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Newspaper
Otterbein Sun
Location
Otterbein, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1914
Page
2
Mrs Re Rowe of Metropolis visits Geo Brimhams and family Marvin travels to attend wedding of granddaughter Ella and Jacob Reiners visit Rev Laura Kline Miss McAracher visits with Rev Laura Kline Decoration Day plans set for May 30 at Armstrong Chapel with flowers requested Big Hester works night to cover for Thomas Lafayette details and a humorous scene of an elderly woman cleaning artificial teeth prompts a child to ask if you covet clothes.
Last Sunday marked a birthday anniversary at the E H Wilson homestead with many neighbors and relatives attending. Rev Laura Kline of Montmorenci conducted services using Pilate Behold the Man, while evangelist Miss Gully gave a solo. other items include visits, dinners, and upcoming sermons at the village church.
Spectator notice announces a memorial address to be delivered by Dr George W Switzer. The venue and date are not fully legible but place the event in a formal commemorative context with an emphasis on the speaker's identity.
The account lists the annual destruction of dangerous wildlife in Bengal for 1912. Elephants, tigers, leopards, bears, wolves, and other animals were destroyed with rewards issued by the government. Snakes and additional species are included in the totals.
A humorist attempts to provoke mirth at a women’s club gathering. He cites Shakespeare in Paradise Lost, prompting a chorus of correction as the group notes the misattribution. The moment underscores a playful glare at literary misquotes.
A compact notice describes a central hub offering meals and rest for exhausted travelers, highlighting affordable prices and access for those with limited funds. The card emphasizes welcoming staff, clean facilities, and convenient location for immediate shelter and nourishment.
Fragmentary text provides no clear people, organizations, places, or events to summarize into a coherent news item.
A fragment argues poverty must be abolished as a universal desire while defending honest labor and self denial. It claims luxury should be abolished but not poverty, warning such action would undermine the soil that sustains mankind’s virtues and civilization as argued by Andrew Car.
A fragment from a Punch-like note mentions a Philadelphia banker hosting a dinner where guests were asked to wear evening dress and were served a supper party with monkeys mixed among them to avoid confusion.
A comic exchange features Judge remarking on evolving speech about wives and clothing terms. Smith jokes about trouble with his wife while Jones responds with humorous mispronunciations and incongruous phrases, reflecting playful gender language shifts.
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