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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1909
Page
4
Local public notice in Greensburg Indiana details Luther D Braden terms for a one year residence in and out of the county. Provisions include one-year terms, advance payment of 1.50, and pricing for single copies at 1.25. The notice is dated Friday June 18 1909.
W H Craiz of the Noblesville Ledger offers 2500 dollars to establish a YMCA in Noblesville. He notes 29 women and girl clubs with 500 members exist, but no amusements or organizations for boys or young men, urging attention to the boys’ future in club life.
Elbert Hubbard defines the master man as one who is master of himself and fit to lead others. He emphasizes industry, concentration, and self-confidence as habitual, healthful, and controlling forces shaping character and conduct.
A reflective note urges cheer amid storms and rain noting that hard days deepen beauty and uplift the spirit. It speaks of night and day, shadows and sunlight and the lark’s song with rainbow imagery. It invites readers to find meaning through adversity.
A drunk lawyer faced a judge who rebuked him as a disgrace to himself family the court and the profession. The attorney claimed the judge had given the first correct opinion he had ever known from the bench in fifteen years of practice.
An elderly man’s son from Dexter Kentucky reports his father suffered kidney and bladder issues diagnosed as enlarged prostate. After using Foley's Kidney Remedy, the first bottle relieved symptoms and a second bottle cured the trouble, avoiding surgery. Local post card views offered by J H Batterson.
A seven pound hand lifting electro magnet proves useful in iron and steel works for handling sheet iron steel plates and bulk items like tacks nails and bolts. It lifts ten to fifteen times its weight on 110 volt circuits with a top mounted push button. It cleans chips borings and drops and picks up iron from liquids.
The old shoe custom signified parental authority over the bride. German and Anglo Saxon rites involved shoes and the pillow or head touch to mark mastery. The wedding ring originated in Hebrew and Roman traditions as a symbol of power and loyalty, worn on the left ring finger. The wedding cake derives from a Roman cake of water and salt shared at contract signing.
A county citizen sues a neighbor for 10 000 dollars claiming a wife was hugged over a barbed wire fence. The piece playfully questions the value of such a hug across different barriers from barbed wire to no wire, then to an old man’s parlor, mocking the escalating absurdity.
A brief verse describes a butcher who spots a mail order sale and pays with the cash he earned from honest work. The grocer had settled his accounts, showing that local dealers who advertise attract buyers and settle up promptly.
A detailed list of county officers and deputies with salaries and expenses, including assessors and their deputies, janitors, farm staff, and various service providers. The record covers payments such as salaries, reimbursements, taxes refunded, and in kind supplies for the period, reflecting the county’s administrative spending and looming public notices.
The Boone County Sheriff’s Office records show saloon counts for 1907 and no saloons listed for 1908. The report outlines licensing, enforcement, and tally methods reflecting Prohibition era attitudes in Indiana.
George Wise confessed Monday morning to forging an eight dollar check drawn on the Citizen's National Bank for H. J. Moody. He previously bought forty cents of goods from J. W. Jackson on West Main street with the same check and received 7.60 in change. Jackson will not prosecute if the amount is made good.
The State Sunday School Convention will be held at Lafayette from June 2 to 24. All interested in Sunday schools are welcome. Rooms and meals cost twenty five cents each. Four churches will be used to accommodate the large gathering. A number of the best workers in the world will be on the programme. Every department and phase of work will be discussed.
Hon ex editor Dale Fluhart visits Bloomington to address the State Association Democratic Editors on the relation of editors to the Nickel Theater and the evils of the pass system. The June bride learns it is not always easy to dress up for a date on a husband's old clothes.
The U S Civil Service Commission announces an examination on Saturday June 26 in Metamora Indiana for the Peppertown Indiana Post Master position. Applicants must reside within the post office territory served. Application forms and full information available at the Peppertown post office.
William E Springer recovers from a surgical operation at Dr A P Roope's sanitarium and returns to his home in Elizabethtown on Friday morning, per the Columbus Republican.
The Root Juice Medicine Company of Fort Wayne Indiana reports heavy demand and rapid capacity growth as letters and orders flood in from across the United States. A local user, Joseph Simpson, credits three bottles with curing long standing stomach liver and kidney troubles.
A Mexican theater note from Teatro Principal in City of Mexico reports favorable user testimony for La Peruna. The writer from Columbus Ohio extols the remedy as the best tonic, boosting nerves after exhaustion and restoring vitality, noting pleasant taste.
This early nursing tip recommends Chamberlain's salve to soothe sore nipples after breastfeeding. Mothers are advised to wipe off the salve before feeding. The article notes nurses' use of the salve and lists it as sold by all druggists.
The I C Traction Line announces a daily timetable with 15 trips each way including an Express for delivery at station. Trains stop at all points west of Acton except Sundays. Greensburg Express serves Shelbyville only. Freight trains depart 7 30 a m and 5 30 p m. Phone new 600.
The new time card system was enacted and took effect on Sunday, May 30, 1900, marking a change in scheduling. Officials stated the reform would standardize hours and improve payroll accuracy across departments.
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