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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1902
Page
6
The Greensburg Standard asks subscribers to check the date opposite their name to confirm paid status. It notes this helps distinguish due dates and errors, and requests notification if any discrepancy is found.
The list shows butter at 14e per pound and chickens at 8e per pound, with wheat at 65e per bushel. Other entries include various goods and ambiguous prices, reflecting a fragmented 19th century market column.
Will McCor and wife attended church here Sunday. John Adams is guest of his brother Charles and wife. Arthur Donnell returns from Europe this week. Chester Hamilton and family entertained friends Monday. A number of young people plan a picnic at Doles and a outing to Geneva. Ethel Weaver returns from Westport. A merry party leaves for a two day outing at Geneva. Mr and Mrs Oldfather arrive for visit with Rev Adams. Cains return from a visit with relatives. Rev Oldfather will fill pulpit while Rev Adams vacation. Maud Sturgis and daughter visit Hamilton relatives in Greensburg. Judge Howe of Indianapolis visits R A Hamilton. Frank Kelly returns from Greensburg. Missionary Society ladies attend Greensburg meeting.
The festival Saturday night was a decided success with proceeds totaling 2130 dollars. Local residents and families attended as various notices note community life and health concerns among several townspeople.
Subscriptions for Dass ON DARD are now open, inviting readers to join early and secure future issues. The announcement emphasizes timely signups to ensure ongoing access and delivery.
A. H. Davis of Mt. Sterling Iowa says two one dollar bottles of Foley's Kidney Care cured his kidney trouble after about two years. He claims the remedy provided permanent relief.
Several residents are visiting relatives and friends in nearby towns. George Avery is home with fever. Miss Flossie Foley visits St Paul relatives. Miss Pearl Carr of Greensburg visits here. Miss Ollie Erdle of Indianapolis visits relatives. Will Starks moves to Ohio for work. Ella Walker of Indianapolis spends Sunday with her mother. Addie Larsson near Greensburg visits relatives. Mollie Seward and sister Maud Moore visit R Starks family. Joe Osbury returns to Cincinnati after a few days with relatives. Misses Vivian Baylor and Cecil Vankirk visit Rosie Moore at Batesville. John Gilbert returns from Anderson where employed. Frank Smith and wife of Greensburg visit Mrs. Smith’s mother Mrs. Hazen. Mrs. Ida Corman and son Russell visit Mr. Clark and wife and Mr. Freeland and wife at Letts. Nick Falgenger of Batesville here Thursday collecting for Metropolitan Life. Seein’ things at night or night mare due to indigestion noted. Doctor Loyal Ford’s Dyspepticide advertised as remedy for a sound stomach.
L E Dixerx will move to Bedford soon. Isaac Sherra has a gas well being drilled on his farm. George Shafer of Colorado visits Mrs Nellie Shafer and family. Mrs Byrum moved into her own property on the south end yesterday. Several citizens attend the North Vernon Fair this week. Miss Rose Link of Millhousen visited J F Hamilton's family. George Gregg and wife of Sardinia visited Minor Gaston’s family. Will Gallimore moved into Isaiah Proctor's house recently vacated by Moscow. Miss Fay Flowers returned to Greensburg after weeks with relatives here. Ezra Roberts praises the town's finest boy. Elijah Porter has a girl. Mrs John Hutton of Indianapolis visits her parents, Harve Robbins and wife. A J Becker died near St Dennis church from consumption. a leading M E church member.
Local items from Clarksburg: painters work on a new hotel. residents and visitors frequent relatives in Kokomo Greensburg Milroy Rushville Andersonville Wayne and Fayette counties. Church events include the M E circuit quarterly meeting August 3 and 4 with services and Lord's Supper led by Rev. F Tincher.
J H Johnston of Broughton Ga describes years of bronchitis misery and says he was cured by Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption. He credits the medicine with curing his wife s asthma and calls it the best croup medicine. Trial bottles free at Grover Bonner s. Guaranteed bottles 50c and 1.00.
Clifty and others attended the Burney festival while several residents abroad visited relatives in Sunman Greensburg Greensburg Hope Rugby and Benton Harbor. Individuals include Ethel Trimble Nellie Templeton Pearl Simmonds Grace Barnes Mrs Ammett Braden and Perry Clayton with musings on travel and illness among kin and neighbors.
Oscar Bowman of Lebanon Ohio writes that Foley's Cure cured his kidney disease, claiming it would have cost him his life without the remedy. He urges others to use Foley's Cure and avoid substitutes.
Cardinal Wolsey’s palace showcased 280 beds with silk canopies, alabaster bedframes, and gold embroidered pillowcases. The chapel boasted 44 copes. secular pomp dwarfed it. The kingly household spent over £30,000 annually for 500 retinue, grand table, and lavish processions to Westminster.
Scientists theorize the Mississippi carved its current gorge over 400 000 years by a massive downstream cataract. Erosion began far downriver near the Gulf, retreating gradually to form the river’s present valley and the walllike bluffs. St Anthony Falls may be a remnant of that ancient cataract.
A New York Press note recalls the fairy tale line fe faw fum and a giants phrase about blood and bones. It cites a historical famine during the 1594 siege of Paris where bread was made from bones, highlighting how legends echo real starvation.
The piece notes Napoleon II as the stubborn cigarette smoker and fatalist who, at Sedan, calmly lit a cigarette as the end approached. It contrasts Hugo's anger at his calmness with Zola, a smoker who stopped to pursue labor, and cites La Debacle as an accurate description.
Mrs Gabb exclaims as her husband returns home with a box of tools. Mrs Gadd worries about whisky and mischief, but Mr Gabb clarifies he brings tools, not drink, promising a busy night shaping up.
In a courtroom exchange a doctor describes the patient with abrasion of the cuticle tumefaction ecchymosis and extravasation around the left orbit. The judge clarifies that this amounts to a black eye.
The doctor describes Mrs Scadds as suffering from a cold described as disgustingly bad yet a minor ailment that will not require many visits. The exchange frames a minor health issue in lighthearted terms.
In a Liverpool school a child defines righteous indignation as being angry without cussing. The anecdote highlights a humorous, plainspoken understanding of the term as used by pupils.
A brief Indianapolis News quip notes no business concerns for Bills as he is found to have none. The exchange highlights focus on personal matters over enterprise.
A judge rebukes a prisoner with the line I see villain in your face and the prisoner responds with a formal personal reflection in court suggesting a defense of judgment. The exchange highlights courtroom rhetoric and decorum during a sentencing or hearing.
A tale from Joseph Severn and Keats recalls Severn’s care during the poet’s final illness. To prevent darkness, Severn tied a thread between candles, accidentally sparking a glow as Keats slept. The patient then rejoiced at a tiny improvised “fairy lamplighter” lighting the second wick.
A brief exchange from the Philadelphia Record notes a hoax over cigars offered as two for a quarter. The dialog includes a quarrelsome seller asking what was paid and remarks about a twenty cent cigar.
A doctor tells a patient there may be poison in the system while the patient calmly asks what the last dose was. The exchange suggests concern over a medical substance administered, with the patient seeking clarity on prior treatment.
Look Pleasant Please. Photographer Co Cc Harlan of Eaton Ohio found relief after years of indigestion with Electric Bitters. He says the remedy cured dyspepsia and stomach issues and strengthens the whole system. 50 cents, Grover Bouper druggists guarantee.
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