Serial tale to start next week in Journal
The upcoming Journal will begin the serial story Blindfolded next issue. Also reported: Arthur Devor injured knee at the D and A depot. William Wilkins alias Box Car Slim jailed for burglary. Robert Bickel pleads guilty to horse stealing. Samuel Sellers bound over for failure to support illegitimate children. George W. Ludy missing. three smallpox cases quarantined in Hollansburg. Mrs Jahugh Compton dies aged 78. Hartman Plack case settled. Sanford Buckmaster injured by falling limb. matinee races start but rain limited heats. Emma Biehaut dies at 55. Comrade John Bell dies after two strokes. funeral for Civil War veteran held by G A R post.
Probate and public notices from Greenville Courthouse
Inventory filed in the estate of J H Kindell final account in the estate of Charles Nagel account of final distribution in the estate of Samuel Jackson Charles W Henning appointed executor of the estate of Edward L Henning bond set at 1000 dollars marriage licenses listed several couples common pleas new cases include foreclosure mortgage 3180 and various suits decisions streamline to dismissals amendments new trials and custody petitions plus divorce granted and boundary change case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Kindell
Charles Nagel
Samuel Jackson
Charles W. Henning
Edward L. Henning
Margaret E. Dille
Common Pleas Court
Greenville Building Co
M. W
Minnie Hathaway
State of Ohio
Ethel Dancer
Muncie Marshall
H. L
Emma Lott
George W
Lily M. Dixon
Greenville National Bank
Common Pleas
Local Roundup Notes Visiting Residents and Social News
City entries list visitors from Cincinnati Eaton Union City and Dayton plus local moves. Highlights include Mrs Mary Death’s return from Woodington and W C Patty’s ill son. Hartman typhoid illness. Steinhilber family relocation to West Carrollton. Robert Craig hosting a slumber party. Ross Supply planning an Indianapolis branch. Mildred Morningstar’s second birthday. and Board of Trade weighing a shoe factory site. Journal roll of honor adds names and invites readers to seek inclusion.
Hart v Board and Several County Actions Dissolved
The court finds for defendants in Hart v Board of County Commissioners and dismisses the petition with costs to each party bearing own. In John H. Martin v Conkling, demurrer overruled and defendant may plead in five days. Several deed transfers listed with payees and prices. divorce granted in Marie Rossmeier v Rossmeier with her name restored and alimony of 725 dollars. Property transfers include York township, Patterson two, Greenville, Versailles, Arcanum, Mississinawa two, and Franklin township parcels with stated sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgeway Dynamo and Engine Co
the Machinery Sales Co
Eliza Supinger
G. BE
Gordon Deweese
Fred Rudolph
George Schlemmer
Ida Penny
Simon Penny
Julius Boessel
W. H. Heinz
State of Ohio
J. M
Beryl Porter
George Porter
Martin V. Vanden
Wm. E. North
S. D. Hart and Others
Board of County Commissioners and Others
John H. Martin
P. T. Conkling
C. C. Brawley
Alva Crawford
M. B. Trainor
Elmira
Marie Hoderlein
Register OF Deeds
H. M. Cole
Elizabeth Cole
York Township
Lincoln Day
David Metzger
Patterson
H. W. Jacobi
J. M. Warner
Greenville
H. W. Begien
L. Dunkel
Versailles
C. M. Dunn
V. S. Marker
Marker
Joseph Long
Uriah Trump
A. Harreman
Arcanum
Hawk & Fahnestock
Lottie
Jellyfish life described by Harper's Magazine note
In Harper's Magazine H J Shannon compares Sarsia mirabilis jellyfish to an Ariel of the deep. The text extols its transparent bell form four trailing tentacles and rhythmic pulsations as it explores spring shores, while noting its sensory capacities and immaterial, momentary intentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Shannon
Harper’s Magazine
Not That Kind. A Lawyer Tailor Tale from Baltimore
A fragment from Baltimore humor shows a man claiming Billy chose a lawyer over a tailor for a new spring suit. The exchange questions the idea of fashion with legal aid, illustrating a witty urban quip about wit over wardrobe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy
Baltimore
The Balloon Voyage Exhilarates With Skyward Beauty
Excerpts from Henry B. Hersey in Century describe balloon travelers rising softly into a vast air ocean. Earth becomes a blurred map as clouds glow with rainbow halos and snow cliffs slide below. The awe of ascent, the still barograph, and the sense of leaving Earth for a distant, otherworldly landscape endure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Henry B. Hersey
Century
Where Soldiers Must Swim In The Dutch Army
In the Dutch army a man must swim as well as fight and cavalry men must traverse rivers with horses. Regular drills include swimming maneuvers with canvas boats guiding horses to avoid landing on quays. Soldiers swim across in full war gear, sometimes with officers and even dogs riding on shoulders during river crossings.
