The Week in History November Highlights Recalled
A compact note lists key historical events by date from November 8 to November 14 across years 1864 1865 1870 and 1836 including Lincoln’s re election the Shenandoah surrender execution at Andersonville church bell melting for cannons and Franco British and Civil War era actions. The piece closes with a maxim about confidence fueling success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Waddell
Shenandoah
Wirt
Andersonville
France
England
Filain de Persigny
America
Longstreet
Burnside
Farmers Plan United Effort for Record Summer Prosperity
In the winter the community will devise methods to boost next summer’s agricultural output with minimal extra cost. The aim is expansion and greater prosperity through collaboration and sharing ideas.
Look in the Glass for Self Reflection
A reflective meditation urges readers to gaze into a glass to see themselves honestly. It suggests that personal flaws and moods are magnified by the mirror until humor and joy replace irritation, offering a path to clearer perspective and better living.
Read Tie Ads Save Money for Christmas
Readers are urged to study the paper’s ads for holiday shopping. The message promises money savings by finding best prices and noting where stores list needed items.
Boots from Chicago prompt farmer clash at local store
An elderly farmer confronts proprietor over buying Chicago goods while praising local stock. The exchange escalates as Jones accuses the shop of reliance on distant suppliers and hints at selling local products. He departs with his catalog, emphasizing the homegrown sales stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Bill Jones
Emporicum
Farmer Jones
School Notes Highlights A Reforming Kind Teacher
The article describes a teacher under scrutiny for engaging pupils with enjoyable study activities and even guiding seed wheat and seed corn collection. Trustee and county superintendent weigh his conduct and potential replacement at a higher salary. State Inspector J B Pearcy completed county school inspections and will report to the State Board of Education, citing both commendations and criticisms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B Pearcy
Elnora
Epsom
Odon
Plainville
Cannerburg
Montgomery
Washington
St. Simon’s Academy
Pearcy
State Board of Education
A Dictionary of Proverbs and Old Sayings
A compact philological musing notes how men help only when need arises. It cites Adam with faults yet avoids breach of promise suits and contrasts fools rushing in with the wiser approach of careful inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam
Second Month School Report Reveals Classroom Rosters
A detailed second month school report lists students across multiple rooms and grades. Names include Burress, Crooke, Callahan, Guthrie, Hedden, Sommers, Pilkington, Sims, Waskom, and many others, spanning rooms 1 through 5 and the high school Mount Bair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genevieve Burress
Harry Crooke
Elizabeth Callahan
Trula
Callahan
Paul Gardner
Geneva Guthrie
Horace Hedden
Vivian Helm
Donald Henderson
Holt Marshall
Kathryn Sommers
Dale Smiley
Beulah Walton
Dagobert Burress
Albert Breden
George Callahan
Dorett Camel
Wubert Cooper
Trula Howard
Carl Howell
Robert Mason
Margery Pilkington
Paris Poindexter
Louise Sims
Mac Sims
William Toon
Fezel Wallick
Cooper Herndon
Ray Poindexter
Arthur Pilkington
Raymond Rice
Evelyn Seneff
Jewell Sims
Irene Sears
Phyllis Williams
Oles Waskom
Florena Kinnaman
Howard Boyd
Hazel Cooper
Evelyn Cooper
Donald Cummings
Robert Freeman
Carl Helm
Doris Herndon
Helen Horrail
Naoma Laughlin
Vonda Marshall
Lois Masters
Clair MacCallian
Ives Poindexter
Arthur Bennett
Hazel Conneil
Carl Cooper
Alice Correll
Joe Correll
Jesse Correll
Mildred Cox
Marvel Crawford
Lora Dyer
Floyd Flinn
Llis Funcannon
Alva Howard
Coal Hunter
Eulala Kinnaman
Arvel Lane
Marguerite O'Dell
Lorere Smiley
Audra Sommers
Carvel Stotts
Esther Trusty
Timer Walls Hasler Wallick
Palmer Williams
Chloe Aishe
Evelyn Boyd
Howard Crooke
Pauline de Motte
Donald Horrall
Mildred Merrill
William Neeremer
Vivian Spurgeon
Lillian Trusty
Nellie Burress
Kendrick Buchanan
John Chinn
Helen Connell
Claudean Correll
Alva Dyer
Fay Farren
Charley Flinn
Gerald Guthrie
Pearl Keck
Ermel Lane
Gertrude Lane
Ethel Mason
Zella Poindexter
May Sears
Trula ‘Sims
Esther Walter
Irene Wilson
Opal Steele
Addis Waskom
Ruth Correll
Maysel Dearmin
Fred Dearmin
Irene Flinn
Luther Hardy
Laveda Masters
Madge Ragie
Charlie Sommers
Ruby Browning
John Dearmin
Harold Flinn
Edith Freeman
Edith Guthrie
Herbert Helm
Victor Herndon
Paul Nichols
Hildred Stout
Carl Webster
Mount Bair
Helen
John Fisher
Kathryn Harman
Vivian Herndon
Hayes Killian
Vera Marshall
Henry Muffan
Ruth Neeremer
Alfred Ragle
Roy Sears
Bernice Sims
George Stickles
Damon Trusty
Irene Williams
Raymond Whiteside
Harold Anderson
Nelle Breden
Hildred Connell
Dorothy Dearmin
Donald Flinn
Fred Freed
Ruth Mason
Russell McCallian
Eva Miller
Shedon Pershing
Amy Seneff
Earl Webster
Pearl Boyd
Ivan Connell
Lester Fields
Hobart Fisher
Eschel Freed
Denver Hasler
Ray York
Fern Neeremer
Arnie Wadsworth
Fred Williams
Leonard Williams
Local Notes Highlight Community Activity in Raglesville
Artie Dyal underwent appendectomy at Daviess county hospital after Saturday admission. Visitors include Mrs. Westfall from Indianapolis to see daughter Mrs. Riggins. Also reports of Winklepleck sale attendance, Beasley visiting kin, Stoy from Arkansas, and a pie social drawing a large crowd. church meeting led by Dr. Biddle of Vincennes. Grover Jackson moved to his father's farm. Agnes Pate visited Montgomery relatives. Edith Hunt spent weekend in Linton. Homer Ward and wife from Odon visited Parmer Dyal.
