Local Notices and Social Items From Madison Indiana 1920
Birth announced for Eva Lucile daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Walker of N Walnut street. Final report filed by administrator M K R Sulver for estate of Thomas Slater. Travel notices include Sulser couple returning from Wisconsin and trip plans for W F Moorhead to Boston. Guardian filings involve Lawrence Scott with Suleer and Bear. Various names note trains to Chicago Cleveland and Indianapolis, and engagements or weddings planned for Sept 7 in Osgood and nearby communities.
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Eva Lucile
Robert Walker
N. Walnut Street
M. KR. Sulver
Thomas Slater
Lous Sulser
Wisconsin
Chicago
W. Fl. Moorhead
Boston
Charles Moorhead
Suleer
Hanover High Vocational Department Costs Highlight Township Impact
The Hanover high school vocational department, with two teachers handling vocational agriculture and home economics, cost the township little after transfers and support. Hanover College assisted part time in summer home economics, and the program operates under the Smith Hughes act, offering scientific training aligned with local industry and community needs.
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Hanover High School
Hanover College
Mite
Hanover Township
smuith-Hughes
Fragmented OCR reads like a 1940s local page jumble
The readable fragments mention weather elements salt water and a list of names, with scattered references to ponds, ponds, and dates. The text resembles a noisy OCR dump from a local page containing multiple unrelated items and clues without a clear single event or person.
Pay.Pm Not Earning It Says City Employee
A city worker claims they are not earning their pay and questions about compensation persist. The fragment hints at concerns over wages and merit, plus possible tenure issues affecting salary discussions.
Cattle Rustlers Use Autos Across International Line
Reported cattle rustling fueled by cars as two men were seized on the U S side and two more in Mon game awaiting trial. Authorities describe a now rare but old practice of driving stolen herds before rustlers. The text also notes China’s silk industry employing millions.
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Regina
Sys
Geems
Suecece
Phrow
Mongame
Boerners and Tague swap North Madison land for $1
Vere Market Milton C Boerner and Charles Boerner today transferred to George C Tague property in North Madison for $1 and other consideration. George C Tague to Milton C Boerner and Charles Boerner, 42 acres at Wirt, for $1 and other consideration.
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Milton C. Boerner
Charles Boerner
George C. Tague
North
Madison
Wirt
True Friendship Ethic Highlighted by Southey
A quotation attributed to Robert Southey on friendship extols covering a friend's faults and praising their virtues openly. It emphasizes discretion in exposing flaws while celebrating strengths, urging silence on weaknesses and lifting merits for public viewing.
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Robert Southey
One of World’s Wonders and the Spartan Discipline
Fragmented OCR describes a satirical view of a society’s pursuit of physical perfection and subjection to strict discipline. It references Thor Nation, civic crowds, and a “seventh Slet” of the Sokols as a measure of collective happiness and order amid debates on decorum and public life.
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Thor
Marriages and visits fill Madison social notes
A parade of guests visits Madison area households including Miss Bernice Tronshell of Rising Sun and Miss Nona Connelly of Indianapolis with local hosts. News covers travel, hospital visits, and a Hanover Hanover College wedding of Mr. Culbertson and Mrs. Culbertson with ceremony details and postscripts.
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Bernice Tronshell
Risingain
Madison
Culbertson
Pullman
Washington
Mr. Culbertson
George Trotter
Coal City
Hlinots
Howard Jamison
Riverside
California
Hanover Collegge
Hanover College
Indiana University
Untold Tale of a Town's Prairie Incident
A garbled report describes a livestock incident at a motor Cooney station involving a bull and proprietors. The text references CPR like actions, a food vendor, and a series of unclear events with mentions of witnesses and a crowd reacting.
Zionist Captain Decorated by British Honors
Capt. Alexander Anronsohn, linked to a famous Zionist family in Palestine, was decorated with the PSOG by Sir George of Taghind. The account credits him with aiding British forces against Turkish lines and praises his leadership in a secret organization supporting Zionist aims, amid broader wartime actions and Jewish relief efforts in Palestine.
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Alexander Anronsohn
Palestine
PS OG
George of
Taghind
Agronseba
Adleubwim
Piripsh
Sarch
Alexander
Adren
Soenady Asrrensotin
Arouatien
Bere
Aden
Catch a Freak Fish at Point Loma Baffles Officials
A freak 11 foot long fish weighing 00 pounds was brought by Capt Steve Massa of the smack Ardity to San Diego. It was hauled up off Point Loma in 1d feet of water. The fish had a five foot mouth, no teeth, purple eyes, blunt nose, solid bone horn, and rhinoceros like skin. State officials Manahan and Crandall could not identify it and photos were sent to the University of California for ancestry tracing.
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Steve Massa
San Diego
Cal
Point Loma
Manahan
State Fish and Game Commission
W. O C. Crandall
California Biological Institute At
Leather From the Sea Prompts Shoe Leather Tests
Scientific American reports growing interest in using shark and porpoise skins for shoe leather. The Bureau of Standards will test the durability of such upper leather against calfskin and cowhide, with the National Boot and Shoe Manufacturers' Association cooperating to produce test shoes. Results will attract close attention.
