Ennis Discovery touted as remedy in town notice
An old town notice promotes Dr. Geo W. Ennis founder of The Ennis Discovery as a constitutional medicine that is not a patent remedy. It claims to aid indigestion constipation ulcerated stomach neuritis and chronic sores with a secret herb formula and asserts it has helped thousands without alcohol narcotics or drugs. Local drug stores list distributors in multiple towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ennis
Williams
Washington
Bernard Seal
Looee
Starcup
Elmora
Nichol
Wheatland
Agnes and Washington area visitors over the weekend
Agnes and Washington area residents hosted relatives and friends through the weekend with gatherings at the Fink Sherman and Bilis homes. Several families, including Hiam and Feagans, visited, with church groups attending children’s day exercises at Cornettsville and trips to Oak Grove cemetery.
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Antioch Church
Cornettsville
George Hiam
Gen
Oak Grove Cemetery
Local residents visit and family gatherings noted
A series of brief visits and weekend gatherings are recorded. Margaret Bennett visits with family in Indianapolis. Mrs Roscoe Blagrave sees her relatives in Sun-Doyle and Miss Paul OT spends time with Ruby Oberst. Several other families including the Hiam Oberst Gooth Gootee Ellis and Hamiltons are mentioned with Sunday or Saturday visits and shopping trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul OT
Ruby Oberst
Hidden Treasure Dinner Brings Tense Home Life
Nan Carroll settles into Iris Morgans’s former home as packing begins. Estelle aids, while Nan contemplates Iris’s ghostly rooms and her husband’s secretary Curtis babbles of school and “Hidden Treasure” over a lavish dinner. Curtis admires Nan, and Morgan hints at a legal case about a boy, deepening the suspense.
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Nan Carroll
John Curtis Morgan
Iris
Iris Morgan
Nan
Bert Crawford
Miss Carroll
Estelle
Ravel
Pat O’brien
Mrs. Morgan
Pat
Nana
Curtis
Nanaprang
Ceitell
Maude
John Curtis
Wes
Bebethie
Brownlee
Ashley
State Hospital
Sonny-boy
The Puritan Oil Stove Offers Superior Service
The Puritan stove earns a reputation as the better short drum stove with years of satisfactory service. Its burner provides a clean hot blue flame under cookware, praised for simplicity and trouble free operation. It uses a cotton wick and relies on a wick for reliable performance.
Harts and Hardys Share Town News With Visitors
Stringtown brief notes mention Wilson and Arthur Hart spending time with author Thomas Hardy. Included are mentions of Marie Hardy, Faye Gees, Avis and Beulah Feag as part of local social circles during the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Hardy
Faye Gees Avis
Beulah Feag
Indiana Court Rules Contract Marriage Valid Without License
A Indiana judge ruled that a marriage by contract is legal even without a license or ceremony if the parties agree in faith. The decision by Judge Oscar Minor concerns the contract marriage dated June 29 and addresses civil status between the parties.
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Cannelton
Indiana
Oscar €. Minor
Patterson Sues for Custody in Hancock Circuit Court
Frank H Patterson of Hawesville Kentucky a druggist and former husband of Mrs Bettinger filed a sensational suit in Hancock Circuit Court seeking custody of Frank Patterson Jr aged 4 claiming the boy lives in an improper environment He alleged Mrs Bettinger and his former wife had lived together illegally and that a child was born to Mrs Bettinger before she and Bettinger were legally married
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Hancock Circuit Court
Frankh. Patterson
Hawesville
Bettinger
Frank Patterson, Jr
Patterson
Mra Bettinger
Anti Scandal Club Formed in Exhali
London reports an anti scandal club organized by mer Frank Melville at Exhali. The minister notes many suffer from a miserable habit and members pledge not to speak ill of others. A few weeks trial is planned with fines for rule breakers.
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London
Exhali
Mer Frank Melville
Fish Net Hosiery Described as Expensive and Exotic
Exotic silk stockings with wide open mesh akin to fish net are described as decorative in sunburn shades and priced as high end apparel.
Woman Heir to 25000 Francs Found in France Will
Mrs. Julia Huroniot a Hammond resident and former French Cafe operator is named heir to 25 000 francs and beneficiary of a fire insurance policy in France. The relative who left the fortune died years ago. the documents were found in an old trunk in France. The French government arranged to transfer the funds to a Hammond bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond, Ind
Julia Hujonnot
Frances
France
New York
Huroniot
Hammond Bank
Salad Recipe Brief From Historic Menu Card
A simple salad idea features a large slice of ripe tomato on lettuce centers with three slices of asparagus and a quarter of an alligator pear atop. A tart French salad dressing seasoned with capers accompanies it.
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Geo. W. Ennis
Ennis Discovery
EPSOM
Agnes Vs
Wee
Mrs. Ra Bowsman End
Mr. and
Mrs. Fink
Mrs. Sherman Winenger
Mrs
Andy
Earl Bilis
Elnora
Mrs. Lee Garpet
Mr. George Hiam
Mildred- Feagans
Nellie Wilson
Louis Perkins
Mose Gootee
Ray
Ray Oberst
Martha
Hazel
Mr& ‘Wilson
Judson Har
Edgar L. Feagans
Ate Pate
Wilson
Herst
Garet Bennett
Roscoe Blagrave
Leo Bowling
Ogden
Isenogle
Margaret Howe
Fonestine
Heffernan Signapolis
Casa
Bernard Heft
Clarence Hiam
Herschel ‘Oberst
Elizabeth Hiam
Oscar Gooth
Elbert Ellis
Ernest
Margaret
Norman
Plainville
James
Russell Hamilton
Robert
Wilmer
Jessie Ellis
Lee Carpenter
Des Moines
Towa
Joe Pil
William ‘Hamilton
Nellie Myers
Hamilton
Purcell
John
William Hamiltonl
Effie Pur- Hamilton
By Anne Austin
ATER
Anataya
Sune
Werien
Een
Promince
Detatia
Curtin
Lenzina
Tuge
Trie
Diatante
Ris
Morgan
Napa
Pai
Melo
Ford
Riester’s Hardware
Evansville
Stringtown News
Lls
Purina Chow
Webster Lumber & Coal Co
Cere
Elwood Williams
Agency
Home Building & Loan Association
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Alberty
North East Third St
E. South Street
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