August dates of notable events across centuries
A compiled list lists events on August 23 to August 27 across years: Duke of Buckingham assassinated in 1628, Washington seized and burned in 1814, Michael Faraday dies in 1867, US neutrality declared in 1870, Beecher acquitted in 1874, Basque provinces sieged in 1675, death of English general Sir Charles Wotter in 1853.
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Washington
Michael Faraday
England
United States
Frieday
Henry Ward Beecher
Tilton
Spain
Seige
Sir Charles
Wpter
September nostalgia signals back-to-school mood and harvest notes
The column recollects seasonal changes as school bells ring and vacations end, noting windows displaying books and rules, and harvest imagery of corn, gardens, and preserves. It recalls California gold discoveries and historical shifts, while reflecting on autumn, frost, and preparations for the coming season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal Man
California
Rockies
United States
Mexico City
Moczher
Keck the Jeweler and Optometrist Opens August Busy Month
Prejudice against wearing glasses is rapidly eroded as optometry provides relief beyond prior bias. Each new achievement invites praise for spectacles. August proved a busy period for Keck the Jeweler and Optometrist.
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Keck
Gas World challenges Dublin lamp claims on safety cost art
Gas World argues that a Dublin electric lamp firm exaggerates safety, price, and aesthetics of electric illumination. The piece counters that gas lighting remains safer cheaper and more artistic, disputing the electric claim.
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Dublin Electric Lamp Company
Gas World
Strange Uses of Historic Churches Reported by Sunday Strard
Old Surrey Chapel once used as a rotor garage and Blackfriars Roed of which Rowland Hill led as first minister may become a factory. The Priory church at Chichester, a cricket pavilion, Trinity Congregational Chapel Hackney and Exeter Hall run by caterers are cited as future factory prospects.
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Old Surrey
Black Frairs Roed
Rowland Hill
Chichester
Trinity Congregational Chapel
Hackney
Exeter Hall
Sunday Strard
Local society notes and arrivals from Raglesville area
W R Sprague is ill at his home northeast of here. Miss Genevieve Flinn returns after Panama-Pacific Exposition trip and eastern visits. Sherman Stuckey back from Dysart Iowa. Miss Marie Coleman of Indian apolis visiting relatives here then went to Washington. Eaglesville represented at Stay sale. Mrs Key and children visit her parents in Marengo. H C Johnson of Washington was here. Miss Leah Dyal of Indianapolis visiting her parents. Miss James Karr returns to Washington after visiting her mother. Miss Beatrice Zeigler improving after illness. Lawrence Clark goes to Bloomingdale to teach this winter. Rev Key attends U B conference in New Albany. Miss Rena Riggins visiting Terre Haute. Misses Agnes Pate Ada Evans Gladys Dyal Elsie Wadsworth return from Washington after teachers institute. Lorin Clark returns from Illinois. August Fesler near Holtsville here Tuesday. Homer Osman family of Esom visit Dave Wadsworth Sunday.
Local Social Notes Highlight Marsha Montague Visitations
Mrs. Lou Spears and children Edna and Mary of Loogootee spend week with Mort Bright family. Nellie Pruett and Susie Stafford visit Cleo Meyers. John Rasher and family near Bairview visit Willis Hoover. Jno Pruett and family visit Will Pruett in Bunkum. Master Lowell Woolbright near Fairview visits Roscoe Stewart. James Allen and daughter Georgia visit Mrs. Rachael Hackler. Mary Woolbright visits Mabel Borden. Jim Taylor of Odeon in the area Monday. Mrs. Will Cox and children visit the Stewarts. Mort Bright and families and others visit Will Stafford Wednesday.
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Lou Spears
Edna and
Mary of
Loogootee
Mort Bright
Lon Spears
Nora Thomas
Jno. Pruett
Will Stafford
Odon Church Weekly Service Schedule
Pastor D P McCoy announces the ODON church week with Sunday school at 9 30 a m Junior Sunday at 2 00 p m Christian Endeavor Tuesday 7 30 p m prayer meeting Wednesday 7 30 p m and choir practice Friday 7 45 p m.
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Epworth League
Christian Endeavor
Choir
Southern Van Buren Social Roundup
Alpha Merrifield and family spent Sunday with James Stuffel and Cecil Stuffel and family stayed Sunday night with James Stuffel and wife. Minard Smiley’s group visited Curtis Smiley. John Myers and children visited T. J. Myers and wife. Jacob F. Gimlin and wife joined J. J. Young for Sunday afternoon. Charley Gimlin and wife saw John Trueblood. Miss Marl Cunningham and Miss Delphia Seifert attended events in Washington. John Trueblood heads to California for a few days and the world’s fair. The new bayou bridge is under construction. Addison Kidwell, employed in Illinois, spent Sunday night with his wife.
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Addison Kidwell
Illinois
Ruths Letter Guides Homecoming Skirt Care
Ruth promises to return next week and send instructions for washing her white corduroy skirt. She advises soaking in water with soap jelly, boiling for twenty minutes, then rinsing until clear, hanging to dry without squeezing or ironing.
