Community Notes Highlight West York Visitors and Local Events
West York and surrounding areas report many visits from relatives and friends including Mrs Vern Wilson of Ridgefarm, Mrs Ellen Newlin of Robinson, Mrs Jobe Martin of Mattoon, and Mrs Frank Buckner of Marshall. Town activities include a Tom Thumb wedding at the Sunday school, a temperance lecture at the Christian church, a chautauqua promotion by Martinsville travelers, and a large family meal for Aunt Harriet Buckner's son Charles turning 27.
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West York
J. & Smith
Vern Wilson
Ridgefarm
r.Paul Ferell
Terre Haute
Glenn Mount
Chicago
Ellen Newlin
Robinson
Jobe Martin
Mattoon
John Stevens
Frank Buckner
Marshall
Ernest Prevo
Westork
Chester Carrell
Indianapolis
Broda Holidas
OW Moore
Warren Beal
Alvina Layton
Dana
Suir County
Tnd
Thomas Metary
Robert Athey
Nnapolis
Christian Church
Tom Thumb
A G Hart
S D Newlin
Hutsonville
Martin Newlin
Onee
Shelburn
Martinsville
Sue Cox
Francis Spraker
J W Woods
Ima Griffin
Lucetta Mills
Emma
Orange Township
Harper Reynolds
R C Bell
Mtarmel
Tornado and Fire Insurance Offer from Cole and Cole
Local notice lists Cole and Cole of Marshall Illinois offering tornado and fire insurance on farm and city property with terms and low rates. Multiple town residents visit, travel, and attend community events. notes funerals, social gatherings, and farm activities through the week.
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Cole & Cole
Marshall, Il
Homecoming plans urged by Danville readers
A Danville Illinois area letter recalls last year’s Homecoming and urges a date this August before school opens. The writer proposes fundraising ideas such as a free dinner for the oldest locals, church venues for talks, and overall cost reduction amid community interest in reviving the event.
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Herald
the Herald
Marshall
Weather and farm notes from Homer area harvest
The column notes chintz bugs in crops and hay still to be gathered. Homer Johnson owns seven ricks of wheat. The Cleer family spent Sunday at Merom. The Baptist church will be repapered this week. Roy Romine visited Terre Haute Thursday. Wet weather slows cowpea crops. Parties from Brazil Indiana came Sunday for an auto repair stop. Mr Darts of Endfield delivered two germans at Dethel on a home mission.
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Morris Logue
Marshall
Edith Lindley
Floy Snyder
Chas Prevo
Terre Haute
W P Anderson
Indianapolis
Burnsides
Sullivan
Ind
Bertha
Hallie Drake
Paris
Loa Burnsides
Will Navis
Dolson Chapel
Jake Phillips
Near
Olney
Oscar Mack Reed
Martin Hutchings
Will Hoskins
Kate Murphy
Emanuel Clapps
Russell Hutchings
Oscar Phillip
Alta Mullins
Conlozae
Pearl Garver
Auburn
Frank Hasting
Melrose
Casselman Harness House
Harry Jaco
John Jaco Henry Blakeman
Efe Millis
Orange Township
Auld
Champaign
Lizzie Hatfield
Seth Husted
Yale
Chas Lindsey
Alma
Neely Rogers
Decatur
Church of God
Albert Lamdin
Vermil Non
Martinsville
Lake Park
Dunaire
Boiling Springs
Ill
Homer Johnson
DC Cleer
Merom the Baptist Church
Roy Romine
Brazh
Len Mr Darts
Endfield
Dethel
Dr King’s New Life Pills Simple Night Laxative
An easy pleasant laxative advertised for nightly use. Take one or two pills with water at night and wake with a free bowel movement. Sold by all druggists 36 in a package for 25 cents. Get a bottle today.
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Dr. King
Hutsonville visitors and regional notes
Mrs F H Eaton of Memphis Tennessee visited her Hutsonville mother while Mrs Sarah Melvin Gleason Bishop of Pendleton Oregon arrived for a two week stay with relatives. Continued wet weather harms potatoes but saving one third of crop could yield above normal. In Hutsonville township the dog business outnumbers the sheep by 29 head as the latter trades. Allen Newlin and family tour the west visiting California expositions and the National Park.
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the Herald
F H Eaton
Memphis
Tennessee
Sarah Melvin Gleason
Pendleton
Ore
Hutsonville
Allen Newlin
Madge
Carl
National Park
Montana
Kingsley Stammered and Eliot Viewed as a Bore
Mrs. Walford recalls Victorian literary figures in a favored memory piece. Charles Kingsley appeared red faced and stammering yet spoke slowly to mask the defect. George Eliot, met in Edinburgh in 1876, impressed some with her head and horse like face but left others unimpressed.
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George Eliot
Kingsley
Tom Brown Hughes
Watford
The
Westminster Gazette
Medal of Honor description and origins noted
A brief outline describes the Medal of Honor as a five pointed star with Minerva medallion, United States inscription, laurel wreath, and the word Valor. It notes its origin in the Civil War era and its rarity and high prestige among military decorations.
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Congress
Minerva
United States of America
Thoughts loom large in making future plans
A fragmented dialogue piece contrasts ambition and doubt as a job seeker weighs encouragement from a potential employer and a woman's reluctance to accept material offers, echoed by newspaper quotes about ambition and restraint.
Veil and car talk in Vig Ad a Martin note
A fragment mentions Miss Tawney Appe with a new green veil and no friend with an auto, alongside a remark about paying too much for something and a man named Martin at Vig Ad.
Foster Martin July Clearance Sale Ad Teasers
Foster Martin promotes a July clearance featuring low prices on fabrics. Includes Percales Ginghams Chambray Shirting Silk Tissues Voiles Crepes Batiste Lawns and ladies wool skirts with marked sale prices.
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Foster Martin
Aytin
Puzzled by Wombat on banking board appointment
Brief snippets from several papers reveal humor and social notes. A Kansas City Journal quips about Wombat’s banking knowledge as a paradoxical reason for his appointment. Boston Transcript references a past romance and a claim of twelve years without loot. A New England verse line praises Mr. Goodrich and Union loyalty.
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Wombat
Kansas City Journal
Rousing call to hard defensive action and reform
A stark appeal urges immediate focus on strengthening military and naval readiness rather than endless debate. It cautions against paralysis by analysis and warns against calm talk when dangers loom, advocating decisive action and replenishing forces.
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