Clark County plans bridges to cut costs and boost construction
Clark county officials aim to build several new bridges by seeking a 60 percent appropriation of engineer estimates after a successful Bowery bridge bid. The Bowery bridge cost 565.65 dollars, with the county saving about 50 percent. A McLean county 160 acre farm recently sold for 98,400 dollars, setting a regional land price record.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Board of Commissioners For
Clark County
Rouneil
Bowery Bridge
Sam Gray
McLean County
Prairie Farmer
Agreeable Surprise for Ursuline Sisters at St Marys
The Ursuline Sisters of Louisville in charge of St Mary's school were pleasantly surprised by St Mary's congregation last night on East Second Street. Ladies brought edible gifts including coffee sugar fruits and canned goods, and the Sisters expressed grateful thanks for the generosity.
Mrs M. McCabe Injured in Louisville Fall
Mrs M McCabe aged about 74 visiting her son He C McCabe proprietor of McCabe bottling works fell at her Louisville home dislocating a hip. She was moved to St Anthony Hospital for treatment and is expected to walk in about three weeks. Her friends here wish her a speedy recovery. Drowning used to be a legal punishment in England.
Local Social And Travel Notes From Madison
Madison society round up dated September 10 lists residents returning from Indianapolis visiting friends in Evansville and Bloomington for Indiana University studies. Marriages include George Hendrick and Miss Fannie Lee Moore with other nuptials in Greensburg and a Wittenberg student. A postmaster supply station change affects New Albany area and sheriff reports on a wandering patient and escapee return.
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Nicholas Weber
Indianapolis
Fred Coleman
Bloomington
Indiana University
Charles Schnabel
George Hendrick
Fannie Lee Moore
Madison
Carrollton News
Evansville Woman Claims 120 Years Old
Evansville Indiana September 9 Mrs Elizabeth Cornell a colored woman who gave her age as 120 years filed a registration application here today She is believed to be the oldest woman in the state She was a slave in Tennessee years ago and recalls the Mexican war well.
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Evansville
Ind
Elizabeth Cornell
Tennessee
Miss Fern Hower Severely Hurt At Gossard Corset Plant
Miss Fern Hower eighteen was nearly scalped at the Gossard corset factory in Logansport when her hair was caught in a rotary machine as she bent to pick up a dropped pencil. The motor was stopped too late to save most of her hair and much of her scalp. doctors predict recovery.
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Logansport
Fern Hower
Gossard Corset
Miss Hower
Death of George W. Hagan at 89 in Canaan
George W. Hagan, longtime Canaan resident, died at his daughter Mrs. J. W. Storms home after years of poor health. Born in Millican's Bend Louisiana he was 89 on September 2. Survived by two sons Beecher Hagan and Elmer Hagan and three daughters Mrs. Alice Storms Mrs. Clara McCardy and Mrs. Lenora Wadsworth. His wife predeceased him. He was a Methodist and lived with Mrs. Storms after retiring from farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Hagan
Canaan
J. W. Storms
Hagan
Millican’s Bend
Louisiana
Typhoid Fever Cases Prompt Nursing Report At Madison Clinic
Miss Mary Shipman county Red Cross nurse reported typhoid cases in Monroe township after visiting the McHenry family where Herbert Edward and Penelope McHenry and Miss Gladys Ferguson were ill. The three patients and Ferguson were removed to King's Daughter's hospital. surrounding wells were tested and deemed unfit. health talks and first aid classes will follow.
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Public Health Nursing Committee
Madison Clinic
Mary Shipman
Red Cross
Monroe Township
Shipman
McHenry
Herbert
Edward
Penelope McHenry
Robert McHenry
Gladys Ferguson
King’s Daughter's Hospital
Haigh's Ambulance
Jinestown
Marble School
Indiana State Board
Dupont
State Board
Madisonian to Return as School Publication This Year
The Madisonian will appear again for the coming school year with its first issue on September 20. Redford B. Dorsey and Elmer G. Sulzer, the former editors, lead the effort and the paper will be wider and longer. Their energetic work earns encouragement from students and teachers.
