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Newspaper
Carlisle News
Location
Carlisle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1908
Page
2
The Carlisle Indiana note lists printings and post office entry as second class mail matter. Rates include $1.00 per year in advance and legal advertising at legal rates. Ads ran until ordered out with telephone contact 45.
The last saloon in Carlisle closed when the Wm. B. Shepherd license expired at 11:00 pm Thursday. Residents faced a dry period as Carlisle and Haddon township had resolved to stay dry for at least two years, urging vigilance against illicit selling of intoxicants.
Koivgar Woilis sells half interest in the livery barn to Resh MecCannon and Win. Bo Shepheed who also buy the passenger transfer business from Willis Brothers. Possession on April first. Willis Brothers move to the farce barn on the north side of town where Gubtime and McCammon Shepherd will launch a new livery venture with a large fleet of horses and buggies.
Washington notification says Marshal Ndstinger receives pension increase from 8 to 12 dollars due to actions by Congressman Chaney. Raise effective February 6.
ELBERT ANDERSON proprietor of The Palace Pharmacy Carlisle Indiana urges fair play and explains legal ways to obtain spirits for medicinal or educational purposes. He states one Carlisle drug store will not be responsible for illicit sales and outlines prescription or written quarter requests to lawfully purchase alcohol.
An elderly woman, Laura Ridgway of a south town residence, died of heart failure linked to an Antikamnia overdose taken for a severe headache. Three tablets were consumed, followed by pneumonia and weakened health. Born November 27, 1830 in Illinois, she was 77 and had a prior two marriages, with burial at Shepherd Cemetery after a home funeral.
A Carlisle W R C chapter hosted a Friday program featuring local talent. The Douthitt orchestra from near Pleasantville provided music while a male quartet and a children’s group performed. Proceeds benefited charitable causes run by the coordinating ladies.
Arthur D. Cutler and B. Willis went to Indianapolis Tuesday as delegates from Haddontownship to the Republican State convention. G. T. Akin, returning Saturday from Cincinnati, had attended the Democratic State convention in Indianapolis last week. Daryl Clendenning of Indianapolis visited Sunday with Miss Fannie Brown. Mrs. E. Roland and her baby and her mother Mrs. Robinson were in Sullivan Wednesday.
Fragmentary OCR shows various price and value tokens such as 1.00 1.60 19¢ 30¢ 16e 10¢ 6dc 10e 25e oe. The readable items suggest a catalog of monetary figures and old-style abbreviations without full context or clear subject.
A farm presents Black Prince a solid black stallion and multiple mares and young mules. The herd includes a 17 hand mare mule pair, 3,000 pound stock, plus 25 two year old mules about 15 hands high. Kentucky Tom sires most of the herd. Breeder offers to showcase breeding stock and colts to interested parties.
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