Something For Her Neck from a London Standard clipping
A humorous London Standard note recounts a Japanese engineering apprentice in northern England who, under mistletoe, is told a gift is due. He jokes a pair of gloves, but a waitress hints at a neckpiece. The parcel reveals only a bar of soap, much to her disappointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London Standard
Global Variants of the Name John Smith Across Cultures
A compendium of how the name John Smith morphs into many language forms. Examples include Johannes Smithus in Latin, Giovanni Smithi in Italian, Juan Smihhus in Spanish, Hans Schmid in Dutch, Jean Smeets in French, Jonloff Smittow ski in Russian, Jahon Shimmit in Cantonese contexts, Jon Smithson in Icelandic style, Tom Qa Smit tia among Tuscaroras, Ivan Schmittiwerski in Polish, Jihon Schmidt among Welsh, Jonth F'Smith in Mexico, Ion Sinikton in Greek, and Yoo as a fading form in Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Smith
Seema
L Atin
Johannes Smithus
Giovanni Smithi
Juan Smihhus
Hans Schmid
Jean Smeets
Jonloff Smittowski
Canton
Jahon Shimmit
Jon Smithson
The Art of Life and the Will to Strive
A Cornhill Magazine reflection on how few take life into their own hands. It contrasts drifting with accepting limits versus shaping life by principle and effort. The piece lauds those who struggle with life, train it, and test its fruit, highlighting the manner of effort over the action itself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornhill Magazine
The Bitter Truth in a Pawnshop Scene
In a Bohemian Magazine excerpt Diogenes enters a pawnshop with his lantern and offers it for sale. The pawnbroker appraises the antique object with curiosity and finally declares its worth as nothing, revealing the Cynic's lifelong scorn for material value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diogenes
Thegenes
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N.Y
Dr. Kilmer
Hinghamton, N. V
The
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Arthur Devor
Wm. T. Wilkins
Box Car Slim
Allread
Ohio
Republican Judicial Committee
Harrison Wilson
Robert Bickel
Samuel Sellers
Piqua
George W. Ludy
Hollansburg
Physicians and Boards of Health
Hartman Plack
Sanford Buckmaster
East Third Street
Fair Ground
Emma Biehaut
Harrison Avenue
U. B. Church
Greenville Cemetery
John Bell
Bell
1D Regiment
L V.L
Jobes
Dees
Mays Baught
Court House News
Henry J. Martin
Richland Township
Elize Streib
Wayne Township
James Neiswonger
Carpenter
Grace Pierce
Fred C. Jack
Anna May Leahy
Union City
Angus Buxton
Dawn
Pearl B. Christian
John Cordell
Maude Cordell
Greenville Journal
Nome
City Newsb
Will Layman
Cincinnati
J. C. Ryder
Eaton, C
M. Miller
Hillgrove
Carrie Grant
Mary Death
Woodington
W. C. Patty
S. V. Hartman
Harry Steinhilber
West Carrolton
Robert Craig
North Broadway
Ross Supply Co
Indianapolis
Mildred Morningstar
Board of Trade
Mabel Selby
T. J. Hostetter
Ansonia
County Board of Visitors
Mary Bushaw
Dayton
Rebecca Fowler
Springfield
Elizabeth Drake
Yellow Springs
German Warner
Jonathan Wenrick
A. C. Denlinger
H. Honeyman
Philip P. Hiestand
A. M. Kerr
C. Hartle
David Glant
D. R. Thomas
Rimer
Court House
Ureesville
Excelator Chania! Company
Sandusky, Ohio
Excelator
Excelsior Chemical 0
Sandusky
United Press
Cleveland
VIA
Boston
Trowerta
Richmond
Chicago
Peoria
Louisville
Gstoyn
Big Four
H. J. Rhein
Darke County
Ville Journal
Furnish
Ana
Maa Lowes
Nium Chialigue Tabering Eee
Eddrewe
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