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Newspaper
Greensburg New Era
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1906
Page
1
Word reaches Lawrenceburg that John Morgan fell from a bridge into the Miami River and died from internal injuries. Morgan, once employed at the Lincoln Carriage factory, is believed fatally hurt after the incident yesterday.
The Rev W D Starr officiated as Charles H Blacklidge and Anna E Dennett were joined in marriage at the Christian Church following Sunday evening services. The Democrat extends best wishes to the newlyweds on their voyage into matrimony.
Government depot in Jeffersonville to resume garment work for soldiers. Previously about $15,000 monthly, wives and widows of soldiers relied on sewing for the army, but contractors were hired leading to a bidder scandal in Philadelphia.
Local feature recounts maple syrup production by the barrel in Burney area. It notes boys may give maple sugar to sweethearts this summer and mentions county camps and Mrs. Charles Miller of Indianapolis visiting the Dickerson sisters with plans to move to Goshen New York.
Lawrence Warner of Greensboro vicinity attempted suicide Thursday morning by shooting himself twice in the head with a 32 caliber rifle and cutting his throat with a razor. Both injuries were not fatal and physicians say he will recover. A love affair is cited as the motive.
Indiana farmers can obtain free pamphlets on farming topics including bee keeping and poultry raising by contacting the Washington agriculture department. Seeds are shipped in heavy mail sacks to every county, with a correspondence system expected to boost farming standards and farm products statewide.
In Crawfordsville the city council acting to rid the streets of tramps orders their capture and fines. Those unable to pay are said to be set to work on the streets. A reader asks why not employ weary tramps who troubled Greensburg on sewer work. Ed Shaw of Newbern visited the city yesterday and reports he lost his left eye in a car cartridge explosion about a month ago. Mrs Ida Martin returns home from a visit in Indianapolis.
A fragment from Greensburg satirical notes complains about hiring bias and advertising norms. It mocks a wanted ad labeling married men as lazy and contrasts with a Graphic newspaper that only employed women, reflecting tone of local journalism.
An old medical ad touts Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a safe permanent cure for ill health and headaches. It claims gentle action superior to pills and purgatives and notes Battertons Drug Store sells it for 60c and 1.00 with a money back guarantee.
Promoters report the carriage factory project is a go and a stockholders meeting is planned for next Tuesday to discuss building arrangements. Majority stock is held by Greensburg capitalists.
An overfilled system is warned against as dangerous and Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is promoted as safe fast relief from digestion related issues. Battertons Drug Store sells it with a money back guarantee. A local accident report notes a child burned her legs after overturning a hot bucket while playing with a dog.
Orville Myers, a wealthy farmer from Barton township and Civil War veteran, died yesterday at his home from a self inflicted gunshot. He left behind one child and was formerly a resident of Becatur county.
A Kingston farmer predicts a bumper maple syrup season as warm showers and early buds point to spring. The rain is heavy and general, raising expectations for maple syrup and buckwheat cakes.
Miss Anna Gordon has disappeared from her Rushville home since Monday night. Parents and friends cannot explain her sudden absence and are greatly worried. Rushville, like neighboring cities, follows the sensational disappearance story.
Amos Bryan, arrested in this city by Indianapolis authorities about three months ago on robbery charges, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to the Northern Penitentiary for a term of two to fourteen years.
Invitations announce the marriage of Albert Duncan Grey to Mamie Ray Hazelrigg on Monday February 12 at a friend's home in Los Angeles California. They will residence at Pilot Point Texas after March first. The bride, formerly a resident of this city, was once head milliner for Dalmbert Co.
Walter St. Ratin of Richmond a leading Indiana Audubon Society member proposes a ten day quail shooting season from November 1 to 20 each year for five years. He plans to introduce the bill at the next General Assembly to address bird protection concerns.
Rushville residents favor dropping a third trial for the Bank ert case saying the woman has been punished enough and public sentiment has shifted. State attorneys plan to continue preparations for a potential third trial. Mesars. Guy Stanton and Harry Roth of Shelbyville visited the Eagle's lodge Friday night.
The Red Men of Indiana requests all 323 tribes to gain eighteen members by July 1 to reach a state total of 50 000. For the six months ending Dec 31 the state shows 1 174 new members to 44 345 with 186 deaths. Half-year disbursements include sick benefits 85 190.99 nursing 11 254.95 burials 19 348.80 and charity 4 063.08. Current six months expenses total 149 267.88 with year start cash 130 783.97.
The Home Missionary Society of the Presbyterian church met at 206 W Washington Ave Friday February 28 at 2 30 instead of the parsonage due to Mrs Dunaway's absence. Leader Mrs Hittle announced the study topic The Indian with papers assigned to Mrs Brose Donnell and Mrs Anna Parsona. An interesting meeting is anticipated.
Mr. John M. Cook, Mr. R. L. Cross, Mr. Wm. Reynolds, Mr. Killie Riley, Mr. Peter Woods, Mr. John White, Mrs. Emma Brown, Miss Carrie Andrews, Miss Rose Forster, Miss A. Noyer, Cards Miss Edna Abbot, A. M. Willoughby P. M.
A wedding took place Wednesday at 10 AM at Will Warner's home uniting Osman Warner and Miss Della Homes of St Paul in the presence of Rev H. Morrow. After a wedding dinner at Mrs. Barnie Roszell’s, the couple left for Clarkshill where a home awaits.
Greensburg and Shelbyville press rivalries grow as readers crave sensational tales of elopements engagements and marriages. A post office crowd in the evenings hints at ongoing courting and local intrigue fueling the circulation war between towns.
A man complains his weekly visits were not mere friendship. The auburn haired woman replies that his attentions startled her, revealing a playful tension about imagined intentions and social rituals at a local scene.
An 1869 note records the English Sparrow first appearing in Indiana in 1867 and reports some birds were imported to Greenaburg from Philadelphia in 1869.
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