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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1911
Page
7
Fire works at the Fair headline the page with social notes from Norwood and Cincinnati. The column reports illness typhoid in Gordon Templeton near Adams and a divorce suit by David Seright against Almira Seright of Sandusky, plus family visits, chautauqua plans, weddings, reunions, and local events across several towns.
A brief advertisement lists colored sky rockets by size with prices per dozen: 3 ounce at 12 cents, 4 ounce at 25 cents, 6 ounce at 35 cents, 8 ounce at 60 cents, and 1 pound at $1.00.
Mrs. Anna Butler and Ena of Trafalgar visit sister Mrs. A J Cottle. Miss Goldin and Ivy Hesson of Anderson visit Felix Williams and wife. Bart Bottorff of Xenia and wife visit grandparents Milton S Bottorff and wife. Nancy Lawrence returns home after two weeks with Mrs. Harod at Flatrock. Dike Pruitt of Seymour visits mother Mrs. Sarah Sharp and sister Mrs. David Morton. Kathryn Sharp and Mr Wilson of Columbus spend Sunday with sister Mrs. Gentry W Rominger. Mrs. Hugh Funkhouser and Indianapolis daughter visit Rev James L Funkhouser and wife. Lyle Clapp of Indianapolis visits his mother and grand-parents.
Westport residents visit relatives in Greensburg Grammer and Indianapolis trips recur through the week. Several locals entertain guests from New Albany New Castle and North Vernon while others work on building projects and quarrying stone for a new pike.
A compact listing shows torpedoes and explosives by box and price. Japanese and Chinese devices are described with quantities and per item costs, including 16 inch and 25 inch shells and 1 cent to 5 cent price marks.
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