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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1901
Page
5
Prices from local merchants show butter at 13 cents per pound, eggs at 10 cents each, chickens at 8 cents per pound, wheats at about 66 cents per bushel, and coal near 26 cents. Milk and other goods appear with figures in the snippet, but exact terms are unclear.
The report lists visiting relatives Lena Buell from Indiana, Mrs W F Williams and daughter with James Barer family, and James Diltz and wife Pearl Ford among guests. A death occurred of Salesme Gbhandler at home near here on Saturday night, age 82 years 6 months likely at Dutch chapel service with interment in the local cemetery. An annual party by John J Jackson and others spent Sunday at Clifty near Milford with fine weather and plenty to eat.
A. O. Blanchard of West Cangor New York reports five years of kidney disease and says two bottles of Foleyte Kidney Cure from Alexander and Co. brought relief after other physicians failed.
Local society page lists visitors and residents at homes and events. Notables include Co. F Moore at Bloomington commencement and Greensburg guests Roy Kennedy and Roy Deniston with accompanying families. Jackson township held an opera house commencement with graduates Bertha Jordan Grace Cornell Roy McDowell Amy Gaston and others.
William Woodard of Decatur Iowa reports several years of kidney disease improved after using four one dollar bottles of Foley's Kidney Cure and recommends it to others with kidney trouble. Alexander & Co. ml
Newpoint Fred Woke transacted business in S Greensburg Wednesday. Mrs. Wullliam Moore of Batonville visited relatives Sunday. Ed Starks remodels his jewelry store with a glass front. Roy Wolfe expected home from Ft. Morgan Alabama around July first. Al Thomas and wife H W Jenkins and wife and John Mc Dermott attended the K of PB.
Sunday visits with Beal and Hilliard families. Rossburg club defeated locals 14 to 10. Public works and miles of pikes discussed. Commencement events held at Hope and Newbern. Elsie Mobley to Ethan Bay wed in June. School grads listed with performers and speakers. Community life includes socials, travel to Cincinnati, and a public square event.
Mechanicsbare reports corn crops look fine Gus Wintrow begins work for Samuel Adams Tuesday Henry Lange with wife and daughter passed through Sunday Henry Travis buys a new buggy last Wednesday George Lyons of Kingston visits friends Saturday Strawberry and ice cream festival drew crowds Saturday night A J Martin returns home from relatives west of Greensburg Clyde Barnard and James Taylor visit Newpoint friends Sunday Ed Huber and sisters Emma and Julia spend Sunday with John Starks and wife at Hickory Corper Mrs Dave Rutherford and daughters Hettie and Katie visit her mother here Saturday and Sunday
The Big Four Railroad announces timetable changes starting June 2 with an accommodation train test from Greensburg at 7:00 a.m. Round trips Greensburg to Buffalo and Cincinnati or Indianapolis operate June 23 with special trains and $1 round trips. Home-seekers rates apply to many northern western southern points, with sale dates and 21 day return windows. Additional fees include excess for baby carriages and baggage storage after 24 hours. Also listed are Knight of Honor meeting in Evansville June 30 and Indiana Music Teachers Convention in Terre Haute June 25-28 with specific sale dates and round-trip rates.
J Q Davidson and wife of Columbus visited their son Thomas E in Greensburg Tuesday and Wednesday. Court adjourned until this morning with Huffman vs Jackson on makeings prosecution set to come up. Dr W A Robison profile ad urged readers to profit from THE STANDARD. Several local residents attended the State Sunday school convention in Shelbyville. We report a fire in Burns block, minor loss, and injuries to Monto Wilson. Sunshine club gathering featured several solos and readings. Upcoming rail fare notices list Fourth of July 1901 specials, Oldenburg College commencement, and Cincinnati Christian Endeavor convention travel deals with Greensburg as origin.
