10 Mar 1909
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Newspaper
Greensburg New Era
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1909
Page
1
Sixteenth and seventeenth century Italian French and Spanish swordmakers experimented with hollow backs filled with quicksilver to add weight to heavy cutting swords. The method aimed to increase impact but created unwieldy weapons and poor guarding, making these so-called mercury swords more curiosities than practical.
Sixty five members of the Degree of Pocahontas traveled to Greensburg last night aboard the S and C traction line. The group conferred work in a class of three candidates though some did not appear. Afterward a flue snapper was served and a dance followed. The party returned around midnight and praised the reception in the Tree City.
The text explores how children learn what is true and false, recognizing that appearances can mislead and that words and actions can deceive. It notes how fear, injustice, and unkept promises by adults foster dishonesty and warns that parental threats and broken pledges undermine honesty in children.
Mrs. Carrie Lugenbell visited town on Wednesday for the first time since an accident at the I. C. O. Home. Her shoulder injury was described as painful and the plaster from the ceiling caused her ailment.
Advice on protecting hens in cold weather with proper housing ventilation and drafts control. Suggestions include feeding corn and bran alfalfa leaves and straw for warmth and nutrition, fresh cold water, scratch areas, and planning chick coops and slatted pens. Recommends beef scraps as animal food and avoiding blaming birds for disease.
The Indianapolis Star notes the bizarre gasoline propelled car at Union Station near the C. B. & D. road location caused astonishment among onlookers as engines shook in their exhaust and curiosity grew about its meaning.
Deputy prosecutor George Bruce and Mayor led a raid on J B Wheeler’s restaurant at Railroad and Franklin and his home at Franklin and Mee Kee streets. Police recovered beer wine and bottles in the cellar. a so called tiger was taken to city hall. Wheeler was arrested on illegal liquor charges and released on bond pending trial.
Irvin Cox becomes Bartholomew County Democratic Party chairman. The announcement notes his prior sheriff service and party leadership role while adding unrelated claims about local popularity and a political activity by Mr Vox in a neighboring county.
A verse imagines a century ahead with sweeping changes. It envisions women and politics altered, flight replacing roads, and everyday life reshaped by new technologies. The tone is speculative and playful, mixing futurist poses with humorous misprints.
Poem excerpt praising Easter and Pentecost, invoking chimes and a new heart born in Christ, with lines about unity and brotherhood in heaven.
Pumice is a mineral similar in composition to obsidian and formed by rapid cooling of molten rock. It is very hard yet brittle and notably floats on water. Used for polishing wood ivory metals glass slates marble lithographic stones and in preparing vellum parchment and leather.
The article traces evolution of the term stove from early English uses to its sense as room heat. It notes references by Lord Bacoh Woodward Pepye and others, and cites Franklin's era as a turning point. The French term einve is discussed as parallel to the early meanings of stove.
Miss Anna Stevenson travels to Mooresville Saturday to begin trimming work. Miss Marie DeLon of Tipton under Indianapolis firm leads trimming at Littell millinery. Mesdora Belle Begge and Silas Dann participate in feminine headgear construction for the Dobyns Stevens millinery shop this summer.
A dainty hat brush is prepared with a plain Drack of irreproachable shape and white bristles. The wooden back is lightly roughened for adhesion, and a French Louis cover of corded cream silk with subtle bobbin embroidery will fully conceal the back, leaving the bristle face exposed. After glue dries, narrow gold lace will be applied along the edge for finish.
Statistics show the female population surpasses males in Brussels. In 1908, 7848 boys aged 10 to 16 contrasted 7903 girls. by 20 years later 9388 males aged 20 to 25 or 9181 aged 35 to 80 were fewer than 1709a and 10868 women. The gap persists to old age with many more women than men across elderly brackets.
The article describes how natural bodies of water show colors such as green blue and brown due to surroundings and minerals. It cites the Mediterranean, St. Lawrence, Ottawa River, and Yellowstone geysers, noting light and mineral dyes influence hues and even suggests dyeing water with plant-based dye.
A half to one inch wide gold bracelet features heavy engraving or enamel patterns and echoes antique styles worn by grandparents. The text urges using organized, color coded boxes or envelopes to sort different colors, avoiding indiscriminate mixed assortments.
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