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The
Madisonian
Redford B. Dorsey
Elmer G. Sulzer
Messrs
Dorsey and
Sulzer
Whitaker and Morris announce Cairo wedding at St. Joseph’s
Invitations issued for the marriage of Mr. Charles E. Whitaker and Miss Nora Morris in Cairo NL at St. Joseph’s Church. The ceremony will be Monday morning September 13 at 5 o’clock. Whitaker is son of Mrs. Rosa May Whitaker and brother of Mrs. Frank Dehler. Morris is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Morris.
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Charles E. Whitaker
Nora Morris
Cairo
St. Joseph’s Church
Whitaker
Rosa May Whitaker
Frank Dehler
Thomas B. Morris
Monthly Crop Report Highlights Gains in Corn and Oats
The cooperative crop reporting service for Indiana released its monthly report showing gains in nearly all crops. Notably corn rose by 6,208,000 bushels and oats by 5,606,000 bushels, while clover seed surpassed last year by about 100,000 bushels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co-Operative Crop Reporting Service For
Indiana
President Wilson Refuses Convening Wage Scale Committee
President Wilson declines to summon the anthracite joint wage scale committee to address renewed strike demands. He criticizes the miners for what he calls a vacation and says they have deceived no one, not even themselves, in a letter to their leaders.
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Washington
Wilson
Two Men Escape Death After Big Four Collision
In Columbus last night a Big Four passenger train struck an automobile driven by Joseph Schlick and Arthur H. McKevitt, 60, a factory employee. The car was hurled several feet and part of the wreckage was carried 300 feet on the engine pilot. Schlick was severely cut and bruised. McKevitt escaped serious injury.
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Columbus
Joseph Schlick
Arthur H. McKevitt
Schlick
McKevitt
Open Seasons for Hunting Waterfowl and Game Birds
The State Department of Conservation lists open seasons and bag limits for waterfowl and game birds. Ducks and brant run Sept 16 to Dec 31 with 15 each. coot 15. gallinules 15. plover 15 with dates through Dec 20. yellowlegs and jackrabbits Sept 1 to Nov 30 with 6. woodcock Oct 1 to Nov 30 with a day/night rule. prairie chicken Oct 15 to Oct 31 with 5. quail and ruffed grouse Nov 10 to Dec 19 with 15. possession limit 45 for three days.
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State Department of Conservation
Reese
Brant
Coot
Family welcomes six in single Kentucky birth spree
Louisville observer tells of Bunk Jones and Wille Jones near Murray who celebrate a rare sextuplet birth after a string of one set of triplets and twins. Mrs Asingh Parks also becomes a mother, delivering a daughter within the same three hour window.
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Louisville
Bunk" Jones
Bunk
Wille Jones
Mrs Selleck Leaves for Washington with Mission
Mrs. Selleck visits her father J E Mersdorff and sister Elsie Mersdorff for weeks. She departs this morning for home in Washington DC. Miss Amy Rose Mersdorff accompanies her and will stay in Washington this winter to attend school. Miss Elsie Mersdorff returns to Indianapolis after vacation at home.
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Frank Selleck
J. E. Mersdorff
Elsie Mersdorff
Washington
D. C
Amy Rose Mersdorff
Indianapolis
Geologic History Traced for Adirondack Mountains
A geologist explains Adirondack formation from ancient Grenville rocks through Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras. Erosion in the latest geologic period shaped current mountains and valleys, with major rock types like anorthosite, granite, and syenite identified across Essex Franklin and Warren counties and nearby districts.
