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Newspaper
Greensburg New Era
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1908
Page
8
Editorial urges fathers and mothers to support children's matinees and circus events, calling entertainment for youth a public good and urging affordable options. It highlights the value of shared joy in youth and notes a politician’s return and anticipated political expose.
The Indianapolis News in Marion County reports a group patterned after New York's Tammany Club has emerged and is said to oppose the Democratic county committee for being "too clean."
Judge Samuel Artman holds current law lets a druggist sell whiskey to a minor without a physician prescription if the minor presents a written request stating the whiskey is for medical educational industrial or scientific purposes and the druggist knows the applicant is not addicted. The piece notes temperance shifts and political maneuvering affecting local option and liquor interests. It also mentions a Shelbyville anecdote about physicians baths and a Chicago women’s Art Craft Colony planning irrigated land settlement with a focus on poultry farming.
The piece notes George Hitt is named receiver for the Star, a defunct paper born from Republican control aims in 1908. It contrasts Hitt with former Journal editorials, recalls T. J. Steele’s strict honesty, and suggests Hitt’s appointment echoes the Star’s downfall after aggressive price cutting and shifting editorial stance.
Analysis notes two thirds vote needed for Democratic presidential nomination yet signals Mr Bryan will win on the first ballot as favored by many states and delegates. Opposition via a private yacht in European waters fails to sway party supporters.
Mrs C F Northern reports postcard from Mrs James Malley at Coleride Springs praising the new home and family. Mrs Alien Davie, long afflicted by rheumatism since returning from the East, was downtown for the first time on May 22.
Ada Haiti of Padgett & Detrick lumber in Barnes plus Mrs Wil Hogg and Mrs Will Ogden of Forest Dill shopped in town on Wednesday. A baby boy arrived Tuesday morning. Sid Conger, notable Shelbyville chicken keeper, remains in serious condition after a rescue car crash. Elizabeth Schriver visits Ohio and Mrs Lehriver, Chas Boicourt and family visit Westport, Zack Boicourt and kin hosted. Mrs S W Wright spent Tuesday in Indianapolis with her children Mr and Mrs Roy Williams. A meat merchant fainted inside a refrigerator in Franklin and was revived by a doctor. Crocker the bowling alley owner considers returning to Rushville if conditions improve. Orve Pleak and Mrs Howell visit, Miss Mabel Hillis travels to Clarksburg. Ed Owens sold an organ to George F King of Norristown. J C Bel returned from Williamstown. Kate Won and wife welcome a baby boy. Odd Fellows replace glass at Dalmbert store. Local matrons visit in town. Robt Pierce accompanies wife to Cincinnati. Willem Downs ill at home. daughter Florence recovering from mumps. Miss Fannie Jones teaching at Greensburg area, attending Terre Haute normal. Merry Widows wearers blamed on a sanitary report. Mrs Laura Jones of Anderson visits. daughter Abbie Alexander plans move to Price Hill Cincinnati. Rev W G Johnson hosts two visitors from Roanoke Virginia. Dr and Mrs Alexander praise granddaughter’s progress in Indianapolis.
A Seymour business owner challenges the city curfew ordinance arguing it is unworkable and should be repealed. He claims enforcement gaps and conflicting pressures hinder proper application while urging reform.
An Indiana rabbit sent as an Easter present from a Marion young lady to Louis Dalmbert in Bay is daily growing fatter and healthier. World interest labels the animal as a natural curiosity and a lively example of home breeding.
Clara Ruberg and George Walters of Mulhousen presented their IOU at the bank of happiness and were issued a marriage license Thursday afternoon. The bride will wear a filmy white gown for the May 6 ceremony.
Residents in Greensburg began moving day as households stripped rooms, packed trunks, and prepared for the exodus. Street talk centered on May 1st moves while sick Squire Creath sends telegrams of sympathy and a Westport delegation visits town. Local notices report a WCTU vote on Woman’s Suffrage and townsfolk like James Gartin returning home.
An advertisement extols Dr Miles Heart Cure as a remedy for weak hearts caused by illness and stress. It cites a testimonial from Mrs. F J Norton of Freeville New York who reports improved breathing and energy after use and notes a pharmacists offer to refund the first bottle if unsatisfactory.
A fragmentary chatter style piece laments social attitudes on appearances marriage and motherhood. It critiques traditional gender roles and the perceived vanity of clothing as advertisement while musing on aging fear and family dynamics.
A device described in Popular Mechanics combines graphophone horn, bow, projecting lantern and motion picture rolls. Pictures and mosaic operate together, projecting through the same horn as the sound. It can be connected quickly to any talking machine by a simple screw turn. A Welab lamp powers the lantern, attached to a gas jet, with a sheet hung for viewing.
In Clarksburg Jon L. Kincaid and John J. Puttman, both Democrats, were mistaken for brothers due to similar appearance. They had registered together at a hotel during the Indianapolis Democratic State Convention. Nearby, screenings at Fairyland feature Roma and Wonderland draws crowds with music and film. Paul Jones and Tom Cameron from Milroy plan to attend a Shelbyville ball game Sunday afternoon.
United States Representative Geo S Legare of South Carolina, a Patents Committee member, reports a complete recovery from consumption after a year of illness. He credits Lunog Germfine from the Lung Germine Co. and notes regained weight and full health, returning to duty.
The play by Mr. Klein features a rich bilionaire tyrant and a clever girl who outwits him. It argues that swollen wealth dominates public life, with human feeling drawn from real life and local color evident throughout the production.
Pierre Bone Parrish grandson of Mrs. A P Bone and fellow students from Cimberlin Heights school will serve as attendants at the Battle Creek Sanitarium this summer. Each worker earns 20 dollars for the first month and 25 dollars for the next three months, with board provided. Pierre acts as call boy.
Miss Hazel Martin, 60, unexpectedly goes to Wyoming to take charge of a school last December and faces a possible permanent move. A lucrative offer forty miles farther in the mountains tempts her to accept, reflecting her recognized ability and the pride of friends.
Mrs Joe Patterson aged about sixty died Friday evening at nine o'clock at her home on West Sheridan street. She leaves a family of two daughters and one son, all married.
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