This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Connersville Times
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1900
Page
6
An advertised testimonial promotes S.S.S. as a permanent cure for contagious blood poison. The narrator describes initial illnesses including skin sores and hair loss from doctors and patent medicines, claiming relief and recovery after using the product.
The entry describes Clara Sayner aged 12 winning the Piest Prize for the Pride at Connersville. She recounts a school field trip on a Tuesday morning to the Melarian factory, detailing factory rooms from stock to painting and trimming, and notes the process of buggy body and wheel production with several machine steps and staff at work.
In gratitude for the workmanship shown at the world renowned McFarlan Carriage Co the employer of the factory and the teacher’s representative express appreciation for the skill and kindness reflected in this great place of craftsmanship.
Genieve Beck notes the McFarlan Buggy Manufacturing Company built a large factory near the canal west of Connersville and employs about 350 people. The firm operates seven distributing houses across cities including Minneapolis Des Moines Kansas City Moberly Dallas Lincoln and Atlanta and produces Imperial Standard and Royal buggies plus carriages with leather cloth plush and corduroy trimming. A January 8, 1856 shipment of about one thousand buggies on a thirty‑car train marked Me Farlan Vehicles Connersville Lads on banners marked the firm name.
Third and fourth graders from Cuttersville Schools toured the McFarlan Carriage Company on Mount and High street after arriving at the factory’s earlier Sixth street and Central avenue location. Guides showed ware room items and materials for wheels, axles, and cushions, while noting assembly steps.
A visit describes factory areas from gas engine to paint room where workers craft carriages. Women sew trim and apply finishes while men panel and smooth surfaces. A car bears J. E. Miller Millageville Indiana address. The plant touts its nickel plated McFarlan name and town benefits.
Maplewood students held patriotic exercises last Friday with a 75 foot flag staff and a large state flag. Thanks go to Mr. Sanders for supplying the pole and to Proctor Barrows Wilson Davis and others for installation. Allen Jesse Reynolds donated an educational fossils and Indian relics cabinet to the school.
The Republican Joint Senatorial District of Indiana comprising Henry Fayette and Union counties will hold a delegate convention in Crawfordsville on March 22 1900 at 2 p m to nominate a joint senator candidate for the November 1900 election. Delegates are apportioned by votes with Fayette one, Henry eighteen, Union five for a total of thirty three delegates, seventeen needed to choose.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.