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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1900
Page
5
A mixed page notes poems by Ella Wheeler Wilcox and local news. It cites the poem about settlement and perseverance, then reports on editor illness halting a Tribune issue, obituary of Byron W. Morehouse, and local church township Sunday school convention outcomes with new officers.
The countywide graduating exercises will be held in Peru on Thursday June 7 with all townships uniting for a grand commencement. Gov Es A. Mount and State Supt Wrank Jones will deliver diplomas. Jefferson township reports fourteen graduates the highest in the county and plans include programs, readings, songs, and a focus on education.
The funeral of a member of the Royal Arcanum Mississinewa Council No 462 Peru Indiana was held at the Baptist church. Rev Koontz officiated and interment followed in Courier cemetery. The obituary notes a life insured for 3000 and includes a quatrain expressing farewell and hopeful reunion in heaven.
A fragmented list urges church members to hinder pastors and churches. It prescribes not attending prayer meetings not praising sermons and avoiding witness to Christ while endorsing sending children to other Sunday Schools and keeping pastor salaries behind.
List of unclaimed letters includes Miss Goldie Brayant Dr H P Layton Jacob Medall C A Koder Kindall Graft Miss Emma Lee and others. If not called within 30 days the letters will be sent to the Dead Letter Office. W C Piper P M
Richard Olds, noted as a reliable harness maker, offers a batch of hand-made harness sets at prices lower than eastern imports. The sale emphasizes affordable quality for horse owners seeking durable gear.
Lake Erie & Western Railroad announces a Sunday excursion on June 3 from Denver at 9 25 am. The special train will run to Rochester for 45 cents and to Michigan City for 1 00. The trip covers Lake Manitou and Rochester with popular seaside stops.
An 1860s Civil War ball hit G B Stead of Newark Michigan causing ulcers lasting twenty years until Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured him. The ad claims Arnica Salve cures cuts burns boils felons and skin eruptions and offers 28 cents per box with a cure guaranteed. Sold by W L Piper Drug Gist. Also notes social items and a Baptist Children’s Day program with a June 10 date and next week program mention.
Local items report Miss Gertrude Medsker visiting relatives in North Manchester and Hugh Martindale returning to his J. J. Milliran’s store after a vacation. Several travels and visits noted include C. V. Graft’s business trip in Ohio and Indiana, W. T. Lee’s Peru visit to Denver, and Mrs. Edith Grable visiting her grandma in Twelve Mile. The railroad expands schedules with new time cards and special trains, plus various church and community events and notices.
Advert for several persons to represent in their counties. Offers yearly $600 paid weekly with unusual opportunities. References exchanged. Enclose self addressed stamped envelope. L. A. Park, 320 Caxton Building, Chicago. Do you take your home paper?
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