This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1917
Page
4
A small postal notice from Groensburg Indiana marks the item as second class matter. It references the O d Reliable and Republican Pa Que year out of the county with a $125 amount mentioned.
A long article extols stores as miniature worlds serving communities by distributing goods, informing customers, and competing fairly while advertising news. It urges merchants to understand their products, rivals, and customer value to sustain interest and profits, linking strong advertising to civic unity and national effort. It notes wartime rebuilding and strengthening foreign-language groups for future Liberty Loan drives in the Seventh Federal Reserve District.
A fragmented relic quotes Mrny and Felix J. Strev kmiaggs discussing war and American leadership. It reflects wartime rhetoric on empire, peace, and national duty, mentioning Belgian origins and calls for enduring policies. The garbled text shows a period voice urging perseverance in conflict.
A defensible argument urging farmers to be included on all Federal and State labor boards. It stresses farmers as major employers and food producers, warns that labor issues affect nationwide prosperity, and calls for permanent farmer representation and broader commissions to reflect agricultural interests. Also reports a Peru dispatch noting Lt. Horst Nyce serving in France and praising allied officers, with reflections on life abroad and a mention of Y as a source of big treats.
Fragmentary notice from a Wednesday Daily page indicating a vote at a location on West Main Street regarding a governance or wage matter. Names and precise actions are unclear due to OCR corruption but reference a public decision event. The text preserves a list of entities and a voting context without clear dates or outcomes.
W D Cotton returns to work at Corbett Roche Co hardware after three weeks at home with an injured toe. Earlier James Tumilty suffered a broken ankle last summer. The firm again faces misfortune, but hope remains that the jinx has passed.
O D Hall of Dublin today purchased the Mrs Mary Shannon home on North Lincoln street. Hall is a fire insurance agent and real estate dealer, well recommended, and will move here with his family soon.
The writer thanks dear friends for flowers letters and cards sent during illness and for their kindness and support.
President Wilson asked Congress to declare war on Austria Hungary and Congress began organizing the war resolution. Senate and House foreign relations committees were slated to meet, with the measure likely to pass by Friday night. Some members want to include Turkey and Bulgaria, but administration leaders doubt that move.
In a packed Congress, the President declares no peace with Prussian autocracy and urges a relentless drive to victory. He emphasizes Austria as an obstacle to democracy, reiterates commitment of US resources, and foresees a postwar order based on mercy, justice, and reparations. He calls for a settlement only after German people accept just terms.
A partial OCR line shows a sequence of numbers and dollar figures including 18 47,460 22 38 6 15,726 00 and 575,986 US 321,284 21 363,546 2 40,871 51 1391 10. The text lacks clear context or readable entities to form a fuller report.
A. P. Powell & Son reported strong Ford sales since August with over one hundred touring and runabout cars sold in their first business year. The firm delivered three cars yesterday and expects more, building a substantial local auto trade and broad customer base.
Adams 1 0 O F lodge No 790 won fourth honors in a statewide Indiana contest for best attendance over three months. The award reflects strong turnout from the membership. Elected officers include A F Hier as N G, George Reed as W G, Rhodes as Treasurer, John D Walker as Financial Secretary, Lester Goff as Recording Secretary, and Newton Bennett and W B Wright as Trustees.
ANAMS D. W. Hazelrige departed this morning for Indianapolis Anderson Muncie and other points in the interest of the Butter-Wheat Company. Roeland Adkins of Indianapolis was the cuef of Ora Hart last Sunday. Several from here attended the fu-
Mrs Izora Riley Jones marked her eighty third birthday yesterday with a church morning service at Star Baptist. Longtime Christian church members hosted at her home and gave a liberal donation. Friends Lucretia Tanner and Emmons Seffer attended. Visitors included Mrs Bell Aldrich of Greensburg and Mrs George Stout and children from Indianapolis visiting John D Walker and family.
Leonard Nugent goes to Shelbyville for work while Dan Trisler visits his niece Myre. Ales Burns returns home near Franklin after visiting his mother. Nick Gross travels to Columbus. Meetings at Dark Corner end without accessions and spark local awakening. An 11 1/2 pound daughter born to Wilbert Thurston and wife, unnamed yet. Maurice Sims visits from Indianapolis for Thanksgiving before resuming college. Dennis Scott and Erva Scott’s son ill with pneumonia risk. Glen and Earl Burns return from Franklin after a week with grandma Jane Gross. Mrs Iserige helps with Edna Thurston’s housework. Ton Jolt passes through to Hartsville to see brother Will in poor health. Ray Sims suffers boils and eye trouble.
A collection of recipes for corn meal bread fudge and bran gems with instructions for batter, rising times, and baking. Also a note that John L. Stout and his family of Letts left for Chicago to attend the International stock show and visit his sister Mrs Frank Drahe and family.
Johnie Webb of Indianapolis spent Thanksgiving with his mother Mrs. Kate Webb. Fay Evans returned to Columbus after visiting her parents. Ray Ward of Hartsville was in town early in the week buying for. A large crowd noted a light in the far southwest Tuesday around 7 pm, believed by locals to be an airplane.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.