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Newspaper
Greensburg New Era
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1908
Page
3
A Wooltex suit offers versatile style for church, shopping, clubs, travel and daily wear. It maintains shapeliness through two seasons, resists shrinking, and stays trim and smart even after showers. The quality shows in material, tailoring and buttons.
The piece reports a strong Democratic surge in Indiana as Bryan and Kern gain support against Republican operatives helped by alleged party machine tactics. It notes labor centers and business groups rallying, with meetings planned on Pennsylvania and Delaware streets to push Democratic success amid accusations of Republican money influence and coercive tactics.
Walter Garver at Dilea Grocery has found a new post in Madison. George Magee and family including Ada and Mrs. Guesie West and Mrs. Charlea Christman join sister Mrs. Porter and Miss Mami for an October gathering. O’Hare returns from visit with sister Mrs. John Hilger in Columbus with Elizabeth. Ad Magee and family plan to move back to their Walnut Street flat after the election.
Neighbors near Columbue protest repeated quarantines amid fears of diphtheria spreading. Citizens urge strict enforcement to protect children while noting local travel and missionary plans of residents, including Rebecca Daily and Mary Jacques Daily, with various visits and returns cited.
The reflection praises spousal devotion after Jedora Pryor perished in the Shirley fire rather than live without her husband. It extols enduring marriage vows until death, notes faith as a leaven in lives, and hopes the Pryor story inspires better conduct among couples. The excerpt ends with a noble-deed sentiment quoted from a poet.
A breezy moral vignette on personal reputation, success, and social norms. It notes that bad deeds linger while good intentions go unrecorded, and reflects on gender roles with a skeptical eye toward a wife working for others.
A lively note on commerce where a man seeks to sell and a woman seeks to buy, illustrating a mutual appetite for trading ideas and goods in a bustling social scene. The quip hints at constant commerce driven by idle curiosity and practical need.
John Meek of Orange Rush County swallowed carbolic acid due to misplacing bottles in the dark. He was very ill but survived thanks to heroic measures. The family likely keeps carbolic acid in the same spot anyway.
The text stresses preventing improper litigation and advising lawyers to expose misconduct. It condemns soliciting lawsuits and paying officials to aid cases. It urges informing authorities about unfit candidates and upholding public trust while guarding justice. It notes a couple, Sam Littell, with a family in Indianapolis.
Advice to job seekers on writing a clear concise paper record for technical positions. Emphasizes typewritten applications, complete personal and career details, gaps explained, and a brief abstract of qualifications to improve hiring chances.
A court denies Mrs. Haines's petition for support and custody after her husband, jailed for shooting a man, loses income. The judge rules the children reside with their paternal grandfather or the state due to non-residency. The article hints at broader themes of divorce, incompatibility, and consequences.
A Rushville resident reported a Sunday morning burglary stealing various valuable items. Police efforts yielded no trace of the thief. The next morning the owner recovered most goods except some counterfeit items, found in a handkerchief left in a safe place, suggesting the thief may have kept a portion as compensation.
Wil G Smiley of Rear Burney plans a wedding break from Pleasant County ties. He visited town on Tuesday while Miss Mary Smiley joined a missionary convention in Danville last week.
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