Martinsville Fair Opens With Promising Displays Amid Good Weather
Mrs Fannie Johnson plans to move from Kansas Ill to enroll her two sons in local schools next week. The Martinsville fair is underway showing strong displays and prospects for a successful week if fine weather holds. Work on West Main Street paving progresses with most bricks placed and no further interruptions expected this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Johnson
Kansas
Ill
Martinsville
Donkey Disguised Wisdom Through Orchard Pruning Tale
A farmer unfairly whips a hungry donkey after the animal helps himself to apples in an open orchard. The next year the tree bears more and finer fruit, and the farmer learns pruning from the donkey while making amends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donkey
One Summer Day With Playful Rabbits
A brief scene shows a row of dressed rabbits ready for a run. The tiny frisky one leads with a call to move. One rabbit prefers stillness while Creepy declares dreamy sleep as their plan.
Stowe Campaign Praised by Labor Groups for State Treasurer Bid
State Treasurer candidate John J. Stowe gains momentum across eighty counties with strong labor endorsements. Local unions including Metal Polishers Buffers and Platers Local No 6 in Chicago back him as a true friend of organized labor. Stowe cites ten years coal mine work and twenty five years threshing and hay baling along with prior service as supervisor and post master. He champions genuine Republicanism and honest dealing, appealing to common people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Wilson
Kate Adams
Ill
Wilson
Anti-Saloon League of
Illinois
Geo. H. Wilson
Quincy
John J. Stowe
Metal Polishers, Buffers and
Platers
Chicago
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Pest
Hart Schaffner & Marx
New Yorks
Booth & Handy
M. Fine Clothing
Marshall Motor Co
Albert Sockler
Megr
Geo. H. Wilson Aorney
John Knox
G. W. Prewitt
Jos. Hall
Ayasemasud
C. M. Sullins, Co. Pres
Clyde H. Knowles
Paris
Oliver
Uncle Ben
Polly Ann
Little Ned
Wise Donkey
Ruth
Grandma’s
Creepy
Detroit
Maxwell Cars
Maxwell
Charles Brandenstein
Marshall
Harry
Whiteside
Florence Heater
Florence Grove
Eere
Sos
Ene
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