Route 1 Gossip and Local Social Visits
NEW LEBANON Route 1 notes many visits and calls. Dora and Edna Stivers call on Mrs Mae Eslinger while others shop in Merom and Sulivan. Gas well drilled on Jeff Lenox lease during the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Lebanon
Dora
Edna Stivers
Mae Eslinger
Jeff Lenox
Ruby West
Flora Stivers
Lenox
Bledsoe
Merom
Hazel Stivers
Edna Bledsoe
Gerald Norris
Bolenbaugh
Burl Stivers
Paxton
Edgar Ridge
Minnie Banther
Stivers
Frank Hanley
Dee Bledsoe
John Shanks
Louvary
Ruby
Clarence Nicholas
Lucian Hancock
Ruth West
Burl
Sulivan
Merom Community Notices and Social Aims
Local items mention Earl Berry and family and other residents picnicking by the river and attending the Mann's Grove convention. A shower is reported Monday afternoon, with illness notes for Dc. E. Setzer, John Hammond, Hallie Houpt, Little Mary Fairfield, Hattie Harper funeral, and visits by Perry Smith and Mrs Vera Bragdon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Berry
Guy Sparks
Dr. Brown
M. E
Mann’s Grove
Dc. E. Setzer
Walter Johnson
I. C
John Hammond
A. Long
Mary Fairfield
Louise Pinkston
Versa Pinkston
Hattie Harper
C. B. Hershey
Hallie Houpt
Perry Smith
Linton
Vera Bragdon
Robinson
R. A. Bragdon
Hubert Burroughs
Local Notes From Fairbanks Farm Moves and Visits
Charles Morris moved from the Narrows to the Davis farm on Thursday. Mr and Mrs Carlester visited friends at Birds Station Saturday and Sunday. Mrs Edgar Strain and son Lorenz and Mrs Rufus DeHart and daughter Doris returned from Trinity Springs Thursday. Edgar Strain, Rufus DeHart, Will and Emmet Harrison were in Sullivan Saturday. Mrs Fred Wernz, Georgie Fuson and Frank and Rudolph Wernz agreed to Terre Haute Friday. George Kersey is building an addition to his residence. Mr and Mrs Hosea Drake moved into their new home. Miss Opal Wilkinson returned home from an extended visit at Hardinsville Illinois. Mrs Charles Wattenberger of Mulberry Indiana visiting her mother Mrs Tryphena Mayfield. Mrs Albert Scotter and sons left Friday for Piedmont Missouri to visit her father Charles Badger. Charles Curry will move to Dakota soon. Mr and Mrs Emmit Shake of Harginsville Illinois are guests of J P Martin and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
Charles Morris
the Narrows
Davis Farm
Terre Haute
George Kersey
Hosea Drake
Opal Wilkinson
Hardinsville
Charles Wattenberger
Mulberry
Ind
Tryphena Mayfield
Albert Scotter and Sons
Piedmont
Charles Badger
Charles Curry
Dakota
Emmit Shake
Harginsville
Ill
J. P. Martin and
Edgar Strain
Will Lester
Sullivan
Kingsley
John Lester
Charles Riggs
Will Foutz
Charley
George Mayfield
Mt. Tabor
Augustus Kelly
Chicago
James Kelley
Kelly
Sadie Shepherd
Daviess County
M. A. Rose
Fred Osborn
Shelburn
Bro. Thompson
Mann Grove
Nerrows
Douglas Chapel Sunday News and Visits
Rev Adams preached Sunday night. John Farrand and family visited Willis Farrand. Eugene Ransford and wife called on Chas Woodsmall. Mr and Mrs John Douglas and Mrs John Holland visited Lewis Farrand family. Sunday school picnic planned at Ellery Hayden's grove on the 25th. Mrs Sarah O'Neal and daughter Lina visited Sam O'Neal. A much needed rain fell Sunday.
