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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1908
Page
5
The article extols salt as a universal remedy. It suggests salt and water for headaches and sick tongues, a salt tea to ease indigestion, and salt washes for eyes and throat. It also claims benefits for hair, teeth, breath, colds, hay fever, and even reviving faint or unconscious persons.
Indiana reports show 120 million bushels expected this year versus 150 million last year. Frost ruined much of the 昨 crop, leaving largely unmerchantable grain, while this season's corn is riper and harder with fewer frost damages. Officials from Cass to Allen note better kernel quality and widespread good standing across counties. Jasper Davis of Hamilton County praises the dry weather enabling proper maturity.
A New York American note explains that Hades served as a general underworld in Egyptian Greek and Hebrew thought, a misty realm for spirits rather than a place of eternal punishment. It suggests the Jewish notion of hell borrowed from Persian ideas during captivity.
Distressing headache linked to stomach disorder. Cure claimed with Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Free sample offered at Batterton's Drug Store.
The Forreston Journal Herald states it will not publish minor court news from drunkenness or street fights. It argues corrections belong in the courts and avoids sensational details to spare families. The note defends focusing on punishment according to offenses and denies sympathy with rowdy behavior.
An operatorless elevator is being installed at St. Agnes Academy at Meridian and Fourteenth streets in Indianapolis. It operates like a cash register system with floor buttons and a final confirmation. The design ensures doors close before use and cannot be reactivated until the requested floor is reached.
The piece urges constant effort and warns against thinking one has reached a limit. It criticizes those who rely on others to think and learn for them and notes such attitudes hinder progress and lead to unproductive wandering.
An advice column endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a reliable cold cure. It touts wide reputation, natural action, and safety for all ages, claiming it prevents pneumonia when used and noting it contains no narcotics. Sold at Batterton's drug store.
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing circulated 1 297 263 420 dollars in newly printed currency during the last fiscal year as reported by Director Ralph in the annual review.
Dr J N Hurty reports September counts for diphtheria 352 cases in 32 counties with 29 deaths versus last year 99 cases in 26 counties with 12 deaths. Typhoid had 446 cases in 76 counties with 118 deaths, better than last year 642 cases and 133 deaths. Violent and accidental deaths totaled 235 in September, with firearms accounting for a large share and three infant deaths by freezing.
Hollowe'en in our city drew hundreds in grotesque costumes as they paraded the streets and held home parties. The crowd was orderly overall with minor incidents including several fights from drinks and little property loss. Soaping windows was the main fun with some paint on a few panes.
Frank Batterton reports his son Harry in Tucson killed a mountain lion on a hunting expedition near Oracle Arizona. Harry fired at a lion four feet away hitting it in the head and then the heart. the skin was seven and a half by four and a half feet and the state paid twenty dollars for the hunting achievement.
Mrs. Jacob Klass was thrown to the ground Saturday night when a rope stretched across the street by Hai owed rousterers caused a painful bruise and a severely sprained arm. Medical attention was needed Sunday and Monday, with the injured member carried in a sling. initially feared broken, doctors now report a severe sprain and bruise.
Mrs. L. V. Hunter was struck in the face around 8 o clock Saturday evening while walking on the south side of the square near the Meazie meat market. A bystander attempted to intervene but was too slow as police seek the assailant and promise swift justice if caught.
A sales pitch promotes Root Juice as a universal cure for stomach liver kidneys nerves and other ailments. It claims to remove bloating belching constipation heartburn sick headache backache and rheumatism and urges readers to ask friends who have tried it. Bottles sell for one dollar or three for two dollars and a half at Batterton's drug store.
Charles Nesbit of Anderson visits. Miss Lottie Shreve takes Sunday school class to Adams. Mrs. Sam Bonner visits Rushville. Stuben Pleak attends to business in North Vernon. numerous relatives and friends visit here from Connersville Columbus Indianapolis and Madison. a wagon accident leaves Ernest Erdmann unconscious. a pocketbook is stolen from T. J. Martin at a rally. fire alarm responds to grass fire sparked by a passing engine.
Mrs. William H. Serig of Wheeling West Virginia credits Chamberlains Cough Remedy with curing her daughter of a severe spell and cough without a doctor and says the syrup also prevented the boy from getting the grip. Battertons drug store offers the remedy.
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