Knights of P Lodge Elect Officers at City Hall
The Knights of P Lodge held a regular meeting at the city hall last Monday night for officer elections and closed with a banquet and smoker. A large crowd attended and enjoyed ample food and music. Officiants listed include Guthrie, Sears, Poindexter, Neeremer, Odell, Jolliff, Bunch, Pershing, Bennett and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. of P. Lodge
D. Guthrie
C. C
Elmer Sears
V. C
Fisher
K of R
S. Huette Poindexter
Hugh Neeremer
Alex Odell
Aaron Jolliff
Wm. Bunch
Chas. Pershing
I G
Oscar Bennett
O. G
Indiana State Optical Society Annual Meeting At Severn Hotel
The Indiana State Optical Society holds its annual meeting January 11 and 12 at the Severn Hotel in Indianapolis. Lecturers include W B Needles Kansas City Va CO W Talbot Spokane Geo A Rogers Chicago R C Augustine Decatur and C M Jenkins Richmond Ind. The writer will attend but asks readers not to come for optical work those two days while the event runs. the store remains open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiat ™ State Optical Society
Severn Hotel
Indianapolis
W. B. Needles
Kansas City
W. Talbot
Spokane
Wash
Geo. A. Rogers
Chicago
R. C. Augustine
Decatur
Ill
C. M. Jenkins
Richmond
Ind
Thanks for Birthday Card Shower From Mrs Correll
A letter from Wils Charles Correll of Sumner II thanks friends for a postal card shower on her 86th birthday. She sends merry Christmas wishes and a happy New Year and recalls moving from Clarksburg in 1871 and selling 80 acres that are now in Odon.
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Wils
Charles Correll
Sumner
Iam
S. M. Correll
Scarlet Fever Case Reported In Town
The city records its first scarlet fever case this week as Mike Dyer contracts the illness. The origin is unknown but strict measures have been taken to halt spread and the home is quarantined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Dyer
Local Couple Marry Quietly in Indianapolis Ceremony
Claude Anderson wed Miss Dale Harbet of Indianapolis on December 24 1913 announced publicly by friends and relatives on Christmas day. Anderson a law school teacher in Indianapolis and former C H S graduate lived in this city with his parents during the summer. A Plainville dancing club event drew a crowd of local youths led by Ida and Ruth Wash and several Crooke Cooper and Hayes family members.
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Claude Anderson
Dale Harbet
Indianapolis
Anderson
Chicago
Longfellow Consolidated School
Carnahan
O’donald
Santa Claus visits Raglesville during holiday season
RAGLESVILLE residents report Santa Claus made his yearly visit Thursday night. Several local families and alumni attended gatherings, with many neighbors sharing holiday visits and news of marriages and relatives visiting from nearby towns.
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Santa Claus
Preinventory sale reduces stock before annual inventory
A local business advertises a preinventory sale to clear stock and close out lines. The note invites customers to come in and let the store show the inducement prices as they move odds and ends ahead of the upcoming inventory.
Dancing Club Guests Attend Keck Jeweler Gala
The dancing club of this city held a Monday evening dance at the K of P hall. Attendees included Misses Ida Wash Ruth Wash Bertha Howe Ethel Jolliff Floy Williams Zola Seal Ethel Cooper Helen Gante Bee Nell Lane and many others plus Messrs Mason Crooke Paul Bowman James Dyal Roscoe Kinneman Frank Correll Roy Wirklepleck and more. Dinner followed at the home of Mr and Mrs J A Marshall Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qodon
Plainville
K.of P. Hall
Ida
Ruth Wash
Midway
Bertha Howe
Linton
Ethel Jolliff
Floy Williams
Zola Seal
Ethel Cooper
Helen Ganté Bee Gives
Nell Lane
Eulala Guthrie
Hazel Crooke
Lela Crooke
Rena Dearmin
Bradie York
Bertha Killion
Mason Crooke
Paul Bowman
Jas. Dyal
Roscoe Kinneman
Frank Correll
Roy Wirklepleck
Orin Crooke
Victor Bowman
Charles Lane
Don Hayes
Charles Pate
Robert Dearmin
Frank Crooke
Ray Garten
Dale Cooper
Ed Correll
A. D. Goosey
J.R. Gantz
M. B. Ulrich
Paris Boulevards Amid Applause and Street Vendors
In Paris boulevard scenes crowds enjoy cafe life as sidewalk vendors peddle novelties and acrobats perform on carpets. Newsboys hawk papers while travelers in diverse garb pass by, and boulevard fashion and chatter blend into a lively urban tableau.
