Watson and Williams Choose Ticket at Populist Convention
William J. Bryan was repudiated as delegates nominate Thomas E. Watson for president and Samuel W. Williams for vice president amid Nebraska and Minnesota bolt. The platform denounces fusion and calls for labor rights and money issuance. George A. Honnecker wins permanent chair as factional clashes erupt over credentials and chairman selection.
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St. Louis
William J. Bryan
Thomas E. Watson
Georgia
Samuel W. Williams
Vincennes
Indiana
Nebraska
Minnesota
Democratic Party
Committee On Permanent Organization
George A. Honnecker
New Jersey
W. B. Jones
J.S. Coxey
Montana
Committee On
Missouri
Honnecker
Cleveland
Republican Party
Idaho
Chamberlains Has the Preference Says Portsmouth Druggist
Fred C. Hanrahan a prominent Portsmouth Virginia druggist praises Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a reliable cure. He notes it outperforms other patent medicines in profit and customer satisfaction and specifies Battertons drug store as a place where it is sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred C. Hanrahan
Portsmouth
Virginia
Batterton’s
Getting Off Easy
A Shelbyville barber, fatigued from a late night, injures a patron’s cheek four times during a morning shave. Each spill prompts the barber to murmur clumsily about carelessness. The patron later tests his mouth at the water cooler to confirm it would not leak while holding water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelbyville
Sinful Waste and Weather Faith in a Port of Missing Men
Farmer Barnes boasts of buying a barometer to tell when it will rain while his wife mocks the extravagance. The piece ends with a note that The Port of Missing Men is available for 50 cents at Batterton's, suggesting a local humor item or advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer Barnes
Hannah
Batterton’s
The First Stagecoach in England and Early Criticism
A historical view recalls the first English stagecoach around 1553 and a 1673 London treatise arguing stagecoaches would ruin horsemanship, harm trade, overwhelm inns, and exhaust horses. The author condemns traveling by coach but concedes railways would have ended such fears.
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England
London
York
Chester
Exeter
Spurriers
Lorimers
Loneliness in Adirondack Graveyard Joke
A lone passenger on a rambling Adirondack stage notices a small mountain burying ground. He comments on the infrequency of deaths, and the driver replies with a stark remark that implies mortality is rare only once for each person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adirondacks
Taking No Chances on a Wayside Train Platform
A tall man paces a station platform asking a red haired boy about delays. The boy, frightened, refuses to speak. A stranger asks why, and the boy warns he fears the man would punch his face if mocked.
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Argonaut
Touch of Nature Makes the Whole World Kin
The note describes a human instinct to share good finds, likening it to a rooster calling hens for a worm. It cites letters from buyers of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy praising relief and urges others to use it, noting sale at Batterton’s drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batterton’s
Taxpayers' Notice on May Tax Deadline and Penalties
The first Monday in May is the last day for paying the first half of city and county taxes without penalty. Under the new depository law, penalty must be added at once. Persons who have changed property should report at once so it may be reassessed, per O. B. Trimble, County Treasurer.
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O. B. Trimble
Notice of Final Settlement of Minnie Schilling Estate
Creditors heirs and legatees of Minnie Schilling deceased must appear in the Decatur circuit court at Greensburg Indiana on April 17 1908 to show cause why final settlement accounts should not be approved and to prove heirship and receive distributive shares William Schilling administrator March 26 1908.
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Minnie Schilling
Decatur
Greensburg
Indiana
William Schilling
Bobby's Chance and a Childs Sweet Misunderstanding
A four year old boy brings his mother a large bag of party treats from a social gathering. The mother must explain the difference between sharing inviting generosity and acceptable gifting to a child in this humorous anecdote from the New York Sun.
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Robert
Mrs. B
New York Sun
Executor's Sale of Real Estate in Greensburg Indiana
The executor of Mary E. Falconberry's estate announces a private sale of her interest in Decatur County real estate. Property includes the west half of lot 20 in block 3 in William Ireland's addition and a described parcel in block 2. sale at 10:00 AM on April 23, 1908, at Citizens National Bank Greensburg. Terms require one half cash, balance in one year with 6 percent interest, subject to court approval and mortgage security.
