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Newspaper
Connersville Times
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1908
Page
1
The August 19 1908 edition lists the Republican slate for district and county offices. Governor James Be. Watson Rushville Lieutenant Governor C G Goodwine Frankfort Secretary of State Fred A Sims Frankfort Attorney General James Bingham Munici State Superintendent Lawrence Mupruan Anderson Sheriff Anson B Miller Surveyor Karl L Hanson.
Local notice announces Indiana fairs running at Montpelier with events planned by the community. Details are partial but indicate a July start and involvement of regional committees.
The article discusses a tag day plan adapted by the library board and used by other cities to raise funds. It aims to generate entertainment and revenue through a fixed schedule during festivals and fairs, with attendees invited to participate.
A garbled report notes Dr. M. Harty criticizes transporting children to school by wagons and buses, arguing for safer, better supervised methods. He discusses tuberculosis concerns and calls for appropriate questions about chaperonage and driver practices.
The page lists prices for grains and livestock including wheat white corn oats bran hogs steers yearlings heifers cows veal calves sheep and poultry. It also shows produce prices for eggs new potatoes harvest apples and various regional produce per ton or per unit with mixed quality ranges.
Fragments describe a pavement work replacing decorations, with unclear names and dates. The text references Presi Wend Beeson aid Secretary McCrouds and early evening events, then shifts to vague items about pipes, beaches, and provisions. Reading is hampered by garbled OCR.
Mrs William Warner of Vermont avenue suffered severe facial burns when a tomato can exploded while heating contents around 250 o clock yesterday afternoon. A physician treated the injuries and while she endured pain her eyesight remained intact.
A torn and garbled survey of grain and livestock prices appears alongside scattered notes about local people. The disordered OCR mentions wheat, corn, and other commodities with figures, and includes a narrative about a dying elderly man and a woman named Woolf, plus references to Riverton.
Wartime notes describe extreme heat and unusual temperatures while the community extends congratulations to George McFerrin and his bride. Mentions of social visits from Nelie Moffett, Henry Obrien family, and multiple local residents accompany scattered events and games among neighbors.
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The estate of Wo Vistar U1 Hitter is being settled in the Payette Circuit Court. The clerk invites all interested parties to appear on the sixth day of October to show cause why the final account and distribution should not be approved. Witness Clerk WOULDLDLAM I SPARKS at Paysette, Indiana.
Notice to David T. Hedges nonresident with complaint for divorce filed by Margaret M. Hedges in Fayette Circuit Court October term 1908. Guardian clerk William R. Sparks issues summons with date and location details for appearance.
A muddled discussion questions President Taft era economics and public trust. It notes critics like Helen Hibben of Chicago visiting the Willen Heron home near the city, with Hibben’s wife planning a brief return to Chicago.
An advertisement touts Mi-6 as a stomach comfort aid sold by Green Brothers in Connersville Indiana. It claims the remedy strengthens the stomach walls and aids digestion, with a warranty and 50 cent box price. It asserts quick relief from indigestion and stomach weak ness.
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