Tell City Journal and regional notes on war and local events
A compilation notes U S torpedo boat flotilla activity near Europe, Teddy Rey nolds sale of a rifle range to the U S government, and updates on publications and local governance. It lists school appointments in Grandview, farm product prices, marriage birthday gatherings, and public interest items from nearby papers. The column comments on registration law and political commentary from Indiana papers. It closes with a humorous quip on women's rights and social roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tell City Journal
Teddy Reynolds
Tell City Militia Company
U. S.S
E. F. Otto
War Department
Marengo Observer
Crawford County
School Board of
Grandview
Morgan
Thaler
M. T. Baker
Anna Kriege
Lillie Peckinpaugh
Mayme Kennedy
Marie Tonini
Emma Hiley
Bone Yard
Chrisney Sun
J. H. Deéihl
Rockport
Democrat
Indiana
Wm. Moesner
Here
Cannelton Enquirer
Elerk
Rockport Democrat
Rockport Journal
Teas for Red Cross Held at Mrs Weil’s Home
Mrs M Weil hosted a Red Cross benefit tea at her Main Street home on Wednesday from 2 to 6 pm assisted by her daughter Mrs Louis Wiener and Mrs Herbert Weil of London Eng. Garden flowers decorated the rooms and a large attendance was reported.
Eyeglasses Patent Aids Underwater Divers
A new eyeglass has been patented for submarine divers to correct underwater vision. Underwater light refraction differs from air, causing blurred and distorted images as the eye cannot focus rays entering from water.
Ten is an Ancient Game
The article traces tennis origins from ancient Greece and Rome with names sphairisis and pila. It notes paume in Arthurian romances and early dark ages records. It describes popularity in France in the fifteenth century and in England from sixteenth century to today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
England
A Bird Cage For Happy Birds And Homes
A letter from Exchange urges bird owners to provide a beautiful, well-crafted wicker cage. It argues that attractive cages boost the bird’s happiness and improve the room’s decor, noting that room details matter most and are often neglected.
Didn't Appeal to Him and Other Wit from the Street
A humorous vignette recalls Thomas with money to spend at a 10 cent store as clerks offer toy watches. The piece, in sharp epigrams, notes men chasing bargains and jokes about courtship, marriage, wealth, and the temptations of music and sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wm. Moore
U.S. Torpedo Boat Flotilla
Grandview Monitor
Bert Newman
A. E. Kruse
August Tonini
G. A. Haaff
Andy Joseph Schue
Simon Schum
Edward Frank Schipp
Lenard Seger
Joseph Ferdinand Schue
Robert Schum
Luther Karl Tretter
Joseph Wirthwein
Edward Jacob Wirtzberger
Gust Wirthwein
Lawrence Wilmes
Albert Joseph Wizger
John Henry Wigger
Albert
Bernhard Beier
Frank Bertke
George Brown
Leo F. Birchler
Otto Collignon
Albert Collignon
Herman Collignon
John H. Englebrecht
Daniel Forrster
Albert Hildenbrand
George Hessig
Fred Huebschman
Albert Hilderband
Edward Heinlein
Andrew Hildenbrand
Frank Klei
Alphons Rupprecht
Joseph Schneider
Bernhard Sabbhan
Joseph A. Sergesketter
Louis B. Sergesketter
Paul Speckner
Edward Schaefer
Paul Schaeffer
Willam Schreele
August R. Sergesketter
German Schulthise
John Schaffer Jr
Charles Speckner
Albert Thoma
Peter Uebelhack
Ed Walker
Herman Waninger
Edward Weaver
John Weaver J
Joseph Wanninger Jr
Alois Wanninger
Frank Zogiman
Joseph Zoglman
Clay Township
Willie Henry Bahn
Ernest Bell
Ofa Barnett
John Arthur Schweizer
Elmer Frederick Schierbaum
William Otto Schweizer
Oswald Edgar Tischendorf
Gilbert Wetzel
Carl Wetzel
Precinct No
Sidney Otis Burkhart
Clyde Bufkins
Wallace Olin Bufkins
Boyd W. Burkhart
Addison Lee Connor
Edward Chapman
Adam
Fletcher
RED Cross
Harrison Township
National Red Cross Association
F. E. Schaub
St. Bernards
J. H. Diehl
Trinity
L. Q. Huffman, John Holtzman
Robert Widmer, Com
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