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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1909
Page
4
A civic appeal urges residents to support local business and community institutions. The note invites pride in the old town, promotes home merchants, and calls for positive citizen engagement amid questions about the Y.M.C.A. and the hospital.
A 1911 projection notes Greensburg may reach a population of about 10 000. Officials and planners aim to guide growth, with expectations tied to local industry expansion and housing development. Local authorities stress accuracy amid shifting migration patterns.
A tense note describes widespread hesitation and retreat as supporters press for action while opponents recoil. The piece notes mounting pressure on leaders and signs of planned delays amid uncertain outcomes.
The note praises local churches and ministers and calls Greensburg to attract a factory. It reflects on town character and asks what kind of town they would be if all citizens were like the speaker.
Greensburg will furnish a large set of speakers for Decoration Day services this year. The town organizers arrange for sound amplification to honor veterans and local participants, aiming to enhance the commemorations across the ceremony.
There is nothing wrong with local industrial conditions but we need to wake up and make them better. There is certainly room for improvement.
June 14 marks Flag Day and the 113th anniversary of Congress adopting the starry banner as the nation’s emblem. It is fitting to observe the day generally and with proper respect.
Greensburg stands as a top lodge town of its size in Hoosierdam with thriving chapters of all major fraternal organizations. The piece praises the community spirit and the helping hand of fraternity.
The excerpt notes corn and wheat prices soaring, likening farmers to feeling their oats during June. It contrasts the panics of 1907 1909 with those of 1894 1896, highlighting differing economic strains.
In the Senate the progressive Republicans push for an honest and fair tariff revision. Senator Beveridge leads the effort, a matter of state pride.
E. J. Pennington, reared in Saltcreek township, arrives from Europe with the Aerial Transit Company boasting a capital of 50 million dollars. The claims include a 1,250 foot long ship and 40 mph speed for 9,000 miles. Critics warn that the venture may be more hot air than substance and many former investors may be reluctant to discuss their losses.
The record recalls Cincinnati men visiting Greensburg in 1864 seeking a small tract for a furniture factory but receiving no encouragement. Their request could have altered Greensburg to a 14 000 population city rather than its smaller size today.
The county assessor released 1909 figures showing Greensburg with a significant loss of fifty three thousand dollars, while the county as a whole gains 303,325. Township totals list gains and losses across Washington Adams Clinton Sand Creek and Marion with corporations such as Westport and Millhousen noted in the figures.
A congressional prosperity speech lauds South Carolina’s output in cotton, cattle, mules, hogs, and dairy, imagining vast volumes such as a cotton sheet covering America and Europe and a single hog digging the Panama Canal, all used to illustrate regional abundance.
Walter E Clark is named governor designate of Alaska by President Taft awaiting Senate confirmation and September start. He has long served as a Washington correspondent for major papers and is a Connecticut resident with Northwest experience and Alaska knowledge cited for the appointment.
A Dexter Kentucky reader reports his father suffered kidney and bladder trouble believed to be enlarged prostate. After starting Foley's Kidney Remedy the first bottle eased symptoms and the second bottle ended the trouble, avoiding risky operation due to age.
Kaietur fall on the Potari river in British Guiana drops 741 feet, nearly five times Niagara and about twice Victoria falls. The river at the fall is 350 feet wide, widening to 400 feet in the rainy season.
John Hays Hammond, mining engineer, says he would accept the minister to China but family interests require declining. He cites long residence abroad as unsuitable now for his children’s education and wellbeing. Mrs. Hammond, Natalie Harris, recalls their rugged early years including her survival of ambushes during mining work in Sonora.
The formation of a major dry goods merger creates the United Dry Goods Companies. Led by John Claflin of H B Claflin, with Morgan financing, the group aims to control vast department store holdings. It plans to acquire 8.65 million of the Associated Merchants' 17.25 million capital, with a total capital of 51 million dollars.
The advertisement claims Peruna restores appetite and digestion by addressing catarrh. It asserts catarrh as a common cause of appetite loss and lists universal testimony from civilized regions. It warns against using stimulants and promotes Peruna as the proper remedy.
Letters from readers claim Peruna cured torpid liver and stomach trouble easing complexion fatigue and misery. Additional notes praise relief from dysentery cough and chronic catarrh with several reporting full cures after multiple bottles.
Stomach and Liver Tablets claim remarkable cures for stomach troubles. One man who spent over two thousand dollars on medicines was cured by a few boxes of these tablets. Price 25 cents. Samples free at all druggists.
The I C Traction Line lists daily train departures with arrivals from 5:35 to 11:35 p m and 1:07 a m, including an EXPRESS for delivery at station 115 and a Greensburg Express to Shelbyville. Freight trains depart at 7 30 a m and 5 30 p m. Phone New 600.
Union officials announce new time cards go into effect Sunday May 30 1900 across departments. Workers adjust schedules as caps and shifts align with the revised hours.
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