Shelburnians Attend Socials and Games Across Town
Local residents from Shelburn and nearby towns visited relatives in Sullivan Canonsburg and Terre Haute. A camping party gathered on the Wa bash banks, schools held Children’s Day, and Shelburn beat Hymera 8 to 7 with a return game planned July 4 at McGrew Park.
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H. V. Stark
Texas
Eutaw Council No
D. P
Sadie Stadley
Lena Riggs
W. L. Laurent
Lloyd Nash
Merom Bluff
Christian Sunday School
the Baptist Church
Shelburn
Hymera
McGrew Park
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Fepsin Promises Fresh Breath
A remedy claims to cure various digestive issues causing bad breath. It promises to clear impurities from the body and make breath sweet. Sold by Joe Kee for 50c and 1.00 with money back if it fails.
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Joe Kee
Rowe Wright wedding at Merom attends by Sulli van ladies
Thursday evening Emma Brunger Grace Leach Olga Poston Grace Nesbit Joy Muchmore Nellie Aydelotte Mary Jones Carrie Willis Grace Bland Nellie Freeman and Kittie Ridge attended the Rowe Wright wedding at Merom representing Sulli van.
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Sullivan
Rowe- Wright
Merom
Emma Brunger
Grace Leach
Olga Poston
Grace Nesbit
Joy Muchmore
Nellie Aydelotte
Mary Jones
Carrie Willis
Grace Bland
Nellie Freeman
Kittie Ridge
Prairie region notes and a Prairieton marriage
Prairie Gree k, Orville Watson and wife of Shelburn visit relatives here. Miss Effie Watson returns from Danville. Dr J R Wilson buys the office of Dr B F Rynerson. Miss Addie Yeager returns from Danville. Miss May Yeager Everett return from Washington after teaching and securing a claim each. Zelvia Yeager and wife visit Terre Haute. Akly Hanly of Chicago University visiting parents. Elma and Lulla Lloyd visit Elza Lloyd in Kentucky. Rev Adamson preaches at the Christian church. E L Lloyd and family and Elma and Lulla Lloyd visit Terre Haute. Miss Ticha Tichenor visits her parents. Fred Stump, Grace Compton, John Thompson and Ora Yeager spend Sunday at Merom. Mary Anice Davis and Dr B F Aynerson married at the bride’s parents home with Rev Denny officiating. Aynerson a long-time Prairieton physician. Rynerson to retire to office practice and drug business at Prairieton. J W Adams and wife of Farmersburg visit relatives. Mrs Frankie DeBaun and daughter of Terre Haute visit relatives here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Watson
Shelburn
Effie Watson
Danville
J. R. Wilson
B. F. Rynerson
Addie Yeager
May Yeager
Everett
Washington
Zelvia Yeager
Terre Haute
Akly Hanly
Chicago University
Elma
Lulla Lloyd
Kentucky
Elza Lloyd
Rev. Adamson
Christian Church
E. L. Lloyd
Ticha Tichenor
Jasonville
Fred Stump
Grace Compton
John Thompson
Ora Yeager
Merom
Mary Anice Davis
Charles Davis
Prairieton
B. F. Aynerson
Denny
Aynerson
Rynerson
Shiloh News Local Social Ties and Visits
Albert Bennett and family visited relatives near Pleasantville on Friday. Oscar Bennett was in Dogger Satur, and William Bennett with family visited Dugger on Wednesday. Martin Pirtle made a flying trip to Dugger Saturday. Brother Strivers preached at Shiloh Sunday. Abner Richard drove to Dugger Saturday. Jesse Page and wife visited relatives Sunday evening. Frank Anderson and family from near Paxton visited our community Sunday. Several attended William Jackson’s funeral at Pleasantville Monday. James Gray and wife visited friends near Shiloh Sunday. G R Stivers located his merry go round on the lot south of Citizens Trust building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Pirtle
Dugger
Bro. Strivers
Shiloh
Abner Richard
Jesse Page
Frank Anderson
Paxton
William Jackson
Pleasantville
G. R. Stivers
Citizens Trust Company
Carlisle
Frank B. Posey
Evansville
Bessie Hancock
Hugh Giles
Sandborn
W. S. Hastings
Colorado Springs
Audrey Rose
Ollie Riggs
Hope Wilkey
Thomas Hancock
J. H. Carnes
Joseph Yerley
Sharon
Yerley
Conrad Watson
M. E. Prather
Columbus
Ind
F. G. Lutz
Washington
C. Mutz
Will Routt
Jasonville
J. H. Leonard
Charles Kirkham
Georgia
Sullivan
Charles W. Welman
Welman
Lilly D Creager
Phenix
Arizona
Indian Service
Fort Bridwell
California
Creager
A. J. Stewart
Rocky Ford
Colorado
W. E. Burton
Billa Stewart
Fairbanks Question of the Day About Commencement Date
A local item notes the latest question of the day asks when the commencement will be. The piece mentions a pending deal between J. W. Chowning and A. S. Eisner and potential transfer of Eisner’s store in the near future. Additionally, it lists numerous social visits and happenings around Fairbanks township and nearby towns, including attendance at conventions, church events, and school activities.
