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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1916
Page
8
Short locals list residents and visitors in Gambier and nearby areas. Includes names like Harry Bimpvou, Andrew Danuta, G. Taggart, Mary Miles Miter, and many others visiting Columbus, Newark, Canton, and Gambier for business, funerals, or social calls. Occasional ads note commencement gifts and local store offerings.
Whitlund Jackson and Joh Gra ham travel Sunday for a tribute gathering. Mien Clelia Stull of Danville plans a few days en route to Fontaine. Charles Meme and Robert McManus of Akron attend the funeral of John Lauderbaugh. Mrs C J McCary and Mrs Laitet Hie Smith of Chicago visit East Indian street area. Jules Durieaux returns to Ottawa Canada after a Pleasantville visit. Holo Clugh returns to work in Columbus after time with John and Mrs Chigh. Former Commissioner Legeauil Uritton visits Vernon on to dust mines in Mariow. Vernon delegates to Pythian Sisters convention arrive. Several Columbus residents attend Lauderbaugh funeral in Vernon.
The Womjui's Mission group met Friday in the chapel with a large turnout. President Herbert Saith presided, devotionals led by Mrs. Ewalt, and a program led by Mrs. Hugh Campbell on "Carportage Among the Missionaries." Performances included hymns, solos by Mrs. Herbert Smith and Mrs. Redell, readings by Mrs. Jolnson, and a violin solo by Carl Benoy with Agnes Ahrendt at the piano. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Goodell and Mrs. Benoy during the social hour.
The Hyatt couple are recovering after ingesting wild mushrooms picked by Mr Hyatt on Tuesday. They fell ill that evening and both became seriously ill, prompting a Danville doctor to treat them. Their condition is reported improving.
Brown township eighth grade exercises will be held at North Bend church Saturday evening May 20. The church quartet will furnish music and Rev. C. Birkhold will deliver the address. The public is invited.
Rev HW Miller preached the Mothers Day address at the Mt Liberty church Sunday night. Mrs Miller attended the event and joined in the Mothers Day observances. George B Owens and Mrs Owens with Eleanor and Philip Jevin from North Clinton Street visited Mrs Miller at Frank Place in Newark.
In a Washington office Uncle Joe Cannon, nearing his eightieth birthday, recalls changes in the United States since he entered Congress. He compares growth in population, wealth, and geography, notes the shift in federal policy from strict non-intervention to welfare programs, and reflects on his career and political stance as a Republican with broad alliances.
A rough draft style piece describes drawing practice by rough notes and sketches to aid memory and expression. It also covers frost cracking trees making explosions sounds and mentions a wild tribe near the Animson with a tiny number lexicon.
Julia Ward Howe, famed for modesty, once posed for a Boston painter who recalled her hesitation before consent. The painter recounted her quip that the task was not for him but for her own merit. In another note, a baseball player proved a man can be in two places at once by making an out at homer.
Readers discuss theater pricing in New York as seats and streetcar fares rise. The exchange notes higher costs and ponder satisfaction with purchases and attire for outings in Yonkers and surrounding areas.
The article describes Lake Lahontan’s size and depth in northwestern Nevada, its evaporation-driven disappearance near Pyramid Lake, and dunes north of Winnemucca. It also cites U.S. Geological Survey notes on gas waste, antient coal and gas industries, and related ecological impact.
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