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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1902
Page
8
The Greensburg Standard informs subscribers to check the date opposite their name to verify payment status. It explains this method shows when the paper is paid and invites readers to report any errors as a courtesy. The notice is dated Friday August 15, 1902.
Multiple property transfers listed including John Menzie Jr to John Menzie lot 4 175 and L D Crooks to C D Tillson two houses and lots for 2900. Other deeds show half interest sales and quitclaims with small sums. Also notes on interment at Rodney cemetery and local remarks about Bert Tucker and politics. Ohio Toledo Lucas County oath claiming Hall’s Catarrh Cure offer appears with patent medicine advertisements.
Clyde Tucker visits Ohio while B F Bower travels with a nephew from Indianapolis. Zion Zionists hold a large Children’s Day service. Local families attend Sunday gatherings including E P Chatten and wife near Sardinia and J W Braunton with wife. Watermelon trips to Jackson county and a Waller infant death are noted along with railroad excursion rates from Greensburg Indiana. Train schedule changes for Batesville and St Louis Chicago trips are listed with applicable train numbers and times.
Rules state a subscriber is liable for payment for a regular newspaper from the post office whether addressed to them or another. If discontinued, all arrears must be paid and the publisher may continue sending it and collect all before removal. Courts deem refusing or leaving papers uncalled for as prima facie evidence of fraud.
Notice explains obituary notices limited to 20 lines free. Anything beyond incurs regular pricing. Cards of thanks 25c. Societal resolutions treated as advertising and charged accordingly. Church notices free unless event charged for admission, then full rates apply. G A R W R C and Ladies Aid notices follow church rules.
Auditor Frank E. Ryan Clerk Myron C. Jenkins Recorder Marsh Thomas Commissioner 2nd District Orlando Lee Commissioner 3rd District Jesse H. Styers County Councilman 1st District John Reddington.
The article notes Humboldt describing a March 14, 1813 Tuscany hailstorm with orange globules. It recalls earlier events including Carmela Germany’s five feet of blood red snow five years earlier, followed by blue hail, and records red hail in Amsterdam 1726 London 1063 and various Irish and French sites in the early nineteenth century.
A weary papa muses he would be a photographer to calm a turbulent infant while mamma books another chapter. The quip from Photographic Times reflects on a photographer’s knack for making a baby look pleasant when it resists.
A historical note links chronic nasal afflictions to cognitive dulling in children and even adults. The text speculates snuffing rose in late seventeenth century Europe as a stimulant to the nose among august and illustrious figures.
A Philadelphia Record piece mocks Flaherty as not smart at all and ridicules Flanigan by suggesting he is equally foolish. The exchange paints a sharp, satirical portrait of local figures through clipped debate and comic insult.
The exchange frames parts of speech as a playful riddle about language. Tommy Tucker suggests the concept is like a map that speaks with a stutter, using metaphor to describe grammar and word classes.
The nawab of Rampur, 600 miles northwest of Calcutta, traveled with 150 companions to consult Dr. Smith about his mother's teeth. She desired two sets of false teeth, costing 4,000 rupees. The mother, a Mohamid, hid her face during the procedure as the dentist worked through a sheet hole.
The exchange centers on the land worth 1880 per foot, a jab about singing notes, and a frayed collar man boasting, while the funny man is left crushed by the retort. The dialogue blends finance with a wry social jab in a concise barbs exchange.
Miss Clara proclaims she was insulted by a remark from a Dashaway. She declares deep dislike for him after he asked whether there was much difference between people ten years ago and now. The exchange underscores tension and lingering comparisons to the past.
A man seeks lodging for his son entering law school but is advised a boarding place nearer to the medical school. The exchange implies the son may study medicine instead of law based on location.
A playful exchange shows a couple negotiating affection with cheerful banter. She presses for a longer commitment while he reassures with repeated vows and puzzling questions about time and love.
Dialogue shows Jinks praising friends who help him quickly find new work to spare him borrowing money. Winks questions the idea, while Jinks asserts friends always search for new jobs when he loses one.
A Hudson Register quip recalls a man who once desired the earth then woke from a dream of ownership. He imagined the assessor’s visit and groaned, realizing he no longer wants the earth. The brief reflects a wry counties vignette on ambition and hindsight.
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