Local residents visit and return mentions in Spencer area
FLNORA Ray Edmondson returns from a two week visit with his parents in Spencer Iowa. Earl Lehman visited Linton last week. Chas Caress was at Greencastle Friday. Mrs Obe McNabb of Linton visited. Bonnie Sommers of Odon spent Monday night with Eva Connell. James and Mrs James Loudermilk of Washington visiting relatives here. Sarah Holt spent Sunday with Ethel Howard Edith Barrett Elva Barrett Dora. Thurman spent Sunday with Edward Carr returning from Indianapolis after an operation Friday. Frank Cox visited Indianapolis last week. Chas Stringer visiting Maywood. Mrs S E Bowman from Odon Tuesday. Theodore Andrews at Linton Saturday. Bertha and Edna Chambers mentioned.
Local residents and visitors pass through, Sunday and Saturday notices
A long list of residents from Terre Haute Burns City Odon and nearby towns visited family members and traveled through here over the weekend. Individuals named include Dan Mowery Norman Hot Clay Owens G. W. Coats and many others with frequent references to travels and social visits. A note mentions dogs being poisoned recently and a busy railroads payday drawing shoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Hot
Burns City
Clarence Pownall
Village Notes and Visitors From Linton to Bloomfield
Newberry residents and visitors are listed including Jennie Wolford and Iva Slinkard in Linton, Tom Green and Seymore, Faith Sherwood in Linton, and several trips to Bloomfield. The piece ends with a quotation about the value of laughter from notable writers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Wolford
Iva Slinkard
Linton
Local Comedy Mix Causes Facility Mix Up
Report describes a chaotic scene where a crowd tests luck with a humorous group. A cab plays a role in the misadventure while a man named Indianapolis is detained on suspicion of robbery. The account notes the absurdity of the situation and the relief when no crime is proven.
Scattered Odds and Ends from a Patchwork Column
The note covers curious facts and quips from a miscellaneous column. It cites life spans of money, trends in fashion exhibitions, and speculative political intrigue. It ends with a wordplay about names Sing and Sung highlighting language quirks.
Release of 322 Juveniles From Plainfield Reform School
322 boys were released last Saturday from the Plainfield reformatory under a new law allowing release at age eighteen instead of twenty one. The policy of holding youths for "boyish offenses" to twenty one was deemed foolish, as many begin real life between these ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lamb
Sander Carlyle
Douglas Jerrold
Bolilf
Earth
Olympus
Laurence Sterne
Oliver Wendell Holmes
St. Louis Republic
Fenses
Classified Ad Offer Through The Journal
The Journal invites readers to place small ads to buy or sell items. It promises broad reach and satisfactory results by pricing the facts before many readers, encouraging quick responses and effective local notices.
Odon Sees Repeats of Public Disturbance At Main Street
A di graced drunken scene on Main and Spring last Saturday night drew criticism of Odon's policing. Townsfolk lament that handling such incidents locally is a joke and call for stronger police presence to deter trouble rather than rely on citizen intervention.
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Main and
Spring Streets
Odon
Notice of Property Lease Mentioned in Journal May Issue
A terse notice references William B. Harding leasing a property and mentions an address and specific phrasing from the Journal’s May issue. The fragment suggests a standard recording of lease action and involved parties in a late 19th or early 20th century local paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notiss
The
Journal of
Win
William 1 B. ‘Harding
Baa
Aim
Will Spehte
Local Visit from Nellie Blough and Family
Mrs Nellie Blough and her children visited relatives over the weekend, with Miss Hazel Taylor spending Sunday with Miss Ada Howard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Taylor
Mise Ada ‘Howard
Fairview Social Guests Note Weekend Visits
Misses Rose Garten and Gertie Parker were guests of Eunice Rhubottom Sunday evening. Nancy Ailen visited Phoeba Mailette. Mr and Mrs A T Myers visited her sister. Louis Rhabotton and family visited near Shiloh. Ella Andis guest of Ella Rhabotton Friday. Susan Barley guest of Mrs Nancy Allen Monday evening. Art Woxratt and family visited his...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Garten
Gertie Parker
Eunice Rhubottom
Nancy Ailen
Phoeba Mailette
A. T. Myers
Mrs
Jacob Petty Sanday
Louis Rhabotton
Dosie Brock
Shiloh
Ella Andis
Ella Rhabotton
Susan Barley
Nancy Allen
Perma-Lac Offers Restorative Wood and Metal Finishing
An advertisement touts Perma-Lac as a universal wood and metal refinisher for furniture walls ceilings doors and even wagons and farm implements, promising to restore a hard handsome appearance.
Epsom High School Commencement May 22
The annual commencement exercises of Epsom High School will be held May 22. President W. P. Dearing of Oakland City College will deliver the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epsom High School
Ww. P. Dearing
Oakland City, College
Strange Meals in Disraeli Novels Highlight Barbaric Feasts
The London Standard notes Disraeli novels feature markedly savage banquets. Venetia opens with a grand tureen of potato royal and a boned duck, followed by a pike roast and mutton leg. The course includes boated veal, poultry, rabbits, and larks, all richly sauced with claret and spices.
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Disraeli
Venetia
London Standard
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