Madison Indiana News Notes and Local Appointments
M rs Anna Fitch hosts Virginia and Charlotte Mel drum of Louisville. Eagle Spring Grange to hold a fall festival at Pleasant Ridge on October 16. Various residents travel by train to Cincinnati Muncie Edinburg Oldenburg and Washington DC. Marriage licenses issued to Harry E. Hamilton and Bertha Williams. Sanity hearing flags Robert L. Penn admitted to Cragmont. A 13 year old girl Alene Roberts taken into custody by police.
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Misees
Virginia
Charlotte Meldrum
Louisville
Anna Fitch
Eagle Spring Grange
Pleasant Ridge
Sadie McLaughlin
Cincinnati
M. F. Fisher
Nettie
Bedford
Muncie
Robert Ferguson
Edinburg
Harry Simpson
Alene Roberts
Columbus
William Jones
Miss Mary Rogers Dies at Home in Hanover
Miss Mary Rogers, a 22 year old Hanover resident, passed away at her home after several months illness. She was a Presbyterian Church member and endured her sickness with patience. She is survived by parents Mr and Mrs Joseph Rogers and siblings Ella May and Graham, all of Hanover.
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Mary Rogers
Hanover
Miss Rogers
Presbyterian Church
Joseph Rogers
Ella
May
Graham
Emptiness and Names Spark a Summer Conversation
Fragment describes a neighbor girl traveling with the narrator last summer. They wandered outdoors as she marveled at vast spaces and asked where everywhere had gone. The fragment then lists Washington, Madison, Polk and Buchanan as if part of a larger reference.
Land values rise in Jefferson county as crops and wages grow
Prof. C. R. Melcher of the State University speaks at the Madison Teachers Institute praising local improvements and predicting higher land values in Jefferson county. He notes Kentucky lands selling from 300 to 1000 dollars an acre and Iowa plots at 600 dollars per acre, with tomato, tobacco and fruit yields boosting prospects amid higher freight and wage costs.
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C. R. Melcher
The
State University
Lexington
Teachers’ Institute
Madison
Melcher
Hanover College
Hanover
Herald
Jefferson County
Kentucky
Edw. Cochran
Telegraph Hill
Iowa
Express Company
Doe Leaves Her Fawn in Care and Recovery Hopes
An article describes a fawn found on a farm cared for by a group led by Tarver Trip Af Cecthte. The fawn’s condition improves under feeding and shelter with frequent checks during a multiweek recovery.
Lost Will Found Sparks Court Proceedings Over Inheritance
A dated instrument found in an attorney’s desk reveals a will that bequeathed property to Mrs. Setuelle and Brertha I, Clara Monant Nellie Ross after a payment of S10 to the Pushund. The will conflicts with another predated will and Mrs. Rude’s death prompts probate questions at Wel.
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Pune
Anuty
Gottreib Haass
Lontsville Ry
Nisebadebren
Deatisa Russ
Rude
Loa
Eugene Plata
Julfy Setuelle
Rass
Romantic life of Danish immigrant Fred Krusemark ends in Atchison
Fred Krusemark, an 82 year old Atchison carpenter born in Denmark, died recently after a life of travel across Europe and Asia. He fought with the Chiolet army in the 1860s, left Denmark, and endured a storm wreck aboard his voyage to America with passengers perishing from starvation before reaching a Central American port. Barents in 1596 is noted as the first Arctic winterer.
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Fred Krusemark van Atchison
Kas
Denmark
Germany
Europe
Asia
Engghind
Hie
America
Funeral of Mrs. Julian Grebe
Funeral services were held at Mt. Zion Church for Mrs. Julian Grebe who died suddenly at home on Ryker's Ridge. The Rev. J. W. Johnson led the service as floral tributes and a quartet provided hymns. Interment followed at Springdale with pall-bearers named among family and friends.
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Julian Grebe
Ryker's Ridge
Mt. Zion Church
J. W. Johnson
Springdale
Messrs
Bert Scott
Louis Hummel
Edward Wolfe
Felix Grebe
Gale Grebe
Frederick Cirebe
Baseball scores from last day in major leagues
American Association games feature Louisville 8 to 3 over Columbus and Toledo defeating Indianapolis 14 to 3. Kansas City 3 to 6 at Milwaukee. St Paul 5 to 4 against Minneapolis. National League results show Pittsburgh 12 to 2 over Chicago and Cincinnati 5 to 4 beating St Louis. Philadelphia 16 to 25 over Brooklyn and Boston 10 to 5 over New York. American League scores list Washington 6 to 6 over Boston and New York 4 to 5 over Philadelphia with Chicago 6 to 5 at Detroit and Cleveland 7 to 6 over St Louis.
