Churches in town plan Sunday services and events
Regular services at First Church of Cibriet Seteariean on Jefferson Street and Town Avenue with Sunday School at 9 15 a m and services at 10 30 a m. Trinity Episcopal lists morning and evening services and Sunday School at 10 a m. Covenanters announce sermon by Rev Robert Clark with union Sabbath service in park at 6 30 p m weather permitting. Baptist and U P societies host services and welcome strangers.
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Jefferson St
Town Ave
Trinity
Morrison
Church of the Covenanters
Robert Clark
First Covenanter Church of Chicago
Christian Endeavor
U. P
U. P. Union
Memorial Service for Rev Charles McCleary Held Tomorrow
A memorial service will be held in the Presbyterian church tomorrow at eleven o'clock. It will be a union service of all Crawfordsville churches for the late Rev Charles McCleary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Presbyterian Church
Charles McCleary
Big September Docket At County Court
County clerk reports the last day to file September term cases brought a rush of filings including quieting tithe matters and a divorce petition by Mrs John for a spouse who runs a billiard hall near the Civic Hotel. Probate docket lists about one hundred cases with effort to set aside the will of Perry Wella. District court docket shows about one hundred thirty five cases. no new criminal matters. Judge Scott to preside. docket in printed form next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Civic Hotel
Perry Wella
Scott
DIETING PRISONERS Suburb County Talks on Dieting Prisoners Bill
The county’s dieting prisoner bill reached 16.50 by yesterday. County attorney and sheriff praised the savings as Henry Messersmith reported his cow stolen. As a result, two prisoners will be kept until after the next court term.
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Henry Messersmith
Riverside Ball Game Ends In Indian Victory
Riverside witnesses a crowd of about eleven hundred as the Indians win 2 to 1 in ten innings. Roy Hardy pitched for Riverside and Billie Geisse of Davenport caught. The Indians’ manager calls it their stiffest game of the year after 145 played.
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Riverside
The
Evening Journal
Roy Hardy
Billie Geisse
Davenport
Riverside Boys
Indians
Tona Dunlap Book Announcement From Aledo Trial
Aledo UK resident Tona Dunlap plans a forthcoming book detailing the trial for the alleged murder of Allie Dool. The manuscript includes her biography, family history, newspaper extracts, and letters from sympathisers. An esteemed Chicago author will review the work before release.
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Tona Dunlap
Aledo
Allie Dool
Miss Dunlap
Note
Chicago
Columbus Junction Chautauqua Debt Reaches Financial Milestone
A Columbus Junction correspondent reports that donor patronage from nearby counties and towns funded last year’s Chautauqua event. Bills are nearly all paid, with a debt around 500 and a cash balance over 1,000 to 1,500 in the treasurer’s hands, signaling strong local management.
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Columbus Junction
Burlington
Jockeys Diet and Training Tactics Revealed
A New York Times report details how jockeys regulate meals and workouts to stay weight compliant. It notes some starve temporarily for races, but warns of health risks and highlights exercises like walking, running, bag work, and Turkish baths as common weight control methods.
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Ile Weleht
New Jersey
New York Times
Reliance Wins Race in Coastward Yacht Contest
New York dispatch reports the American vessel Reliance won the first of the International yacht races over a 15 mile course to windward and return. Shamrock started ahead but Reliance overtook and surged to a late lead finishing clear of Shamrock as wind held steady at 15 knots. In Paris Humbert family found guilty of long running fraud. entire family convicted.
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Humbert
Paris
Wealth and betting alter Dumiley’s argumentative edge
A Philadelphia Press excerpt notes Dumiley’s increased success from wealth and his habit of offering to bet when losing. A violinist story claims audiences fear spiders drawn by music, while a garden snake and a young calf react to piano and French horn tones with notable curiosity and joy.
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Dumiley
Philadelphia Press
Round About Crawfordsville Social Arrivals
August 22 reports arrivals in Crawfordsville with Rev. and Mrs. John Ferguson and others visiting the Samuel Ferguson home. Roberta Moore and daughter Mary plus Miss Alice Allen from Columbus City are guests in town. Grace Hatchcroft of Mediapolis visits cousins W. A. Harper. Nan Ritchey of Washington visits Mrs. Harry White.
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John Ferguson
Andrew Fergueson
Wal Cherryholmes
Samuel Ferguson
Robi. Moore
Mary
Alice Allen
Columbus City
Grace Hatchcroft
Mediapolis
W. A. Harper
Nan Ritchey
Washington
Harry White
Adirondack Camping Party Reports High Spirits
Marion O Loughlin receives a letter from his daughter Chick and her husband who are camping in the Adirondack Mountains at Fourth Lake Old Forge New York with two others. They describe life away from crowds, abundant deer, high prices for potatoes and onions, and nature in the wild as they enjoy good meals rest and cheer.
