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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1913
Page
4
Greensburg Indiana weekly newspaper ad lists subscription rates and terms. The notice notes second class mail posting and pricing: one year in county, one year out of county, and single copy price.
A June 27 1913 report notes the corn crop has benefited from recent rain and stands at an average prospect for the season, signaling improved yields ahead.
It is said that Prof. Wilson has given Mr. Bryan his first real lesson to finance not from Coin's Financial School, but in practical matters.
The excerpt notes bacon up 111 percent from a year ago while boys' costs rise 15 percent, criticizing the administration’s promised remedy to the high cost of living.
Minnesota produced 34,431,768 tons last year, accounting for 62 percent of U S iron ore output. Michigan followed with 11,191,430 tons, Alabama 4,563,603, and New York 1,216,672.
The speaker urges sweeping action to purge lobbyists from Congress and apply the policy to all persons. It notes a long-standing free trade lobby at the capital and calls for its removal.
Meredith Nicholson turns down the Portugal minister post after securing it away, drawing disgust from Joe Bell and his crown. Major G. V. Menzies of Mt. Vernon and Jacob P. Dunn of Indianapolis are now being mentioned. The position pays 310 009 a year.
The article notes a fortified lobby and large sums spent to keep sugar off the free list and alleges the sugar trust has likewise spent millions to push for free sugar, questioning where the people fit in this dispute.
The New Era notes a Decatur county commissioner’s defeat due to duty and argues many oppose principled officers. It urges voter education to foster informed choices and better governance.
The Indianapolis Star challenges Vice President Marshalls claim that any man with a government bond should be paid up to 95 percent of its value. It asserts bonds could fetch 100 to 103 percent and calls Tom's financial scheme hard to grasp for an ordinary mind.
Fifty years ago the Union advance moved toward Gettysburg with Lee near Pennsylvania and Hooker between them. Grant closed in on Vicksburg as Gettysburg concluded on July 3 and Vicksburg fell on the Fourth, marking a day long remembered.
The text notes about 50000 in New York City exchange accounts for Decatur county and suggests Indiana money totaling about half a million across other counties. It argues dispersing surplus funds to multiple clearing houses would reduce concentration and is a favorable idea for brokers to speculate.
President Wilson asks Congress to pass a currency reform bill creating twelve federal reserve banks under a federal reserve board to be appointed by the president. The goal is to transfer control of major money centers from bankers to the government, with a 38 month timeline for completion.
The Austrian public frowns on liberal divorce laws as Vienna maintains strict peacetime marriage rules. Archduke Francis Ferdinand and the Duchess of Hohenberg show opposing views as reformers push stories of broken homes to sway opinion. A man recounts losing his family and savings after his wife eloped to San Francisco and secured a California divorce.
Dr. Briegleb argues that small alcohol doses impair judgment and raise danger, noting that true intoxication is only part of the problem. He cites science in physiology and toxicology and urges total abstinence through instruction and abstinence societies to prevent accidents, alongside employer rules and premiums for sobriety.
Harpers Weekly explains freak notes slip through the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. A twenty on one side and a ten on the other causes confusion as the face value remains twenty when cashed, while the back has no legal value.
Pigs suffer rheumatism more than any other disease its attacks are varied and insidious making diagnosis hard. A pig crippled or incapacitated by a mysterious ailment is likely afflicted with rheumatism.
C D Rider hauled 200 pounds of catfish on a single trot line in the Arkansas River near Muskogee. The catch included five fish with weights of 65, 51, and the remaining three ranging from 30 to 35 pounds each.
Dr W McAdam Eccles discusses how even small alcohol exposure harms the fetus and infant. Alcohol passes from mother to baby via blood and breast milk, risking latent disease and brain damage as the child develops.
Frank Conroy of Chicago, invested in several theaters, notes demand for moving pictures for political and educational use. He cites manufacturers lecturers on travel and prohibition advocates employing films as substitutes for earlier cautionary reels. The films portray the drunkard’s acts and moral failings to influence public opinion.
A 1905 remark by Prof. F Martins of the Rostock Medical Clinic notes alcohol raises receptivity to other diseases and harms the generative organs, a view presented at the XXII Congress of Internal Medicine. Translation by the Scientific Temperance Federation.
The quote attributes to Maeterlinck the notion that if humanity abandoned meat and alcohol there would be no hungry people. The passage reflects a philosophical view linking diet to social hardship and satiety.
The article traces American cracker history from the first ship bread to the cold water cracker. It describes unleavened dough, hand kneading, and individual shaping before baking in tile ovens. It notes the shift to raised dough and a later surge in cracker varieties over seventy years.
A Kansas City Times cartoon caption shows a doctor diagnosing a back crick and a cataract with a joke about a bridge of the nose in danger of being swept away. The caption uses humor to convey a flood of troubles in a light moment.
An advertorial promoting The Divine Plan of the Ages a 886 page cloth bound book by Bible and Tract Society. It argues for Bible reasonableness and a Mediatorial earthly kingdom with a 1000 year Judgment and Restitution. Includes order address in Brooklyn New York.
Mothers recall relief from nipple soreness by applying Chamberlains Salve after nursing. Wipe gently before the next feeding. Many trained nurses report best results. For sale by all dealers. ml
Agents wanted to sell accident and health policies for men and women with $5000 death benefit and $15 weekly sickness pay. Coverage for all occupations, no experience needed, exclusive territory, commissions with renewals, permanent income guaranteed by the National Accident Society at 220 Broadway New York Est. 27 years.
A dryly narrated scene shows a distiller aboard a steam yacht, a wholesaler in an automobile, and a retail dealer in a carriage, while the consumer of liquor is dragged by the hair by a policeman in a public display of enforcement.
In 1904 Scotland saw 179 821 persons chased for criminal offenses with at least 114 207 charged for offenses directly connected to the pursuit.
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