Local Notices From Banner Times and The Commercial
The column records a mix of local events from Banner Times and The Commercial. It notes Elmer Dixon’s six year old son breaking a collarbone, human travel for illness and bereavements, arrivals visiting relatives, and several residents moving or finishing studies. It also mentions high school commencement at ME church, staff changes, and Decoration Day planning in Westfield with an oration at 2 pm by Rev. Mr Piler.
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Banner Times
Elmer
Sam
Dixon
Ed Donner
Gibson City
Chas Kile
H D Canady
East Pratt Street
Newt Burner
Hot Springs
Ark
Zim Brandt Earl Brooke
Seattle
Wash
H. M Brooke
A. E. Bell
Forrest
Indianapolis
Will Agin
Mabel Harris
Waggoner
Okla
Myrtle Kile
Preser
Brownhown
Walter Lchutford
Borthes
Gertrude
Arn Figlee Chester Arthur Lear
Harold Hiswood
Rachel Ruffner
Mars Pauline Faqua
Cari Dufford
Helen Biggs
Albion
D .E. Allen
Chicago
Elizabeth Allen
Maggie Brown
Los Angeles
Calif
Robert Endsley
Vera
Schear
Central Illinois
Westfield College
Westfield
Methodist
Mr Piler
Presbyterian Church of
Charleston
Electric Bitters claimed to cure malaria and typhoid
The ad promotes Electric Bitters as a cure for malaria and typhoid in the blood, claiming they relieve chills and fever, restore appetite and strength, and citing a testimonial from Wm Fretwell of Lucama NC after three bottles. Sold by Carl Taubaneck for 60 cents.
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Wm Fretwell
Lucama
Memorial address to honor local deceased at old cemetery
Three Wabash men traveled by motor boat down the river to Memphis on Decoration Day. A memorial service will be held Thursday at 2 30 PM at the old cemetery led by Rev H H Happel. James Bell died at home after a long illness and is survived by a husband and one son. Willis B York’s home was recently burned. A special primary election set for Saturday June 8 aims to nominate a candidate for village trustee to succeed F W Pearce.
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the Herald
Wabash
Int
Memphis
Tenn
Old
Happel
James Bell
Annapolis
Sanna Sax “Wat Jong
Bked
Ome
Willis B. York
Acceed F. W. Pearce
Fechitcron
Mra. Allen
Néwlin
New House
Derr
Insurance Ad Targets Tornado and Fire Coverages
Cole and Cole advertise low rate insurance for farm and city property with large companies offering terms. Visit or come in for details on tornado and fire coverage at reduced rates.
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Cole & Cole
Sunday Church Visits and Local Notices in Canton
Farmers attend church services at Freedom with several locals visiting over the weekend. Family groups from Casey Tolona and Canton visit others, including Newt Kro sman and Will Mallory. An elderly resident at 261 Futon Place Canton reports relief after Foley Kidney Pills, claiming improved bladder function and renewed vigor.
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Ame Russell Gibbert
T’aris
Freedom
Newt Hkrosman
Will Mallory
Jim Swallum
Casey
Tune Cunningham
Elza Mallory
Tolona
Goldin Tingley
T. Rumler
Futon Place
Canton
Foley
Local updates on prices and community notes
Corn stock hogs sell slow due to high prices. A pack peddler visited last week. John Ross Alen Claypool and Robert Meloy painted their houses. Ross attended a relative's funeral in Grandview. C A Harwood of Janesville visited Fred Wood's family. Roads solid but rough in spots. Mrs Susan Claypool of Marshall visited her daughter. Mrs Maude Peck and children from Marshall visited Emanuel Clapp's family and siblings. Sunshine last week boosted farming with one light shower. heavy ground delayed some planting but progress made though some still have no planting done.
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John Ross
Alen Claypool
Robert Meloy
Grandview
C A Harwood
Janesville
Fred Wood
Susan Claypool
Marshall
Roy Miller
Maude Peck
Emanuel Clapp
Maggie Miller
Blanche Montgomery
Texans Admire Dr King's New Life Pill Ad Claim
A San Antonio writer Hugh Tallman extols Dr King's New Life Pill as energizing and improving health. He and his wife say the pills greatly aid stomach liver and kidney troubles and praise their quality at 25 cents from Carl Taubeneck's.
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Hugh Tallman
San Antonio
Homerian Harvest Woes Hit Local Potato Crop
Poor showing for the potato crop noted in Homer. Sunday work minimal as MWill Brosman drove to West York.
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Mwill Brosman
West York
Be Sidoward Rowland and others visit from Marshall
A fragment notes Mrs. Peter Brosipan and daughter Jessie visiting from Marshall on Tuesday. The text contains garbled phrases and hints at firearm sounds but provides no clear story or verifiable event.
