County News Briefs Report Local Events and Illnesses
Dr O F Howard and son Wilmer visit the Howard family this week. A two year old child of Mr and Mrs James Parsley is very ill. Dudley Ashley recovering at home after Willow Pond crossing injury costing a foot. Charles Parsley and wife visit from Central City Kentucky. George Moffet’s young son dies early Thursday. Dr J C Jolly in Rockport Wednesday. Cord Daley and wife welcome a fine boy. Threshers start with poor yield and quality due to too much rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. F. Howard
Wilmer
O. F. Howard Jr
James Parsley
Dudley Ashley
Willow Pond Crossing
Evansville
Charles Parsley
Central City
George Moffett
J. C. Jolly
Rockport
Cord Daley
Thresherman
St. Meinrad Grays
St. Meinrad
Mariah Hill
St. Meinrad Monastery
Jacob Neu
Isador Begloff
Tell City
Louisa Fischer
Louisville
Albert Becher
St. Mary’s of the Woods
Terre Haute
Adam Becher
L. P. Casper
Lorence Schnellenberger
Illness of David Graham’s Daughter Highlighted
The little daughter of David Graham is very ill with brain fever, prompting concern in the family and local community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Graham
Inco Seriously Hurt At Strawboard Factory
Its recovery is doubtful. Charles Inco was badly hurt last Thursday evening after coming into contact with a large belt at the strawboard factory. He was hurled against a brick wall, severely bruised but no bones were broken. Link Stillwell and Sam Simpers are building concrete sidewalks on North 7th street. Mrs. Lina Sessor, wife of Marshal Sessor, is improving after two weeks of illness. Citizens approve the city council sidewalk order and hope for wider work. George Payne of Kentucky bought the Powers store and will assume control in a few weeks. The Lieb and Artman mills are shut down for lack of logs.
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Charles Inco
Strawboard
Inco
Link Stillwell
Sam Simpers
North 7Th Street
Lina Sessor
Marshal Sessor
George Payne
Kentucky
Powers
Lieb
Artman
Local Socials and Visits Report from Gentryville Area
Dr. Hoover of Boonville spent Sunday here. Miss Leva Marcey and Tula Frakes visited Myrtle Bender. A crowd from here attended the baptizing and basket dinner at Venson church Sunday. D. H. Oskins and son Lester visited his daughter Mrs. A. C. Herman at Evansville, Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Frank Hiley and family and Aunt Pop Johnson visit St. Carmel this week. Misses Lizzie and Estella Cravens visited in Evansville last week. Mrs. Dora Purcell and son Willie spent part of last week with T. E. Marcey and family. Misses Madge Kellams and Ella Karcher of Tell City visited Mrs. Kate Rundell Saturday and Sunday. R. Clements and T. E. Marcey were in Chrisney Saturday on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Hoover
Boonville
Leva Marcey
Tula Frakes
Myrtle Bender
Venson Church
D. H. Oskins
Lester
A. C. Herman
Evansville
Frank Hiley
Pop Johnson
St. Carmel
Lizzie
Estella Cravens
Dora Purcell
Willie
T. E. Marcey
Madge Kellams
Ella Karcher
Tell City
Kate Rundell
R. ©. Clements
T.E. Marcey
Chrisney
Santa Claus Visits and Missouri Residents Travel
Mr and Mrs Clyde Wadlow and Miss Edna Weiss of Springfield Missouri visit Louis Martin and family. August Zwickle is in Louisville.
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Clyde Wadlow
Edna Weiss
Springfield, Mo
Louis Martin and
August Zwickle
Louisville
Local society notes include visits and social events
Sam Weiss and daughter Mable visited Sunday. An ice cream social hosted by Christian Endeavor was well received. Howard Steines of Evansville visited Wednesday. Miss Kate Wortman visits Mr and Mrs C Brockman. Henry Wallemeyer of Evansville spent the summer with his parents. Peoples from here attended church at Mt Zion Sunday evening. Adam Kuntz returned home after a Tell City visit. Emma Hartz returned to Tell City after the summer with the Kuntz family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Weiss
Mable
Christian Endeavor
Howard Steines
Evansville
Kate Wortman
C. Brockman
Henry Wallemeyer
Wm. Wallemeyer
Mt. Zion
Adam Kuntz
Tell City
Emma Hartz
John Kuntz
Heat Bakes Buffaloville as Horses Die and Locals Gather
The article notes extreme heat in Buffaloville causing several horses to perish and others to overheat. It mentions local residents visiting relatives and attending funerals, with multiple names and small social events listed.
Funeral Held for Mrs W H Taylor in Chrisney
Mrs Mary Burkhart Taylor died at her Chrisney home June 21 at 10 p m of paralysis aged 62. The body was moved to the local churchyard Monday for burial after services conducted by Rev W W Herrell. She leaves a husband two daughters two brothers and two grandchildren.
