Niagara Falls?

Democrat, June 1, 1922

Hustlers Meeting

On Thursday afternoon, May 25, the Hustlers Class of the Fairfield Sunday School met at the home of Miss Bertha Younts, about one mile west of Fairfield.

We were first favored with music on the player piano, after which we had our prayer led by Miss Helen Younts. We then had our program, which everybody greatly enjoyed.

After our program, we cut quilt blocks to make a quilt for the orphans home in Greencastle. After we had pieced a few blocks, the hostess served us with delightful refreshments of lemonade and cake.

We then were taken over Niagara in a barrel. We parted hoping to meet at the home of Misses Dorothy and Mary Personett on June 21. The guests were misses Vivian Osborn and Dorothea Younts.

-- Secretary

Note: Niagara Falls?

Two Richmond Clubs

Buy Cory Camp Site

The joint committee of the Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs of Richmond one day last week closed the deal whereby they became the owner of the camp site just north of Fairfield owned by Miss Lenora Cory, Denver C. Harlan, chairman of the committee, and five other members of the club making their third visit on the day the deal was closed. 

They secure 23.27 acres, fronting on the East Fork of the Whitewater River. The place is an ideal one and will be used as a summer camp for boys. Some improvements and alterations are planned to be made at once to the bungalow on the place.

The two clubs are making extensive plans for the entertainment of the boys during the summer, and they will be well taken care of during their stay at the camp.

Note: Amen.

To be, or something else

Brookville Democrat, 1907

Fairfield thespians

The grand temperance drama, "The Turn of the Tide" will be produced by the D. of R. of Fairfield at Everton next Wednesday evening, March 27th, and at Fairfield on Saturday, March 30th.

The dramatic club of Ireland Church will present "Hazel Kirke," at Red Men's Hall, Fairfield, Saturday evening March 16th with special scenery and a strong cast.

The Ladies' Aid Society of the M.E. Church will give a Carnival of Nations in the church Saturday evening, March 23rd. Admission 10 and 15 cts.

The play "Better Than Gold" will be produced at Red Men's Hall, Fairfield, next Saturday evening, Feb. 2. See cast of characters and synopsis of play elsewhere in this paper. <------------

The Daughters of Pocahontas of Fairfield will give an oyster and ice cream social in the Red Men's Hall, Dec. 21st.

The country cousins who did not attend the Farmers' Institute at Fairfield missed a bush of fun, by not hearing the unique and laughable German recitation "Hans Sockery Setting a Hen," delivered by Mrs. E. L. Preston, who took the house by storm and elicited great applause. In a word the Farmers' Institute at Fairfield was a grand success from start to finish; gets better every year.

Commercial word

A Testimonial

Cedar Grove, Ind.

To Whom it may concern:

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--Unsigned

1909 -- fun-fun-fun

 

June 17, 1909 Richmond Palladium-Item

3 events – your choice:

Railroad convention in Kokomo

Sunday school convention in Lafayette

Wright Brothers parade in Dayton

Guess which one drew the biggest crowd?

Old-time smoking ads

 

Gym rats in Liberty

Liberty Herald, May 1917

Much Interest Manifested in the

Public Gymnasium for Liberty

Residents of Liberty are awakening to the needs of the proposed public gymnasium, the movement for which has been quietly agitated for some weeks past.

One thousand dollars had already been definitely subscribed toward a fund for constructing the building, and a building site has been offered. Another of our public-spirited citizens, it is said, has offered one thousand dollars toward this institution, if certain provisions be complied with.

A gymnasium would undoubtedly be a great help in improving the physical and moral tone of this community. One of the best ways of making good boys out of bad boys is by giving them something to do, and it has never been found difficult to induce boys to take an interest in gymnastic sports.

1923 

If America is to be numbered among the red-blooded nations of the earth, the prevalent physical degeneracy must be done away with. Every community has need for strong, self-reliant young men and women and physical culture will be a great help toward making them become so.

By all means, let us have this proposed gymnasium. It will only take a small number of substantial subscriptions to make it possible, and Liberty can well afford the cost. In fact it cannot afford to be without it.

Note: Turns out, the world war got in the way and, by 1923, Liberty was still haggling over a school and a gymnasium. They eventually got one built but there's no telling how many boys were lost to sloth, bad breath and deviant behavior for want of a vaulting horse.

Red Cross ads from 1918

 

Not much going on but the corn

 American, June 1870

Blooming Grove

Mr. Editor--I wish to say that in this locality there is nothing of interest transpiring, which is the cause of the silence of your correspondent.

Farmers are complaining of the dry weather, and from appearances the crops of wheat, oats and grass will be short in consequence.

Occasionally we can see a field of wheat looking fair in this and Fayette County, but a large amount of the ground sown will not yield half a crop.

Corn was put in the ground in good order, but the cool dry weather is giving the cut-worm advantages, and they are using it to the destruction of corn fields, causing some to plant their fields over, and others to re-plant largely. We have a good prospect for fruit.

Small fruits and berries abundant. 

Temperance Mass Meeting 

Remember the Temperance mass meeting near Quakertown on Saturday next. A number of distinguished orators are posted for the occasion.

T.W. Cowey, Photographer, Brookville

Will visit the people of this county during the present summer for the purpose of soliciting orders to copy old pictures.

He has improved his copying facilities, so that he cannot be beat in copying old pictures by any photographer in the state.

Hunt up your old pictures of deceased friends and have them ready when he or his assistant, F.B. Holeman, calls, or send them to his gallery. Look out for him at Cedar Grove sometime during the next week.