Local Social News and Visits From Hartford City Area
Abner Hart bought a fine auto last week. Riley Bugh entertained Sylvia Huttman and others at her home for Miss Blanche Fora. Miss Huth Storms hosted Meth Dist Sabbath school Class No 3. Mrs Storms served lunch. Clara Chandler visited over Sunday. Mr and Mrs Wo Speece entertained several youths with dancing Thursday. Guests from Roll and Montpelier attended. Sam Huffman and family visited south of Goodboo. Mrs Sarah Storts returned from a visit in Indiana with Mrs A Cummins. Clint Dick family visited J M Larson. William Myers returned home after a week with the Burson family. Charles Brown and family and Wm Fencel and family attended Woods reunion in Hartford City. Andy Berrier of Roll visited Joe Williams era family. Nellie Jennie Williams Flavia Dick Agnes Huggins Montpelier visitors with local families. Elizabeth Mason John Brown David Fisher Henry Wents and Robert Wents visited Hart City relatives. Mrs Miller and children visiting her parents. Samuel Strine started his corn shredder. Harrison Lorton family visited near Jadden. Alex Johnson and family with Frank Timmons south of Hartford City. Kinoamen will preach at Pleasant Dale next Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abner Hart
Riley Bugh
Sylvia Huttman
Lillie Nelson
Goldia Bugh
Goldia Martin
Eaith Wilson
Blanche Fora
Huth Storms
Methodist Sabbath School of Roll
Herf
O. Berrier
Andy Berrier
Roll
Arthur Ruggins
Mary Huggins
Montpelier
Sam Huffman
Wm. Huffman
Goodboo
Sarah Storts
Joe Williams
Nellie
Jennie Williams
Flavia Dick
Agnes Huggins
Elizabeth Msraon
John Brown
David Fisher
Henry Wents
Robert Wents
Spa
Hart, Ci
Bluffton Social Notes Record Local Visits
Bluffton residents and visitors frequent the area with many small social calls. Mrs. T S Hurst and Mrs Chice Harris visited last Wednesday. The Byron Brothers’ daughter sick with typhoid fever is very poorly. Mary Schooley visited Myrtie Lockwood Tuesday. Bertha Lockwood is improving. Several attended A A Cline’s lectures at Airline Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T.S. Hurst
Chice Harris
Bluffton
Byron Brothers
Geo. Roberts
Poneto
Ruth
Charles Harris
Fred
Mary Schooley
Myrtie Lockwoo
Alando Kizer
Thurs
Social Visits Return to Community Homes
The text lists multiple local residents like Mrs. Alasia Beeks and Miss Bessie Carpenter visiting relatives, with families such as Spaulding, Stone, Rinard, Shockley, and others hosting dinners or supper guests over the recent weekend. The fragmentary notes mention travel to Howard and Gran counties and various households welcoming guests.
Schwartzkopf and relatives visit Montpelier and nearby towns
Mr W A Miller and children of Montpelier spent last Wednesday with her father Simon Kuttler and family. Miss Alta Stils called on her brother and wife last Tuesday. Lewis Schwartzkopf entertained relatives last Sunday. Miss Clara Kuttler returned from Decatur visit last week. Christ Hizer helped Jake Schwartz husk corn last Monday. Jake Miller called on Mrs. Henry Martin last week. Mrs. Martin returned from North Dakota. Isaac Lowrey and family and Lianiel Sills and daughter Bertha of Wells County and Mr and Mrs. Stoll and daughter Laura of near Hartford City were guests of Simon Kuttler. Fred Schwartzkopf spent last Sunday with friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.A. Miller
Montpelier
Simon Kuttler
Alta Stils
Lewis Schwartzkopf
Clara Kuttler
Decatur
Christ Hizer
Jake Schwartz
Jake Miller
Henry Martin
Martin Just
N. Dakota
Isaac Lowrey
Lianiel Si
Social notes: visits with friends near Warren and Portland
SLOCUM A. J. McColly with wife and son Charles spent Saturday and Sunday with Bert Jones and family near Warren. Mr and Mrs Stoner and children of Portland spent Sunday with her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. McColly
Charles
Bert Jones
Warren
Mrs. Stoner
Portland
Preaching at Carmel and local visits noted
Carmel church announces preaching next Sunday evening. Local relatives visit: Mr and Mrs Henry Downbour from Howard county, Mrs Julia Miller of Monroeville with brother Robert Sterling, Mr and Mrs Ed Morrical with Jasper Morrical and wife. Blount returns from Ohio trip.
