Local Notices and Social Roundup From Otterbein
Local item listing residents travel visits and family news from Otterbein Indiana. Notes include church growth in South Bend, a post office postage policy, Attica Chautauqua plans, and upcoming ball game with Pine Village at McKinney Ball Park. Families, visitors, and local businesses are named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Village
McKinney Ball Park
Luther Nichols
Pete Peters
Bennie Myers
Ross Thompson
Clarence Timmons
Clarence Lawson
Carl McCool
George Sims
Clifford Nichols
How Locusts Breathe Studied by Vienna Scientist
Dr. Johann Regen, Vienna professor, built a crystal tube device to measure insect respiration. A locust moves under a needle lever to record thorax breathing on a metal plate, revealing insects inhale automatically but exhale with effort, opposite to humans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johann Regen
Vienna
Harper’s Weekly
Has the World Distanced
A first grade physiology lesson prompts a child to answer about the body’s constant internal warmth. A girl jokes that she can see smoke on cold days, illustrating a humorous misunderstanding of heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Monthly
Name Dispute Shows Odd Spelling on Court Letter
A courtroom exchange reveals a complainant objecting to a name change to Blackwell Arnold Moore. The attorney notes half the letters arrive misspelled as Blacke nmore, highlighting confusion over spelling and identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackwell Arnold Moore
Quote on convict character by Mr. Warden
The remark notes that some convicts possess a smooth manner and that this trait benefits them, suggesting sly advantage in dealings with authorities. The warden adds that lack of smoothness could harm their prospects with officials.
Phrase May Prove Witty Shopping Exchange
A shopper quips about getting a runabout while another replies that she already has one and is currently in the store selecting a hat. The exchange captures light, domestic wit in a retail setting.
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. Herman Wiebers
John G. Bess
Otterbein
Ind
New York
Entral Ain
BIG Four
Boston
Niagara Falls
Thousand Islands
St. Lawrence River
Adirondack Mountains
New England
L.E
W.A.R. TO
Hoopeston
Gibson City
Bloomington
Peoria
Nacerta
Ian
Gopvatents
C. It
Aketch
Scientific American
Ewes Ae
Wade's
Democratic Newspaper
Congress
Sun
Wilma Waddell
Frankfort
Ethel Sherrill
Jessie Myers
Green Hill
O. O. Mann
Reba Rush
Sam Foster
John Johnston
Leona
Messrs
Mesdames
D. W. Larr
Jas
Christian
Tippecanoe
J. C. Whitehead
West Point
H. C. Whitehead
Morris Whitehead
Unger
Louise
Henry Myers
Dana
Kline
Morocco
W. B. Taylor
Wim. Christian
Zelma
Chicago
George Bodley
Agnes Bennet
James
Benton VanDyke
Ralph VanDyke
Benton
S. S. Dougherty
Katherine
Thos
Chas
Mary
Katherine Dougherty
Paul
South Bend
Montmorenci
H. A. Miller
Kodaks
Eastman Film
Foster’s Picture Shop
North Side Square
Lafayette
J.C. Pearson
Aberdeen
Wash
Sarah Sidden
Boswell
L. TH. Perigo
Mr. Pearson
Innes
Attica
Carroll
Grace M. E. Church
Grace Church
F. K. Dougherty
Dougherty
Drew Emerson
Rov
Oxford
Chas. Crawford
South End
Otterbein Stan
Indiana
Wade 8
Bolt
Wade
Rex Beach
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!