Race promoters use Terre Haute scandal as ad stunt
Published reports say a hullabaloo over gambling and liquor at the Terre Haute track was staged as advertising by race promoters. Ministers appealed to local officers and the governor, who promised enforcement, but the episode spurred editorials in Terre Haute and other papers urging voters to act at the ballot box.
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Obituary of Arthur O Jennings 1833 1918 Kentucky to Illinois
Arthur O Jennings born in Kentucky near Rising Sun Indiana in 1833 died in Clark County Illinois July 16 1918 aged 80. He married Rebecca Williams early life and had nine children three survive Edward Olney Minnie Snead Nannie near Martinsville. Wife died about 1870 second wife short life third wife and several children. Former Island Grove Baptist member. Funeral at West Union Baptist church July 17 Rev T J Wheeler officiating. Interment York Cemetery. Sympathy to daughter Nannie and other relatives.
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Nannie
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Island Grove Baptist Church
West Union Baptist Church
T. J. Wheeler
York Cemetery
Sunday School Convention at McClure Church
Sunday Aug. 3 at 10 a.m. in Douglas township. Devotional by J. L. Hawker with Wods of Welcome from Mrs. Lou Reynolds and a response by Jerry Ishler. Sessions cover benefits, participation, adult class help, teacher training, and Bible history led by Will English Roy Cook Jerry Ishler L. B. Anderson. Offering requested. officers are Mrs. Jou Reynolds President and Mrs. Lola Askins Secretary.
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McClure Church
Douglas Township
J. L. Hawk
Lou Reynolds
Jerry Ishler
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Roy Cook
J. L. Hawker
L. B. Anderson
Jou Reynolds
Lola Askins
Irrepressible Mary and the Shared Hammock Tale
Fragmentary verse recounts a scene with Mary and her beau sharing a hammock when a hook fails causing a slide. The text then shifts to a cryptic line about earning salaries, accumulating fortune, and a remark on a woman opening a telegram with emotionless ease, citing statistics.
Country Life Club Schedules Children Fair at Oliver
Walls and Oliver Country Clubs plan a joint Children’s Fair in late September or early October. Exhibits include cake, canning, sewing, sewing, and crafts by children under and over thirteen. Prizes at fifty cent or lower costs, a colt show, and a dressmaking prize are featured with events from 9:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
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Country Life Club
Oliver
Oliver Country Clubs
School House
Federal divorce law proposed as constitutional amendment
A joint resolution introduced by Representative Edmonds of Pennsylvania proposes a constitutional amendment. It would empower Congress to establish uniform federal laws on marriage and divorce and to provide penalties for violations.
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Silk from Wood Proves Worth Millions in Germany
Report notes Germany produces over a million pounds of wood cellulose silk worth about $1.5 million. A ton of wood yielding cellulose sells for $20 and can produce silk valued at $850, highlighting the material’s economic impact.
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Germany
Self-control in the face of sudden trouble
A reflective note on how a man’s restraint is constant until tested by danger. The statement underscores that youth may seem quick and capable but can be overtaken by unforeseen trouble, highlighting the fragile nature of self-discipline under pressure.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Blood Remedy
Catarrh is described as a constitutional disease needing internal remedies not local applications. Hall's Catarrh Cure is claimed to act on the blood and mucous surfaces and is said to be prescribed by leading physicians. The advertisement urges sending for testimonials and notes distribution by J.B. Cheney & Co. Toledo, Ohio.
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