Campaigning and Precinct Officials Listed in Paoli 1918 Notice
Legal notice from Orange Circuit Court, Paoli Indiana dated April 16 1918 lists Republican and Democrat precinct officials and delegates for several townships including Stamper Creek Paoli Youngs Creek and Valeene with names such as Charles A Fancher J Orville Stacup and James A McCoy. Document records election administration actions and seals by Clerk Charles T Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamners Creek
Arris Wolfe
Egg Trust Inquiry Reveals Huge Losses in Transit
Attorney general hearings on the egg industry quote William Mann of the New York Central law department. He cites Department of Agriculture figures showing 200 million dollars in annual waste between hen and consumer. Egg crops value seven hundred million, with thirty million lost in transit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attorney General
William Mann
Law Department
New York Central Railroad
Department of Agriculture
Impure Water for Travelers Revealed by Health Board
Minnesota state board of health reports on train drinking water as travelers face difficulty obtaining pure supply. Of 60 G1 sources used by railroads, 29 deemed satisfactory, 32 polluted, and 17 showed prior pollution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota State Board of Health
Fixing a clock that won’t run after winding
When a clock stops due to needing cleaning, wrap a cloth tightly and saturate it with oil. Place the roll at the clock’s bottom away from the pendulum. After ten to twelve hours the fumes lubricate internal parts. wind and start the clock. If nothing is broken it should run.
Changeable stock prompts Mary’s playful remark
Mary recalls her mother buying stock listed as changeable, and Mary jokes that it’s called changeable because you can return it tomorrow if you want to. The exchange captures a child’s mishearing of a financial term and a light family moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Manma, Co
Tor
Petrified Lizard Entombed in Bee Tree Tragedy
In Yellville Arkansas Uncle John Brady found a dead bee tree on Tar Kiln near Pyatt. A six foot section containing bees and honey was cut out and a large red headed lizard eight inches long, petrified, was discovered beneath. The lizard likely perished when bees sought shelter there and could not escape before petrification occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Brady
Yellville
Ark
Tar Kiln
Pyatt
Ile
Three Hands and a Behind Hand in Work Ethic
A lecturer cites people with a third hand as a serious handicap worse than useless. The writer urges keeping the right hand busy, teaching the left to share, and promptly amputating a little behind hand to improve efficiency.
Senator Sorghum Backs Prohibition Despite Constituents
The senator says he would vote for prohibition because constituents favor it, but admits their influence on his employment matters. He would rather go thirsty than hungry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sorghum
Fine Tar Paint Promises Durable Industrial Finish
The Revue de Chimie Industrielle reports a black paint made by mixing equal parts coal tar with benzine or coal oil. When spread thinly with a hard brush it penetrates wood, preserves against decay, and adheres to metals, preventing rust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Revue de Chimte Industrielle
Forest Fires Destroy Millions in U S Damage
Forest fires in the United States cause widespread destruction with vast timber losses and high mortality as annual fire costs reach millions in damage and human lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Shipping Board Plans Broader Import Restrictions For War Effort
The Shipping Board moves to widen import restrictions to secure tonnage for America's 1.5 million troops in France. Goethals requests larger cargoes, with conferences on substitutes and self sufficiency. Bananas and pineapples may be curtailed to protect Central American revenue, as experts estimate about 4 million tons of shipping needed to sustain a year of supplies for the army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western
Union
Washington
The
Shipping Board
Goethals
Army
Conference of
United States
France
Europe
Man Seeks Loan of Children to Dodge Draft
A man attempting to borrow children to avoid military service faces serious trouble as authorities investigate the alleged draft evasion scheme and potential legal consequences.
Rumors of Russian Empire Change Circulate in Stockholm
Swedish correspondents in Finland telegraph persistent rumors that former Grand Duke Alexis has been declared Emperor with Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovitch as Regent. The reports claim the new government may refuse to recognize the Bolshevik peace treaty with Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Finland
Russia
Alexis
Michael Alexandrovitch
Germany
Soldiers to Go Sockless This Summer
Washington report says thousands of American soldiers at camps and in the field will go sockless in the summer. Army experts adopt allied suggestion to banish heavy socks so feet toughen for winter trench rigors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Coffee Dealers Penalized by U S Food Admin
Washington reports three Cincinnati green coffee dealers are among 250 listed to cease operations until May 8 for failing to obtain licenses under the President’s January proclamation. The order targets firms missing required licensing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cincinnati
United States Food Administration
Railroad President Arrested in Louisiana Exploitation Case
William Edenborn, president of the Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company and naturalized German-born citizen, was arrested by Department of Justice agents at Shrewsbury Louisiana on an affidavit charging violation of the exploitation act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
William Edenborn
The
Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company
Department of Justice
Shrewsbury
Also Mentioned on This Page
Oriee
Helenatee
Jackso
Paris Thomas Laze
Christopher Wade
Greenfield Township
Lyndon B. Robertson
Critchfield
James A. Molton
W. G. Hobson
Elmer McBride
Weocennes
Asecetor
Greenfield Townshire
Daniel €. Wayrick Albert Luttrell Jordon Seybold
George W. Patten
William H. Smith
Edmond Cook
Ofice M. Apple
Seeee
Democrat
Republican
Newton Stewart
William C. Harnard
W. W. Willard
J. T. Apple
Thomas M. Hancock
George W. Apple
Alan Pittman
Office—Justice of Peace, Greenfie
William R. Grimes
Jacob S. Geissler
Greenfield Tew
Edmond H. Hammond Samuel W. Hollen
George T. Willard
George L. Kendall
William E. Riley
John Walls
Dora Hammond
Office—Trustes, Sont
Edward V. Vance Charles McIntosh
Sor
Milton Hammon C. C. Ferguson
Jerry Eichelberger
John H. Weathers
Enoch Harned
Linza V. Holiday
Nipaw
Nfield Township
Ate Convent
East Town
Eevee
Ory Board
Keenen
Perry Moon
Alson H. Clements
Charles B. Manship
William White
State Conventio
Charles A. Fancher
J. Orville Stacup
Stam
Fred C. Coulter
Charles P. Clements
John E. Martin
Chesterfield Wible
Township
Tee
Atheast Town
Republcan
Wnship
Aeen
Ethel Fargo Fargo Creek
Youngs Creek
Fargo
Sadre
Bal Valeene Teseevsseeseseess
Valeene Otek Eeaeeveesesees
Paoli Wseeee
Iship
Seesesees
Hardinsburg
Paeg Ag de Seale
Valeene
Valeene Ag
Uncle Sam
Way Rex
Wrigley
Creek Lew
Hall
Nature
FF. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Enoch Morgan
Supolio
Tuti
Tut
SPOHN
Ee Man
Cahomsliede
Sepohn Medical CO
Gushew,ind
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!