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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1901
Page
8
Luther D. Braden, proprietor, asks subscribers to align the date opposite their name on the paper to show payment status. The note explains the method reveals how long the paper is paid and invites readers to notify any errors as a courtesy.
A series of deed transfers record sales and interests in city lots and rural parcels. Names include Jane Sturgis, Charles Woodward, Harry Sturgis, Elia Brown, Sophia Cramer, Claude Marsh, D. N. Hamilton estate, Edwin S. Porter, Harriett Thornburg, John J. Hazelrigg, J. Thomson, Oliver C. Francis, Erdmann & Miller, and Link Herron.Amounts range from $25 to $4,500 across parcels in city, Adame, Marion and Washington townships and Sandusky.
Madison hosts July 22 to 25 followed by North Vernon July 29 to Aug 1 and Osgood August 5 onward. Lawrenceburg runs August 12 to 16 with Edinburg August 19 to 22. Franklin August 26 to 30 and Columbus September 9 to 13. Indiana State Fair runs September 15 to 20. subscribe to The Standard now.
Rome reports Judge Taft the Philippines governor secured Vatican agreement on selling friar lands. Main points include land purchase price by arbitration, indemnity for occupancy of church buildings, withdrawal of friars, a deed or patent for ecclesiastical properties, and trust settlements for schools and hospitals.
Excursion tickets on sale for multiple routes in June to October 1902 through Big Four Railroad. Greensburg Indiana agent N A Crawford handles rates, dates, and final limits, including special trips for Minnesota Wisconsin Colorado Utah South Dakota and a Christian Endeavor Convention in Indianapolis. Also notes a July Fourth special train to Anderson Indiana and a discussion on the checkrein in horse handling.
Notice states obituary notices of up to 20 lines are free and over 20 lines incur regular rates. Cards of thanks cost 25 cents. Societies resolutions count as advertising and pay regular rates. Church notices are free unless admission charged at events, then full rates apply. G A R W R C and Ladies Aid notices treated as church notices.
The Greenland shark is a foe to whalers, trailing dead whales to ships and cruising with no fear. It gnaws flesh from the carcass while whalers work, often undeterred by deep cuts. The shark’s eyes are sometimes blinded by a three inch parasitic worm.
A promotional notice offers one hundred dollars reward for an incurable case of catarrh with Hall's Catarrh Cure. The ad lists F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo owners and endorsers West Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin as trustworthy. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as internally acting on blood and mucous surfaces, priced 75 cents per bottle, with testimonials free and Hall's Family Pills recommended.
The text argues that fear of others' judgment often blocks rightful action, and while fear can deter, the true disaster is failing to do what one ought. It champions strong fear of criticism as a spur to act with integrity despite possible misunderstanding.
The article compares ancient coin origins noting possible 1184 B C brass coins, Chinese bronze coins around 1120 B C, and Herodotus crediting the Lydians with coin invention about nine centuries B C, while noting no solid proof of earlier coins.
Purveyor ads urge cleansing with Dr. Kings New Life Pills to prevent constipation and digestive misery. Promotes lively liver function appetite and regular bowels. Available for 25 cents at Grover and Bonner’s drug store.
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A West Virginia resident claims an old man with incurable cancer was cured using Electric Bitters and Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The ad asserts the medicines expel poisons and heal blood diseases skin ulcers and sores, noting prices 50 cents and 25 cents at Grover and Bonner's.
Miss Maude Dickens of Parsons Kansas describes eight years of severe asthma with fatal attacks. She credits Foley's Honey and Tar with immediate relief and urges others to try the remedy as sold by Alexander and Co.
We express sincere thanks to neighbors and friends who ministered to our needs and comfort during our trying ordeal following the death of our darling boy. Edward Whalen and wife, Sardinia, Ind. Now is the time to subscribe.
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