Benson Chapel Social Roundup
Mrs John Clark is on the sick list. Maude Trueblood returned to Farmersburg. Mr and Mrs Wash Osburn and daughter visited Perry Drakes. Harry McGrew visited cousin Clyde Alkire then returned to Linton. Basket dinner drew a large crowd. Allen Osburn and son Harold visit nearby. Henry Wyman and Oscar McMahan families guests of Clark and others. Several locals and neighbors spent Sunday with W A Hughes and others. Porter Dix dined with George Liston. Minnie Goodsin attended quarterly meeting. Joe Lacey completed a term of school at Mildred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Clark
Maude Trueblood
Farmersburg
Wash Osburn
Perry Drake’s
Harry McGrew
Clyde Alkire
Linton
Allen Osburn
Harold
Henry Wyman
Oscar McMahan
Noah Parr
Elma and Herman Harris
Ora Starkey
Laura Dix
Lou Everheart
Mane Taylor
W. A. Hughes
Porter Dix
George Liston
Minnie Goodsin
Youngest Asbury son dies after horse accident in Farmersbury
Ray Asbury, 16, youngest of ten children of Mr and Mrs A P Asbury of Farmersbury, was thrown from a fractious horse Saturday morning and died Saturday afternoon from brain concussion. He was the family's first death. The boy in the front right of the group photo is the victim.
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Asbury Family
Ray Asbury
A. P. Asbury
Farmersbury
A Handy Hayrack Demonstrates Strong Wood Construction
A vintage illustration shows a versatile hayrack built from pine or light wood bed pieces fourteen to sixteen feet long and eight inches wide. The frame uses four hardwood crosspieces mortised and secured to bed pieces for strength, with uprights and cross arms forming a stable, movable rack for hauling rails, curds, stones, or manure.
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Stanies
Frame of bed guides and parts list instructions
Fragment describes bed frame components including rails and boards. Mentions sharpening, pins or stirrups, and a wheat project reference. Advises washing with petroleum and storing under shelter when not in use. Credit line indicates Country Gentleman.
Illinois Cattle Breed Popularity and Stocker Preferences
Messrs Mumford and Hall report Illinois cattle opinion shows 50 percent favor Short horns, 20 percent Herefords, 18 percent Angus. About half prefer two year olds for stock cattle and feeders, with the rest split between older and younger animals. Weights 800–1000 pounds favored by 40 percent, under 800 pounds by 26 percent, and 1000 pounds or more by 84 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Messrs
Colorado pea industry expands as lamb fattening grows
The Colorado press bureau reports a new industry: peas replacing sage brush and cactus in arid regions. Farmers sow peas, fatten lambs on the crop near maturity, then ship the lambs to eastern markets, with profits around $1.50 per animal on a $2 investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Press Bureau
Colorado
Garden Snapshot Tips for May to June Planting
The guide advises sowing cucumbers and melons in late May to early June when weather settles. It warns against early cucurbit plantings and stresses weed control for onions. It notes Meg is prime for tomatoes with possible protection later in May and July as a time to care for small garden tasks. Lobelia borders offer blue ribbon color through summer.
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Lobella
Lobela
Beechers Voice Seen In Plymouth Church Case
Brooklyn woman Elizabeth Heggan claims the spirit of Henry Ward Beecher remains the driving force at Plymouth Church and communicates with her during services. Examined before Magistrate Watson and a sheriff's jury, she was found competent to manage her affairs and was committed to hospital observation earlier this year.
