Georgetown News Roundup and Community Notes
Georgetown items report Meriwether feed store closure and return to farming. M W of A rented I O O F building, first meeting Friday. Miss Myrtle Murphy to run millinery in former Meriwether shop. Chas Flynn to Bedford Tuesday. Alec Miller from Corydon on business. Geo Ragan visits New Albany. M E M day observed by Ladies of Christian church with music and reading. Rev Hassel Bowen spoke. Rev Taylor holds revival at Wolf's Grove. Unclaimed letters at Georgetown post office to be sent to Washington by Jan 1 1917. Rural carriers to receive 359.79 back pay for July 1 1914 to June 30 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James I. Meriweather
M. W. of A
Myrtle Murphy
Meriwether
Chas
Flynn
Bedford
Ind
Alec Miller
Corydon
J. B. Teaford
Taylor
United Brethren
Wolf's Grove
Georgetown
Washington, D. C
Lula McGlone
Joe Moody
E. M. Gallant
Charley Prenkard
J. T. Wright
W. C. Pelton
Joe Snyder
Flossie Zapa
C. P .Clark
O. P. Clark
Jacob's Chapel Debating Club to Meet Friday Night
Jacob's Chapel Debating Club will meet at No 2 School auditorium Friday night December 14. The subject is Resolved that the country boy has superior advantages to the city boy. Negative Ruth Jacobs and Charles Emery. Affirmative Idas Meyer and Winifred Blackiston. Regular meeting of Jacob's Chapel Farmers Club postponed from last Thursday, will be held at the school Thursday night December with. O M C Club entertained by Miss Mary Lobeide at their home with guests Miss Ellen Meyer, Miss Lillie Meyer, Esther Stickan, Ollie Leach, Rose Madlung and Mrs Chas Leach.
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Jacob's Chapel
No. 2 School
Ruth Jacobs
Charles Emery
Idas Meyer
Winifred Blackiston
Pacque Chapel Farmers Club
O. M. C. Club
Mary
Minnie Lobeide
Ellen and
Lillie Meyer
Esther Stickan
Ollie Leach
Rose Madlung
Chas. Leach
Protracted meeting closes in Galena and town notes
Mrs. Cole of Louisville visited her sister Mrs. Pectol and relatives. G. R. Hurn is better but weak. Mr. B. Hill in Galena and will move to Portland after December 15 with mother and sister returning there. Uncle Eugene Engleman remains bedbound. Myre and Hauswald show slight improvement. Alva Fife back from Dallas to Dayton. Alfred Welly builds for Mrs. Ashby. Mr. M. Williams family visited with Mr. Ashby and Mrs. Ressert. Sword wave hit Galena Monday, unwelcome. Mr. and Mrs. Hunberger spent time in Greenville with daughter.
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Cole
Louisville
Myre
Hauswald
Alva Fife
Dallas
Dayton
Alfred Welly
Ashby
M. Williams
John Murphy
Witthe Elsie
J. Ressert
Galena
Mrs Hammersmith Recovers From Stroke Along Grant Line Road
Mrs Charles Hammersmith is recovering at home on the Grant Line road after a slight stroke paralysis endured while walking on a street in Louisville with her daughter a few days ago.
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Charles Hammersmith
Grant Line Road
Louisville
Rotary Club Meeting Fosters Spirit and Fellowship
The Rotary Club at the Tavern enjoyed strong attendance for a six o'clock dinner. Rev Dr L Powell of the First Christian church in Louisville spoke, with Charles Hegewald of Louisville also addressing the crowd. Evan Prosser presided as the largely full group praised a top evening, noting rising membership of local business and professional men in New Albany.
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Rotary Club
L. Powell
Mirst Christian Church
Louisville
Falls Cities
Charles Hegewald
Hegewald
New Albany
Evan Prosser
Indiana State Chamber of Commerce to Convene in Columbus
Great Gathering of the Business Men of Indiana convenes at Columbus on December 28 and 29 for the annual convention. Delegates, open forums, and address by Governor elect James M Goodrich and other leaders mark a record attendance anticipated as business interests voice views before the legislative session. Officers named include W J Hogan president Spencer P Ball vice president J B Potts treasurer and J E Northway secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Indiana State Chamber of Commerce
Columbus
T. Sweeney
Turkey
Jas. M. Goodrich
E. H. Walcott
State Board of Equalization
Indianapolis
W. H. Eichorn
John A. Lapp
State Bureau of Legisive Information
W. J. Hogan
Spencer P. Ball
Terre Haute
J. B. Potts
Huntington
J. E. Northway
Log Drag Description Helps Dirt Roads Dry
Improper drainage causes most bad winter and spring dirt road conditions. Dragging with homemade log drags weekly keeps roads level, drains water, and firms surfaces. Farmers could unite to drag roads along their lands or be compelled to do so by law. A simple 6 to 8 foot log drag with holes and cross sticks can be built cheaply.
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Wt. K. Milligan
Lawrence County
Tih
Redlands uses steam tractor to pull up abandoned track
A steam tractor in Redlands California was used to remove a stretch of abandoned railroad track before paving begun. The tractor pulled up rails and ties in 20 foot sections, after clearing dirt between ties, enabling rapid removal. Over two days more than a mile of track was detached.
