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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1923
Page
7
Market notes show cattle receipts around 600 head with a weak tone and calves at 9 to 11 dollars. Hog receipts near 6,000 with good and choice prices around 7.50 to 7.80 per cwt. Sheep receipts about 3,500 with prices 3.50 to 5.50. Grain prices list corn No 2 white about 795, oats No 2 white around 40, hay steady. various poultry and eggs quoted for packing stock hens ducks broilers and turkeys with mixed prices.
Sunday school begins at 9 30 a m with O M Martin as superintendent. No preaching Lettice. Children’s Day exercises at 7 30 p m. All invited.
Indiana detours are posted with standard signs by the state highway commission. Williams says drivers should follow detour arrows to avoid construction and repairs. Outstate motorists praised Indiana roads after the speedway classsic, and plans to expand roads aim to boost industry and agriculture in three years.
Bernard Snyder was taken into custody in Cincinnati today by deputy Ira Hutchinson and brought here to answer a failure to support child charge filed by his ex wife. Judge Craic fined Snyder ten dollars and sentenced him to six months in jail, suspended on promise to pay by the 15th.
The Baptist church will hold a business meeting at the church this evening after the prayer meeting at 7 36. The subject for prayer is What did Jesus say about children. The church choir will practice immediately after this service.
John A. McCoy of Fugit township near Mt. Carmel sold nineteen head of fat steers yesterday for the top price of $10.12 and a half to Sam Ardery. The cattle were loaded today and described as fine ones.
The passage comments on Henry Ford purchasing a glass factory and hints he may use it to craft a glass framed small truck. It contrasts enthusiasm for future riches with concerns about insurance and safety as old readers note risks.
The quoted groom praises biscuits at home meal. The rabbits speak of being saved by a hare. A street-car crash headline appears. A phrase questions electric light, then a reflection on honesty and praise. A small town values its refreshments committee.
A speaker challenges new graduates by saying a college man studies Greek and ancient philosophy for four years yet returns home to work in his father's grocery store. The remark contrasts idealized intellectual pursuit with practical family work and raises questions about degree value.
A MCClure Newspaper Syndicate poem urges readers to dare to be true to themselves. It argues that walking upright in any condition earns more respect than pretended charm or veneer. The verse appeals to rich and poor alike, claiming inner truth outshines visible displays.
William A Louden of Shelbyville died Sunday aged 69. Funeral held in Shelbyville yesterday. He was brother to John Louden of this city and survived by a widow three sisters Mrs Samuel S Carson Mrs James Hilligoss of Shelbyville Mrs Zora Bowyer of Indianapolis and a brother Charles Louden of Rome Ga.
The Juniors of the YMCA will hike Thursday morning, leaving the Y at 8 o'clock. They ask boys to bring plenty of cats, at least some cooked for the hike, and invite friends over ten who will submit to supervision by Y Secretary Turner to join in line.
Forty wild deer wander the Nyack residential streets feeding on lawns and flower beds. Heavy snows in the hills are believed to drive the animals down toward the town, with the note that Nyack is about forty four minutes from Broadway.
Fragmentary note from Philadelphia Ledger mocks summer travel deals and questions the value of vacations versus staying home, hinting at low quality trips and skeptical buyers.
The article notes a decline in voyeuristic behavior as living patterns change with safer, private porches. It observes fewer instances of peeking and a cultural shift toward modesty and discretion.
Arch I. Thompson and wife transfer property in Adams to Justus G. Guthrie and wife for 1500 dollars. R. A. McCoy sells residence on East Washington to Malvin Martin for 4000 dollars. Marvin Martin sells residence on South Michigan to Katherine Von Burg for 3000 dollars. Eliza E. Covert transfers residence on East Washington to Will Schorling for 4500 dollars. Wanted help by salary offers for hosiery direct sales at International Mills Norris Town Pa.
A reflections on how isolation stifles creative thought and how the world’s apparent wisdom fades without strong public oratory. The piece argues reverence for rhetoric is waning, shaping perception of progress and discourse.
One consolation from the weather note is that longer skirts will hinder mosquitoes, making their season less easy for biting. The remark frames style and insects in a light, local tone for a brief newspaper item.
Tennessee electric railway manager quotes a letter threatening the gum on his spare trousers. The note targets a "simpering" woman who sat on the seat last Thursday evening and asks her to visit the office in the town building to reclaim the gum or trousers if needed.
A solitary reflection notes humans possess reason and a drive to pursue actions reason warns against, highlighting the tension between intellect and impulse in moral behavior.
S. R. Miles was reappointed county agent by a narrow 8 to 7 vote in Bartholomew County. The deciding ballot came from County Superintendent Samuel Sharp. opposition to Miles was not personal but on the office’s necessity.
Funeral services for John D. Hendricks will be held Friday afternoon at two o'clock at the Home Liatony Indiana.
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