Annual Meeting Adopts Dividend. Bank Reports Growth
Farmers' Deposit Bank held its annual stockholders and directors meeting with 70 percent of stock represented. Officers Lupton, McDonell, Brackin, and Wells were re elected. new director F M Reynolds replaces the late Fred Miller. A semi annual dividend of five percent was declared and $2000 added to surplus as deposits climb to over $338000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Deposit Bank
Sateck
Nnual
A. G. Lupton
A. T. McDonell
V. Pres
Guy Brackin
B. M. Wells
Cnusing
A. T. McDonel
Jas. O’donell
J. M. Reynolds
F. M. Reynolds
Fred Miller
Post Office to Teach Schoolchildren Postal Laws
An order directs extending a special postal instruction course to schoolchildren and some adults. The program covers addressing, stamp usage, first and second class matter, and other mailing regulations. The postal service will select instructors and provide copies of rules for teaching citizens mailed correspondence basics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palme
Ayersday
Fekely
Halloween law excerpt warns against fruit theft and property damage
An article cites a state law guiding Halloween conduct for youths and adults. It warns that unlawfully taking fruit from another’s land or removing property from buildings or enclosures valued at ten cents or more may result in a fine up to one hundred dollars and up to six months in county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallowe’en
Southern Michigan Potatoes Offered for Sale by Car
Lt. Garrett reports a carload of Southern Michigan potatoes on the L. E. and W. siding south of the elevator for sale at 75 cents per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern
Michigan
Garrett
Amusing custom of Spaniards tricking themselves for water
Ellen Maury Sluyden recalls in the Century how Spaniards drink eels of chocolate to stay temperate. Cafes are crowded late at night and hosts entice guests with peach and water to finish a dining ritual. The piece notes the habit of preferring chocolate and thirst as a social quirk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Maury Sluyden
Seniority in Congress Drives Influence in Work
The Boston Herald notes that experience governs power in Congress as senior members gain weight through committee roles and long service. New arrivals struggle to access key committees, and frequent turnover by local voters can reduce influence in national councils.
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Congress
Boston Herald
Rodin and a mismatched head in a studio dispute
In a tale from Youth's Companion, Rodin creates a statue from an unnamed American subject who had posed in antique dress. Rodin trims the work to a head inspired by his own face, declaring the head failed to resemble the sitter. The result draws bitter comments on recognition and artistic intention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cri de Pavis
Steve
Rodin
Hin
Camel and Campbells Debate Prohibition Ended
An Irishman and a Scotchman discuss life under prohibition. The Irishman jokes a camel can go eight days without drinking, but the Campbells insist no Campbell can go eight hours without a drink, ending the debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Golfthalmia and the Dreamlike Bacterium
A fragmentary, surreal note references a poisonous bacterium named Golfthalmia and dreams of a lens shaped in a niblick, a golfer's oath, and a caddie's smile. The text pairs odd imagery with brief aphorisms about sincerity and pride, blending whimsy with menace.
Belated Revenge on a Peddler's Deception
A former Ohio boy recalls helping a traveling peddler repair a wagon and promising a Robinson Crusoe gift. Years later as a school trustee he recognizes the same man and votes against him for a teaching position, feeling the sting of a long-standing deception.
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Ohio
Baltimore American
A Skater's Daring Narrows Elbe on Frozen Ice
An officer under Napoleon after the Jena fight skated across the ice at the Elbe to reach Mortier. The river was seven and a half miles wide with thin ice making crossing by rowboat or bridge impractical. He skimmed the ice at high speed to reach the far bank dry and unharmed, saving six hours and earning praise for bold cleverness.
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Napoleon
Jena
Marshal Mortier
Elbe
London Bakers in 1310 Bread Weight Cases
A 1310 record notes bakers Sarra Footing Christina Terrice Godiyeva Footing Matilda de Bolfingtone Christina Prichet Isabelia Sperling Alice Pegees Johanna de Countebrigge and Isabela VPouveste accused of selling undersized halfpenny loaves. Agnes Fouve’s seized bread raised questions on forfeiture without a fine and bread duties cited in Henry III era references.
