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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1903
Page
4
In Greensburg Indiana a fragment notes a 19th century political verse by Petroleum V Nasby lamenting Democratic turmoil. The text mocks party leadership while using nautical imagery to describe a ship adrift amid internal strife and a forsaken crew.
Connersville Courier notes Col. D. P. Thayer of Greenfield should be re elected as District Chairman for the Republican committee. It cites his activity, alignment with party goals, and long precedent supporting his re election over Richmond challenger Charles R. Unthank.
The Sixth District press and district Republicans largely back Col. E. P. Thayer of Greenfield for re election as district chairman. Wayne county candidate Mr. Un thanks appears unlikely to gain support from patronage already served. The custom favors honoring the district chairman with renomination, and no change seems likely this time.
The Citizens' Alliance of Shelbyville publishes a nine point declaration defending fair dealing between employers and employees. It opposes illegal boycotts and discrimination while supporting freedom to hire and fire, wage choices, and equal opportunity to learn a trade. It condemns strikes and lockouts and seeks amicable settlements.
The Greensburg papers face union pressure while the Hammond printing plant from the Donkey Co. risks leaving the city after labor organizers trouble. Editors warn against ceding control, saying unions demand unreasonable terms and could force loss of the plant costing Hammond $35,000.
Rush county farmers are urged to enter the model farm contest to be judged at the next Farmers Institute. Examination of entered farms starts about August 10. The event aims to spur farm improvements and generate lively countywide interest in winning prizes. Rushville Republican.
Northfield Tennessee leader laments critics of the rural editor. The piece mocks urban editors and defends the stubborn dignity of the country press amid satire about Si Green and a calf death.
A New England shoemaker posts a shop sign urging visitors to walk in and talk it over. The phrase embodies a broader social trend toward discussion over conflict, applied in labor relations, arbitration, and global peace efforts as illustrated by Ogden’s education conferences in Richmond Virginia.
The article cites Indiana Revised Statutes Sec 2031 on public indecency offenses for obscene language in the presence of a female with fines up to 100 dollars and up to six months in jail. It also notes Sec 2, 085 on profane oaths using sacred names with fines from one to three dollars per offense.
A one armed man explains how he manages daily tasks after losing his left arm five years ago in a factory accident. He says he can dress, tie shoes, and fasten a cuff with a clever adaptation though he admits the cuff task remains his proudest achievement.
Admiral Sir John Fisher recounts in a Royal Academy toast how his first ship carried the motto Silence and another: Deeds Not Words. He cites inspecting a small destroyer with the crew shouting Let ’em all come as a sign of efficiency.
An aeronaut in India nearly crashed when descending near a lake edge marred by marshy rushes as a crocodile emerged and chased the balloon. He shed sand to rise, crocodile sped around the grappling rope, and natives arriving halted the danger just in time.
Professor Alexander Graham Bell has devised a tetrahedral box kite that self braces in all directions. Larger tetrahedrons increase lifting power more than weight, enabling a large kite to lift a man and up to 200 pounds.
Fourth of the Ottoman line, Abdul Hansid of Turkey, marks his sixtieth birthday. The era has seen thirty four Ottomans on the throne, with Solyman II holding the longest reign from 1520 to 1566. Most predecessors met grisly fates before their sixtieth year.
A great spruce tree in Washington state was felled and planned for a Swedish exhibition. Officials noted transport limits as the butt required eleven feet but railways said the log could not be moved as a carload. Final details uncertain due to fragmentary text.
The tub hat leads fashion sensor novelties with embroidered openwork. Knitted shawls for cool evenings appear in tight and pastel shades. The corset skirt adds to the corset coat, with seventeen gores and hip fitting. Tartar plaid linens resemble Irish poplin on wash goods counters. Covert cloth dominates tailored suits, with various tones and weights. Sleeve styles favor shoulder fit and pouched elbows or below. Water sleeves trend in lace and chiffon.
Maud Adams pursues a Egypt themed season while Ezra Skendall gets a new Herbert Kisih Winston play. Grace George plans a Paris area cottage sojourn. Dorothy Rae invited to Boston choirs. Mrs Wiske studies Lady Macbeth for a next autumn. Boddington and Ford adapt Mary Johnston novel Aubroy.
The article notes a new Gate of the Gobelins in Paris and cites dire social issues. It reports 8,560 Parisians living in poverty with one third of those being feos Cistuers amid a mix of municipal posters and lawsuits involving alcohol and drinking. It also mentions the Vrevel monument on Waterian field and a tobacco monopoly with government receipts rising from 4.625 million in 1810 to 84.6 million last year.
A collection of clipped editorials lampoons and quips from Chicago New York Detroit and Philadelphia poking at public figures and naval race jests. The tone is pithy and satirical reflecting early 20th century press habits.
Soapsuds described as liquid manure ideal for orchards. For commercial orchards only a few standard varieties are needed. Pruning gooseberries reduces mildew risk. Mulch helps suppress weeds and keeps soil loose and porous. Do not plant overly large trees. two year olds are preferable. Strawberry rows for next season should be narrowed to ten to twelve inches with weed control between rows.
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