Local notes and tidbits from Mooresville area
Community items note Carl Hadley clerking at Max Wells drug store, a Friends church meeting in two weeks, trips by W H Henderson to Spencer, rental ad for five rooms, visits to Indianapolis, and many small notices. Bank tax list, church events, travel, and local store promotions fill this compact bulletin of daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends Church
Sue Wilson
A. C. Brewer
Christian Sunday School
Sarah Kt. Marine
B. F. Jones
Friends Sunday School
Miram Park
L. W. Jenkins
Bethel Sunday School
M. E. Sunday School
Duchy of Teachers
Mary Jenkins
Jesse Bradley
Byron Park
M. P. Sunday School
John Heim
the Baptist Church
Martinsville
Ind
Ringling Brothers Circus Promises Grand 25th Jubilee Show
Indianapolis visitors are invited to the Ringling Brothers exhibit on Monday May 4 with a parade at 10 am. The program features three rings, two stages, a vast hippodrome, and 375 performers including 300 on tour for the first time. The spectacle includes an automobile double somersault act, the Great Mirza Golem family, and other novelty acts from Europe and Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ringling Brothers
America
Miss la Belle Roche
France
Mirza Golem
Persia
Ricco
Ono
Russia
Card of Thanks for Oran Stanley
Mr and Mrs Bert Stanley thank friends and neighbors for kindness during the sickness and death of their baby Oran Stanley and also the singers and the Rev Mr Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Stanley
Oran Stanley
Brown
Subscriptions Paid Mark Notices by D H Thornberry
List of individuals and towns including Newark Monrovia Menden and Wealaka with credits to Public Service Co and various names such as Mrs Clary Rooker Herman Frederick P Thompson W A Lyon and Charlie Townsend in a local subscriptions record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. H. Thornberry
W. T. Thichey
H. L. Swartz
Newark
FE. Mills
Menden, Mich
Clary Rooker
Monrovia
Herman Frederick
Public Service Co
P. Thompson
W. A. Lyon
A. C. Wilson
Henry Francis
Alice Lacy
Wealaka
Indian Per
Whitewash The HenHouse For Poultry Housing Care
Rural Home advises poultry owners to limewash henhouses periodically using a cream like mixture of limewater washing blue and salt. For large buildings a sprayer speeds application and helps seal animal life while preventing yellowing over time.
Life In Christiana Hospitality And Simple Living
A portrait of Christiana homes as villa like in gardens with summer blooms. Residents live simple wholesome lives, hosting guests with quiet hospitality. Dinner at three or four, supper at eight, guests freely forage. Customs include skaal and gracious farewells, reflecting frank, straightforward kindness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christiania
For Sale Eggs from Prize Chickens at Brown Leghorn Barred Plymouth
For sale Brown Leghorn and Barred Plymouth Rock eggs from prize stock 60c per 15 and special rates by the 100 Wm Deck near Friendswood. Buy groceries where you can do the best See if you cannot do the best at Warr en s grocery N Indiana street
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Friendswood
Warren’s
N. Indiana Street
Booth Irving and Terry on Othello and Desdemona
Ellen Terry recalls Booth and Irving in Othello, praising Booth for Desdemona and describing Irving as deeply moved by her performance. She notes the pair’s dramatic turns, the audience reaction, and their six week run with frequent role changes between them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booth
Ellen Terry
MacClure
Desdemona
Cassie
Henry Irving
Iago
Henry
Mr. Walkley
Devil
Ile
Othello
Roderigo
Leech Infestation in Ceylon Reported by Indianapolis News
The Indianapolis News describes land leeches in Ceylon that cling to bushes grass and stockings. They range from half an inch before feeding to up to a finger after. Lemon juice is used to detach them without leaving heads embedded. Ceylonese people reportedly apply lemon to several leeches at a time along the calf. Some leeches reach three inches in length.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceylon
Indianapolis News
Theophile Gautier And The Desdemona Preference
Theophile Gautier helped secure an engagement for a blond woman with little talent but a Preraphaelite look. As Othello rehearsals continued she rushed into his library and complained they planned to give her a contemptible role. She asked what part and he answered Desdemona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theophile Gautier
Theatre Historique
Gautier
Desdemona
The Lesser Evil and Curious Britain Fragments
A Scots dialogue hints at domestic discipline as a boy hurries home to avoid a spanking. A London scraps notice advertises hosiery and armor plate at Mill's Cash Store. A Japanese girls’ fitness trend is noted with a vivid image of women leaping five foot fences in public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Jimmy
London
Flossery Mills
Mill
Japan
Advertising notice for portraits and frames in Chicago
Agents Wanted. 16x20 crayon portraits 40 cents, frames 10 cents and up, sheet pictures one cent. Potential profits claimed at 400 percent or 36.00 per week. Catalogue and samples free. Frank W. Williams Company, 1208 W. Taylor St. Chicago, Ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Williams Company
W. Taylor
Chicago
Ill
Also Mentioned on This Page
Carl Hadley
Maxwells’ Drug Store
W.H. Henderson
Spencer
Elizabeth Snoddy
Herman Hadley
L. C. Fladley
Will
Elliott
Charles ‘Bennett
Charles Kiser
Fowler
Thomas Thompson
Hazelwood
J. P. Calvert
Photographer's Association
Leibers Art Store
Mills
Missionary Society of the Friends Church
Reynolds
Harry Shover
Anderson
Cox
Thornton Fountain
Hubert Martin
Heltonsville
The
First National Bank of
Mooresville
Brown Township
L. C. McCaun
Mrs. Earl White
J. B
Paoli
Mills’ Cash Store
Dirs
W.C. Smith
George Shaffer
Madison Township
John Duncan
J. L. Matthews
Methodist Hospital
Warren’s Grocery
Indiana Street
J P. Calvert
White River Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Association
Dr. Ifsilam
Thornberry & Bellows
Ringling Bros
Life In
Christiana
Booth, Irving and Terry
Justin
A. R. Maxwell
Christian Church
Mooresville, Indiana
New York
J.L. Matthews
J.J. Reeve
W.F. Hapley
E. F. Hapley
G. L. Hallam
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