Francesville Notes on Goods Sales and Local Activities
Local notices list farm and home items at Shrontz and Prewett stores, clothing and gloves at Applegate’s, and Friday celery deliveries. Social updates include visits by Miss Ida Severns and Mies Oma Daseke, plus local travel and rail/track elevation discussions in Winamac. Community reflections criticize reckless celebrations and praise baseball as moral entertainment.
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Prewetts
Margaret Whitt
Medaryville
Shrontz’s
Applegate
Elihu Mooreland
North Judson
Francesville
Higgins
Applegates
Mies Oma Daseke
Indianapolis
A Good Relief for Hot Weather Pets
Advice on using creolin to wash horses cows and dogs to keep flies away and soothe sore or wounded areas. Recommend fresh preparation each time and note creolin is sold at drug stores for fifty cents a pound.
Difference of Opinion on Fourth of July Celebrations
The North Judson News weighs in against silent Fourth celebrations and dangerous fireworks arguing Americans want a loud festive day with noise and peril. It likens editorials to Chicago bureau pieces and compares restraint to military discipline in the army.
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Toledo Times
America
North Judson News
Editorial Bureau Association of Chicago
Play Ball Enthusiast Praises Baseball’s Clean Image
A base ball enthusiast declares that base ball is the cleanest of all sports and makes for the highest form of athletic virtue. The remark underscores baseball’s reputation for fair play and character-building in the sport.
Mercy to Horses and Workers in the Heat
In extreme heat people should avoid fast driving and reins of cruelty. The piece urges mercy to horses and humane treatment of workers, warning hard driving and heavy tasks amid scorching days. It cites Beecher on gentle humanity and calls for shaded rest and reduced burdens for both beasts and laborers.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Indiana Divorces by Bed and Board Law Sparks Legal Debate
A recent Indiana legislative change creates divorce from bed and board a limited legal separation. The law allows property and child awards, alimony, and real estate transfers without consent. It remains new in Indiana and is drawing numerous lawsuits as lawyers study its implications.
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Indiana
England
Jimité Eise
Lawmakers ponder new separation act and forest reserve rules
The article outlines proposals for a temporary separation law easing grounds for religiously constrained couples. It discusses potential abuse fears, effects on future divorces, and the law's impact on property and children during pendency. It also details forest reservation tax rules and tree planting requirements under a new timber act.
Forest Reservation Tax Exemption Clarified
The article discusses confusion over forestry tax exemptions. It explains that once conditions are met and a forest reservation is properly granted, landowners are not liable for back taxes for the exempt years. The text emphasizes reading the law to understand the correct provisions.
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White County
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Francesville, Indiana
Shrontz
C. A. Casad
May Johnson
Emma Nolan
Cassad
Indianapolis Journal
Winamac
J. W. Barger
Wm Schleman
Bass Lake
St. Louis
Preas
Chicago
John T. McCutcheon
Chicago Tribune
South Bend
Freeman
Monticello
White Corn- Democrat
Ernest Brandt
J. Hansson
Monon
Ind
WM. Russell
Old Creamry
A.M. Baughman
Geo. A. Williams
Baughman & Williams Attorneys and Councelors At
Oniec
Opera House
Rensselaer
H. A. Myers
Pulask
Prancesville
A. Whitaker
Salem Ownship
State Bank
Bamoesvalle
Bank of
Francesville, Ind
L.A. Leach
E. H. Meyer
Tillett’s
Franceaville
Tad
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