Personal and Society News of the Week Items
Mr and Mrs Alva Hanawalt visited Peru to spend Christmas with friends. Mr and Mrs Wilbur Kilmer welcomed a son Tuesday night. Dr and Mrs G V Love and son Marion stayed with Mrs Love's parents in Colburn over Christmas. Miss Maxine Hughes returned from Indianapolis after Christmas with her sister. Mr and Mrs Defoe McCowan and children visited North Witnes street relatives in Frankfort. Miss Helen McCauley travels to Gary to stay with aunts during the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Alva Hanawalt
Peru
Wilbur Kilmer
North Main Street
G. V. Love
Marion
Maxine Hughes
Indianapolis
Gilbert Brunnenhoffer
Helen McCauley
Gary
Arthur Halstead
John Fox
Misses Carr Guests of Indiana University Parents for Christmas
Misses Amy and Helen Carr students at Indiana University are guests of Judge and Mrs. B. F. Carr for the Christmas holidays at their South Main street home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy
Helen Carr
Indiana University
B. F. Carr
South Main Street
Miss Patton on Christmas Vacation With Parents
Miss Kathryn Patton a student at Mrs Blaker's school in Indianapolis spends Christmas vacation with her parents Mr and Mrs William Patton of East Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Patton
Mrs. Blaker
Indianapolis
Mrs
William Patton
East Monticell
Miss Cleo Davis Returns Home For Christmas
Miss Cleo Davis arrives home from visits in Raleigh North Carolina and Chicago to spend Christmas with her mother Mrs Bertha Davis and daughter Fern of North Bhaff street lasting through the holiday season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleo Davis
Raleigh
N. C
Chicago
Bertha Davis
Fern
North Bhaff Street
Local Holiday Visits Reported From Crown Point and Monticello
Miss Kathryn Schwarzentraub of Lake County recorder office in Crown Point spends Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Beeman of East Monticello. Miss Zelda Burns returns home from a west lyceum tour to enjoy the holidays with her parents Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Burns at the Hotel Forbis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Schwarzentraub
County Recorder
Lake County
Crown Point
W. R. Beeman
East Monticello
Zelda Burns
West
Lyceum
Mrs
Cc. J. Burns
Hotel
Forbis
Reynolds Family Welcomes Guests for Christmas
Mr and Mrs W E Reynolds of South Illinois Street hosted over Christmas Mrs Wetzel and family from Winamac and Clyde Reynolds from Cincinnati. Mrs Wetzel is a daughter of the Reynolds couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Reynolds
South Ilinois Street
R. F. Wetzel
Winamac
Clyde Reynolds
Cincinnati
Wetzel
Reynolds
Christmas Visitors and Health Update in Toledo Area
Miss Mabel Timmons, manager at a Toledo photo graphic firm, spent Christmas with her mother Mrs. Edith Timmons of West Washington street and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. George B. Simons of Chicago are visiting the Simons family on South Main street. Mrs. Simons, recently ill, is showing improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Timmons
Toledo
Ohio
Edith Timmons
West Washington Street
George B. Simons
Chicago
J. P. Simons
South Main Street
Student Louise Hughes Home For Christmas Visit
Miss Louise Hughes a student at Indiana University arrived home last Friday evening to spend the Christmas holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs C O Hughes of North Main street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Hughes
Indiana University
Mrs. C. O. Hughes
North Main Street
Bray family travels for Christmas visit in Delphi
Mr and Mrs Virgil Bray of Gary spent Saturday evening and Sunday with Mrs Bray s sister Mrs Ethel Lowe and daughter visiting Delphi to spend Christmas with the Parks family. Fred Fraser a Purdue student spent Christmas with his father Morton Fraser and will return to Lafayette to work for a gas company during the holiday break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Bray
Gary
Fred Fraser
Purdue University
Morton Fraser
Dewey Street
Lafayette
Local Social Notes From Marion And Area
Mrs. Rosa M. Sills and son Merrill have stayed in Marion as guests of Mrs. Ralph Rawlings. Mrs. Sills plans an extended post January trip abroad. Dr and Mrs George A Stevenson of Hervey Idaho are visiting Mr and Mrs Marion Thompson. Clyde Thompson, employed at Rensselaer, visits his parents this week. Mr and Mrs Charles H Wolfe hosted Christmas guests Mr and Mrs M B Beard of Wolcott. The Wolfes recently moved to town and bought the MecClintic property on North Bluff Street formerly occupied by Mr and Mrs E C Burch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosa M. Sills
Merritt
Marion
Rilph Rawlings
George A. Stevenson
Hervey, Hl
Marion Thompson
North Plinds Street
Clyde Thompson
Rensselaer
Charles H. Wolfe
M. B. Beard
Wolcott
Misses Parrish and Milnes Enter College Life at Jacksonville Woman's
Misses Helen Parrish and Hazel Milnes, students at Jacksonville Woman's College in Jackson, begin new college life. Read together, their move marks a step in local education and youth advancement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Parrish
Hazel Milnes
Jacksonville Woman's College
Jackson
Families Return Home For Holidays
Ville Illinois residents have arrived home to spend the holidays with their parents Mr and Mrs E L Parrish of South Bluff street and Mr and Mrs William Milnes of South Main street in the town.