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London
Sarra
Christina Terrice
Godiyeva Footing
Matilda de Bolfingtone
Christina Prichet
Isabelia Sperling
Alice Pegees
Johanna de Countebrigge
Isabela Vpouveste
Iit
Agnes Fouve
Newgate
Henry PI
St. Daanes
Gaigerie
A Tardy Act of Justice in Early English Marriages
Fragmentary historical note traces medieval English marriage practices among the gentry and clergy. Mentions Lavinda Feoton Polly Peacbur of Grays Beacon, Miss Brunten becoming Laang Craven, and Lord Thurian. discusses dowries and parsons. References to ledger terms and church breviaries.
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Lavinda Feoton
Polly Peacbur
Gray's
Beacon
Oneral
Becche Dmehess
Bolton
Sties Parren
Lord Beerby
Miss Brunten
Laag Craven
Thurian
Peter Ereugh
Anastivi
Hobjusom
Old Theory Confirmed by a Baby Bath Encounter
In a humorous note from Puck, Tommy questions the newborn's appearance and the nurse explains the leg is tucked under. He quips that the infant resembles the famed stork that supposedly delivered him, reflecting playful skepticism about parental lore.
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Tommy
Puck
Hat Purchase Saves Life In Odd Baltimore Tale
Riggs reports Mrs. Titewadd threatened suicide unless her husband bought a new hat. Estimates on funerals showed a $2 saving could avert tragedy, and the hat purchase apparently saved her life.
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Riggs
Stage Paint Too Dated for Modern Theaters
In a London Mask critique the custom of painting faces on stage is described as barbarous from the age of oil lamps and candles. It argues gas and electric light plus opera glasses render the practice unnecessary.
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London
Local Social Notes From Bryanwood and Nearby Areas
Daily life mentions in Bryanwood and surrounding towns include visits among the Minniear Beeks Spears Vance Inman and Miller families. The record notes gatherings with Antrim Beeks Lola Minniear James Penrod Hartlori City attendance and a funeral in Clintonville with Mrs Helm returning home.
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Miss Bertha Lockwood
Leila Romey
Geo. Lockwood
Wm. Lockwood
A. A. Cline
Bullston
Airline
Andy Clinger
Harnsun March
Ida Hurst
Chloe Herris
William Lockwood
J.P. Lockwood
Puday
Slater
Alasia Beeks
Wm. Spaulding
Bessie Carpenter
Emetine Rinard
Jille Oon
Kile
Ing
Jamsborn
Ion Peusoyy
Thomas and Faily
Joseph Pierce
Emeline Rinard
Plengy
Buck
Lincoln
Schwartzkopf
Slocum
Carmel
Henry Downbour
Howard County
Julia Miller
Monroeville
Robert Sterling
Ed Morrical
Jasper Morrical
Dirs
Blount
Frank McDorman
Robert Sterlins
Hartford City
Walter Snyder
Illinois
Lewis Blount
Seth Simonton
Hiram Fogle
Tnos. Blount
Uncle Samuel
the Law
Peter
Youth
Msr
Jon
Patriot
Daily Herald
the Daily Herald
Horace
the Weekly Herald
Daily
Blackford County
the Herald
Themsreen Medical Co
Titusville
Gentlen
Bradford
D. B. Smith
Lutte, Mont
Diamond Street
Titusville, Pa
Bryanwood
Ed Hedge
Antrim Beeks
Minniear
Bernard
Marion Minniear
Harrison Bryan
Milton Rhoten
Florence Vance
Alms Becks
David Spears
Carl Wright
Eaton
Almeda Beeks
Edith
Lena
Gladys Spears
Laura Inman
Sarah Miller
Carry Hawkins
Lola Minniear
Sam Emory
Odel
Petroleum
John Minniear
Mise Laura Inman
Millgrove
Fioresce Vance
Sarah
Miller
Alma Bee
Converse
Adolph
Harrison Ryan
James Penrod
Walter Bonge
Hartlori City
R. K. Willman
Ed. Helm
Clintonville
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