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Newspaper
Greensburg New Era
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1908
Page
6
A local notice invites readers to order magazine and newspaper subscriptions for 3909 with savings. It emphasizes choosing from many combinations, including options with or without in-house publications, and asks to send a list.
A fragment asks what actions residents should take regarding county responsibilities and a 1908 event. It mentions a farm hand, a clerk, and a request about permission to work, with unclear details about taxes or expenses and who authorized a machine. The text references November 3, 1908.
The piece urges taxpayers to demand full truth on money owed and spent by Decatur County authorities. It calls for an enlightenment campaign outside partisan politics, seeking broad moral support before any public action. It invites letters or in-person questions to gauge taxpayer interest.
An invitation to join a local movement urges readers to begin the campaign promptly. It asks residents to discuss the matter with neighbors and share their views, signed by J. W. Rucker.
A discussion on whether blacksmiths may form a price union to raise charges prompts debate on consumer rights. The public, capable of choosing shops offering any price, rejects broken pledges and focuses on satisfactory work at fair rates.
A New York couple in a party claims the house owner forced them out after mistaking a private residence for a hotel. They seek $10,000, alleging the woman was struck on the head with a shovel during the incident. The husband also sues for $5,000 for loss of his wife’s services during her illness.
Local gossip recalls Henry Sulke and his wife being the subject of a playful tale. Henry planned to attend a dance but his wife refused to go and locked up his good clothes, prompting the quip that he did not want to go anyway. Friends spread the humorous account.
The Mediane Railroad Commission recently ruled that a steam road may enter into carload traffic interchange with an interurban company even if two or more steam roads have agreed not to exchange traffic. The decision is described as vital for freight carriers and a tacit acceptance of the greater good achieved by interurbans.
Lealie Bobbitt earns praise for his chemistry and pharmacy research at Purdue. He plans no fixed medical study yet his work supports a medical direction and includes several papers rated up to 300 percent by peers.
A young woman expresses partisan interest in the election saying if Taft wins she will marry a certain young man, and if Bryan wins the young man will marry her. The remark shows playful betting on political outcomes.
We wish to extend thanks to Rev Brown and the Centenary M E church singers and our kind friends and neighbors who offered sympathy in the loss of our little daughter and sister Loutee Tresier. Farther Morher and little brother Arnold.
A newborn Danville Illinois infant, weighing two pounds, lies on cotton in a two feet square display showcase. At a week and a half old, the baby is fed warm milk with a medicine dropper and is expected to live and thrive.
Mae Seright has been ill for several days as a protracted meeting begins in town. Miss Flossie Davern visited by Flasher North Dakota born Grover Brunker and a relative. J D Krox recovering from injuries after helping clean a gas well. Janie Martin visited Elwood last week. Walter Peters and wife and James Whitehead and wife plus Joan Hasselman and wife attended a dinner hosted by William Winship three miles south of the city. Ed O Day traveled to Middlebranch on Thursday for business.
Fragmentary text recalls a fate tied to Indian co-sufferers and confiscated holdings. The passage suggests defrauding by the powers that be and a claim for recompense that will not be granted.
In Carmi Illinois a wedding halted when the minister asks for the license and the groom receives a hunter’s license from a clerk misreading the form. The angry groom threatens the clerk and is jailed. The justice later performs the ceremony.
The column urges readers to support local merchants rather than mail order houses. It questions who offered sympathy during illness and hard times and suggests investing in the home economy, while praising Franklin Star’s long standing push for local business. It notes community figures shopping locally and ends with advice to invest money in the old farm for tenfold returns.
A fragment discusses Mercer County being a strong temperance area in the Hai ver state. It references potential influences on local attitudes and notes the county’s reputation among nearby regions and communities.
A fragmentary, style rich passage references a “war horse of democracy” waving from a sinking ship and a future spring spectacle. It mentions a local figure, a rough county image, and a vivid old newspaper voice, preserving era tone without clear dates or names.
Disjointed Lincoln Nebraska reports suggest Kath Bryan Leavitt may seek divorce from her husband amid unclear remarks and rumors. The item notes a Denver journey and family backstory, with phrases indicating doubt over a formal announcement or intent.
The clipping recalls a comical scene where a Vassar graduate asks for odd items at a local store and mispronounces groceries. It also notes Mrs J B Commins leaving Hope for Shelbyville, far flung notices, a New Jersey preacher's dubious reform method, and local residents recovering from illness.
Walter W. Bonner cashier swears to the bank’s lawful money reserve and redemption fund figures for December 1908. The document lists specie, legal tender notes, and due to other national banks, with totals and notarization by Albert Adams and directors McLanee Robbins.
Mrs Jennie Shockley returned from a visit with friends in Indianap old. Mrs E A Jones of Hope interviewed dry goods clerks here. Miss Cozy Kitchen of Kingston shopped with friends. Wm Stewart of Kingston transacted business here. Mrs Grace Magee Ryan came from Carnersville via Cincinnati to stay a few days. Mrs Bradley of Cincinnati returned home during her father Dave Eudatly’s illness. A New York shop offers inexpensive mending for bachelor outfits. If the girls work it right they may land husbands soon.
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