Local News From Edgar County and Nearby Areas
D L Dunlap visited Indianapolis on Wednesday and several locals spent time with friends there. The community notes multiple visits by Mrs Murdock, Miss Helen McGinty, Mrs Kay of Decatur, and others, plus familial gatherings and a birthday celebration for William Bowman. A substantial hog sale at Davies and Son near Bloomingdale totals 5310 with top price 3800. two local men are jailed on bootlegging charges following a fight in Mecca. Smallpox concerns rise in Edgar County with cases near Dana and vaccination efforts underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Linebarger
Mary Blue
Rockville
Wilbur Blue
J. E. Johnston
M. J. Brown
Indianapolis
M. C. Phillips
Jadson
Montana
Wm. Bowman
Sa.e
Davies & Son
Bloomingdale
John Fletcher
Ridgefarm, Ill
Edgar County
Lll
Brouillets Creek
Prairie Townships
Vermillion County
Ind
Dana
Couples wed and townsfolk tale of everyday life near Rockville
Mrs. Dan Cartell returns home after a week visiting her son near Rockville. Claude Pitman and Miss Bertha Pitman marry and depart on the evening train for Anderson. A Vermil County Democrat note mentions a new minister at Anderson preferring dances. Rev G W Francis of Methodist church jokes about attending a dance with a pretty girl while teaching in the Legion meeting. Pasadena writer shares a summer reading with his congregation.
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Bertha Swaim
William Bowman
I Millinery
Canton I
Pearl Cox
Rosedale
Maude Cotton
This Place
Claude Pitman
Roc
Anderson
Vermil County Democrat
Rev. Hyand
World of good from Trutona in Vincennes account
Mrs. Emily B. Elmore of Vincennes credits Trutona with easing stomach liver and kidney troubles after a year of pain and poor appetite. She notes improved appetite, relief from pains, fewer dizzy spells, and overall better health. The drug is being introduced in Montezuma by L. J. Murdock.
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Vincennes
Ind
Trutona
Emily B. Elmore
Emison Avenue
L. J. Murdock
Indiana Folklore Poem on Climate and Pride
A playful verse extols Indiana for farming, schools, people, and prosperity while humorously lamenting bitter winters that “get my goat.” The poem praises crops, livestock, plains, cities, and parks but notes climate as a weakness in the speaker’s view.
Don’t Prod Your Liver to Action
A health advice piece urges balancing digestion by toning the whole system with Nature’s Remedy NR Tablets rather than using drastic laxatives. It claims relief for stomach, liver, and bowels, improved digestion, biliousness relief, and a routine of occasional tablets with a money back guarantee.
Juries Named for November List of Jurors
Grand jurors listed for November include Robert O Knight Jackson to Charles D Collings Union. Others named are Alonzo M Crooks Raccoon Orlan Chapman Penn Robert Hopkins Sugar Creek Orley Adams Florida Petit W J Skinner Wabash Clare Connelly Washington Wm Ball Florida Charles Carter Sugar Creek J W Bean Liberty Glaude Garmichael Union W F Sherrill Reserve Tony Hartman Raccoon John Bruebeck Adams Ed Biggers Howard C B Garver Adams John EK Boswell Penn.
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Robert O. Knight
Jackson
Charles D. Collings
Union
Alonzo M. Crooks
Raccoon
Orlan Chapman
Penn
Robert Hopkins
Sugar Creek
Orley Adams
Florida
W. J. Skinner
Wabash
Clare Connelly
Washington
Wm. Ball
Charles Carter
J. W. Bean
Liberty
Glaude Garmichael
W. F. Sherrill
Tony Hartman
John Bruebeck
Adams
Ed Biggers
Howard
C. B. Garver
John EK
Boswell
Grand Jury Names Listed For Thursday Call
A list of names including Grand-John Bolla George E Beauchamp Highland Chas Hosford Eugene Frank Harvey Vermillion James P Houston Helt Sheldon S Anderson Clinton Petit Henry Bowman Richard S Alderson Victor Jones Highland Sam Holaday Edward Howard Geo Hammond Eugene James S Gorman Robert R Elder Vermillion Lawrence Heber Clyde G Hiddle Joseph W Grimes Helt Thomas Elder Clinton appears as the grand jury will be called for Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bolla
George E. Beauchamp
Highland
Chas. Hosford
Eugene
Frank Harvey Vermillion
James P. Houston
Helt
Sheldon S. Anderson
Clinton
Seburn Cox Spends Wednesday with Bowman Family in Fargo
Seburn Cox of Fargo North Dakota joined Quincy Bowman and their relatives for a Wednesday family gathering in Fargo North Dakota.
