04 Mar 1909
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Newspaper
Greensburg New Era
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1909
Page
1
A BraziL Democrat inspired piece extols women as the noblest creation of God. It argues daily sacrifice by women, especially mothers, deserves elevation on earth and reverence in heaven, urging society to support women’s rights and well being.
A historical notice honors Florence Nightingale for nearly fifty years of nursing service. It notes her wartime care for the wounded and her lasting fame derived from patient work. A fifty thousand pound testimonial is mentioned, initially refused, then accepted to found a training school for nurses.
A wife filing for divorce notes her husband habitually carrying a revolver. The text mocks such grounds as absurd, suggesting that a loaded gun pointed at a friend or found in a dark room can provoke anger and violence, and compares it to incompatibility as a divorce reason.
Mrs. Margaret Sasbel Rice of New York delivers speeches that attack American manhood by arguing that regulation of saloons is preferable to bootlegger control and illegal draggies. She questions both sides and tells critics to mind their own business.
Mr and Mrs Elise Houzie celebrate their twenty fifth wedding anniversary today with breakfast at home. Leah McCormask and Norah join for breakfast and fried chicken and hot biscuits. Affectionate wishes flow from numerous friends hoping for many more happy anniversaries.
A rustic scene follows a shower as horses leave shelter and a plow boy cheerily calls. A coughing chipmunk emerges, a crow remains silent, and a barnyard cook scorns the others. Hidden under a rose hedge, Phillie and the speaker linger, praising the rain and fragrant earth.
A speaker vows to quit smoking weed tomorrow but plans to smoke today to ease the transition. The piece discusses wasted money and health decay from the vice and asserts determination to stop, vowing farewell to the pipe and pleasures.
A playful editorial tirade laments meddling critics and mocks the idea that Ash Wednesday marks a longer winter. The piece compares this belief to Groundhog Day and recalls a sunny day while predicting six more weeks of weather.
Badecribe F. O. Hendee of Effingham Illinois advertises as The Magazine Man and claims to duplicate all offers made by reliable agencies or publishers. References cite Effingham State Bank and the Effingham Postmaster.
The piece notes gradual healing after a civil strife between brothers. It reports the War Secretary orders restoration of Jefferson Divis name on the Cabb John bridge. The restoration is attributed to an organization rather than the Daughters of the Confederacy.
An ice industry figure in Indianapolis denounces saloon prohibition and urges support for county option. He argues half of Indiana ice goes to saloons and warns reform may ruin ice firms, appealing to public interest over narrow gain.
The Wood family narrowly escapes a blaze that destroys the brick house on the Burk Robinson farm formerly owned by John Bracken. The children woke others in time, but the home and most possessions were lost. the Wood family lacks adequate clothing after the fire.
The article stresses that newspaper advertising is valuable when timely and well crafted. It argues profitability comes from knowing the business, audience, and placing a clear story rather than generic statements. It emphasizes simple, honest presentation over elaborate, unattractive ads.
Field and Farm notes bitterness in milk that appears toward the end of milking periods, common in winter on dry feed. It links bitter taste to small hard fat globules and higher milk viscosity, advising careful cream ripening and rapid development of acidity. Maintain cream at about fifty degrees then warm to seventy five to eighty until sharply acidic within about twenty four hours.
A briefOpinion from the Hope Journal reflects on rare moments that shake a successful politician's faith in public life and tempt a modest man to return to work for a living. The note emphasizes measured cynicism about power.
Kingston residents Leather Donnell and son Myron spent Thursday with friends while transacting business. Mrs Ethel Bird Keosters and her Cincinnati visitor and child were welcomed by Mrs Frank Deem during a family visit.
Rumors hint at a ragtime minstrel performance with top jokes and tuneful melodies. Ed Donnell traveled to Chesnnatt and Dwight Murphy to Todianapolia to fetch acts, with a semicircle of ebony gentlemen in fine attire set to dazzle audiences.
A playful search game for children is planned near the twenty second of the month. The entertainer hides cherries around the room for attendees to find. Each child keeps the cherries they locate after a ten minute search begun by a bell signal.
A reader asks for more details on a previous report about a car that fled with a man’s mother in law. The correspondent seeks price, owner terms, and whether the incident proved fatal or the vehicle returned to its origin, hoping for clarification.
The skill and pleasant manners of Miss Beulan Miller delight friends as a feature of Daimbert's millinery department this season. Henry Miller visits the Marion Soldiers' Home for a two week furlough, staying with his daughter Mrs Porter. Mrs Oscar Gilbert of St mer visits friends here while shopping.
A historical view argues that women’s training for home administration is key to national wealth. It compares household management to mining and farming, urging scientific education for wives and daughters to boost family prosperity and overall national strength.
An Atchison Globe reader notes three sisters seek the surest path to marriage. One learns cooking and marries a wealthy man, another becomes a stenographer with suitors, while the third focuses on society yet attracts little attention. The piece wryly contrasts methods and outcomes.
Henry County commissioners refuse Standard Oil pipeline crossing without a $1500 franchise payment. Officials state terms are non negotiable and no agreement has been reached.
Theodore Roberta and W B Gibson announce the movement of household goods from near Forest Hill to the Loute Idlewine farm two and a half miles from Millhous en today. John Idlewine and his team provide safe, comfortable transportation.
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