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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1908
Page
6
Rev R R Cross leads a grand revival at Dela ware while visits from Mrs Henry Meredith and three children precede Sunday's services. Local farming updates, sales, and family movements fill a page with church notes, school events, and weather affecting plowing.
Fred Avery remains on the sick list this week. Several Greensburg residents, including Harry Hamilton and Will White, were in town on business or visiting. Miss Ely Avery plans to start at the State Normal School next Saturday. The Nature Study Club met at Mrs. Raymond Pleak’s country home Saturday afternoon. Jerry Morgan plans to replace an old shop near the street car stop with a confectionery store. The Shelby County Federation of Clubs was hosted by Mrs. W. S. Major in Shelbyville Monday evening.
The Kingston column reports numerous social visits including George Handiges killing a wild duck and various guests at the homes of relatives and friends. It notes ongoing rain delaying spring farm work, travel of residents to Shelbyville Martinsville and New Albany, and a civic gathering at the Republican congressional convention.
Mrs J S Minor visited Indianapolis while Mrs E T Hammon from Louisville stayed with her sister over Sunday. Miss Olive White and Fannie Johnson plan Terre Haute normal term. Dr John P D John to lecture on The Worth of a Man at 8 PM with Alice Arnold musical interlude. admission 10 or 15 cents. School term ends soon with play The School Maam featuring students and staff. White Canine Mfg Co Greensburg Indiana advertises engine and mill repairs.
Letts and W F Robbins transacted business in Greensburg Tuesday while Charley Gray also visited the city. W G Updike conducted business there Thursday as Mrs Evans’s condition remains unchanged. Carl Mc Corkle shows improvement after sickness. James H Pumphrey wins Democratic trustee nomination with a 26 vote plurality. Frank G Updike and Victoria Parker attend Mrs Nancy Lefforge’s funeral. Glen Evans turns ten on July 3 1907 and has 600 school days with perfect attendance. Holman Scripture loses two fingers in a circular saw accident at Samuel Owens saw mill. Alfred Beagles and Emma Gray wed Saturday at Greensburg. G W Fraley undergoes major surgery in Indianapolis and is reported improving Wednesday.
W J Gemmill conducted business in Clarksburg. Mrs T N Shaw returned home near Sardinia Saturday. Miss Muriel Moore and Earl Davis visited relatives at New Point Sunday. The infant son of Bernard Bohanan and wife died Friday morning. Funeral services were held Saturday at ten o clock.
Certification that all druggists may refund money if Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure coughs or colds. Claims to stop cough, heal lungs, prevent pneumonia and consumption, with no opiates. Genuine product in yellow package, no substitutes. J. H. Batterton. ml dei.
William Carr assisted Mr. Johnson with road work on Tuesday at La Loma Place. Mrs. Eugene Allen can drive again after a pause since January, spending a day recently behind the wheel.
In Monterey county California at Sea Side a lake changes color four times yearly. Colors yellow green red and dark gray appear in order for six weeks to two months each July and August. Water remains non stagnant, waterfowl and fish abundant, taste sweet when normal, no scientific explanation offered.
A school inspector prompts children to notice small natural details. Students discuss the number of seed compartments in apples, then a girl imagines posing as the inspector and asks how many feathers a hen has, prompting further inquiry.
A surgeon warns that kidney trouble is an insidious disease that may become fatal before symptoms are noticed. The ad promotes Foley's Kidney Cure as a remedy to correct irregularities and prevent Bright's disease and diabetes. J. H. Batterton.
Readers are told a weak justification may appear better than none though the stated claim offers little substance. The piece cautions that outcomes matter more than explanations and urges practical results over excuses.
The piece traces a legend linking tailed men to Kentish people cursed after Thomas Becket’s horse was injured. It cites John Bale and Polydorus noting variations, from castyneyshe tails at St Augustine to Kentish men of Stroud, with broader implications for the era’s descendants.
Dr. King's New Life Pills regulate stomach liver and bowels to make you feel good. Available at F. M. Henry & Co. drug store with the 2% markup.
The advertisement states Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung troubles is not affected by the national pure food and drug law as it contains no opiates or other harmful drugs. It is recommended as a safe remedy for children and adults. J. H. Batterton. ml
A man suspects his wife’s sickness is used to press him into duties or control, reflecting tensions in their relationship and the strain of caregiving and responsibility.
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