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Rowland
Ariel Anon
Écouring
Gisane
Peter Brosipan
Jessie
Marshall
Sun
Sunday preaching and visits fill local church notices
Rev Hix preached at St Paul on Sunday and Rev Downey filled his Cooper Chapel appointment. Numerous townsfolk visited relatives in Martinsville Paris and Cherry Point. Card of thanks mentions family visits and a note on whooping cough affecting some children. Bucklen's Arnica Salve is recommended for wounds and sores with a 25c Taubeneck's sale.
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Hix
St. Paul
Emery Dodd
West Union
Will Morris
Martinsville
Chas
Beckwith
Paris
Olive Branch
Downey
Cooper Chapel
Frank Hasten
Mose Thompson
Will Medsker
Emma Dodd
Minnie Barkalow
Edna Medsker
Mort Richart
Cherry Point
Ross Cornwell Perry Green
Imogene
Frank Hedges
Sylvia Shaffner
Ernest Wells
Ehmer Snavely
Joseph Wells
E Cherry
Gillis Mills
Tenn
Bucklen
Taubeneck’s
Local Notices and Cemetery Burials in Clarksville Area
Farmers plant corn while Mrs Geo Claypool suffers whooping cough. Charley Wieland orders a new separator. Mrs Chas Goekler visited relatives at Wabash. Emanuel Hurst of Marshall placed a monument in Clarksville cemetery. Henry McClory burial in Clarksville cemetery with distant attendees Lake McClory of California Will Chaney and Mrs Chaney of Marshall.
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Geo Claypool
Charley Wieland
Chas. Goekler
Wabash
Emanuel Hurst
Marshall
Clarksville
Henry McClory
James McClory
Douglas Township
Lake McClory
California
Will Chaney
Kansas
Wm. Chaney
Sunday Visits Across Families in Terre Haute Area
Residents and relatives from Dennison Marshall and West Terre Haute enjoyed weekend visits. Mrs Greeley Brown and John Weaver hosted families while Henry Smith and wife returned from Geo Medley’s home. Florence Ligget visited Terre Haute sister Ben Medley. Anna Shirley from Marshall visited Delbert Shirley. John Page and Ben Hodge joined Hus ton Page and wife. W P Elliott family plus John Knox Idella and Rosa Weaver visited Wiley Elliott.
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Greeley Brown
John Weaver
Dennison
Verlin Bland
D. D. Weaver
Henry Smith
Geo. Medley
Florence Ligget
Ben Medley
Terre Haute
Anna Shirely
Marshall
Delbert Shirely
John Page
Ben Hodge
West Terre Haute
Huston Page
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Promises $100 Reward
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for a catarrh cure via Hall's Catarrh Cure. It includes endorsements from F. J. Cheney & Co and the National Bank of Commerce Toledo, claiming credibility and urging purchase. It promotes the remedy as a blood and mucous membrane medicine with testimonials available.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney &Co
Toledo, CO
F. J. Cheney
National Bank OF Commerce
Barnyard confusion at Carmel school visit cited
Unclear OCR text mentions Jack Hanson, Dorothy, and a school visit in Bere viaitinies Beet. Faded lines hint at a local event or attendance but details are unreadable.
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York
Jack Hanson
Carmel
Vish
Dorothy
Brogilin
Ayia
Fao
Local visits noted around Fairbanks and Flat Rock
Visiting notes show Miss Hols Jackson working near Fairbanks spending Sunday with family. Géo Daugherty also spent Sunday with relatives at Flat Rock. Mr and Mrs Stacy Bradbury visited Mrs Fane Nurphy Sunday.
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Atshaus Ves
Carmél
Hols Jackson
Fairbanks
Géo. Daugherty
Flat Rock
Stacy Bradbury
Fane Nurphy
Tragic death of Gertie May Arbuckle in Effingham
Gertie May Arbuckle born May 18 1903 in Clark County died May 19 1912 in Effingham Illinois. She leaves her parents Wm and Emma Arbuckle four brothers one sister and many relatives. A brother and sister and a companion had earlier crossed Salt Creek bridge when a train approached. the brother saved one sister but two others were lost. Rev Tl Wheeler conducted the Oslo church funeral with burial near Morris. The notice ends with a testimonial for Foley Kidney Pills from City Drug Store man.
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Gertie May
Emma Arbuckle
Clark County
Effingham
Gertie
Ilinois
Salt Creek Bridge
Tl. J. Wheeler
Oslo
Incubators and planners spark a wary office scene
A reader notes the clutter of planners beside incubators and jokes that Republicans may outnumber them. The piece laments clerks struggling to grasp unclear requests in a light, humorous tone.
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Satiley
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