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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1908
Page
6
A parade of visits and travel anecdotes fills this column. residents from Tipton Anderson and Indianapolis reunite with relatives while weddings and births mark festive moments. church notices, meetings, and a few legal items accompany short reports on a fire scare, rail litigation, and upcoming bazaars.
The article notes Germany’s long tradition of Christmas novelties with gingerbread sculptures and humorous cake decorations. Bavarian scenes, Munich waitresses, and saluting soldiers appear as lifelike edible figures. German authorities support toymaking by importing diverse toys for market insight. Mechanical toys replace wooden animals, including a diving figure, a subsiding submarine, a Santos-Dumont airship, and a Gatling gun setup. Santa can still please the picky petitioner with these innovations.
Anthony Scheidler, a Milhousen businessman living in Millhausen, died at his home Tuesday afternoon after a short illness. He was the brother of George Scheidler, newly elected trustee of Marion township. Funeral services are at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Millhausen at 9 this morning.
Mrs W J Hill and daughter Miss Lillian and Mrs Charles Zoller Jr hosted a large afternoon party at the Hill home on East Main Street. Music flowers and luncheon were enjoyed by many Greensburg women in attendance. In the receiving line was Mrs Jennie Jamison Kurtz of Indianapolis visiting Mrs Zoller.
Mrs McRaney of Prentiss Mississippi says three months bedridden with kidney and bladder trouble improved after taking Foley's Kidney Remedy. She reports two bottles made her feel like a new person and urges other suffering women to try the remedy. Signed J H Batterton.
At the regular meeting Tuesday evening Pequannock Tribe No. 185 I O R M elected officers: Prophet William Mann Sachem G O Barnard Senior Sagamore Fred Styers Junior Sagamore George Jackson Keeper of Records William Snell Collector of Wampum Lige Porter Trustee Link Beeson Host W A Lawson District Deputy Great Sachem James Duncan.
Farmer W A Floyd on Rural Route 2 Ga says Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured two severe sores on his hand and leg. He would mortgage the farm to obtain it. The product sells for 25 cents at F M Henry Co. drugstore.
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