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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1914
Page
4
A lively Decatur County Republican convention energized the party with old-time spirit and calls to mobilize for the election. Supporters praised the organizing effort and urged members to vote to advance the ticket.
The Progressive party is having its printing completed at the Littl Tammany office, indicating coordinated campaign material production.
The G O P invites all voters to unite with them to defeat their ancient enemy the Democrat party, seen as a menace to business interests of the country.
Homer Rodeheaver, chorister for Billy Sunday, must surrender 20000 dollars for heart balm to Miss Georgia Jay of Chicago whom he jilted. He has earned about 100 dollars a week plus expenses for years.
The English government declares a hard line against suffragettes in hunger strikes. Prison policy will no longer feed them, a move framed as coercive to curb protests and force a change in tactics.
President Wilson argues that the current business downturn is only psychological while about half a million men remain out of work. He dismisses philosophical discussions as unhelpful to those who once had jobs and now do not.
The April foreign commerce report shows imports up eleven million dollars and exports down eleven million dollars. The change signals a rapidly narrowing favorable balance of trade, prompting calls to return to the Americano policy of protection.
The Decatur county Republican ticket is named for the upcoming November election. The speaker urges all voters to unite against the current city and county political figures, calling for strong support to remove them from power.
The piece notes progressive activists fading from Iowa Pennsylvania and Indiana returns. It claims they are returning to the Republican fold where they belong and that some say they are gaining in wisdom as they shift affiliations.
The letter denies claims that Doc Rucker bows to Little Tam many dictating GOP policy in the county. It argues such talk would mirror the influence of Virg Alexander, the road boss from Millhousen, who holds Rucker’s party in a chokehold.
On the eve of his departure for Spain Theodore Roosevelt outlined his tariff position. He cited widespread public anxiety and poverty, noting no reduction in the cost of living and no progress on the trust question. He argued that tariff reductions have not solved these issues.
The passage notes worsening economic conditions threaten small businesses farmers and industrial workers as they all contribute to solutions amid jeopardy for commerce and livelihoods.
The writer warns that cotton and wool mills in the country are closing and imagines flags may be made in England. He recalls President Wilson's claim of buying socks in Scotland and decries the tariff drive, questioning national economic direction.
Ernest H. Wilson jokes about spelling gatekeepers as he notes a long running mix up in plant names. He explains wisteria and the related stewartia were misnamed from introduction and should reflect original forms, with spur.
Report from London describing blind pupils in England practicing a sound cricket game. A bell in the ball guides the bowler, the batsman times his strike by the bell, and runs by feel on a mat at the bowler’s end. Fielders must touch the ball to claim the out.
A London Chronicle excerpt argues time does not define poetry. Burns lines provoke debate on dialect and merit, concluding verses in powerfully terse form can lack poetry and read as rhetorical prose rather than art.
The article describes a belief among some Japanese that a magnificent underwater castle houses the queen of fishes. When it rises, fish tribes supposedly gather to pay homage. Futami fishermen once built giant canvas and bamboo fish towed through the sea in a colorful procession observed by large crowds.
The goose, an emblem of id iocy yet a wise, practical bird, is noted as among the first domesticated fowls. Homer mentions his geese about 1200 years before Christ, while Egyptian hieroglyphics show their centuries of taming.
A round shouldered man answers yes to preferring a typewriter to pen and ink. He says the device saves argument since the boss can hear the typewriter when he approaches and be sure work is being done.
The piece recalls Napoleon’s stance on Sabbath work, noting he did not force priests to absolve workers who choose to toil. He argued the nation did not overwork, favored letting people work without interruption, and doubted Sunday rest as beneficial, comparing past life’s demands to modern seven-day labor pressures.
Four Boer War soldiers from different regiments met by chance around a keg, each wearing a cut florin piece as a watch charm. In the heat of battle they lost touch, but recently reunited at a farewell dinner in Birmingham for a man going abroad, recognizing each other by the coins on their watch guards.
Dialog from a school concert recounts two boys discussing a cantata about sunshine storms and picnics. The speaker explains he is only in the first scene and that his role is to crow, illustrating a lighthearted rural theme.
Two five or six year old girls play church with dolls Mary refuses to wet her rag doll fearing its soul in danger Martha baptizes her water resistant doll while Mary proposes making her doll a Methodist so its son will be cleaned. Exchange.
The Daily Industrial News of Nome Alaska warns the walrus may soon vanish after a single season’s slaughter. A crew killed 723 walruses including 420 cows with calves, many fatally wounded and unrecovered. A full grown bull weighs a ton, and hunters prize skin oil ivory. Eskimos rely on the walrus for food fuel lights boats and leather.
The New York Medical Record asserts broad public health gains but urges individual duty. It says cooperation is essential for community health and that prevention is better than cure.
A 31 year old woman murdered her four children by drowning after receiving about twenty blows to the head from her husband. She showed no immediate disturbance and entirely forgot the murder, exhibiting total amnesia. Colorado authorities study radioactive minerals, claiming European springs can be duplicated there. They report fifteen springs with radio activity and over two hundred tested, seeking German expert help.
Export of large numbers of Roman snails to the United States has caused a Paris shortage. To curb demand, Romans are being grown locally and French farmers push the American trade for higher prices. Meanwhile shells filled with horseflesh cones are sold as genuine Romans in Paris restaurants.
A promotional notice urging families to keep Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy ready for summer use. It touts reliability and value, claims no superior product, and directs purchase through local dealers.
The Model Grocery positions itself as Decatur County’s headquarters for the grocery trade. It advertises buying country produce and paying cash or trade up to a set limit, inviting customers to try them once.
United States owns over 99 percent of Alaska which was bought for under two cents per acre. The territory’s development would require about ten thousand miles of railroad to spur growth and settlement.
William P. Coursen of Newton New Jersey declined to serve as justice of the peace after learning he had been elected by a single vote last November. He refused to assume the post despite the election result.
London report states Dr. Hans Beck of Berlin University argues a skull found in German East Africa indicates humans date to about 150,000 years ago. The claim reflects early 20th century paleoanthropology debates and naming of the find location.
Webb Wallace, town treasurer of Linden New Jersey, received a conscience money gift of 15 dollars by mail from Ithaca New York. The sender says he stole 10 dollars from a store 20 years ago and adds 6 dollars for interest.
A street conversation features a haberdasher boasting about changing local fashion from stiff-bosomed shirts to soft shirts. He flatly proclaims he’s the man who caused the trend among “country chaps” and young men. A witty jab follows referring to the wearer as “the guy that put the jay into negligee.”
Seven books sold for 227200 at the Hoe library sale. A Gutenberg Bible printed on vellum brought 50000, the highest price ever paid for a single book. Two Bibles were among the top sales.
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