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Newspaper
Roanoke Review
Location
Roanoke, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1923
Page
8
An advertisement touts Dr Peery's Dead Bhot as a 50 cent bottle that cures worms and tapeworms. It claims the product saves money and health time and reduces anxiety from parasitic infection. It lists 372 Pearl Street New York as the address.
The article traces the rain tree name to a tropical American tree that closes its leaflets before rain and sheds little water. It recalls a 15th century voyage tale locating the tree on Ferro in the Canaries, where a single tree allegedly supplied the island with fresh water before being blown down in a storm.
A humorous exchange ponders where modesty ends and timidity starts as a bald man is teased about a brush and comb in his bedroom. The dialogue highlights social boundaries and family dynamics with a playful tone.
A classroom quip follows a poor recitation as a professor dismisses the class with a playful remark about students’ ears. The line uses animal imagery to humorously chide the audience and ends the session with a light farewell.
An advertisement claims Allcock's Plaster provides the best external remedy for local aches and pains from colds over exertion or strain, marketed as an effective treatment endorsed by Adyv.
An Irish steward aboard a liner cleans the captain quarters and polishes the tea service. A tea pot slips overboard and sinks to the Atlantic floor. He asks the captain if anything is lost if you know where it is, and reveals the missing teapot is at the bottom of the sea.
Rapid rise of electric fans and electric lights in conservative India replaces hand-pulled punkah and coconut oil lamps as households adopt modern utilities.
A brief amusement note reports a lighthearted moment as a joke about a lover spreads laughter worldwide. No injuries or conflicts are involved. The piece captures a carefree, humorous mood across communities.
A group of mothers of boy scouts formed the Council of Scout Mothers at a meeting in Anderson. In Seymour a bandit robbed Dewey E. Niester, a night ticket agent for the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, of $164.15 at the station.
Milford farmer Forrest Knepper president of the Kosciusko county farm bureau is appointed as a member of the rules committee of the Indiana Farm Bureau federation.
Impetus for DePauw University's campaign for 1,000,000 endowments and 300,000 for new buildings comes from a $50 gift announced by Mr. and Mrs. John T. Deal of Liberty.
As winter nears oar thieves strike rail lines in Portland. Authorities report coal carloads rolled from passing trains, with multiple tons of coal taken from ridges and yards.
Maurice Lux, a 13 year old son of Peter J. Lux, U22 national corn king, took first place in Shelbyville division of the Shelby County Boys Acre Corn Club contest for yield cast exhibit and story at the annual boys corn show held here.
After a harsh lecture by City Judge Merman Sahwasser arraigned motorists charged with a traffic ordinance violation were released. The group included prominent city business and professional figures and leading society women.
Stockholders met at Wabash to decide the future of the North Manchester Milling Company after a mill fire. They assured the mill will be rebuilt and the business will continue.
Capt. D. H. Estell of the United States Army, who has supervised instruction for Shelbyville National Guard companies, is reassigned as instructor of the National Guard company at Rankfort. This marks a change in duty for the veteran officer and places him in a leadership role at a new location.
Auto owners face license rates 60 to 140 percent higher than before. The cheapest license for a motor vehicle rises from 8 dollars in 1924 to 85 cents this year, while the top rate for 1924 was 30 dollars.
Two of three men who threatened to shoot Harry Walker the warden when he arrested them paid fines in Justice Lay's Laporte court. The offenders were Charles Hummul, Cassimar Malicke and Stanley Malicke. The two Malickes, brothers, pointed shotguns at Walker and threatened to shoot him, the officer testified.
At the close of the Bulgin revival in Marion on December 9 the large tabernacle used for meetings, built by Marion citizens in a day, will be shipped to Wabash. Citizens there purchased it for 2200 dollars. Bulgin will conduct evangelistic services in Wabash after leaving Marion.
The Huntington central committee outlined a two semester twelve week religious school of education. Participants completing the course will receive a diploma. The program will run under the vacation Bible school committee with representatives from every city church.
In Mishawaka city court Judge J N Raab ruled against free-for-all dances at public halls amid a case where Margaret Weiss accused John Wood of assault and battery. Both teens are involved in the dispute, highlighting the clampdown on such venues in South Bend and Mishawaka.
Several gas wells drilled near Burney eight miles west of Greensburg yielded one good gas flow. Burney residents who previously relied on wood and coal now use gas at 50 cents per 1 000, saving nearly half on fuel costs. Plans call for drilling more wells and cleaning out older ones. Miss Jessie Hunger from Marengo, formerly with Indiana Central College in Indianapolis, was involved.
More than 250 people from nine townships in Kosciusko County sign a petition in Warsaw seeking the construction of two 16 foot wide concrete roads, each about 3.5 miles long.
