Neighborhood News Highlights Local Guests And Social Events
Neighborhood residents hosted and visited across town with guests from Westfield Indianapolis and Chicago. Local families hosted dinners and funerals while the Glass company reports smooth plant operation and salvage sales at Smith and Inman elevator. The Women’s Social Club renamed to Women’s Social Aid and planned a home missionary needlework fund.
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Women’s Social Club
Mary Baker
Women’s Social Aid
Boxley School Notes and Local Sales 1908
School notes describe traveling libraries usage, algebra progress for Sophomores, geometry for Juniors, drawing book reviews, and upcoming Commercial Arithmetic after holidays. Reports mention sickness in some grades, visitors, a soup lunch lab project, an institute by Adams township teachers, and a retiring trustee honored with a gold watch. Also listed are two farm sale ads, one near Sheridan and Big Springs with livestock and equipment, and terms described.
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Adams Township
Spencer
Local Socials and Obituary Highlights in New York
Mrs Gus Pal visited Mrs Lora Forkner Saturday. Oliver Mitchell of Monroe visited relatives last week. Several families gathered Thursday with Aaron Erp and wife. A pie supper Sunday raised about ten dollars with John Rigby winning best duct cake. Mrs Cass Wilson died at her brother George Keal’s home and was buried Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Mitchell
Monroe
Dan Shockley
Qra Neal
Olover Smith
A. V. Ryan
Wne
Aaron Erp
John Rigby
James Drageo
Ethel Ryan
Cass Wilson
George Keal
New Arrivals at C E Gregory's Offer i9e and $1.18 Books
C E Gregory's announces fresh stock featuring i9e editions and books priced at $1.18. Customers can browse the new offerings and compare values alongside existing volumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Gregory's
Local Social Notes From North Adams
Miss Grace Erp of Sheridan Velta Griffith near Kempton and Claude Bower spent Sunday with Ova Bower and wife. Fred Case and wife and W S Mc Murtry and wife called on W E Wallace and family Friday night. A M Pickrell and family spent Sunday with J R Freeman and wife of Pickard. Miss Opal Boyer had dinner with her sister Mrs Edith Bower on Monday.
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W.J. Boyer
Mrs. Ora Bower
Roy Cox
Kempton
Opal Boyer
Ora Bower
Grace Erp
Sheridan
Velta Griffith
Near Kempton
Claude Bower
Ova Bower
Witfe
Fred Case
W.S. McMurtry
W. E. Wallace
A.M. Pickrell
J.R. Freeman
Pickard
Mrs
Edith Bower
Local notes from Kirklin and Sheridan communities
Miss Mae Jacobs of Kirklin returns home after a week with friends here. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse McMurtry of Indianapolis visit their parents. Goff Beaver and Opal Wright visit Andy Cline and family. Revival services underway at the Christian church. Silas Cast visits John Gray and family. Miss Rosa Beam from near Sheridan visits friends here. Edna Cline shops in Sheridan. Methodist services largely attended Sunday. Lulu Cline spends Monday night with Lucy McMurtry. Roxie Helfer from near Tipton visits Marion Helfer and wife. Harley Ogle skates at Sheridan rink and is injured. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Palmer dine with H. M. McMurtry and family. Ray Johns and family guests of Bert Johns. Noah Barrett trips to Lafayette Tuesday. Mrs. Ella Myers of Noblesville spends week with James Bailey and family. Neva and Mae Jacobs and Chas. McMurtry visit Geo. Palmer and family. Mrs. Dell Wilson and daughter return to Elwood.
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Goff Beaver
Opal Wright
Sheridan
Andy Cline
Family Sunday
The
Christian Church
Silas Cast
John Gray
Rosa Beam
Near
Edna Cline
Lulu Cline
Lucy McMurtry
Roxie Helfer
Tipton
Marion Helfer
Harley Ogle
Sheridan Rink
H. B. Palmer
H. M. McMurtry
Ray Johns
Bert Johns
Noah Barrett
Lafayette
Ella Myers
Noblesville
James Bailey
Neva
Mae Jacobs
Chas. McMurtry
Geo. Palmer
Dell Wilson
Elwood
Owed Sums Plea After Industrial Loss
After losing elevator and mill we appeal to debtors to pay what is due to Smith and Inman.
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Smith & Inman
Local Social Notes Highlight Weekend Visits
Harry Evans and wife visited Sunday with the wife’s mother Mrs Wu. Cap Moore and family visited Isaac Jones and family in Horton. Miss Gladys Boxley stayed with the Fimer Harrison home over Wim Harrison hosted Terhune Tuesday night with his brother David Harrison. J C Ringer was at the county seat Monday. Miss Bessie Ringer visited the Misses Ogle of Sheridan Monday.
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Harry Evans
Wu. George
Cap Moore
Isaac Jones
Horton
Gladys Boxley
Fimer Harrison
Wim. Harrison
Terhune
David Harrison
Bessie Ringer
Ogle
Sheridan
Miona stomach tablets promise cure for indigestion
An advertisement claims Miona stomach tablets permanently cure stomach misery with a fifty cent box price. It asserts customers pay nothing if the remedy fails, quoting John Gifford.
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John Gifford
Bakers Corner Social Roundup in Arcadia
Mr and Mrs Frank Dunn of Arcadia visited Sunday with Tony Baker and wife. A A Haskett and wife attended church here Sunday and dined with their daughter Mrs Cora Haskett.
