Prehistoric Dog Burials Hint At Afterlife Food Offerings
Washington reports discovery of two red painted deer bones found beside ancient dog skeletons in Chac ensen New Mexico. Dr. F H A Roberts Jr of the Bureau of American Ethnology notes conjecture on why bones were painted and describes the transition from baskets to pottery among late ancient Southwest tribes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
F. H. A. Roberts, Jr
Bureau of American Ethnology
Chac Eansen
Lecter Roberts
Wade
Woetur Nuberties
Doctor Roberts
London girls to wear back high shoes this winter
Fashion notes predict London high shoes returning with calf height and roving swashbuckling flair. Black brown shades favored for business girls while ultra fashionable women may choose scarlet boots or opalescent heels. Lizard skin trim remains popular for winter footwear.
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London
Catitat
Storm Center Reports Record Low Barometer
Port Townsend Washington dispatch notes seas and barometers drop as waves churn near Aleutian storm nursery. Capt Kawashima of the Yokohama Maru cites the lowest barometric reading seen on entering port, tracing storms to the Aleutian area and Mississippi valley weather patterns.
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Port Townsend
Aleutlup Islands
Kawashima
Mionsoon
Miss Sippi
Detective Arrests In Odd Chinese Puzzle Case
A detective detains a group tied to a money table scheme as they discuss tilting up a collection to buy a book on cress word puzzles. The exchange unfolds in court with explanations in fluent English.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Deer Roam Golf Greens Forage In Mountain Club Area
Deer populations near a mountain golf course have devastated greens as fires in Topanga Canyon reduce forage. Club officials consider hiring a caretaker to keep deer off the links while residents note the animals roam when players leave.
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Severn
Cumtens
Sinte Mantea
Topanga Canyon
Sheriff Coldren arrests former Charleston man
Sheriff Harry Coldren arrested Joe Combs of Marshall, formerly of Charleston, on a bastardy charge. Bertha Nichols, daughter of John Nichols of Marshall, pressed the charge. The case was settled in Squire Thomas Craig's court when the couple married the following Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Combs
Marshall
Charleston
Harry Coldren
Bertha Nichols
John Nichols
Squire Thomas Craig
Why Golf Is Beneficial
Dr Peter Fowler praised golf as beneficial by noting a man with severe valvular disease survived due to his love of golf and the fresh air it provided. The Westminster and Holborn division of the British Medical Association hosted a discussion on sport, its use and abuse, endorsing golf, motor racing, and visiting as wholesome activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Fowler
Westminster and Holborn
British Medical Association
Craters of Bosing
Why Polar Bear Is King
Pam argues the polar bear is the North American continent s top predator in field and stream praised by Pronard MacMillan. The animal is described as nearly the size of the brown bear with high intelligence and white fur that blends into snow and ice.
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Polar Bear
Pam
North American
Pronard MacMillan
Ahisha
Arctie
Moonlit Riddles in a Fragmented Text
A garbled OCR fragment hints at questions about the moon and teeth, citing scattered phrases like rising moon and teeth without clear context. The piece shows stray terms and misread words, lacking a coherent report or named entities to anchor a factual summary.
Unreadable OCR fragment notes on street scene
Fragmentary text appears to describe a street scene with vehicles and curb activity. References to downtown curbs and a meter are visible, but many words are garbled, leaving unclear people, places, or events.
Would Sell Ear Miss Doris Clarke Offered To Sell Her Ear
A Rockford Illinois 18 year old girl named Doris Clarke offered to sell her left ear for 2500 dollars to a New York society woman who advertised for an entire ear to replace her own lost in a car accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Clarke
Rockford, Til
New York
Preaching Schedule at Five Points This Weekend
Five Points church lists preaching at the place next Saturday night Sunday and Sunday night. Everett Veach and Lloyd Hendrix traveled to Kansas on Monday to husk corn.
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Everett Veach
Lloyd Hendrix
Kansas
Terre Haute Visits and Family Travel Highlights
Mrs Robert Findley spends week in Terre Haute with son Okel and family. Kenneth Claypool made a business trip to Terre Haute Monday. Mrs D Tate stayed Saturday night with daughter Mrs Jess Wilcox in Martinsville. Ophir Claypool, recently hospitalized in Terre Haute, returns to parents Sperry and wife in home care. David Nicholson has been ill in past days.
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Robert Findley
Terre Haute
Okel
David Nicholson
Kenneth Claypool
D. Tate
Jess Wilcoxson
Martinsville
Ophir Claypool
Sperry Claypool
Baby Doris Irene Higginbotham Born December 12
CHOCTAW Harry Higginbotham and wife announce the birth of a baby girl named Doris Irene on December 12. An array of visiting relatives are noted in the surrounding lines, including the Blizzard and Haddix families and Albert Perry Jackson connections.
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Harry Higginbotham
Doris Irene
John
Maude
Golda Blizzard
Herman Lambdin
Allright
Elsie Strohm
Avon
Blizzard
John, Martha
Perry Jackson
Charles Hollenbeck
Amos Haddix
Terre Haute
Edward Burger
Paris
Local residents visit in West Union and vicinity
Barnett Sackrider and wife called on in West Union Monday evening. Omer Stanfield from Annapolis visits his daughter Mrs Dessie Drake and family on the county line. Fred Stanfield, Wallace Elliott and families visited Mrs Laura Wells and Jess Spraker and wife on Sunday. Isaac Hoskinson spent Sunday with his mother Mrs Martha Hoskinson of the Quaker Lane area.
