Fourth Fun At Paoli And Local Happenings
Mr and Mrs Lon Dickerson plan the Fourth with friends near Paoli at his former home not visited in twenty two years. Geo E Farmer sick with heart trouble revived at his business Wednesday night. Town board received two sewer remonstrances with many names but paused action pending next regular meeting. Late Shepherd and Lambert boys left for Goodland to brick. Harvey broom factory fire caused by battery chemicals. fire quickly controlled. Lyric theater changes hands with Will Smith selling to Harry Rusie. Mrs Rusie praised as performer. A big double program planned Saturday starting in the afternoon. Mrs Booker Morgan and daughter visiting Jeffersonville. Mrs John Glandon dies. funeral at home 9 am with Rev Scruggs and Rev Weim. Miss Ethel Stringer visiting Monrovia. Naomi Wright visiting W A Lyon family. Mr and Mrs B R Henley from Libertyville visiting. Mrs Charles Hadley ill but stable. Mooresville Cancer Band to run Fourth events starting 1 pm including races for boys and girls, sack, barrel, pig eating, rope jumping, a Wat Men’s Race, prizes, balloons, fireworks. Baseball game at 3:30 pm, concert 7:30–8:30 pm by Mooresville Concert Band, fireworks to follow. streets lit with Japanese lanterns. celebration promises enjoyable afternoon and night.
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Lon Dickerson
Paoli
Mr. Dickerson
Geo. E. Farmer
Shepherd
Lambert Boys
Goodland
Newton County
Harvey Broom Factory
Lyric Theater
Will Smith
Harry Rusie
King & Rusie
Booker Morgan
Josephine
Jeffersonville
John Glandon
G. R. Scruggs
John Weim
Ethel Stringer
Monrovia
Edith Barr
Naomi Wright
W. A. Lyon
B. R. Henley
Esther
Mooresville
Plainfield dust control plan draws mixed reactions
In this Timely note, Plainfield tests oil to curb dust while residents grimace at dirty roadways and pay for sewers. Harvests rise with most fields yielding 30 bushels per acre except one Democrat in the river bottoms. A town resident recalls melons stolen by night. Local politicking and odd notices finish the item.
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Plainfield
Indianapolis
Mooresville
Cement on the Farm Brings Practical Home Building Tips
Indiana Farmer notes cement’s versatility for farmers. It can form barn floors and walls, sidewalks, and even entire houses. The author braggs a self built wall survived a flood, saving on mason costs.
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Indiana
Cabbage Flea Beetle Damage and Remedies
The Bulletin Colorado Experiment Station notes a small black jumping flea beetle injuring cabbage radish and turnip crops across the state. Dust young plants thoroughly with lime or coal ashes, using a cheesecloth bag to ensure complete coverage. Reapply after rain or exposure to maintain protection against reemergence.
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Colorado Experiment Station
Feeding Oats in Sheaf for Winter Feed
A Indiana Farmer note explains harvesting oats in the dough stage yields both grain and green roughage. Cut just after berry reaches dough and before straw reddens to keep bundles fresh. Proper timing preserves feed value, allowing winter use by cutting and possibly threshing for grain if straw becomes too woody.
Nurses at Bellevue Polls Provide Baby Care During Vote
A Bellevue Idaho election featured a nurse at the polls to care for babies while mothers voted. The close race drew many voters and emphasized efforts to encourage both men and women to participate, with facilities for mothers including infant care.
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Bellevue
Idaho
Mrs. H. B Mendenhall Plans Move to Ball Residence
Mrs. H B Mendenhall thinks of A L Ball and the brick residence on east Washington street where Mr Ball and family now live Squire and Mrs Mendenhall will move from the farm to the property just purchased Harvey Sellers hurt thumbs on left hand while working with a well drill last Thursday a drop hammer mashed it but he continued work
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Harvey Sellers
Apple Scab Fungus and Its Life Cycle
The article explains that apple scab is caused by a thread-like fungus that lives on fruit and twigs. It details overwintering mycelium, formation of spores, and how rain and water drops spread the spores to apples and pears. Early spring spraying with lime sulfur or Bordeaux mixture kills fungi and prevents spore production.
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National Fruit Grower
The Strawberry Bed Care and Weeds
A 20th Century Farmer letter argues for diligent strawbery bed tillage from planting to July. It warns against planting without intent to maintain and suggests plowing under a neglected bed to learn from past mistakes and prevent weed overtake.
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Veta
Warren's Grocery Promotion on N Indiana Street
A local grocery offer invites shoppers to buy at Warren's Grocery on N Indiana Street claiming the store provides the best value and service for groceries in the area.
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Warren’s
N. Indiana Street
Godowns of Japan Storehouses Shield Households From Fire
In crowded Japanese cities fragile wooden homes burn easily, so districts build iron plated two story godowns. These fireproof safes store furniture, porcelain, kimonos, jewelry, and merchants’ stock. Wives lock valuables away during entertainments, then restore them afterward as temporary household grandeur fades.
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Sakuro-san
Tokyo
Yokohama
New York
A Practical Rotation
A humorous exchange contrasts a modern agricultural college graduate with Uncle Ezra over crop rotation. The field funds Elizabeth’s music, finances a hog trade, funds a city trip and smokehouse, then Henry Absalom is planned to farm on shares to keep him involved.
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Modern Agricultural College
Ezra
Elizabeth
Henry Absalom
Puck
How the Oak Will Grow
An essay discusses oak saplings thriving after pine forests are cleared. Birds and squirrels disperse acorns, germination occurs under shade, and deer and other herbivores repeatedly browse new leaves. Once sunlight returns, these young oaks enter a strong growth phase.
Indians Shoot Black Shadow Moon Ritual Amid Amazon Eclipse
An American traveler recounts Amazon Indians near a timber mill who, during a lunar eclipse, shoot arrows and fire a gun at the moon to restore its light. The old chief leads the rite, and after the performance the group relaxes, praising their success in neutral, respectful terms.
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Philippines
Brazil
Amazon
Tey
Senhor
Les Demon
Dewey Austin Cobb
Los Angeles
The Gallery Answered Martha in a Dublin Scene
A famed baritone narrator recalls a reminiscence of Yaust and Valentine. After a duel Martha runs to Valentine in her arms amid alarm. A gallery voice shouts a comic cried cue, breaking the tense moment with a burst of laughter.
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Martha
Dublin
Yaust
Valentine
Whistler Faces A Knock Turn On Chelsea Embankment
Whistler, the Chelsea resident famed for his Thames scenes, meets a man with a blackened eye who calls his attire a knock-turn in blue and green during an afternoon stroll along the embankment.
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J. A. MacNeill
Whistler
Chelsea
England
Thames
Farmers Bank Ad In Mooresville Indiana
Farmers Bank in Mooresville Indiana invites firms corporations manufacturers and individuals to banking with conservative service. American Bankers Money Orders cost less than Post Office orders and are absolutely safe. Drafts on Indianapolis and New York furnished free to customers.
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Indianapolis
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Farmers Bank
Mooresville, Indiana
J.L. Matthews
J.J. Reeve
W.F. Hadley
E. F P. Hadley
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Sunday Star
O. T. Chambers
Chester Stayton
Swanson
P. S. Baxter
Kynesville, Fla
Mr. Baxter
S.drops
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Chicago
Ment Market
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