Local Visits Highlight Scottsburg Observances
Thurman Bobean of Scottsburg Indiana visits uncle John McClelan and family. Lemmie Gadberry and wife spent Sunday with Luther Sears. Mrs Alfred Long and daughter Mary call on Mrs Mary Log of Mad Pike. George Cunningham and family visit John Shake and family. Ray Howard and wife call on Herb Ketchem and wife. Mrs Larkin Howard and daughters Alma and Edna visit Mrs John McClellan and daughter Pearl. James McClellan and family visit his parents John and Mrs. McClellan. Charles Hastings and wife visit John Hastings. Lilly Long spends Sunday with Hattie Hastings. Tia Boardman visits with Mary and Laura McMullen. Mrs Jane Baile and daughter Abba spend Tuesday with James Baile.
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Thurman Bobean
Scottsburg, Ind
John McClelan
Alfred Long
Mary
Mary Log
Mad Pike
Larkin Howard
Alma
Edna
Pearl Sunday
Jane Baile
Abba
James ] Baile
Old Settlers Meet in Odon This Week
The twenty fourth annual Old Settlers gathering runs three days in Odon with prominent speakers on the program. A large crowd is expected each day.
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Old Settlers Meeting
Odon
Washington Townships Teachers Attend Institute
The teachers of the town and township are in Washington this week for the Daviess county teachers institute to share methods and pursue professional development.
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Washington
Daviess County
New Band Shows Off Fresh Concert Suits
The Odon Concert Band debuted gray blouse suits with red trimming Tuesday night. The newly formed group is praised for its excellent work and sharp look as band members express pride.
Wearing Work
A pale woman asks about her husband and a thin woman replies he is about the same. They discuss his search for steady work and his attempt to wind the clock as a business, noting he stuck to it briefly before aiming for an eight day clock.
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Kansas City Independent
The Crouching Tiger Hunter’s Odd Death Trap
Captain Forsyth recounts a tiger hunt in Central India where a three ounce shell fired at thirty yards failed to move the tiger. The beast remained motionless until kicked by the elephant, then collapsed dead from a shell burst to the brain.
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Captain Forsyth
Highlands
Central India
Boat Dwellers of Canton and Their Floating Homes
A London Lady's Realm article describes Canton’s imperial custom house and river traffic toward Hongkong. It portrays the Tankia boat dwellers as a separate caste living in floating homes, largely unburdened by rent or taxes, with transport and ferry work as their main livelihood.
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China
Imperial Custom House
Canton
Hongkong
London Lady's
Childs composition on Charles the Great from Goupp text
A Breslau paper reprints a child's excerpt from Robert Goupp's Psychology of the Child. It portrays Charlemagne as a pious ruler who breaks a horseshoe in a duel with a Turk and is anointed by the pope, becoming German emperor. The tale ends with Charlemagne seated in a golden chair in a vault.
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Breslau
Robert Goupp
Charles the Great
Smord-Aard
The Heart as an Encyclopedia of Hidden Stories
A reflective passage likens the heart to a vast book recording all personal experiences and hidden sorrows. It contrasts surface smiles with buried graves, noting the earth renews itself generation after generation without revealing its deep histories.
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Earth
Farrell
Glacial Wonders of Greenland's Moving Ice
The article notes a Disco Bay glacier with an estimated thickness of 920 feet and breadth of 18 400 feet, moving about 47 feet each day. It cites Rink's estimate of 120 000 square miles along Greenland’s west coast contributing to iceberg supply.
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Disco Bay
Greenland
The Bishop's Rebuke in Old Time Parson Tale
A witty exchange between a conceited young cleric and an American prelate. The cleric asks if he should feel flattered by the large audience and the prelate replies that twice as many would come to see him hanged. From The Old Time Parson by P Fl. Ditchfield.
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Pfl
Ditchfield, M
Dead Sea Painting Praised as Full of Life
A critic’s remark praises a work titled The Dead Sea as vibrant and alive. The exchange includes Pobber and Cutter debating the critic’s intent, with Cleveland Leader cited in the dialogue.
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Pobber
Cutter
Dobber
Dead Sea
Cleveland
Emerson Quote on Hand and Character Aspiration
A concise reflection stating the hand cannot do anything beyond what the character dares to aspire to. It emphasizes the link between personal capability and moral ambition as a guiding principle.
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Emierson
A Difficult Position for a Young Captain
A young captain commands the awkward squad in drill with a perilous halt command. He instructs soldiers to move the ground foot beside the elevated one and freeze, a moment of tense discipline captured in a classic issue of Success Magazine.
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Success Magazine
Prize Fight Seats Span Nobility in Europe Tale
The speaker recounts sitting between an earl and a viscount at a prize fight in Europe, recalling meetings with members of the nobility during travel.
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Europe
The Difference Marriage Quip Draws Witty Reactions
The bridegroom elect proclaims marriage a good thing for single men while Mr. Hen peck counters it is for single men only. The exchanges capture light social banter as reported by the New York Times.
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Mr. Henpeck
New York Times
Disraeli Quote on Manhood Ending Youth Delusion
A succinct quotation notes the transition from youthful delusion to mature disappointment, attributed to Benjamin Disraeli, presenting a sober view of growing into adult life.
Booming as a Tool of Town Pride and War Echoes
The text argues that booming or hype drives attention and growth for towns and nations. It frames war as a metaphor for loud impact and suggests boards of trade or business clubs can master booming to attract people and investment.
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Grant
Vicksburg
Lee
Fredericksburg
Board of Trade
Business Men’s Club
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Lemmie Gadberry
Luther Sears
George Cunningham
John Shake
Ray Howard
Herb
Ketchem
Sunday
James McClellan
Mrs
John McClellan
Charles Hasting
John Hastings
Miss Lilly Long
Hattie Hasting
Tia Boardman
Laura McMullen
Institute
Tiger
India
Boat Dwellers
U.S. Stan
Dard
Odon Light & Power Co
Via
Haydock
A. Jollitt & Co
Odon, Ind
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