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Paris
Quasimodo
la Presse
Dahomey
Kansas City
Chicago
In Love at the Granger Farm
Maurice Danby visits his brother’s farm and declares love to Kitty Granger after a comical road accident. He pursues marriage by meeting Kitty at the Granger place, prompting family commentary on etiquette and his plan to win her. The courtship unfolds with a roadside smash used as his opening gesture.
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Maurice Danby
Mr. Danby
Sarah
Maurice
Granger
Kittie Granger
Nitty Granger
Kitty
Miss Kitty
Danby
Farmer Granger’s
Minister from Dayton preaches at United Brethren Church
Rev. T. P. Cooper of Indianapolis and field agent for Bonebrake Theological Seminary Dayton Ohio visited early this week and preached several good sermons at the United Brethren church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. P. Cooper
Indianapolis
Bonebrake Theological Seminary
Dayton
Ohio
United Brethren Church
First Aid to the Injured Fainting Advice
Dr H H Hartung explains fainting as temporary loss of consciousness from reduced brain blood flow. It occurs in crowded venues and lasts minutes. recovery comes with fresh air. Key steps: lay the person flat with head lower, loosen tight clothing, apply smelling salts, and use cold water on face and hands to revive.
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H. H. Hartung
National Magazine
Java Reptile Skin Co forms in Java for live snake trade
The newly incorporated Java Reptile Skin Company in Java with a 40000 capital plans multiple island branches to buy live snakes from native hunters. Live 12 to 18 foot snakes fetch high prices while dead snakes flood the market. The piece notes the irony of fashion accessories made from living snakes and recalls Eden era attitude toward animal feelings.
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Far East
Java Reptile Skin Company
Out of Sorts and a Printer’s Trade Term Origin
A rural Kansas paper reports a printer’s shortage of the letter e leading to the substitution of x for e. The editor apologizes for the typographical error and promises no repetition in the future.
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Josh
Kansas
Immature instincts and unsure purposes voiced here
A reflective note on restless youth and their faint aspirations. The speaker questions the value of driven effort and the worth of pursuing work, hinting at a struggle to find meaningful direction and voice.
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Howe
Three Ways to Keep a Friend, A Proverb Thought
A saying attributed to Car'n notes a friend is kept by three acts: honoring him in his presence, praising him in his absence, and aiding him in his need. The maxim underscores consistent loyalty across situations.
Birth statistics show Manila leads in world birth rates
The last quarterly report from the Bureau of Health notes no race death by own action in the Philippines and places Manila at 43.23 births per thousand, with Hungary at 40.5, Austria 37, and Germany 36 as other high rates in international statistics.
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Philippines
Bureau of Health
Manila
Hungary
Austria
Mogok Valley Burma Rubies Found by Natives
Practically all valuable rubies of ancient and modern times have been found in the Mogok Valley of Burma where much of the mining is still done by natives in a primitive manner.
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Mogok Valley
Burma
Bronson's Reward
Bronson, an eccentric philanthropist, buys an opal and diamond pendant for Avis Brayton after her pleas for luck. Two years later at a dinner, Avis reveals the pendant’s anonymous gift changed her life and hints she will reward the donor, who may be Bronson.
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Jonson
Bronson
Avis Brayton
Avis
Bro. Sun
van Wilde
Patty
Jimmy Rogers
Miss Brayton
Mr. Bronson
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Ythias
Optical Meeting
Keck
Raglesville
James Burris
Odon
Genevieve Flinn
Clear Springs
Mrs
J. B. Flinn
Marl Cunningham
van Buren Township
W. S. Smiley
A. M. Clark
Ernest Zimmerman
Wirtzel Rosenberg
Cecil Smith
Forrest Wadsworth
Lawrence Clark
Flora Clinton
Gladys Dyal
Ada Evans
Elsie Wadsworth
Louis Pate
Miss Agnes
Mrs. M. O. Pate
The
Alumini Association
Jake Flinn
Esse Wadsworth
Mrs. Ernest Zimmerman
Ed Roberts
Terre Haute
Palmer Dyal
Here
Homer Overton
Amy Hill
A. K. Overton
Alice Pate
Robert Harris
Smiley Seneff
Luther Dyal
Ray Zeigler
Ilinois
Schuyler Ketchem
Dan Hayes
Robert Fellers
Harriet Fellers
C. R. Dungan
Sullivan
Racy Stuckey
David R. Maershall
P. A. Wiattepleck
A. M. Keck
Erna Overman
Ruby Young
Paul Sears
Hazel McCallian
B. F. Sears
Chase Sears
Thom
J. A. Marshall
Paris Boulevards
A C. Fulkerson
Indiana
Supt
E. D. Merriman
Louis Shirley
Eula Sanford
State Normal
David Starr Jordan
Everett Lett
Manual Training High School
Veale Township
Mr. Lett
West End School of
Washington
New York
State Department of Education
Kitty Granger
Corie
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