Cochran Family Visits From Connersville
Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Cochran and daughter Mary Frances of Connersville visited Tuesday night to spend time with Mrs. Ella Cochran of 107 Dewey Street and Mrs. Cochran’s parents Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Boigegrain who live north of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merlin Cochran
Mary Frances
Connersville
Ella Cochran
Dewey Street
Cochran
C. A. Boigegrain
City
Bolgegrain Couple Visiting Relatives in South Bend Area
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bolgegrain of South Bend are staying with his parents Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bolgegrain north of the city, and with his sister Mrs. M. M. Anwiler and family on South Illinois street. They will also visit Mrs. Bolgegrain's parents at Remington before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Bolgegrain
South Bend
C. A. Bolgegrain
M. M. Anwiler
South Illinois Street
Miss Ruth Duffey Heads Home for Christmas Visit
Miss Ruth Duffey arrives in Monti on Sunday en route to Burnettsville to spend Christmas with her parents Mr and Mrs J C Duffey. She teaches in Cheyenne Wyoming and will return for the opening of school after the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Duffey
Monticello
J. C. Duffey
Burnettsville
Miss Duffey
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Mrs Swick Hosts Christmas Dinner for Daughter’s Winter Trip
Mrs C P Swick entertained at a family Christmas dinner honoring her daughter Mrs Leo Spalding who left yesterday for Alabama to join her husband and travel to Key West Florida for the winter. In attendance were Mr and Mrs Fred Guntrip Arthur Guntrip and the latter's father all of Brookston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P. Swick
Leo Spalding
Alabama
Key West
Fla
Fred Guntrip
Arthur Guntrip
Brookston
Crowell Hosts Christmas Day Gathering at West Broadway
Mr and Mrs J W Crowell entertained numerous guests at their West Broadway home on Christmas Day. Attendees included Mrs Ida Gustave and daughters Mr and Mrs FLOH Brewer and family Mr and Mrs Russell Engle of Delphi Mrs Nancy Cress Judge and Mrs B O Carr and daughters and Mrs Woo Crowell and son B Richard of Frankfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Crowell
West Broadway
Ida Gustave
Floh. Brewer
Russell Engle
Delphi
Nancy Cress
B. O. Carr
Woo. Crowell
B Richard
Frankfort
Visit of Barnes Family Members Highlights Local Holiday
Mr and Mrs Galen A Barnes welcomed their daughter Elizabeth Ann and other relatives for a holiday visit. Elizabeth Ann arrived last Saturday from North Whitney Street area with Mer and Mrs C E Barnes. Mrs Barnes and child plan to stay until Sunday while Mr Barnes returned home yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galen A. Barnes
Eligabeth Ann
Mer
C. E. Barnes
North Witneis Street
Berton Pavis
North Blut? Street
Barnes
Montiecio Telephone Company Holds Frugal Christmas Party
Montiecio Telegraph Company employees and officers held a Christmas gathering at the telephone building. Each participant joined in a gift exchange with gifts under twenty five cents. Manager Hanway received a small doll amid extensive wrapping. An electrically lit tree stood as a centerpiece of the festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montiecio Telephone Company
Hanway
Christmas Party Hosted by Andersons for Audubon Society
Charles Anderson entertained the Audubon Society of the Sixth grade at a Christmas party held at his parents home 410 West Harrison Street last Friday evening. Guests enjoyed games contests and a fish pond gift giveaway. The house was decorated for the season and refreshments were served. Miss Eva Young teaches the sixth grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Anderson
Audubon Society
S. C. Anderson
West
Harrison Street
Eva Young
Women’s Benefit Association elects officers at meeting
