Local notes highlight visits travels and health updates
Local items mention Rev Culmer illness Walter Stevenson business trip to El nora Howard Lackey Williams visits induce J E Garten return from Washington Eva Ulewitt Indianapolis visit Miss Luciene Keller Burns City visits Dr DeMotte's homebound trip by several locals Warren Backler Alfordsville Rev John Breden homes and rest Mrs Anna Nolly and Miss Phoebe Miller Leggocee news Fred Harman brings 14 pound tomato Keck's quality noted Hughes Bros trades hotel M er Monroe mill loss 40000 with 25000 insurance Delpbs Robinson Indiana University law grad visiting Indianapolis J W Gilley to preach Elnora reunion August 18 19 1914 Amos Stalcup El Nora visit Rev Hobson Washington guests Lic Sennett Washington visits J M Crooke ill Uncle Starlin Sims Burns City Elmer Pershing Burns City to Bramble area.
District conference visits noted in Indiana week
Numerous residents and visitors travel for district conference events as Rev. Willis Edgin of Indianapolis presches here and Emma Scott of Newberry attends with Mrs. Finn Cooper. Opha Crooke of Loogootee visits. Ida Hilburn of Greencastle joins local families. Miss Dot Sledrick leaves for Worthington. The notice advertises The Qdon Journal and Washington Gazette at $1.25.
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Opha Crooke
Loogootee
Willis Edgin
Indianapolis
Emma Scott
Newberry
Finn Cooper
Coal Mine Opens Near Cornettsville by Dennis Wilson
Dennis Wilson of Plainville has leased land at Cornettsville and will open a coal mine. Historical reports note a six inch coal seam found years ago and initial efforts were halted by a strong water flow. The project aims to resume mining operations despite previous setbacks.
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Dennis Wilson
Plainville
Cornettsville
Will
Wein
Ste
Burglary at South Town Home and Tramp Job Tale
A South Town home was found ransacked with drawers emptied after visitors left during a conference. Valuables were mostly gone though one person left some money and jewelry. authorities think burglars fled when the owner returned. The passage also includes a humorous sketch about a tramp seeking any job, from driving to making watches, illustrating need and resourcefulness.
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Yeas
Lawly
Toadstones and the myth of jewel-bearing toads
The article explains that so called toadstones were actually fossil fish teeth worn in rings to ward off poison. It notes the old belief that toads expelled desirable stones, but since they do not, humans sought them by other means, often requiring swift action during the toad’s breath.
Armour’s generous gift leads to unusual punch line
The late P. D. Armour gave each department employee a suit and allowed free choice with no price limit. A worker ordered $80 evening clothes. Armour approved payment after a clerk’s validation but then quipped that he had packed many hogs, never dressed one before.
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P. D. Armour
Mr. Armour
Aristocratic Ants and Their Servants Revealed
The essay describes slaveholding ants with varied labor systems. Some direct work through overseers, others share tasks, and some rely on body servants for feeding and transport. The text argues this authority stems from an aristocratic love of being served, a moral incapacity rather than physical.
Misunderstood Applicant Seeks Board Amid Tense Exchange
A meek man states they have one baby while applying for a board. The blandlady snaps that she minds it, asking if the applicant thinks she is a nurse. The exchange appears in a Chicago News piece with sharp, period voice.
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Chicago News
Mean Reflection. Buggins See Here Porter Mirror Dusty
A London Tit-Bits exchange depicts a hotel porter arguing about a dusty mirror and a supposed need for a tip. The scene shows social snobbery and petty grievance in a brief, humorous vignette.
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Buggins
Porter
London
Community Fair Prizes Announced by E H Evans President
A local fair marks oldest woman and largest man and woman categories with prizes for tallest man and prettiest baby. Declamation, races for girls 10 and under and boys 8 and under, plus many special premiums to be announced.
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E. H. Evans
North Dakota Trip Offer to Laborers
Notice invites parties to travel to North Dakota for a labor excursion on a fixed date. The sender names K. McCarter and requests notification before August 9, with a 9:15 a.m. arrival time and a small cost of five dollars for digging and boarding.
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North Dakota
Madison Township Expenditure and Tax Levy Proposals
The Trustee of Madison Township Dav iess County presents 1903 estimates for annual expenditures and tax levies. Totals show 6441 dollars in expenditures and 99 cents in tax per hundred dollars, with breakdowns for township, local tuition, special school, road, additions road, and poor funds. Signed John Mumaw Trustee. Dated July 31 1902 and September 2 1902.