Westport residents such as Edgar Puttorff heading to Danville for schooling James Davis returning from Purdue Frank Cornutt visiting Anderson relatives Mrs Mary Gartin hosting a St Louis visitor Frank Carder visiting Blanchester kin Grover Cornutt visiting Bedford uncle Everett Morris with a sling Amanda Hockersmith off to Milroy for summer Mrs John Davia visiting Kirkland Indiana Miss Gertrude Cann back from Sumner Illinois and Mrs Levi Whipple with family visiting William Bartee’s household The Sherman daughter from Iowa returns home Davie Hole comments on life with a girl and Lucy McDonald’s Indianapolis visit improving health under Dr Burroughs
Sam Fear and Ed Thurston report losing a horse each amid growing complaints of illness affecting the other horses. Observers describe horses growing stiff and dim eyed, appearing thoroughly knocked out as a prelude to danger.
Luella Carr hosts Nellie Case and Alma Johnson of Hartsville as guest. Bowling Green student Miss Mary Rherer returns home from college for a visit. Children’s Day drew a crowd from local area to Waynesburg. Farmers prep for a bountiful harvest as old wheat moves out. Hartaville visitors Ida Wertz T W Rominger and Uncle Sim Rhorer spent a Wednesday at Idlewild. Hope and Hartsville commencements drew neighborhood attendees. Light rain watered the ground while nearby lands faced near-flooding. Capt George Wright and wife hosted dinner with A F Vennor J W Smith and families and Captain Carr.
Horace Greeley left a blunt critique of his own handwriting after a telegram was sent from a New York hotel. He dozed in a barber chair while staff failed to read the dispatch, and upon waking exclaimed, What blamed idiot wrote this?
Hartsville resident Andrew J. Carter of Elwood called on friends Friday. Miss Filla Sugdon of Columbus visited Mrs. Lizzie Clapp Saturday. Rev J K Beam and granddaughter Laura Sims went to Columbus Thursday on business. John Wertz returned home after two weeks with son Prof Samuel Wert s of Columbus. Elder H H Neaslage of Shelbyville will preach in the Christian church on Sunday, June 380, after which meetings change to
In Mt Pleasant and nearby towns residents report a mare struck by lightning, with Clint Hedrick offered 125 dollars for the animal. Mrs Ollie Davis and daughter visited relatives in Columbus while others attended services, dinners, and a piano tuner visit. A horse epidemic and recent high school events are noted, with community members asking for remedies.
Edward Page Gaston notes that diplomacy hinges on social grace and dinner party skill. A minister’s sociability at foreign courts shapes a nation’s reputation and can influence international bargains, a factor central to selecting ambassadors in Washington.
The Philadelphia Record quotes two girls discussing romance noting that bold men may be more demonstrative in affection yet a girl should not judge a lover by his sighs, offering a cautious, lighthearted take on romance.
A brief exchange shows two lawyers debating a result where one claims success by securing fees rather than the client’s victory. The dialogue highlights the legal profession and fee outcomes rather than a trial win.
Readers are urged to subscribe to The Standard as the current campaign starts. The appeal highlights access to exclusive reporting, local news coverage, and special features for paid subscribers. Subscribe to support newsroom operations and receive regular updates.
A quotation from the Saturday Evening Post notes that decades bring shorter hours to laborers yet those seeking success must ignore time limits, implying perseverance over conventional work hours. The line emphasizes personal drive over routine schedules.
The historian notes that Adam de la Hale, a troubadour, authored what is described as the world’s first comic opera in 1240 A. D. highlighting early medieval musical drama and literary invention by a notable minstrel.
A Victorian style testimonial claims men cannot grasp women’s troubles and that full information to a family physician is hard to obtain. Mrs Chappell of Grant Park NL shares she cured ovarian inflammation with Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and urges suffering women to write to Lydia Pinkham’s Laboratory in Lynn Massachusetts for guidance.
Baltimore American reports on superstition among educated women who read classics and dreambooks alike. Despite literacy and polish, some consult dreamguides after unsettling dreams, fearing misfortune and prompting lengthy prayers, while others shrug it off yet reveal underlying anxiety.
A pitch describes Seveni as curing feeble nerves lame back and weak kidneys by removing a life-detraying cause. It claims to strengthen the water passage heal the membrane and restore health and potency to adults of either sex with a free test package mailed to Fern Bank Chemical Co. Pern Bank Ohio for those who write today.
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