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Newspaper
Connersville Times
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1908
Page
4
A faded ad style notice from Cambridge City Indiana warns of kidney pains and urinary troubles. It promotes a tonic claiming relief for back pain headaches and fatigue and cites supposed patient improvement and a price on a trial bottle.
A fragmented reminiscence recalls a philosopher in workwear reflecting on low pay and debt. The speaker notes efforts to endure and save while asking about the value of labor and the cost of living amid hardship and memory of better times.
Hunters note quail are scarce while rabbits are plentiful as bags show the contrast. Farmers allow special friends to hunt on lands but prefer not to chase the bobwhite due to their greater value beyond mere sustenance.
A climatological report from the Weather Bureau reviews drought conditions across the state since August. The central district shows limited rainfall with a few fronts bringing measured amounts, while northern and southern areas report sparse showers and a general pattern of dryness. The report notes the state was nearly uniformly rainy earlier but shifted to a drought pattern with only isolated pockets receiving moisture.
Kate Leemow, past eighty, recalls managing her husband’s National Democrat in Jeffersonville during the early 1850s while he served in Washington. She describes editorials written with a goose quill, homemade ink, and sand sprinkled on manuscripts, with no blotters or modern printing tools.
Norris of the city will receive a banquet at his home in Rushville on November 27. The event will feature representatives from Loead Tribe and Crag Saedienn O,Norris and Lovsl Wiewal will host a reception. Neighbors and great chiefs from Payetteville Alderson ville Milroy Arlington Mays Falmouth and Glenwood invited.
The Carnalian Coughdiy, Cob. Woof Poo Phe Grand Campment of the Knights of Pythias aims to attend a Milwaukee 1910 August grand assembly. Funds will cover travel for fifty active members and others, with proceeds from performances aiding the expense.
Free Fayette County Fair superintendents of educational work met in the County Superintendent office to organize the educational exhibit for the Fayette County Fair. They approved an oratorical and declamation contest, paper uniforms, maps for display, general drawings, physiology and botany sketches, and a process for selecting best compositions. CLAUDE TRUSLER.
Prof Wibert Russell of Ilarhara College spoke on the effects of nicotine, arguing that smokers are not gentlemen and cigarettes resemble “scotting nails.” The piece notes tobacco’s social costs and cites a home remedy recipe marketed to treat urinary problems.
A Thanksgiving tale by Mrs. Eistedle Ochiltres Ochiltree of this city appears in Parne and Fireside from Crowell Publishing. The story, illustrated and occupying two pages, began as a club reading and earned Ochiltree a small sum after publication.
The article discusses a hypothetical candidate’s steady increase in electoral votes from a first race to 2008, claiming gains of 100 electoral votes across three campaigns or 344 per election. It projects a majority by 2008 at an age of 148, assuming the same rate continues.
Elvaline Baker, formerly of Virginia, died after a prolonged illness at age over seventy. Born to Mrs. Anna Baker, she lived in Indianapolis before returning to this county then Harrisburg, with final residence at Mr. and Mrs. Murphy’s home. She leaves a sister in Indianapolis and several friends. funeral plans not set.
A garbled note reports a brewery’s collapse sending shockwaves through the town. It describes community impact, job losses, and financial distress among locals while hinting at broader economic trouble following the break up of the operation.
An advertisement claims no case of pneumonia or consumption has been on record where Foley's Honey and Tar was used. It warns against unknown substitutes containing opiates and urges asking for Foley's product to avoid constipation and aid recovery.
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