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Seburn Cox
Fargo, North Dakota
Quincy Bowman
Local notes from Clinton and surrounding area
Orin Henderson and wife moved to Clinton where he works as a school janitor. L. J. Murdock visited Indianapolis for business Tuesday and Wednesday. Jesse Sanders and wife of Bloomingdale called on Mrs. Quincy Bowman Wednesday. Mrs. A. Hin't left Tuesday for a three week visit with daughters Mrs. Gertrude Jackson and Mrs. Ida Morgan in Clinton. Subscriptions noted. about two dozen unpaid. Dr. M. C. Phillips hosted guests including his father and brothers. Mrs. Davies and Elizabeth accompanied them home. Belle Scott and son Rus sell visited Indianapolis, attended Olive Branch Christian church baptism of Mildred Scott.
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Orin Henderson
Clinton
Henderson
L. J. Murdock
Indianapolis
Jesse Sanders
Bloomingdale
Quincy Bowman
W.eeks
Gertrude Jackson
Ida Morgan
M. C. Phillips
Harry Davies
Belle Scott
Russell
C. W. Scott
Olive Branch Christian Church
Mildred Scott
Spectacles History and Early Inventors
A fragmentary note traces spectacles to the thirteenth century with attributions to Alessandra di Spina and Roger Bacon. It claims the term derives from Latin spectacu im and suggests glasses provided aid to those with defective eyesight.
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Alessandra di Spina
Roger Bacon
Mesopotamia's Ancient Glory and Lasting Glamour
The text praises Mesopotamia as a powerful ancient empire that shaped history through Assyrian and Babylonian rule. It notes abundant resources, artistic and scientific achievements, and a culture that thrived across centuries, leaving enduring fascination even after its decline.
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Egypt
Mesopotamia
Fox farming expands across regions in similar climates
The article notes ranch bred foxes raised widely in Canadian provinces, northern US states, and starting in Japan and Norway. It highlights domestication of the black fox under favorable conditions in a shared climate belt.
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United States
Japan
Norway
Liberty Demands Full Loyalty as Growth Elevates Demands
A short sovereign stance stresses unwavering loyalty to Liberty as the nation grows. It declares devotion in name and statue, but warns that true service requires complete trust and adherence beyond partial homage.
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Lord Macaulay
Hat trade shifts from England to Brazil as exports rise
Thousands of hats are exported annually from England to Brazil where Indian buyers snap them up. Men strip the hats of feathers and ornaments while women receive the bare straw shapes for use.
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Brazil
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Montezuma
Indiana
Mon'vt Ezzuma, Ind
D. L. Dunlap
Mildred Murdock
R. W. Sutton
Thomas Dunlap
M. McGinty
Helen
A. G. Kay
Decatur, Ill
J. A Pickel
Mrs. Monroe Wilfong
Columbus
Ohio
Wm. Brockway
Marie
Chas. Back
Judson
Eli Craft
Miss Hannah
John Cole
Harvey D. Kohr
Charles
Satina. Kan
Ed Bales
Hla Rierden
Albert Scott
Near Town
Wm. EK. Kemp
Arthur Powell
Allen
Wallace Boyd
Annapolis
Martha Ford
North Salem
James Naylor
Wm. F. Cronin
Gertrude
Terre Haute
Ella Rierden
Sarah Jane Bailey
Nelson Miles
Scotland
Bert Miles
Fred Mathas
Fred Buchanan
Robert Manon
Quincy
Ben Pitman
Fannie Miles
Freeman Cox
Wesley Hughes
Mayme Christie
Virginia
Jesse
Robert Goodwin
Frank Mathas
Mrs. Wm. Craft and
Mrs. Haworth
Olive Torpett
Los Angeles
Cal
Freeman Knowles
Veedersburg
Harley Jones
Minnie Jones
Albert Jerome
Sade Baily
Chicago
C. H. Rush
Maud Davies
Dorothy Elizabeth
Joe Stitts, Jr
Joe Stitts
Mecca
Thompson
Hey
Republican
Arthur Henley
Mrs Henley
Wim. Bowman
Ford
Dan Cartell
Ben Pitman Jr
Briaf Fall
Lon
Pasadena
Jopie
Wesley
Shelbyville Aily Union
Paris
First National Bank
Federal Reserve ‘Steam
Kemp’s Gash Grocery
Baltimore
Busy Bee
James Gilmore
Geo. Mathas and Son
J. Ww. Spenger
J. M. Hanner
B. F. Lang
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