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Beulah
Carrie Burkhart
Newtonville
J. W. Gilley
Dale
Herbert Hempard
Oma Kelley
Pearl
James Pierson
Neema Bufkin
Boonville
John Bufkin
Barney
Fort Wayne
Ind
Chas. Burkhart
Rockport
Joe
Mount Mariah
Stella Hearn
Oakland City
Walter Snonder
Evansville
Gorman
Etta Gorman
W. H
W. W. Herrell
Taylor
Chrisney Baptist Church
Mariah Hill Baseball Team Visited St Meinrad
The Mariah Hill baseball team was here last Sunday. Local officials and residents noted the visit, with game day activities and community engagement reported in the brief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mariah Hill
St Meinrad Grays Edge Mariah Hill In Local Match
St Meinrad Grays defeated Mariah Hill 14 to 6 in a friendly game amid talk of players from St Meinrad Monastery returning home. Local notes mention new and former physicians planning relocations, a birth, a horse loss, and a humorous Irish jury tale.
Winslow Couple John Bays and Nellie Abbott Wed Before Philippines Appointment
John Bays and Nellie Abbott of Winslow Indiana were married on Tuesday in Winslow. Both teachers ante up the ceremony and plan to sail to the Philippines, where Bays has been appointed as a teacher. Bays recently earned the A B degree from Wabash College.
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John Bays
Nellie Abbott
Winslow
Ind
Philippines
Bays
Wabash College
James H. Youngs Dies. Funeral at Ebenezer
Hatfield resident James H. Youngs aged about 70 died Wednesday morning. The funeral was held Thursday at Ebenezer. He was a highly respected citizen. A local baseball team visited Rockport last Sunday and lost to the kids 9 to 2, a setback the locals say was unavoidable. A big day is planned at the county line on the 4th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Youngs
Ebenezer
Youngs
Rockport
Local Social Notes From Dale and Nearby Towns
Miss Louise Ender visited in Dale on Monday. Mrs. Rosina Wintzler of Troy returned home Monday after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ender. Emma Spayd and Katie Bosler were in Dale Thursday. Fred Wagner visited St. Meinrad Monday. John Trotter and family of St. Meinrad visit the Wagners. Andy Jochim of Ferdinand was here Monday. Mr and Mrs Flosie Halbleib welcomed twin girls. Trustee Wm Cooper of Dale was on business Monday. An editorial quip column closes with several aphorisms about optimism and effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Ender
Dale
Kate Hodlander
Louisville
Rosina Wintzler
Troy
Paul Ender
Emma Spayd
Katie Bosler
Fred Wagner
St. Meinrad
John Trotter
Andy Jochim
Ferdinand
Flosie Halbleib
Wm. Cooper
Inheritance of the Blind and Language of Sight
Helen Keller argues that a deaf blind child inherits a mind shaped by seeing and hearing ancestors. The blind child adapts to light and color through taught language, with brain and memory colored by association. She compares the deaf blind experience to a sailor among strangers, urging the learner to see and think as others do.
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Helen Keller
Sheridan's Star Actor and the Dog in The Caravan Tale
The piece recounts Sam Sheridan hosting a dog centered play by Reynolds The Caravan or The Driver and the Dog Sheridan misinterprets Reynolds greeting as praise for the dog He jokes about the canine actor when Dignum laments illness noting Sheridan fears the dog is ill not the actor
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Sheridan
Reynolds
Sam
Dignum
The Life Plant of Guadeloupe and Its Odd Growth
A strange plant from Guadeloupe known as the life plant sprouts new plants from leaf margins when pinned to a warm wall. White tentacle roots emerge from leaf angles, producing a small plant in one to two weeks. Cultivation yields curious red and yellow blossoms, likened to the everlasting plant of Mexico.
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Guadeloupe
Mexico
Why Go to Bed A Critique of Sleep Schedules
Ashby Sterry argues in the London Graphic that strict bedtimes and wake times are unnecessary. He suggests napping when idle and not forcing sleep, urging a more relaxed approach to rest without rigid routine.
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Ashby Sterry
London
Graphic
When is a beauty not a beauty
Cary of Virginia surveys the Metropolitan Opera House tier and parterre then asks the monastic Monks the riddle. Monks answers Ninety nine times out of a hundred. This brief quip appears in the New York Tribune.
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Cary
Virginia
Metropolitan Opera House
New York Tribune
An Awful Threat From a Pu Gilist
A quotation from Pearson's Weekly cites a brutal threat toward an antagonist describing twisting around the throat until only shirt collar ends remain visible. The passage illustrates graphic menace in late period sensational writing.
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Pearson’s Weekly
I Have Six Mothers Says The Comrade
A Philadelphia Ledger quip notes a woman replying I have six as a counter to being a theoretical mother. The remark lands as a brisk social aside about motherhood and identity in conversation.
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Mothers’ Congress
Philadelphia Ledger
Willie and Uncle John in a family moment
The infant’s mother, agitated by a sudden wealthy relative, directs Willie to kiss his Uncle John and then wash his face. The exchange captures a family scene highlighted by the unexpected presence of kin.
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Willie
John
London Telegraph
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