Town Expenditures for 1906 Ledger Details
A town board record lists expenses for 1906 including gravel for roads, salaries for the marshal and auditor, hardware, printing, cementing, postages, election costs, health claims, and note interest. Names include Chas Whitley, John Whitsett, A H Yager, W D Fall, and Ora McDaniel acting town clerk. Total expenditures amount to 737.90 with a bank balance of 19.44. the January draw is delayed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
John Whitsett Marshal
Auditor County
Ailes ‘Caldwell
Hardware
Tom ‘McLaughlin
Biavela Hiss
Aiesa
Joseph Bros. Moise
A. H. Yager
Harry Sprong
Hustler
Pierson McLaine
Ora McDaniel
Aunsmir le Ea
Chas. Whitley
Police
B. F. Simmons
John Sandy
W. D. Fall
John Whitsett
Joh Whitecotton
C. Bee Wal
Missouri church fund drive ends with donor list prank
A Missouri church's fundraising effort shows a joke when jeweler John Smith adds Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward to the donor list, prompting laughter from the audience and an end to mail orders from the town after the dedication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
John Smith
Jeweler
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Montgomery, Ward & Co
Feathers and Fins on the Frisco booklet offered
Hunters are urged to request a free booklet detailing hunting and fishing in the Ozarks and St. Francis Valley. The Frisco System G P A in St. Louis will mail it on request from A Hirron.
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Turkey
Frisco
Ozarks
St. Francis Valley
A. Hirron
St. Louis
Dragging to Death and Remedies for Ill Women
An advective account extols Wine of Cardus and Thedford's Black Draught as reliable cures for a range of female ailments including nervousness monthly pains dizziness indigestion and constipation. Advertises these medicines as essential household remedies and available at all drug stores.
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Cardus
Thedford
Electric link completes 32 mile segment to Titusville
A golden spike near Findlay Ohio marks the completion of the Lima Findlay extension of the Western Ohio electric railroad. The new link enables continuous electric travel from Lebanon to Titusville and connects 70 lines totaling about 3 706 miles across four states. Investors bear roughly 110 million dollars with annual earnings near 12 million.
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Findlay
Lima- Findlay
Western Ohio Electric Railroad
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Lebanon
Titusville
New York
San Francisco
London
Charges For Puffs Prime Again In Witty Rates
A frontier newspaper man ironizes puff prices charging readers for flattering mentions. The table lists fees for claims of admired citizens, mourned deceased, exemplary ladies, respected preachers, and sinful souls with amounts ranging from six cents to ten dollars.
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Out West
Enduring Truths on Salary and Prosperity
The piece contrasts workers with equal pay yet different outcomes. It highlights stable savers who live within earnings and inevitable spenders who borrow to cope. It notes some always manage despite low income, while others stay perpetually behind. It warns that investing today yields interest while borrowing tomorrow builds debt.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad and Endorsements
One hundred dollar reward for a catarrh case Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure. Endorsements from Walding Kinnan Marvin, Toledo wholesale druggists, vouch for F. J. Cheney 15 years of honorable business. Cure taken internally, 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Also advertise Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
O. Halls
Boone County Finances Report Positive Status
Lebanon Reporter notes Boone county finances in excellent shape as Treasurer Lafayette Wilson passes duties to George C. Shirley. Treasury stands at 24000 with 2300 assessed at end of 1904. 1905 expenditures down 18008.11 from 1904. Bonded debt 7500, with 2500 due this month reducing to 5000. Gravel levy may yield about 60000 surplus if current spending holds.
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Lebanon
Boone County
Lafayette Wilson
George C. Shirley
Next Steps in Securing Better Salaries for Teachers
State Superintendent Fassett A. Cotton argues the public must recognize good teaching to support higher wages. He urges raising standards, increasing scholarship, and expanding professional training for teachers to elevate compensation.