Early in December Anderson banks will disburse 263000 dollars in Christmas club payments to members.
Walter C. Coppage an abstractor from Crawfordsville was chosen as president of the Indiana Title association during the group's annual Fort Wayne meeting.
Evangelist George Stephens of Winona Lake conducts a series of meetings in Hartford City under the Methodist Episcopal church attracting congregants and local interest throughout the community.
The state Y M C A awarded last year for top Bible work to the Bible study class at Franklin High School.
The third annual encampment of the Indiana Veterans of Foreign Wars will be held in Bedford on July 10 11 and 12. Harvey Prow post No 673 of Bedford has begun plans for the event.
Four additional acts of bankruptcy were charged against Gov. Warren T. McCray in an amended petition filed in a Federal court in Indianapolis. The petition, brought by three Fort Wayne banks, seeks his adjudication as a bankrupt.
Indiana car owners must provide weight horsepower year of manufacture and body type when applying for 1924 license plates at Indianapolis. A certificate of title must be presented as in prior years.
The annual election at Corydon resulted in E. G Tuell as president and Ed Sharp as vice president. Alva Wiseman was chosen treasurer and L. P. Wolfe as secretary. Tuell, newly elected for 16 years, serves on the state board of agriculture.
Mr and Mrs R B Hunt of Hunt Manufacturing Carmel return from their wedding trip to a pitch in dinner from Mr and Mrs J D Hunt and the factory employees. The old school bell, silent for two years, rang at 12 o clock and an electric grill was presented by the workers.
Bayless Triplett, a young farmer from south of Brazil, went on a violent rampage using a corn knife to chase his family and neighbors away. A posse surrounded him in a cornfield and he was captured without resistance after Sheriff Weber and officers fled earlier.
The Wabash County Loan and Trust company was appointed receiver for the L. & Carter cut-rate store by Judge Switzer. A bond of 60000 dollars was filed and the bank assumed control, with M. E. Pyle named as store manager. A petition for sale as a going concern was filed, with a return date set no later than December 20, and the store will stay open until sold.
The annual report by David E. Matthews shows 242 people were killed in grade crossing accidents in the year ending September 30, up 94 from the prior year’s 148. The data comes from the public service commission in Indianapolis.
Edward J. Bauer, 42, a farm hand, was injured while operating a corn shredder in Jacob H. Espenheid’s Sunman pike field near Lawrenceburg. A rabbit spurred his throw, causing him to lose balance. a shredder hook cut a deep cheek gash and severed his left eye.
Thomas F. Snedegar of Greenwood, owner of a Putnam county farm and arrested last September, was found guilty of transporting liquor before Judge James P. Hughes in Circuit court at Greencastle. He received one to five years in the Indiana state prison, plus a $200 fine and costs. Officers also searched his farm house and found white mule whisky.
Hutchinson Auto Company of Indianapolis seeks a receiver for Roberts and Mardis an auto accessory firm in Shelbyville in Shelby Circuit Court. The complaint asks judgment of $252.51 on an account and states the local firm cannot meet its liabilities.
Confidence in at home dyeing with Diamond Dyes says you can dye or tint successfully even as a first timer. Druggists stock all colors and each package includes directions.
An elderly farmer nears death and awakens to tell his wife about a tempting ham. She volleyed with a wry remark that the ham belongs to the funeral, prompting a grimly comic clash as life ebbs away.
A public notice warns buyers to insist on Bayer on package or tablets to ensure genuine aspirin. It cautions that imitations may be dangerous and notes Bayer’s 23 years of safe, physician prescribed use. The alert emphasizes saying Bayer at purchase to avoid counterfeit products.
An old woman comments on a strong odor as a farmer explains the smell comes from fertilizer applied on a distant field. The exchange ends with a curt acknowledgment of practical wisdom.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Talcum Powder as an antiseptic and fragrance for face skin babies and dusting. It claims economical use and that it renders other perfumes unnecessary as part of the Cuticura Toilet Trio with Soap Ointment and Talcum.
A reflective line asserts knowledge outshines wealth and power, calling it boundless in space and infinite in duration, while pleasure is a mere shadow and vanity. It frames knowledge as the ultimate source of lasting fulfillment.
A housewife smiles at a basket of clear white clothes and thanks Red Cross Ball Blue in an advertisement noting availability at all grocers.
Mrs Thomas Sty an of England marked her centenary while remaining an active astronomer. Each night she peers at the sky through her telescope and records observations.
An advertisement promotes harmless vegetable butter color named Dandelion used by millions for half a century. Drug stores and general stores offer bottles at 35 cents. The text adds a personal quip on love and city gossip.
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