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Bureau of Standards
National Boot and Shoe Manufacturers’ Association
Scientific American
Mirage illusions and curious notes from travel lore
A discussion explains mirages as optical illusions from bending light in the atmosphere. References note mirages commonly seen in California, Nevada, and Alaska, along with a tidbit about Denmark's highest point and an ostrich dissected in London containing a small prayer book.
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California
Nevada
Alaska
Denmark
London
Ex Kaiser at Doorn Keeps Quiet Court in Exile
The former German emperor William II, staying at Doorn, maintains a small German staff and a guarded estate. He rarely leaves the wire fence surrounding his residence and continues to receive limited visitors, including Count Podeinek and occasionally the crown prince. The Allied demand to keep him under close guard limits contact with Dutch gentry.
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WH. Hat
Doorn
Ameroncen
Potsdam
Totland
William
Germany
Tlonse
Willigt
Atmerengen
Williama
Incomplete OCR Report on War Era Figures and Aerial Hero
A fragmented news item references Mas Beer and Pittsburgh visits, mentions Paris and an Air Force figure killed while tying a beet, and notes Alexander Blair Phaw. The text includes stray names like Mrs Thaw and Bronecho with unclear roles, reflecting a damaged page segment.
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Mas
Pittsburgh
Taubsasss
Paris
Bael
Pica Phery
Denjatol Phas
Abe
Alexander Blair Phaw
Chase
Aviator
Mrs. Thaw
Bronecho
Clock A Bridal Jinx Delays Detroit Marriage
Justice Richter of Detroit recalls a superstition as a bride and groom delay their wedding until a clock points near a quarter to four. The couple urged the ceremony after the hand moved past the half hour, finishing at 3:35 p.m. The judge called it a new superstition.
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Justice of the Peace
Richter
Detroit
Justicce
Justice Richter
Three Citrus Trees Produce 5237 Oranges in Florida Grove
One tree near Miata Florida yielded 2007 oranges to pickers. Two other trees in the same grove bore 1650 and 5800 oranges, totaling 5237 oranges for the three trees.
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Miata
Fla
Federal agents destroy 690 stills in Alabama
Destruction of 600 stills in Alabama was completed by federal prohibition agents during the first six months of 120, according to J. Kelly Dixon, the state enforcement officer.
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Alabama
J. Kelly Dixon
Hoosiers Rally to Cox in League Stand
Governor Cox opened Indiana campaign with a speech in Indianapolis urging voters to place the league of nations above partisanship. He called for federal regulation of the pacing industry, attacked Senate oligarchy, and framed the covenant as a supreme issue, drawing broad cross party support and cheers.
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Hoosiers
Indianapolis
Ind
Cox
South Tend
Indiana
League of Nations
Republican Party
Senate
America
Wilson
Germany
Congress
League
South Bend
Henry Cabot Lodge
Christ
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Proaston
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He Muedler
Wait Rogers
Ties Rietti
Hocseen
New York
Acm
Byron Bradley
Deen
Vrscting
Heck
Mr. Wik
Carraben
Gidbenty
Belieris Nivale
Deannetts Dorsasre
Mro
Me Bao
Torrance
Fami
Wali
Tor
Bogie van Cleveland
S.J Peat
Fa Wooam Matthews
Ralston
Doe
Ian Stone
John
Fancy
Yoork City
Corti
Bo Medten
Mabel Mesto
Ce. Peonatt
Harry Reed
Tedi
Dessie
Aetierson
Corist
Seopal
L. Woobedhinew
Ruth
Freeman Hyatt
Mero
Monroe Eyatt
Osgood
Hanover
Ving
Kae City
Eve
Bobs
China
Vere
Sorols
Prague
Ed Magen
Ality
Pete Ie
Thea
Bae Shirts
Glark Strait
Beeek
Perges
Basthy
Acguast 2d
Mary Ashley
Elizabeth Taylor
Nona Connelly
Indianapoli
Luella Ernst
West Second Street
Tsabelle Imel
Wialter? EE
Columbus
Charles Enel
Edna Miller
Russiaville
Pad
Jodpe
Bo M. Griffith
Vievav
Catherine Spore
Catherine
Margaret Mulfen
Nashville
Tenn
Herman Kessler
Robert
Ann Mary
J. i Kasper
Meo
Mo Miesch
Tulsa
Kia
Louie Hoffman
Mackonee
Okla
J. Richvedoane
Richard
Florence
Seymour
Frank A. Kasper
Arthur Wallace
Connersville
Mr. Wallace
Wetchiore
Wielas
Wallace
Calvertson
Eoward Crufty
Julian J
Calpertoon
Kensar Cishertsen
Moorefield
Bridale
Frank Th Pablored
Owas
Martel
BULL
Cooney
Pere Dee
Whileeult
Geo
Alexander Aaronsohn
Kaiser
Superstitiona
Ohio
Sents
Old Guard
South Pend
Hadio
Himalaya Range
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