South Giant Weather and Local Family News Report
A Saturday shower ends weeks of drought as 36 teams work on rock road grading to stay dry this winter. Thomas Nuiver and family of Lawrence County Indiana visited Montgomery heirs. Twelve year old Lela Lee travels back to Colorado after visiting her father Andrew Lee. William Mitchell and wife visited his sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Road
Thomas Nuiver
Lawrence County
Indiana
Montgomery Heirs
Lela Lee
Colorado
Andrew Lee
Wm. Mitchell
Mr. Mitchell
Local Notes On Visits Purchases And Repairs
Haul Saturday and Sunday activity includes Mrs Sherman Mitchell and her children from Vicksburg visiting William Mitchells. Frank Hale buys a new carriage and says he has no time to work on the rock road. Homer Montgomery buys Ira Berts property on West Washington Street. Bert plans to move to Bicknell. William Jackson improves his property with new rooms and veranda. Elvin Page and family attend the funeral of their aunt Miss Knowles in Staffordshire last Friday.
Sloan's Liniment Promoted Against Insect Bites
An old public notice warns that mosquitoes flies and other insects carry disease and recommends Sloan's Liniment as antiseptic treatment for bites and infections. It touts rusted nails cuts bruises and sores benefit and promises money back if not satisfied at 25 cents from druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloan’s
Funeral and Community Notes From Indian Prairie Area
Martin Pirtle attended the funeral of Donald Cox at Indian Prairie Wednesday. Bro. McBride preached a grand sermon at Shiloh Sunday. Frank Balance was in Dugger Saturday. Marion Aikin of Dugger passed through our neighborhood Friday. Mrs. Etta Bennett spent Thursday visiting relatives near Pleasantville. A number of Bethany young men and ladies attended the meeting at Shiloh Sunday night. Ed Wall and family of Sullivan spent Sunday visiting relatives in our community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Pirtle
Donald Cox
Indian Prairie
Bro. McBride
Shiloh
Frank Balance
Dugger
Marion Aikin
Etta Bennett
Pleasantville
Bethany
Ed Wall
Sullivan
Dr King's New Discovery Promises Relief for Summer Coughs
Summer coughs and colds threaten vitality and may cause throat and lung troubles. Dr King's New Discovery relieves coughs promptly and prevents complications. It soothes, antiseptic, and improves well being. buy now at druggists, 50 cents or one dollar, with money back satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Osborne and Munroe sale draws large crowd in Kingsley area
Public sale in R. R. 1 Fairbanks drew a large crowd with good prices. Auctioneers Cols Harrison and Drake oversaw bidding while local activities included road work on the Kingsley gravel road, church building plans, and various residents attending events and visits across Sullivan and Terre Haute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osborne and Munroe
Hosiery Workers See Tariff Politics Behind Depression
The Philadelphia textile inquiry hears William Ferius say workers view factory downturn as political. He cites German sock stock buying, tariff effects, and Penrose backing high tariffs as factors, arguing unemployment and wage loss stem from political action and must be cured by politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Industrial Commission
Commission
Philadelphia
the Inquirer
William Ferius
Busick
Iansas
Germany
Penrose
United States Senate
Morbid mood blamed for national business ills
Goshen New York Democrat argues that national leaders frame wealth as rascality and push federal controls. It cites executive overreach, fear of corporations, and tariff shifts as factors chilling confidence and credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
N. Y
Six Months of Free Trade Failures in Bradstreet’s
Bradstreet's July 4 notes for 1914 show 7,745 trade failures in the first half, up 8.4 percent from 1913 with $149,909,754 in aggregate liabilities, 31 percent higher than a year prior. The Claflin company adds $34,000,000 liabilities of which only $6,000,000 are direct and $28,000,000 contingent, implying total first-half 1914 liabilities near $178,000,000 and highlighting hidden damage from free trade trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradstreet’s
H. B. Claflin
Claflin
Indorser
Grain dealers reveal large grain contracts in tariff debate
