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Newspaper
Mooresville Times
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1922
Page
4
The Mooresville Times details a weekly Friday issue from Mooresville Indiana with 1905 postal registration and contact information for publisher W H Sage including office and residence phone numbers.
Mr Warner and family visited Centerton relatives. Mrs Addie Reeve of Texas attended her grandson’s funeral. A boyinjury remains serious, Louis Apple not feeling well. Weather steady, Clover hay good, no rain. Wheat harvest nearly done, work ahead. Local trips and family visits fill last weekend. Sunday outings to Cataract caves enjoyed, with a large gathering at dinner and rain prayers. Daisy Fields wed Wayne Sanders, and car purchases noted. Sunday school reported a strong turnout with a children day program.
Real estate transfers filed including Darrell G Abbott S2 lots 5 and 6 in Orie plat for 1200D. Reagan Frank Pal d win bee SW cor 4 Moor for 1009. M A Spoor L Shrake Lot 1 bik of Mooresville .200.22 for 56 94. Glatzel OL Cooksey Lot 4 Riverside Terrace Ross add Martingville 300. W T Collins J B Davee lots 43 44 45 orig plat Waverly 2-.2-.22. W J Sheetz E Ferguson lot 35 orig plat Waverly 400. Ballinger A C Fling Lot 9 Nutters 3 add Martinsville 800. T J Walton J C McNutt Lot 2 block 7 Landers 1 add Broklyn. S Ames C Anderson SW SW 27-18.1E 4 mi E Brooklyn 1. M Hamilton A Reesned pt SE 33-12-1E Martinsville 759. W B Shelton T J Vandiver 1-4 Sec 29-13-1E 2 mi NE Wilbur 2.22.2. 22.2. D F Pleake E Bourn pt W2 SW NW 15-13.2W Lewisville 26. H J Gadamore W A Duck worth SEEE 17-11-1W 1-2 mi S Paragon 550. J M McShane H G Deupree NW 27-14-25 2 mi NW Lauderndale NM A Johnson M Fietcher sw NW 1.12-1W 6 mi E Heremont 238.28
A string of aphorisms humorously reflects on luck, virtue, vanity, and human folly. Observations note how appearances deceive, how fate differs from effort, and how social norms shape behavior in everyday life.
The Walton Georgia News notes a seasonal feature describing persimmon beer and a community feast dubbed possum and tater time. It recalls ginger cakes, Swammy pastries, and brown gravy with yams, portraying rural sociability and appetite.
A woman recounts a weekend stay in a studio with an orchid themed guestroom that overwhelmed her senses and left her unrestful as the color scheme extended to books and robes. The piece notes spring trends toward matching decor in the Chicago Journal style.
Detroit brides see a revival of old names with Mary at the forefront, says marriage license clerk Bert Munroney. The trend previously favored Sarah Ann Agnes Jane, but now Ermnentraodes Clarisses and Yso hels are rising alongside the enduring Mary.
A minister visits a thrifty parishioner and gives his son a penny. The boy says to save it all Sunday and give to the church basket, noting None is too small to give to the Lord. The minister smiles while the sermon concept remains unclear to him.
The article notes three centuries ago Spanish elites like the Duke of Albuquerque and the Duke of Alba possessed immense silver and gold tableware. Inventory work spanned six weeks with two hours daily, counting 1 400 dozens of dinner plates and hundreds of platters, ladders for high cupboards, illustrating unprecedented wealth.
The article notes cascara bark is in limited supply as barberry trees grow in California Oregon and other states but are plentiful in Washington. Gatherers push deeper into swampy forests as older bark becomes scarce renewed regrowth is less potent. Cascara bark, used in medicines flavors and drugs worldwide, faces depletion risks.
A disputed call sparked 20,000 fans to hurl bottles and cushions at the umpire. The crowd shouted robber and thief before he fled the lot and reached home safely for dinner. His wife commented he was rotten and the call was decisive.
A Birmingham Age Herald item notes a chorus girl in reduced circumstances forced into work with the Mills family. The exchange hints at social ruin and ragged livelihood, reflecting the era's harsh views on employment and class.
A Washington banquet featured an unexpected moment when the presiding officer announced a seventh inning stretch. After several lengthy speeches and a long feast, attendees were treated to a playful baseball-infused break, enjoyed by all.
A man with a palm leaf fan reflects on voting as a civic duty. He notes voting in state, county, and town elections, participating in primaries, serving as a delegate, and plans to vote in the fall and hopes to be placed in the electoral college.