From Mule Driver to Supt of Chicago Streetcar System
The 13 sentence rise of William Weatherwax from mule boy earning $1.50 a day to streetcar superintendent of transportation in Chicago is recounted to the city railways board. Weatherwax credits his success to hard work and keeping to straight play noting he left school at 13 and began with the Ghiesco company in 1836.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tnis
William W. Weatherwall
Weatherwax
Chicago
Street Railway Board of Arbitration
Chicago City Railways Company
Troy
N. Y
Ghiesco Company
Shield Adopted by Major Steel Firm for Chip Control
A leading steel company adopts a simple shield to stop flying chips during chiseling. The device uses a 24 inch square ducking screen in a frame of 3 eight inch round steel bars, mounted on a 21 pound steel base. Floor shields are larger with heavier bases and may have a rounded bottom to return upright if toppled.
Air Breakwater Protects Maine Shore With Bubbles Wall
Crutch Island Maine researchers reveal a novel air breakwater using shallow pine seabed pipes fed from shore to emit bubbles. The rising bubbles form a wall that dissolves large breakers and even allows a paddleable canal after brief air exposure. Observers tie this to earlier Hudson River air effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crutch Island
Maine
Wercome
Hudson
New York
Peculiar Dual Fruit Tree Attracts York County Attention
A tree at the home of Mrs. Priscilla Taylor near Seven Valleys Pennsylvania bears two fruits on separate branches, plums on one side and peaches on the other. Locals say the tree grew from two trees whose roots intertwined, not grafted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York County
Pennsylvania
Priscilla Taylor
Seven Valleys
No More Tickets For Him On Car Line
A crowded streetcar scene ends when a man refuses to pay after buying eight tickets. The conductor collects one and keeps the rest. After repeated calls for tickets the man insists I pay no more tickets I walk and disembarks.
Cincinnati inventor patents hammock cot sleeping pillow
A Cincinnati inventor patents a combined hammock and cot design with one end of the mattress raised to serve as a pillow when used for sleeping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Four Australian railway groups to get wireless gear
Four working parties building a railroad across Australia will be equipped with wireless apparatus to maintain communication among teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Gas Blowout Creates Massive Pit Near Linton Texas
A new well at 3200 feet depth struck gas near Linton Texas. When the casing failed the bore blew open forming a crater about 35 feet wide that expanded into a large pit. Boiling water filled the fissure to within 100 feet of the surface and all drilling gear vanished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton
Tex
Volun
Wernin
Onty
Concert chat taints afterglow with fashion critique
After the concert, women discuss soloists with praise and critique. They name Mrs N Y Z for grand choir leadership, Miss P D Q for a splendid Crumbling solo, and Miss X YY Z whose voice is muffled by chorus. A comment ends with a fashion remark about Mrs X Z’s skirt.
Pennsylvania Inventor Demonstrates Collapsible Tool Chest
A Pennsylvania inventor showcases a portable tool chest with shelf storage on a collapsible frame that extends to form a convenient stand, emphasizing ease of use and mobility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Red and Green Light Tests
A simple experiment compares red and green light visibility. In a dark room two candle sources with green and red glass show green brighter obliquely while red fades. direct gaze makes green vanish and red is only visible when looked at directly then disappears when eyes turn away.
Thunder at Sea Stirs French Astronomers Debate
The Astronomical Society of France revisits the claim that thunder can be heard at sea. While some sailors insist on quieter peals than on land, more seamen align with scientists. Researchers seek additional sailor reports to clarify the phenomenon during storms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Astronomical Society of France
Baron von Humboldt
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Qidun Journal
Ve Jno
G. Storr
Ablisher
Ore
Indiana
BEE
Theeek
Andio
Castoria
Ood Real Estate
Raglesville
Artie Dyal
Daviess County Hospital
Wm. Westfall
Indianapolis
Sam Riggins
F.G. Winklepleck Sale
Mrs
Harley Beasley
John Riggins
Grant Stoy
Arkansas
J. A. Merrifield
Rev. McWilliams
James Burriss
M. E. Church
Biddle
Vincennes
Grover Jackson
Here
Agnes Pate
Mrs. M. D. Pate
Edith Hunt
Homer Ward
Parmer Dyal
Oracle
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