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Madison Township
Daviess County
John Mumaw
A Story of Mark Twain and the Mustache Gag
Mark Twain began as a humorous lecturer and tried to hire a woman to clap from a box after he stroked his mustache. He impressed the audience from the start and her planned cue backfired. The mishap frightened Afark and led her to avoid such help thereafter.
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Mark Twain
Afark
Memorial Stone Marks Mare’s Grave at Waverhill Field
In Suffolk England a large flat stone marks the grave of a mare named Poka who died in 1852. The inscription reads she never made a false step and cites Ecclesiastes III 19. The verse notes that both men and beasts share fate. This may be the only known animal memorial bearing scripture text.
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Waverhill
Suffolk
England
Mending Umbrellas with Silk Court Plaster
A home repair tip explains mending umbrellas by opening the canopy and holding it to the light. Patch interior holes with black silk court plaster cut slightly larger than the openings. Suan umbrellas and parasols mend more effectively than umbrellas that must be reapplied after wetting.
Thirty ninth Vincennes District Conference opens with Bishop Walden
The thirty ninth Vincennes District Conference met in the M E church over Monday to Wednesday with Bishop Walden in attendance. Presiding Elder Clippinger led sessions and Rev L B Johnson and Rev O C Haas served as secretaries. Bishop Walden delivered sermons on True Greatness and Fatherhood of God. The gathering approved greetings to Evansville District and heard reports from pastors, stewards and the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society. The conference closed with a sermon on the limits of human knowledge and the Infinite Wisdom of God.
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Vincennes
H. C. Clippinger
L. B. Johnson
Wheatland
O. C. Haas
Shoals
C. H. Pinnich
Graysville
T. H. Willis
Vincennes Church
Willis Edgin
E. T. Laughlin
L.B. Johnson
Thomas Wadsworth
Campbell of Liberty
Clippinger
B. F. Julian
L. R. Edmunds
Culmer
Epworth League
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society
Samuel Reid
Washington
Emma Reid
Nellie Evans
Walden
R. W. Fish
Bruceville
James Hixon
F. A. Steele
J. N. Blue
Bishop Walden
Evansville
H. H. Allen
Bloomsfield
Dr. Campbell
Liberty
W. E Edgin
Indianapolis
J. H. Harvey
French Lick
T. K. Willis
New Lebanon
Brotherhood of Man
L. A. Peck
J. B. Johnson
Pleasantville
McCollough
Longootee
Odon
Grim of
Sullivan
Roman Architecture and Its Misplaced Ornamentation
In this London Tablet excerpt, the critic argues that Roman architecture copied Greek forms but abandoned simplicity. It claims columns exist for ornament, domes hide weight, and arches misused in Byzantium, revealing a misapplied understanding of structural purpose.
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Constantinople
London Tablet
Reasoning Backfires as Church Sells Off Property
A Pittsburg man recalls selling his house and lot after a church built nearby. He accepted three fifths of its value, then the buyer later raised funds and bought him out for double, leaving him about a thousand dollars poorer despite his supposed fortune.
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Pittsburg
Boston Globe
The Grang Outang Walks the Jungle Bridge
The orang outang moves through the jungle in a semi erect posture, using long arms to grip branches opposite. It tests branch strength, swings across deliberately, and progresses without rushing unless danger appears, yet travels faster than a person on the ground below.
Stocktons Train Dog To Hunt Cats In Bucks County
A writer close to Frank B. Stockton recalls the Bucks County family era with a dog trained to hunt cats. The Stockton brothers anger a farmer with a chase, barter a pig for a dollar, fatten their own pig by driving away the others, and sell it for seven dollars profit. Frack B. Stockton views the venture as a sign of business sense.
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Frank BR. Stockton
Stockton
Bucks County
Frank
Frack B. Stockton
London dispute over final settlement of late father’s estate
The text notes Worlynan visiting a solicitor for a final settlement of his father’s estate after a sum was left to him. A bill of costs had been presented, and another person glanced over to Peseeca's Weekly.
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London
Worlynan
Uim
Per’ Peseeca's
Immortals and Goats at West Point Legend
A New York Tribune item recalls West Point cadet culture where top graduates are called stars and lower ones goats. It notes the newer goat term replacing immortal and tells of a cadet who expected immortality and received parental praise and a check, only to later earn the true immortality through service.