At a regular Women’s Benefit Association of the Lady Maccabees meeting last week, officers were elected led by Commander Mrs. Lillian O’Connell and Lieutenant Commander Mrs. Jennie Nichols. The annual Christmas party and gift exchange followed at 1284 South Main Street, the home of Mrs. Frank Robbins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Benefit Association of the
Lady Maccabees
Lillian O’connell
Jennie Nichols
Addie Ewing
Effie Davis
Lacey Gosman
Mary Andrews
Estella Holeman
Anna Vinson
Rose McClintie
Emma Downey
Ela Robinson
May Rothrock
Alice North
Frank Robbins
South Main Street
Nurse Nellie Marsh Visits Before Boulder Move
Mrs. Nellie Marsh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Duffey of Burnettsville, stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Hanna and relatives on the way to Boulder Colorado. She has completed a nurse’s training in Chicago and will reside in Boulder with her son John in school. There she will work with Dr. Frank A. Spencer and partner, famed eye ear nose and throat specialists with a busy practice. Dr. Spencer is a former Monticello boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Marsh
Thomas J. Hanna
South Illinois Street
Boulder
Colo
J. C. Duffey
Burnettsville
Frank A. Spencer
Spencer
Monticello
Airplanes Aid Mine Rescue Efforts In Adabuma
Airplanes are being used to rush trained rescue workers and oxygen apparatus to mine disaster scenes in Adabuma. Previously trains and trucks handled remote camps, but air service will supplement and speed up responses. Mines with landing fields will receive quicker aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adabuma
Rare Nerve Mistress I Worry Over Mis Takes
In a Boston Tran script a character laments worry over missteps and flaws affecting a dress fit. Bridget suggests asking the mother for a wan or two, signaling a domestic discourse about clothing and propriety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridget
Boston Transcript
Many Holiday Weddings Mark Season in Local Area
A wedding notice details a ring ceremony for the union of Miss Rothrock and Mr. Rothrock with 35 guests. The bride wore blue canton crepe and carried a white lily bouquet, and attendants included Fred Hasselbring and Vernon Friend. The groom, a White County attorney and Navy veteran, is a 1918 high school alumnus who studied at Indiana University and Indiana Law School. The couple plans to reside in Monticello after a two‑course luncheon at the bride’s aunt’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hasselbring
Indianapolis
Vernon Friend
Chicago
Lindell Rothrock
A. Rothrock
White County
U. S. Navy
Indiana University
Butler College
Indiana Law School
Sigma Delta Kappa Legal Fraternity
Modern Medicine Versus Quacks in Historical Perspective
The piece contrasts ancient medicine as an art and ecclesiastical practice with modern science driven by rigorous methods. It argues that modern medicine, aided by 20th century scientific progress, has reduced charlatanry and mysticism, and that contemporary medical judgment should not condemn beneficial but unproven treatments.
Pygmies Average Five Feet Height
Report notes that average pygmy height is around five feet rather than four feet eight inches and that some individuals exceed five feet. It observes pygmies in several Central African sites share huts of a similar hemispherical shape and common traits such as minimal agriculture, use of poisoned arrows, and lack of centralized tribes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
Africa
Stanley
Kansas City Times
Trip Through New Guinea Costly Adventure
A description from Adventure Magazine notes New Guinea as a harsh jungle tour. Two white men plus thirty native porters incur at least 500 dollars monthly for inland travel. The region offers no stores and requires carrying all essentials on porters backs. The account compares interior travel to Arctic exploration in rigor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Guinea
Adventure Magazine
Legal pranks at the Herald
Herald runs a light hearted note about ads bringing results with playful claims and a tongue in cheek tease about legal notices and community notices generated by advertising. The item reflects local paper humor and readers’ bemused reaction.
