20 May 1909
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Newspaper
Greensburg New Era
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1909
Page
1
A portrait of a sociable, kind hearted girl who delights in others and refuses gossip. She greets all with cheer, treats people warmly, and keeps friends everywhere without judgment or malice. Her generous spirit and positivity define her interactions.
Last Saturday was the final day to pay dog tax without delinquency. Trustee Ehrhardt collected eighty two dollars and turned it over to the assessor. Tax receipts continue to rise, with this year expected to surpass previous collections. A notable pattern shows many dogs poisoned the day after being found, but owners still owe the tax.
Instructions warn against soap and ammonia as they dull and fade oil cloth. Use clean water and a dry cloth to remove moisture, then wipe dry with flannel. Apply a small amount of warm linseed oil and rub in for a natural gloss. Skim milk suggested as a substitute for a softer shine.
Daily notes advise maintaining a cool even temperature in a light place for cream. Do not store long after it is ready to churn and consider the market value of available feed when balancing rations.
Sunday crowds walked to the new station admiring its modern bungalow style and comfort for travelers and staff. The report notes pride in the design, regrets about distance, and that five cents buys a crossing fare amid continued street walking and some playful chatter.
Mrs James Robbins, part of a campion and fishing party last week, arrived home with ivy poisoning and is in painful condition. The incident highlights the dangers of exposure while outdoor recreation.
Unemployed Danes earn 75 to 90 cents daily killing rats as government bounty persists. England employs hundreds of expert rat killers. Global effort targets rats to curb disease, with rat pelts valued in trade and museums. The drive shows how pest control can reshape economies and escalate hunting for skins and skeletons.
A Hope Journal quote defends editors who withhold items they judge harmful or harmful to harmony. It argues printing all news could cause unrest and that editors must balance courage with responsibility to serve happiness and prosperity.
Bethlehem Steel Company in South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania houses the world's largest and most efficient hammer. It stands ninety feet tall in a 500 foot long building. A seventeen inch steel piston rod, forty feet long activates the trip hammer, which features two rams and a die.
Women teachers across the nation are moving toward Wyoming and Utah where, after years of suffrage, they are finally earning the same salaries as men. The trend highlights progress in pay parity for female educators.
A persuasive piece urging husbands and fathers to improve home life. It questions if they are amiable and caring or focused on poverty and delay. It warns that a miserable home spoils heaven and urges immediate effort to be worthy and provide pleasant family moments.
A critic notes a man recently sentenced for stealing a postage stamp. The speaker argues he should have known better and mocks harsher views if the theft involved a railroad or a notable raid. The piece concludes that stealing a loaf for a starving family would be more admirable than a stamp theft.
Instructions describe making fabric covered wood clothes hangers with sachet powder padded shoulders and silk covers. The piece mentions Mrs. Franklin Macveigh arranging entertainment with an Italian musician who was later not hired and a legal suit over the musician’s fee being sustained.
Corsets, skirts and decorative linens featured with 16influence tucked linen and eyelet embroidery. Carpets, rugs, lace curtains, muslin underwear, shirt waists, embroideries, lace alloyers, wash goods and linen finish suitings advertised for shoppers.
A fractured poem echoes in a New York Times style voice about a person who bears multiple burdens. It extols resilience, ambition, loyalty, and boundless effort across imagined lives, with garbled lines and stray phrases throughout.
A dated verse warns of love’s witching charm and Cupid’s craft, suggesting hearts resist but yield to its rapture. The quatrains lampoon foolish motion and the danger of a guarded heart, ending with a brief signature, F. Backtey.
In Roann two young society women Emma Gidley and Delight Baker competed for the village postmaster job. A civil service exam determined the position with B. E. Galtry winning the post while one rival was backed by a senator Be veridge.
A speaker longs for escape from office labor to fish and wander fields. The lyrically blurred verses describe basting away from books, feeling ill at ease, and dreaming of walking moor and fen with a fishline. The poem conveys weariness of bustling life and a wish for simple pastoral respite.
A reflective meditation urging readers to view others with compassion. It argues generous perception reveals virtues, reduces harsh judgments, and cultivates forgiveness, inviting a kinder view of the world and people. The tone is exhortatory and formative, emphasizing empathy as reward.
A damp nest leads to rheumatic problems and poor lice control in bog hogs. Skimmilk markets stride in pig pens while planning grain feed for next year. The dairy bog aids mortgage issues. crowded quarters risk disasters as coal ashes are dumped in the hog pen. Henry Weseler plans to visit. his kin to attend the encampment.
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