Week in History Feb 14 20 dates and events
Valentines are invented by Pope Gregory in 1305. Charlemagne backs women's suffrage in 1310. Benny Ross refuses fur-topped boots in 1770. Sebastian Cabot learns the Maxixe in 1300. Peter the Great sends souvenir postcards on his birthday in 1010. Mary Queen of Scouts calls Rizzio a nut-wagon in 1654. Lillian Russell debuts in Chicago in 1492.
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Gregory
Benny Ross
Sebastian Cabot
Peter the Great
Mary
Queen of Scouts
Rizzio
Lillian Russell
Chicago
Swimming to Reduce Weight
A bathhouse note touts water exercise for rapid weight loss and full body conditioning. Patrons reportedly shed two to six pounds after a dip, with less soreness than gym workouts. College athletes train here with a trainer supervising workouts and diet.
Local notes from Raglesville and area scatter health and visits
The column lists residents and visitors around Raglesville including Cecil Stuffle and family near Center, Miss Rena Riggins with uncle James Overton, Ernest Zimmerman visiting Odon, Claude Sprague from Decatur Ill with parents, Armilda Williams with John Riggins family, Vern Clark moving to Sherman Banks house, Logan Dart family visits, Herschel Ramp returning to Chaneyville Il, Mollie Clark heading to Griffiths Ind, Geo W Resler east of here, and surveying crews delayed by weather. Hog prize gaps noted favoring Odon. Jesse Trueblood returns home from visit.
Obituary: Alexander Neff of Greene County Dies at 77
Alexander Neff died February 12 at age 77 2 24. Born in Germany he came to the United States in 1846 with his parents and settled in Greene County Indiana. He lived in Newberry since 1854 and raised a family of six children and seven grandchildren. He was a miller by trade later shipping grain and stock and farming. A generous lifelong Democrat who practiced the golden rule he helped neighbors with meat and flour and left a fortune to his children three years ago. Funeral Monday at 2 30 p m at his home with Rev P S May and Rev Earl Jones. burial in Bogard cemetery.
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Greene County
Alexander Neff
Germany
Washington Township
Greene Co
Ind
Newberry
Sarah Guthery
Wm. Neff
Michel Neff
Alex Neff
Frank Neff
Sadie Bogard
Catherine Neff
Altho
P.S. May
Washington
Mt. Nebo Births and Local Visits Highlight Week
Born Monday to Mr and Mrs Ed Ferguson a girl and Tuesday to Mr and Mrs Clyde Stone a girl. Miss Britta Ketchem taught at Kent school and visited with Mrs Wilbert Barker. Millie and Alice Barker hosted teachers and S H S pupils Wednesday. Rodney Townsend heads to Iowa Friday. The Townsend family visited Graham family. Elza Harp returned from relatives across the river. Marjorie Hostettler visiting mother from Newberry. Baker sisters and Ketchem Barker Henderson trio visited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Clyde Stone
Britta Ketchem
Kent School
Wilbert Barker
Elza Harp
Marjorie Hostettler
Newberry
Margaret
Josie Baker
Lowell
Elbert Denny
Wilbert Henderson
Nyal Quality Drug Store Notes On Local Visit
Wm. Dearmin of Washington was in the city yesterday. The piece ends with satirical reflections on politics and domestic life, noting prescriptions and family as distinct specialties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B. Ulrich & Co
Nyal Quality Drug Store
Wm. Dearmin
Washington
Card of Thanks for Deceased Husband and Father
Mrs Sarah Neff and children express heartfelt thanks to friends and neighbors for kindness shown during the illness and death of their husband and father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Neff
Local Visitors During Weekend Across Linton and Odon
Mrs Wm Kinnaman visits daughter Mrs Obe McNabb in Linton. Mr and Mrs WmLedgerwood spend Sunday with D W Osborn. John Kirk visits daughter Mrs Samuel McCane in Finera. O S Connell and family and Mr and Mrs Arthur Phipps of Odon visit H M Connell. Elijah Fields of Odon visits son Jord Fields. Mrs John Kirk visits relatives near Belview. Mrs Effie Fields and Miss Nellie Fisher go to Newberry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Kinnaman
