22 Aug 1907
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Newspaper
Greensburg New Era
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1907
Page
1
A columnist recounts a lawyer and his wife who divorce then hire the ex-wife as housekeeper. Harmony returns until the ex-wife elopes with the eyes that charmed the husband, stealing his savings of 3000 dollars to flee to Oklahoma with a third party.
A man who left his feet in the dark while praying caused his wife to stumble and kill herself. He slept off the porch and broke his neck, a deadly chain of negligence and misfortune.
A Cincinnati man, husband and father of several children, is described as an unwilling victim in a troubling case involving a sixteen year old girl with compelling eyes. Details are fragmentary and unclear in the available text.
An Indianapolis man observed Wichita elections and claimed many women voted, but most were not the “right sort.” He said they arrived in carriages, wore paint and gaudy hats, and labeled the scene as evidence of officers colluding with law violators in the suffrage process.
A man who helped a girl chase her runaway horse jokes that he too would have run off with the horse if given the chance, and he does not blame the animal for the escape.
Report describes home missionaries mobilizing support as a bard statement claims a January day saw 123 girls bundled toward Utah. They are said to be ticketed checked herded and guarded with funds raised from adherents and supporters seeking to join the Mormon movement in a promised land.
A writer laments elite social life noting that a man blessed with a wife and six children earns admiration, while one paired with a society woman and a poodle is mocked. He observes that society women view children as a nuisance and recounts a specimen who shook their heads at the situation.
A lively column notes sharp jabs at society women and their fashions while reporting rapid construction progress for the new K P Opera House. The piece contrasts ballroom attire with modest dress and hints at upcoming social scenes and banter.
W S Patterson and wife visited Mrs Jerry Walker then plan trips to Connersville and Chicago. Miss Mary Glass returned from Aurora and Lawrenceburg. Mrs Jesse Smith and daughter Pearl of Williamstown spent time here. Miss Anna Kennedy came back from Indianapolis. Mrs James Treaster and son Donald will visit Aurora. Mrs John Risk and daughter Della returned from Letts Corner. Arthur Hazelrigg filed suit against Gas Electric Co Louis Zoller and S P and FER Minear for 5000 damages from December explosion. Richard Batilman of Westport and family visited relatives. Fire alarm to extinguish a small blaze at the junk yard on Montfort street. Al Stout of Milroy transacted business here.
Mrs. Ethel Clemons, 35, shot herself twice in the breast and once into the air near Dr. Grover on North Franklin Street Thursday night after a quarrel sparked by her lover’s secrecy. Surgeons say she is not yet out of danger. Grover declined to comment.
The comet Daniel's is plainly visible in the eastern sky at 8:30 a.m. Its brightness grows, reaching twenty times June levels by August 20, then fades as it nears the sun at end of August. By September 7 it passes perihelion and heads back into deep space. It is described as the most notable comet in years.
August 21 marks the opening of the Shelbyville opera house season with The Belle of Japan as the initial attraction. Many residents are expected to attend, initiating almost nightly visits to Shelbyville for performances.
Detroit papers laud a grand circus parade calling it the finest street pageant in the city. Reports emphasize open cages, Hagenbeck and Wallace animals, forty elephants and cameras with German blankets, plus glamorous floats and band wagons.
A light news item notes a prune shortage but stays upbeat about those affected. An absent minded milkman was fined for watering milk, not his horse, and the piece remarks many men play baseball during harvest season rather than work in fields.
In Connersville a hotel keeper is described as so attentive that when a baby is born in a room he writes its name in the register and starts charging for board. A meat shop offers ten cent portions of teak meat and stocks both dog and cat meat.
Instructions warn to keep the hand off the door frame and press against the screen to avoid damage. Repeated pressure may wear a hole in the screen over time. Ensure proper technique to maintain screen integrity.
A Delicate account of a wedding with light tone notes the bride Kate in a red hair ribbon and the groom with whiskers. Mentions of kin and guests Ike Layton Mrs Mason Benbow and others reflect small town social ties and visits from Toledo St Louis Adams and St Paul with local business and family updates.
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