Local Social News and Church Repairs Reported
Miss Lola Romig and Miss Helen Romig of Melbourne Mo visited relatives for two weeks and returned home Tuesday. Church members assisted in Parsonage repairs this week with Sam Henry and helper doing masonry. The Moravian Sunday school held a meeting at John Buxbaum’s Friday evening to prepare for Children’s Day on August 11.
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Lola
Helen Romig
Melbourne
Sam Henry
Helper
Meacham
Laura Noyes
Washington
Buxbaum
Moravian Sunday School
John Buxbaum
B. F. Beitel
Birmingham
Iowa
Clarence
Jayne
West Liberty
Effie Porter
H. H. Beitel
Rubio
Emma Buxbaum
John Mauthe
Prairie Flowers Host Bazaar and Ice Cream Social
Rural Route Three reports the apron bazaar and ice cream social hosted by the Prairie Flowers with Fr. M. 8S well attended and netting about thirty three dollars. Local farmers hauled clover for Ed Page and others, while threshing season nears. Community updates include visits, teaching assignments, auto purchase, and church committee meetings.
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Prairie Flowers
Fr. M
Smith Bros
Ed Page
Will Booth
Blaine Holmes
C.c.fullerton
Thomas Wheelan
Newton Noecker
Martha McGuire
David Benson
Elmer Vornig
Frank Leeper
W Oi. C
Misa Clara Horning
Frank Prebyl
Dunlap
Kalona
The
Baptist Church
Visitors and arrivals in Crawfordsville area July 1912
Local notes list Miss Nina Moorehead returning from Kansas City, John Riley visiting in Columbus City, Mrs. Lisle Nicola from Norfolk Nebraska visiting Washington, Eugene Fletcher and family at H. D. Cherryholmes, Washington visitors Will Wooley and others, Wilma Thompson from Winfield, Burlington Hawk-Eye rep Jordon in town, T. J. Harvey of Washington visiting N. L. Long, Robert Harris and daughter Gertrude visiting T. M Holmes, and Ed Knapp and others from Washington stopping briefly.
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Crawfordsville
Nina Moorehead
Kansas City
John Riley
Columbus City
Harvey Wooley
James Welch
Glenn Huston
Washington
Wilma Thompson
Winfield
Jordon
Burlington
Medicine boosts man to work with Fol ey's Kidney Pills
In hard times a remedy that restores strength quickly is valuable. John Heath of Michigan Bar Cal has kidney and bladder trouble and was bedridden. After starting Fol ey's Kidney Pills he says he was revived at once showing the medicine’s effectiveness. Lemmon's Pharmacy offers the product.
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John Heath
Michigan
Cal
Foley
Lemmon
Three Elements Silence Light and Actors in Irving Mantell Talk
Wendell Phillips Dodge recalls a 1882 London meeting after Mantell’s Romeo with Sir Henry Irving. Irving’s recipe for stage craft is silence behind the scenes, careful lighting, and actors, a lesson Māntell questions with wit as the pair share tips after an afternoon performance at the Lyceum.
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Wendell Phillips Dodge
Robert Mantell
Sir Henry Irving
Romeo
London
Irving
Ue Olympic
Lyceum
Mantell
Mantel
London Strand
Tiger-Proof Malayan Homes Built High Above Ground
The article describes Malay houses raised on posts or perched in trees to avoid tigers infesting neighborhoods. It notes tigers can jump 18 feet high and that safety above 20 feet is limited. It cites a brutal case where a family was killed while one man fled to a roof.
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Malaya
Strand
German Musicians Pay Gap Shocks Public
The Boston Transcript cites Der Turmer figures showing German orchestral players struggle to marry or raise a family. A four member household needs about 250 dollars yearly for nonfood expenses while an orchestral musician earns around 330 dollars annually, leaving under 25 cents daily for food. Americans pay musicians ten times as much.
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der Turmer
Boston Transcript
Sydney Smith quip on music and a chorus of composers
The London Spectator contrasts an unverified tale of 600 fiddling over Israel's children with a quoted Life saying music can be a noble, joyous, and nearly unpunished passion. It notes Beethoven’s loneliness Mozart Schubert Schumann and Hugo Wolf’s early ends as caveats to the sweeping praise.
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Sydney Smith
Israel
Beethoven
Mozart
Schubert
Schumann
Hugo Wolf
London Spectator
Famous Kisses Through History and Literature
The piece surveys famous kisses from biblical deceit to stage and literary moments. It cites Jacob disguising as Esau, Macheath kissing Jenny Diver in Beggar’s Opera, and Petruchio kissing Katherina with a booming, church-echoing smack.
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Jacob
Isaac
Esau
Macheath
Jenny Diver
Petruchio
The Birch Tree That Moved
Daddy tells Jack and Evelyn a tale of a birch tree that longs to move from the forest to a park. Men dig around its roots to transplant it, but cramped soil and harsh sun dry and wither the tree until it dies, teaching that some places are not meant for it.
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Jack
Evelyn
Daddy
Edwin Forrest's Savage Rage and Tender Later Calm
John McCullough recounts meeting Edwin Forrest in 1860s company days and witnessing a rare but fierce temper flare at a late rehearsal. Forrest unleashed vituperation yet showed a gentle side later, inviting McCullough to supper with a mellow, respectful tone. The story underscores Forrest's volatile yet deeply sensitive nature.
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E. J. Edwards
John McCullough
Washington
Rob” Ingersoll
McCullough
Edwin Forrest
Forrest
America
Booth
John
Diet and Health Hints on Cancer Links
English and German investigators tie cancer to disorganized secretions caused by complex diet. Pavlov noted foods alter digestion secretions. Metchnikoff's longevities used simple diets. Cornaro relied on grape juice and eggs. Cancer rates rise with complex diets. Sofia Bulgaria shows low cancer, high longevity with simpler diet.
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Pavlov
Metchnikoff
Cornaro
Switzerland
Sofia
Bulgaria
Markets snapshot shows mixed cattle and sheep results
Chicago HL reports July 22 1992 receipts 45 000 with cattle steady to 10 higher and sheep 36 000 with prices mostly 10 to 15 lower. Week totals show mixed gains and declines across categories amid light trade and steady to lower futures outlook.
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Chicago
Texas
Aitecaa
Cruel Sport: Rooter Jones Captures Every Fly
Miss Nevisse criticizes the spectacle as Rooter Jones traps every fly during the event while spectators question the propriety of chasing harmless insects instead of playing ball.
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Rooter—Jones
Miss Nevisse
Club Hostesses Announced For Afternoon Meetings
Mrs. Peter Berdo will host the Priscilla club Tuesday afternoon with a date change notice. Mrs. Lem Cherry will host the Navajo club Wednesday afternoon at her home on North Marion Avenue.
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Peter Berdo
Priscilla Club
Lem Cherry
North Marion Avenue
Persistence and Swatters Fight Flies at Home
A whimsical home scene shows a weary man swatting endless flies with a patent swatter. His family voices concern yet cheers the persistence as he battles skeeters from dusk to dawn, insisting no fly survive under their roof.
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Mary Ann
Hausfrau
Agnes Lillian
Skeeter
Twelve Languages on Tap at New York Store Interpreting Service
A famous New York department store maintains a corps of interpreters fluent in about a dozen languages, with daily calls for this extensive linguistic service, enhancing customer aid beyond the native tongue.
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New York
Accomplishment Noted in Detroit Free Press Quote
A Detroit Free Press quote questions a man’s achievements while noting his success in paying for a house on the installment plan. The remark frames wealth through homeownership as a measure of accomplishment.
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Detroit Free Press
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