Local Notes and Notices From Town Whispers and Advertisements
In the past week Rev A. CBeott is said to be in poor health. Miss Clarice Courtney spent the week with friends at Orleans. J. W. Al Anderson was at Washington Monday. James Irwin visited the Sayeek from Kloora. A birth is reported, Corrilla Bert Grooke is home from Tennessee. Mrs. H. H. V. Merrill is home from Indianapolis. John Hitchcock and Walter Gergen traveled to Washington Tuesday. A sewing machine sale is advertised. Various farmers and merchants report harvest activity and travel. The Elnora Reunion is planned for next Wednesday through Friday. John York and his wife visited their daughter Mrs. Charles Gaffer at Bedford. Oakland City hosts visitors, and Correll was at politics. Stone buying for marble and threshing coal at ceilhoy7 seed Hay Cooper. Fresh roasted peanuts offered. 5000 bushels of apples wanted. Dear Co. and Edwards Matthews and Ed Love are in Tunnelton helping Hughes Bros. store. John York family and neighbors are referenced. Edna Skemp returned from Central Normal College at Vanville after kindergarten work. Advertising notes urge saving by watching columns. E. B. Chiles and wife of Midéd Valley Kans plan a month visit with Omar, their son in this city. Thad Myers, author, was in town Thursday. Elmer Hastings and Milo Pantiche are mentioned amid local recollections of the town’s earlier days.
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Sony
Associated Press
New York
Chicago
Buffalo
Loulavville
Mae
Union
Interstate
Indianapolis
Journal
Indiana
Supreme and
Washington
Farm News
Old Settlers and Local Notices From Elnora
Elnora residents and visitors are noted with Mr Walter Dearmin visiting Washington on Tuesday while Old Settlers will gather week after next. Local names include Dr Clayes Hattery and Woodard Truebloed from Eaglesville and Smiley respectively, and upcoming arrivals such as Jas OU Liotta from Mound Valley Kansas. Fruits and groceries promotions appear from Gwartney and Destmin 4 Sec E. W. Garyargpey, plus a photo gallery opening by A M Keck and Bert Crooke. A horse injures a leg near town and Laughly fountain pens are now available.
Reunion at Elcora Sparks Local Tension
In last week's Elcora News residents opposed the Reunion at that place and the G A B post voted against it this year. The paper also published sharp remarks about Mr Carmichael who manages the event. Carmichael replies with a letter clarifying the situation and denying an alleged disruption.
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Elcora News
G. A. B. Post
Carmichael
I a s er. eet ae ea a Guster
The readable text fragment presents garbled names and incomplete phrases about a Guster event. No clear actions or outcomes can be determined from the OCR.
Butter Barrel Accident Injures Roy Crooke at Poultry House
Roy Crooke narrowly escaped serious injury when a 400 pound butter barrel fell on his shoulders and back during unloading at a poultry house. He was treated at home. no bones were broken though his back is severely strained and he will miss several days of work.
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Roy Crooke
Poultry House
Crooke
Viewers Appointed for Ditch Project North of Clinton Farm
Dan Gantz Geo Critchlow and J D Laughlin named viewers to inspect the proposed ditch starting at the 5S railroad and extending north through the Clinton farm.
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Dan Gantz
Geo. Critchlow
J.D. Laughlin
Clinton Farm
Musicale by Mrs Crooke and Class at Opera House
Mrs Ella Crooke leads a music class with Wallace Smiley and Walter Stevenson along with Mrs A A Lane in a musicale at the Opera House next Friday night August 15. Admission ten cents.
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Ella Crooke
Wallace Smiley
Walter Stevenson
A. A. Lane
Opera House
Pedestrian Safety Plea Over Faulty Bicycle Riding
A reader urges authorities to curb youth bicycle riding on sidewalks. The writer complains that children on wheels endanger walkers and calls on Marshall Browning to enforce fines and educate riders to stay off sidewalks.
