Silver Lake Schools Open 1898 99 Term With Bright Prospects
The Silver Lake and Lake township schools opened last Monday with good attendance and promise for the term. Enrollment listed by grades includes Primary Ina Stout 32 Intermediate Amy Sherbondy 51 Grammar Lew Kemper 86 High School Jesse Eschbach 40, with more to be added. Several older pupils remain to help with crops. truancy law cited as improving attendance. Additional enrollments noted for Rhinehart N W Butterbaugh teacher, Vance Leffel Orpha Funk attendance 30 Clinic W D Stout 23 Kreiter Hosea Little 99 Penrod E M Paulus 15.
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Silver Lake
Ina Stout
Amy Sherbondy
Lew Kemper
Jesse Eschbach
Lake Township
Rhinehart School
N. W. Butterbaugh
U B Appointments At South Whitler Conference
At a recent conference in South Whitler the Manchester district announced appointments. F Thomas presided and C H Barket took the Bethesda circuit along with W H Ritten for Columbia City. H C Sharry received Goblesville, M V Hibb for Hunter Laketon, and L Fort was listed.
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South Whitler
Manchester
F. Thomas Presidder
Bethesda
C.hbarket
W. H. Ritten
Columbia City
H.C. Sharry Goblesville
M. V. Hibb
Hunter Laketon
L. Fort
Wells
Evening and: biggest pumpkin story of the year
A farmer reports a single vine producing ten pumpkins weighing 450 pounds total. The heaviest pumpkin weighs 60 pounds and the vine length includes circumferences totaling 46 feet. If any reader can beat this record, the note invites them to respond, noting the extraordinary growth with human aid.
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Michaels
Reverend E S Rees Leaves Lutheran Synod to Join Another
Come Tantine Michigan July 25 1893. This certifies Rev E S Rees is in good standing in the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Northern Indiana and is honorably dismissed at his own request to unite with the denomination of his choice. The document is printed verbatim with seal and signatories B F Gravoriz President C Ey Rice Secretary.
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E. S. Rees
Lutheran Church
Mr. Rees
Tantine
Mich
E. 8
Rees
Evangelical Lutheran Synod of
Local Notes and Judgments From Warsaw and Nearby
Tilford Cigar sale at drug store draws attention with a $45 price tag. Frank Burt repainting the U B church interior enhances curb appeal. Warsaw trials reveal George Taylor guilty in a murder case. sentence pending but likely at least five years. Caleb Ayers rushed home after a Typhoon fever telegram from Cayuga, Ind. Saint's camp defendants in the August case fined $10 and costs plus three hours in jail. Jackman cand.
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Frank Burt
U. B
Warsaw
George Taylor
Blanche Riley
Caleb Ayers
John
Cayuga, Ind
James Colbert
Mr. Ayers
Cirt ‘Enit
Jackman
Revival and church notices mark fall quarter in M E church
The second quarterly meeting of the M E church will be held at South Pleasant with services including quarterly conference on Friday at 2 p m and preaching by Rev J A Lewellen at 7 30 p m. Rev Riley has been moved to Huntington for a stronger city church and parsonage. A baptismal service at the church and lake saw five join the church. the record notes a local casualty from Winslow and a Cuban draft gift to the family of the fallen sailor.
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Mellinger
The
South Pleasant
J. A. Lewellen
Riley
Huntington
Hatfield
Weather the Pass Week Brings Leadership Change
John Ord oversees operations amid the week long weather disruptions while Charley Day handles the leadership duties in his absence at the Loness business, guiding daily tasks and decisions.
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John Ord
Charley’ ‘Day
Wells and Mills Erected and Plumbing Completed
Water works progress report notes wells constructed mills erected and plumbing completed. Cornett and Heicis completed the project satisfactorily on short notice.
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Cornett & Hiecis
To Cure Heapache in Minutes Dr Davis Headache Cure
An old advertisement promotes Dr Davis anti headache remedy available at all druggists. The copy claims rapid relief from heapache within 1 to 15 minutes. The notice reflects early 20th century patent medicine marketing.
Davie’s Ant i Headache Pill Sold at Snuberger’s
Fragmentary note notes a drug product named Anti Headace by Dr Davie offered for sale at Snuberger’s. No clear date or full context.
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Davie
Snuberger’s
Light in Nature and Society in a Fragmented Era
A survey of luminous phenomena in nature notes fungi glow and marine organisms emitting light. It highlights fireflies, glowworms, and luminous insects with eggs, plus examples of bioluminescent shrimp and jellies. The piece contrasts natural glow with human poverty in London.
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Brazil
Australia
Europe
America
Dubois
Rene Bache
Boston Transcript
Gold Growth Rumor Sparks Miner Tales in Butter Interpreter
In a frontier anecdote, John Treatier recalls remarks about gold reportedly growing in a Locust ledge. Hank Stebbins in Soap Gulch and Hank’s Belcher claim surface tales of silver then gold, with miners digging three tunnels and a sand reef near Red Mountain yielding promising shard-like gold.
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Will Pontine
John Treatier
Santxa
Anaconda Company
Hank Stebbins
Jack Flice
Hank
Soap Gulch
Belcher
Wash Stapleton
Ming
Melrose
Red Mountain
Ola
Heinze
Witchcraft Belief Persists in 19th Century Europe and Beyond
A historical note contrasts witchcraft belief in civilized societies with its persistence in other regions. It cites executions and torture in France and Spain into the early 1800s, including a beggar in 1807 and a couple in 1850, illustrating lingering superstition despite the Salem era’s end in 1692.
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America
France
Spain
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Cireslars
W. J. Dillingham
J.C. Martin & Bro., Publishers
Ind
Township Schools
U. B. Appointments
Hoin “Wells
B. F. Gravoriz
C. Ey Rice
Tilford
Leonard
J. C
Babcock
Mea
Winchester
New
Haven
Conn
Leckrone
Paulus’ Store
Aehepeuture
London
Washington
Whitechapel
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