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Redlands
Cal
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Wormers Missionary Society to Meet Tomorrow Afternoon
The Wormers Foreign Missionary Society of the Second Byterion enaredt will meet tomorrow afternoon at 2 at the home of Mrs. O N Danglaes on East Blue Street. Maure Wi has described the afternoon of the meeting. 5 wrote. is dead yesterday IU Wase.
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Wormers Foreign Missionary Society
Ibyterion Enaredt
Maure Wi
Puavetpact
Dragging Roads After Rain Urges Local Farmers
Farmers on sand clay and dirt roads are urged to drag the road along their property after each rain. The practice, common in northern states, keeps roads in good condition. Dr. W Etheridge of the University of Florida advises the King split log drag as an inexpensive, do it yourself tool.
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W. Etheridge
University of Florida
Acrate After Milking and Sive the Loss of the Whale
Acrate after milking the rik right away after milking and sive the loss of the whale. Jess notes a few turts of the elbow will do it and signals it is well worth while.
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Jess
Ledger imprint on job printing signals quality and force
The Ledger imprint on job printing stands for dependable quality and strong, authoritative power. It marks prints built with precision and durability, reflecting a tradition of technical excellence and consistent performance across products.
Some Christmas Novelties From a Strange Fragment
A garbled Christmas themed piece lists humorous items suggesting a barber shop, a porch sign, a husband surprised by gifts, a niece, a stingy mistletoe scene, a minister, a cigar dealer, children’s toys, and a pocketbook with nothing left, all presented in a quirked old newspaper style.
A Christmas Compromise
A dialect poem recounts a negotiation about a Christmas church dinner with a chicken and a possum. The speaker proposes a fair split of the roasted fowl and the possum with a humorous acknowledgment of temptation and a playful warning to avoid trouble. The scene centers on a Christmas tree, a schoolhouse setting, and a lighthearted family dispute resolved by sharing.
Holly and holly lore across the Potomac region
The piece celebrates seasonal holly in the Mid Atlantic and South, noting regional growth, ecological concerns, and a call for reform in law to protect arbutus and natural beauty. It contrasts southern winter glow with northern landscapes and describes evergreens, holly, laurel, honeysuckle, and oaks in winter scenery.
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Vitgeien
Comutubla
Maryland
Haily
Wtmston
Uw Obitix
Massachusetts
Eatder
Potomac
Rev W WJ Howerton Returns From Shelbyville Revival
The Rev. W WJ Howerton returns today from Shelbyville where he assisted in a revival meeting and will occupy the pulpit of Main Street Methodist Church next Sunday.
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W WJ
Howerton
Shelbyville
Main Street Methodist Church
Daily Thought Byron Quote Patch
Byron quote on patriotism appears as a brief decorative line with stray letters and incomplete context not forming a full article. It presents a classical idea about love of country without any events persons places or organizations attached.
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Daily Thought
Byron
Christmas customs of festive Scandinavian and New England homes
Christmas traditions include a twenty year old wicker hamper used for gifts, a mailbag style sack for outsider presents, a large red fabric stocking hung from stairs with gifts dropped in, and a family plaque system with phosphorus names. A miniature sleigh with reindeer decorates breakfast, carols are sung, and a country New York table holds a joke gift tree with holly and mistletoe.
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Christus
Lumnoros
Santa Claus
New England
New York
Santa Chius
Christmas Seals Sales Reach Record High Worldwide
The National Association reports record sales of Christmas Seals totaling over 30.5 million dollars, with New York state leading at over 6.6 million and other states including Missouri Ohio and Illinois showing notable gains. Approximately 800,000 dollars was raised in the past season to aid public health efforts against the white plague. The lifetime total since inception nears 3.3 million dollars with the initial Delaware experiment in 1907.
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Christies
ppsaNia
Hum
de OM. de Povest
Dichl
Nafighal
Ohio
Tinois
Minnesota
Michigan
Prorida
Virginia
Delaware
Stosshas
The Lord of Misrule in English Christmas tradition
In England the lord of misrule was appointed for Christmas festivities, usually on Halloween, governing revels and gifts on Christmas Eve. He supervised entertainments, decorations, and activities from cards to dancing, with holly used for decor and a playful rivalry between husbands and wives over placing holly at the threshold.
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England
St. Nicholas
Christmas Limericks Rhyme About Horner and Pie
A humorous verse from 1916 humor collection recounts a youngster named Horner who eats two whole Christmas pies, then laments that it was two cooking school pies, implying a playful misfortune for Jack. The piece showcases early 20th century light verse and wordplay in a festive context.
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Horner
Jack
Christmas flirt pays off for Ger tie in verse
A playful verse notes Ger tie telling Bertie they will be good all year but Christmas brings flirty plans. Ethel Bostick Ritchey is cited as the author in this light seasonal couplet.
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Gertie
Bertie
Ethel Bostick Ritchey
The Broker's Christmas Ruse and Market News
A Chicago broker recalls a smooth visitor who feigned hardship to borrow money then bought drinks with the broker’s cash, saying the drinks were on him. The tale ends as the visitor departs, having swindled another broker. Market prices for wheat, corn, oats, and poultry accompany a New Albany report corrected by local merchants.
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Chicago
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Jacob
DR. Powell
State Chamber OF Commerce
Indiana
Professor Etheridge
Florida
Goodloe
H. Thomas
American Presa Annociation
Neider
American Press Association
Dees
Corr
B.C. Marshall
Hutler
Ake
Albany
John Shige! &Co
Antanyy
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