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Newspaper
Greensburg New Era
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1908
Page
5
Public notice from Marion Township Board of Finance in Decatur County Indiana details bids for receipt and safekeeping of public funds, bonds and surety provisions, and compliance with a 1901 act. The notice names officials, meeting time, and deposit requirements, with examination by financial authorities and adherence to state statutes.
The Decatur Circuit Court at Greensburg issues notice in the Anna Brooks versus Estiv Brooks case. Plaintiffs seek service of process by publication due to unknown residence of defendant Eric Brooks. Defendants are warned to appear on January term’s first Monday or risk judgment in absentia.
Notice by the Westport Board of Finance inviting written proposals from banks trust companies or safety bonds to deposit town public funds under Indiana law. Proposals due December 2 between 2 and 3 pm at the town trustees office with official forms and accompanying bonds. Signed by President J Minor Gaston and Secretary M Déupree Be'y.
The Advisory Board of Finance of Jackson Township Indiana invites written proposals from banks and trust companies for the deposit of Jackson public funds. Proposals must be sealed and meet statutory forms and security requirements. The deposit period is Jan 4 1909 at the office of Pitchagon in Jackson Township Decatur County.
Robert McCardle of KInt at will entertain the week's Assembly of the Neighborhead Clut. The item mentions copyright woes and Bat terton but lacks clear dates or places.
Notice is given that the Board of Finance of Sandcreek Township Decatur county Indiana will between 2:00 am and 2:00 pm on January 4 1969 at the residence of Geo L C Nicholson in Westport Indiana receive written proposals from banks and trust companies to be the depository for public funds under Indiana law. Proposals must be accompanied by bonds or collateral and executed as prescribed by law. The Board of Finance of Sandcreek Township Geo M Keith President John A Jackson Secretary.
The reading editorial in Mr Briat's Commoner argues against socialism and defends competition. Bryan contrasts socialists with Democrats and aligns Republican fault lines with private monopoly while noting local mentions of Butterton’s sale and community figures.
A compilation of miraculous near misses and odd outcomes: a rustic slips from a six barred gate breaking his neck, an Italian airman falls 1000 feet with only a sprained ankle, Mme Morel and daughter survive a 1200 foot Alps fall, Whymper escapes a Matterhorn plunge with a cut head, Parville notes an East Indian survivor after a 1000 foot drop, a Chicago waterworks collapse showering debris harmlessly, Charles Woolcot survives a 3400 foot parachute failure, and Wise describes a balloon descent where a parachute opens near impact.
A solitary woman in a subway station places a narrow polished oak box on a public weighing machine. She drops a penny, the box weighs ten pounds, then she smiles and boards a train, having learned the box’s weight rather than her own.
The Tub's Going Out of Business sale continues for 30 days after the first of the year. The store packs a vast assortment across men’s, women’s, and children’s apparel, footwear, and accessories with substantial discounts. Merchants may also find value in restocking with bargain merchandise before closing.
A local request urges stricter marriage laws to restrain unions by mentally impaired and physically ill individuals. The appeal cites a tuberculous father, a mother deemed deficient, an epileptic boy, and a feeble minded partner, all to be housed in the poor house.
A fragmentary reading shows a Rushville trip and family visits in Chicago, with mentions of Mrs Farow a and Miss Emma Terhune at church. Names such as George Powers, Harry and Dessie Tania, Mary Walker, and John Sardine Smith appear alongside social references, dining plans, and a Christmastime sale listing.
Newcastle ends a fifty nine year dry period as the last day of the big sale ends with whiskey beer and wine closed out at bargain prices. The proprietor claims five thousand dollars in two days as doors shut the crowd sang a farewell line.
The passage reflects on a wife's monotony and the grind of daily duties while noting a husband who shares news each evening. It contrasts his social interaction with her isolation and criticizes men who do not engage, emphasizing the value of communication at home.
A Prohibition column warns that voters will decide saloon legality in many counties while parties push for liquor interests. It recalls Pennsylvania’s dry counties history, accuses parties of exploiting temperance for votes, and predicts brewers’ influence after elections.
The amoeba is a naked mass of protoplasm that extends blunt processes to move and feed. It grows by absorbing food and, at maximum size, splits into two daughter amoebas, each containing half of the mother’s nucleus, illustrating basic life functions.
An account from Cambridge City describes a young woman who fell and was saved from a fractured skull by a rat. Debate follows about rats and virtue as a test of endurance and support. Queensbury Chapter No 8 R A M elected officers for the year including W Rucker and Joseph Drake with several appointments. Instalation to occur at the January meeting with appointive officers announced then.
TM Mver ready and Gem Safety Reena are offered at Batter ton's for $1.00 each.
A historical report shows twenty years of marriages and divorces in Trusted States with 12 892 694 marriages and 946 200 divorces. Indiana records 69 721 divorcees, ranking behind only Washington Colorado and Montana in proportional divorce rates, per state data. A post ward album sale from 10 cents to $2.60 is noted at Batterton's.
Misa Florence Frazee, a well known Roaddville woman now at Indiana University, will be the soprano for a concert company forming after Christmas. The group, traveling through California towns, includes four young Bloomington women and Mrs Charles Watts of Cincinnati, with Mrs Maude Green as chaperon. Mrs Green was matron of the Kappa Alpha house at Bloomington. Rosalind at Ras Gete 60c at Batterton's.
The Rev Dr Lyman Abbott praised football in a Yale sermon as a source of real courage amid danger. He argued life ends in the spiritual, not material terms, and that character is the measure of existence while noting his limited awareness of football injuries.
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