Birth Announcements Legible in Local Notices
A series of birth notices lists newborn sons for families including Colbert Carlisle Ragsdale Parker Keller Potts Murdoch Mansfield and Overton. Mothers are named in South Washington Carlisle Ragsdale Parker Keller Potts Murdoch Mansfield and Don Overton with locations per call.
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Colbert
James Colpert
South Washington
Carlisle
Edward Carlisle
Ragsdale
Tillman Ragsdale
Parker
Fred Parker
Keller
Joseph Keller
Potts
Alex Potts
West End
Murdock
Robert Murdock
North Side
Mansfield
Rarph Mansfield
North Second Street
Overton
Don Overton
Marriage Licenses Listed for Greenwood Parker Christ Osmon Aikman Pride Bennett
The notice lists marriage licenses for Milton Greenwood and Fannie Ethel Parker in Washington. Roland Johnston Christ and Lenora Edia Osmon in Bogard and Steele townships. Paul Riviere Aikman of Effingham Indiana and Esther Emma Wallace in Washington. Minta Raymon Pride and Grace Marie Bennett in Washington.
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Greenwood - Parker
Milton Greenwood
Washington
Fannie Ethel Parker
Washington Township
Christ - Osmon
Roland Johnston Christ
Steele Township
Lenora Edia Osmon
Bogard Township
Aikman - Wallace
Paul Riviere Aikman
Effingham
Esther Emma Wallace
Washinton
Pride - Bennett
Minta Raymone Pride
Grace Marie Bennett
Letters Remaining at Washington Post Office August 24 1909
Week ending August 24 1909 lists remaining mail for women Mrs Louise Bingham and Mrs Clara Stiers and men C E Boyd and Atto Elder. Advertised letters require one cent postage. Postmaster E C Faith signs off.
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Washington Post Office
Louise Bingham
Clara Stiers
C. E. Boyd
Atto Elder
E. C. Faith
Foot Care Advice From a Foot Specialist
A foot specialist extols barefoot daily exposure and cool brook paddling to heal feet and improve overall health. He compares feet to cattle in a creek and offers a medieval style bath and foot powder recipe to soothe and strengthen tired feet.
Foley's Honey and Tar promotes cough relief claim
An ad warns readers to use Foley's Honey and Tar for chronic coughs bronchitis hay fever asthma and lung troubles and asserts it stops the cough and heals the Tangs. Sold by Smith and Winton. 2
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Foley
Smith & Winton
Returns to Old Home Burgess Becomes Kansas Mayor
Fifteen years after leaving Lafayette area Burgess returns to Indiana with a rich, self made career in Kansas. He moved from farm labor to mayor of Inman after nursing James Lawson’s ill son and marrying Lawson’s daughter Minnie. Burgess amassed a fortune, expanded it, and now serves a second term as Inman’s mayor.
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Robert Burgess
Lafayette
Kansas
Burres
Kansas City
Iate
Inman
James Lawson
Lawson
Burgess
Minnie
Indiana
Lawn bathing party shocks Webster Groves hosts
In Webster Groves Miss Frances Clayton hosts a lawn event where fourteen young ladies wore sheer gowns and then played a garden nose target game after luncheon. The scene ended with the group posing in clingy attire on the front lawn while no men were present.
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St. Louis Mo
Yonger
Webster Groves
Frances Clayton
Mail rule curbs delivery to married name impostors
Postmaster Mansfield and counterparts issue a rule to withhold mail from addresses using assumed or fictitious names. Clerks must verify marriage status before delivering mail to named individuals. The policy enforces stricter checks despite potential delays.
Spirits Speak With the Dead Bishop Declares
Bishop Samuel Fallows of St. Pauls Reformed Episcopal Church in Chicago says communication with the dead is taught by the Bible and has been verified by psychic research. He made this declaration in a church discourse.
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Samuel Fallows
St. Pauls Reformed Episcopal Charel
Chicago
Sunday Sermon Defends Immortalism Over Spiritualism
A Sunday sermon argues for immortality over spiritualism, noting the bishop dislikes the term spiritualist due to fraud associations. The speaker cites Adam Clarke and John Wesley to support the view that spirits interact with the world and become visible to mortals.
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Adam Clarke
John Wesley
Methodist Episcopal Church
Rockefeller urges mutual help in daily life
John D. Rockefeller speaking after Euclid Avenue Sunday school services in Cleveland urged people to assist one another daily. He warned against nagging and emphasized mutual helpfulness, recounting a child’s frightened response, Please, sir, I won’t do it again.
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John D. Rockefeller
Euclid Avenue
Cleveland
Mr. Rockefeller
Eloping licenses surge in Jeffersonville as months of marriages swell
Jeffersonville Indiana sees a spike in marriage licenses to eloping couples from Kentucky and beyond with as many as thirty marriages in a week. The rise is attributed to improving business for marrying magistrates and the prospect of shared fees totaling about 25 dollars each. New Albany reports a bigamy arrest involving John Sanders, a Dayton Ohio man with four wives. Sand ers, 75, claims Tennessee origins. Dr Frederick Cook announces pole success from Lerwick and plans return to Copenhagen. Wilbur Wright will not race Curtiss in St Louis. A Netherland tragedy claims a Kentucky child in a shotgun accident.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Kentucky
Lothario
Marying Squires
New Albany
John ©. Sanders
Dayton
Pension Department
Lucretia Daugherty
Isadorna Reason
Sanders
Benson and Johnson
Reasor
Owensboro
Sevnty
Tennessee
Frederick A. Cook
Brooklyn
North Pole
Lerwich
Sethland Islands
Pole
Cook
Hans Egide Duc
Copenhagen
Census Shows Growth in U S Church Membership by 1906
The 1906 religious census reports 29,936,445 church members across 186 denominations and 212,230 local groups. Protestant bodies total 61.6 percent of members, Roman Catholics 36.7, with males 43.1 percent of totals and eight new churches built daily 1890–1906.
