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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1908
Page
6
Miss Hazel Palmer visits Nida Gilbert while Roll Adams Jr spends Friday in Greensburg. Numerous residents from St Paul to Indianapolis visit family here and attend funerals, camps, and church services. A local editor criticizes a recent Hew Era piece, and a postgame reflection mentions team colors and crowd reactions.
The Milroy column reports Clyde Archey's fifty barrel cistern project Mrs N E Tompkins remains seriously ill at home and Enterprise Mills operates around the clock. Frank Scott visits from California and J M Farlow with Maud Lines take a ten day excursion. Public school work begins with Isgrigg Son as contractors Archibald Moons visits from Sardinia and his wife recently died of cancer.]]
Kingston notes indoors and outdoors with house work near completion for Mason Murphy. Local churchgoers attend Spring Hill service. Farm laborers report threshing near finish and morale up. Various residents visit relatives, travel to Greensburg Indianapolis and Cincinnati, and celebrate birthdays and gatherings through the week.
Mr. Grafton stays with his wife. John Conk goes to Indianapolis for work. Mr. Miller and wife from St. Paul visit relatives. Mrs Shaner from near St. Paul visits Kate Imlay. Mrs Edna Seal and son Pierce visit Greensburg. Miss Gladys and Wayne Miers spend Sunday at Charles Worland's. Clancy Cook and wife from Hope visit W J Grant. Merl Morris of Ohio visits grandmother Mrs C M Sanders. Roy Townsend and wife near St. Paul visit Arch Mercer. Local folks attend ice cream festival at Burney Saturday. Charley Jolliff and wife from Burney visit Isaac Wright and wife. Ed Shaner and family near St. Paul guests of Elmer Kanouse. Mrs. Anna Conk Moore visits Mrs. Tessie Harker at Burney. Clell Barnes and Grand ma Messenheimer dine with Mrs. Grafton. Dave Worland and family shop in Greensburg. Dora Mercer returns to Greensburg after visiting parents. Mrs Boeman and two children near Shelbyville and Morse and Herschel Garrell of St. Paul visit Mort Messenheimer.
Rev Clarence Stout of Upland preaches at the M E church Sunday morning. Mrs Frank Russell and Dollie of Indianapolis visit. William Brown and family from Columbus visit. Mrs William J Herron returns from Springfield Illinois. Hartsville hosts a large street fair and carnival August 4 5 6 7 8 with shows and entertainment. Sumner W Haynes Prohibition candidate for governor spoke here with The Clarion quartet from Indianapolis. The dope band performed music.
An advertisement touts Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup for cleansing and stimulating the bowels without irritation. It notes the product is sold by J. H. Batterton.
Four year old boy suffered a severe dysentery attack. Two doctors gave up hope. Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured him, and the claimant believes it saved his life. They recommend giving it with castor oil per directions. Sold at Batterton's Drug Store.
Residents report weather concerns and crop outlook with corn in poor condition. Tax work, threshing, and barnyard activity dominate, while social events include a Hartsville cream social andMt Pleasant basket dinners. Local families share farm yields and community happenings.
Cedar View Mississippi merchant B G Stewart promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills claiming customers get gold worth of relief for constipation malaria or biliousness. Sold under guarantee at F M Henry Co drug store for 25 cents.
Westport August 2 notes list Sunday school at 9 30 a m with possible sermon by Rev J H Meredith and services by Epworth League and Junior League. Mt Pleasant marks fiftieth anniversary with Dr Bovard preaching two sermons and Dr Don W Nichols delivering platform address at Westport Letts and Mt Pleasant.
Cassius McCain and Albert Bayless of Waldron quarrelled on an interurban car after returning from St Paul. Bayless alleged McCain owed fifty cents and attacked with a knife, cutting McCain’s hand. both received blackened eyes. They were separated before serious injury occurred.
Advertisement for Dr J B Kinsinger osteopathic physician based in Greensburg Indiana. Claims old methods fail but true osteopathy helps. States graduate of American School of Osteopathy Kirksville Missouri. Office in Hamilton Block Greensburg hours 9 to 4 Tuesdays and Saturdays consultation free and phone number 433.
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