A new millionaire approves a plan and suggests improving a taasen’s look with a pergola while a Birmingham Ag tells of someone with fish. The text presents quirky quotes and misspellings for a local amusement item.
A fragmentary note shows Settiea discussing Mira and a neighbor forming a group to obtain a ne vit this fall. The text hints at shared plans and reassurance but is garbled.
Fragmentary text mentions Gavettes Orange Pad and phrases about listening. No clear event or entities to confirm a full news item.
Beaumont reports that T. B. Brooks bought the city pound dogs and will feed one hundred stray canines at a Franklin Street site offering water breakfast beef dinner and dog biscuits for supper. He cites cost for stray dogs and memorial aims while facing local objections and possible court review.
A professor sketches Italy on the board and receives running commentary from Eleanor and Phyllis. The hairline mustache comparison draws laughs as Phyllis retorts with a sly jab about the Mississippi’s course.
During restoration of Winchester Cathedral foundations workers uncovered thirteen Roman vases and lamps. One intact piece is a fine example of pottery, preserved in perfect condition. The lamps, iron vessels nicknamed the lamp of learning, resemble a gravy boat with a spout and handle.
A dinner ends with guests sharing cigarettes except Manya who reveals she has given up smoking. The Woman teases her about not smoking while noting Manya’s history of adopting fads such as bobbing her hair.
Mrs Beckton recalls arguing with a traffic policeman this morning at the Plymouth Spruce intersection. Henry promises to see the officer while Mrs Beckton urges nonviolence and sympathy. The Birmingham Age Herald quotes the exchange.
A candid exchange shows a wife explaining her marriage to an eighty year old husband. She jokes about not finding a man equally rich, highlighting a humorous, social conscience moment.
In Sullivan County rural phone lines operate on party lines so one call rings all. A new graduate tried to thank his girlfriend but spoke aloud to the line, prompting six other receivers to listen in as he praised both her gift and neighbors. The episode ends with a hush as the six lines click back.
Decter Graham, a noted 18th century con artist, arrived from America and set up a London Temple of Health in 1779. His magnetico electric celestial bed claimed cures, with a silk damask cradle, 28 glass pillars, and a canopy. Admission drew crowds and sleeping there cost from £50 to £25, as he billed it to impart celestial fire.
Large grasshoppers averaging three inches were picked up on the deck of the freighter West Himrod returning from the Orient. The insects, with air sacs aiding buoyancy, were found among aboard crews and on the sea, suggesting origin from Aleutian islands where they are common in spring. Local biologists warn of potential crop damage due to their size and flight capability.
At 1 a m a Smith college freshman roused the housemother by knocking on her door in haste claiming a sneeze signaled a cold. She cites a hygiene lecture by Doctor Gilman urging reporting symptoms at once to prevent illness.
A scientific expedition will attempt to solve the mystery of Lake Eyre in inland Australia. The lake lies 400 miles from the nearest settlement and is fed by seven distant rivers that flood its basin during the rainy season before drying to form a lake again.
A Birmingham Age-Herald quip contrasts a student asking about a college term with a flapper’s slang usage. The exchange baffles a professor as the student cites a dictionary and a scholar’s dislike of admitting intoxication. The joke ends with the student reconsidering the tapper’s mental powers.
A puzzled reader raises a pointed remark about ethics and compassion, joking that someone would discard family bonds for personal gain. The note prompts local reaction about values and community responsibility.
Pearl White stars in Without Fear a tale of society snobs and red blooded men and women. Mack Sennett offers His Hidden Purpose. Admission 10 and 20 cents.
Herbert Rawlinson and Barbara Bedford headline a drama about a man who must adopt crooked ways to live honestly. Harold Lloyd provides the added attraction with a comedy.
A Wednesday feature titled Silent Years presents a Canadian woods romance set along the St. Lawrence with a standout cast led by Tully Marshall and Pauline Stark. Fox News highlights the production and its stirring performances.
David Butler stars in Bing Bang Boom and appears in his latest comedy Making The Grade. Also showing is Christie Comedy Don't Blame the Stork.
Friday feature previews two star turns with Bebe Daniels and Jack Holt in Ducks and Drakes and shows Wesley Barry in Dinty and Chaplin in A Dogs Life. A fourth of July attraction highlights Irving Bacheller’s Keeping Up With Lizzie with special programming.
Money in exchange for your cream poultry and eggs at Wadleys. Call for prices. Phone 32. Open every day.
Advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine offering a one hundred dollar reward for cured catarrh. It claims the remedy works through the blood to mucous surfaces, expels poison, and improves general health after short use. It urges testimonials and lists FP J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio as sellers.
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