August 4 in History and Ancestry Highlights
A fragmented historical column notes August 4 events including early U S governors, Lincoln era figures, and monarchs. It lists births and deaths such as Empress Frederick and a queen’s offspring, plus astronomical timings and a brief weather note. Real estate transfers list several local property changes in Davie County and surrounding areas with multiple names and parcels.
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Patriet
Bucy
Uhdthesten
Bert Win
Ollver Parry Mortons Pavia
Indiana
Aled
Lincoln Samuel J. TH
Bimuel Dines Tilden
Frederick
Germany
Queen Victoria
England
Local social notes from a Indiana town area
A miscellany of visits, travels, and household notices. Residents and guests named include Mrs Was Landy from Lima, J M Winkelplerk from Udon, Miss Aline Love to Olney, Miss Belen Brown to Bloomfield, Miss Mauie Raymann from Terre Haute, Mrs Clara Woodrum from Bloomfield, Dr A B Knapp to Petersburg, Miss Laura Bohr to Petersburg, Mrs Effie Shelby to Petersburg, Hazel Stark visiting from Vincennes, Edward Annen visiting from Columbus, Will Kennedy from Montgomery, Mrs W B Swope from Louisville, James W Ogden returning from Maysville for a funeral, and several others visiting relatives or traveling for business or leisure.
Medieval German Windows Reflect Early Renaissance Transition
Two German stained glass windows from the early sixteenth century illustrate the shift from medieval to renaissance style. The lighter color palette, gullish yellow tinta from mid fifteenth century, and flat presentation of St John and St Maximine against tapestry background mark a refined painterly approach likely from the Otr Rhein school in Trier.
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St. John
St. Maximine
Museum Bulletin
Maximine
Trier
Cologne
New York Times
Local Buyers and Rail Row Move Plans Reported
Reporters note a character named Bill, with Mr Laft and J. F. L Cox and family. several prospective lava buyers head toward Sikeston Missouri. D. B. Morris, on the B&O Southwestern line, plans a big family move to St. Louis tomorrow.
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Bill
Mr. ‘Laft
J. FL Cox
Pyetursturg
Smals
Sikeston
Missouri
D. Morris
B&o, Southwestern Railway
St. Gogis
Amusements at the Aimlonie offer cheap, popular pleasures
The piece notes the Amusements at the Aimlonie are tidy and well patronized, with cheap prices and occasional changes. It argues rulers once provided public amusements and that venue operators use electric fans and free tea water to keep patrons comfortable, urging enjoyment of leisure.
Roswell couple wed after planned delay in Avorillo
Claude Hobbs and Misa Courtney, both of Roswell New Mexico, married Sunday July 26 at the Episcopal church in Avorillo New Mexico. Hobbs a First National Bank cashier and Courtney an agropher for the same institution, plan a welding trip to old homes in Indiana and Indians before joining in Roswell.
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Rosell
New Mexico
Daily Record
Claude Hobbs
Misa Lhis Courtney
Episcopal Church
Avorillo
Misa Courtney
Washington
Ndlane
Xentap
Amarillo
Indianas
Roawell
Rowell
Hobbs
Roswell
First National Bank
Courtney
Apples Only on Apple Trees in Virginia Visit
A Washington man visiting Virginia took interest in fruit culture during a tour of a friend's place. A ten year old guide explained a tree with abundant apples, saying the apples were plentiful this year while others were not. The anecdote from Harper's Weekly frames amateur horticulture and curious observation.
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Washington
Virginia
Washingtonian
Harper's Weekly
Fine Show at the Airdome Delights Large Audience
Last night the Sirdowe presented a popular program featuring a trained animal act with a mother monkey and her four week old baby. The troupe also showcased W. J. McDermott and Charles Marvel, praised for contortions and elasticity. The note invites early attendance, branding the Airdome as the cool, healthy venue with nature’s breeze.
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Sirdowe
Professor Boynton
Lill
W. J. McDermott
Charles Marvel
Willie
Local teacher to wed Mina Bateman in Cleveland tomorrow
Ralph Wadsworth, a public school teacher, will marry Mina Leoau Bateman of Cleveland, Ohio, in Cleveland tomorrow. Bateman formerly resided on Walnut Street in this city.
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Ralph Wadsworth
Mina Leoau Bateman
Cleveland
Ohio
Walnut Street
King of Throat and Lung Remedies Promoted in Ohio Notice
In Zanesville Ohio James Lee’s wife writes that Dr King’s New Discovery cured his severe lung illness. A friend recommended it when consumption seemed inevitable. The ad claims the remedy relieves coughs and colds from the first dose and invites readers to try a trial bottle at William Betts’ drug store.
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James Lee
Zanesville
Ohio
Mery Lee
Dr. King
William
Betts’ Drug Store
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the Royal and the Commercial Union
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Bry
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Charles Dove
Susan Resler
Thomas Resler
Emerson
Jay
E. T. Kwoehtia
Gill Miller
Mes
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Lima
J. M. Winkelplerk
Borne
Mises
Nora
Annabelle Smneltzer
Cincinnati
W.L Brown
Adi Parapolig
Busin
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Will Porter
Frank Mocris
White River
Sacob's
S.B. Boyd
French Lick Springs
Richard Peek
Shoals
Aline Love
Olney
Freed Sawuwers
Loogontee
Mauie Raymann
Terre Haute
Lena Raymaan
Clara Woodrum
Bloomfield
Mee
J. D. Dickinson
George Street
A.B. Knapp
Petersburgh
Laura Bohr
Petersburg
Effie Shelby
Will Kennedy
Trinity
Hazel Stark
Vincennes
Edward Annen
Columba
State
Lie Brother
Albert Annen
Montgomery
James W. Ogdon
Maysville, Ky
H.A. Calvert
Albert Miller
Mattoon,llinoisix
J. C. Gurney
Columbus
City
Brother
A. F. Annen
Mies Benlab Humphrey
Cairo
Minois
Mary WH. Walker
Evansville
E.R. Walker
Seventh Street
B.R. Moore
Allen
Soe
Bie
New York
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the Daily Democrat
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Cape May
N. J. Oceanicity
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Hiller Music Company
E. Main St
Foranvy
Temple Court
Hunter
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White Swan Laundry
Niagara Falls
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Ralph W. Willeford
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Notich
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Smitth & Gootee
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Reaidanca
Leo Lundergan
Lucinda C Ian
Freeland, O
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Peoples Realty Co Amy
Frank Schulte
Chattanooga
Tenn
Cabel & Kauffman Mercantile Company
Washington Realty Concorporated
Rico
Jackson
B. B. Forsythe
William J. Omrrr
B. M. Smiley
Greenwood
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Jos Kiefer
East Fourth’ Street
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Adianapolis Life Insurance
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