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Newspaper
Connersville Curier
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1908
Page
6
A vivid account describes riding in front of an electric interurban car. The motorman must be alert and decisive to navigate crossings and busy streets while maintaining schedules. The piece stresses the headlight’s safety role and recalls near misses with pedestrians, animals, and shifting night dangers.
A national bank examiner recalls a curious incident at two banks in the city. At the Sixth National he weighed bags of gold and found a five thousand dollar bag lighter by 24 ounces, then discovered another bag weighing five thousand five hundred dollars at the Seventh National, revealing the earlier error.
A grocery clerk says women uniquely help each other in shopping by avoiding poor brands. If one woman dislikes a product she warns others, sparing them wasted money, while the grocer benefits from this shared consumer care.
Poem excerpt urging perseverance through gloom and difficulties. Encourages steadfast effort despite perplexities. Author Unknown.
The article recalls John Rarey the horse tamer who founded a humane school for breaking vicious horses. It details his philosophy that horses resist only what they do not understand and can be guided without force. His career spanned Texas, Canada, France, Britain, and Europe with royal patronage and medals before his death in 1866.
About fifty prominent business men will compete in a quoit pitching contest at the Free Fair. Sam Atherton and Dr. A. C. Ambrose organize and fund prizes. passes of 50 cents to 2 dollars from participants fund two or three premiums. The winner on Friday vs Ambrose on Thursday. loser pays one dollar to the association. Gov. Hanly may receive a special invitation.
A quotation from Goethe praising educated men who think alike on what is good and right as a city benefits when five such minds unite.
A crowd of two thousand YMCA boys from New York City to Chicago will relay over nearly a thousand miles starting Wednesday to beat existing records. Each runner carries the mayoral message in a half mile sprint, with a 2:38 pace, aided by emergency runners and automobiles.
An 1860s style tribute to Azote the racehorse fed on dry milk, detailing his rapid growth to 1012 pounds in 18 months 10 days, daily gains over 1.5 pounds, and teeth age unusualities, with notes on milk powder feeding versus oats, corn, and hay.
Extracts praise Bryan as honest and brave before fame and after. Dunn notes Bryan’s steadfast stance on principle over expediency, his long friendship with labor, support for labor capital conciliation, and early opposition to injunctions by the government.
Commissioners awarded contracts for the East Connersville road bridge and fill after a daylong session. King Bros of Montezuma bid 10 008 dollars for fill and approaches while Hackedorn and Co of Indianapolis bid 5 648 dollars to build the arch. Work to start immediately and finish by November 1 with bonds matching bid amounts. King Bros will handle government work at Fort Benjamin Harrison before moving to Connersville. Other bids: H F Riley 2814 cents yd earth 50 cents yd grave. Indiana Bridge Co 4998 dollars steel bridge. National Concrete Co 3290 3835 dollars concrete arch. Greenwood Conner 8310. Charles J Wacker 15788.87. L Kid Concrete 17460.
The passage portrays a leader whose creed centers on universal Christian peace and justice. It credits decades of political struggle to steadfast loyalty to ideals, arguing leadership hinges on principle, not office, and notes openness in speech and growing support from friends.
The article outlines a law requiring road supervisors to act on complaints about Canada thistles reaching six inches. Owners must cut them below ground within five days or face enforcement, with the township trustee arranging removal at the owner's expense and county officers collecting the charges.
A devotional poem asks for a pulsing heart to feel others pain and kneel with them. It seeks a vibrant hand to right wrongs and smooth paths, a swift spirit to bless every soul encountered, and courage to act with kindness along life’s journey.
The householder asks if an offer of paid work is accepted and a neighbor, Walker Boutte, retorts that high language cannot hide work. He claims schooling gave him the ability to see through such schemes as she frets over the lawn condition.
A farmer Jemison reports his horse and buggy stolen from behind Chance's grocery in East Connersville. Police, aided by Jemison, search the city for over an hour until the horse is found hitched near the First Presbyterian Church. The animal likely loosened its halter and headed home before being tied by a passerby.
John Zimri Perin died at his Columbia home Friday at 3 15 am. A skilled carpenter, he was respected by neighbors. Born March 25 1840 near Columbia he lived there most of his life. His wife died June 15 1898. Surviving sons and a daughter include J A Perin Indianapolis I E Perin Rushville J H Perin Columbia T E Perin Connersville T E Perin in the army New Orleans and Mrs Chas Meyers Columbia. Funeral at M E church Columbia Sunday 3 30 p m Rev Patterson officiated burial in Columbia cemetery.
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