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Francesville Tribune in Francesville, Indiana

02 Apr 1908

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Francesville Tribune

Location

Francesville, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Apr 02, 1908

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Clark's Eggs and Local Trades Fill Market Days

The itemized notice lists fresh fish at Alkire and Son’s every Friday, a general store sale of oils and hardware at Higgins and Co, and a range of goods from collars to combs at Star Store and Blue Front Drug. It notes social visits, farm news, and the county epidemic of scarlet fever easing in Francesville, with school and church reopenings planned.

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Alkire & Son Higgins and Company Margaret Burson Margaret Rees Winamac Ray Clayton Monon J.C. Sharrer Chas. Aken Franceaville Geo. Geib Lena Maxwell Rossville Homer Dobbins Crawfordaville C Clyde Claude Netherton Francesville Barney Kruger Charlies Rath Prewett Delphi James Hill Salem Township John Jentz Burger & Sons Northwestern Illinois Crabbs, Reynolds, Taylor Co Burger & Sone Sarah Morgan Monuck Pointe In Allendald Missouri Blue Front Drug Store Aikire & Son Higgins & Co J. F. Ale Monticello Fred Hubbell Reneselaer Wm. Fitzpatrick Lafayette Edison Phonograph Star Store Thomas Wise Harry Wise Maimi Indiana Josephine Hackett Eddie O'Mara Star Joseph Riggs Indianapolis The Christian Church W. S. Griffin Healy Rensselaer Republican Jobo Tharp Remington Halleck Pratt’s Hess’s International Lee’s Acme Higgins& Cos Clark’s U.S Alkire & Son’s Higgins & Co. A. D Blue Front Higgins & Co's Clark Lee John H. Malchow Michigan City State Board of Health William Johnson Ed Randall J. T. Culp E. B. Winters J. W. Marion Ransom Clark James Blake Fritz Weltzin A. Nachtigal EK. Garrigues Fred Peele B. H. Thompson Clarence Railroad Commission
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Order Kainit Fertilizer Now for Corn Crop

Urges immediate orders for Kainit from L. W. Hubbell & Sons as supplies from the eastern coast may close any day. Also promotes Daily Bread Flour at Grieger's Cash Store for $1.40.

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L. W. Hubbell & Sons Grieger’s
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Gallery Fumigation After Scarlet Fever Warning

Frank Grafton informs patrons that Scarlet fever is not present at his home and that the gallery has been thoroughly fumigated and disinfected daily. He states children have not entered the gallery since the illness began and invites customers to visit as it is now safe.

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Frank Grafton
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Eggs for Sale and Household Goods

Rose Comb Brown Leghorn setting of 15 eggs 75 cents. Early seed corn 1.00 per bushel. New wallpaper samples available. Contact Ed. Finnegan or W. J. Hubbard for details.

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Finnegan
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Indiana churches dominated by Methodists and Catholics

A state survey by the Indiana Bureau of Statistics reports about 35 percent of residents are church members. The Methodist Episcopal denomination leads with 202,540 communicants, followed by the Roman Catholic church at 191,000 and the Disciples at 138,000. Other groups include Regular Baptists, United Brethren, Presbyterians, Lutherans, and Orthodox Friends.

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Indiana Bureau of Statistics Methodist Episcopal Church Disciples United Brethers Presbyterians Cumberlands Orthodox Friends
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The Independent Voter and Party Reform

An Iowa man claims forty years of voting with a single ticket is a confession of blind partisanship. The piece urges independent thinking, holding parties to account, and voting for individuals who are on the square to advance national progress and curb graft.

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Iowa Lawa Sen. Slowpoke
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Warden Reid Resigns Over Health and Executions

Warden James D. Reid of the northern prison resigns due to health decline after six years in office during which thirteen murderers were executed. He had long stated he would resign rather than oversee further executions, and currently no inmates await the death penalty.

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James D. Reid Reid Warden Reid
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Merry Widow hat sparks bonnet fashion and chatter

A columnist mocks the Merry Widow millinery craze noting its extreme size and verdant decorations. The piece claims hats rival real landscapes from crown to brim and jokes about straw piles and pedestrians beneath huge creations while praising fashion’s effect on beauty and happiness.

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Chicago New York Washington Street
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Pensioners die in large numbers as veterans face pension bill

The house debated a 150 million general bill noting 45 788 names struck from the rolls by death with 31 201 Civil War veterans among them. The McCumber act raised annual rolls by over 15 million and future veteran scarcity is forecast. Also an unrelated sale ad offers a mule for trade in Francesville Indiana.

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Shiloh McCumber
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