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Ruth
Local social notes and events from Burns City
Mrs. Dorothy Holt went to Odon on business. A large crowd attended the show here Wednesday night. Several residents visited relatives in Washington and Alfordsville. Death announced of Arlie Truelove’s younger child. Birth: a son to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Williams. Communities and visiting relatives linked across Odon Worthington Terre Haute Bedford Mt. Olive Indian Springs Elnora Keller and nearby towns.
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Dorothy Holt
Odon
Roy Dillion
Indian Springs
Dan
Arlie Truelove
Midnight echo of a fateful ride through time
A reworked poem recalls Paul Revere’s midnight ride disrupted by lateness and trouble, altering the familiar tale with contemporary cadence and rhythm.
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Paul Revere
Thirty-first Annual Reunion of the 27th Indiana Volunteers
Notice of the thirty-first annual reunion to be held in Room 25 at the State House on Wednesday September 8 at 10 o clock in the morning. Several veterans from this city will attend.
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Indiana
State House
Mr and Mrs Lyman Cole Visit Riner Illinois
Mr and Mrs Lyman Cole traveled to Riner Illinois on Tuesday to visit her parents.
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Lyman Cole
Riner, Illinois
A Woman's Face Stays In Memory Forever
A reader quotes Wynne praising a wife’s face as she gazes at her husband and smiles conveying divine love tenderness and happiness that endure beyond other holiday impressions.
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Wynne
Rights of Automobiles on Highways in Ayer Case
The town of Ayer Massachusetts appeals to the state supreme court a motorist's damages victory for injuries to his car after it sank into a sandy street. The suit asks whether an automobile has the same rights to a highway as a horse drawn vehicle.
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Ayer
Mass
Supreme Court of
Proverbial Sentiments on Marriage and Social Morals
A compact collection of cheeky adages on love, marriage, money, and social conduct. The pieces contrast romantic idealism with practical cynicism, noting women, wealth, and religion as recurring threads in domestic and social life. The tone is observational and witty, reflecting common era attitudes.
The Wise Indian and a Grafter Deed Incident
The Kansas City Journal recounts a grafter who used a toothache Indian to secure a deed. He sent the Indian to a dentist and promised to cover costs, leaving the Indian with $238 in gold crown work. Whether the Indian signed is unclear.
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Kansas City Journal
Reading lover’s habit prepares a feast for old age
A reflection on how daily reading creates a lasting reserve of knowledge and enjoyment. The idea suggests that sustained study offers mental nourishment and fulfillment in later years.
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Jdon Jigrnal
OLSON
Matter
Co-operative Telephone
Flint-Kyle
Ofice
Co-operative
Jno
B. Storris
Raglesville
W. R. Sprague
Here
Genevieve Flinn
Sherman Stuckey
Dysart
Iowa
Marie Coleman
Indianapolis
Eaglesville
Marengo
H. C. Johnson
Leah Dyal
Mrs
Art Dyal
James Karr
Armilda Williams
Beatrice Zeigler
Lawrence Clark
Bloomingdale
Key
New Albany
U. B
Rena Riggins
Terre Haute
Agnes Pate
Ada Evans
Gladys Dyal
Elsie Wadsworth
Teachers’ Institute
Lorin Clark
August Fesler
Holtsville
Homer Osman
Esom
Dave Wadsworth
Nellie Pruett
Susie Stafford
Cleo Meyers
John Rasher
Near Bairview
Willis Hoover
Pruett
Will Pruett
Bunkum
Lowell Woolbright
Near Fairview
Roscoe Stewart
James Allen
Georgia
Rachael Hackler
Mary Woolbright
Mabel Borden
Jim Taylor
Odeon
Will Cox
Bernice
Dorothy
James Stewart
M. E. Church
W. R. Thom
Allen C. Trusty
D. P. M'Coy
van Buren
Alpha Merrifield
Family
James Stuffel
Cecil Stuffel
Minard Smiley
Curtis Smiley
John Myers
T. J. Myers
Jacob F. Gimlin
J. J. Young
Charley Gimlin
John Trueblood
Michael O’connor
St. Mary
Delphia Seifert
Mary Cunningham
Loia Person
of the Christian Church
Loogeetee
Bayou
Burns City
al Sims
Daughters of Odon
Asa Williams
Sarah Baker
Ethel
Alfordsville
Mary Wadsworth
Worthington
Becca Marshall
Grace Marshall
Maude Cundiff
Wesley McCullough
Joe Marshall
Will Howell of
S. L. Martindale
Susie Stout of
Keller
John Cunningham
Moses Thomas
Pearl Roberts
Bedford
Mary Thomas
Mt. Olive
League
Will Boyd
Richard Williams
Ada Lankford
Vivian
Dronas Winklepleck
Elnora
Star
Nale
M. B. Ulrich &Co
The
Wise Indian
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