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United States
Disciples of Christians
Protestant Episcopalians
Congregationalists
United Brethren
Evangelical Association
Reformed
Adventists
Latter Day Saints
German Evangelical Synod
Friends
Dunkers
Christian
Christian Connection
Church of Christ
German ‘ Evangelical Synod
Taos
Protestant Episcopal
Universalists
Catholic church membership by sex shares 49.3 percent male
Data shows church membership nearly evenly split with 49.3 percent male and 50.7 percent female. The source discusses gender balance within the Roman Catholic community.
Judge Declares Hen An Animal In Cambridge Case
Judge Almy in Cambridge Massachusetts rules a hen is an animal and cites city ordinances on live animal sales. John J. McCafferty faced charges for selling a live hen without a license. the judge upholds an ordinance requiring a license but frees the defendant for lack of evidence.
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Almy
Cambridge
Mass
Boston
John J. McCafferty
Wrong Twin Mix Up Dark Night Mystery
Pittsburg authorities report John Parker, a star boarder at Mrs. Curran's south side home, missing along with Cecilia Curran and $80 from the family bank roll. Police say Parker may have mistaken Cecilia for Mary in the dark, noting the twins resemble each other and teeth verified the mix.
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Pittsburg
John Parker
John Curran
South Side
Cecilia
Parker
Mary
Sothern Railroad Cars Used As Kindling At Aberdeen Switch
The Sothern railroad company reportedly listed several freight cars at the Aberdeen switch in Patoka township eight miles south of Petersburg and removed all wooden cars replacing them with steel ones. Locals say the steel cars may be used for roofing and note idle mines near the switch.
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Sothern Railroad Company
Aberdeen
Patoka Townshin
Petersburg
Dog saves brothers from ditch in El Paso tragedy
In El Paso a heroic dog saved seven year old Jose Rentera and five year old Alberto from a ditch. Alberto died and Jose remains in critical condition. The dog swam to pull the boys to the bank and reunite them with their older brother. Neighbors later cared for the children.
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el Paso
Texas
Jes Renteria
Alberto
Jose
Albertie
Mrs Harry Hyatt Hosts Bridge Whist For Miss Cora Davis
Complimentary to Miss Cora Davis of Terre Haute, visiting here, Mrs Harry Hyatt entertained a few friends at bridge whist Wednesday afternoon.
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Cora Davis
Terre Haute
Harry Hyatt
Bridge Whist
Testifies After Four Years in Carlisle Center Kidney Cure Letter
G B Burhans writes after four years that Foley's Kidney Remedy cured his kidney trouble and has not returned. Haley's Kidney Remedy is said to do the same. Sold by Seth & Winton.
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Carlisle Center
N. Y
G. B. Burhans
Foley
Haley
Seth& Winton
Trustees Notice Veale Township and nearby townships
Trustees announce monthly office hours for Veale Township at residence on the second and last Thursdays to transact township business. Frank Swann, Trustee. Reeve Township trustee will meet at Alfordsville office on Saturdays. R V Cox, Trustee. Washington Township trustee at Waller's harness shop corner East Fourth and Main Streets. Poor business every Friday. Grant Keith, Trustee.
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Veale Township
Frank Swann
Reeve Township
Alfordsville
Aim
R. V. Cox
Washington Township
Washington Townships
Waller
East Fourth
Ain
Grant Keith
Truste
Mortgage Loans On Farms and City Business Property
Five percent interest on five to ten year terms with ample funds. Large loans of 5 000 to 50 000 and bigger are solicited. Over 2 000 000 loaned in recent years with no foreclosures. I will save you money. Write for full particulars and security descriptions.
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Elso
Missing Will Found After Fifteen Years In Terre Haute
Miss Kate Gfrover died in a railroad crossing accident after a Cincinnati trip. Judge Henry drafted a will asserting her three sisters as heirs. Without the document, the father claimed half her estate. Last week the will reappeared while Judge Henry moved his office, likely ending years of family litigation.
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Terre Haute
Henry
County Council Meeting Notice Daviess County 1909
Daviess County Indiana announces a regular annual meeting of the county council in the county auditor’s office on Tuesday after the first Monday, September 7, 1909 at 9 a.m. to consider appropriations for 1910 funds and the 1909 tax levy. Auditor Thomas Nugent signs.
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County Council
Daviess County
Indiaa
Thomas Nugent
Indiane
Notich
State of Indiana
Daviess Circuit Court
Geneva E. Summers
James F. Summers
Daviess
Washington
Indiana
WM. A. Wallace
Mattingly & Myers
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Wilbur Wright
St. Louis
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James Littrall
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Evansville
Yrite
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