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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1908
Page
5
Sir Oliver Lodge argues that the body is a worn instrument and death ends only its material grouping. Consciousness and love endure, with immortality supported by telepathy and spiritual manifestations. He urges science to explore religion and asserts Creator’s plans cannot be thwarted.
Decatur County Poultry Association wraps its exhibition despite poor weather. Wesley Lanius and Wesley Lanius with multiple awards lead in classes such as Pit Game and Black Langshan. Prizes also go to J W Eiseman Clemens and others across Barred Plymouth Rock White Wyandotte White Leghorn and Rhode Island Reds divisions.
Postmaster General Meyer states the parcels post proposal will bar mail order firms from using rural routes to distribute goods. He notes such firms rely on low selling costs and agents, and that prohibiting routes would aid local retailers and patrons. The Shelbyville Republican cites department recommendations and the Post Office annual report.
A prominent London physician argues against a future diet of entirely concentrated foods. He warns such meals would irritate the digestive organs exhaust gastric secretions and risk starvation. He favors normal meals with moderate bulk and notes soup as a well designed first course and that water content must be managed to allow proper cooking and eating.
Jasper W. LaGrange announced the acceptance of the Hanover College presidency by W A Millis, Crawfordsville city schools superintendent. The board reports minor conditions met and notes Millis comes with strong endorsements from Purdue leaders, I U officials, and other educators for his work in small college education and the new Wabash department of education.
The piece notes that aging grants the rare right to offer advice instead of seeking it. It jokes that a fifty year old man would fear advice from his wife, and a man over forty would ignore a woman’s counsel, per London Ladies' Field.
Mrs A C Williams of Bac Kentucky credits Dr King’s New Discovery with curing a grave lung cough after doctors failed. She says the medicine restored health, added fifty eight pounds, and prevented pneumonia. Sold with guarantee at F M Henry Co drug store 50 cents and 1 dollar trial bottle free.
License clerk advises the applicant to pause and consider before applying for a marriage license. The scene emphasizes thoughtful preparation and weighing the commitment.
The Columbus Republican satirizes Hon. William J. Beck with a soap-shot cartoon showing him delivering a flowery speech. It notes Beck’s talent to captivate audiences with eloquence and wit, his work as a lawyer, past city leadership, and ambitions to represent Bartholomew and Decatur counties in the Indiana General Assembly while finding time to write poetry or shoot quail.
The Rising Sun Recorder denounces the transfer of Mrs Eddy, founder of Christian Science, with guards and a special train to a Brookline mansion near Boston. It notes the mansion’s $100,000 fitting out and accuses believers of funding a travesty that turns people away from Christianity.
Dr J B Kinsinger an Osteopathic Physician lists medical philosophy and credentials promising relief after failed old methods. He notes graduate status from American School of Osteopathy Kirksville Missouri and offers free consultation with a Tuesday and Saturday office hours from 9 to 4 in Greensburg Indiana, phone 433.
Will J. Hayner of Burley Colorado Bulletin reports his wife suffered weeks of coughing and sleepless nights for years. After trying remedies, a friend advised Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. three doses cured the cough and it has not returned. Batterton's drug store sells the remedy.
Sunday School Chronicle notes experts cite average ages for first and greatest works across disciplines. Artists show 13.8 early start, 28 first great work, 46.7 peak. poets 15.6, 27.8, 43.9. philosophers 17.6, 32.1, 47.7, with death around 60s to 66.3. Comfort offered for middle life.
A constable accuses a man of burglary after arrest during a quiet moment. The man testifies he was minding his own business when seized by the coat collar and threatened with a truncheon to accompany the officer to the station. The exchange unfolds in court with sharp questioning.
A local ad offers sale prices for fences at cost for sixty days. Perfect farm fence, 58 inch at 324 cents, 48 inch at 28 cents, 26 inch at 19 cents with other sizes in proportion. SPILMAN & BONNER.
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