Bartron
Columbus
Clayton Bartron
Albert Shur
Otto House
Seym
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