Progressives Meet at Laughlin Offices in Madison Township
The Madison township Progressives held a Saturday convention at Laughlin's Main Street offices. R. J. McCallian was chosen as a delegate to the state convention with O. O. Laughlin as alternate. Precinct committeemen named include W. H. Bechtel and H. E. Marks. The group plans immediate activity and further meetings.
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Madison Township
Progressives
Bull Moosers
Laughlin
Main Street
R. J. McCallian
Egate
O. O. Laughlin
Wedded Hinds and Sommers in West Odt Home
Clayton Reide Hinds and Hulda Violet Sommers wed at the bride’s father’s home in west Odt on Sunday evening at 6 o'clock. Rev. F W Davis officiated. few friends and relatives attended. Guests from Zalma Mo Fr Worth Tex Linton Ind and Indianapolis were present. The couple left for Newberry then Evansville where Hinds’s home awaits.
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Clayton Reide Hinds
Hulda Violet Sommers
West Odt
F. W. Davis
R. James
Zalma, Mo
Jno. Douglas
Fr. Worth
Tex
Will Wesner
Linton
Frank Owen
Newberry
Joe Sommers
Indianapolis
Conference closes at Elnora in Vincennes district
The annual meeting of the Methodist Episcopal churches in the Vincennes district ended in Elnora after sessions starting Monday afternoon. A sermon by Samuel Reid opened and closed the conference which drew over a hundred ministers and lay delegates.
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Vincennes
Elnora
Samuel Reid
Plainville Harvest Home Aims For Larger Event
Plainville prepares for Harvest Home on August 22 23 and 24 with a more attractive gathering. The event will feature political addresses with the Probes Democrats and Republicans to address the crowds.
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Plainville
Republi
White Sox Clash With Red Sox in Odon Plainville Contest
A Midland region baseball matchup features the White Sox and Red Sox in a decisive clash. The game centers on local teams the Odon White Sox and Plainville, with competitive stakes and regional interest driving the result.
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Odon White Sox
Plainville
Horse Falls Injure Washington Boy Harry Coleman
Fourteen year old Harry Coleman grandson of Amos Stalcap of Washington suffered severe internal injuries when a horse he rode to drive a cow fell on Walnut Street near east Tenth. He was taken home for medical care and reported in critical condition with little hope for recovery. he formerly lived in town.
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Harry Coleman
Amos Stalcap
Washington
Boys Try 10 Wreck Trains North of Bedford
Monroe Detective John Hays completed an investigation into youths aged about ten to twelve who piled stones on Monon trains north of Bedford. The Lafayette train was derailed near Belt overpass, narrowly avoiding a major wreck. Suspects include two youths living north of the city, with three more possibly implicated. Hass left the city but plans to return. authorities may consider leniency due to age, though penalties loom.
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Monroe
John Hays
Bedford
Lafayette
Belt
Bedford Mail
A Most Wonderful Cure From White Wine of Tar
Joseph D. Underhill of Doland South Dakota says a deep seated cough was deemed consumption by doctors but two bottles of White Wine of Tar cured him. The Odon Drug Co. sold the remedy.
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Joseph D. Underhill
Doland
South Dakota
Odon
Miller Named Principal of Harmony School
W E Miller, a respected Madison township teacher, is appointed principal of Harmony graded school in Clay County. Miller graduated Ogden High School in 1910 and is a junior at the Indians State Normal.
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Ship
Harmony Graded School
Clay County
Miller i
Ogon
Indians
Overton Divorce Cross Complaint Alleges Cruelty and Threats
In a circuit court filing Samuel R Overton of Madison township faces a cross complaint from wife Alice IL Overton alleging extreme cruelty. She says he drew a gun and threatened to kill her on June 27 and that she left home for maintenance. She seeks divorce custody and alimony. He also sues neighbor Everett Luallen for 10000 damages claiming alienation of his wife.
