Plainville Social Roundup Sees Local Travels and Visits
Mr and Mrs George Arterburn and daughter Ruth of Ilkeston Mo visit relatives here. The Misses Stella and Josephine Miller spend time with sister Mrs Alf Keck of Olon. Mrs George McWilliams and daughter Joyce vacation at Martinsville. Rev G W Gilley and wife visit daughter Mrs Jas Atterback of Washington. Kell Ferguson resigns Waynetown post to teach manual training here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Arterburn
Ruth
Ilkeston, Mo
Vis
Stella
Josephine Miller
Mra
Alf Keck
G. W. Gilley
Jas. Atterback
Washington
Venus Lodge Meeting Notice for Sept 24
All members of Venus Lodge L 0.C. F. are requested to meet at L O. O. Hall Wednesday evening Sept 24 for Special Business. H.O Marshall N. G. Address to rural mail box patrons notes carriers are not required to collect move coins. Daniel Gantz P. M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venus Lodge
L 0.C. F
L O. O
Good Business Echoes in a Fae World
A quirky Washington Era vignette contrasts a fanciful business sense with practical tips and polite costs. Two waiters debate a mysterious patron described as a rare, courteous customer who can balance value and civility in a small tavern setting.
Keep Yourselves From Idols in Exodus Lesson
A sermon-like study on Exodus 32 15 20 30 35 narrates Israel's golden calf apostasy Moses judgment and renewal of the Covenant and applies the lesson to Spiritual Israel warning against making images or symbols that divert worship. It cites Moses bravery and Kalvin on maintaining faith after covenant renewal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Moses
Mt. Sinai
Joshua
Aaron
God
Israel
Local Social Notes From Linton and Surrounding Areas
Herman Wesner travels to Linton for work while Rev. P. S. May attends the Methodist annual conference in Shelbyville. News of several visits and moves including Mrs. Isabelle Pershing and children of Elnora, Mr. and Mrs. Trant Crecelius of Elnora, and Mrs. Sylvester visiting relatives. Deaths include Forest Deck of Soldier, Kansas, and 40 year old Mrs. John Foster with funeral details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Foster
Hagan
Cincinnati
C. C
L. Hamilton
Last Day On The Farm Sparks A City Fortune
A light tale follows Joshua Gibbs who finds a $20 bill on a stile, keeps it, then builds a thriving city business after moving from a farm to town. He later returns to seek Annie Saunders, the girl who shared a cool buttermilk on a hot day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie
Joshua Gibbs
Joshua
Annie Saunders
Local Visits and Households Round Willow Lick Area
Willow Lick residents and visitors share weekly movements with towns including Bloomfield Odon Indianapolis and Scotland. Mrs Leonard Ramsey returns home Subray and Miss Daisy Prentice visits friends while Harried schedules show several family and guest visits to Dr and Mrs A K Lane Odeon and other nearby homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Ramsey
Bloomfield
Trainor event and family visits noted
Adda Parker and daughter Grace of Washington were guests of Hendersons Saturday and Sunday. Born to Mr and Mrs Thomas Feonei and Mrs Snyder, two children were noted.
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Adda Parker
Grace
Washington
Henderson
Mr. and
Mra, Thos
Feonei
Orphans in Australia and State Foster System
The New York World reports Australia has no orphans because the state acts immediately to protect children after a parent’s death. If no relative offers care, the child goes to a children's council and into a farmer’s foster home. At thirteen, the state wages the child out. most earnings go to savings, with a portion kept for the child to use for trade schooling or marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Children's Council
New York World
Fate of the Grizzly Tall Tale on Western Hunt
An Idaho guide tells a joke about killing a grizzly after a long hunt to wealthy easterners. The tale notes the animal died after two days and nights, prompting puzzled questions about how the guide tried to make the bear swallow.
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Idaho
Northwest
Lipincott
Weather Conversation Sparks Etiquette Clash in Pall Mall Club
In a prestigious Pall Mall club an indignant senior admonished a new member for addressing him without a ceremonial introduction. The exchange began over a remark about the weather and ended with a stern warning to refrain from such breaches again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Bayz
London Tatler
Pall Mall
A Knocker That Meant Life At Durham Cathedral
A historical note describes cruel punishments in England where criminals could seek sanctuary in churches. A relic appears in the Durham cathedral door knocker, where an inside observer peer through a copper mask to decide if the fugitive may be admitted after parley.
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England
Durham
Widow Saves Zeb White From Forty-Eighth Man
In a reminiscence Zeb White recalls an enemy named Pike who boasted of brute force. After illness left Zeb weak, his wife confronts Pike at the cabin and fights him off, finally delivering a remarkable walloping that leaves Pike battered while Mrs White remains unscathed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeb
Pike
Nayborhood
Zeb White
Widder White
Aler Sez Sre
Varmint
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Plainville
Olon
George Mc Williams
Joyce
Martinsville
Henry Denbo
Cornettaville
Geo. &McWillians
Harry Gough
Kell Ferguson
Waynnetown
Nelle McBride
Mar Mattingly
Helen Downs
Ethel Smith
Flora May
Frances Owens
Bicknell
Kenry Heibecker
Freelandsville
Jann‘ta Slaw
Elnora
Bessie Littel
W. J. Danner
Walter
Oton
Carl MacWilliams
Mabel Erink
Bedford
Miss Vernall -Burroughs
Mrs. Woods
Murphy
Bennington
Mrs. Wn. Tomey
Chattanooga, Tenn
John Brill
Katherine
Bessie
Saline City
H.O Marshall, N. G
Daniel Gantz, P. M
JAMEF
Kalvin
Tam Jluthen
Herman Wesner
Linton
P. S. May
The
Methodist Church
Shelbyville
Isabelle Pershing
C. E. Owen
Son Russe
Greenville
Miss
Mrs. Sylvester
J. 8. Terhune
Indianapolis
Geo. Humphreys
Mrs. Herman of
Wichataw, Kan
Forest
Soldier
Kan
Frank
Willow Lick
A. M. Dicks
Odon
Sam Overton
Daisy Prentice
Cecile Hindman
J. T. Sears
Bess
Cornelius Cale
Pisinville
Henry Taylor
Scotland
Illinois
Paris Laughlin
Noddle Webster
Near Blankenship
Seward Pershing
Elijah Steel
Sanday
Homer Pershing
Grant Overton
Luther Fears
Trainor
Agy Snyder
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Lotty
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