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Newspaper
Connersville Curier
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1909
Page
4
Public notice identifies second class mailing status dated August 3 1909 for Connersville Indiana with subscription terms for one year in advance six months and one month rates stated.
A metaphorical note compares a nation’s leadership to an old ship entering a secure harbor. The congressional record is described as ripe and arriving, signaling a moment of political reflection and potential resolution.
An insurance agent argues that honesty is best but his policy looks farther ahead, reflecting caution in navigating office and home life amid contemporary slipups.
A Indianapolis wife went to police court with her husband’s Sunday beer, took the glass from his hand at a saloon, and prompted his arrest. She urged officials to protect the home by enforcing laws against the liquor trade, comparing the situation to Carrie Nation’s actions and calling for women to take charge.
The past two weeks brought harsh weather for a man known as the grasshopper from summer pursuits. Tuesday marked the 110th anniversary of George Washington's death with wreaths laid at his grave by the Masons.
A reflective piece notes that health and material success are not sole sources of happiness. It argues that seeing a person crippled or maimed yet joyful can teach lessons about perspective and gratitude for life beyond bodily well being.
An eminent specialist states meat eaters turn drunkards as meat prices rise. he predicts next year's crop of drinkers will be "nipped in the bud."
The text argues that repeated railroad wrecks show human fallibility remains when people control devices, regardless of automation, leading to sacrifices of human lives.
Citizens call for immediate limits after a young rider nearly fatally injures a woman on Third Street hill. The note urges proactive safety measures to prevent tragedy before more lives are endangered.
The Salvation Army in Detroit is praised for taking Emma Gunsala to a home after Captain Munselle escorted her there. Gun sala is described as of unsound mind and in need of pity regardless of her character or status.
In St. Louis a weekly newspaper editor was targeted after criticising prominent figures. The editor escaped injury as his office and home were damaged by an explosion described as the bomb treatment. A warning note read Be careful next time under your chair. The piece argues the press should expose truth rather than whitewash.
John Wilson was moved to Michigan City for a life sentence after conviction for the murder of his wife Lulu Maud Wilson last March. The piece notes doubts over guilt but says public interest subsides with the conviction and sentencing. It also includes a moral on boys and loitering and a Christmas tale about Billy Possum, ending with a cautionary note on politics.
A discussion of Mary as mother and witness in Madonna paintings. It traces the legend of a hermit, Mary’s care, and Raphael's drawing on a wine cask that inspired the Madonna della Sedia. The piece highlights the Sistine Madonna as a pinnacle of maternal witness and art’s tribute to Mary.
The speaker argues that men and measures will be judged by legislators while the youths who roam the streets fill prisons and institutions, and that responsible parents will bear broken hearts in the wake of decency’s decay.
A Louisville wholesale whisky house sent circulars to claim local option fails while a Louisville paper clipping shows the firm left Tennessee due to local option. The contrast suggests the liquor interests admit local option can succeed.
The excerpt extols a mother as a noble witness to humanity and a revered mother figure, contrasting "hundreds" of natural sights with the unique status of a mother whose child she bears. It includes religious reference to Mary and a devotional tone celebrating maternal sacrifice.
Local store ad promotes handkerchiefs hair pins belt pins and fancy hose at 81 Walnut Street with green trading stamps and phone 121.
A traditional advertisement promises a woman's skin improves with Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. It claims to cure pimples, skin eruptions, sores, boils, sore eyes, cold sores, cracked lips, and chapped hands, and to be infallible for piles, offered at 25 cents by Lewis Ashworth.
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