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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1913
Page
8
Local items recount Kenyon commencement attendees from Gambier and Vernon, sermons at St Pauls, parish events at the Congregational church, and community updates. Includes several notices of residents visiting Columbus Newark and Marion, church and school activities, and health and personal news among Gambier residents.
Amity citizens prepare a homecoming on July 4 with an upcoming program. Invitations have been sent to former residents of the village.
Excerpt from The Journal of Captain Nathaniel Webber describes an outward voyage near the Cape of Good Hope in 1833. The voyage faced a ferocious south wind and towering seas, with crews fighting to keep the wheel, while a British bark in distress was warned of worsening weather.
Washington reports Secretary Bryan praised for courage in declining wine at a recent diplomatic dinner. Secretaries Bryan and Daniels urged youth to pursue abstinence, denouncing rumors about Roosevelt and urging moral conduct amid prohibition sentiment.
The Pike township school commencement will be held at Gronaman's Grove near Arnold schoolhouse on Saturday June 21 in conjunction with the annual homecoming picnic. Program includes invocation, Nevin quartet selections, readings by Shara Prietchie Anna Irif and Florence Shira, diplomas presented by Rev. J. A. Long, and North Liberty band providing the music.
Mary Hunter daughter of Cyrus and Mrs Hunter died at her North Liberty home after a long illness at 2 AM Monday. She was 26 and survived by four brothers and four sisters. Funeral at 10 AM Wednesday at the house, interment North Liberty. Louis Harrington formerly of Mt Vernon died of tuberculosis in Columbus hospital after years with locomotor ataxia. Survived by wife and one daughter. Remains returned to the city for interment. Charles McKee of near Danville died at State hospital in Columbus after months of illness. He was 62 with one son and two daughters. Remains sent to Danville for funeral at Danville M E Church Tuesday at 10 AM, Rev Hollett officiating, interment Workman Cemetery.
A garbled New York American line references love for a daughter driving madness and a Birmingham Ape Herald snarl over a diner exchange. The fragment mentions a restaurant proprietor and a grouchy diner praising a window view, but otherwise lacks coherent narrative or clear entities.
In the grave of Mrs. Florence Brancel at Trinidad Cole a used dell was buried with her body. The woman had claimed for a year that the item was her child and kept it near her, dreaming of the Gath and maintaining a vigil beside it daily.
A fragment cites Ovid in a discussion of aviation ideals. The line from Amores questions who would believe men could master aerial paths, reflecting early flight ambitions and classical inspiration for aviators.
A damaged OCR fragment shows speakers discussing a date and payment with lines about best day and Saturday. Names appear as Rea, Crettor, Dettor, Lebtor and Olen in a casual scheduling exchange. The text lacks coherent context or full actions.
Arrangements are set for the Cooper Bridge Operation annual outing to Cedar Point this week. Two train sections depart from the B and O depot at 5 30 a m and about 20 minutes apart to ensure even crowds. Fredericktown stops included with reserved cars, tickets available Wednesday June 1 1 from committee members and at local drug stores. Buy tickets before morning of excursion to avoid railroad office crowds.
George Williams and Edward Williams were arrested Saturday evening by officers and jailed. Detectives filed affidavits charging train riding against them, claiming to head to Akron to visit a sick mother. They pleaded guilty, fined five dollars each, and remained jailed for nonpayment.
Motivational snippet urges readers to control today despite weather or personal trials. It extols daily effort, positive mindset, and forward action, citing a famous thought and urging resilience. It mentions personal anecdotes and humorous lines to stress daily choice and perseverance.
Incomplete snippet hints at a Heb terms about a yacht party and a testing of something described as the biggest. The garbled lines suggest a political or public interest inquiry with implied deception but lack clear names, places, dates, or outcomes.
Ebeneser, a twenty four year old farmhand, woos Widow Tompkins through wild antics spurred by romantic obsession. After failed heroics and a robbers scare, he stages a bee ambush to impress her, is stung into retreat, yet persists and finally reveals his true aim to marry her.
A garbled tale recounts Lady Londonderry meeting the sultan through Reschid Pasha with a jewel laden interview and garden stroll. The piece shifts to long drawn out elections in Westminster, describing a prolonged polling period, a riot risk, military deployment, and a later apologetic high bailiff.
Seventeenth century Paris tried a postal system with pillar boxes and a billet fee but mice were dropped into boxes and letters were eaten. The plan ended after unreliable fate of parcels and ridicule from contemporaries.
Boston reports American troops have seized a crater off the east coast in Hawaii and are turning it into a fortress with stores guns and a self sustaining garden to endure a siege. Authorities fear Japanese action and warn of possible seizure of island possessions by 60,000 Japanese residents and former soldiers.
David Starr Jordan chancellor of Leland Stanford University speaks in Denver arguing publicity on corporations engaged in war could ease tensions. He says Japan would avoid war with the U S if money moves are controlled by New York and supports Wilson Bryan treaties for impartial war causes.
From Bird studies by Herman de Groat this excerpt explains bluejays imitate other birds to lure prey and tease hawks and sparrows. It describes plumage, size, nest height, and behavior, noting the bird’s vocal mimicry and the potential for captivity or taming.
A young minister vacationing at a wealthy congress member’s summer home is briefly amused by a child’s drawing contest as she eyes the minister’s portrait. The scene shifts to a lighthearted exchange about art and playfulness, with the child adding a humorous twist to her work.
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