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Newspaper
Carlisle News
Location
Carlisle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1908
Page
1
A humorous tale of a man in a hardware store who argues over the price of an axe with mail order costs. The merchant matches the price but adds express and postage fees, ending with the customer paying more than the tag price and the item delayed until ten days to arrive from the mail order house.
Easter will be observed on April 19 marking the latest date in over a century. The date hinges on the first Sunday after the first full moon following March 21, with this year’s full moon on April 16 and the next Sunday falling on the 19th.
The second in the series of entertainments under Carlisle high school will be held at the opera house Friday evening February 21. The Alice Dale Co. has been secured and Carlisle’s music lovers are promised an enjoyable evening.
Miss Ora Ford and sister Ada Ford from Sullivan Illinois stayed Friday to Monday visiting friends. Ora Ford, known locally, worked this season at Laura White's millinery. The Ford sisters may open a millinery store in Robinson Illinois. The C W E M ladies plan their regular monthly meeting at Mrs Herbert Jackson's home on Thursday the 13th from 1 to 4. All mission supporters invited. Jeanette Brown returned to Terre Haute after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs J F Brown. She was joined by sister Hazel Brown who will visit Terre Haute. Mrs Harry Cullum and daughter Beatrice went to Plainville to visit her husband, planning to move there soon. Jim McConnell returned from Indianapolis after attending the Indiana Dairymen's Association convention. Frank Spencer, Jefferson township trustee, traveled through Carlisle to Sullivan on business.
The Oaktown Bank merges with its private bank partners W A Polk W W Osborn and L L Blann on February 10 1908 to form a state bank with a 40000 capital while retaining the old name. Stockholders directors and officers retain roles including Polk Osborn Blann and others with Curtis Polk added as assistant cashier.
Washington Ind February 1 The county Democratic central committee fixed March 18 as the county nominating convention date Delegates to district and other conventions will be chosen March 14 District political maneuvering centers on Alvin Padgett district chairman likely seeking the Congress seat against Cyrus E Davis of Bloomfield W L Brown mayor of Mitchell may also be named as a candidate
A reader notes that five Saturdays occur this month and that a fifty year old may not see it again in their lifetime. The piece highlights 1908 months with five Saturdays May August and October and points out February contains 29 days, making it the shortest month yet with equal pay days.
Next Friday February 14 marks St Valentine day with thousands of valentines sent through the mails causing extra work for postmasters and their assistants nationwide.
Earl Cleveland of Bicknell and Louis Brill of Chicago visited John Case and John Jenkins, with Brill a former shipmate on the cruiser Chattanooga. Mr and Mrs Wm Schell of Indianapolis stayed with Miss Gertrude Agnes Brown, Schell formerly Miss Carrie Hud of Vincennes. John Whipps, a Democratic primary commissioner candidate, traveled to Sullivan last Saturday to shake hands with voters.
The Big Store reports new stock of ladies and mens silk mufflers just arrived for sale, spotlighting a refined accessory option for both genders.
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