Local West Newton Socials and Market Plans
Miss Maude Bunch visits sister in West Newton. Church ladies host a market at the church Saturday afternoon from 2 to 4. Hadley & Burch to serve lunch next Tuesday evening. Many local families noted visiting, travels, and gatherings around Martinsville and Mooresville with upcoming elections and road work updates.
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Maude Bunch
West Newton
Mrs
Oscar Plain
Ladies of the Christian Church
Hadley & Burch
Town Hall
Japanese Floral Calendar Featured in The Housekeeper
The article explains Japan’s floral calendar with each month tied to a favorite bloom. January honors pine for longevity, February plum and peach for purity and youth, March peach, April cherry blossom, May wisteria, June and July iris and water lily, August hibiscus, September azalea, October chrysanthemum, November maple, and December camellia.
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Japan
Try Sheep For Profit In Flock Building
R B Rushing of Johnson County Lil advised farmers to raise sheep to cushion annual needs. Wool sales aid spring purchases and lamb crops in fall help winter readiness, turning a growing flock into a handsome profit as the stock is relied upon for ongoing business.
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R. B. Rushing
Johnson Co
Lil
What Makes A Woman Truly Beautiful
The piece argues beauty is a personal impression rather than a fixed trait. A woman is beautiful if healthy and wholesome in appearance, with clear skin and a strong, active body, and if she is intelligent, sympathetic, and kind. Wealth and graciousness enhance the impression of beauty, which is the key secret in creating that feeling.
Cement Block Barns Practical But Solid Concrete Best
An Illinois correspondent asks about building a 36 by 60 foot cement block barn with an eight foot basement and sixteen feet above for hay. The advice says solid concrete walls are preferable for strength and cost, citing a Nebraska ranch barn of 12 foot walls at nine inches thick that remains warm in winter and cool in summer, as reported by Wallace's Farmer.
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Illinois
Nebraska
Wallace
Lydia Farmer Elliott obituary from Martinsville era
Obituary recounts Lydia M Elliott born March 11 1829 on Martinsville site to Alfred and Nancy Elliott. She married George Farmer in 1848, lived near Mooresville, raised eleven children, and remained devout, dying October 25 1908 at age 79. The piece praises her Christian faith, family leadership, and lifelong dedication to her household and church.
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Martinsville
Alfred
Nancy Elliott
Lydia M
Mooresville
George Farmer
Indiana
Hendricks County
Town
Ydia Farmer
Bethesda
Stu
Bethel Items Highlight Local Visits and Illness
The column notes visitors and family updates across Bethel including Mrs. Walter Farmer’s trip to Morgantown for her brother’s illness. It mentions Mrs. Mary J. Campbell from Georgetown Illinois visiting the Reynolds family and Mr. and Mrs. J M Guyer of Monrovia attending church here. The corn shredder is nearby and mumps affect the Kiser children.
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Walter Farmer
Morgantown
Mary J. Campbell
Georgetown, Illinois
A. H. Reynolds
J. M. Guyer
Monrovia
Laura Hadley
Genuine Rogers Silverware at Cooper and Robbins
Cooper and Robbins' jewelry store offers Genuine Rogers .1847 silverware for discerning buyers seeking classic American sterling patterns.
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Mooresville
Cooper & Robbins
Cropper & Robbins
Rogers
Man asks wife rights and clergy counsel in comic quarrel
A husband visits a minister who tied the knot seeking advice on marital rights. The exchange turns humorous as the wife’s antics spark a string of misadventures about kissing, crying children, and a “papa’s chin” music box. The clergyman finally suggests getting shaved.
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Mr. Billings
Papa
Tre
Malacca Wildcats Described In Forest Regions
The Malacca wildcat, found in Malacca forests and Indian Ocean islands, has yellow upperparts with black spots and white underparts with spots. It measures about two feet body length, nine inches tail, and stands around twelve inches high at the shoulder. It is gentle in temper and behaves much like a domestic cat.
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Malacca
Indian Ocean
Thought She'd Gone At The Club Nonsense Tale
A clipped London Tit-Bits note says Mr Daniels visited a club leaving Mrs Daniels with a female friend described as a scandal monger and mischief maker, a rumor filled vignette about social intrigue.
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Mr. Daniels
London
Mrs. Daniels
Emi
Mrs Malaprop’s Son Aims at Undertaker Path
A humorous exchange from the Kansas City Independent portrays Mrs. Malaprop boasting about her son’s schooling and talents. She praises him as a first class sculler and gastronomy expert while joking about his ambition to become an undertaker and his fondness for dead languages.
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Malaprop
Kansas City
Three-Eyed Freddy and George Debate Sightlines
Dialogic exchange features Freddie and George imagining extra eyes. George jokes about placing a third eye at the back of his head while Freddie imagines a thumb eye to glimpse a ball game through a fence knothole.
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Freddie
George
Money Worry and the Jangle of Wealth
Brother Williams voices the anxiety of money in harsh dialect. He compares money to a rattlesnake's rattle, noting both the difficulty of earning and keeping cash and the contempt shown by others whether one is rich or poor. The quote reflects social pressures around wealth.
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Brother Williams
Atlanta Constitution
Clergyman Plans Afternoon Fishing Outing Amid Service Notice
In a New Jersey country village a clergyman asked his clerk Almorth to announce no afternoon service. The notice stated the minister would fish with another clergyman, delaying worship and prompting attention to the community event.
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New Jersey
Almorth
Pro walked miles to see you says tramp in London Express
A tramp requests the famed kindness of a generous, white haired man. The exchange turns on whether rumors of his generosity are true as the man exits, with the tramp noting the kindness he seeks on his path.
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London Express
Dr Miles Heart Cure Promises Relief for Weak Heart
An advertisement touts Dr Miles Heart Cure as a strengthening tonic for weak heart nerves and heart muscle. It includes a testimonial from S. D. Barron of Covington Kentucky claiming recovery after three bottles and offers a money back guarantee through the druggist and Miles Medical Co.
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Miles
Covington, Ky
Dr. Miles
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