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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1905
Page
4
The notice lists subscription terms dated Friday December 22 1905. One year in the county costs 1.00 and one year out of the county costs 1.25 with an in advance option possibly required. The fragment notes a rate of 1.5 cents per something and a reference to pall in advance.
Evansville announces the Sixth Annual Indiana Retail Merchants Association convention to convene January 16 17 18 1908 at the Fort Wayne Commercial Club. Delegates invited. rate tickets 1 sare plus 25 cents. rail travel arrangements and early per capita tax payment urged. The event aims to counter Chicago parcel post influence and address state legislative issues.
Hartsville scenes report visits by Orval Padgett and wife of Indianapolis and others to relatives in town. Christmas tree and church entertainment at the Christian church deemed a complete success. Local visits include Ed Thorpe of Rushville and Dr C B Beek of Patriot. Florida? No. Foley’s Honey and Tar advertised by Magee’s Pharmacy.
A Friday social at the G A R post hall drawn a large Greensburg audience. Capt W M Bruner chaired with W W Dixon Monroe Marsh G W Mewrer and W R C ladies assisting. Out of town guests Adjutant General J M Neely and Mrs E K McLaughlin were warmly received and gave addresses and songs. The program featured patriotic talks by Mrs E J Crisler, noted for flag salute and drill efforts, and a sequence of readings solos and musical numbers highlighting patriotism in schools and community.
Mary Gertrude Bowman born in 1806 in Hanover Germany celebrated her 100th birthday near Knochsburg Indiana. She sailed to America in 1841 with Henry Theising and three children after a fourteen week Atlantic voyage. Now living in Enochsburg with descendants, she remains mentally sharp and hopes to reach 100 with good health.
Carl Trimble visited his mother and sister in Indiana after arriving in St Paul the previous week. Many townsfolk travelled to Indianapolis for holidays and health visits while others stayed local. A revival in two churches sparked activity as road supervisor Ben Pugh won a third term at Saturday’s election.
The first annual Indiana Society of Chicago banquet in the Auditorium Hotel drew 375 Chicago Hoosiers and Indiana visitors. Judge Joseph H. Defress acted as toastmaster as speakers including Charles Miller George Ade John T. McCutcheon and A J Beveridge lauded Indiana's growing glory and notable natives and residents in Chicago society.
C F Collier of Cherokee Indiana writes that his kidneys were nearly failing his back ached and he felt depression. After using Electric Bitters he was restored to perfect health and recommends the tonic for weak kidneys liver or stomach. Sold by J H Batterton for 50 cents.
A New York Press anecdote tells of a forgetful clergyman who locked himself out. His neighbor helps by crawling through a second story window in the rain to unlock the door, revealing the irony of a man who forgets his key despite diligence elsewhere.
A Kansas City court transcript shows a witness describing a horse's condition with broken phrases. The lawyer probes for disease and symptoms, but the witness repeats that the horse was simply ailin. The exchange ends with the laughable notion that a horse’s status was unclear due to dialect and miscommunication.
A fragment from the Chicago News notes a couple quarreling over three pairs of ashes found in their yard. The wife complains while the husband jokes that they are reverently the ashes of the departed in a brief, humorous exchange.
A garbled quotation frames a misread remark about widows and a staged appeal. The speaker, Mr Starlate, laments a tiresome tale while discussing a women aged widows organization and a Philadelphia Ledger reference.
A quip shows Mar and Mr. Erastus Pinkley debating honesty and determination. The editor and a Chicago Tribune contributor discuss writing thoughts on fly paper as a method to capture fleeting fancies.
A brief Yonkers Statesman quip features Bacon noting a man named Egbert is always on the wrong side of a question. Bacon replies he has known him twenty years and never seen him think the same way as him.
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