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Adirondack
New York
Adirondacks
Wells
Hamilton County
Fragmented OCRीकed text yields a chaotic historical snippet
A garbled OCR fragment presents a mosaic of stray names, places, and phrases. It mentions Popeye, Nebr, lilies of the valley, and various partial words, with no clear story or dated event to anchor a coherent summary.
Rounding Up Deserters and Court Hearings
Descriptions of desersrs rounded up and court actions noted. Report covers the process of identification and transportation of offenders, listings of participants, and records of sessions at the Brownmont court with details on dates and proceedings.
Town to be sold in whole at auction in Morera Wael
Report describes a full town sale proposal with details of parcels, a hotel property and assorted buildings. notes the location near Morera Wael and the Cartioire area, with the sale planned to occur without casting any obligation on the purchaser.
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Ana
Memeta
Cottiine
Amd
Merueta
Cartioire
Drotte Butcinas Fisted
Moneta
Miles Wespoof Casper
Trement
Relic Unexploded Shell Found Near Plum Creek Pa
George Gitt found and buried an unexploded shell from the Kilpatrick engagement near Plum Creek Pa after the June 30 1868 battle. William Biettner 78 recounts the incident to his grandson Paul who dug up the ten pound well preserved shell.
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Nere Plum Creek
Kilpatrick Cnd
Paul
Kansas Saves Over Half Million on School Books
Kansas will save more than $500 000 on school books after state publication of textbooks. Tom Mc Neal of the state textbook commission says at least $100 000 will be saved in the next three years on a geography edition now being published.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Tom McNeal
State Textbook Commission
Home remedy for colds and influenza from Kentucky expert
A Kentucky health note promotes avoiding crowds and emphasizes hygiene to prevent influenza. It recommends a homemade throat remedy using Mepholized Arcinea with water, claiming it relieves sore membranes, stops colds in days, and keeps nasal passages clear. It advises readers to mix three quarters of an ounce in a pint of hot water and use as directed.
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York
Kentucky
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Board of Commissioners
South
Lincos
Pwa
Jefferson County
Tts
Jeterson County
F&mer
M. McCabe
England
Humphreys’ Homeo. Medicine Company
William Street, New York
Mary C. Welch
Fred J. Miller
Herbert Bear
P. E. Bear
Leslie Bear
Joseph Hitz
Richmond
Jeorge M. Stanley
East Main Street
Arzi Wheatly
William A. Donat
E. Third Street
Wheatly
Ruth Donat
Benjamin Lotz, Jr
Springfield
Ohio
Wittenburg College
Benjamin Lotz
Jefferson Street
F. Marion Jackson
Lucy E. Latta
Trimble County
Clerk Prewatt
G. W.pearce
Second Presbyterian Church
Fletcher Spaulding
Pauline and
Baird
A. S Chapman
Democrat Printing Co
New Albany
Postoffice Department
Roy Rutherford
H. W. Rutherford
Mary Ainsworth
Charles B. Ainsworth
Greensburg
L. W. Bellamy
Peoria
Ill
Ruth Bellamy
Freeman Hyatt
Bellamy
Berns Construction Company
Raymond Cox
Lot Turner
Carl Pryor
Albert Potter
King’s Daughters Hospital
Monthly Crop Report
Neo One
Seal
Willan J. Miller
Sithelege
Canadia
Sreenville
Ackrondick
Stboo
Ad Pondack
Port Henry
Iveene
Minerval
Tite Mountain Lake
Tadion
Bherailten
North Creek
Chestertown
Warren County
Gouverneur
St. Lawrence County
Og Roek
Cera
Essex
Franklin Counties
Murey McIntyre Range
Sentinel Range
Perth
Fee Rey Poe
Army
Theo Clos
Hanover
Aakees
Sale Deposit & Trust Co
Leading Trust Company
John W. Tevis
J. W. Cornett
Peeni W. H. Ah Lyon
Sec’ Hoba Cements
Treas
Liberty Bonds
the National Branch Bank
First National Bank
SM. Rtbadse
West Third Street
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