North West Washington Man Shot by Playmate During New Year
The lille son of Mr and Mrs Shube Milligan was accidentally shot by a playmate with a target rifle last week. The ball entered below the collar bone and exited near the backbone. The child is recovering well. Several local residents attended a New Year watch meeting marking the close of the old year.
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Shube Milligan
Jonathan
Cox and Sister
Kansas
W. T. Cobb
Abbie Barker
Westfield
Chas. Wolf
Gadsden
AT. B. Stephenson
Carmel area farm sale and town notes from Christmas
A Carmel news roundup reports Nick Quick buying the Clark son Cook farm of 160 acres near Richland church amid bankruptcy of former owner. Will Hood buys Elizabeth Lancaster property and partners in a local grist mill. Ira and wife Mendenhall visit from Kansas. R C Mendenhall to run the Odd Fellows home in Greensboro. John Maple hired as school janitor. Mrs Maworth cared for by Calvin Maworth and wife. Mrs Frost sells to Albert Gray and moves to Indianapolis with son Alden. Rev Thomas Brown hosts all his children for Christmas. hog cholera remains a concern. Dr Huck Witlershey and George Hiowen travel to Cincinnati for Odd Fellows hall supplies. Missionaries Joseph Cosand and wife return from Japan for three months. Cosand to lead services at the Friends church Sunday. Carmel’s Acanthus Club, 156 members, promotes literature and home culture meeting at member homes. annual social held New Year’s Eve. meeting at Mima Haities’ on Jan 2. The flag flies at Otis Barthole-Snew’s. scarlet fever case reported. A female preacher led feral services at Westfield. gas weak in cool mornings with shifts back to coal or wood. schools in motion.
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Nick Quick
Clarkson Cook
Old Richland Church
Mr. Cook
Will Hood
Elizabeth Lancaster
Carmel
Mr. Follette
Ira Mendenhall
Kansas
Louisa Bond
Were
West
R. C., Mendenhall
Haveeen
Odd Fellows
Greensboro
Lud
Hey
John Maple
Calvin Twaworth
Daniel Maworth
Frost
Albert Gray
Alden Frost
Indianaapolis
Joseph Cosand
Japan
Cosand
Frriends Church
Mima’ Haities
Otis Barthole- Snew’s
Westfield
Ole Hice'y
Dyspepsia remedies and local notices from Terhune
Dyspepsia remedies discussed with Dr Loyal Ford Dyspepticide claims to cure by targeting the disease roof. Local items note protracted meeting at Terhune George Sims relocation, a successful Terhune Christmas tree, Charles Caldwell buying many hogs, Claud Spencer returning from Iowa, a windy report, J W Fancher auctioneers selling Charles Gasper estate at high prices, and McCoskey aiding land sales with 28 sales since May.
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Loyal Ford
John Gifford
Oleomargarine Tale Quips at Lunch Debate
A Massachusetts Legislature anecdote recalls Col. T. W. Higginson arguing against oleomargarine bans. He cites a luncheon test in which guests compare substitutes with butter, and a sharp question questions when the substitute’s advantage was revealed.
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Col
T. W. Higginson
Massachusetts
Possible cabinet changes after May seek Griggs replacement
The article notes unconfirmed cabinet shifts after May 4 with Attorney General Griggs likely to retire. Wayne MacVeagh, a Pennsylvania native aged 67 and Yale graduate, is discussed as a potential successor. MacVeagh previously served as minister to Turkey, was Garfield era attorney general, later opposed civil service reform, backed Cleveland in 1888, and led the Civil Service Reform association of Philadelphia.
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Griggs
Griges
Wayne MacVeagh
MacVeagh
Pennsylvania
Yale
Turkey
Grant
Garfield
Arthur
Harrison
Cleveland
Civil Service Reform Association of Philadelphia
Tolstoy’s Humble Dinners and Quiet Lectures Revealed
A writer describes Tolstoy at meals with his wife and eldest daughter Tatjanna, noting vegetarian habits and simple naval fare while guests dine. He is pictured in peasant-like attire, fond of reading aloud, debating honestly, avoiding public venues, and hosting improvised musical gatherings at home with his own piano accompaniment.
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Tolstoi
Tatjanna
Illness of Czar Nicholas II Sparks European Unease
The long illness of Russia's czar unsettled several governments and many individuals as observers weigh the future. Nicholas II is expected to continue the policy, while the czarina remains at her husband's bedside, refusing to yield to a nurse.
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Russia
Nicholas 11
Energetic Young King Of Italy Moves Fast In Crises
A British observer portrays the young Italian king as vigorous yet frail in appearance. He led his English horse team down Posillipo slopes and commanded Naples garrison before Florence division duty. He blamed Crispi for Africa disasters and rushed to Rome to speak to the king, after which Humbert ordered his son briefly detained for leaving his post.
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Italy
Posilippo
Naples
Florence
Adona
Signor
Crispi
Rome
Humbert
Corner in corn profit sparks Morris connection
The Chicago Inter Ocean notes Morris Illinois born financier George H Phillips relied on Daniel Hill of Morris to buy large November corn positions. Hill urged more purchases, boosting demand until prices climbed and Phillips built a substantial eight million bushels pile for delivery. Traders misread the scheme as Phillips used limited cash to support the market.
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George H. Phillips
Morris
Isis
Phillips
Daniel Hill
Chicago Inter Ocean
George H. Phillips Commission Company
Morris,lls
Hill
Ilinois
Early rising and sensible sleep habits urged for health
An editorial on sleep discipline argues that rising early is wholesome only with timely bedtimes. It notes sleep needs vary from six to nine hours and warns against waking too early or exercising on an empty stomach. A brief pre-breakfast walk is acceptable but excess fasting harms digestion and energy.
Amiable Violinist and Browning at London Soiree
At a London gathering the amiable violinist obliged but did not satisfy some ladies who urged Browning to secure another solo. Browning spoke obliquely to conceal thoughts while the violinist bowed, smiling, and did not play. They left as Joachim asked for meaning and Browning replied I wanted you to give us more music.
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Robert Browning
Joachim
London
Browning
Halcyon Days and the Indian Summer Origins
The piece explains halcyon days from a Sicilian fable about the kingfisher and a calm sea around the winter solstice. It notes the term and links Indian summer to halcyon days, referencing a 1845 mention in the New People.
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