A Washington subcommittee heard that American firms contracted 2 000 000 bushels of Argentine corn and 20 000 000 bushels of Canadian oats at cut prices below U S current market levels. Dealers Gorman Eddy and Corneliuson testified that the figures prompted the panel to probe whether farmers are being harmed by tariff provisions. Newton Register reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Committee On Agriculture
United States
Messrs. Gorman
Ohio
Eddy
Boston
Corneiliuson
Peoria
Newton
N. J
Foreigners Reject US Securities sooths Gold Shipments
Paris cable reports June demand for American gold exceeding 50 million dollars due to foreigners unwilling to take US securities in debt settlements. The piece argues protection would revive demand for securities, boost exports, reduce imports, and improve the trade balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Revised Version of a mill tale with wages and marriage
Fragmentary OCR notes describe Jack earning wages at a mill and marrying Jill, mentioning the foreman's daughter. The text references free trade disrupting work, repeated phrases, and stray fragments about days and a date. The overall sense is a rough historical rumor or note rather than a full article.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Jill
Oil worker Billy Standish and Charles Janes arrested in city
Charles A James and Mary Esther Snapp known as Billy Standish were arrested at the Goodwins home after Mrs Janes reported the couple. The pair, living as a married couple in the park, pled guilty to a statutory charge. Standish released to leave state within twelve hours. Janes jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Janes
Billy” Standish
George Goodwin
Janes
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Jones
Court House
Murray
Goodwin
James
Mary Esther Snapp
Shelburn
Explosion Damages 145 Telphone Poles Near Reliance Mine
A fire at noon Monday destroyed 145 Sulivan Telephone Company poles near the Reliance mine. Treated with creosote tar and other chemicals, the poles burned quickly. The company carried no insurance on the poles valued at over five hundred dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan Telephone Company
Reliance
Farmersburg Undertaker in Local Hospital
John H. Allen an undertaker from Farmersburg was brought to Crowder hospital after an intestinal blockage attack. He underwent surgery last night and is reported to be in the hospital today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmersburg
John H. Allen
Crowder Hospital
Novelist Names From Tombstones Highlight Caution
The author claims to avoid libel by using living names from tombstones as inspiration, noting that Dickens Balzac and other novelists once risked accusations while crafting characters from real places and people. The piece presents Nkfort Moore admitting this similarly cautious approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickens
Balzac
London
Paris
Nkfort Moore
Marriage Licenses Listed for Dugger and Nearby Towns
Earl Mason of Paxton wed Ruby M Bledsoe of Cass. Harvie BE Denny of Dugger married Elizabeth Baxter. Claude Hardin of Sullivan tied with Mil dred Matteson of Shelburn. Sherman McDaniel of Crawford county Ill married Anna E Flynn of Sullivan. Gilbert Kruesner wed Mayme Sellere, both of Dugger. Frank Sharum of Martin county married Not Like the National Game. Geraldine question and reference to kissing games appears as a quoted exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Mason
Paxton
Ruby M. Bledsoe
Cass
Harvie BE. Denny
Elizabeth Baxter
Dugger
Claude Hardin
Sullivan
Mildred Matteson
Shelburn
Sherman McDaniel
Crawford County
Ill
Anna E. Flynn
Gilbert Kruesner
Mayme Sellere
Frank Sharum
Martin County
Geraldine
Gerald
Local Real Estate Transfers Listed in Court Records
Bessie Goldsberry of Dugger transfers property to Fay Turnmier of Carlisle. Ray H. Cornellius of Terre Haute transfers to Fay Turnmier. Francis M. Goble of Farmersburg transfers to Pearl G. Green of Shelburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Goldsberry
Dugger
Ray H. Cornellius
Terre Haute
Fay Turnmier
Carlisle
Francis M. Goble
Farmersburg
Pearl G. Green
Shelburn
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Dave Riggs
Boles
Jake Foutz
Ed Jewell
Dr. Bland
Dr. Maple
J. Wr
E. A. Billman
Sullivan County Loan and Trust Co
Sullivan City
J. R. Riggs
F. J. First, Sec’y and
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Colorado Springs
Limon
Col
Denver
Pueblo
Kansas City
America
Missouri Pacific
Iron Mountain
Saint Louis
J.N. Anderson
St. Louis
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