Fresh Produce and Local Notices Highlight Hartford City Page
The Evening Herald lists fresh fish at Bain's market and Michigan potatoes priced at 75 cents per bushel. Local items include political meetings at city hall, visits by residents to Hartford City and Indianapolis, and notices of funerals, weddings, and church events with names and places.
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Bain’s
Evening Herald
Horton
Judge Leffler
Ball
City Hall
Hughes Cash
Della Chapman
Hartford City
M. Runkle
Ira Earhart
International Livestock Exposition highlights and next show
The 1907 International Livestock Exposition in Chicago drew 400000 visitors from across the U S and abroad. It showcased 7538 top meat and draft animals from 22 states one territory and four foreign countries with 2400 premiums totaling over 7600000 in 600 classes. The event aimed to improve breeding marketing and exporting of American livestock and meat business. The next exposition runs November 28 to December 17 1908 at the International Amphitheatre and Union Stock Yards Chicago with plans for greater foreign representation and broader exhibitions.
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Chicago
Besines
International Amphitheatre
Union Stock Yards
New Celina Line Promised Within Two Years
A Celina dispatch reports the reformed Bluffton Genevs Celina traction line pledges completion within two years. The route from Bluffton to Celina will extend the Marion Bluffton & Eastern, closing the gap with EB EB and western Ohio. Subsidies totaling $25,000 have been granted along the line with potential additional votes.
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Celina
Oubio
Bluffton, Genevs, and
Celina Traction Company
Celina Council
Bluffton
Marion, Bluffton & Eastern
Western
Ohio
Started for New Home Uncle Jimmy Waugh and wife depart for Winamac
Uncle Jimmy Waugh and his wife, longtime residents of the county, began their move this afternoon to a new home in Winamac. They will travel as far as Hartford City tonight to stay with J.P. McGeath's family, and continue tomorrow via the Panhandle to Winamac. The journey leaves the aged couple sorrowful as they leave their old homestead, with many years spent tending the trees and shrubbery they planted themselves.
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Jimmy Waugh
Winamac
Hartford City
J.P. McGeath
Panhandle
Golden Sentenced After Plea For Horse Theft
Frank Golden, who stole a horse and buggy, returned and swapped for a better one, and was arrested at Warsaw, pleaded guilty in court and received a Michigan City sentence of one to fourteen years. Deputy Sheriff Manoix escorted him to prison Tuesday.
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Frank Golden
Warsaw
Michigan City
Manoix
Where Bullets Flew David Parker of Fayette Civil War Vet
David Parker of Fayette New York a Civil War veteran who lost a foot at Gettysburg recalls the world turning during the conflict and his service as bullets flew around him.
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David ‘Parker
Fayette
N. Y
Gettysburg
Sunday Visitors and Local Work Reported in Goodboo Area
Preaching at Goodboo last Sunday evening. Mort and Loyd Chenewith visited Hal Norton and family. Wm. Spaulding hauled shingles to roof Elsworth Lambert's house. Joan Fensel traveled to Hartford City on business. Bertha Roogers visited Els worth Lambert. Reca Garrison shredded corn last week as corn yield remains light. Mrs. Auit from Albany visited Jesse Carter's family. George Garrison worked for Martin Fensel. Hiram Fogie of Marion visited his daughter Mrs. T. M. Blount. Candidates were numerous last week helping tired farmers to smoke up.
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Goodboo
Mort
Loyd Chenewith
Hal Norton
Wm. Spaulding
Elsworth Lambert
Joan Fensel
Hartford City
Bertha Roogers
Reca Garrison
Auit
Albany
Jesse Carter
George Garrison
Martin Fensel
Hiram Fogie
Marion
T. M. Blount
Town Folks Share News of Visits and Activities
Slater Mrs Shockely Zof Swayzee returned home Saturday after a week’s visit with friends and relatives. Mrs Emelice Kinard entertained many friends Friday. Clarence and Golda Carpenter visiting Rush County. Jesse Edens and family guests of Edens' parents near Shideter. William Spaulding and family attended a rally at Marion last Friday. Harriett Bales guest of sister Meline Kinard last Sunday. Mrs Henry Stone on business trip to Hartford City Tuesday. Ira B Spaulding and wife guests of son William Spaulding and family Monday night. Rufus Hart building a new barn. Sylvanus Garrett hauling tile from Hartford City for ditch on his farm. Alma Beeks called on sister Mrs William Spaulding Tuesday.