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American Association
Louisville
Columbus
Indianapolis
Toledo
Kansas City
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Pittsburg
Chicago
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Boston
New York
Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
Pitts
L Pet
Washington Ae
Fire damages barn. prompt service saves Cravens farm
A Sunday lightning strike hit Mr. Wm Cravens farm at Fairmount, making a roof hole and igniting a curtain pole in the tenant's room. The blaze burned a curtain but was extinguished quickly, saving the barn and its contents. Separately, the silk industry in China employs an estimated 4 to 6 million workers.
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Wm. Cravens
Fairmount
Kitty's Choice and a Quiet Dilemma in Fairview
In a small town, William Davey circles two women, Kitty a lively seamstress and Marcia a hardworking stove maid. Kitty flaunts youth and charm while wary class rules strain their romance as Marcia plans to leave for Rockport. William weighs love against opportunity as a coal-fueled future glows in contrast to delicate, fading blue eyes. Ecuador produces less mineral than any other South American country.
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William
Marcia
Rockport
Kitty
High Street
Ecuador
Local News and Notes From Madison September Visit and District Appointments
Madison updates cover several travel and social visits including Robert Schelke heading to Purdue for his second year and Mrs. Fuelling with Miss Edson visiting Indianapolis. The Jefferson County Council met to set 1921 appropriations. Other items include church conference assignments in Kentucky, marriage license issued to Freeman Hyatt and Ruth Bellamy, and Moorefield visitors at Miss Addie Moore’s.
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Robert Schelke
Lafayette
Purdue University
J. L. Fuelling
Elizabeth Edson
Indianapolis
Messrs
James and
Stanley Cochrane
Detroit
Drusilla Cravens
Fairmount
Cincinnati
Elizabeth Abbott
Jeffersonville
James Barton
Howard Powell
Charles L. Schuler
Scott’s Bluff
Nebraska
Caroline Schuler
North
Walnut Street
Jefferson County Council
Court House
Ira E. Hoffman
Mildred Louise
Chicago
George D. Demaree
Oliver McIntyre
Margaret McIntyre
Harriett McGlasson
A. H. McGlasson
Edward M. Prenatt
Nellie H. Prenatt
George F. Schelke
Schelke
F. W. Schelke
Freeman Robert Hyatt
Ruth Amethyst Bellamy
Louis Bellamy
East Main Street
Mr. Hyatt
Hanover
Edwin R. Ferguson
Switzerland County
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Offers $100 Reward
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh and offers a $100 reward for an incurable case. It touts 35 years of use, explains the medicine works through the blood to heal mucous surfaces, and urges readers to begin taking it and request testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo Ohio with a 75 cent price.
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Hall
Seven Sleepers Legend Explained Through Ancient Tale
The article recounts the legend of seven sleepers who hid in a cave during persecutions around 250 AD in Ephesus. They awoke to find Christianity accepted, were honored in the city, and died on the same day, marking a miraculous century-spanning sleep.
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Ephesus
Aunt Nan Promises Redemption in a Family Tragedy
A nameless narrator recalls Aunt Nan, a charming temptress whose heartbreak led to misfortune for her sister Aunt Minerva. Years later David Burnie, Nan’s former love, returns as a changed man, and the narrator must confront fate, memory, and the chance to repair past wrongs.
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Aunt Nan
Aunt Minerva
Mother
Minerva
That Sound in the Night
In a tense midnight scene Mrs. Meekton wakes husband Henry to check for burglars. He hesitates then braves a call to protect his family, only to discover the supposed intruders are a kitten playing with a baby’s rubber ball. The moment blends fear with domestic humor.
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Maria
Henry
Blind draw by touch eyed for the blind
The Royal Drawing Society develops a touch aided medium allowing a blind draughtsman to trace and refine drawings. Early tests include a blindfolded pupil guiding a line by feel and a gardener’s plant forms, suggesting potential for reading and writing support.
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Royal Drawing Society
Beethoven
OC. B. Ablett
Abtett
Manchester
Cguardian
Airplanes to Aid Mining Access and Rescue Efforts
Airplanes and airships may boost mining by enabling rapid transport of materials and workers to hard to reach ore sites. A U S Bureau of Mines report by Dr Leon advocates aerial links to inaccessible districts and potential use for disaster rescue operations.
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Leon
United States Bureau of Mines
Eastport Sardine Industry Began Here
A dilapidated shack at Eastport Maine is noted as the starting place of the American sardine industry. Julius Wolff a Russian and New York promoters built the factory about forty years ago to can sardines from herring. Weirs once lined the property as the industry grew to employ thousands seasonally and establish Eastport as a key Maine fishing port.
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Eastport
Julius Wolff
New York
Maine
Locomotive Rolled Over After Rhode Island Flood
After a March storm on the New England coast, a locomotive on a Rhode Island railroad line toppled into a swampy brook under a trestle. The snowplow and engine parted company, leaving the locomotive upright in the water. Rail workers rolled it down the bank to clear the track.
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New England
Rhode Island
Popeler Mechanica Magazine
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