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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1908
Page
4
The Greensburg Standard lists terms under proprietor Luther D. Braden. The ad mentions within county and out of county rates, showing one year in county and one year out of county values, with figures 81.00 and 1.25.
Judge Sparks overruled Ward vs Allen remonstrance in Rush circuit court. The decision bars saloons in Henry township, effective by January 1, 1909, making New Castle dry. Ward plans to leave for Montana after costs settled. remonstrance remains in effect for two years from 1907.
The Indiana Sunday School Association schedules its forty fourth annual state convention in Vincennes with Marion Lawrance of Chicago a leading Sunday school figure general secretary of the International Sunday Schools Association Rev H M Hamill of Nashville and Aquilla Lucas of Sackville Canada international secretary for West Indies and South America Attendees will hear Prof E O Excell renowned composer and music director The dates are June 2 3 4 For details contact 419 Law Building Indianapolis
The Seymour Republican notes a rising movement to compensate surviving Civil War soldiers by paying the difference between wages in depreciated greenbacks and the value they would have received in gold. Petitions supporting the idea have grown, with examples citing war bonds sold for greenbacks and paid in gold.
A new Methodist church was organized at Mechanicsburg Sunday after a period of un denom inational work. The majority chose to become strictly Methodist. Revival services will continue under Rev. Thomson of Batesville with Prof. Adkinson of Moores Hill College assisting.
The Lucky Quarter is the one you pay out for a box of Dr King’s New Life Pills. They promise relief from headache biliousness constipation and malaria. If they disappoint you the price will be refunded at M. L. Henry & Co.’s drug store.
The Wright brothers from Dayton Ohio achieved an eight mile flight in their flying machine at low altitude with a thirty horse power engine. The craft weighed 800 pounds and was guided by levers with a single operator aboard. The flight, witnessed by hundreds, ended in a wreck but proved aerial navigation is possible and sparked wide interest.
The county fair race schedule for August lists events across August 19 to 21 with pacing and trotting heats and monetary purses ranging from 15 to 300 dollars. The board reserves the right to alter the order or cancel races due to weather or insufficient entries.
Sunday a boiler at the Lathrop Laundry on West North street exploded after W H Hilland repaired a faulty water pump. Gas tied to the boiler likely caused the blast tearing the front and back of the boiler and a back door. Hilland escaped unharmed. a similar incident occurred previously with Lucian Wiley.
Scripture and Miss Bessie Kirk united in marriage at the bride’s Cisco home on Sunday. The groom, formerly of Westport and now a mail clerk on the Big Four between Chicago and Cincinnati, has many warm friends in the county who wish them happiness as they reside in Cincinnati.
Local merchants and commission men seek the first home grown berries by June 10 as wet cold weather delayed the usual late May arrival. Officials anticipate a larger crop than last year.
Indianapolis real estate men Perry Carr J M Newby E E Kessler and George T Vorhees were arrested for using the mails to defraud with deeds to Nebraska land exchanged for Indiana land. Victims across the state include George S Littell and Mrs. Alice Frost. Frost's $3500 swap yielded a shabby two room shack. others faced mortgages on swapped properties as details unfold in Cherry County Nebraska and Polk County Iowa connections.
Edward Williams, the wife deserter arrested at Noblesville by Officer Elmer Robbins, was bound over to the Circuit Court in 1000 dollars after appearing before Mayor Thomson on Friday. Mrs Williams, married since March 1907, says she was wronged as a daughter was born since his departure. The case draws attention due to a new law imposing severe penalties for wife desertion upon conviction.
Edna B. Taylor died at her mother’s home on Thursday evening after a weeks long illness. At twenty five she had served as a reporter for the Morning Graphic. She leaves a grieving mother father and two sisters. Funeral services were held at two o’clock Saturday at the residence conducted by Rev Walter Reynolds with interment in South Park Cemetery.
Guidance urges keeping misfortune private to avoid harmful suggestions. Repeating tales of hardship deepens self doubt, so the advised path is to discard past failures and focus on memories that lift happiness and confidence rather than wallow in negative images.
In an appeal before Judge Myers the court held the automobile has equal highway rights with due care. The suit by Peacholke, who lost a leg when his horse was frightened by a Brinkman car, seeks damages against William and Herman Brinkmans.
A local scientist promotes Root Juice as a health aid. He says the medicine removes the cause of illness and lets nature heal. Reports claim relief for digestion liver kidneys and various aches, with Pain Oil sold alongside at Batterton's drug store.
A new mortorman and his conductor slept at a station and started a car an hour early. The crew left at 4 27 instead of 5 27. Addie Wile, the night man, found the missing men and car and stopped it at Waldron. The car then returned to the city to resume the regular schedule.
An old advertisement offers a reward for catarrh cures and touts Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney of Toledo. Endorsers Walding Kinnan and Marvin declare Cheney trustworthy. The cure is described as internally absorbed to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials offered, price 75 cents per bottle, available from all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Lemon juice and salt remove rust and a hot lemonade helps colds. Lemon juice with milk curdles to ease rheumatic swellings. A few drops in shampoo helps grease. Grated lemon rind in alcohol makes a strong extract in four weeks. Lemon juice can improve saleability of fruit juices like cherries and strawberries.
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