Town Notes From Thanksgiving Week Gatherings
Local residents share Thanksgiving visits and family events across Clinton Terre Haute Newport Rockville Attica and Indianapolis. Visitors include W W Johnston Camargo I ll and city families host relatives while Miss Bee Woodard Mrs Clara McKeown and Miss Delia Gilmore appear in local scenes. Santa letters invited to Enterprise.
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Delia Gilmore
Terre Haute
Cliff Runnion
Mae McKeown
Clinton
Advertisement fragment hints at agents and earnings
A fragmented ad references H. C. Sawyer of Newport and a sales pitch for agents with earnings from 25 to 50. It mentions a rebuilt method and a tight price, plus a call to advertise. The text is garbled but implies recruitment or sales commissions.
Thanksgiving news and local visits fill Clinton county notes
A long list of Thanksgiving visits and family gatherings across Clinton county is reported. Residents like Wm Milligan and D M McIntosh are noted with relatives in Veedersburg and nearby towns. The item also mentions restaurant changes, job advertisements, and census employment figures for 1920.
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Wm. Morris
Wm. McIntosh
Clinton
Wm. Milligan
Veedersburg
Coney as a Venice
Arthur E. Shipley writes in Scribner's Magazine about a hazy sea voyage from Coney to Venice. He describes an Adriatic-like lagoon, shifting outlines of skyscrapers into Turner paintings, and a surge of youthful ecstasy inspired by art and travel.
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Coney
Venice
Sandy
Arthur E. Shipley
Scribmer’s
Adriatic
Saist
Turners Pictures
Tod
Chess as a Dying Art Amid Modern Hysteria
The Los Angeles Times notes a claim that chess playing is dying out in an era of hysteria and fast living. It recalls Paul Murphy of New Orleans as a past chess wizard and compares old times to steam heated civilization with less time for study and study for pleasure.
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Paul Murphy
New Orleans
Los Angeles Times
Boy torn between statesmanship and professional baseball
A seventeen year old faced with choosing a trade is urged to pick a path. His father pushes for a trade while his girlfriend pressures him toward sports or a public role. The piece hints at future directions in Kansas City.
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Kansas City
Origin of windfall as luck tied to royal forests
The term windfall originates in William the Conqueror era when cutting timber in royal forests was illegal. Fallen wood could be gathered after storms, so peasants hailed a windstorm as luck, giving rise to the modern sense of windfall as good fortune.
Heat Treatment Heightens Tuberculosis Resistance in Mice
James B. Murphy and Ernest Sturm report in the Journal of Experimental Medicine that exposing mice to heat followed by a week later inoculation with virulent tuberculosis increased their resistance beyond normal levels.
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James B. Murphy
Ernest Sturm
Journal of Experimental Medicine
Who Owns the Ring. English Court Decision
An English court ruled that an engagement ring given to a woman who ends an engagement remains her property. The case centered on whether she could keep the ring after breaking the engagement, despite the giver’s desire to reclaim it. The court intervened, deciding the ring as a souvenir belonged to her.
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Savannah News
Marriage Licenses Issued at Newport Last Week
The Hoosier State reports marriage licenses issued in Newport during the past week. Andrew J. Scott, 23, farmer, and Ellen Hopper, 22, clerk, Dana. Sam Garrett, 1, miller, and Fannie Gill, 4, housekeeper, Montezura. Preston O. Peters, 50, laborer, and Clemmie Elsie Underwood, 1, housekeeper, Hillsdale.
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Newport
Andrew J. Scott
Farmer
Scothing
Ellen Hopper
Clerk
Dana
Sam Garrett
Miller
Fannie Gill
Montezura
Preston O. Peters
Clemmie Elsie Underwood
Hillsdale
Shapley Stem Medicine Endorsed By Clinton Resident
A Clinton resident reports severe stomach and intestinal issues improved after using Shapley Stem Medicine. The letter praises the product and recommends it to others with similar ailments. Sold prepaid at Powell's Drug Store, 81 Shapley Medicine Co. Decatur.
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Clinton Kn
Shapley
Powell’s Drug Store
Shapley Medicine Co
Decatur
Public Sale Notice Promoted by The Montezuma Enterprise
The Montezuma Enterprise urges thorough advertising of public sales. It emphasizes the value of well printed notices to ensure sale success and proper attention from readers.