Overeating as a Social Critique in Washington
A satirical jab from the Saturday Evening Post argues that overeating and excess in diet are civic concerns. It contrasts cabinet dinners with Wall Street indulgence and calls for arresting overeaters as a social crime, likening it to bootlegging and moral vice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wall Street
Bankers’ Club
Rome
Saturday Evening Post
Women shift from traditional jobs in census trends
Census figures show fewer women in teaching, telephone work, laundries, and dressmaking in New York over a decade while gains occur in stenography clerical roles and bookkeeping. Notable increases include 233 women stevedores and 41 women police, where none existed in 1910.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Census Bureau
New York
Selenium Kills Weeds in Lawn Experiments
At an American Chemical Society meeting F Marion Lougee and B S Hopkins described a selenium spray that eradicated broad leaf weeds including dandelions and duck and caused only slight injury to blue grass and clover. They reported good control of bitter root and apple scab while plant disease control also damaged foliage. salentum replaced sulfur in the formulas. The most successful spray used sodium selenite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Marion Lougee
Hopkins
American Chemical Society
Swan interrupts Thames race in England forcing void
A challenge cap swimming race at Chertsey on the Thames was halted and declared void after a big male swan attacked several swimmers. The bald-headed swimmer fended off the bird by treading water but the swan continued its assault, delaying the event until abandonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chertsey
England
Thames
Constable Davidson Fines Self After Self Testimony
Constable E L Davidson fought a restaurant worker in Ma toeka West Virginia. He swore out a war rant against himself arrested himself and testified against himself. He fined himself ten dollars and said he fulfilled his duty upholding the law and punching a man spreading false reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Davidson
Matoeka
W. Va
Public Health Service surgeon cites maternal intelligence impact
A United States Public Health Service surgeon asserts infant welfare hinges on community and especially mothers intelligence. He notes in the Panama Canal zone that children on one street stay healthy while those across the street die at a frightening rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Public Health Service
Panama Canal Zone
Sparrow lays 17 eggs in 19 days in England
A house sparrow in Welling borough England laid 17 eggs in 19 days despite daily nest raids by a manager testing its laying power. The bird then abandoned the original nest and built a new one elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellingborough
England
Wedding of Wealthy Wanderer Returns After Long Absence
An elderly aunt recounts a奇 tale of a fiancé who left to seek fortune and never returned until many years later when he came back rich and elderly. He reunites with his former sweetheart who, now frail, attends in a wheeled chair for the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Billy
Derling
Leigh
Herald Printing Offers Farmland Stationery at Low Prices
The Herald highlights affordable printed stationery tailored for farmers, stressing reasonable pricing and practical options for farm-related needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Herald
Poisoning from Dyed Furs Prompts Skin Irritation Alert
Last two winters reports from England describe a peculiar skin poisoning among women due to wearing rabbit dyed furs imitating beaver. Metaphenylenediamine in the dye, not fixed properly, caused blotches swelling itching and sleepless nights, with variability in individual sensitivity. Recoloring furs with proper setting dye may prevent rubbing off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Mystery Ship in Iceberg Found by Horn Rounder
A vast ice floe carrying a wrecked schooner is sighted by a steamer captain near the Horn. Survivors are not found despite rescue attempts. A Greenland whaler discovers a derelict and a preserved young woman in a frozen cabin, with a lone dead man nearby holding flint and steel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Mechanics
Greenland
Wenn
Neus
Steam plume from Submarine Volcano Off Tengatabu
Captain Davey of the Tofua reports a 100 foot wide steam column rising 80 to 90 feet above the surface from a submarine volcano 18 miles northwest of Tengatabu Tonsa islands in the South Pacific. The vapor trails a mile, disturbs and discolors the water, and the volcano lies well south of charted positions for a previously active site. Vessels are advised to avoid the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tengatabu
Tonsa Islands
South Pacific Ocean
Davey
Union Steamship
Tofua
Apine Observatory
Samoa
United States Hydrographic Office
Long Burmese King Name Rivaled by Welsh Town Mouthful
An American buys a Burmese translation recounting ancient Burman kings including Sirirambhavana Aityapavarapanditasudhiyamarajamahadhipatinarapatisithu and quips it is the longest name in any language. A Briton counters with a Welsh town name Lilanfair pwigwyngyllgoger yehwrnd robwilland ysillogoggroch, noting it is also hard to say in one breath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burmah
Davis wheel a novel steel car wheel in Scientific American
The Davis wheel, a novel cast steel wheel, is noted by Scientific American. It uses a revolving mold to form the tread as liquid steel is thrown outward. Ferromanganese is added at pour and reduced as the rim fills, yielding a central area of high carbon steel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientific American
Davis
Overworking Our Presidente Calls for Civic Reform
An editorial notes the last decade of presidents died at an average 61.9 years and earlier leaders averaged 54 years, arguing the presidency imposes excessive duty. It urges citizens to recognize the danger of overburdening the office and seeks public reform.
Optimistic Thought and the Borgalp Delusion
A fragmented line suggests a discussion of value and belief, contrasting purchasable titles with virtue as a coin. The source presents a cryptic notion of optimism tied to moral currency, implying skepticism about material wealth as true measure.
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Physiciarm
Herald
Gwan
Mrs. L. Bowen
R. J
Fe.i
Monticello Drug Co
Burma
New Zeseland
Triangle
Elmore’s Bread Factory
Rta
Buss Hardware Store
Bowman Bros
Jackson Bros. & Co
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