Neighborhood Notes Guests and visits fill local week
Mrs Sam Twigg visited her parents in Penwell last week. John Baker of Deming and Bessie Baker of Bakers Corner were visitors in town Monday. H H Beals visited Westfield last week. Chas Kreg and wife from Winchester spent Sunday with relatives in Cicero. J E Burt and family visited Noblesville Sunday. I Flannagan and wife entertained relatives in Elwood Sunday. C B Jones of Bakers Corner transacted business Friday. The rebuilding glass house fund grows with praise for the tireless committee. W H Teter and family visited relatives near Boxley Sunday. Miss Gretta Griffith near Kempton visits sister Mrs Claud Bower. Some attended a commencement at Hillisburg and Goldsmith Thursday night. Mae Christy visited friend Zona Staley Friday evening. Zemo touted as best chronic eczema cure. sold by C E Gregory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Baker
Deming
Bessie Baker
Bakers Corner
H. H. Beals
Westfield
J. E. Burt
Noblesville
I. Flannagan
Elwood
Local families visit on a Sunday and Saturday
New York, C. B. Miller and family visited Walter Rector and family Sunday. Mrs. Sarah Spencer and Eddie Spencer and family visited William Cornell and wife Sunday. Albert Osborn and family were at Sheridan Saturday. Miss June Burton visited with her grandmother Aunt Susan Jackson Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. Luke Scott were at Kempton Saturday night. Misses Blanche and Bonnie Rector spent Saturday night with Miss Lizzie Scott. Mesdames Bertha Akard and Della Finley called on Caroline Keel Monday afternoon. Guy Scott and Walter Rector and families visited Luke Scott and wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Spencer
Eddie Spencer
Wm. Cornell
Sunday
June Burton
Susan Jackson
Luke Scott
Kempton
Misses Blanche
Bonnie Rector
Lizzie Scott
Mesdames
Bertha Akard
Della Finley
Caroline Keel
Guy Scott
Walter Rector
Wife Sunday
Zemo Promises Quick Cure for Skin Ailments
Zemo, a clean liquid for external use, claims rapid relief for piles eczema dandruff ringworm tetter rashes prickly heat and other germ caused skin diseases. Mr C E Gregory, a druggist, endorses Zemo as the best remedy he has sold with display photos of cures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zemo
C. E. Gregory
Local Social Notes From North Adams and Surroundings
Mrs J A Bower is treated for a gathered hand. W S McMurtry and wife were guests at A J Fox home near Exin. Miss Zona Staley visited H R Cox and family of Sheridan. Mrs Anna Galimore of Horton and Opal Boyer from near Dillard stayed with sister Mrs Ova Bower. Grover Miller family hosted at Guy Miller home near Boxley. Mrs W S McMurtry and L A Staley visited Mrs F C Grant. Ova Bower and wife called on Mr and Mrs Otto Ellis at Sheridan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.S. McMurtry
A. J. Fox
Exin
Zona Staley
H. R. Cox
Sheridan
Anna Galimore
Horton
Opal Boyer
Near Dillard
Ova Bower
Grover Miller
Guy Miller
Boxley
Mesdames W. S. McMurtry
L. A. Staley
F. C. Grant
Mrs. Otto Ellis
Local Social Notes Reflect a Busy Week in Boxley
Mrs Ora Miller visits her parents the Casts. Families from Horton Mexico Sheridan and Little Rock visit Boxley friends. Meda Helfer sick with arm blood poisoning. Various locals host or visit kin including Cline, Teter, Burton and Haughey households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Meda Helfer
Ekin Visitors Listed by Local Notices
Mabel Starrett of Bedford visits relatives in the area this week. Eli Ross reports his herd of 57 fat hogs fed with K. K. Preventive from Sheridan Hardware Co. with satisfactory results and no missed feeds since starting use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Starrett
Bedford
K. K
Sheridan Hardware Co
Eli Ross
Bakers Corner Social Notes from the Community
Homer Myers and wife visited Wm. Jackson. Aunt Katie Taylor stays with daughter Mrs. Lavina Jones. Post and Corps social at Sheridan. Deaconess hospital visit with Will McCarty. Arthur Baker's child ill. Rosa Beam Gertrude Baker Maud Thomas visited Stella Hodson. Ralph Baker attended Horton Grace Vickery wedding. Daniel Gray paid a visit from Kokomo. Guy Jackson and wife summering in Frankfort Ky. Conners Dam picnic. W H Baker hosted dinner for Celina Ohio niece. Large group of Bakers and relatives listed socializing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Jackson
Frankfort
Will Jackson
Albert Kellum
Grover Dunn
Otto Cain
Billy Gray
Curtis Taylor
Conners Dam
W.H. Baker
Celina
Ohio
Bernie Baker
T. D. Baker
Jesse Kellum
Alvin Foulke
Geo. Beam
Estella Hodson
Helping Her Out
A debate over expenses ends with a man lamenting his milliner’s bill surpassing two clerks’ salaries. His companion suggests cutting one clerk to save costs, revealing workplace tension amid financial strain.