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Citizens National Bank
Greensburg
Indiana
Decatur County
William Ireland
Greensure
Decatur Circuit Court
Charles W. Woodward
Oscar G. Miller
Dita
Letts Stables Adds Notable Two to Breeding Stock
Letts Stables owner Jacob Black of Letts introduces two new breeding additions. Greatland Jay, a 16 hand roan trotting stallion, by Jay Bird, dam Lizzie O., bred in Kentucky, was purchased for a handsome figure. The second is a fine jack nearly 15 hands, sired by Dr. McCord, half brother to General Wood, bred by J. F. O. & Co. in Lexington, Kentucky, with $10 to insure.
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Jacob Black
Letts
Greatland Jay
Jay Bird
Lizzie O
George Simmons
William Adams
Cynthiana
Kentucky
Mr. Black
Decatur County
Dr. McCord
General Wood 80
United States
Lexington
Studebaker
New England
Eilert 1206 Horse Prominent German Sire
Eilert 1206 described as a 16 hand, 1510 pound black stallion with strong conformation and sound feet. The listing notes proven performance as a sire in Germany and urges readers to view the horse before breeding decisions.
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Eilert
Germany
Dewey Fine Young Half Coach Horse For Sale
Dewey is a living foal sired by Ellert 1205 727 out of a dam from C D Wilson Canton Illinois. Dam of Dewey shipped from Illinois. Sire Ray Henry 2d WS. Price $10 to insure a living foal. Farmers of Decatur County invited to inspect stock one half mile north of Old Letts Corner.
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Merry Tom
C. D. Wilson
Canton
Ilinois
Dewey
Illinois
Ray Henry 2d
Ellert
Decatur County
Old Letts Corner
No Money No Tripe Knocked From A Clergyman
A country clergyman orders a young servant to loan him tripe on credit from neighbor David. While delivering the sermon, he asks what David says. The boy bursts in and answers for the master, quoting David: No money, no tripe.
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David
Rondon
Imported German Coach Horse Listing and Breeding Prices
Season of 1908 figures feature the Black Percheron Stallion Farmi 22279 foaled 1808 weighing 1800 pounds, shown at major fairs and sweeping competitions. Also listed are the Roadster Decoration 219% pacing sired by Gambrel and the Spanish Jack Rheme Burgess, with insuring fees of 10 or 15 dollars for a living colt. James B. Clark of Greensburg Indiana advertises security for fees through stock produce and standard terms.
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Perciera
Madison Square Garden
Chicago
International
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Farris
W. A. Jones
Rushville
Gambrel
Gaimbretta Wilkes
Mary A
Legal Tender. Jr
Teaser Exchange From London Tatler
A playful exchange between Jones and Smith tests rapid speech as Jones repeats What am I doing What am I doing What am I doing while Smith teases him. The snippet captures witty banter from the London Tatler.
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Smith
Jones
London Tatler
Strong Language by Proxy in Clergy Dialogue
Vicar and John discuss speech style while planning practical tasks. The Vicar directs John to visit the plumber to settle a bill and to speak casually, treating it as his own debt. The exchange suggests humor and character dynamics in a domestic or theatrical scene.
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John
Adon
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Watson and Williams
Chamberlain
Ane
Scott
Bobby
Mary E. Falconberry
Letts Stables
Prince McCord
Fairview Stables
Clarksburg
Satan
Rheme Burgess
Mohawk
Locust Lawn
Mohawk, Jr
Glen Water
Kate Corben
Superia Mammoth, Jr
Tom
Bob Lee
Kickoper
Mogul
Compromise
Black Sampson
Meal Org
James B. Clark
R. R
Greensburg, Ind
Independent ’Phone
Clarksburg Exchange
I Union "Trust
Ompany
Greensburg, Indiana
Walter W. Bonner
J. H. Christian
W. H. Robbins
Chas. Zoller, Sr
James M. Woodfill
James B. Lathrop
Frank Robbins
Isaac Sefton
Barrington Boyd
Corbett & Rohe
Au Scrolas
Rasa FT FF Ak
Worl
Guxk
Inusiness University
Schvaoiss
J, Heeb
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