Local notes from Raglesville and surrounds
Walter Stackey and Sherman Stackey visited Burns City families, as a cancer doctor in Indianapolis declares Mr Riggins incurable while Mrs Riggins seeks cure for a facial cancer. Center church meetings conclude. residents travel to nearby towns for visits and work. Local farms change hands as Edward O Connor Sr buys Uncle Dave Riggins farm. Riggins plans to move to Odon. Mines run briefly with likely stoppage ahead. Community figures and visitors are listed with dates and places across several nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Dave Riggin
Riggins
Hiram Sims
Edward O’coonor Sr
Dave Riggins
Hhere
Mr. Riggins
Odon
Pleasant Hill Local Social and School Update
One more week of school at Herron. Miss Glen Dove visited at Roland Alford's Friday. Mrs. Mary Dove visited at Thomas Winklepleck's Friday. Lorenzo Evans visited friends in the locality. Aunt Laura Mumaw is on the sick list. sale at Good Hope Tuesday attended by a large crowd. Sunday school and preaching at Hill next Sunday at 1 30 pm, instead of 9 30 am. KR D Arford and wife visited Lee Tarvio's Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Dove
Roland Alford
Mary Dove
Thomas Winklepleck
Good Hope Tueday
the Hill
Visitors from Elnora and nearby towns fill Bellview
Charley Christy from Plainville and George Lay of Elnora travel through Bellview en route to Elnora. John Wilson from Plasinville and Oscar Hackler make business trips to Odon. Others from Washington Mud Pike Bailes River side and Linton visit Bellview or stay with friends Sunday and Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Sears
Near Odon
Elnora
Charley Christy
Plainville
John Wilson
Plasinville
John Swartz
Mud Pike
Local Notes From Trainor and Bramble Area
Valatine Greenwell of Bramble visiting Washington friends. George and Harry Walker traveled to Loogootee for the Knights of Columbus initiation. A subscription school at Trainor with Miss Alice Conway as teacher. David Wade, previously ill, now able to go out. Farmers in the area have all telephone lines being repaired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loogootee
K. of C. Council
East van Buren Township
Valatine Greenwell of
Bramble
Washington
George
Harry Walker
Loegootee
K. of C
Trainor
Alice Conway
Beginnings of Insurance: Ancient Roots and Early Firms
The article traces insurance origins from ancient ships and the Hanseatic League to Florence 1523 and Bruges in the 14th century. It notes fire and life insurance emerging later with guild compensations, London's 1667 fire, and first major firms like Hand in Hand in 1696 and Amicable in 1706.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanseatic League
Germany
Sweden
Denmark
Florence
Bruges
Italy
England
London
Amicable
London Standard
Catching Turtles and Remoras on Shore and Sea
A Washington Star account explains nocturnal turtle harvesting on sandy shores with eggs dug and left to hatch. Hunters flip turtles onto their backs and collect them next day. Another method uses remora fish to latch onto turtles, then are hauled into boats before the fish drops off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
Totemism and Ancient Food Taboos Across Cultures
The article explains how totemism shaped dietary bans from ancient Egypt Greece and Rome. It cites examples like pork in Jewish tradition onions and garlic in Egypt and the Greek festival foods. It notes that groups abstained from animals or plants linked to their totems and kinship lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nam
Demeter
Aristophanes
China
India
Egypt
Greece
Apollo
Thebes
Herodotus
Plutarch
Wolf
Swan
Kongo Free State
Old Egypt
Mendes
Bubastis
Ombos
Lucian
Pelusium
Pliny
Juvenal
New York Post
Animals That Do Not Grow Thirsty
Various species reportedly survive without drinking water. Damas of Patagonia and gazelios of the Far East are cited, a London zoo parrot lived 52 years without water, rabbits may obtain moisture from dew laden greens, and reptiles, sloths, and certain mice persist in waterless areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patagonia
Far East
London
France
Roquefort
America
Egypts ancient civilization and its legendary origins
The piece argues that Egyptian civilization appeared fully formed, with Renan noting its sudden rise. It questions origins, credits Menes with early grand projects like Nile embankments and Mooris lake, and highlights monumental feats—Labyrinth, Karnak, pyramids, Memphis, Thebes, Heliopolis, sphinxes, obelisks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses
Renan
Egypt
Menes
Nile
Memphis
Mooris
Herodotus
Karnak
Denon
Notre Dame
Paris
Thebes
Heliopolis
Govern Yourself and Self Control
Men and women often say they cannot govern themselves. That admission reveals defects of character that master them. They should try to correct faults and test their judgment. The worst harm from lacking self control lies in health as bad habits in eating drinking dressing and sleeping take over the person, producing a weak character.
Red in Battle Through History and Military Use
Red has long been a favored military color with roots back to Lycurgus and Sparta who ordered red tunics to mask blood. The British army reportedly first used red in 1528 for the yeomen of the guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lycurgus
Yeomen of
Guard
Resemblances and a Dismissive Quip Across Friends
Fogg tells Bass he reminded him of a giraffe for holding his head high. Bass asks for the reaction and receives the jab that he reminded Fogg of an ass. The exchange hinges on blunt personal nicknames and teasing among Fender son and Henderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fogg
Bass
Fenderson
untold marriage quarrel reflected in dialog
A fragment shows a tense exchange between a wife and husband about drinking. The lines suggest a private domestic moment framed as a warning or plea.
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E. Rauh & Son's Co
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Spokane
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Wenatchee
Antill
Scotland
Tacoma
Beattie
Victoria
Vancouver
San Francisco
Angeles
San Diego
California
W.5. Snyder
W. H. Barr
Ree. H. J. Ward
Lester Jones
Jones
San Juan Colorado
Jackson Orr
Barclay Block
Denver, Col
Keck
Raglesville News
J. O. Pate
Walter and
Sherman Stackey
Hayden and
Amos Osborn
Burns City
Pryor
M. E. Church
Dora Stuckey
Near Here
Grace Pryor
Center
T. G. Wadsworth
Riley Wilson
John Young
John Fettie
Stella
Lola
Radd
Ww. Carrees
James Hannah
Carl Slatton and
Wife
Misa Pearl Bynum
Carl Slatton
John Daugherty
Norval Bynum
Odus Young
Mrs. McGuire
Near Plainville
Cal Bleven
Sandborn
Chas
Stringer
Ed Cooper
Rev. Buchanan
Mr Swartz
Burton Clark
Terre Haute
T. E. Grable
I. U
Bloomington
Mollie Clark
Marl Cuningham
Lettie Wadsworth
Maud Stuckey
Agnes
A Ie Pate
Williams
Tennessee
Fred. G. Winklepleek
J. A. Overton
A. R Casey
Ray
Evansville
Arminta
Oijive Zigler
Mrs
Winfield Zigler
Archibald Yatel
Eloora
Pleasant Hill
D. B. Malone
Lorenzo Evans
Laura Mumaw
KR. D. Arford
Lee
Tarvio’s
Bellview
George Lay
Oscar Hackler
William Fitzgibbon
Milton Nugent
William Johnson
Bailes
Elmer and
William Bowman
Riverside
Minnie Bynum
Miss Pearl Killi
Thomas Payne
Josie McGee
Lula Smeltzer
Lydia Smeltzer
O. M. Stacy
D. H. Courtney
Martin Sexton
Linton
Lula Ketcham
Bessie Manning
David Wade
Tropics
John
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