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Plymouth Church
Brooklyn
Watson
Elizabeth Heggan
Henry Ward Beecher
New York Herald
Emily Sweet
Boston
Beecher
Newell Dwight Hillis
Loyal Constituent Swate Seeks Seat With Tillman
A Swate, loyal to Senator Ben Tillman, visits Washington and meets Tillman briefly. Tillman invites him to the gallary seat after the floor debate, which lasts two hours. Swate returns to the gallery door and asks for the password to reenter, receive as idiosyncrasy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin R. Tillman
Swate
Washington
Gays
Chicago Inter Ocean
Roosevelt
Senator Tillman
Perilous Wedding Tour on Nitroglycerin Wagon
Edward Kelley a oil well shooter and bride Nellie Severance married at Marietta Ohio. They rode fifty miles on a wagon loaded with thirty five quarts of nitroglycerin for a wedding trip then Kelley returned to shoot a well at Syracuse Ohio. Despite exposure the couple returned alive and unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Kelley
Marietta
Nellie Severance
Lowell
Parkersburg
W. Va
Washington Post
Kelley
Syracuse
Be the engine not the parlor car says Trinity president
President Flower Luther of Trinity college urges Berkeley school youths to be the driving force of education. He argues modern students show superior knowledge, citing a Springfield Hartford test where pupils answered 25 percent better than sixty years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flower Luther
Trinity College
Berkeley
New York World
Luther
Springfield
Hartford
Perfect Treasure of a Husband Contract Sums Rules
Henry McFarlane of Fulton county Indiana signs a marriage contract with Bertha McGregor. He agrees to wash dishes daily except Sundays to darn his own socks visit his mother in law thrice yearly give up smoking drink tea attend church meetings wear whiskers if possible and kiss his wife before and after each meal except Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry McFarlane
Fulton County
Ind
Bertha McGregor
China’s Efforts to Learn Through Misused School Hours
The Shanghai Herald blasting government schools in Nganlufu as a farce notes daily 4 o'clock signs dismissing classes at noon with teachers lacking western education knowledge. One instructor admits his only Western subject knowledge is the alphabet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Nganlufu
Shanghai Herald
Banker and Wife Live in Huts for Health on Long Island Sound
New York banker Kennedy Tod and his wife have installed a winter camp near Sound Beach Innis Arden with a nurse cabin and tents for dining. They prefer open air living for Mrs Tod to aid her health after an operation, keeping the grand home for caretakers and growing fond of Canadian wilderness tales.
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Canada
Kennedy Tod
New York
Long Island Sound
Innis Arden
Sound Beach
Greenwich
Conn
New York Herald
Mrs. Tod
Ives
Tods
New Spelling Philosophy Urges Education Over Regulation
Dr Charles P G Scott temporary secretary of the simplified spelling board tells the New York Tribune that no academy should regulate spelling He advocates education to standardize spelling arguing the English language should be simplified removing anomalies and relaxing archaic forms including eliminating phs ghms and extra f in philosophy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French Academy
Charles P. G. Scott
The
New York Tribune
Scott
Century Dictionary
Alligator Farm to Open in Kingman Missouri
Ed Kelley plans a new industry in Kingman proving an alligator farm to raise and sell reptiles. Kelley imported a pair of French alligators from New Orleans, a male and female, via Frank Winghchenk. The beasts are touted as vigilant watchdogs that can be trained to bark like a bulldog and deter varmints or intruders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Kelley
Kingman
Kansas City Journal
Frank Weingchenk
New Orleans
Express
Kelley
Sidney lockup gains fame as hobos retreat
A Chicago Record Herald dispatch reports Sidney Ohio, south of Wapakoneta, becoming a hobos retreat with 468 tramps lodged over four months. The mayor’s office records show 80 in November, 115 in December, 106 in January, and 167 in February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Wapakoneta
Ohio
Chicago Record-Herald
Eggs With a Monogram From Mrs Preston Riverhead Hens
Riverhead New York Mrs H H Preston reports a flock of Barred Rock hens now laying eggs with a monogram on the shell resembling H H P The birds are praised for quality and Mrs Preston says the eggs are so valuable that no one may buy them due to ownership questions
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H. H. Preston
Riverhead
N. Y
Fourth of July Speaker Named for Sullivan Celebration
The Sullivan Fourth of July committee has secured Hon. John T. Beasley of Terre Haute to deliver the address. Local residents and visiting relatives are noted in a roundup of social items.
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Committee On
Sullivan
John T. Beasley
Terre Hesite
Brazil to face Sullivan in Sunday baseball clash
Brazil brings a strong squad to host Sullivan on Sunday while Hymera Elks aim for revenge against Sullivan Elks at Coffman Park after Hymera won 10 to 7. Sullivan Indians split a doubleheader with the Cherokee Indians, losing 6 to 2 in the day game and winning 18 to 7 at night under gasoline lamp conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Sullivan
Hymera Elks
Sullivan Elks
Coffman’s Park
Hymera
Dad
Crowder
Library May Report Shows Record Loans and Small Purchases
May loaned 1 045 books the highest for that month with 70 on May 31 and 24 on May 25. The count fell 99 from May 1905 and 93 from last May. Thirteen children and 12 adults registered including one non resident. two out of town patrons renewed. Forty six books bought for 86 65. five children’s books donated by Mrs Tilghman Ogle. New acquisitions include The Index guide to the Library of World’s Best Literature and Indiana at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. The library now owns about 2 290 volumes and received government reports and Farmers BULLETINS dated after those already held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilghman Ogle
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Edna Underhill
Roy Hirschfeld
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