Mrs. Obe McNabb
Linton
John Kirk
Samuel McCane
Finera
O. S. Connell
Elijah Fields
Odon
Jord Fields
Mrs. Effie Fields
Miss Nellie Fisher
Newberry
Theory Put Into Practice by War Known Business Man
A Rexall pharmacist, J. C. Brady of Fall River Massachusetts, discusses how business confidence grows from helpful health advice. He endorses Rexall Orderlies as an effective laxative for all ages, noting they come in a pleasant candy tablet form and that his store holds exclusive selling rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Brady
Rexall V Pharmacist
Fall River
Mass
Rexall Orderlies
Letter from Luckey Valley rancher to Odon Journal
A Luckey Valley Nebraska reader renews the Odon Journal sending a dollar. He describes a 1240 acre ranch with 40 cattle 5 horses a sod and frame house 3 barns and proximity to towns and the county seat. He notes schools churches and a country road nearby and invites friends to visit while detailing local wildlife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odon
Luckey Valley
Nebr
Winter farming and local trades in San Antonio
The letter notes oats yielding 40 to 65 bushes per acre, corn planting to mature by late May, and spring crops that die in heat. It mentions three mowing machines sent by the government, a busy winter for street work, farm chores, garden truck growing year round, and ongoing yard and house cleaning this month.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted Without Mercury
An old caution warns against mercury in catarrh remedies and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio, claimed to have no mercury and to act internally on blood and mucous surfaces. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation and testimonials available.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Black and White cigars praised for smoking value
The piece touts Black and White cigars as superior smoking value due to fermentation methods. It notes heavy promotion by Odon Drug Co including distribution of a thousand dollars worth in 1915 and mentions national cigar show standings, portraying the cigar as a bold, masculine choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Odon Drug Co
Indiana
The American Stigma of High Brow
Henry Seidel Canby argues in Harper's Magazine that American society stigmatizes intellect and celebrates mediocrity. He notes that labeling someone high brow ruins reputations, while respect for experts and thinkers remains scarce amid mass public opinion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College
Yellow Journalists
Henry Seidel Canby
Harper's Magazine
Truth Spoken In Jest Satire on Wisdom and Burden
A witty reflection divides humanity into two classes: those who know they are fools and those who do not. Light tales are often thin, and fools are rarely bothered by worry. Enthusiasm is the stepmother of bustle, and poetry may yield returns if stamps accompany it.
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Qden Journal
Idon - Indiana
Odon, Indiana
Postoffice
Co-operative Telephone
Flint-Kyle
Co-operative
Ae Fry Toore
Jindiar
of the Circuit Courts For the
Forty-ninth Judicial Circuit
Daviess and Martin
Gole
Ezra Mattingly
Thos. D. Slimp
49Th Judicial Circuit
Daviess and
Martin Courties
Oscar M. Wallick
Madison Township
Daviess County
Raglesville
Cecil Stuffle
James Stuffle
Rena Riggins
James Overton
Ernest Zimmerman
Claude Sprague
Decatur Ill
Wm. R. Sprague
Vern Clark
Sherman Banks
Here
Logan Dart
John Riggins
Herschel Ramp
John Young
Chaneyville
Illinois
Mollie Clark
Griffiths, Ind
Clarence Wray
Geo. W. Resler
Loogootee
Jesse Trueblood
Richard Trueblood
Earth
Christ
MT. Nebo
Ed Ferguson
Gir
Millie
Alice Barker
S. H.S
Rodney Townsend
Iowa
Wm. Townsend
Goldie Townsend
James Graham
Bunkum
Wm. Ledgerwood
D. W. Osborn
Belview
Odon Drug Co, Inc
J.C. Brady
Luckey Valley, Nebr
Odon Journal
San Antonio, Texas
Qodon Journal
New Serges
Barkley’s Department Store
Enthusiasm
Bustle
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