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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1913
Page
3
Local reading notices list obituaries and cards of thanks at four cents per word. Editorial quips reference money, politics, and reform with remarks about governors and Tammany, noting Indianapolis reform efforts and cautions about self-inflicted medicine.
Harry K. Thaw secures a week of free board in Canada and had enjoyed complimentary lodging in New York. The arrangements reflect the ongoing attention to his travel and accommodations during the case.
The passage date for the tariff bill is now set for September 15 or sooner, though past fixed dates cast doubt on any final certainty. The item notes a China figure, Dr Sun, sailing to England, and comments on political loyalties and cohesion within Tamany and Sulzer.
The Indianapolis Star notes a provocative line about treating a person as one would pluck a chicken and carry by the legs. It questions whether such practice would offend a woman, highlighting a humorously sharp take on sports conduct and gender sensitivity.
A compact critique asserts that those who seek to reform society often fail to reform themselves. It notes that even ambitious reformers can descend to loud, self serving rhetoric, though exceptions exist in politics.
The text contrasts independence as defiance against domination with stubborn unreasonable will. It argues independence often means resisting others and forcing obedience, citing the devil as an example who refused to yield and chose hell over submission.
The Batesville Republicans discuss holding a September city convention. They expect to nominate a full ticket of vetted men rather than a single candidate, aiming to maintain organization, support their party, and let each voter freely choose. They praise the Republican party as enduring in American liberty, truth, and justice.
A new Independent candidate in Indianapolis runs on an anti ring rule platform while opponents claim the party's birth mirrors sanctimonious politics. Critics say the purists fear splitting the vote that could aid Bell, noting past papers aided Republican victory.
The piece argues Progressive supporters boast of Taft’s reversal toward free trade via reciprocity with Canada, claiming free trade would spread globally. It counters free trade papers by saying public demand favors protection, citing a 1.2 million vote majority backing protective tariffs.
The editorial thanks the Herald for the invitation to Booster Club meetings while noting a lack of attendance for months. It argues the city’s housing and industrial growth rely on concrete results, not rhetoric, cites past building trends, and endorses the Tresext plan as a potential remedy with a call for action over words.
An old advertisement extols Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment as a perfect cure for long standing eczema. A woman identifies relief after fifty years of torment, praising the product's effectiveness. Other notices promote local bargains and visits by Prof Hicken and families, plus a Sunday motor trip to Jefferson County.
The Indiana state fair night horse show opens September 8 in a large arena with John C. Weber band from Cincinnati. Many top stables from across the Midwest attend, chasing blue ribbons and substantial prize money totaling 5,830 dollars for harness and saddle events. Exhibitions include roadsters, tandem teams, high school horses, and various harness and saddle classes, with buildings open until 9 p.m. Auto parties increase as visitors arrive by car, with free admission and parking.
Purdue University experts will direct the state fair exposition opening September 8 offering short cuts to collegiate farming education. The Purdue display will cover animal husbandry horticulture soils and crops poultry veterinary dairy and agricultural extension with Profs Skinner Christie Hunziker Fisher Wiancko and others present.
Additional Locals Misses Ruth and Alice Wesler spent Saturday in Cincinnati. Several residents traveled to Cincinnati Indianapolis Greensburg and surrounding areas visiting relatives and handling errands. Names include J H Wilker Wm Barnhorst Harry Nordloh Kate Miller Chas Emge and families, Anna Dikes, Stella Crowell, and others.
Batesville hosts a Labor Day picnic. The cornerstone for the new Catholic church will be laid tomorrow at the fair grounds with a community supper at o’clock. Local weddings and visits mix with neighborhood news as families gather for social events and a Cincinnati infant is brought to Omer Murrell and wife for christening consideration.
Mothers are urged to treat children for worms with Kickapoo Worm Killer. The ad claims the product kills worms, improves appetite and digestion, and restores health, available from Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co. in Philadelphia and St. Louis for 25 cents.
Trust is announced with a meeting schedule at Walnut and Third Streets and the weekly Saturday session. Parties with claims should call Laughery regarding the QUIRIN VONDERHEIDE Trust.
An advertisement claims Hucklen's Arnica Salve instantly removes pain from cuts bruises sprains burns and other skin injuries. E B Chamberlain of Clinton Missouri says it heals effectively and equals any remedy. Available for 24 cents at your druggist.
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