Local Notes and Visits From Downeyville Area
Downeyville residents J J Mathews and Ira Doggett visited friends here over the weekend. Al Kercheval bought a new riding corn plow. Mrs Tudicutt of Rush county visited J W Downey. Frank Deem of Greensburg hunted locally last week. Tom Matthews rented H Magee's stone quarry at Sandyhook. Dr Howard of St Paul looked for Democrats locally last week. Elmer Shelhorn killed a six and a half foot black snake. Charles Shelhorn, under doctor care four weeks, is able to go out again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Shelhorn
Greensburg Standard subscriber notice
The Greensburg Standard asks readers to check the date opposite their name to see if their subscription is paid. If any error is found, readers are asked to notify the paper as a courtesy.
Mortgage Exemption Opinion From Attorney General Taylor
Attorney General Taylor issues guidance to County Auditor H. B. Smith clarifying mortgage deduction for tax on realty. He states taxpayers may deduct mortgage indebtedness as of April 1 and that March serves to indicate mortgage timing, applying section one for debts incurred between March 1 and April 1.
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Taylor
H. B. Smith
Indianapolis Journal
Mall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement and Endorsements
One Hundred Dollars Reward offered for an uncured case of catarrh by Mall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney Co props Toledo QC. Endorsements from West Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin wholesale druggists Toledo OO O Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally targets blood and mucous surfaces. Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Testimonials free. Ball's Family Pills advertised as best.
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Mall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
West & Truax
The Value of a Cow and Market Changes
An 1890s reprint notes rising U S cow values from 21.77 to 31.60 per head, tied to tariffs. It cites Department of Agriculture figures and argues protection under Dingley Tariff boosts home demand and farm prosperity, contrasting with Cleveland era prices.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Cleveland
Norwich (Conn
Miss Maude Dickens Recovers With Foley's Honey and Tar
Parsons resident Miss Maude Dickens describes eight years of severe asthma with multiple attacks last year. She began using Foley's Honey and Tar and credits relief and renewed hope after years of illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
J. C. Bishop
Agnew, Mich
Pinia
Try Grain O a New Grain Based Coffee Substitute
Grain-O is a grain based drink marketed as a coffee substitute that children and adults can safely drink. It mimics mocha or java flavor, promises easy digestion, and sells for fifteen to twenty five cents per package at grocers.
Hoosier Schoolmaster author letter to cousin in Vevey Reveille
Dr Albert G Craig recalls writing the Hoosier Schoolmaster in ten weeks. He notes drafting a champion speller character and a spelling school scene that readers partly recognize. He mentions Jeems Phillips from childhood and discusses whether characters reflect real people, in a letter published in Vevay Reveille.
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Albert G. Craig
Hoosier
Jeems Phillips
Jim
Roxy
Edward Eggleston
Vevay Reveille
The Christ of the Passion Play Recalled in Oberammergau Casting
Ida Shaper Hexis visits Oberammergau and profiles key figures in the Passion Play cast. Johann Zwink reprises Judas with unchanged youthfulness, John of 1890 returns as the youth Jesus, and Anton Jiang Junior is hailed as the village Christ for 1900. A visitor notes the humble home of Anton and recalls his lifelong involvement. A separate testimonial praises Chamberlain's Pain Balm from Eric, Pa, as a cured rheumatic relief.
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Oberammergan
Ida Shaper Hexis
June
Ladies’ Home Journal
Judas
Johann Zwink
John
Anton Jiang
Anton
Jesus
Card of Thanks for Cham berlain’s Cough Remedy
Mrs. B Doty of Des Moines Iowa expresses lasting obligations and thanks to the Cham berlain’s Cough Remedy manufacturers for relief in coughs lung troubles and whooping cough after using the remedy with perfect satisfaction. Baterton Bros. carry the product for sale.
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Chamberlain
Doty
Des Moines
Iowa
Batterton Bros
Laws of Newspapers and Postal Payment Rules
The text outlines duties for newspaper recipients including payment responsibility for papers taken from the post office. It notes that if a reader orders discontinuation they must pay all arrears and the publisher may continue sending the paper and collect the full amount. The snippet ends with a reference to court decisions on returning newspapers.
When I am Dead. By the Late Judge Horace P. P. Biddle
The poem instructs modest mourning and a simple burial without pomp. It laments public markers and asks for a quiet interment, while urging acceptance of death’s final rest. The second part warns of kidney disease dangers and endorses early treatment with Foley's Kidney Cure.
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Bright
Foley
Alexander & Co
No. 34 Express and Accommodation Schedule Snippet
Timetable fragment shows No 34 Express with arrival and departure times for various accommodations and routes. It lists trains such as Mail, Knickerbocker, White City Special and Westbound connections with times ranging from early morning to late evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knickerbocker
White City
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Q& Jay
Incinnati
Downeyville
J.J. Mathews
J. W. Downey
Ira Doggett
al Kercheval
Elmer Shelhorn
The
Greensburg Standard
Greensburg, Indiana
Luther
Braden
aYat
Glen’s Falls, N. Y
F. A. Babcock
Eric
Horace PP
Biddle
Thad Rational Bank
Board OF Directors
Charles Zoller
Samuel A. Bonner
Louis Zoller A. Reiter
Walter W
Walter W. Bonner
Putnam Ewing
Godabas
Morgan L. Miers
Bonner
Citizens National Bank
Greensburg, Mnd
Wil Cumback
James
B. Lathrop
Louis E. Lathrop
Charles
W. Woodward
C. A
G. Rh. Fi
Lal
CW. Dé Mar
RS Salts Wks
West Bound
VALE
Greensburg
Southern Indiana Railway
A.M
P.M
Westport
Elizabethtown
Coeeer
Seymour
Bedford
Indian Springs
Odon
Annes
Elnora
Washington
Linton
A. M
P.M. A.M
Union
Monon
Big Four
Penna, E. &I
ILL, Cent
Central Passenger Association
H. H. Roseman
Indiana
Dice Phone No
Parsons
Tillson’s
Tillson
East Main Street Jeweler
Glement
West Main Street
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