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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1923
Page
3
B W Brown of Terre Haute Indiana says Tanlac relieved his stomach agony and cramps restoring appetite weight and strength after months of suffering He praises Tanlac to friends and notes over 37 million bottles sold Tanlac and Tanlac Vegetable Pills are sold by all druggists with no substitutes.
Local items report a big reduction on all hats at Mc Connell Parlor Millinery in Indianapolis. Other notes include Amanda Cornett visiting Indianapolis with her son Ice Cornett, a Newpoint birth, Edna F. Lawrence visiting Williamstown Kentucky, G. W. Adams on vacation, Tra Moore and Ernest Clark visiting Indianapolis, a foreclosure suit filed by Robert Boling against Carl McKim, Jessie Robbins sailing for Europe, a Stimson Bible Class ice cream festival, and William A. Pitkin leaving for Madison Wisconsin to pursue a master’s degree.
Rev Jabez Hall long time dean of Butler College will preach at Tabernacle Christian Church in Columbus this Sunday. Hall graduated Bethany College in 1865 when Alexander Campbell was president. W P Aylesworth, 1869 graduate, is shown with him in World Call. Aylesworth later led Greensburg Christian Church and later headed Cotner University in Lincoln Nebraska.
More than 25 leading farmers from Bartholomew county attended a lime crushing demonstration at farmer Jackson’s plant near Burnsville. The plant’s operations were studied and a push to install additional crushers in the county was announced.
Rush county superintendent Birney D. Farthing attends eight weeks of summer school at Butler College to earn an A M degree. Mrs Farthing will supervise at home during his absence. Sweeping reductions on trimmed hats at Miss Anna Wheeldon. Margaret Dowden arrives home from Hope after visiting Dorothy Martin.
Trustees and friends praised Greensburg and Decatur county YMCA reorganized as a community asset. They noted repairs needed after eight years and a $40,000 annual activity base, pledging support to fund a six month effort following a July drive.
John L and Elizabeth Jackson welcomed a son born June 24 1905. Lewis L Jackson grew into a gracious boy who bore illness with patience and cared for his parents. He attended Christian Bible school and church at St Paul before moving to Greensburg and later spent winters in Florida hoping for recovery. He died June 12 1923 at 17 years 11 months 18 days, leaving a family in mourning and a prayer for peace.
The state of Indiana files a securities law complaint against Isus Ora Justice in the Decatur Circuit Court, moved on a change of venue from Ripley County. Mason Logan and Rev J H McCann attend Miss Ethel May's funeral in May City. Alma Trimnell and Stella Trimnell travel to Cincinnati after a visit.
The Department of Agriculture reports the agricultural prospect is at its best in three years. Growth hinges on urban industrial demand, with domestic markets improving while foreign demand weakens. Labor shifts to cities may affect harvest, and trends show cotton and sheep rising while wheat and potatoes fall. Prices for crops rise and livestock prices stay flat or dip slightly.
Norman Lb. Sanson, veteran weather chief in the Canadian Rockies, completes his 700th ascent of Sulphur Mountain. He treks biweekly to take readings from summit instruments, with total ascent altitude claimed at 85 times Mt Everest. Sanson jokes epitaph “Gone Higher.”
Tim buctuo and Tahiti are cited by Paul Rader of Chicago as evidence that American jazz aids missionary work. He says over 100 missionaries use jazz to draw attention at evangelistic services with sacred words set to modern tunes to convert “savage” peoples.
German ports including Hamburg Bremen Fremenhaven Emden Lubeck Stettin and Wiel show large gains in tonnage cleared aided by government subsidies. Yards buy second hand vessels abroad and patch them up as most routes of German steamship lines are re established after 1913.
An improvised three-pound cannon plunger breached a home roof during a Fourth of July celebration. Floyd Strader, 15, and his younger brother were among the onlookers when the device discharged. Local authorities investigate potential injuries and property damage.
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