Winner praises Billman Funeral Home in Sullivan
Immanuel Hinds endorses Billman Funeral Home in Sullivan asserting its modern facilities and services set a high standard for small city Indiana. He details preparation rooms casket displays and the chapel that doubles as exhibition space, emphasizing licensed embalmers and diverse fleet readiness.
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Sullivan
Vincennes
Terre Haute
Harding
Billman
Paul Wade
Indiana
Ayres- Scovell
Rock-Falls
Bonham Pastor Regains Memory After Years Lost
In Bonham Texas Reverend O C Huston, longtime First Presbyterian pastor, reappears after eight years with no memory of his life. He had vanished on a hunting trip, later enlisted at an Albuquerque army recruiting station, and recovered recollections including war and a nurse, but not his marriage or church service. His wife and brother arrived to verify his identity and reunite.
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Bonham
Tex
O. C Huston
First Presbyterian Church
Huston
Albuquerque
N. M
J. M. Aumen
Benham
J. C. Huston
Kansas City
France
Stray Bits of Wisdom Note in George Eliot Quotation
A brief excerpt presents George Eliot’s maxim praising restraint for the man with nothing to say and avoiding wordy evidence of the fact. It emphasizes measured speech over needless commentary.
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George Eliot
Tive of a Kind
Nature’s large green smile matches art’s smile when it gets the long green in a Pittsburgh Post piece praising greenery and beauty.
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Art
Pittsburgh Post
England Protects Shipping with Lighthouses Spaced Miles Apart
England maintains a dense network of lighthouses to guard maritime routes, placing a light every roughly 14 miles along its coastline to aid vessels and deter hazards. This system underpins coastal safety and navigation for commercial and naval shipping.
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England
Out of Reach Inherit the Earth and Forgiveness
A reflective quote by Lytton stresses that the meek inherit many problems and that life requires forgiveness as its first duty. The remark contrasts worldly possession with moral responsibility and mercy.
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Lytton
Eel Drops From Sky Hits Rev. Jones in Euston
In Euston Maryland a large eel fell from a clear sky striking Rev. C N Jones pastor of St Michaels Methodist Episcopal church on Talbot Street and slithering down his body. Observers believe a fish hawk dropped the eel after failing to carry it away.
Giant Rat Attacks Two in Jersey City Home
A giant rat chased and bit two people at the home of Mrs. Sadie Rogacki in Jersey City New Jersey. The rodent attacked the eight year old daughter and bit Mrs Rogacki in the throat when she tried to defend the child. The rat then disappeared.
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Jersey City
N. J
Sadie Rogacki
Norfolk Death Occurs After Air Travel From Cape Hatteras
Mrs W E Midgett wife of a coast guard member was flown by airplane from her Norfolk home to a hospital when illness struck but she died in the hospital.
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Norfolk
Cape Hatteras
W. E. Midgett
Coast Guard
Unclear dialogue on London chorus girls monocles
A humorous exchange notes chorus girls in London now wear monocles while a second speaker quips that this is better than nothing, reflecting light social satire.
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Snoopie
London
Snappie
Remarkable Volume On Art And Back Talk For Husbands
A humorous item notes a new book vendor touting a complete course in auntart and social wit. Henry Peck jokes about needing a course in back talk for married men, hinting at domestic humor and light satire.
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Auntart
Mr. Henry Peck
No coal in the bin and odd party news
A jumble of quips and misheard lines. a prosaic slice of local chatter frames odd exchanges about cars, pedestrians, and a party misfire. Names and places are fragmentary, preserving a newspaper tone with brief, quirky remarks.
In and Out Up and Down Doctor Puts Pills Before Pain
A dialog shows a patient Doc Ebner discussing lingering pains. The doctor prescribes pills to take ten minutes before each pain episode.
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Atta Boy
Doc Ebner
Beauty Talks Pil Says It Does
A church group hosts a doughnut dinner and a beauty contest inviting town girls. The letter-writer mocks beauty ads and hints at schemes to improve appearance with cosmetic potions. A testimonial from Mabel parodies quick fixes and ends with a witty jab at skin-deep beauty notions.
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Magnetic Mabel
Ladies’ Harpooners Society of Our Church
Annie
Maggie
Cassandra
Mabel
Unkind Cut at Call Feels Pettier Parlor Talk
Mrs Brown visits and a host suggests Lizzy could serve as a parlor maid. They discuss 8.e leaving and moving to a place with less silver to clean, revealing domestic tensions and light gossip in a social visit.
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Mrs. Brown
Lizzy
Planting Knowledge Quote Affirms Early Learning
A Chesterfield aphorism on planting knowledge in youth to gain shade in old age. The message stresses early education as lasting value and personal growth.
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Chesterfield
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T. H. Daily Star
Sullivan Union
Pastor
Hawk
Giant Rat
Uncle Johnsohs
Verily
Henry
Bobby
Pye
Altho
Peggy Joyce Hopkins
En Seein Nan Son
the House of Kuppenheimer
Kuppenheimer
The
Globe Clothiers
H. C. Steel
Prop
Security Loan CO
Citizens Trust Bldg
W. V. Jennings Lumber Co
Ind
No Addi
W.H. Hill, Jr. Farm Loan Co
Sullivan County Loan & Trust Co
North Side
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