Cross Christmas Seals Memorial Drives 2,000,000 Campaign
The Red Cross Christmas Seals campaign is dedicated as a memorial to Dr. Moore, Indiana tuberculosis effort organizer. Proceeds aim to reach 2,000,000 seals sold to fund 1913 prevention work. Last season sales totaled 1,244,441 seals raising $12,444.41, with counties like Marion and Grant retaining local shares.
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Dr. Moore
Moore
Indiana Association For the Study and Prevention of
Indiana
Anti-Tuberculosis Association
Marion
Vigo
Vanderbureg
Wayne
Tippecanoe
Grant
Delaware
County Board Inspects Institutions Report
Grant County Board of Charities and Corrections with member Lena McDougle of Van Buren conducted a countywide inspection. Orphans Home houses 40 inmates with 40 released since prior visit and 5 children placed in homes. Jail holds ten male prisoners, the smallest count yet found. A padded cell for the insane is urged again. Poor asylum records 61 inmates, 20 women and 11 men, with clean facilities, good bedding, ample meals, and biweekly services.
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Grant County Board of Charities and Corrections
Lena McDougle
van Buren
Christmas Postals Burned by Dead Letter Office
The Washington dead letter office burned 178000 picture postcards last year. Most cards bore Christmas greetings and were unmailable due to un prepaid postage or damage from mica or tinsel ornaments. Postal rules forbid mica or tinsel decorations as they injure employees eyes.
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Washington
Van Buren Urged to Support a Newspaper
A civic appeal urges residents of Van Buren to subscribe or renew a newspaper. The notice encourages immediate payment of arrears, urges non-subscribers to subscribe, and asks readers to spread the word.
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van Buren
Planting Shade Tree Essay Contest Promotes City Forestry
The State Board of Forestry offers four prizes to Indiana school children for essays on The Street and Roadside Trees of Grant county. Prizes total 1200 dollars distributed to schools and students across grade levels with essays due by September 4, 2013.
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State Board of Forestry
Grant County
Secretary of State Board of Forestry
Indianapolis
Ind
K. K. K. Girls Leap Year Party Delights Society
A pleasant society event occurred last Wednesday evening when the K K K club entertained their young gentleman friends at a leap year party in Miss Edga Drakes home. Delights refresh ments were served. Attending were Misses Martha Beasley Edna Drake Ethel Held Josephine Robinson Gladys Leach Lyda McMillian Lillian McAllister Lenora Toney Bessie Johnson Forest Johnson Echo Miller Helen Howard Aurelia Willey Maud Howard Ruth Beck and Messrs Jess Sullivan Frank Willey Charlie Storts Evan Roberts Claude Dillon Kenneth Doyle Glen Camblin Ancil Witmer Neil Barnes Bruce Gordon Clarence Wine Paul Lindsay Elbridge Cloud Harry Ailes and Austin Ferguson.
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Edga Drake
Martha Beasley
Edna Drake
Ethel Held
Josephine Robinson
Gladys Leach
Lyda McMillian
Lillian McAllister
Lenora Toney
Bessie Johnson
Forest Johnson
Echo Miller
Helen Howard
Aurelia Willey
Maud Howard
Ruth Beck
Home Paper as Labor Saver for Absent Friends
The home paper serves as a valuable link for those away from home. It delivers news a letter might miss, including deaths and marriages of familiar families, and keeps distant friends informed with regular issues and occasional letters.
Advertising Folders Highlight Local Merchant Reach
A southern Minnesota paper promotes its advertising columns as a key way for merchants to reach customers. The publisher asserts shoppers no longer roam for goods but rely on the newspaper’s guided reach.
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Mnots
Always With Me and News Eagle Gift Offer
The text blends a devotional refrain about God's omnipresence with a notice for a Christmas gift subscription to the News-Eagle. It promotes a one dollar annual subscription sent with a two color card to former residents, directing the sender to order it for a friend or relative.
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The
News-Eagle
Giving of Myself for a Christmas
A first person narrative recalls charity through giving all of oneself at Christmas. The speaker details supplying food, clothing, and essentials for families, including pies, crullers, milk tickets, and a warm dinner, to twelve people in need.
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Chrismas
A Thing of Sentiment from a Little Country Newspaper
A reflective piece from the Exchange criticizes how local papers shape perception of family shame and public notices. It likens the paper to a confidant that helps in good times but invites scorn when missteps occur, noting readers demand extra copies after favors and abandon editors when blamed.
Van Buren Local Boy Sees Salary Increase in Tulsa
Charles Dialy, a Van Buren native now based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, recently received a substantial salary raise after about two years as a bookkeeper and manager. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Dimit.
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van Buren
Charles Dialy
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Leslie Dimit
Xmas Gift Certificate For Tailoring Services
Gift certificate offer from Douglas Tailoring Co promotes use on suits coats trousers vests raincoats and accessories. Advertises pricing with a bold claim of quality and service from a Marion Indiana tailor in the Marion National Bank Building.
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Douglas Tailoring CO
Moore
Marion National Bank
Marion
Ind
New Century Club Meets At Mrs Mills Home
New Century Club entertained Thursday afternoon at Mrs William Mills home. Program included Remembered Current Events Judge Lindsay and the Juvenile Court Mrs J J Howard The Emigrant Girl Mrs A kb Corey What Shall We Do With Our Criminals Mrs W H Curtis Refreshments were served by Miss Boxtone Margaret and Mildred Mills and several hours enjoyed Mrs Booz and Miss Rowley were guests.
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New Century Club
Wm. Mills
Lindsay
J. J. Howard
A. Kb. Corey
W. H. Curtis
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Ductiana
State House
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Miss Mildred Mills
Aeveral Hour
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Miss Rowley
Willinery
Capitola Dean
Scott
First Street
van Buren, Ind
Heaven
New York City
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Edison
Essanay
LUBIN
SOLAX
IMP
REX
Reliance
Champion
COMET
Melies
National Authors’ Institute
Broadway
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