The Vicious Latin Quarter described by Charles Murray
Charles Theodore Murray condemns the Quartier Latin as the worst place to send a young woman or man for moral ruin. He compares it to London and New York slums, warning that its "satanic ingenuity" and sugar coated vice lead to lasting ruin and blur moral distinctions.
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Charles Theodore Murray
Fouchette
Leaven
London
Liverpool
New York
Berlin
Vienna
How Cost Was First Named in Coal History
A brief historical note explains how coal acquired its name. Originating from charred wood called char coal sea coal later described as sea coal due to its marine drift, the term coal replaced the older wood fuel name as mineral coal rose to prominence.
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Northumberland
Making It Plain on Daily Food Intake
The Lancet writer as quoted by the Chicago Record Herald explains how to determine daily food needs. He says determine if you are anabolic or catabolic and adjust for age sex size activity and ambient temperature to maintain minimum weight and best health.
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Lancet
Chicago Record-Herald
Mussea
Farlen and Nearby Residents Report Farm Activity
Arthur Phipps has a new buggy as farmers thresh wheat and oat fields yield up to forty bushels per acre. Local visits include Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Stotts in Martin County, Albert Hatbard and family in Odon, Orville Ragle of Elmore, Elmer Pershing and family from Barns City, and Misa Bradie York of Odon. Attendees at Mt Olive gathering noted, with other movements: Ed Hubbard to Bedford, John Matthews in Martin County, A. D. Bechtel family in Linton, Rome Dobson of Indian Springs on business, Emery Montgomery returning from Bloomington, and the Fiser and Fisher families from Linton visiting.
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Arthur Phipps
J. M. Stotts
Martin County
Mt. Olive
Albert Hatbard
Odon
Orville Ragle
Elmore
Elmer, Pershing and Family
Barns City
Ed Hubbard
Bedford
Misa Bradie York
Jobn Matthews
A. D. Bechtel
Sandey
Linton
Rome Dobson
Indian Springs
Emery Montgomery Ient
Bloomington
The Discovery and Control of Florida Through History
The article traces Florida's discovery by Juan Ponce de Leon on March 27, 1512, near St. Augustine, with early American possession by Spain. It outlines 1763 British cession of Florida for Havana and Cuba, 1781 partial Spanish recapture, 1783 Britain ceding Florida to Spain, and finally the 1819 U S acquisition with Spain receiving $5 million.
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Flcerida
Juuen Ponce de Leon
Porto Rico
Florida
St. Augustine
Great Britain
Havana
Cuba
Spain
East
West Florida
United States
The Way He Grated
Two buses ran along Regent Street when the front conductor removed his badge and waved it, provoking the other driver. A passenger asked why he did this and the conductor replied his father was hung, a line echoed by the rival chauffeur.
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Regent Street
Ung
Londen
Origin of spoons hints from shells and leaves
The origin of spoons is traced to natural models such as river or sea shells and plant leaves. Southern China still uses shell spoons resembling porcelain spoons, while Indian metal spoons imitate leaf shapes and even leaf veins in their craftsmanship.
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St Vous
India
Washington County Sheriff Captures Horse Thieves Sunday
The Washington county sheriff and a posse pursued two horse thieves who stole large black horses Friday night in Orange county. The pair were traced to Sullivan county near Pleasantville, captured near the old Christian church north of El nora, and returned with the horses toward Orange county. Authorities reported the thieves rode in from Surna City and were spotted by residents Sunday afternoon.
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Washington County
Aod
Orange County
Sullivan County
Pleasantville
Elnora
Old Christian Church
Surna City
Is the Crown Ruby a Spinel in Royal Regard
The London Chronicle debates whether the ruby in the English Crown is truly a ruby or a large spinel. It notes spinels, though less hard, can surpass diamonds in value by weight, and claims the royal gem may be a spinel rather than a ruby, a view echoed by some experts.
