Bobcat Tale From Hudson Highlands
A Doodletown hunter recalls a bobcat captured by his son last winter. The yearling sold for 25 dollars at Tompkins Cove to a buyer who had it stuffed. The animal weighed about 40 pounds then and could reach 75 with better feed. Local residents confirm the animal’s sighting near Orange County and Fat Montgomery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson Highlands
Doodletown
Jhunderberg
Long Tinker’s
Timp Pass
Tompkins Cove
Orange County
Montgomery
New
Hippopotamus Presented To Lord Selborne In Barotse Court
A colorful Barotse royal scene as Luanika the Paramount Chief welcomes Lord Selborne High Commissioner of South Africa with a flotilla of 250 canoes. The chief presents a tame young hippo that rode out of the courtyard and drew laughter amid the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodea Hipropotimus
Lord Selborne
South Africa
Luanika
Barotseland
Zambesi
Selborne
Lialul
Paris Missionary Socilety
Seshoke
London
Miil
Mule Owner’s Worry and Moral Lesson
A proverb rich with caution about balance in trust and guilt. It warns that undue faith in others or neglect of self leads to trouble, as conscience may sting from stolen sweets and pride can crash when the high flyer falls.
Plainville Social Notes Highlight Family Visits and Local Events
Mr and Mrs F L Litherland and families of Sugarland plus Mr and Mrs James Snider and Mr and Mrs Claude Bennett from Washington visited Plainville. Omer Orchard and family from Sugarland visited his mother. A large crowd attended the lawn supper at the M E church. Miss Ted Bynum visited Ida Quackenbush. Leo Godwin and son visited Mrs Mat Berks. Earl Feaster Bertha Hinkle and Jesse Kinnet visited Miss Mattie Snyder. May Cox visited sister at Edwardsport. Lillian Hinkle visits cousin Lola Stanley. Lena Cornelius returned from Kansas where she had worked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. L. Litherland
Sugarland
James Snider
Claude Bennett
Washington
Frank Litherland
Plainville
Southern Steel Area Social Notes Prompt Local Visits
Mr and Mrs Ira Patterson and son Kenny visited Sunday afternoon with Mr and Mrs Calvin Perkins Frank Eaton was at Washington Saturday Troy Keith and family of near Washington were in this neighborhood Sunday Mrs Wm Lester and Miss Nina Carroll visited with Mrs Calvin Perkins Saturday afternoon Mary and Nina Carroll visited friends and relatives at Edwardsport last week Jas Carroll and sons Wm and Arthur motored to Bicknell Sunday Mr and Mrs Omer Freenor of Washington and Mrs John Keith of Missouri spent Sunday with Ira Patterson and family Mr and Mrs Wm Patterson were at Washington Monday Miss Ada Bilston visited Miss Marie Wilson Sunday afternoon Sam Eagle and grand daughter Ophia Count were at Plainville Mrs Jacob Conet and children visited Sam Eagle Saturday Mr and Mrs Robert Lester were at Washington
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Patterson
Kenny
Calvin Perkins
Mary
Nina Carroll
Edwardsport
Omer Freenor
Washington
John Keith
Missouri
England
Walt Mason
Judge
Local notes and classifieds from Indiana town scene
A mosaic of visits sales and ads lists residents from Indianapolis Eaton and Bruceville. It notes cider making at the mill near the depot and a Home Silo Company product, plus poultry and seed sales and a public concert in Worthington.
Premium list items from Odon Journal
The list includes John Sims offering prizes for corn stalk height with $1 for the tallest stalk and 50 cents for the second tallest. The Odon Journal promises a one year subscription for the finest fruit cake.
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John Sims
The
Odon Journal
Fragmented Philosophical Snippet Notes
A jagged lines fragment on sneering truth telling and living rightly hints at values and character. The text cites honesty and avoiding idle curiosity while asserting effort over time, though portions are garbled.
Lay Physicians and Folk Cures in a Grin and Groan Tale
A narrator ridicules self styled cures while stranded by illness. Bungshaw Mrs Doodad and others offer quack remedies as the speaker relies on doctors. The piece blends humor with social commentary on reliance, trust, and folly in sickness and marriage lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bungshaw
Walt Mason
Judge
Also Mentioned on This Page
ALOT
Seneca
Rexald
Pudson Highland Bobcats
Durderberg
Omer Orchard
M. E. Church
Ted Bynum
Ida Quackenbush
Leo Godwin
Mat Berks
Earl Feaster
Bertha Hinkle
Jesse Kinnet
Mattie Snyder
May Cox
Lillian Hinkle
Lola Stanley
Lena Cornelius
Kansas
Southern Steel
Frank Eaton
Troy Keith
Near Washington
Jas. Carroll and Sons
Arthur
Bicknell
Mrs. Wm. Patterson
Ada Bilston
Marie Wilson
Sam Eagle
Ophia
Jacob Conet
Robert Lester
D. H. Harris
Indianapolis
Colon Drug Store
Miss Fearl Henson
Bruceville
Rexall
Ed Jacobs
Eaton, Ohio
Chester Greene
Burns City
Frank Jacobs
Eaton
Ohio
Miss Fern Arford
Mrs
Scott Arford
John Ice
Nora Huff
Abe Huff
Frank Harman
J.S. Whitaker and
Scotland
W. R. Neeremer
J. M. Winkelpleck
Mary Winkelpleck
R. D. Winkelpleck
Illinois
Odon Realty Co
Frank
Miss Bess Garten
W.S. Mitchell
Dorothy and
Jamita
W. J. Richardson
Jno
Skemp
Elnora
Ind
Orpha Culmer
E. T. Laughlin
Cleta
Naomi
Howard Allman
Cora Laughlin
W.R. Neeremer
W. T. Dearmin
Fred
Misses Maysel
Rena Dearmin
Mabel Skemp
Linton
Home
Vincennes
Ino. Skomp
Sada Harman
Deaconess Hospital
J. H. Seneff
Ottawa, Kans
Floyd Briner
Little Son
Susie Glover
Orleans
G. H. Gilpatrick
Homer Cunningham
Ona Summerville
Mrs. Ott Arvin
Alfordsville
Brother
Jess Arvin
Ford Baker
Florence of
Skemp, Elnora, Ind
G. C. Pritchett
Dana
Vernon Malone of
Lyons
Sam Malone and
Lizzie Malone
Hazel Borders
Worthington
Ladies of the Christian Church
Robert, Maysel
Keck
E. D. Smiley
Ed Love
Sara Burrell
Silver Lake
M. B. Ulrich
Mabel Hamersly
Joe Callahan
Indian Springs
Grace Kemis
Terre Haute
Fern Neeriemer
Odon Deug Co. Inc
W. J. Danner
Combine
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