War talk and local notes in a Indiana town
Local items report Uncle Sam’s volunteers in the fight against Spain and a gas well drill by Jesse Hare for Adrian Rigsbee. Many town figures visit, attend services, or attend conventions while the broader world news debates European uprisings, Italy Spain and France, and U S war moves. The piece notes Dewey’s Manila Bay victory and mentions Duke Oliver Belmont’s torpedo boat loan, with reflections on national morale and forthcoming revenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Spain
New-York
Four Hundred
Duke Oliverment
Duke
United
Duke Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont
Duke Oliver
Naval Department
Hendersons plan new warehouse at Farmerton
Henderson Price and Earnest will erect a warehouse at Farmerton with Tweedy Brothers handling the construction. The project promises convenience and a major community benefit. Nearby resident Mr A. L. Gary called locally on Sunday as the area deals with scattered camping remains and a wandering lifestyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Price
Earnest
Farmerton
Tweedy Brothers
Prohibition Sentiment and Alaska Law Critique
A Woman's Column notes a boy's joke about being prohibition by family, and cites Secretary Gage on Alaska prohibitory enforcement. It mocks federal impotence in liquor law and contrasts 1860s cabinet talk with current public sentiment, urging respect for the US government abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gage
Alaska
United States
Remedies for damaged shade trees in street cutting
A letter urges street work to avoid harming shade trees during sidewalk cutting. It recommends pruning to restore root top balance, avoiding topping, and even removing every other tree if needed. It cites Knightstown trees and praises Wm. Bundy for thinning street trees as a model to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knightstown
Wm. Bundy
Memorial Day Observances by G A R and Veterans
At 8:00 AM all G A R and Veterans groups meet at the G A R Hall. By 8:30 AM they visit cemeteries to decorate graves. At 1:00 PM all members and citizens assemble at the G A R Hall to proceed to Friends' Cemetery for grave services. Public addresses at M E Church old include Invocation by W D Willoughby and talks on naval and army deeds and national duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. R., Soldiers and Sons of Veterans
G. A. R. Hall
Soldiers, Sons of Veterans
Friends’ Cemetery
M. E. Church
Swift Co and WCTU team on wool soap fund drive
Swift & Co. bought a wool soap plant and trade mark featuring two babies. To raise funds for the National WCTU, Swift offers 1 cent per wool wrap handed to them before January 1, 1899. Local union plans to sell the soap in Carthage to aid temperance work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift & Co
National Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Swift
Helen M. Barker
Frances Willard
Carthage
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Ingrams
Main Street
Rushville, Ind
Arlington
Morristown
Sam
Jesse Hare
Adrian Rigsbee
Robert Moore
Jacob Blount
Township
The
Christian Church
Lon Hinton
Indianapolis
Bayliss
Sue Woods
Adinia Lee
Rushville Christian Church
Mahlon Michael
Son Joe
Mr Clifford
Washington Township
M. E
Jesse L. Phelps
George Caldwell
Rushville
Indiana
Camp Mount
Virginia
Charlottesville
Messrs Wade and Co
Kansas City
St. Louis
Raymond Shultz
Anna Butler
Josie Shaw
Raysville
F. M. Conklin
A. L. Kirkpatrick
Greenfield
Dovey Bros
Shield
Holmes, Porter
Stinger
Richard Kinder
Willow
Harry Stinger
Nellie Shea
Goldie Porter
Fnday
M. Eaton
Josiah Winslow
Amy
Julia Dennis
Carl Rock
Canada
Oliver Laughlin
Geo. Newkirk
Giny’s Station
Lueila Johnson
Noblesville
Lavina Laiken
Depot St
Vadie Fort
W.H. Waggoner
Eureka Ir
Wm. Porter
Fountaintown
C. E
Henry Fort
Will Evans
Jesse Evans
State Normal
Eunice Allison
Jesse
New Vienna
Ohio
Europe
Italy
House of Savoy
Leo XIII
France
Third Republic
South Europe
Christendom
Globe
Asia
America
Weyler
Cuba
Dewey
Manilla Bay
Sewell
New Jersey
United States Army
United States Congress
James R. Campbell
Ilinois
National House of Representatives
Admiral Dewey
Fitz-Hugh Lee
A. L. Gary
Farle
Jesse Addison
Porter
Bert Leisure
Denver Col
Mr Leisure
Nellie
Merle
Bert Winslow
Denver
Woman's Column
King of the
Albion
Hill Bros
Rush County
W. D. Willoughby
D. C. Benjamin Musie
James Gilespie
D. ‘Willoughby
W. C. T. U. Soap Enterprise
Glas
A. D. Cole
Rattorney-At-Law
Bliss’ Clothing Store
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