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ShockelyZof
Swayzee
Emelice Kinard
Clarence
Golda Carpenter
Rush County
Jesse Edens
Edens
Wesley Knox
Shideter
William Spaulding
Marion
Harriett Bales
Meline Kinard
Henry Stone
Hartford City
Ira B. Spaulding
Rufus Hart
Sylvanus Garrett
Alma Beeks
Wm. Spaulding
Local Social Notes From Hartford City Area
Mrs S Kottler and daughter Mrs W H Sills visited Mrs Henry Martin last Thursday. Ww CG T U ladies met with Mrs Ora Schwarzkopf last Thursday. Jake Kottler sold hogs to Hartford City butchers last week. Jake Schwartzkopf and family visited relatives last Sunday. Simon Lorg and daughter Mrs M Dyper and three children visited the S Kuttier family. Christ Siser helped J Schwartzkopf husk corn last week. Mrs W H Silla and mother visited the latter's sister Mrs Fred Walker last Thursday. Mrs L Schwartzkopf and children visited Dave Fisher's home last Monday afternoon.
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S. Kottler
W. H. Sills
Henry Martin
Ww. CG. T .U
Ora Schwarzkopf
Jake Kottler
Hartford City
Jake Schwartzkopf
Simon Lorg
M. Dyper
S. Kuttier
Christ Siser
J. Schwartzkopf
W. H. Silla
Fred Walker
L. Schwartzkopf
Dave Fisher
Reverend Kinnaman Preaches to Large Sunday Congregation
Sunday evening services drew a large crowd as Rev. Kinnaman preached. Local residents Mary Bennett Mabie Dorton and Edith Rogers were noted visitors. Several from the area attended a rally in Marion last Friday. Walter Dorton and Matthew’s Harrison Dorton family were guests Sunday. Ladies at the Fisher home sewed for Wentz’s Monday and planned a donation to aid a new house for them. Harrison Dorton delivered kegs to Hartford City shippers Thursday.
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Kinnaman
Mary Bennett
Mabie Dorton
Mise Edith Rogers
Henry Russel
N. A. Johnson
Hartford City
Amanda Johnson
Marion
Walter Dorton
Matthews
Harrison Dorton
Fisher Home
Wentz’s
Harrizon Dorton
Vague old time medicine note at Boge and Main drug store
A fragment from a historical column mentions PiScek s Arnica Salve curing two of the gemet iote's per sew. The notice places the event at the Boge and Main drug store in a small Georgia town, with references to local names and a to be investigated context.
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Ford Bente
Boge
Royal Funeral at El Escorial in Historic Kings Rest
The article details the royal burial customs at the El Escorial tomb eight thousand feet above sea level. Kings, queens, and mothers of kings lie in separate coffins while a grand procession accompanies the body from Madrid to the palace vault. The chancellor proclaims the king is dead as bells toll and guns boom signaling royal rest.
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Madrid
Chaimberiath
Senor
Suppression of a Poem's Early Word Change in Hiawatha
A discussion of an early impression of Longfellow's Hiawatha where the word dove was changed to dived, leading to questions about editorial influence and family involvement. The note cites a preserved instance in Harper's Magazine as archival curiosity and compares it to past linguistic controversies. Professor Thomas F. Louns bury comments on the episode.
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Henry
Longfellow
Boston
Fenimore Cooper
Middle States
Lousfellow
Thomas Fr." Lounsbury
Harper's Magazine
Queer Telegraph Poles with Adobe Foundations in Bolivia
The Chicago Tribune describes a unique telegraph line once running from La Paz to Oruro Bolivia. Adobe poles five feet square at the base rise about fifteen feet holding wires above llamas and donkeys over 156 miles. Other notes mention Uganda bark cloth tree poles and Dutch East Indies setups with mid road insulators.
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Bolivia
la Paz
Oruro
Chile
Uganda
Dutch East Indies
Chicago Tribune
Watch Springs and Their Intricate Craft
The watch carried by the average man comprises ninety eight pieces and over two thousand distinct operations. Hairspring wire weighs one twenty fourth of a grain per inch and one mile of wire welds less than half a pound. The balance vibrates many times per day and year, reflecting the vast value of finished hairsprings compared with their material.
How He Managed It A Farmer Father Growed A Napkin
The Richmond bishop shared a tale about his father a farmer who grew flax and sent it to be made into a tablecloth. At dinner he told a lady he grew the tablecloth himself, adding in confidence it planted a napkin if she kept the secret.
