Jamestown Locals Seasonable Social Updates
Jamestown locals report visits by Mrs. Henry Stonebraker and son Frank to New Ross. A raspberries delivery by J. R. Clore. Mr and Mrs Charles Camplin and son Tred from Indianapolis. Street sprinkler started by Walter Smith. Will Dickson and wife and Verling Magera visited relatives in Indianapolis. Excursion rate to Indianapolis June 24 25 for Wallace show. Ladies Christian Union hosts ice cream supper July 4 with fireworks. Carloads shipped to Crawfordsville mill bought by Marion Houston. John L. Houk and wife return from Virginia wedding tour and relatives visit. Children’s day program at Christian church well attended. Mt Zion Sunday School union picnic July 1 near church grove. all welcome.
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Henry Stonebraker
Frank
New Ross
J. R. Clore
Ladies’ Christian Union
Corbin & Henry’s Mill
Crawfordsville
Marion Houston
John L
Hiv. W. T. Brooks
Mt. Zion
Saloon Politics and Temperance Conflict
A Brownsbury Record piece argues the saloon cannot be removed from politics. It contends parties fear losing whiskey votes and insists the temperance issue is squarely a political problem requiring action within party platforms.
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Brownsbury
Leisurely Lane Echoes of a Slower World and Stowe Anecdotes
An exploration of Leisurely Lane evokes a bygone era of quiet strolls and rustling leaves, contrasting with modern haste. The piece then shifts to Harriet Beecher Stowe’s anecdotes, recounting her forgetfulness and a dinner interruption moment at Quincy, illustrating gentle quirks of a famed author and her social circle.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
Mrs. Stone
Sir Charles Grandison
Inquiries and oddities from a Philadelphia saloon sighting
The Record reports two Philadelphia bon vivants found a sign promising “A German Reedbird With Every Drink” in a saloon. They were served frankfurters with feathers, paid for drinks, and prepared to leave. The piece also notes assorted statistics on human hearing, Babylon’s gardens, the Queen’s guard, the Spanish Armada, and milk condensation.
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Philadelphia
Big Dress Goods Sale with Wide Assorted Fabrics
Readable text outlines a large sale on dress goods including novelty and plain fabrics, plaids, jacquards, mohairs, silks, and linings. It lists numerous items and price points, highlighting discounts on silks, linens, embroideries, laces, draperies, linens, towels, hosiery, and books, with a broad range of brands and materials.
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Steele
J. HE. Stemle
Jamestown, Ind
West Main Street
Fidece
Elsie Smeth
Amletown, Ind
Neabashes
LOTUS
McGraw Medicine Company
Geneva, N,.y
Brets
Gutta Percha Paint
Chicago
Jamestown
Charles Camplin
Tred
Indianapolia
Walter Smith
Will Dickson
Verling Magera
Indianapolis
Wallace
Danville
Indiana
Jin Gonet
Eiardian
Listence
Re Aweiver
Tftice
Deiest National Banks Uideiie
Mord Carter, Sec’y
Leigurely Lane
Virginia Woodward Cloud
Ladies’ Home Journal
Babylon
Queen’s Guard
Philp
Spain
Britain
Weyd
Stade
Ge Yd
Bern
Roe Py
Ioe Pr
Soo
Brussels
Dresden
Elob
Royal Castie
Eastman Standard Perfumes
Eastman Perfumes
Louis Bisghof
Ind
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