Alice Wall Airship Sails From Snohomish to Hoboken
The Alice Wall rises on man-made wings to carry mail from Snohomish to Hoboken with two extra sailors aboard amid alarms of uncharted altitude. Aboard are Rabhan the aeronaut and Prof Thayer observing high altitude effects on sea urchins. After panic and a misdirection they drop mail and eventually must reverse elevation to return home as Hoboken papers announce arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Wall
Snohomish
Hoboken
Nwo
Rabhan
Prof
Thayer
Western University
Tim
Mike
Mars
York State
Jersey
Bedad
Weary traveler adjusts hotel wakeup prank
A late arriving guest learns the porter wakes other rooms for trains at three five and four in the morning. The traveler feigns help by beating on the desk to reveal the staff’s cycle of door banging. Hotel staff refuse apology.
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Illustrated Sunday Magazine
The
Pittsburg Dispatch
Beech Grove Social Notes and Holiday Activities
Mrs Kate Bowers returns home from Merom while Miss Allie Borders visits Tresea Walters. J Dana Johnson visits Anna Belle Newman as Frank and Will Patton return from Linton. A large crowd attends Miss Linnie Kelley funeral and Christmas exercises at Beech Grove. Lola Wilkinson hosts a quilting party with many attendees and a souvenir drawing. Neighbors visit relatives in Prairie Creek and nearby towns during holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Bowers
Nan Kelley
Merom
Allie Borders
Tresea Walters
J. Dana Johnson
Annabelle Newman
Frank
Will Patton
Linton
Sam Vaughn
Susan Ransford
Maude Borders
Linnie Kelley
Union Chapel
Beech Grove
John Barden
Adams
Joe Gray
Graysville
Claud Roe
Lola Wilkinson
Lola Dennon
Cecil Patton
Fern Coppage
Glydis Mayfield
Mary Foutz
Orlena Lester
Tressie Walters
Mabel Morris
Verna Mayfield
Fylora Foutz
Elva Mayfield
Opal Wilkinson
Emmitt Shake
Ralph Coppage
Jake Foutz
Claud Morris
Byron Foutz
Everett Shake
Buster Patton
Durham Foutz
Miss Lola
A Foot Rule at Home Comedy Exchange
A house joke shows a housekeeper enforcing a foot rule as guests wipe their feet on a mat before entering. The quip highlights humorous family manners and the strict household standard for cleanliness.
Far Away from Praying and a Disputed Exchange
Mrs Pankhurst rebukes a New York reporter for illiberal views on women and shares a biting reminiscence about an Anglo Indian child and a late night scene. The exchange contrasts gender expectations with imperial schooling in a clipped interview remembered in a London diary.
Claire and Lilian Russell Letter Satire
The item presents a humorous letter cited by William H. Maxwell about Claire’s engagement in learning and a quip about literacy. It also notes Lilian Russell discussing fashion at a Philadelphia tea with a palm reader asking about future hats, illustrating social wit and changing styles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilian Russell
Philadelphia
Innocent Prisoner Denied Mercy as Mob Roars
The prisoner insists on innocence while being dragged from his cell. Lynders calls for hanging as the mob exits through a broken jail door. The crowd mutters that justice is served in a chorus beneath masks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynders
Silver Service Inquiry at Free Library
A young man asks about obtaining the silver service for the fire department at the free library. The scene includes a girl asking for clarification as the dialogue unfolds.
Farnsworth Social Notes Bring Local Visits and Illness
Several residents from Farnsworth and nearby areas visited Sullivan Palestine and Caledonia last week. Families including Kennedy Smith Cochran and Keene reported hospitalities and travels while Mrs Emma Cochran and Grace Raines faced slow recoveries and grip illness.