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Samuel R. Overton
Madison Township
Alice IL Overton
Hastings
Overton
County Institute Opens August Ninth Speakers Named
Five prominent instructors from national educational institutions will headline the fifty first Daviess County Teachers Institute in Washington. Opening Monday morning August 19, the five speakers include Thomas C. Blaisdell president of Alma College Michigan on grammar and pedagogy George B Mangold of St Louis School of Social Economy on Chili Problems and education Will D Howe Indiana University on use of books libraries and Juvenile Literature Forrest S Lunt Eastern Illinois State Normal School on reading and literature M R Kirk Evansville ward school principal on readings from Riley.
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Daviess County
Teachers’ Institute
Wash
Ington
Thomas C. Blaisdell
Alma College
Michigan
Forrest S. Lunt
Eastern Illinois State Normal
Republican Daviess County Convention Planned
A Republican county central committee meeting at Zinkan hall set Wednesday August 20 as the convention date with one delegate for each ten votes cast for the secretary of state candidate two years ago. The Washington Opera House was chosen as the meeting place and the plan was approved unanimously.
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Washington Opera House
Godwin
Odon Realty Co Urges Low Cost Farm Insurance
The Odon Realty Co urges farmers in Daviess Martin and Greene counties to buy insurance, noting spring losses totaling nearly $2,000. They argue premiums are cheap and protect years of labor, offering coverage of $2000 for under two cents daily.
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Odon Realty Co
Daviess
Martin
Greene Counties
Roush Store Sold in Receivers Sale at $3750
The E. Roush stock in the Danner building at Main and Spring streets sold yesterday at receivers sale for 3750 dollars to W. L. Collins. Amount is in addition to liens and mortgages. Collins will likely reopen the store soon after court proceedings. store had been closed pending the case.
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Danner
Main and
Spring Streets
W. L. Collins
Dedication Set for U B Church at Pleasant Grove
The dedication of the U B church at Pleasant Grove will be held Sunday August 11. Pres Elder J W Gilley of Washington will deliver the dedicatory sermon. The church is an elegant country structure begun last year. Everyone is invited to attend.
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U. B
Pleasant Grove
J. W. Gilley
Washington
Worthington Man Missing After Suicide Attempt
William R. Patterson attempted to drown himself by jumping from the I and W railroad bridge into Eel river with a stone tied to a rope. He was stopped by a section hand, fled upriver, then disappeared. search by friends and town authorities continues amid fears he drowned himself.
Hutford Resigns as Odon Principal to Return to Rossville
Prof J J Hutford principal resigns from the Odon school and will return to Rossville Indiana to pursue similar work. He leaves behind many friends and the board has not chosen a successor yet.
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School Here
Gret
Odon
Local families tour in touring cars
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Ruble. Prentice and Effie Ruble. Afr. and Mrs. Nolan McClure. Purcell and Elsine McClure of Vincennes. Carrie McKittrick of Plainville were here Wednesday driving in touring cars.
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W. E. Ruble
Prentice
Effie Ruble
Afr
Nolan
Vincennes
Carrie McKittrick
Plainville
Notice to settle accounts and past due notes now
W T Alexander demands immediate payment from parties owing accounts and past due notes. The notice states the company needs the money and must have it.
Family illness report from Vernon Missouri letter
Rev L A Dunlap of ME writes from Vernon Missouri describing how eight family members including his wife suffered severe coughs from measles and related sleep disruption. The letter mentions eight afflicted children and ongoing health concerns affecting rest and daily life.
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L. A Dunlap
Vernon, Mo
DeBolt Withdraws From Third District County Commission Race
T. F. P. DeBolt of Bogard township has withdrawn from the race for the Republican nomination for county commissioner in the Third district.
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T. F P. DeBolt
Bogard Township
Hastings Family Appears in Seminar Program
Mrs. E. E. Hastings arrives with her children John and Eleanor along with Mrs. Charles Contra and her daughter Margare Charles for a seminar event.
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E. E. Hastings
John and
Eleanor
Charles Contra
Small fire in West End building trimmed by local hero Dan Abraham
A small blaze in an outbuilding at E Hymersly West End Tuesday prompted the fire department to a record row. Dan Abraham found a bucket and water and dabbed the blaze out, earning the hour’s hero praise before the engines returned to their houses and operations resumed.
