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Newspaper
Knightstown Journal
Location
Knightstown, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1905
Page
2
The Tuesday edition notes Roy W Steele as Editor and Manager with Walter B Steele as Assistant. Subscription price listed at one dollar, delivery to Amesusis. Mentions an Alaska sounding private bank venture and a King Edward reception. The text is fragmented and humorous.
The covent reverses gain the Czar sympathy of powers ready to aid peace efforts yet Russia’s stubborn war stance risks losing support and worsening postwar accounting. Postmaster Swain works to improve mail service as a new evening mail schedule nears.
Council approved raising the city clerk’s pay by 250 annually and reducing the city attorney’s salary by 50. The old arrangement left salaries mismatched with duties, and Clerk Butler’s bookkeeping reforms saved the town from unsafe financial drift likened to Cambridge’s issues.
The forecast calls for showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight with cooler air later. Miss Lily Gill of Greenfield is visiting Miss Leona Jackson.
A man presented a ten pound note at the Bank of England that had been stopped 23 years earlier. An old clerk at a provincial branch had recorded the number but failed to cancel the note and later vanished. The note resurfaced among papers of a client’s former employee who has since died.
Helena, a lady’s maid, recounts a complex romance between her former employer Miss Philip and her brother Paul. After a long separation, Paul returns as an officer and plans marriage, while Helena faces a choice between joining the couple or staying in service. Miss Philip ultimately supports Paul and Helena’s restraint, insisting on keeping Helena in her station.
Pennsylvania Lines announces special summer excursions to the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition in Portland Oregon starting May 23. Trips feature scenic routes through the Rocky Mountains and Cascade Range with inexpensive fares and optional extended itineraries to San Francisco and Los Angeles. Tickets and schedules through Pennsylvanian Lines agents.
An old clipped notice references The Journal office activities and paper sales. It mentions limited items and a price around £1.00 yearly, with names and places obscured in the OCR. The fragment hints at a weekly schedule and a request to make connections for a destination.
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