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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1903
Page
8
The Lathrop Laundry extends cordial Christmas wishes to patrons and friends in its eleventh year. It notes a Hurricane Drying Room cutting work to 25 minutes and announces a new agency at The Pav on the square for out of town deliveries. The note closes with seasonal goodwill from Harry Emar, proprietor.
Westport appears to record residents and visitors, listing returns from travels to Clinton County and Indianapolis, attendance at funerals in Columbus and Moestaines Dar Maccnuis, and mentions of local visits. It notes Mrs. Battie Williams of Connersville as a guest with Foley’s Boneyard Tar endorsement.
War farmers seize snow advantage while others haul logs for J. B. Nicely toward Westport. Loris Paltz hauls spokes for Ed Doles from Swearing farm to Greenspurg. Joe Bowers and wife host their son Frank from Chicago. Will Wall moves into a new home north of St Dennis. Saw mill remains idle due to boiler issues. Joe Robbins contemplates move to Greensoare, J. E. Nicely buys G. W. Layton farm, and John Brannon returns from Madison with Jersey cattle.
Sam Jackson sold 44 Tennessee yearlings averaging 1 460 pounds and shipped them to Swift and Co Chicago. W Hamilton reported a war load of native horn cattle averaging 1 650 pounds billed to Liverpool. Which is which.
Adam Knorr offers reduced prices on felt boots rubbers and fancy slippers for men and ladies at East side square Greensburg with special discounts.
A Bennett home gathering near Adams featured games a Christmas lake tree and gifts with Walter Cory and Ed Shields among attendees. The next item notes a tonic advertisement and a Sandcreek township teachers institute at Lietts in 1903 with talks on morals discipline and Pestalozzi methods.
Police pursued reports of three mysterious men last Friday near Harry Woodfill and the Doles Spoke and Rim Factory yard. Witnesses described them carrying a spoke under a coat and planning to confront a target at the saloon near the big mill. No burglaries followed and no arrests were made. A reader from Barnhill Ohio notes long term heart trouble.
Samuel L. Jackson, a Kingston farmer, drove a 44 head herd through town last Saturday. The cattle averaged 1,460 pounds and sold for 4.25 each, totaling about 3,000 dollars to cover Christmas expenses. Also notes marriages, a medical claim, and local advertisements from Hope and Byesville.
The Time Card effective Sunday June 14 1902 shows eastern departures and arrivals for mail and express trains including Nos 34 36 46 16 4 18 1 11 19 29 37 438 and St Louis express with multiple accommodations and greensburg and greensburg-bound runs. Daily and daily except Sunday services noted.
The Stevenson building on Washington street in Indianapolis sold for £950,000, the largest single real estate transaction on record in the city. State Life Insurance Co. purchased the property and the transfer will take place in the first week of January.
Testimonies from Bentonville tied to Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption, coughs and colds claim remarkable relief after three years of bronchitis. A customer from Bentonville writes of full recovery after using several bottles, with trial and full sizes offered by Grover and Donner.
Notice lists Sumner W Lowe of Washington Township James A Meek of Clinton Township and Charles H Reed as trustees detailing days and places for conducting township business at residences and offices with emphasis on school and road matters and weekly schedules.
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