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The
London Chronicle
Deacons Hand Out Communion Checks in New England Churches
The Sabbath in Puritan New England describes a custom where deacons walked the church aisles after services to give metal checks to those deemed fit to commune. On communion Sabbath they ensured every communicant had a check before receiving the bread and wine.
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New England
Churches in Nova Scotia Town Plan Sunday Sermon
In a Nova Scotia town two churches serve the North End and South End divisions. A Sunday service notice states preaching at 11 o clock in the North End church and at 4 o clock in the South End church with baptisms at both ends.
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Nova Scotia
Seven Weeks Married Woman Affirms Husband Chooses Ventures
The younger woman declares her husband only attends clubs or amusements if she accompanies him. She counts their marriage as seven weeks old next Tuesday, in a brief Chicago Record- Herald style exchange.
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Chicago
Absentminded Professor Chooses Haircut At Barbershop
A renowned university professor, famed for absentmindedness, sits for a haircut in a barber shop. He mumbles about Agie being cool in the room and suggests removing his hat while the barber proceeds.
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Agie
Couple wed in St Louis speak no common language
Mrs L Gillet recalls a couple married in St Louis who could not understand each other’s language and yet are believed to be unspokenly happy.
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St. Louis
Mrs. Gilley
al, Gilley
Detroit Free Press
Philadelphia Press Snippet on Love Dialogues
A fragment from the Philadelphia Press captures a flirtatious exchange with names Faith Mistry Ora and Dinny, showing a playful vow of love and risk to life in a dramatic old style dialogue.
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Kitty
Dennis
Faith
Mistry
Philadelphia
Jones and Fogg Argue Over Soundness of Argument
In a brief exchange, Jones asks Fogg for his opinion on the argument. Fogg responds that it was very sound, and Conse is delighted, noting nothing but sound.
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Jones
Tax levy and small-town council actions described
The board met Wednesday afternoon to inspect crossings and discuss drainage of low spots after heavy rain. The 1908 tax levy was set with reductions for the corporation and school tax. Levies included Corporation 45 cents, poll 25 cents, liquidating debt 30 cents, electric light 15 cents, special school 30 cents, additional school 35 cents, special school 50 cents per poll, tuition 35 cents per 100 with more to come for rock roads and state taxes. Several claims were approved including payments to Browning marshal 25 dollars, Patrick for street work, Watson for brick work, Webster for work, Love for work, Myers for team, the Journal for printing, Skemp for team and work, Brown for work, Reynolds for tiling.
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Corporation
Rock Roads
Browning
Marshal
Patrick
Jas. Watson
Noah Webster
Sssesesee
Idea Love
Sesseen Ophseseee
Roy Myers
Sessesenenyeee Journal
Owen Skemp
B. A. Brown
Wm. Reynolds
Lombard Architecture Emphasizes Thick Walls and Solemn Strength
The Lombard style allied with our Norman places support in massive wall thickness with large blank spaces. Ornamentation serves the idea with shallow recesses and paneling. Windows and doors use beveling to heighten strength, arcading to show depth, and circular arches convey solidity. circular windows stress power while the wall remains the main structural element without buttresses.
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London Tablet
Sacred Nuts of Japan Quietly Enter Western Trade
The horn nut or sacred nut of Japan, little known to fruit and nut dealers before 1838, was first imported by a New York merchant. Used in worship as altar offerings, these nuts burn with a bluish flame and unique odor. They grow underwater and resemble an Asian buffalo head. Raw they are hard and tasteless, but cooked they taste like baked chestnuts and can stay edible for over twenty years.
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Japan
New York Commission
Spooner Misfiring Wit Goes To Church And Dinner
A comic mishap involving Professor William Archibald Spooner of Oxford where he, in a church service, instructs ushers to “sew these ladies into their sheets” and later, at dinner, answers inquiries with “Pigs, signs” while joking about his future wife.
