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Newspaper
Connersville Times
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1908
Page
5
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Miss May Lawrence daughter of Mr and Mrs J W Lawrence died at their west Fifth street home at five oclock this morning after years of illness since a grippe attack four years ago She was twenty years old February 24 and survived by her parents three brothers Harry Arthur and Edward Lawrence and sister Miss Emma The funeral will be Tuesday morning at Cisbrief church with a brief service conducted by Mrs A D Boyd in Flashville later today
The three papers owned under the same management show shared material and the same costs, suggesting large savings and strong profits. The central Star in Indianapolis spent heavily on improvements before the downturn, prompting debate over future policy under Receiver Hitt to better appeal to the state’s dominant party.
Co M. Hempleman recalls three steadier gunboats the Petral Copia and Raleigh that served with Drewes when Manila was captured in dispatches from eighteen years earlier. He praises Admiral Pewes for his role in Manila and shares personal memories of the Grant fleet voyage.
The General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church will meet May 7 with delegates in Columbus. Charles El Grubb and family will attend, visiting historical sites during a month’s stay. The event gathers clergy and lay members from numerous conferences and missions.
The Methodist Episcopal Hospital and Deaconess Home in Indianapolis held a formal dedication on an April morning. The opening address was delivered by Rev. BL Bacon, with Rev. TJ Naftraper presiding. WLC Van Arsdel elected president of the board, succeeding Rev. Co B Bacon who resigned due to ill health. J S Disette elected treasurer.
A Roswell Athiutia special reports 174 citizens sign to petition the Republican convention urging Roosevelt’s nomination for a second term. Ninety percent of signers are described as Democrats and urging Georgia voters to back Roosevelt irrespective of party.
Chicago records herald a claimed process turning base metals into 24 carat gold at 100 million annually within eighteen months. Rudolph M Hunter and associates stage a grand facility near Philadelphia with a secret method and a secure castlelike plant, promising a world changing gold crop and government scrutiny avoidance. Orlando Jackson visits city for business matters.
Link Gruell faced charges of criminal assault against a fourteen year old girl but was acquitted yesterday in Rushville after four ballots. The accuser later said her father forced her to fabricate the story, and the jury returned a not guilty verdict.
The article extols American forests rich in medicinal plants and credits Dr. R V Pierce of Buffalo with discovering cures for heart and other ailments. It touts glyceric extracts, alcohol free formulas, and assures full ingredient lists on each bottle wrap, with free mail offer for a book of extracts and testimonials from patients cured by the Favorites preparation.
An old advertisement touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a remedy for kidney complaints including backache headaches and abnormal urine. A Connersville resident credits the pills with relief and better sleep after purchasing at Green Bros drug store. The ad notes the price of fifty cents and identifies Foster Milburn Co. as the sole US agents.
T F Gannon of Avon Kentucky says he drenched hogs with Bourbon Cholera Medicine to treat a severe cholera outbreak. Several animals would not eat and required drenches. Sold by Edwards Murray druggists in Conyodnd. Here by.
fragmented OCR text appears to reference Edwards & Murray druggists Connersville and mentions Bourbon and a tragedy but lacks coherent facts or dates.
The Prohibition convention at the I O O F hall drew about 100 attendees, including around 25 women. Michael J. Fanning of Philadelphia gave a spirited address urging prohibition and law enforcement, with a toast to the party’s consistency. Sheriff nominee declined and the full ticket was formed except for the coroner.
The Indianapolis Star reports tickets bought and all trip details finalized for a European journey by eleven Indiana young lady prize winners. The final selection of the winners will occur in about eighteen days.
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