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Newspaper
Connersville Curier
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1901
Page
8
A church in Harrison County near Corydon Indiana sits abandoned as reports tell of a ghost that opens locked doors after services. Locals avoid the building, trustees, sextons, and even Trampe attempt no trespass leading to gradual decay of the church.
Four large steamers Trave Saale Main and Rhein will carry about fifty thousand Endeavor members to London for the world convention next month. Most delegates are women with 15 percent men. Travel costs range 253 to 400 dollars depending on time abroad and length of stay.
Mr P T O Connor recalls unpublished reminiscences of Mrs Gladstone wife of the great statesman. Anecdotes show intense affection and influence she held over him. A fifty year wedding anniversary reception ends with a tender moment recalling their closeness. A Nebraska banker loses 13500 to a dishonest game amid financial scare reports.
Con aul Halatead in Birmingham notes strong progress for American footwear sellers. A Birmingham dealer reports 300 000 dollars in Great Britain sales for one firm, with others expanding in London and across England. US manufacturers open retail stores, aided by cash pricing and clear marks, appealing to English buyers and local shopkeepers alike.
Twenty four Utah elders work near Kansas City and Independence on the temple lot project to replace Salt Lake as the Mormonism center. Jacob N. Larsen leads the group and prophesies the temple due to be completed in time. Utah Stills send many to Ind. with local churches under Independence authority.
Railroads weigh dropping the title brakeman on passenger trains in favor of assistant conductor. Air brakes mean the job no longer handles brakes, leaving brakemen to signals and station calls. Promotion to conductors is common, making the name change logical. Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen set to discuss adoption at next meeting.
Rio Arriba county resident William Price faced six bears near Upper Navajo New Mexico while protecting his flock. He rode to safety as a bear killed some livestock and left him injured overnight. He was rescued at dawn by passing travelers. An advertisement for forty acres describes potential pasture and fencing improvements.
A fashion trend spreads for summer with horse hats to shield steeds from sun rays. Firms publish styles and plates to outfit aristocratic carriage horses to dray animals, reflecting a growing industry in equine headwear. Also notes seeds shipped by Washington Post Office totaling 250 000 packages and eleven million seed packages distributed. Everton breeder E R Clifton sold a fine driving mare to Mr Murphy of Glenwood, illustrating local stock quality.
May Festival fills Root'n Hall nightly with cultured audiences for two hour programs of music and lectures. Rev William A Quavnele’s King Lear interpretation impresses. Dr Jesse Bowman Young recounts Gettysburg heroism. Dr Joseph F Berry speaks on What a Tramp saw in Ireland. Miss Alice Norris shines in instrumental solos. Epworth League concert closes week. A Williams family visits from third city near Falmouth.
An early advertisement fragment lists various one year subscriptions to The Courier and other journals with prices. It also includes a customer letter from Petersville Illinois praising Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for constipation and noting local sellers and gratitude to the provider.
The notice proclaims crop conditions and harvests as favorable under Bukoskin Bill with a large crowd anticipated. It mentions a Saturday event on May 25 offering real estate at low rates by D. W. Riau at the Opera House Drag Store.
An advertisement from MORSE BROWNERTON CO promotes a fashion magazine for women offering free sample copies and a year subscription if the reader sends name and postage. The ad promises six and color fashion plates and descriptive reading matter aimed at female readers.
Harrison Township commencement at the School Hall in Harrisburg on Thursday evening May 23. A serious accident crippled Marvin Taylor who fell from a twenty five foot ladder while painting a house. both bones of his left leg were broken and Dr. Derbyshire attends him. Local notices speak of Decoration Day plans and a lively, humorous weekly entertainment with varied acts.
The spring season brings a claimed malady called Spring Fever with fatigue poor appetite and nerve weakness. Lichty's Celery Nerve Compound is advertised to purify blood tone nerves and restore energy and vigor. Sold by McKennan and Ashworth.
The Courier notes the M E church commencement on May 16 and a township Sunday School Institute on May 26. Sunday attendance was 60 with 37 cents collected, and Rev Darale led funeral services for a consumption victim at the M E church. Local visits, sales, and home improvements are mentioned along with a noted Chicago newspaper consolidation.
Neatly garbled notes show Mat Brattala and wife visiting relatives near Beet Germantown on Sunday, Mick Wiesel with family visiting Otto Wiesels, and Lela Werd recalling Monday evening chores. Mentions of Metta Hicks’s recovery and other scattered lines reveal a rough social roundup with unclear details and stray dialogue.
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