Local notices and items from Rochester area weekly visit and town news
Deputy sheriff Minear accompanied Mrs Viera and two daughters visiting Rochester this week at Leonards. Mahala Snyder near town ill for weeks. John Ollnoger of Warsaw greeted friends in town last Saturday. Lela Leonard and Josephine Carpenter visited Warsaw last week. Recorder urges mortgage exemptions and local contributions. Sherman Rhoades went to Akron for work. Valeria Seif returned to Anderson after visit. Recorder invites reader items by mail or phone. J S Marsh and wife return from Chicago after looking at furnished rooms to rent May 1. Elias Hively will join them in Chicago around late April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.S. Marsh
Chicago
Mrs. Marsh
Elias Hively
The Call Of The Blood Purification Pill Ad
For purification the copy claims liver trouble signs and promotes Dr. King's New Life Pills as restoring rich red blood and rosy cheeks. A small 25 cent ad from Rager promotes the pills for health and complexion.
Beavers Build Remarkable Dam Described in Bailey's Magazine
An observer describes a beaver dam fifty feet long six feet high raised sixty inches, built of alder poles brush and mud. From the upstream view it appears as a line of sticks in mud, while below the brush the dam shows skilled placement. The onlooker notes the engineering skill and refrains from harming the animal.
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Bailey’s
Keeping His Promises
Mrs. Synnex recalls Tom’s assurances that her lightest wish would become law with him. Mrs. Sauer questions the truth of the promise while Mrs. Synnex defends him saying he respects small wishes but asserts conflicts arise in important matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Synnex
Tom
Absentminded champion recalls wife’s fit in Belham
An English paper notes a champion who lives at Belham. He visits his old friend, a family physician, chats for hours, and on leaving is asked about his family. He responds with a shocked exclamation and reveals his wife is in a fit.
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Belham
He Lived Well. An Odd Talk With Cormic Cuts
A fragment discusses a character described as thriving on abundance and asks about his identity as an anti Yat medicine maker. The piece references Cormic Cuts as a possible name or brand associated with the subject.
North Manchester Social Notes and Local Visits Prompt News
Community chatter highlights visits from Misses Lula Sprige Neva Hamman Hazel McKrill and others to North Manchester. Mentions of farm prices 55 cents per bushel for corn and county residents visiting friends and relatives in nearby towns. William Grosso attends Indianapolis Republican convention while local families host relatives and youths returning to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel McKrill
Neva Hamman
Manchester
George Eliot Quote About Reckoning and Addition
Satirical reflection on repair of past missteps and the limits of correcting errors by adding more. A thoughtful line attributed to George Eliot emphasizes that a fault cannot be fixed by proportional correction.
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George Eliot
Local notes and visits in Piercetton and Warsaw
Frank Kyler from near Piercetton visited with his uncle T. B. Hathaway over the weekend. Frantz attended the Board of Education meeting in Warsaw on Monday. Mrs. Cora Friend traveled to Indianapolis last Saturday to stay indefinitely. Walter Stout returned to Bloomingdale to resume studies. The item also mentions a Spring Suit removal sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank. Kyler
Piercetton
T. B. Hathaway
Cora Friend
Indianapolis
Walter Stout
Bloomingsday
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McCall
West 14Th
Sts ‘Rev. York
Ies Eee Nice
Minear
Viera
Rochester
Leonards
John Ollnoger
Warsaw
Lela Leonard
Josephine Carpenter
Brush & Hanson
Rev. E. Wright
Bluffton
Indiana
M. E
Sherman Rhoades
Akron
Valeria Seif
Anderson
Recorpd
U.s.patent Office
Viashington,d.c
Lola P. Roberts
Vienna
Cardus
Call of the Blood
Mable
Hazel
Jontz
Thomas Leonard
George Keeling
Claypool
W. S. Leiter
B. A. Scoles
Claypools
Lula
Velma Sprige
Myron Murphy
Berrien Centré, Mich
Lelah Leonard
Pearson’s
Fred Stoner
J. W. Walburna
William Fleonar
Elkhart
Jacob Teeter
Ella Conner
Marion
T. C. McClure
Grace Lancaster
South Whitley
Amy Butler
Sarah Eliott
van Buren
Samuel Flora
William Grosso
Leonard Summe
Arthur Getty
Art Arthur
Big Four
Wendel Pontius
James Decker
Conradt & Boots
North
Eran F
Ira Leckrone
Silver Lake, Ind
Swihart’s Store
Summe Bro’s
Silver Lake
Ve Basser
Angel Seing
Allare
Prayen Mertin
Y. P.C
William Hoff
Ilver Lake Lodge
Tors
Iting
A. P. Bager
M. W. of
A. No. Aude
D. R. Albert
Silver’ Lake
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