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Richmond
Dr. Pulleine
London Mail
Her Assistant in Life and Letters
The author Filegende Blatter recalls the woman praising her husband as a great help in married life. She says she is very happy, and her friend asks whether the husband looks or writes, prompting a brief, social witticism about spousal suppport.
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Filegende Blatter
Thought of Him
A fragmented dialogue recalls a parent’s reassurance that they thought of a child. A man at a hotel causes a disturbance, prompting a comparison to the father in memory.
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Papa
Mamma
Ace Grace
Meals a day questioned in New York Press remark
Fragmentary quotation notes a casual exchange about daily meals with breakfast and luncheon decisions spanning from breakfast to dinner. The text references New York Press and a remark by a person named Powell.
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Howell
New York Press
Palace Waited As Famine Threatened Rome
Pope Alexander VI planned a grand palace amid famine fears and ordered a famed Venetian builder to estimate costs. The inscription over the gate asked to turn stones into bread. The pope then redirected funds to feed the hungry instead of finishing the palace.
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Pope Alexander VI
Venice
Poverty Has its Advantages
A Huntsville Texas Post-Item item notes that poverty brings comforts found in aging life. It lists benefits such as fewer visitors, less debt, and protection from solicitations, flattering letters, and begging requests, concluding a true friend will remain in hard times.
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Huntsville
Tex
The Origin of a Miserable Joke Dialogue
Confucius meets William Penn at Cleopatra's tea as they swap quips. Penn proclaims founding Philadelphia, while Confucius teases about sleep and a sword, in a playful Success Magazine vignette.
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Confucius
William Penn
Willam Penn
Penn
Philadelphia
Success Magazine
Daring ascent of five mile high mountain marvel
A vivid account describes a daring woman climbing a mountain five miles high and the sensational spectacle it presented. The piece emphasizes the thrill and awe of the feat and invites reader reaction.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Well Bred. Do You Speak The Truth
A Nashville American quotation presents a witty exchange on honesty and politeness, noting that truthfulness can be tempered by social tact. The brief dialogue plays on etiquette and bluntness in a witty clash of character.
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Nashville American
Quoted Fragments Surface In Mirthful Erratic Text
A jumble of quotations appears with odd phrases and misheard lines. The excerpt features misheard lines about husbands and gifts, ending with a cryptic line about Phradte and anger.
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Rs Simi
Timothy Oveccopatecge
Kbia
Toment
Foley
Pioneer Drug Store
R. A. Kilander
William
George Ely
Mer
Elmer Huddston
Misa Lula Cook
F. J. Laurent
Sipe
Morehead
DeWitt
Pioneer
Judge Lefiler
Muncie
Emeline Williams
Mable Fisher
Montpelier
Indianapolis
Chas. Sellers
Salt Lake City
Utah
J. A. Sellers
Fred Chandler
Ft. Wayne
L. P. Draser
Frank Corn
Amelia ‘Ichbell
S. E. Maddox
West Huntington Street
Twibell
F. Streit
Flora
Alfred
Elk City
Oxia
K. G. Palmer
Findlay, C
Abe Gil
Willis Maddox
Terre Haute
Hudson
Albert Hart
Harry Snyder
Lima
G. W. Millikan
William Rinkard
I. L. Raine
Kennedy
Pioneer Drug Stores
Pioneer Grug
Guy R. Brackin
Ely
Roll
Purman Johnston
W.A. Greenwald
Falls City
Neb
Gay P. Greenwald
Blanche Maddox
W. F. Martin
Michigan
Carde
Purman Johnston Co
Main St. Christian Church
Logics Aid Society
Methodist Church
J. P. Horton
Mesdames Horton
Mann Lacey
Geo. Shade
Mabel
Margaret
Walter
Tude
Gene Shade
Ottawa, O
Mrs. Shade
H. G. Wilson
George Byard
Crescent Cafe
Marsland
Tiltonsburg
Ont
Mr. Marsland
May
Bess Malone
East High Street
Bridge
D. A .Bryate
W. M. Page
B. D. George
K. Wisner
W. G. Gray
Otnenday
Ageghigol
Picart
Henry Weats
Mesdames ‘Townsend
Needie
Golden
Slater
Scrwartzkopf
Slocum
Africa
Mia
Phradte
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