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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1916
Page
8
Multiple locals listed with brief notes on shopping trips and social calls. Mentions of purchases at Salisbury & Son and Tinkey's studio, travel to Columbus, Marion, Newark, and Athens for business and visits. Numerous names, streets, and towns reflect a busy midweek round of errands and social visits.
Mre William Lewis of Brown Butler went to Newark Thursday Visit. Mire. Grover Rovier and Mrs T W Hurst returned their homes in Colimbue Tiuredey afer a short vie t here. Allin Marian Sattler of Pinding 16 visiting ler grandparents Mr and Mrs A P Smalley of the Elmore addition this ery. Eugene Berger of thin city left Thursday for Mt Measant C where he will enter a hospital and peceive treatment for rhetination. Mrs Aled Ramey returned Thursday to her Kone on Mannfeld avenue. Mrs ABK Warner and daughter Mise Melon of Wenterville are spond ite few days with Mr and Mrs Willian L Ward of Lakehowe. Me and Mrs James Willemin of Bleukenville visited Mr and Mrs John Willemin then went to Bladensburg Phars siey. Jhorke Russell of Milwaukee Wis attended Kenyon commencement and departed Thursday for home after visiting. Mrs Clyde Allen of Longbenet On formerly Miss Hlunche Van Winkle of Bladensburg spent Thursday in the city en route to Bladensburg for several days with relatives. B FP Headly of Condit was brought to the city and to Mt Vernon hospital for treatment after a fall left him with a broken leg. Albert Rose of Albia Ind and Mrs Elmer Rose of Ottumwa Ind who visited at the William Hoxp home went to Newark Thursday to visit relatives. Rose plans to visit Marion before returning home.
Dr A Root of Erie Pa arrives with A B Proudfit of Hollinboro Pa to take charge of Mt Vernon Street Railway Co interests in the city. A San Francisco hire was displaced by court delays. Root says work will start immediately on repairing the line ground and overhead and aims to remove receivership to finalize city ownership.
A cat stuck in a walnut tree along East Gambier Street in Oglivie yard caused distress to neighbors until Thursday morning when Thomas Paine and Charles McGruder retrieved the emaciated animal. The feline, a mere bundle of bones, received nourishment after rescue. the reason for the climb remains unknown.
President Grace of Bethlehem Steel writes to Senator on naval affairs committee offering to supply armor plate to the United States at actual cost plus overhead, arguing a government plant is wasteful and that private production can meet demand cheaper. He asserts past prices were not excessive and urges Congress to defend national defense with government procurement choices.
A 165 foot flagpole destined for Joseph Lilly's Northport estate in New York was shipped from Hoboken from near Locoma Washington. The pole from an Oregon tree stood 800 feet high before being cut. It will be set in a concrete base fifteen feet underground and topped by a thirty foot weather vane. The flagpole will be visible along most of Long Island and be the longest dagpole on the Atlantic coast.
Police report by Grace Church sexton Lee Henderson describes a break in where a thief entered the church basement apartment, stole a bag of clothing, and cooked a meal in Ben Dereun's kitchen before departing. The intruder also removed a path and Cen find go ontt items, as Henderson recalls.
The column blends anecdotes on actors, a famous Scotch comedian named Harry Lander, and a dated exchange about a debt joke. It cites playful skits from the Saturday Evening Post, a New York play Any House, and a Philadelphia ledger anecdote. It also mentions Fulton’s Clermont voyage and Mexico’s tiny church near Mexico City with humorous notes on humble entry.
A vintage Popular Science Monthly excerpt explains that bending orange peels releases oil from tmtttle cells, causing a visible spray and greasy residue. It notes that cracking the peel can ignite if a small charged device is present, recommending dark rooms for the demonstration.
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