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Newspaper
Otterbein Sun
Location
Otterbein, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1913
Page
7
A local notice announces Philbin's Removal or Out of Business sale offering 20 to 50 percent off on Watches Clocks Diamonds and Jewelry plus upgraded patterns of sterling silver tableware in light and medium weights.
Clearance sale offers 500 pieces of fine cut glass including tumblers at reduced prices. Quality glassware marked down to create affordable bargains for home use and gifting.
Advertisement invites buyers to promise a wife or sweetheart a diamond watch ring or bracelet and return to purchase later, offering to lay goods aside for customers.
A small shop advertises a curated collection of unusual spoons knives and forks meant to impress with both style and price. Customers are invited to browse and compare options for gift giving or personal use.
A notice records the Democratic Newspaper entered as second class mail at Otterbein Indiana under the 1879 Act. The entry outlines postal filing for serialization and distribution through the Otterbein post office.
Frank Mann and family visited Sunday with A. W. Gephart's Mrs. Mary Moore returned Saturday from a two week visit with relatives at Winimac and Converse. Robert, Ella and Mary Arvid son attended the surprise Friday evening on Mrs. Joe McKinney. Chas. Sawyer and family spent Sunday in Lafayette.
Mr and Mrs Jacob Mann hosted a Sunday gathering with Frank Morgan and family of Independence Elza Morgan and Wilden Mann and families Also KE Wilson and Mrs Mary Wilson of Green Hil visited Mrs Mary Killin Bertha Keller traveled to Kenana for a week to visit relatives Ward acquires a new Overland car Jas Moore and wife of Lafay ette spent Sunday with Tom Moore and family Mr and Mrs Pete Arvidson and daughter Elia were with relatives John Keller joined Chas Magnuson at West day Sunday for a reunion with H Kretschman and family Clara Quigg Bertha Elmer Chas and Sam Keller Flora Coats and Leonard Cutrell Also Mr and Mrs John Mann traveled to Wellington Il to visit friends.
Mr and Mrs Bert Gephart and family spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Ben Gephart. Mr and Mrs Vaughn visited with Mr and Mrs Bige German. Miss Agnes Isaacson is visiting this week with Miss Jennie Nelson.
Chas Gephard and family spent the weekend with Gus Gephart near Carbondale. Misses Elizabeth Lake Agnes Isaacson and Anna Johnson and Mesrs Mort and John Williams and Eu and Arber. Johnson Sundayed with Isaac Nelson and family.
Chas N Davis and family return to Sullivan Ind after a week with Dr E J Yager and family at Green Hill.
The County 8 convention will be held Wednesday afternoon and evening at the U B church in Black Rock with Green Hill and Armstrong schools set to participate. Conch Nathan Palmer of Arkansas visits his daughter Mrs Lemuel Martin whose husband was killed near Shadeland on Labor Day.
In central India Lachman, an illiterate peasant, cut off his left hand as a votive offering to Rama. Bleeding stump shown, he refused anesthesia, claimed no pain, and anticipated divine care. Police notified, he was taken to a dispensary for surgery.
Waldo Beane corrects a nurse who mislabels Cosmic Ego as a breakfast food, highlighting a humorous clash over a term misapplied to daily meals. The exchange underscores a playful tension between expertise and common assumption.
Daniel C. Roper recalls Willie’s mail mix up when the boy hurried to mail a letter for his mother. He paid two cents for a stamp at a drug store and later claimed he had mailed the letter with the two cents as payment. The tale centers on the boy’s mistake and the saved coin.
Vague OCR fragment shows a box related note with a quoted smile and a sneaked in item. No clear names teams or dates readable.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer note reports a western judge deemed a tenant may make as much noise in his flat as he likes. The resident questions whether any suites nearby will fill, and others wonder about the ruling’s practical impact on housing.
The excerpt shows a lively dinner table exchange about fish, a casual farewell, and fleeting remarks about a woman’s open countenance. It reads like an informal, dated conversational fragment with playful slang and clipped lines.
In a heated dispute, neighbors reached a compromise after a confrontation. No one was shot though tensions ran high and residents described the scene as everyone being half-shot by the exchange.
In New Milford County the longtime figure "Old Man" Curtis is placed in the almshouse. His son William Curtis, a wealthy farmer reputedly worth 380000, reportedly refused aid, claiming the father forced him to work as a boy and kept all earnings. The incident sparked local commentary on family duty and money.
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