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Frank Dunn
Arcadia
Tony Baker
A. A. Haskett
Cora Haskett
Dinner Guests at George Drake Home This Week
W. M. Evans visited Geo. Drake and family for dinner Sunday. Chas Thistlethwaite his wife and Miss Minnie Stout attended 6 o'clock dinner Friday at the George Drake residence.
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Chas Thistlethwaite
Minnie Stout
George Drake
Ladies' Jewelry and Accessories Sale Highlights
A catalog item list presents a sale of ladies watches rings chains and parlor lamps among related accessories. Items include lockets belt pins hat pins manicure sets and painted china with shoulder tag descriptions indicating variety and pricing.
Trade items list for accessories and implements
A catalog style list presents Gentlemen Fobs Emblem Rings and Pins Tie Pins Cuff Buttons Button Boxes Charms Knives Match Safes Fountain Peas Shirt Studs Collar Buttons Military Brushes. The variety suggests a shop offering small personal accessories and related tools.
Birds With Built In Incubators Astonish Chick Farmer
A farm shows pale yellow hatchlings failing to rise as an excited observer notes a megapede from Australia that makes its own incubator. It nests in a mound of leaves where heat is generated by fermentation to hatch its eggs, proving remarkable ingenuity.
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Australia
Barrier Reef
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Bell the Cat Folklore and the Stirling Deed
A Glasgow Times note recalls the old proverb about who will bell the cat. It cites a Stirling meeting where nobles sought to hang Spence, James II’s favorite, and Angus the Black pledged to do the deed, earning the name Archibald Bell the Cat.
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Stirling
Spence
James II
Lord Grey
Bell
Earl Angus
Archibald Bell
Glasgow Times
A Queer Census Verse
A globe trotter recounts an India census with odd self descriptions such as men who role with threats of violence and flatterers for gain. The quoted items include hereditary thieves bowlers at funerals ear cleaners and makers of crowns for idols.
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India
Globe Trotter
Allahabad
Census Quirk Highlights India Style Counting
A quirky excerpt notes painters of spotted horses and nine professional witnesses in India style census humor. The passage suggests even truth in census might appear quaint if told to the census taker.
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India
Meeting of cabmen in pursuit at a public house
A schoolmaster poses a puzzle about two cabmen leaving London at six and seven miles per hour with a three minute head start. The humorous answer from a student is that they would meet at the nearest public house.
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London
Overtime Dream Sparks Office Banter
An office boy tells the bookkeeper the boss should pay extra for overtime while admitting he dreamed about his work all last night, illustrating a light exchange in a London Truth style.
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London
All Depends on Seed Type for Local Crops
A traveler asks about crops in the area and learns that farming success hinges on the seed chosen. Native explains that crop variety and success depend on seed type and conditions, reflecting variations in local agriculture.
Poker Party Invite Sparks Jinx Praise
A Texas newspaper fragment notes a conversation urging influence to recruit Jinx to a poker gathering. It highlights Jinx as the sharpest poker player seen, with a light humorous tone reflecting local color.
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Jinx
Houston Post
Virgil O Hays Sale Near Sheridan December 17
Virgil O Hays to sell at his farm one mile south and five miles west of Sheridan on Thursday December 17. Items include a good driving mare ten years old a good work mare twelve years old coming two year old gelding two broad sows six shoats five hundred bushels of corn in crib fifty shocks of fodder in field a farm wagon set of bolster springs and other articles. Terms ten months credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Haines
Sheridan
Big Springs
Geo. O. Hays
Center School House
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Neighborhood News
Cicero
de King
Leap Home
Luther Hinshaw
Indianapolis
Thomas Lindley Jr
Westfield
H. B. Beals
J. B. Mickel
Ft. Casey Wash
Clint Smith
Chicago
Roy Collings
Greenfield
Automobile
Ezra Schulmyer
Henry County
Glass Company
C. M. Pickrell
L. A. Staley
Maud Case
Harry McMurtry
F. C. Grant and Family
G. B. Harris Jr
Sylvain Owen
Thes
Baker
Grover Dunn
Thomas Simpson
Woodbine, Iowa
Brothersaac Beard
Harry Kellum
Tommy Trueblood
Wm. Baker
Ava Summer
Nettie Carraway
Gregory
Boxley School Notes
Mrs. Aldred
Jasper Moore
Bennie Green
Theo. Hadley
Messrs. Teter
Aldred
P. I
Ara Cox
Mr. Applegate
Spencer Ogle
Kercheval
Stephenson & Vickery
New York
Gus Pal
Lora Forkner
Smell School House
Nathan
Pearl Ryan
Alo
Andrew Erp
George Cox
North Adams
Ayer
J. C. Ayer Company
Lowell
Mass
J. C. Ayer Co
Mase
Boxley
Miss Mae Jacobs
Kirklin
Jesse McMurtry
Methodist Church
J.C. Ringer
Bakers Corner
W. M. Evans
Geo. Drake
Ridgeway Block
A. B. Johnson
Mathematics
Virgil
Ubf Am
S. A. Royster
Avent
E. E. Newby
John W. Teter
Newby & Teter
Attorneys-at-Law
Ind
Pearson & Pearson Lawyers
First National State Bank Bldg
Lybrand Brock
North Side Square
C. W. Griffin
Indiana
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