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Newspaper
Russiaville Observer
Location
Russiaville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1912
Page
7
A flurry of social and travel notices from Kokomo to Indianapolis details visits by L Woody, C K Brant and Rev W P Tedford plus a Duffy and Means broker’s orders. Indiana postal staff warn 1912 deficit nears two million dollars due to free franked political matter. Nolan McDaniel returns for Thanksgiving. M E Church Home Missionary society meets this afternoon.
Mr and Mrs William Franklin visit their daughter Mrs Mercer Quion near Delphi this week. Mr and Mrs Fred Pence of Kokomo spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs George Gordon and other relatives and friends.
Robert Fife spent Sunday with his son Roscoe Fife in Chicago. Mr and Mrs 8S F Palin welcome a baby boy born on Thanksgiving Day at their home.
Mrs. Mary Francis is ill at her North Union street home. The annual meeting of the Howard County Fair association stockholders scheduled for Tuesday afternoon at Orr hall has been postponed. President Thomas E. Lindley is in Chicago and other stockholders cannot attend for various reasons. No new date has been announced.
The Jolly Stitchers met at Mrs Fay Ratcliff's home for an afternoon program with officer elections and a social hour then adjourned for a two week gap. Souci Sans concluded its last gathering with Mrs O D Jeter on November 26 and planned a December 18 meeting at Mrs John Kanable's home with a Christmas box for all attendees.
The Friends church meetings resume at West Middleton led by Rev. Osborne. The Ta mble club enjoyed a Christmas plans gathering with Mrs Cochran. Grace Griffith of Vevay visits Mrs A H Miller, while Grace and Maude Brown host two weeks hence. R R OC club and families share Thanksgiving food at L M McDaniel with goose and capon.
Departing residents express wishes for happiness as the McDibiel family prepares to relocate to their soon to be new residence, marking a fresh chapter for the household.
A speaker asserts that choosing a cheerful disposition early in life and pursuing it can lead to lifelong success. He argues that quality endures beyond price and a skilled worker can command fair pay without complaints.
G Noble Taylor a respected longtime resident of the county died at his New London home Wednesday after a prolonged tuberculosis illness. He was 55, survived by his widow and two children Ray Taylor at home and Mrs Cory Rich of New London. He was a son of Joseph Taylor once sheriff of the county. The funeral was held at 10 this morning in New London with interment in the local cemetery.
The writer questions the practicality of some in school studies. Dissections are interesting but not useful for most pupils, especially in country schools. Teaching should focus on subjects useful in later life to promote country life amid rural depopulation and urban crowding.
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