22 Jun 1911
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Newspaper
Greensburg New Era
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1911
Page
1
An advertisement touts suits priced at $13.50, $15.00, and $16.00 with a bold claim to outmatch rivals. It notes other suits ranging from nothing to $20.00, highlighting aggressive discounting and confidence in value.
On West Main street Chee Richards and Chae Seitz were cutting wires when a live wire was touched around 10 o'clock. Richards, 18, was severely burned on the chest and bandaged, with hopes of recovery. The incident involved Yaone Richards, son of the flagman at the Big Four Crossing.
The article notes the first sleep is soundest, with rest diminishing after, and two hours before midnight equals four after. It claims men need less sleep than women and that waking should bring only a stretch and yawn to regain vigor. It also cites a doctor saying early rising harms many youths.
Telegrams report receivers have been appointed for United Wireless Telegraph Company. Indians Pharmaceutical Association plans its thirteenth annual meeting in Indianapolis. Mrs Mary Rodriguez dies in Bakersfield California at age 123 years, 7 months and 11 days. Two men killed by lightning while watching a baseball game in Lilly Pa. Four men die in a dynamite shaft explosion at a New York quarry in Garrison. Secretary of War presents diplomas to eighty three graduates of West Point.
Arizona will be presented next week at the Murat Theatre with John Martve Sullivan in a principal role. The production features Wright Huntington directing and a three hundred foot stage panorama, running June 19 for one week with matinees. Local notices report several residents visiting or leaving town and a funeral service for S. Taskington.
A poem depicts workers in a factory soothed and lifted by Mollie singing at noon. The midday performance changes the grim labor scene as bells, rhythms, and music transform dull walls into a world of music and magic. The verse invites readers to feel how song reshapes time and mood for laborers.
Local column reports a string of residents and visitors with misspellings. Henry Heinrich and daughter from St Maurice visit town with friends Obas and Zoller. Mrs Obas and children travel to Conneraville to see W B Ansted family. Hardington Boyd hosts Sunday School at Hillsdale Park. John Scobey and wife from Wilkesburg Pa come after death of Mrs Van Dyer Ferry Lynch of Topeka. Mrs Frank Deam returns from western trip. Ben Wasson and Margaret Bennett noted shoppers. M E Newhouse from Kingston visits.
Justice Higgine spoke at the Iset meeting of Melbourne University council about finding peculiar librarians. He cited an Australian institute that appointed a retired sea captain to an office and a catalogued Max Mueller's Chips From a German Workshop under Carpentry. Miss Ada Kirby of Adams was shopping here Thursday.
A clearance sale offers low prices on all kinds of Ladies Muslin Underwear from multiple manufacturers. The sale emphasizes bargains on affordable and exclusive garments to attract every woman.
Report from Newpoint recounts Cleo Kanouse found near Littell Brick yard after a suspected railroad incident. Family says he was 19, and some allege foul play to stage an accidental death by train. Local witnesses mention an old man with money and two youths drinking together prior to the incident.
The piece portrays Finley Gray as a solo Democrat aiming to represent Ingiens in Congress. It argues Democrats must enact promised reforms or risk losing voter support, recalling tariff episodes and party unity. Gray pledges independence from caucus discipline and vows to represent constituents even if his name fades from public view.
A fragment recalls a shopkeeper named Joan advising bakers to use two sheets of paper to look neat and clean. It notes customers expect butter on a clean scale and comments that paper costs three cents per pound and can be sold for eighteen cents, implying profit.
The latest Indiana railroad map from McNally & Co. is praised as one of the finest issued by the celebrated map making firm. Despite many new features, the price remains at 2 dollars 50 cents.
A confused fragment hints at Bloomington reformers seeking to wipe out picture shows while debating procedure and seating fixes. Mentions of clubs, lawsuits, and personal names appear garbled, with scattered references to divorce and university life.
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