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Newspaper
Connersville Times
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1908
Page
2
A Cincinnati man believing he runs a newspaper has been committed to Longview Asylum. The strange mental outbreak is described as a common form of brain storm in the era.
Republican ticket district and county slate with names and towns including James E. Watson Rushville C Goodwine Williamsport Fred A Sims Frankfort Lawrence M Turnan Anderson Anson Ub Lill Karl L Hanson Coroner Chester M Spicely and Daniel Fiant for Commissioner Districts one and three with John Al Nellie M.
An old advertisement offers Parisian Sage hair tonic with a free trial and money back guarantee. It claims rapid scalp relief and hair regrowth with claims by a customer named Scottie Read from Rochester New York. The ad mentions cost and direct shipping from Giroux Mfg. Co. Buffalo.
A Brownsville fruit salesman fled during a railroad wreck as several overturned cars toppled. Escaping officers noted the man born in the county had avoided capture despite a warning of imminent arrest. The incident was reported in Tuesday's Evening News.
The scene shifts as a squadron of speakers tours towns to sway voters on the county option for liquor. Republican leaders pledge an open fight to restore county control, while anti prohibition voices raise questions about campaign priorities in a volatile state race. A Brownsville wreck tragedy follows a freight derailment near East Fork, killing brakeman John W. Bishop as crews recount the accident and its aftermath.
A. J. Nusbaum of Batesville Indiana reports a three month summer cold with hay fever symptoms improved by Foley's Honey and Tar after other medicines failed. His wife also used it with similar success as noted by OS. O. McKennan & Sun.
The New Castle Courier reports a horse and buggy owned by Jesse Field, south of New Castle, stolen Saturday evening from a Central avenue hitch rack. Police searched the city and nearby towns, with speculation the thief may have driven toward Middletown. The incident highlights a rising horse theft trend noted by local detectives.
A Rushville county report compares marriage licenses issued in the first seven months of 1907 and the current year. It shows totals near, but not far above, last year, with January, March, and June higher this year, and June notably strong.
John Bossum of Frankfort Indiana believed he had seventy two days to live after dreaming of a September 4 death. He joined the Baptist church and settled his affairs, saying he was ready if the dream proved true. His nervous condition alarms his family as his health worsens.
Mes Perabedia Gob reports the death of Mas Gilmore at eleven o clock after weeks of decline. A Indianapolis widow and civil war veteran’s wife, she moved to the city years ago with her husband and left one child. Friends recall her kindness and hopeful spirit, and she will be missed by neighbors and family.
In Newport Kentucky a legless bride carried by John H W Rapp of Seattle to the license counter drew a crowd. Pearl Reppell of Portland Oregon stood with the couple as a doctor prepared papers. The couple then wed at a parsonage after receiving the license.
Notice warns landowners to keep ditch banks weed free between June 1 and August 1 each year and to remove noxious weeds and grass. cites penalties for noncompliance. Includes stray ad text for Dor Shoop's fosteration and a local seller.
Promoters Edwin R. Smith Leslie F. Gates and Elmer F. Shultze plan a new poultry and stock company tied to a Laurel site. The effort signals a push toward industrial development with local buy in, while a broader move toward modernization and civic improvements unfolds in Brame City.
In the circuit court of Fayette County Indiana an executor petitions to sell real estate to raise assets for debts and liabilities of the decedent Jacob Haman. The hearing is set for October 1, 1908, at the courthouse in Connersville. Clerk William El Sparks seals the record.
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