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Newspaper
Troy Troy Times
Location
Troy, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1909
Page
1
Farm community notes show free ad space for yearly Tinws subscribers and three insertions. Local residents, including Mrs. Ernest Frey and Mr. and Mrs. Er B. Schriefer, visit relatives in Evansville and D. F. Kennedy's home. Selma Wetzel visits Hawesville grandparents. Wm. Schriefer travels to Sanborn NC. Uncle Henry Tableman visits Chrisney. Mrs. John Wetzel ill. a Sunday Evansville excursion drew many locals.
Announcement style notices list sales and wanted items across farms and households. Items include livestock dogs cows horses and ponies, farm equipment, building materials, wood and coal supplies, household goods like ice boxes, and notes on healing remedies. Contact details include names and home phones in Indiana locales such as Tell City and Evans ton with several farmers and residents named.
Miss Zillah Walters returned from Terre Haute where she tended the State Normal. Mrs J B Evrard visited her husband in Evansville and he is slightly improved. Roy Covey bought Henry Harmeyer’s 140 acre farm for 1400. Frank Leisner called at Tilly Dale. Mrs Cora Walters and daughter Zelda stay with Judge A E Williams in Arnett Oklahoma. Wilber Mosby visited Terry on Sunday at Jerry Walters’ home. Claude Howell and Mrs Ralalia Pajy Ane advertise the Rockport fair. Mary Malone visits Bristow, remaining with daughter Mrs JR Bradshaw. A steamboat ride on Lena May to the Great Rockport Fair is planned. Grandma Terry is seriously ill. Dr Lucas of Cross Roads tends her. Cumberland telephones installed by Hirjah Miller and Dr Lucas last week. Son Bruthers' representatives advertise their Tell City circus for the 19th. Tidly Daleites may attend. Oil township teachers pass through for institute at Cannelton. Prof Stoneking to explain wireless telegraphy, cited as a nineteenth century marvel.
Farmers prepare soil for wheat as Tell City residents attend a Saturday picnic at Joe Cassidy’s. Harriet Cassidy visits, Narcis Naviaux and family visit Eugene Dupont near Prospero, and Lamar from Spencer County installs a piano at Daniel Gayer’s. A Sunday musical at Gayer’s draws about sixty attendees with performances by Lamar and the home band. JACKS DAUGHTER.
Gale Ridge reports that Nora Brinksneader Maggie Brinksneader and Florence Jarboe attended a play party at the home of the Misses Luecke on Sunday evening in St Mark's.
Wheat plowing continues in Mosby as heat persists. Elsie McCallister returns from Chrisney visiting sister Mrs. Carter. Co L McCallister passes through en route to Tell City. Frank Henloh threshes final wheat of the neighborhood. Residents attend events in Fransville Dixon Valley and Louisville. Notices include Folay's Urine Laxative ad and Typhoid recovery for Clarence Danby of Prospero.
Auction announced for Valentine Fasc with sale to include air tight fruit jars at the Eritch’s and farming implements. Seer 1 is listed with a $900 allotment of stock. Terms set on the sale day.
A Wayne West Virginia resident Mia S L Bowen reports suffering kidney disease and partial recovery after using Foley's Kidney Remedy with a one dollar bottle. The letter claims the remedy cured her enough to stand and leave bed.
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