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Ledirouyh
Willian Archibald Spooner
Oxford University
Ounce
Harvey Goodwin
Carlisle
Mistaken Identity Exchange In Conversational Encounter
An exchange in London reveals a mistaken identity as Dibbs greets a stranger, apologizes after confusing him with the Earl of, and both parties acknowledge the mix up in polite, reflective dialogue about the weather.
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Dibbs
Divbs
Earl of
Ukeness
Etranger
London
How the President Is Paid and the Odd Salary Split
The article explains presidential pay since the office began with quarterly divisions but near every month yields about $4,166.66 or $4,166.67. It cites an 19th century Cleveland era error when three warrants of 4,166.66 were issued and a penny check was sent to Cleveland which he never cashed.
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United States
Cleveland
Treasury Department
White House
Left Helpless Laughs Over Breakup Quote
A brief exchange from the Boston Transcript features Mrs Brown asking about a breakup and Mrs Black replying that the girl left for nothing, highlighting a humorous social moment in a domestic chat.
Oftem the Method of Treatment
A brief, humorous Bible lesson from a preacher who splits the sermon into two parts. He first covers all in the text and then, with a nod to the crowd, tackles all the things not in the text, promising a future discussion.
Rice Blesses Newlyweds With Bountiful Family Hopes
Rice is the emblem of fertility and the custom of throwing it after a bridal couple arose from a wish for a large family.
Calm Baltimore Doctor Delivers Hopeful Truth to Bereaved Mother
A Baltimore physician rushed to a sick child of colored parents realized at once the infant had hours to live. He spoke gently, and the mother replied with quiet faith, “There’s plenty of room for him up yonder, but we’re dreadful scrouged down here.”
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Baltimore
Child Demands More Cake Over Parent's Warning
A fragment shows a father scolding a child for taking cake while the child insists on having more. The scene captures a family moment with dialogue between Father and Little Girl about cake.
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Weil
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Capnot
the Abraham Shoe Store
Toca News
Rev A. Cbeott
J .W. al Anderson
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Kloora
Tweedsy
Direara ‘Corrella
Bert Grooke
Tennesa
H. H. V. Merrill
Lodianapolis
John Hitchcock
Walter Gar
Reney'a
Oe Dear , Co
Devi Matthews
Ed Love
John York
Vite
Charles ‘ Gaffer
Count Levi
Homer
Peoria
Taylor
Ma Charch
Gon
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McCarter
Edna Skemp
Central Normal College
Vanville
Eny
E. B. Chiles
Midéd ‘Valley
Kans
Omar
Mr. Chiles
Myers
Thad
Elmer Hastings
Milo Pantiche
Simpron
Hastings
Walter Dearmin
Dr. Clayes Hattery
Eaglesville
Woodard Truebloed
Smiley
F A & Co
George Abraham
Dr. Culmer
Grant Callihaw
Terre Haye
Gwartneys
Blanche Stevenson
Mabel Abraham
Newberry
J.B. Garten
Wm. Fry
Trainor
Dan Dunham
Webster's Drug Store
Walter Hireden
Ivis Diefendorf
Dodge Telegraph Institute
Valparaiso
Daniel Gants
Helen
Mrs. Gancz
Casay Il
Zwartney
Ladies Aid Society of
U. B Church
A. M. Keck
Bert Crooke
Keck
Jack Williams
Laughly
Optician
Ser
Musicle
Cho
NEW Photograph Gallery
Biz
Marshall Browning
Farlen
al Sea
Barr Township
John Hubbard
Sanday- Mra
James A. Fiser
Relsiens
Washington County Sherif
Sacred Nuts of
Hayes & Pickett
Gruen
Avery
McCall Co
West List St
Indianapolis Journal
Fox
WeaSley
Lewisvillle
Houston
Tex
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Birmingham
Als
Montgomery
Ala
Columbus, Ga
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Fla
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American Monthly Review OF Reviews
Teolumns
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Theodore . Roosevelt
Tom Brary
Grover
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U.S
Eames
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