County Correspondence: Social Visits and Local Happenings
Mrs Walter Smith of St Louis guest of her mother Mrs Kil Nin. Miss Leota Hampton arrives from Indianapolis to visit friends. Mrs Mary Bartlett of Marshall visited Mrs Ida Howe. Several residents and visitors are noted including Dr Lamb and families, Miss Stella Berkeley, Cuma Lee, and J W Hancock. Bids opened for water system work. rebid planned for July.
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Commercial
Walter Smith
St. Louis
Kil‘Nien
Leota Hampton
Indianapolis
Iela Bennett
Chicago
Mary Bartlett
Marshall
Ida Howe
Lamb
Carl Baughman
Stella Berkley
Cuma Lee
French Lick Mss
Seam Schoffield
Marie
J W. Hancock
Indiana Sanford
Banner Times
Jim Finney
Wagoner
Kta
Roy
Oklahoma
Lizzie Spence
San Bernardino
Calif
George Spence Ralph Holland
Poplar Bluff
Wee. McBride
W T Abraham Geo. Straker
Bellair
Fowlerton
Russell Claypool
Dave Claypool
Moriah
Effingham
Insurance ads promise cheap farm and city coverage
Cole and Cole advertise tornado and fire insurance for farm and city property. They claim the largest companies offer the lowest rates and invite readers to write or call for terms.
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Cole & Cole
River runs low as crowds flood river outing scene
The river sits about two inches above low water mark while visitors flock daily for river outings. Miss Mary Ryker of Passadena Cal visits her sister Mrs A C Evringham. Dr Shake attends a veterinary convention in Henderson Ky. A young child of Mr and Mrs James Holt near Oblong dies from a mad dog bite after Pasteur Institute treatment fails. The old red house near the ferry is being torn down, likely the village’s oldest building. Bucklen’s Amnic Salve is touted by Marilla NY carpenter E S Lopez as a universal healer. 26c at Robt. Prewett’s.
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Mary Ryker
Passadena
Cal
A C Evringham
F C
Shake
Henderson
James Holt
Oblong
Pasteur Institute
Chicago
Red House
Indianapolis guest of L A Rider families visit
Milo Anderson of Indianapolis is the guest of L A Rider and family with other relatives. Bab Byatt and Miss Dorothy Knap are guests. Lake, Wisconsin visitors are mentioned with unspecified dates and names in the torn text.
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Air
Milo Anderson
Indianapoli
L. A. Rider
Bab Byatt
Dorothy Knap Sponicars
Lake
Wis
Weekend social notes and church meeting conclude week
The town records visitors including Mrs Bertha Verns from Lovington and Samuel Whittaker from Terre Haute visiting relatives. A big tent meeting closed with over 10000 attendees, $177 collected, 14 converts and general good feeling as workers head to other fields.
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Bertha Verns
Lovington
Samuel Whittaker
Terre Haute
Grandma Farrell
Mart Newlin
French Lick Springs
John Neal
Willow Hill
Bond George Turner
Bicknell
Ind
Virita Bishop
Palestine
Sam Roark
Harry Otey
Robinson
JT Smith
Golda Price
Oblong
Daisy Klinger
Bloomfield Ind
J T Smith
Merrick Cox
Marshall
John N Lindley
Electr Hitters Blood Purifier Promises Health Boost
An ad touts Electr Hitters as a grand protection against disease germs in air, dust, water, and food. It claims chills fever acne and malarial disorders respond quickly to the purifier with a money back guarantee at Robirowett's.
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Robirowett's
Chautauqua Attendance and Local Visits Report
Muse Agnes Nicol and several locals attend the Chautauqua in Charleston. Chester Stewart plans to leave for Spokane Washington at month end after visiting Chicago friends. Chester and Arthur Stewart of Charleston visited here and returned Tuesday with Albert, Allen and Pred Kile.
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Agnes Nicol Alll
Charleston
West York
Sundas
Chester Stewart
Spokane
Chicago
Chester
Arthur Stewart
Albert, Allen
Pred Kile
Hay harvest nears completion in South Dolson area
South Dolson notes report harvest progress as Clarence Goeckler and family spent Sunday at Charley Goeckler. Old Folks' Home event at Clarksville Baptist church drew a large crowd. Mrs Fred Wieland has quinsy. Everett Black of Livingston visited Robert Babcock. John Woods and wife from Indianapolis visited Mrs. Wm Melton. Ruth Stinson died Sunday after a month with typhoid fever. she is survived by her father and a brother.
