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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1908
Page
3
Frank Littell aged sixty died suddenly after a brief illness. He operated a grocery in town for eight years and later owned a farm west of town. Survived by a wife and six children, he was widely known. Funeral services at his home Sunday morning with burial in South Park cemetery.
Two affidavits are filed against a railroad brakeman for obstructing Montfort street crossing as a fire crew was delayed by a freight train. Fire Chief Randall reports insolent reply and repeated blockades, violating Indiana law against blocking public thoroughfares.
Ezra Fortune and Miss Mammie Beall united in marriage at the Christian church parsonage with Rev. W. G. Johnson officiating. The couple departed on the 10 20 train for a wedding trip. Miss Beall is noted as an accomplished young lady and the groom, an American Express Co. employee, is well known locally with many friends wishing happiness and prosperity.
The new drainage law compels landowners whose lands are cut by ditches to keep the ditch banks free of noxious weeds and grass from June 1 to August 1 each year.
Wilber McQuistion longtime grocer in Frankfort was in town over Sunday visiting his uncle Morris McQuistion and relatives. He had not been here for twenty-five years and was impressed by Greensburg's growth, telling friends he was surprised by the town's expansion.
George B. Davis of Greensburg sold his 215 acre farm two miles south of Letts yesterday for 21500, an even 100 per acre. The buyer was his brother in law John A Moore of Bear Waynesburg who will move to the property and build a fine residence thereon.
Tom Moore of Rural Route 1 Cochran Ga says a bad sore on his foot healed after applying Bucklen's Arnica Salve. He bought a 25 cent box at F. M. Henry & Co. drug store under guarantee and calls it a perfect cure.
Dr J B Kinsinger osteopathic physician advertises office in Hamilton Block Greensburg Ind with hours 9 to 4 on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Graduated from American School of Osteopathy Kirksville Mo. Consultation free. Phone 433.
Judge T.C. Whallon in Indianapolis discharged August Ehrbrich a Massachusetts Avenue grocer charged with selling liquor without a license for Tonica a near beer. The case hinged on whether Tonica is malt drink and intoxicating liquor under state law with testimony from chemists and health officials. The judge ruled the liquor law targets intoxication and noted near beers may not be malt products under the law.
United States Senator William Boyd Allison died at his DusuQuE Iowa home at 1:30 PM after a period of unconsciousness since Saturday. The official cause was heart failure resulting from a prostatic enlargement with kidney disease, leaving him the longest serving member of the Senate since March 4, 1873.
The advertisement claims Foley’s Honey and Tar eases hay fever and summer colds by stopping difficult breathing and healing inflamed air passages. It asserts quick relief and notes the genuine product comes in a yellow package credited to J. H. Batterton.
Former President Taft condemns sensational journalism that distorts conditions and inflames unrest. He cites widespread virtue and charity, praising the generosities sparked by the California disaster and urging readers to seek proportion and truth.
A brief, vigorous endorsement of the party as a young force with noble aims. The speaker praises the party’s past care for the nation and faith in its leaders to solve grave problems, urging trust in the grand old party for the future.
Democrats acknowledge no lasting link between the current hard times and any Republican panic. They admit months of boasting that Republican policies mirrored Democratic policies, and now say the ensuing adversity is not a political phenomenon.
The Indiana State Fair opens September 7 with a redesigned mile track and inside half mile course. Purses total 21900 across daily races from Monday to Friday on semi worth half mile and mile tracks. Vaudeville bands live stock parades and Indianapolis Military Band concerts accompany racing days for fairgoers.
The piece weighs Taft and Bryan as heirs to Roosevelt policies and argues Taft is best to steward reforms. It notes Bryan’s appeal as amiable orator, but contends voters should trust Taft’s fitness and training for the presidency over Bryan’s persuasive vision.
The piece argues that time has proven Taft the prudent choice for president, with business figures deeming his qualities suited to leadership. It celebrates his firm but gentle rule, commitment to public supremacy, and policies benefiting widespread prosperity, urging confidence as the key to national progress.
The Crawfordville Journal notes that while Mr. Kern would make an excellent vice president, he is one of many a hundred thousand men who could be picked from cities across the country. the idea of him becoming president makes the writer shudder.
The piece argues past third party movements failed under Jackson Pierce and Grant, warns against uniting labor into a single political bloc for favors, notes divisions within labor groups in Chicago, cites Gompers and Bryan, and critiques Democratic and Republican stances on labor, prohibition, and campaign funding with references to state races and key figures. It highlights labor’s demand for equality before the law and cautions against demagoguery.
The New York Tribune questions Mr. Bryan’s plan to publish an honor roll for campaign subscribers with a $100 entry, arguing it creates class distinctions among contributors. The piece criticizes unequal publicity for donors and urges equal rewards for all who give within their means.
Taft argues that the parlor socialist trend may fade like millenarian fads as educated men defend personal liberty and property. He asserts property and liberty drive progress and are deeply interwoven in humanity’s social evolution.
Most large southern cities host influential Democrats who bitterly oppose Bryan and favor Taft. Daily papers south of the Potomac largely share a cautious stance, aligning with the News Leader to advise voters for the Democratic nominee.
James 8S Sherman declares the Republican party will remain a protectionist force, arguing protection should apply to every section industry and class to safeguard American interests.
M. T. Lynch editor of the Phillipsburg Daily Post praises Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and colds saying nothing beats it for his family. Also mentions J. H. Batter ton and others in a brief testimonial fragment.
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