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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1902
Page
4
Local notice lists Luther D. Braden terms for county listings. One year in the county and one year out of the county. Advance payment required at 1.50. Indicates a financial listing with a $100 and 125 values referenced.
The Ohio Legislature met in a special session this week and will observe Labor Day next Monday. The action centers on urgent policy issues and potential bills slated for consideration.
Governor Taft states that the Filipinos given authority have shown themselves faithful to their trusts, expressing confidence in their governance and integrity amid colonial administration.
The selection of a queen for the oral parade 13 draws wide interest and promises an exciting contest with broad community involvement.
The Republicans propose to begin their campaign in Indiana on September 20 while the Democrats choose October 1 to launch theirs, marking the early start of the race.
Senator Hanna says compromise between mine owners and miners is impossible while miners refuse to arbitrate. He predicts a long fight as only one side is willing to negotiate.
A Winona preacher warned that gambling and drunkenness stem from home life not public upheaval. He stated anarchy starts in homes where boys are not taught to obey their parents.
A mimic naval war off Massachusetts last week drew the flower of the American Navy. A second large maneuver is planned for next winter in the Caribbean with fifty warships. Admiral Dewey will command and President Roosevelt is expected, marking the first time a president will leave the continent.
Statistics claim 3,000,000 men faced involuntary idleness under Democratic rule, while Republican leadership supposedly channels the economy toward jobs. The speaker notes this could be coincidence but argues the wage-camper would favor Republican prosperity over Democracy and disaster.
The St Louis Globe Democrat reports President Roosevelt calls for unity within the Republican Party nationwide including Texas where factional fights hurt the party. He argues jealousy and disagreements must be removed to avoid harming prospects even in potential Texas congressional contests.
The piece notes Southern defenders blame Northern capital for conditions while citing a Connecticut factory move south to cut costs via cheap labor and weak unions. It argues Southern legislators bear responsibility for lax labor laws, countering claims of moral cowardice and insisting policy is set by state lawmakers, not outsiders.
The Indianapolis Sentinel, a leading Democratic paper, labels Bryan and his free silver stance as foolish. It defends a bimetallist position, praises the Democratic platform for distancing from bourbonism, and rejects lessons from Populists and ex Republicans in response to Bryan's criticisms.
The Rockville Republican argues the Republican party is a debt paying party and should receive credit for steadily reducing Indiana's state debt. It says Democrats would have paid the debt if kept in power, but Republicans now govern and must be credited for fiscal responsibility and repayment.
Henry B Sherman Republican nominee for the Decatur county Legislature visits Jefferson county with veteran friends. He expects election and will speak at the Middlefork meeting this week. Practicing lawyer, he also occasionally serves as a Christian minister.
United States Geological Survey conducts economic studies east of the Mississippi in the first district of southwestern Indiana. The project maps nearly 1000 square miles including Pike, Gibson, Vanderburgh, Warrick, Spencer and Dubois counties and traces the big Petersville coal vein from White River to Ohio.
An Australian newspaper highlights electoral rolls showing a drop in male voters from 88 640 to 76 767 over about three years while female voters rise from 68 375 to 71 632. In three main metro districts men fall to 30 434 and women reach 82 801, suggesting growing female civic participation.
The Chicago Record Herald notes the American apple crop of 1900 valued at about 430 million dollars, surpassing most cereals and dwarfing cotton and oats. It highlights cider, jellies, pies, and perils of theft while praising apples as the nation’s best fruit and a staple in daily life.
Salem Indiana post office ordered the ban on Salem papers and advertising matter for the Salem fair that advertised a rubber tired buggy raffle. Tickets promised a chance to win the prize, a scheme common in the region. The law prohibits advertising raffles by mail, risking refusal of mail admission for the paper.
The Brookville American contends currency reform critics push an endless motion notion. the currency is fine, people use it, and the nation advances. It contrasts this view with the Indianapolis Sentinel's portrayal of reform as flawed.
Dr. W W Snyder reports a street fair rest room run by Carson Mission Boys Club at Freeman Block South Broadway with ten cent article checks fifteen cent family tables five cent hourly easy chairs and proceeds fund winter work. Milroy Circuit in Indiana Conference hosts reunion of five churches and thirteen ministers with long memories and a lavish table for over two hundred seventy five attendees. Crop reports show Rush county yields and high grain prices with 160 acre corn field near Greensburg expected to eighty bushels per acre and a note on avoiding waste.
The country editor stands as a distinctive American figure in a rural setting. The piece contrasts metropolitan newsroom training with the independence and local influence sought by country editors. It notes the desire for respected community status and the pride in owning a county seat or village newspaper.
Republicans of Adams Township will meet in mass convention on September 13 1902 at the school house to nominate the township ticket including two justices of the peace two constables three advisory board members four road supervisors one for each district All Republicans urged to attend W W Robertson John L Jackson Lew Bernard Committee Now is a good time to order your stationery.
The Saturday Evening Post extols the country editor as a breeding ground for future leaders and statesmen, noting many alumni have not completed formal apprenticeships yet gain insight into human nature and the arts of leadership amid ink stained printshop surroundings.
Information available from William Fleming at Greensburg public square. Listings include a 120 acre farm with 11 900 price and several other parcels priced 6 000 9 600. All farms described as well improved, tile drained, and level soil in Decatur county. Now is the time to subscribe to THE STANDARD.
Dr Chas H Utter of Panama Colombia recounts treating a 16 year old girl with severe dysentery. After failing remedies, he prescribed Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a last resort. Within eight hours she improved and by a week was completely well. For sale by Batterton.
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