Farm life banter flags healthiest spot in state
A Chicago News quip features a summer boarder asking about ennui on the farm and the farmer's wife replying that the place is the state’s healthiest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
Ambition Aims High as Balloon Signals Mars
A Baltimore American quotation notes a college professor planning a ten mile balloon ascent to signal to Mars, illustrating the audacious reach of human curiosity and invention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mars
Baltimore American
Sheridan Markets Prices for Eggs Butter and Poultry
Local market rates list eggs and butter by the pound with poultry including roosters turkeys hens and toms as well as ducks and geese. Figures show per pound prices and variations across items.
Hints for Farmers on Sheep Range and Green Corn for Pigs
Practical notes advise on range sheep type for endurance and foot hardiness, favoring low blocky bodies with adequate leg development while warning against extreme legginess. It discusses Merino feet and range-appropriate stock with crossbred caution. Also warns not to overfeed green roasting ears to pigs, noting digestive upset from improper transitions and asserting corn itself carries no cholera germs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denvyer
Selecting the Dairy Sire Advice from the Washington Dairy Men’s Association
Retain a proven dairy sire as long as prudent. Choose strength in ancestry and individuality to pass on to offspring. Prefer an old tried sire over a young experiment if options are limited. Do not rush to replace him for fear of death. use him while he remains valuable and serviceable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy McL. Richards
Washington Dairymen’s Association
The Cow at Calving Time
During eight or ten weeks cows go dry and require roughage as the main food. A daily two pound mix of bran or oats or half bran and oats with linseed meal or corn oil meal is advised. Include roots or squash, avoid carbonaceous roughage. Cold water drafts and damp nights risk garget.
Potatoes and pumpkins fed to dairy cows suggested
Experiments show potatoes can raise milk yield by about 10 percent if fed to dairy cows. Profits depend on market price. at 50 cents per bushel feeding may be uneconomical, while 20 to 25 cents may justify feeding when grain prices are high. Pumpkins are praised as good dairy feed. seeds reportedly do not dry cows, says Hugh G Van Pelt of Iowa Agricultural College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh G. van Pelt
Iowa Agricultural College
Early Maturity In Swine
Early maturity in hogs is highly desirable as spring pigs grow quickly, gain weight on good pasture, and can be marketed in fall for solid profits. Breeds such as Poland China, Essex, Thin Rind, and Small Yorkshire show strong early maturity traits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
China
Essex
Yorkshire
Farr Wisdom on Farm Efficiency and Soil Care
A farm guidance note emphasizes the benefits of a low wheel wagon saving costs, study of soils as a path to success, and avoiding poor roads that raise crop delivery costs. It argues gasoline engines provide strong farm power and maintaining land fertility insures future yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farr
Kimball
Daire Warmar
Corn as pig feed improves growth and nutrition
A farm advice note from Orange Judd Farmer urges using field corn as the main hog feed while ensuring protein sources. It recommends wheat bran, ground cowpeas or soybeans, clover pasture, corn silage, and well cured clover hay to support muscle growth and appetite in growing pigs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange Judd