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Barnett Sackrider
West Union
Omer Stanfield
Annapolis
Dessie Drake
Fred Stanfield
Wallace Elliott
Laura Wells
Jess Spraker
Isaac Hoskinson
Martha Hoskinson
Quaker Lane
Lindberghs Pass Over Marshall in Tri Motored Plane
Mrs Evangeline Lindbergh and party traveled by tri motor Ford plane over Marshall on Monday afternoon en route to Mexico to visit her son Coal Chas Lindbergh. The craft, flown low and quiet, crossed the town’s southern edge before reaching St Louis for the night. The group included W B Stout designer, Mrs Stout, pilot Harry Brooks, mechanic Hi A Russell, and A L Lajous Ford representative in Mexico City.
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Evangeline L. Lindbergh
Marshall
Ford
Four men held on suspicion by Sheriff Coldren in Effingham
Cletus Mosbesch Harold Mosbesch and a third man from Effingham and C B McIntosh of Oblong were held several hours Sunday morning by Sheriff Coldren on suspicion. The men slept in Sockler's garage and were taken to Vandalia station where they were picked up. Calls to Effingham and Terre Haute yielded no information and they were released.
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Cletus Mosbesch
Harold Mosbesch
Sheriff Coldren
Effingham
C. B. McIntosh
Oblong
Sockler
Vandalia
Terre Haute
Marshall Milk and Cream Company Pays High Price
The Marshall Milk and Cream Company pays $265 for 4 percent milk this month per Manager Dr. Allen Emery Van Fleet. A producer for the company recently bought 6 Holstein cows and now yields more than 500 pounds of milk daily. Riley Davis sold his Guernsey herd to A. A. Harrison of Paris and now has a Holstein herd purchased last spring in Evansville Indiana. Allen says Holstein cows are more profitable for selling whole milk than Jersey or Guernsey cattle.
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Marshall Milk & Cream ComPany
Allen Emery van Fleet
Riley Davis
Guernsey
A A. Harrison
Paris
Evansville
Ind
Allen
Jersey
Marshall Girl Married in Chicago
Miss May Nightlinger of Marshall married Harry McFall of Terre Haute in Chicago on Sunday December 11. The bride is the Nightlinger daughter. the groom works at Jerry's Baking Company in Terre Haute. They plan to set up housekeeping in Terre Haute soon.
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May Nightlinger
Marshall
Harry McFall
Terre Haute
Chicago
Postmaster to be Selected for Marshall Office Soon
John W. Lewis term as postmaster of Marshall expires January 7 1928. Applications for the examination must be in by January 17 1928 according to the civil service commission from Washington D C.
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Marshall Office
John W. Lewis
Marshall
Civil Service
Washington, D. C
Gia
Christmas program at Snyder church Saturday night
The Snyder community announces a Christmas program at the church on Saturday night December 24. Everett Reynolds and Mrs Dick Treadway of near West Union visited Mrs R M Cments ander father Harper Reynolds. Mrs Lydia Hilbert is seriously ill at the home of her daughter Mrs Adam Liffick. Lawrence Nevins of Prairieton Ind visited Mr and Mrs Palmer Cornwell. Rev C Godert conducted services Saturday night Sunday and Sunday night. Ladies Aid met Friday afternoon and made a comfort. Edward Norris visited his daughter Mrs Elsie Bowsher in Indianapolis. Mrs Ovie Draper visited Sunday with Mrs Clarence Tingley who has been very sick. Miss Bonnie Collier visited her sister Miss Velma Thorp Sunday. Mrs Ted Miller is ill. her mother Mrs O Tharp helps care for her.
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Everett Reynolds
Dick Treadway
West Union
R. M. Cments
Harper Reynlds
Lydia Hilbert
Adam Liffick
Lawrence Nevins
Prairieton Ind
Palmer Cornwell
C Godert
Ladies Aid
Edward Norris
Elsie Bowsher
Indianapolis
Ovie Draper
Clarence Tingley
Bonnie Collier
Velma Thorp
Ted Miller
O ' Tharp
Christmas Roast Teaches Cleone Club Guests
Mr and Mrs Luther Hammond entertained the Cleone Club with a Christmas color themed house and a grab bag as the evening’s diversion. Guests included Mr and Mrs Edgar Guyer of Chrisman and Mart Gilbert of Westfield, plus Terre Haute shoppers Mr and Mrs Clevel Snyder and Crystal Walcott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Hammond
Edgar Guyer
Chrisman
Mart Gilbert
Westfield
Clevel Snyder
Crystal Walcott
Terre Haute
Alva Hammond
Jessie Wiser
Ruth Melton
Sallie Pence
Cleve Snyder
Marshall visitors and Melrose family gathers noted
John Carpenter and son Johnny and Will Freeman and Earl Jackson were Marshall visitors Monday afternoon. Omer Medsker, wife and daughter of Melrose, spent Sunday with Fred Shotts and family.
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John Carpenter
Johnny
Will Freeman
Earl Jackson
Marshall
Omer Medsker
Melrose
Fred Shotts
Stewart White Joins Our Staff With New Serial On Tiptoe
Prominent American author Stewart Edward White joins the newspaper staff. Known for Claim Jumpers The Riverman The Blazed Trail The Forty Niners his serial On Tiptoe a swashbuckling romance begins in this issue, promising Western and Northern adventure.
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Stewart Edward White
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Henry S. Johnston
Oklahoma
State
Coldren
Kieon
Roy
Sringpte
Dolson
East Mcdaniel
Lindbergh
Santy
Sant Claus ConGress
Petey
Bartmess
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