Madison Heralds Fall Local Notices and Arrivals
Daily notes travelers and visitors including Mrs Otto House's train trip to Louisville, Miss Myrtle Perry's return from Osgood, Miss Cora Mullen's trip from Minneapolis, and Mrs Frank Keidel's recovery. Also reported are a bear purchase by Champ Kahn for Xmas meat, the funeral of Mrs Lou Turner, Mrs T H McKay and Nancy's Cincinnati visit, Wiley Schoolcraft's Chicago arrival and Springdale burial, and Evert Etherton's discharge from Camp Taylor.
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Otto House
Louisville
Robert Glass
Charles Frederick
Indianapolis
Myrtle Perry
Osgood
Hom
Cora Mullen
Minneapolis
Minn
Benjamin Lotz
Frieda
Frank Keidel
Graham Road
Denny's Sanianum
Champ Kahn
Lou Turner
Ryker’s Ridge
Baptist Church
Priest
Southport
T. H. McKay
Nancy
Brooksburg
Cincinnati
Postmaster Lawler Sees Rural Routes Continued
Postmaster Lawler reports the Washington Post Office Department has rescinded the planned discontinuation of Rural Route 5 Madison and Rural Route 1 Kent for now. Inspectors will review the routes to judge if continued service is justified. Local protests and outreach through Congressman Dixon helped delay changes pending December 1.
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Lawler
Post Office
Washington
Madison
Kent
S’ostmaster Lawler
Dixon
Death of William Soisson at Cragmont
William Soisson died today at Cragmont after being moved from this city months ago. He is survived by a wife and several grown children from a former marriage. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made.
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William Sisson
Cragmont
James M. Rogers Dies at 68 in Carmills Area
James M. Rogers a lifelong farmer near Big Creek died at 68 leaving a widow and several children. The funeral is set for Hebron tomorrow in Carmills on Oct 31. Rev. Samuel Seibert was reportedly attacked by a mob over war stance comments. Indiana troops claimed honors for first American shot at Germans with a gunner from South Bend and a shell incident reported.
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James M. Rogers
Big Creek
Hebron
Carmills
Samuel Seibert
Hoboken
Accommodating Husband Accused After Double Tragedy
In Columbus Indiana Mrs Maude Vest aged 28 died from carbonic acid poisoning after her husband Otto Vest 76 confessed to buying 15 cents worth of poison to quell her repeated pleas for a divorce. He was arrested in Seelyville where the couple wed a month ago.
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Columbus
Ind
Maude Vest
Otto Vest
Vest
Vie
Seelyville
Pleasant Point Community Notes and Movements
Mr Everett Georg and family spent the day with relatives in the City. Several gentlemen and ladies attended social visits and farm talk. The Ladies Missionary Society met at Mrs Edward Taldor’s. Mrs Frank Wilken’s sale near Wirt drew a large crowd. she plans to move to Tadiah. Mr Harris and Mr Stewart moved within North Marion. David Madd of Pittsburgh stayed several days on his farm. Carol Martha plans to move to Tacoma soon.
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Everett Georg
Dette
Ame
Mir
Taylor
Charles
Perry Charenall
Harold Phear
Ladies Missionry Society
Edward Taldor
Prank Wilken
Near Wirt
Tadiadayed
Harrisne Ane Hardy
I Ieaje Stewarts
North
Ma Fisan
David Madd
Ptteatar
Carol Marth
Odfasaly
Tacamandis
Teddy Beats Adipose Tissue in Weight Battle
Cob Rosevelt, portrayed as a wartime-style fighter against fat, returns from training at Jack Cooper's near Stamford Connecticut to Oyster Bay New York lighter by steen pounds. He feels "just bully" and hints at preparing for a khaki uniform to join an engagement with Kaiser Bil.
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Jack Cooper's
Stamford
Conn
Teddy
Oyster Bay
L. I
Col. Roosevelt
Kaiser Bil
Old Parr Story Recounts English Centenarian Tale
A British cyclopedia recounts the legend of Thomas Parr born in Winnington Shropshire who supposedly lived 152 years before being exhibited at court and buried in Westminster Abbey. The tale notes his early service, two marriages, feats at 130, and passage to London under Earl of Arundel before King Charles and Queen Elizabeth.
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Old Parr
Thomas Parr
British Cyclopedia
Wittengton
Thomas Howard
Earle
Arundel
London
Charles de
Airo
Lorh Arunidel
Charles
Tagan Yat
Abe Bey
Typists Err In Report On Obituary Speech
A damaged OCR passage describes a public obituary speech where a typist made errors. A speaker at a memorial event caused confusion by misquoting a deceased, prompting the editor to issue a correction and note the slip could not be explained.
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Hote
Alecisu
Atriwa
Janes
Gs Tonedane
theoSat
Bhunein
Nationwide Tetanus Germs Found in Vaccine Serum
A garbled report from Memphis notes tetanus germs detected in a vaccine serum, with references to widespread concerns and warnings about tainted products. It mentions doctors and pharmacists and advertises Hall’s Catarrh Care and Hall’s Family Pills with dubious claims.
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Memphis
Life Origin Beliefs Question De Novo Emergence
Scientific American questions the assumption that life must travel between worlds or be carried by meteors. It notes hypotheses that life germs could escape a planet’s atmosphere and spread via light pressure, but argues that life could originate anew on a cooling planet rather than arriving from space.
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Earth
Gulfa
Space
The No-Breakfast Plan Encourages Appetite Adjustment
The article cites Physical Culture Magazine on the no-breakfast plan. It argues that healthy individuals may skip breakfast to let the stomach recalibrate its appetite for the correct amount and type of food.
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Physical Culture Magazine
Easily Arranged and a Family Kiss Tale
A dialogue unfolds with a distressed girl admitting a kiss from a family member. The response shows a willingness to become part of her family as the scene shifts toward a subscription pitch for the Herald.
US Agent to Direct German Owned Concerns
President Wilson appoints Mitchell Palmer former Pennsylvania representative to oversee German owned properties and alien assets for the remainder of the war. The administration plans to replace German directors with appointees of the American government and hold all earnings in trust by Palmer's organization.
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U. S
Ceca
Belfast
Watt
Mitchell Palmer
Pennsylvanea
Weloon
Ferman
Pahmer
Ponte
The Girl Who Said Ad Wor in War Nurse Tale
A World War I reminiscence recounts a nurse who reveals herself as the schoolyard mischief child. The tale, told in first person, follows her growth from unruly youth to a Madonna like nurse who battles a temper tied to past lessons.
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Tere
Plano
Administrator's sale of real estate in Jefferson County Indiana
Curtis Marshall as administrator of Granville McDonough's estate offers for sale 55 acres total in Jefferson County Indiana. Property includes described parcels in sections 32 and surrounding land with specific metes and bounds. Bids due by 1 pm Wednesday with terms: one third cash, two thirds on nine and eighteen months or cash option. Administrator may reject all bids.
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Curtis Marshall
Granville McDonough
Jefferson Circuit Court
Jefferson County
Indiana
Grace M. McDonough
Towit
Sandford Short
Walter Hoyt
Louisa Hoyt
Saul
Madison
Naviwe
Humphreys Homeopathic Remedies Promoted in 60 Years Warily
An old advertisement touts Humphreys' Homeopathic Medicines as suitable for fevers inflammations coughs colds malaria dyspepsia and many ailments. It lists numerous conditions and claims a medical book is mailed free from Humphreys Homeopathic Medicine Co New York.
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Grip
Grippe
la Grippe
Dougwists
Humphreys
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