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E Hymersly
Dan Abraham
Dan
Audrey Skompjefe Plans Wednesday Visit with Princeton Friends
Audrey Skompjefe schedules a Wednesday visit to reconnect with Princeton friends, describing plans for a casual gathering and local activities in town.
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Audrey ‘Skompjefe
Princeton
Importance of Iron In Blood
Iron is a vital organic salt that forms good red blood and helps distribute oxygen. Cooking foods containing organic iron destroys its usefulness by converting it to an insoluble form. Lettuce, spinach, carrots, onions, and strawberries contain iron.
Hat Set On Fire From Omnibus Sparks City Alarm
A lady’s hat was set ablaze last week in the city when eight matches were thrown from the top of an omnibus. The blaze consumed the hat and demonstrated the fire’s rapid spread, prompting officials to assess the incident’s scale and danger.
Boy Hurt As Wagon Wheel Passes Over Burns City
Russell Spurgeon ten year old stepson of Charles Chenault of Burns City was seriously injured at home Tuesday when he crawled under a moving wagon. The rear wheel passed over him causing severe head cuts and a torn ear while hay was being loaded. Dr Bowman of Eaglesville treated the injuries and the boy is recovering.
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Russell Spurgeon
Charles Chenault
Burns City
Camp Meeting Closes After Ten Days of Holiness Sessions
The Daviess County Holiness Association led by President Chas Pershing and Secretary Martha Sommers wrapped up a ten day camp meeting Sunday night. Evangelists J T Hatfield Myrtle Todd and J O Todd directed music with help from Petersburg workers. Large crowds attended each session. A Wednesday meeting at Martha Sommers home will elect officers and plan next year’s camp. Myrtle Todd J O Todd and Gertrude Pearson will begin services next week in Oglesville.
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Daviess County
J.T. Hatfield
Charlottesville
Myrtle Todd
Rockport
J. O. Todd
James Reel
Oakland City
Petersburg
Martha Sommers Wednesdday
Myrtle
Gertrude Pearson
Oglesville
Cornell Juniors Select Seven Wonders of Modern World
The Cornell physical department asked to name seven wonders from 67 standout inventions and structures. A vote by faculty graduates and physics seniors chose wireless telegraphy synthetic chemistry radium antitoxins aviation the Panama Canal and the telephone.
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Cornell
Physical Department
Cornell University
Physics Seminary
Shakespeare's Psalms Puzzle Pursues Hidden Message
The text claims Shakespeare authored the Psalms and builds a puzzle around the name. It notes the word Shakespeare has four vowels and six consonants and uses a 46th Psalm wordplay where the 46th word is shake and the 46th from the end is spear.
Little Girl Describes Player Piano Adventure
A five year old visitor to a house with a player piano recalled the device as a machine into which they poked porous plaster and ground it up into music, describing the scene to her mother after returning home.
Clocks Driven by Fan Motors Mentioned in Patent
The article notes clocks run by fan motors using air currents. It references a Louvre clock by Lepaute in Paris and a 1783 patent by Benjamin Hanks of Litchfield Connecticut. A later patent uses air current in a chimney to wind the weight, halted by two self-acting brakes near the top.
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Lepaute
Louvre
Paris
Benjamin Hanks
Litchfield
County
Connecticut
The Wandering Jew in Medieval Legends
The Wanderer Jew figure traced by Matthew Paris and Roger Wendover as Carta philus a porter in Pontius Pilate s household Other authorities equate him with Ahasuerus a Jerusalem cobbler The legend predates medieval times and grew in popularity across the era acquiring numerous foreign elements through accretions
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Matthew Paris
Roger Wendover
Cartaphilus
Pontius
Pilate
Ahasuerus
Jerusalem
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Madison Town
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Everett Luallen
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Indiana
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Ing and Literature
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Riley
Republican
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Walnut Street
A. O. Fulkerson
Herald
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Barr Township
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Ewe FS
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