Local items list visits and travel across Indiana towns
The itemized column reports numerous residents visiting or traveling to cities such as Indianapolis Bedford Terre Haute Linton Burns City Plainville Vincennes and Washington. It notes purchases births and weekend visits along with transport movements including buses trains and shipments. Notable mentions include J P Pershing and J W Ritter visiting Indianapolis and Washington respectively and the Elnora P G Co shipping its first car of tomatoes.
CREP REPORT SHOWS SEPTEMBER FORECASTS FOR INDIANA AND U S
The report lists September 1 forecasts and final 1914 figures for corn wheat oats potatoes and hay in Indiana and the United States. Data include Indiana corn 193 million bushels forecast and 163 million final. wheat 46.7 million forecast and 43.2 million final. oats 57 million forecast and 44.7 million final. potatoes 8 hundred thousand forecast and 600 thousand final. hay and piney tail figures noted with varying values.
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Church Activity Notice at Elnora M. E. Church
Sunday School opens at 9 15 with J E Pershing as superintendent. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 5 7 45 p m Epworth League Friday at 7 45 p m Sermon morning 10 30 on The Spiritual World demonstrated through natural laws and evening 7 45 on The Way Truth Life Public invited to worship with us.
Christian Church Minister Preaches on Lord's Day Services
The Christian Church announces minister C. Howard Buchanan will lead preaching services every 2nd and 4th Lord's Day. Bible School Sunday morning at 9 30. Christian Endeavor meets 1st and 3rd Lord's Day at 7 15 p m. Everyone is invited to all services.
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Christian Endeavor
Gold found at record depth in New Cham mine Melbourne
In the mining department of Melbourne, Australis a gold discovery was made in the New Cham mine at 4200 feet depth, marking a record depth for gold finding. A separate remark notes a moderate drinker being worth more to the devil than twelve drunkards.
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Winter’s Toss and Toil in a Frugal Home
A satirical piece by Walt Mason depicts a family debating the costs of heat and upkeep through changing seasons. The husband frets over bills and coal while the wife plans cheerful improvements, including a lawn party, reflecting economic strain and a vow to save for winter. The dialogue highlights persistent hard times and thrift as the couple anticipates future relief.
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Truthful sayings and social observations trigger debate
The excerpt offers wry maxims on nerve and manners. It notes Mae seeming like July or August, while a spoon stirs homes, ill men lack suitable nightshirts for callers, and most of life lacks common sense as much as it overflows with uncommon sense.
A Satirical Rant on Aristides and Public Decorum
A lengthy mock sermon contrasts a critics dislike of Aristides with praise for a virtuous figure. It extols a handsome white haired moral ideal while condemning vice and praising kindness, bravery, and public virtue as echoed through village life and memory.
A Prayer for the Babies and Public Appeal for Child Welfare
A meditation by Walt. M in National Magazine asks for protection of infants in winter hardship and urges parents and clinicians to combine love with knowledge. It blesses doctors nurses and all helpers and seeks broader sympathy for children in need. It ends with a contrasting remark about free shows attracting large audiences.
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National Magazine
Average woman exits trolley with a joke in hand
The line notes that the average woman steps from a trolley car and delivers a joke with equal timing.
Weather Fuss as Signs of Aging
A humorous note suggests worrying about daily weather talks marks getting older. It frames weather nitpicking as a sign of aging with a light, observational tone.
Belief in Rock and Rye Cures a Cold Widely Held
Readers express skepticism about folk cures with many noting belief in rock and rye persists. The exchange highlights misinformation and public health confusion in casual conversations.
Fortune's daughter visits daily in playful verse
A whimsical line notes that Dame Fortune remains unknown to most people while her daughter Miss Fortune appears familiar as she visits daily, suggesting luck in everyday life through a witty, personified metaphor.
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Dame Fortune
Miss Fortune
My son there are two things you should never borrow
Strong caution about debts and trouble is offered in a terse admonition. The speaker highlights that borrowing money or inviting trouble leads to long-term consequences and moral risk, urging prudent restraint and personal responsibility.
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If a Young Man's Cake Is Dough
A playful aphorism notes that when a young man has dough the girl he wants may be drawn to him. The line uses metaphor to suggest financial means influence in dating dynamics.
Extracting Half Joy From Planned Enjoyments
If you can extract fifty percent of real joy from the enjoyments you plan you are fortunate. The idea suggests appreciating partial fulfillment and savoring present pleasures rather than postponing happiness.
Wise is the Man who Plays the Rump of Indifference
A curt, cryptic verse line notes that a person who scoffs at others’ misfortunes ends up cursing his own fate. The speaker uses vivid metaphor to warn against callousness in social or legal contexts.
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Wise
Remarkable Man Reflects on Quiet Achievement
A succinct note praises a remarkable person who achieves notable work without boasting. The saying implies that true success in theory or invention leads to a silent eruption of recognition, rather than self-promotion.
The Orator's Echo and the Illusion of Gold
A reflective meditation on rhetoric and fame. The speaker laments modern orators losing heart and honor, contrasting noble historic craft with today’s hollow performance. The piece weaves poetry on truth, power, and public banners, ending with Walt Mason’s Judge quotation.
Happiness and Money Amid Life’s Paradox
A historical quotation asserts happiness drives effort and success, claiming happiness attracts rewards and even defines life’s aim. It notes happiness can reveal both good and evil as a paradox, and that happiness is its own reward according to Judge.
If a girl Wise to Marry Shouldn’t Upstage the Suitor
The proverb advises a prudent woman to avoid appearing more intelligent than the man she hopes to secure as a life supporter. It warns that overconfidence may jeopardize the marriage prospect and the implied financial arrangement.
Father Time Delivers a New Wrinkle Reminder
A reflective note describes Father Time as granting a new wrinkle to a woman, seen as a reminder she has not been forgotten. The line suggests aging as a personal, meaningful signal rather than loss. The tone is intimate and contemplative, focusing on memory and time.
Porous Plaster Difference Highlighted in Relative Context
The real distinction between a porous plaster and a sponging relative lies in removal ease. Porous plaster can be pried loose, underscoring its contrasting behavior with a more clingy relative.
Rosy Cheeks and Dimples Rule Bargaining Power
A girl with natural rosy cheeks and dimples can win rare bargains. A small car owner remains unmoved by arguments that a larger vehicle is worth the price.
Toadstools Mistaken for Mushrooms Echoes of Genius
The saying compares misidentifications in fungi to overestimations of genius, noting how people misread appearances and attribute greater value. It juxtaposes common errors in perception with the idea that true merit may be hidden behind a surface impression.
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