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Clarence Goeckler
Charley Goeckler
Clarksville Baptist Church
Fred Wieland
Everett Black
Livingston
Robert Babcock
John Woods
Indianapolis
Wm. Melton
Ruth Stinson
James Stinson
Local News Note on Sunday Visit and Health
A fragment notes James Leseare visiting West Dalen on Sunday. Suet a mwa nas been crip pled with rheumatism and treatment. Ira Hunt and Brown are listed as visiting or present during the period.
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James Leseare
West ‘Dalen
Ira Hunt
Bie
Vaccination Proves Crucial in Yorkville Smallpox Outbreak
In Yorkville a smallpox outbreak showed vaccination effectiveness. The first patient, a 32 year old unvaccinated man, died within two weeks. Of 15 exposed, eight were vaccinated promptly. vaccination succeeded in five. Two caretakers who were vaccinated early remained healthy. About 400 residents were vaccinated. only one additional mild case appeared, epidemic halted.
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Auain
Yorkville 3
Local Farm Notes and Harvest Struggles Highlight Light Crop
Caleb Park reports a death of a cow last week while harvest nears completion and yields are light. Albert Osborn and wife move to the Greathouse farm as threshing continues with small tasks. Timothy cut for seed, Mrs Susan Claypool visits from Marshall, and Phil Konkler farm transfer brings $5000 in stock and $41000 in cash.
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Albert Osborn
Greathouse Farm
Russell Jones
Rhoda Garver
Timothy
Spood Price
Susan Claypool
Marshall
Vista
Roy Ailler
Phil Konkler
John Helmer
Tadlson
Humorous Quips on a Baby Fly From Puck
A humorous early 20th century note mocks a baby fly with scientific terms. It describes the insect Musca domestica and its anatomy while warning it must die as a disease breeding pest, citing J Wiley Owen.
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Tam
J Wiley Owen
Puck
Old Salt Laughs Over Salmon Error in Cod Cash Puzzle
Two old sailors argued which math method fits a fish sale problem. Captain posed a puzzle about 500 pounds at six cents per pound. They misaligned by assuming salmon, causing confusion until realization.
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George C. Wiedenmayer
Bill
Partners And Sons In Law Share Of The Credit
A western town tale shows a young lawyer eager for credit learning from his father to temper pride. The father advises restraint then the son jokes about breach of promise after a case. Also a drill sergeant story features a raw recruit and a comically misheard command in a cadence of humorous exchanges.
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George
Fitzmooney
Serpint
Unpopular Side Draws Crowds By Her Clothes
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quote notes a woman lecturer who opposes women's suffrage draws huge crowds not for her arguments but for her attire, highlighting local reaction to her controversial stance and presentation.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Rural Idealist Farm Joke in Washington Star
A real estate agent doubts a man will succeed in farming and jokes he is too selective about a farm with good fishing nearby. The exchange appears as a brief humor item in the Washington Star.
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Washington Star
Quote Exchange Sparks Satire on Sauerkraut Belief
A fragmentary chat mixes humor and social chatter about longevity myths linked to sauerkraut and a joking line about choosing a short but gay life. The garbled text includes snatches about clothes, burlesque, and vague mentions of Bilkins and Mrs. B, with stray place names and incomplete phrases.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Toads and quotes in a curious offbeat exchange
A quirky excerpt features a toad said to eat 286 flies per hour and a man in a car declaring a preference for the inside of a ripe watermelon. The tone mixes odd facts with whimsical dialogue.
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Parson
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H Stubenwoll
Allison
Dr King
DR. Kinq
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Ethel English
Will Fraker
H C
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S. Robert
Lorena English
Charley Smitley
Mattoon
M .M. Landers
Vincennes
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Mattle English
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Harrison Maker
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Jap Wiser
Oscar Warner
Centralia
Jas W Johns
Westfield
Mayor Tarble
Hot Springs
Mr. Perigo
John Newlin
John Stilwey
Polk Parker and Wife
Charles Lee
Joe Cartright
St Elmo
D Garver
Augustus Thompson
Jeffersonville
Jon Epperson
al Epperson
Tingly Bros
Martinsville Road
Frank Pierson
Hutsonville
the Herald
Bucklen
E. S Lopez
Marilla
Mill Creek
South Dolson
Stump
Caleb Park
Bil
Newark
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Centaur Company
Murray Street
New York City
Valeee Wires
Bilkins
Louisville
Warriner
South Side Square
Wallace Baird
Ata
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