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Marion O'Loughlin
Chick
P. D. Hoard
Adirondack Mts
Fourth Lake
Old Forge
N. Y
Local Real Estate and Travel Notes From Milwaukee to Des Moines
Jack Heath and Lafe Coop made a lying trip to Rubio today on the Milwaukee. Miss Tina Patton writes home from Chicago that she has accepted her former position as trimmer at Rochester Minnesota at an advanced salary. Mr and Mrs M Johnson and son Morley leave tonight for Des Moines to visit relatives and attend the state fair. Johnson has on hands this evening his usual big supply of various kinds of bakery goods for Sunday. Bread as good as mother makes at Johnsons. Cakes as good as mother makes at low prices Johnsons bakery.
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Jack Heath
Lafe Coop
Rubio
Milwaukee
Tina Patton
Chicago
Rochester
Minn
Johnson
Mother
The Jailer's Daughter in Moonlit Georgia Prison Escape
In Georgia a jailer’s eighteen year old daughter Susie helps prisoner Roger De Ford escape after a mob plans to lynch him. She defies danger with a rifle as moonlit watchers loom, saving him and sealing a wartime romance. Years later in the New South the couple earns acceptance.
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Night
Susie
Roger de Ford
Lfe
Poter de Ford
New South
Winslow T. Jenkins
A Gentlemen From Gascony staged by Hanley & Son
M. W. Hanley & Son present A Gentleman From Gascony a five act play adapted from Bicknell Dudley's novel The management promises a splendid scenic and costume production and a strong cast for an outstanding performance expected by patrons.
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M. W. Hanley & Son
Gascony
A.D. Hall
Bicknell Dudley
Fish and Bird Instincts Across Sensory Worlds
London Tit Bits discusses how fish rely on taste and sight, with uncertainty about pain perception and learning limits. It notes catfish taste through skin, eyes guiding behavior, and contrasts with birds that show clever nest protection and transport of offspring to safety.
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London
Jefferson and the Patent System Foundations
The piece recounts Thomas Jefferson as the first patron of the U S patent system guiding early applications with the secretary of war and attorney general. It notes the first patent to Samuel Hopkins in 1790 for pearl ash es and Jefferson’s view that patents should aid public benefit rather than revenue.
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Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
Samuel Hopkins
State Department
Thornton
Robespierre Plays Chess as Youth Challenges Him
London Telegraph recalls Robespierre at Cafe Regence during the terror playing chess with a youth who defeated him twice. The youth, a girl in disguise, asks Robespierre to sign an order freeing her lover from prison after the loss. Napoleon Bonaparte is noted visiting the cafe but not proving a skilled chess tactician.
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Robespierre
Cafe Regence
Napoleon Bonaparte
Scent packs and family bottle offered by druggists
The note describes a scent pack GS for common uses and a family bottle priced at 60 cents that lasts a year. It states both are available from all druggists.
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Lemmon & Lewis
East Side
Opticians
Solomon
E. C. Carris
M. Lombardo
G. H. Pratt, M. D
Hye
Cook & Sherman's Drug Store
E. C. Keck
Floris
West
Washington-st
Iowa Central Railway
Brighton
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Glenwood Springs
Colo
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Iowa
A. Cutts
Minneapolis
Minnseptso
C. S. Todd
Safeguard
Davenport Times
Cedar Rapids
R. H. Walker
Ft. Scott
Kan
Means & Stichters
Jet
Ett
Lexington Timber Road
Journal Office
South Koreka Road
Journal O HO
Cibriet Seteariean
Trinity Episcopal
Church of Coven
Second United Presbyterian
Beach-Wickham Grain Co
Chicago Board of Trade
McCall Bros
Manhattan Building
ST. Paul, Minn
R. McCall
Macager
Duluth
Winnipeg
Kos
Tona
Chautauqua
Reliance
Shamrock
New York
the Evening Journal
Turn
Ves
Sel
Start
the News
Johnson's
Georgia
Suse Leadbetter
Charles Dickens
Windsor Grocery
Yaracamph
Columbia Pharmacy
J. Bh. Lemuron
Proprieter
Redmund Clark Sanford
International Quarterly
Louisville & Nashville R. A
Alabama
Florida
Mississippi
Pittsburg
G. A. Park, General Industrial & Imigration Agt
Louisville& Nashville RR
LouisviLle
Mann & Co
Byal
Seystem
Missouri
Arkansas
Tennessee
Kansas, Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Texas
C. Melville
Northwestern
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