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Newspaper
Greensburg New Era
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1908
Page
7
Zoellner's Bakery advertises horses and stallions for breeding and insurance. Saints, Decoration, Mohawk, and Rhime Burgess are listed with fees for living colts and details on conformation, lineage, and show record. Sale terms include security for fees and references to Greensburg and Clarkburg locations and contact.
Manager Perkins confirms the fair grounds will host baseball for the season with precautions and orderly conduct. A new Lewgiane stand and shaded seating will be erected with donations from local merchants, offering free grand stand access to gate-paying attendees.
Aged dispatch notes Miss Donglas among ten young women departing Chicago on July 22 for a week long trip abroad. The item honors her and the friends joining the journey.
A widow reports a purse theft on the square last Friday when a stranger offered help with her buggy and seized the purse as side curtains were tied. The incident, witnessed by another, underscores ongoing concerns of crime against women and widows in the community.
Milroy R C Power and family toured with relatives on Sunday. Ed Ha.court lost a horse Friday when struck by lightning. Mrs. India Young 18 visiting Milroy friends. Several locals hosted guests, entertained Sunday, and held Decoration Day sermons. Other notes include multiple visits, farm sale details, and travel reports across neighboring towns.
Round trip rail offers to Boston Denver Cleveland Chicago Peoria Louisville Indianapolis and California Mexico and the Pacific Coast. Ticket dates vary by city with June July and mid June sales. Buyers are urged to request the agency copy and contact a Big Four agent for fares and schedules.
A veteran lawyer recounts defending a man with a revolver threat. He used a lurid jury argument portraying the witness as a desperado to justify vigilantism. The jury found the accused guilty and jailed him for a year, a verdict later criticized by the foreman who said the tale persuaded them to convict.
A Boston Globe note explains ballet shoes should be leather with a thin sole and no rubber heels or arch supports. Toe dancers prefer a hard box toe while ordinary dancers need freedom of joint movement and space between the toes. Stage shoes often have short foreparts and high heels for effect.
A Kansas City Independent item recounts Mike Maloney whose invalid wife suffered medical missteps. After routine shifts in treatment and a push to a warmer climate, the doctor orders relocation. Overwhelmed, Mike, wiping tears, offers the physician his ax and asks him to end her life due to unbearable financial and emotional strain.
Poem laments loneliness after the loss of a loved one and longs for reunion in an eternal day. It envisions heaven where Jesus wipes tears and love endures, with a prayer to share comfort and guide others toward the light. The text then lists several names and mentions a spring air event and a bus ride in a community notice.
William K. Kincaid of Center township near Lebanon died at 9 p.m. Wednesday after a six week illness. Born December 17 1830 in Decatur county he married Margaret I McDonald September 26 1854 in Boone County. He leaves a brother James Kincaid and a sister Rhoda Ew... Funeral services will be held at Hopewell church Friday morning. Rev O F Carmichael officiating. Burial at Hopewell Cemetery. Local shoppers note visits by Revney and Meera families.
A reader shares a simple method to aid deafness using a pasteboard mailing tube held to the ear. The device reportedly lets a very deaf person hear conversations across a room, with the tester noting success on a grandmother who had not heard in ten years.
Max von Bradt in Berlin Deutsche Revue notes that American women exhibit independence of judgment and self reliance whether born in or raised in the United States. He attributes this to public schooling and higher education as well as freedom from legal and social subservience found in older countries.
A quoted appraisal describes a servant who served a year minus eleven months, was diligent at the house door, frugal in work, mindful of herself, quick with excuses, and honest when matters were settled. The remark appears in Lordon Tit-Bits.
A London Outlook observes how Americans display humility and fear in the presence of English people of their own class or higher, noting the spectacle as a revealing, fragile dynamic. The piece emphasizes the social hierarchy and reciprocal awe across classes.
The article describes the stallion Managing Director as a premier sire from the Patchen line with connections to Joe Patchen and Dan Patch. It notes breeding, lineage, and pedigree details, announces the 1908 season at Greeneburg Indiana, and lists premiums for foals sired by Gladaxs Firet and Managing Director with insurance terms and care notes.
The article describes the annual picnic trip led by Miss Clara Tisc ler and Prof. L. P. Stewie. It notes a shortage of girls among 68 young men and hints at social arrangements and festivities for the event.
A Baltimore American column asks readers to distinguish mushrooms from toadstools and notes the subtle differences between edible fungi and poisonous types. The piece frames the distinction as a practical knowledge gap for cooks and foragers.
A blithe Beart proverb hints at waking a blooming age with cheer. The line carries playful cadence and a focus on growth and renewal in rustic wisdom.
Cal Crews left Tuesday for Wir stead North Carolina to see his old home and renew ties with youth friends. An older sister runs the house while he has not seen either sibling for many years. The narrative mentions a three story building on Near Main near Anderson steel to be used as a store roll warehouse or supplies depot.
Mrs Rose Heturidks a daughter of Mrs French visited from Saturday to Monday and worked in the cashier role at the young ladies lunch room on North Pennsylvania Street in Indianapolis. The M B church held quarterly meetings Sunday with the elder preaching and sacrament administered. Mrs West traveled to Shelbyville Saturday to visit old friends. Mrs Wim Reed from our town went to Greensburg Monday on business.
President Rooswelt signed a bill on May 18 restoring the motto To God We Trust on national coins after its near year removal. The move sparks varied reactions from critics, but the motto’s presence is intended to uphold American trust. Jesse Smith, a prosperous farmer from Williamstown, arrived in the city on Tuesday for business.
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