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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1901
Page
7
Greensburg lists prices paid by area merchants for common goods including butter at 5 per pound, eggs at 12 per dozen, chickens at 8 cents per pound, corn at 2 cents, wheat at 69 cents per bushel, oats at 26 cents, and hogs at 22 cents per pound, totaling 455.65.
Mrs William Davis in frail health. John Doles tests a riding cultivator. George Moor from Zetts visits. some farmers plant corn again. Webster Helmes progresses. Robbins residence noted. John Stapp of Tatkee visits sister Mrs J G Davie. Robison Davis ship stock Greensburg to Cincinnati. C C Robbins hogs sold in Indianapolis. Independent Telephone Co puts boxes in stockholders' homes. Mrs Elmer Douglass and nephew Criszie Wallace visit north of town. George T Davis and daughter Hannah, and W Holmes visit William Davis home. Philip Smith and wife Clnt Smith visit from Frankfort. sister Mrs Clint Utter of Hope visits. Miss D R Lytle and sister from Hope in town. Children's Day at M E and Christian churches praised. Corporal William Morrison returns from the Philippines as enlistment ends. Harteville commencement set for next Monday night June 17 in public square. Porter brothers provide music and tent from Flat Rock. William Woodard of Beacatur writes of Foley’s Kidney Cure curing his kidney disease. Alexander & Co. MD
A rousing Victorian style passage extols life’s vigor and contrasts existence with living. It lauds Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a medicine that strengthens the whole system bringing vitality and well being to weak and run down readers. It argues the tonic helps one meet daily duties with energy and improves overall health.
Movements include Ella Clemons leaving for Indianapolis on Monday Dock Dement and wife passage through town Tuesday and visits by Henry Zeigler and daughter Ora and Spencer Clemons and Edgar Dean beginning work with a crusher Wednesday Mrs Dave Ghidewell and daughter visiting kin near Rush county Saturday and Sunday Mrs Adam Sample returning from Westport Saturday John Land and daughter Ella Wells and son from Shelbyville visiting Tuesday and Wednesday An ice cream and strawberry festival for the church set for Saturday evening Everyone invited An advertisement from Blanchard New York touts Foley's Kidney Cure after five years of kidney trouble.
Harteville reports whooping cough in the area. Greensburg schools held a picnic at Anderson's Falls on Tuesday. Joseph Vielay is beautifying his home with a fresh paint job. Miss Ethel Stout of Greensburg visits Miss Mae Graham. Miss Elizabeth Howe of Rugby spent Sunday with Miss Nellie Smith. Charles Smith of Columbus was also mentioned in the weekend notes.
Miss Pearl Hart stays with Ber rit Dorsey. Mr Spurgeon of Williamstown visited Mr Maudlin. Walter Stewart and wife with George Smiley. Miss Alice Arnold visiting Aunt Mrs Jennie Smiley. Mahala Miers and Nevada Minor spent Tuesday in Hope. Frank Kean and Jim Conk business trip to Indianapolis. Barney and Hope played ball at Hope, score 6 to 2 for Burney. Children’s Day at M E church June 29. Mrs Felix Gartin seriously ill at daughter Mrs Annie Robbins in Horace.
Newpoint residents include Dr Jerman rebuilding his summer kitchen and Ida Newman visiting from Ballstown. Prof J A Fisher called on friends Friday night while Q P Grow repapered a house owned by R G Adama. Theo Dickerson of New Era attended, Loyd and family visited Wm Wolford near Gaynorsville, and Ed Eaton bought Wm Becraft’s property near East End school. The new marshal urged street work and H W Jenkins moved into town. Children’s Day at the Christian church drew a large crowd. Mrs Flo Elder returned from Greensburg and R F Carr joined the school board replacing Dr Herman. James Green, recently mustered out in the Philippines, is back with friends and not impressed by life there.
The ad proclaims Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the best healing remedy for cuts corns burns bruises eruptions and more. It offers an infallible pile cure and sells at 25 cents per eight box at Grover and Bonner's.
Railroad timetable changes and special round trips listed from Greensburg Indiana with June events. Alumni reunion in Bloomington, Big Four excess carriage fee, baggage storage, and multiple round trips to Buffalo Fort Wayne Columbus Cincinnati with specific sale dates and return limits. Additional notes include Indiana music teachers convention and Epworth League gathering with regional travel rates.
Union. Orville Garrett and Maud Doggett spent Sunday at Downeyville. Farmers are busy with their corn crops for harvest. Hurra for Splinter claims a bean, while excitement builds for a dance and an ice cream festival this Saturday. Mrs James Milligan is improving and visited her son in Downeyville on Sunday.
A vintage advertisement urges readers to collect a day old urine sample to test for sediment cloudiness or foul odor signaling kidney trouble. It promotes Seve ns from Fern Bank Chemical Co in Fern Bank Ohio and Talbott Moss as agents offering a free test.
Adama residents note Alice Fidler at home with parents and others visit Greensburg. Mrs Ida Wray of Greensburg joins friends here for the Milford festival. Mrs Josephine Pavy travels to Indianapolis to be with her daughter. H Myers family near here visit George Walker household. Grief follows the fatal accident of Harry Glass who was struck by an eastbound freight and died Friday morning after being drawn under the wheels. Funeral services held at the M. church on Saturday afternoon.
Miss Anna Downey remains on the sick list while the Sunday school grows. Reports tell of visits by Minnie White Ruth White Nellie Robertson to Mable Roberts. The Ladies Aid met at Mrs Rose Shelhorns home. The Twentieth Century Farmers Club will meet at F E Shelhorn’s on June 19. Sherman Brown and wife started housekeeping at home with friends. Mrs Mollie Shelhorn suffers muscular rheumatism but is improving per Dr Parker. Revert Lines and her aunt Reni Trimble of St Paul visited L E Lines and his wife Wednesday. Greensburg W C T U and children picnicked at Rhoads grave Tuesday. Rev J C Colter preached last Sunday. next service Sunday June 23 at 3 pm. Master Walter Shelhorn had seventh birthday on Clifty banks Tuesday. A missionary tea at Miss Ethel Shelboro’s Friday June 21 with program on Work Among the Poor Mountain Whites and Foreign Missionary Workers. Ladies and children invited. mite boxes available.
An authority notes that oriental room or cozy corner decor need not cost a fortune, with affordable materials giving excellent Moorish style results. Draperies now simpler reduce dust traps, cotton fabrics clean easily, and artistic draping can match costlier materials. Lighting is key to a mellow effect.
Frances Campbell Jewett urges boys to select favorable books that build character. She advocates adventure true to life, history, invention, nature study, and poetry, warning against sensational under desk reading. Poetry inspires, and reading well-styled works like Longfellow deepens courage and moral clarity.
A stout unbroken straw bent at the thick end forms an acute angle and rests against the bottle side. By lifting the other end of the straw the bottle can be raised without breaking the straw, with easier action as the bend aligns nearer the bottle neck.
Readers are urged to subscribe to The Standard as renewal drives begin this month. The local paper advertises new delivery options, pricing tiers, and digital access to daily and weekly editions for residents and businesses.
A periodical feature advises working women to watch for backache lower limb pain and menstrual irregularities as signs of illness. It tells of a young woman cured by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after contacting the Lynn Massachusetts laboratory and says all ailing women may receive free guidance and help by writing today.
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