Humor of the Hour Phone Test Sparks Jeer
A phone test at 90G0 Columbus leads Marie to repeat phrases as a voice pushes for clearer articulation. The tester taunts her with scolding tones while claiming Tom jeers her about last night, prompting frustration and a sharp outburst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie
Columbus
Maurie
Tom
Notice of Final Settlement of Estate for Eliza Smail
Creditors heirs and legatees of Eliza Smail deceased are notified to appear in Hamilton Circuit Court Noblesville Indiana on July 12 1909 to show cause why the final settlement accounts should not be approved. Heirs must prove heirship and receive distributive shares. Witness Clerk LeRoy J Patty June 4 1909.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza Smail
Hamilton
Noblesville
Indiana
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea Promoted as Digestive Tonic
An advertisement urges relief of constipation and bowel cleansing with Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea claiming thirty years of reliability. The offer promotes Tea or Tablets at 35 cents and invites advertisers in the News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollister
C. E. Elliott
Hidden Dangers Warn Sheridan Citizens About Kidney Health
A vintage advertisement touts Dean's Kidney Pills as a permanent cure for kidney issues. It cites a testimonial from Mrs. Eli Clark of Sheridan Indiana praising three boxes of the pills and claiming complete recovery. The ad urges readers to buy at Elliott's Drug Store with Foster Milburn Co. as the U. S. sole agents. Remember the name Doan's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
Dean
Sheridan
Eli Clark
Ninth Street
Ind
Elliott
Grug
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo New York
United States
Doan
Hollis ter's Rocky Mountain Tea Ad
Mothers urged to try Hollis ter's Rocky Mountain Tea or tablets marketed as a blessing for children. Claiming to ease summer troubles, aid sleep, and promote growth, the ad lists a price of 35 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollister
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Neighborhood News
Cicero
Sam Twigg
Penwell
Chas. Kreg
Winchester
C. B. Jones
Glass House
W.H. Teter
Gretta Griffith
Mrs
Claud Bower
Hillisburg and
Goldsmith
Mae Christy
New York
C. B. Miller
Albert Osborn
North Adams
J. A. Bower
Ora Miller
S. E. Cast
Meda Helfer
Chester Myers
Harry Phillips
Andy Cline
Messrs
Elmer Palmer
Jesse
Charley Harbaugh
Otis
Ralph Wright
Chicago
Ada Lake
Mexico
E. C. Barrett
George Palmer
Hadley Teter
D. E. Cline
Abe Cline
Carrie Pettijohn of
Lucretia Burton
Johnny Johnson
Harry Evans
Carrie Cline
Millie Parson
Little Rock
Arkansas
Russell Hutchens
Roy Johns
Atlanta
Lucy McMurtry
Robi Haughey
Messrs. Lewis
Odie Cline
Ralph Graham
Steve Cottingham
Marion Helfer
Family
Geneva Teter
Dr. Warren Teter
George Mann of
Mary Cline
Lettie Burton
Florence
Lucretia
Burton
Lora and
Helen
Jim Bailey
D. B. Cline
Dick Dragoo
Frank Haughey
Bee Supplies of
All Hinds
Richey Hardware Co
Ollie Palmer
Charley McMurtry
Bakers. Corner
Homer Myers
Wm. Jackson and
Katie Taylor
Lavina Jones
T. D
W. H. Baker
Will McCarty
City Deaconess Hospital
Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Baker
Rosa Beam
Gertrude Baker
Maud Thomas
Stella Hodson
Ralph Baker
Bernie Rogers
Grace Vickery
Spicewood
Daniel Gray
Kokomo
Wm. Gray
Sheridan Markets
Illinois
Merida Hardware
Gomdaly
Humor OF the Hour
LeRoy J. Patty
Hamilton Circus Court
John W. Teter
Newby Block
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