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West Point
United States Military Academy
New York Tribune
Poisonous Parsnips and Dew Bind Skin Rash
The article notes curiously that wild parsnip can poison the skin when raw and dew covered, causing a sharp rash, while dried parsnip is said to be safe. A fatal poisoning once involved parsnips with bite marks from eaters. The doctor later grew the plants, which became the garden parsnip, but the reason for transformation remains unexplained.
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Sattendance
Character in Laughter Says Much About a Person
A European psychologist claims laughter sounds reveal character. Laughing as “A” indicates frankness and versatility, “E” suggests melancholic traits, “I” marks timidity yet helpfulness, “O” signals generosity and confidence, and “U” points to misanthropy.
Little Girl Sees Carriages She Never Rides
Rev John Watson tells of a ragged New York girl at Fifth Avenue and Thirty Street who longs for a carriage but says her little brother died before she was born, illustrating longing and loss.
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John Watson
Ian Maclaren
Fifth Avenue
Thirtieth Street
New York
Bradder
Senator Hoar’s Birthday Note to Evarts and a Witty Reply
Senator Hoar sent birthday congratulations to William M. Evarts on his longevity. Evarts, in reply, recalled an old New England lady who wrote thirteen pages of trifling matter and asked readers to excuse her longevity.
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Hoar
William M. Evarts
New England
Not to Blame for Review Mixup
A young author objects to a newspaper review that mislabeled her historical novel as hysterical. The literary editor defends the description as not a typographical error, prompting emotional reaction from the author.
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Tynea
Chicago Tribune
The Difference Mrs Dash’s Society Aims Discussed
A dialogue reveals Mrs Dash’s social ambitions and her father’s trade as a peddler. The speech critiques her forwardness and suggests waiting until public interest fades. The exchange mirrors views on family background and social climbing.
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Mrs. Dash
Mrs. Rash
Mr. Dash
Dream Logic and Sharp Pockets in Local Gossip
A fragmentary spoof showcases quick winks at marriage, theft, and prodigy intrigue. The piece toys with dreams and reality as a wife’s tapping of a husband’s pockets is read as a sign she is sharp. It includes clipped dialogue from Chicago News and New York Times style captions.
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Chicago News
Indiana Journal Promises Superior News Coverage
An early 20th century newspaper touts its superior market reports and global coverage. It claims faster delivery, extensive Associated Press reports, local court news, and special correspondents in every Indiana town to keep readers fully informed.
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Newa
Indiana
Peake Bay
Associated Press
New York
Bufalo
Louisville
Washington
Associated “Press
Alze
Petter
Becai
Japanese nobleman sacrifices life to reveal fortress siege
A Japanese nobleman disguises himself to learn how long a fortress can hold under siege. Captured, he is told to declare supplies will last a week or be crucified. At the wall he reveals only two days of food, dies after signaling his people to continue the siege, serving his general.
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Leslie’s Monthly
Miend
Eidward Arnold
Nobleman and wife seek shelter on Salisbury plain
A tale recalls a nobleman and wife with infant escaping a storm who hide in a shepherd’s hut. Nurses undress the child by the fire as the storm rages, and the shepherd comments the naked baby resembles one of their own.
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Salisbury Plain
Mrr
A. B. Russell
Nyas
Why We Shake Hands
A historical note cites a French ethnologist explaining that early handshakes arose from mutual distrust. Men raised right hands to show no weapon, while clasping hands ensured full assurance that neither concealed a weapon. The gesture evolved into a token of loyalty and friendship.
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New York Herald
Molliwitz to Marry Maggie Shrewsbury Says Gruffey
Barker notes Molliwitz plans marriage to Maggie Shrewsbury while Gruffey predicts alimony may surface. The chatter hints at money and matrimonial leverage in the unfolding union.
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Barker
Molliwitz
Maggie Shrewsbury
Gruffey
Where He Drew It Drawn in a Daring Wandering Tale
Dum ley recalls the first time he drew the once shilling blade with pride. Featherly asks where the draw occurred and whether it happened in a raffle, sparking a memory of the moment.
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Dumley
Lobby misdirection sparks legislature humor in Baltimore
A greniber from the counties arrived at the legislature and asked to be shown the lobby. After being pointed there he wandered and exclaimed in a public moment that he had been fooled. He joked that he expected a ball of money but found only a dinged he.
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Greniber
Baltimore Herald
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