Census details and local social notes from Marshall area
United States marshals enumerated early censuses with many assistants. The 1930 census is expected to show seven million farms. A state supplement is printed for each state. Social items from Marshall include Mrs. Fannie Miles dining with Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Owen, thoughts of Fred Owen settling in Terre Haute, and M. E. K. Toadies Aid meeting with new member Mrs. M. E. Runnion and refreshments served by Mrs. Burns, Mrs. Back and Mrs. Bailey.
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Fannie Miles
P. RB. Owen
Marshall
Fred Owen
Pennsylvania
Terre Haute
M. EK. Toadies Aid
M. EK. Runnion
Burns
Back
Bailey
Nature's Remedy NR Tablets Claim Health Boost
Biliousness and digestive trouble blamed for headaches and constipation. NR Tablets are a vegetable compound aiding stomach liver bowels and kidneys to improve digestion and blood quality. Mild, non gripping. promises lasting well being with occasional use and a 25 cent box sold and guaranteed by local druggists.
It Can Be Done You Make $4000 A Year As An Aviator
A remark from the Boston Transcript notes the paradox of earning four thousand dollars yearly as an aviator while critics claim living on air is impossible.
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Boston Transcript
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Montezuma Enterprise Supplement
Montezuma
Perry F. McNamer
Mone Scott McNamer
Indiana
Rk. W. Johnston
Terre Hautz
George Hartman
Fred Pitman
Charles Naylor
Camargo, Ill
Elbie Rohr
Mildred Murdock
Gerton
Miss Bee Bee Woodard
Tangier
Clara McKeown
Attica
Mrs. Mansor Keller
Hit
Henry Baugh
Rockville
Frank Berry
Dick McIntosh
Miss Me
Lie Hollingsworth
Lucy Dean
Beulah Southard
Messrs
Dwight Richard
Ray Bosley
J. E. Oldshue
Vivian
Waveland
J. FE. Hancock
Belle Henderson
Sarah Linebarger
Melvin Mathas
Universal
Mrs
Geo. Mathas
M.C. Phillips
Geo. Mikels
Judson
George Naylor
Indianapolis
Frank Reeder
Harry Reeder
Santa Claus
Enterprise
Glaude Ingram
Maxine
The
For
Thomas
Floyd Miles Re
H. C. Sawyer
al Shard
Gandy
Frank Bowman
Hollandsburg
Harley Jones
Mr. D. M. McIntosh
Earl Keller
Charles Keller
Ladoga
Arthur Powell
Sadie Bailey
Little Son
Ben Underwood
Pitman & Son
Christian Church
Jake Kaufman
Robert Gill
Decatur, Ti
Louisville
Flora Trimble of
Bloomingdale
Mary Oxley
Dick Gaston
Abbie White
Chas
Cook
Mrs. Hart
Ben Pitman
Miss Inc
Hershel Robinson
Mrs. Perry Jared
G. M. Wilfong
Sarah Russell
Wm. Roe
Gus Bailey
John Machlett
Harriet Featherston
Sop Purl
John Dean
Neal Davies
Near Marshall
Cissna Park, I
Wm. Brockway
Marie and
Allen
Elwood
Ella Graham
Wm. P. Montgomery
Medora Bipus
Mary Elizabeth Higbee
Culver
Dave Gritton
Dave Daniels
Kyler
Floyd
Kentucky
Than Peveler
Guy Allen
Dan Reel
John
Helen
Reelsville
Ind
Fred Sturm
Elizabeth
Mooreville
J. J. Downin
Hugh Oakley
St. Joseph, al
C. G Powell
Barney Davey
George Marlow
W. H. Thompson
Candymakers House
Ranstead St
Philadelphia
Pla
Inter State Bureau
13Th St. N. W
Washington, D.C
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Traction Building
Wanvrep
Montezuma and Vicinity
Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance Company
Accident and Health Department
Saginaw
Michigan
Miss Bee Bee Eer
United States
A. F. Stewart
Montezuma Enterprise
Ars If
Jon
Aly
Kemp’s Gash Grocery
Presh Groceries
J. W. Spenser
J. M. Hanner
B. F. Lang
Census Bureau
Union
L J. Murdock
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