Martinsville News Notes and Local Happenings
Local items report visits and calls in Paris and Martinsville, fair attendance, and community updates. Notables include Edna Garwood at Terre Haute, Arthur Tarman assisting at Martinsville fair, and W. R. Desmond visiting Marshall. Also mentions street improvements, church events, and upcoming county public notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bee Dixon
John Deere
W. T. Blackburn
Paris
City
D. F. O'Neill
Henry Musselman
B. F. Johnson
W. R. Desmond
Arcola
Marshall
Edna Garwood
Mee Commercial College
Terre Haute
M. F. Sebree
Jasonville
Ind
Rob Casteel
Nellie Kelly
Harry Casteel
Noah Landers
Elizabeth Harris
Martinsville
C. A. Dixon
Superior
Richmond
Douglas
Ebelikofer
Herald Office
Back from Travel as Court Labels Assault Justified
The exchange of travel quips ends with an assault case where the court rules the act justifiable after hearing the evidence. The judge notes the context and outcome of the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Boston
Philadelphia
Washington
Chicago
Denver
Rocky Ve
New Orleans
Organ Recital Overshadows Business Meeting
A Walnut Street gathering of about a dozen women planned a society business meeting but the talk turned into an informal organ recital as multiple attendees recounted past appendectomy experiences. The quiet attendee rose to leave, noting the shift from business to personal tales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walnut Street
Philadelphia Times
The Key of Death at Venice Arsenal
An ancient large key displayed among weapons in Venice is described as the key of death invented by Tibardo. He allegedly designed it after heartbreak to pierce rivals with a concealed spring loaded needle that hides wound marks and can cause near instantaneous death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jera M. Keeny
Danville
Q& County
Herald
Robert Prewett
Griffith Grove
Oleridge
Coleridge
Strand
Hellespont
Byron
Leander
Cheapside
Westminster Gazette
Venice
Tibardo
Physical specs of a treasury note sheet
The document specifies a United States treasury note size of three and one-eighth inches by seven and a quarter inches with a four to a sheet arrangement. Each sheet measures eight and a quarter by thirteen and a half inches and can support forty one pounds lengthwise and ninety one pounds crosswise. A single sheet lengthwise can suspend 108 pounds and crosswise 177 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Treasury
Persistent Suitor Climbs Window After Thresheld Warning
Dialogue snippet shows a stubborn suitor entering through a window after a heated exchange with his daughter’s father. The father orders him not to enter the house again while the suitor insists the father did not forbid crossing the threshold.
Quote on income and comfort from Chicago Record Herald
A humorous exchange questions a livable income as a man jokes he could live very comfortably on ten thousand dollars a year until his wife discovered his anger. The remark reflects early 20th century social humor and marital dynamics reported by the Chicago Record Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Record- Herald
Hotel Clerk Requests Signature From Reluctant Guest
An expediter requests the guest sign registration while the older guest insists he will read every item carefully before signing. The exchange ends with the clerk urging patience as others await check in.
A Primer of Life Dreamy Fragment Update
Readable bits hint at a fragmentary discussion titled A Primer of Life. The text references dreamers and timing, with stray phrases suggesting questions about waiting for someone and ideas about bios or signals amid garbled wording.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Arthur Tarman
Cc. F. Behner
Dan Emerson
Wm. Machlan
May Purcell
Hila Link
W. L. Sheppard
P. S. Logan
A. F. Simmons
Lost River Country
Arco
Idaho
Joe Mitchell
Berkeley Calif
Illinois State University
Frank Lupher
Beaver
Verne Arney
F. W. Arney
Aioe
U. S
L. L. Canine
Hester
Caille . Hunter
Charles Scott
Will Wheeler
Isaac Wheeler
Marshall House
Verna Hicks
C. S. Nickles
T. J. Black
Black Farm
McKeen
Clark ‘County
En H
Misses Sagane
Nellie Green
John Y Hoult
Louis ‘Hoult
Gerald Triprflet
Chrisman
Maud Laufman
Ruth Aeic Nutt
Havie Ing
Lyons
Hutsongeville
Iseert’ Mathews
Globesheld
Itate
Parsons
Mattie Walker
Casey J. T. Smith
West York
Surrey
P. E
Eugene Hillman
P. E. Read's
Tom Fishback
C. Wharton
Charles Kirchner
Kansas
Edna Bell
Robinson
Alma Ship
J. L. Thompson
Robert L. Thorp
Estella Thorp
George
Fred Shaw
I. W. English
Buel Morris
Allen Tyler
Board of Supervisors
Arthur Jennings
Melrose Township
State Eye and Ear Infirmary
Wabash Valley Telephone Company
Marshall and West Union
al Stover
Livingston
E. Falley
McNutt
Archer House
Farley
Norman Bennett
Johnson Township
Deby Nash
Martin
Fredenberger
The
Congregational Church
North Pole
Dr. Cook
Commander Peary
J. K. Black
Emma Walker
West Union
Theodore Sims
Hutsonville
Les Redman
Fred Kelly
A. L. Hybarger
Rushton
Jessie Reed
D. T. Black
Mattoon
Porter Hay Press
Fred Berner
E J. Hughes
Collinsville
Ill
St. Louis
Ethel Hague
Faris
Ethel Hanks
Mary Ramsey
Lillie Leseure
Indianapolis
Bradshaw
Kiefer Drug Store
Everett Connelly
Mose Stricker
Parker Township
Allright
E. N. Slusser
D. Marshall
Robert Jackson
Los Angeles
Calif
May Clayton
Fred, McNary
Sinclair
Marvin Claypool
John Hitel
Anderson
Geo. Renner
Turner
Marshall Laundry
County Board of Supervisors
Friends of the
Frank Murphy
Wabash Township
Hurst & Fishback
Claudius Ross
Sextus Ross
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Joseph Logue
Logue
Samuel Small
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Small
Sheena
White
Navy
Cardinal
Oxford
Ladies’ Home Journal
Booth & Handy
Sigell
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