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Sullivan
Walter Kennedy
Allen
Palestine
Commodore Smith
Cora Smith
Grace Cochran
Garland Keene
Susie Keene
Rudolph
Hymera
William Cochran
Emma Cochran
Walter Hummel
Bill Thurman
Eldorado
Tace Marlow
Farnsworth
Oscar Walters
Bill Jefferies
Terre Haute
Dave Smith
Don Keller
Chloe Linn
Linton
Grace Raines
Russell Raines
Iva Smith
Fannie Malone
Guy Soow
Frank Smith
Melissa Smith
Henry Thomas
Illinois
Emma Steward
Alma
Gennie Thurman
George Fields
Caledonia
Homer Kennedy
Here
Bert Smith
Cass
Ant Ladson
Cecil Smith
Local Notices from Scott City and Nearby Areas
Scott City residents Mr and Mrs Walter Cooper and their son Gordon of Merom visited Mrs Cooper's mother and relatives. Hosea Drake passed through on Thursday en route to the county seat. Franklin Chowning moved his stock of goods across the street. Rev Grimes of Middletown traveled to Douglass Chapel. Charley Scott of Sullivan was here Wednesday. Mrs Laura Hamilton and her children visited with sister Mrs Alt DeBaun near Fair.
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Walter Cooper
Gordon
Merom
Cooper
Hosea Drake
Franklin Chowning
Grimes
Middletown
Douglass Chapel
Charley Scott
Sullivan
Waa
Laura Hamilton
Alt
DeBaun
Near
Fair
Winter sleighing in St Paul amid real weather
Charles Montgomery formerly of Turman township now in St Paul Minn reports strong winter weather there with fine sleighing through November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Montgomery
Turman Township
St. Paul, Minn
Local notes include visits and moves across states
Miss Lelia Allen plans extended visit with sister Mrs. B C McCray in Fithian Tl and Perdueville Ill before returning home. Mrs Lydia Smith of Lawrenceburg Tenn reports real winter weather there with subzero temperatures. James J Polen from Sikeston Mo says he will move from a farm to land near Beebe Ark as his future home. A son named Harry Harbaugh Kelly was born last week to Mr and Mrs Harry Kelly of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lelia Allen
B. C. McCray
Fithian
Perdueville
Ill
Lydia Smith
Lawrenceburg Tenn
County
The
Union
James J. Polen
Sikeston
Sulivan County
Beebe
Ark
Harry Kelly
Harry Harbaugh Kelly
Notice of 1910 Sullivan County tax duplicate in hand
Tax duplicate for State and County Taxes for 1910 is now in my hands and ready to receive the taxes therein charged. The accompanying table shows the rate of taxation per one hundred dollars of property and per poll in Sullivan County townships and corporations.
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Sullivan County
Taxpayers urged to call early on tax payments and delinquencies
Taxpayers are urged to call early to avoid last minute crowds and to alert the treasurer if property is in more than one township or not in their name. Review receipts, ensure correct description of real and personal property, seek auditor reductions, and pay delinquent taxes promptly to avoid state board actions and potential court proceedings.
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State Board of Tax Commissioners
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Cruise OF the
Our Town
Tom Watson
Prairie Creek
June Lewis
Shelburn
Harve Drake
Pimento
Gus Clouse
Commodore Anderson
Ione Dewey
Abel
Farmersburg
Homer Hamilton
Claire
William H. Maxwell
New York
Maxwell
Brooklyn
Scott City
J. J.C
Jackson Township
Eo Neaeeoe
Hymera Town
Eeeseeee Et Eeees
Curry Township
Shelburn Town
Ear
Farmersburg Town
Byabess
Eee
Fairbanks Township
Seetone
Turman Township Eeereeer
Hamilton Township
Eeseonee
Sullivan City Eeeneeeenase
Sullivan City
Cass Township
Dugger Town
Jefferson Township
Eseen
Haddon Township
Ean Eesneee
Carlisle Town
Eer Reeenaereae
Gill Township
Eenseeeveene
Merom Town
Statutes of
Indiana
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