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Newspaper
Greensburg New Era
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1908
Page
2
Sunday guests and Saturday callers linked with Milhousen Irvington Indianapolis Waldron and Wesport appear in this social roundup. Names include Fiora Link Sam Williams and family Roy Williams Roberta Johnson Lina Alcorn Jazzie Burnside and others with visits from Indianapolis Lab4 and Letts residents. Recovery from surgery noted for Mrs Huber.
Coverage notes Sunday schools in Christ an Greensburg and Christian Skelbyville with attendance figures and a 4.25 dollar collection. A home theft incident details thirty quarts of canned fruit stolen while the resident Mrs Foater lay ill. Reports also mention child care by Mrs Beeson and Mrs Crome and a mother’s fragile condition. Local items include a Chicago trip by Mr Pohlman and a S P C A gap in Greensburg, plus condemnation of horse mistreatment by Vail Moore.
Journal of Education reports a graded salary scheme causing high scoring teachers to be unable to find suitable work while accepting no pay cut. Kingston visitors and local social notes mention Mrs Ferry Foster bedridden with neuralgias and Miss Cozy Kitchen visiting Kiangata for shopping and relatives.
A vivid note describes the Irish Street children’s festive day amid poverty and humor. Sherman Graham visits the New Era office to renew his father’s subscription to 1909. Various locals, including Mrs. Bo Fee, Mrs. Ida Crawford, Julius Brooks, and the Lanigan family, are noted for visits, home improvements, and travel plans.
Voters should study the thorough instructions for casting their ballot. The article explains the ballot layout with party devices a rooster for Democratic and an eagle for Republican and notes the Democratic column first followed by Republican. It lists the order of the fifteen Presidential Electors and then state office candidates.
Democratic elector guidance outlines three ballots, straight ticket cross rules, and stepwise voting conduct. It includes penalties for vote buying and selling, with the 1905 acts language and penalties up to fifty dollars and ten year disenfranchisement.
The dispatch reports the Republican national committee plans to funnel funds into Indiana Ohio and New York with other doubtful states left to fend for themselves. It cites amounts up to 300000 dollars and notes secrecy around finances while naming figures and key players including Senator Scott Durbin and Chairman Hitchcock. The piece also mentions disputed charges by Nathan Straus and social notes about local residents.
A humorous tale recounts Mrs. W F Martin seeking white lampblack varnish to edge furniture. Scobey Smith and friends joke, Henry and Co clerk Will Steckelmann confirms stock while others laugh, revealing the ruse and Mrs. Martin’s embarrassment.
Mrs Earle notes Carroll dresses well despite limited funds. Mr Earle quips his taste reflects necessity. Gussie West and family move into Terrace Row, Lincoln Street, replacing the Applegate occupants.
Educableness defines the teacher's core duty as guiding learners toward knowledge with the right spirit. A wise educator values failures as fuel for growth and judges a school by its unprogressed students. The aim is to foster virtue and elevate desire for truth, shaping character through daily practice.
Mrs Wili Robbing entertained the Fortnightly Monday afternoon at the home of her mother Mrs Isaac Sefton. Russell Thomson and Charlie Waike spent Sunday here with friends. Mr and Mrs Cleath Earlywine had their son Raymond visiting. Lawrence Shiedler stays with Huber relatives. Mrs Mary VanDemen and Mary Hughes noted. Ben Myere left for Cincinnati on business. Alex and Will Porter visited over Sunday then returned to Madison. A whisper of a wedding on Wednesday for a beloved bride. Mr and Mrs H A Johnson and granddaughter Mabel Young returned to Lebanon after a visit to Wild Brazelstone.
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