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Department of Public Instruction
Fassett A. Cotton
State Superintendent of Instruction
Bursted Up Charles Banks Encounters Town Folk Census
The ancient journalist Charles Eugene Banks recounts his census duties in his hometown. He meets Owen Moore Willie Tascott Pat Crowe and the Burst family including James Wood Burst Mary May Burst and Charles Will Burst. Lena Might Burst describes the late John D. I. D. Burst on his tombstone.
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Charles Eugene Banks
Owen Moore
Owan Moore
Moore
Willie Tascott
Pat Crowe
Local farmer claims 3906 chickens in period near Max
W G Hedge of Morgan County Indiana reports caporizing 3906 chickens from July 3 to December 24 1905 two miles northeast of Max and promises the Hustler a sales report. Advertisements note farms for sale including 115 acres near Monrovia with a good house barn and water for 70 dollars with no trades and other fine farms offered by Clary Ballard Monrovia Ind.
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W. G. Hedge
Max
Morgan County
Indiana
Clary & Ballard
Monrovia
Ind
Harness and shoe expert Patterson at O K Barber Shop rear
Chas Patterson performs expert harness and shoe work from the rear of the O K barber shop, offering repair and fitting services.
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O. K
Surprise Birthday Party For Oliver M Lane
The Lafayette Courier reports Oliver M Lane of 508 South Fifth Street received a pleasant birthday surprise yesterday marking his forty third birthday. Attendees include Mrs Amanda Jones and family from Lebanon Indiana, Mrs Viola Marks and family from Lebanon, Mrs Jennie Fall and daughters from near Advance Indiana, Mrs Clara Cananda and husband from near Danville Indiana, and Wm W Lhue and family from near Lebanon. Guests brought baskets and a dinner was served. The afternoon featured memories and songs as relatives who had not met in fourteen years enjoyed the gathering.
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Lafayette Courier
Oliver M. Lane
South Fifth Street
Amanda Jones
Viola Marks
Lebanon
Ind
Jennie Fall
Near Advance
Clara Cananda
Danville
Wm. W. Lhue
Knights of Pythias Elect Officers
The Knights of Pythias elected new officers last Thursday at Castle hall. Ora McDaniel was chosen C C Snow Stancell Master of Work Joseph Frazier Prelate Jease Burress Master of Finance George Joseph Exchequer William Ford Inner Guard Jesse Emmett Outer Guard James Bowman Trustee.
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Knights of
Pythias
Ora McDaniel
C. C. Snow Stancell
W. C. Joseph Frazier
Jease Burress
J. R. Sullivan
George Joseph
William Ford
Jesse Emmett
James Bowman
Emmert Family Reunion Held at J M Emmert Home
The W. W. Emmert family reunion took place at James town home of J M Emmert on Christmas Day with twenty nine attendees. Children grandchildren and their families attended except one grandson and the event was photographed during the day by the James town Press.
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W. W. Emmert
J. M. Emmert
Jamestown
Wash
Joseph
Simeon
Stephen
Morton
Jamestown Press
Indiana Game Law Enforcement Yields Revenue and Decline
Indiana reports over two hundred game law convictions with an average fine of $35. Total fines and licenses amount to $30,000, enough to pay game wardens. Officials say the law works well and violations are decreasing.
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Indiana
Pain Balm Praised By Pennsylvania Mother
W H Howard of Husband Pennsylvania lauds Chamberlain s Pain Balm for rheumatic pain relieving his mother s suffering after a few applications she can walk again she keeps it on hand and uses it to ward off pain Sold by Joseph Brothers plus Crown Prince Flour and Dean Bowman advertise items in the notice.
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W. H. Howard
Husband
Pennsylvania
Joseph Brothers
Dean & Bowman
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Chas. Rohn
Traily
Titusville, Pa
Boone
Chas. Patterson
K. of
P’s
Emmert Family Reunion
J. A. Parr
Neal—Cai
North Side
Witt & Rice
Capitol Stock and Poultry Food
James Sullivan
Mark Wall
Advance
Old Homestead
Chas. E. McClaine
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