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Newspaper
Lebanon Daily Reporter
Location
Lebanon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1908
Page
2
A quaint column of society notes and editorial asides from the Lebanon Daily Reporter. It jokes about Merry Widow hats, fashion maladies, and the era’s foibles, touching on Anna Gould, Roosevelt, and global happenings with wry humor.
Lew W. Fulier has taken judgment in the Banker Trowbridge case against Samuel Withoite for six dollars. The action appears in the Small Claims docket of the local court, with Fulier asserting the debt and seeking payment from Withoite.
Captain John D. Alexander of Bedford, department commander of the Indiana G A R, issues his first order urging posts to recruit fully. The circular notes many comrades died last year before muster, urging active service to bring them into the organization before time ends.
A humorous list extols newspapers as carpet underlay and mattress, dust suppressants, wrapping for furniture, packing for picnics, and even as a dust shield behind framed pictures. It notes clever readers like Mr Wise Boy and contrasts old straw methods with these practical, doorstop light benefits.
University leaders end the traditional tank scrap as a fight for supremacy between sophomores and freshmen. A convocation hour vote secures a revised method to keep the spectacle, but curb excess. The new event, retaining the best parts while eliminating the worst, will occur 5 to 9 on the second Saturday afternoon of the first semester, this year September 19, on Stuart Field.
Fragmentary OCR text from Ohio legal notice mentions Toledo Lucas County, senior partner of F. J. Cheney Co, and a claim of cure with a perished reference to Bond or Bond Pol. Sworn before me, the record shows unclear details and no actionable data. The readable portion preserves names and jurisdiction but lacks dates, case number, or concrete action.
After the faculty dictates the scrap, the defeated class will be bound and paraded to a large bonfire where members are painted and forced to perform stunts previously associated with Purdue. The classes accepted the faculty plan for the event.
Hart Lodge No 4121 C OF F elected new officers Saturday night N G Wine Stump V E C W Norris See J B Moore Host FP M Mills Daughters of Rebekah elected N G Ethel Robertson V G May Umber Wine Ree See Cora A Haller J B Moore made a business trip to Indianapolis Monday Emmett Shepherd marketed hogs at Lebanon Tuesday to Ollie Howard at six dollars per hundred Harry Carner and Harry Clandy of Frankfort fishing with Dr Endicott along Sugar Creek Thursday Mr Bell of Lebanon surveyed Charley Cunninghams farm Thomas Frazee and Dr Sickler of Frankfort called on Dritcott first of week Children's Day observed here next Sunday Leele Harding of Kirklin in town Sunday B D Harrison remodeling his men Frank Hawkins carpenter W H Wilson sold two hundred bushels of corn to Thomas Harbaugh Wednesday Telephone directors met Monday night.
A poetic call invites readers to join the Rose Party at Grace Neals on Friday afternoon. It promises abundant roses and dew and urges those who have not yet attended to come, as the girls of section three welcome Fou.
Sylvester Cunningham and family spent Sunday with Elijah Smith and family near Whitestown. Mrs Laura Hardesty and Pearl, Sylvia and Emery visited Mrs Mary A Cavin, Mis Charles Boyd and Mrs Lizzie Hinton and children Verna and Gladys of Lebanon visited Mrs Lulu Boyd Tuesday. Edna, Zora, Hazel and Opal Hall of No 10 spent Tuesday afternoon with Hable and Floasie Adair.
A compiled roll of ninety Prohibition towns with 16 000 plus population and 137 smaller cities over 5 000, totaling 227 municipalities. The data covers 34 states, counting populations and locations such as Atlanta Worcester Birmingham Cambridge Kansas City Lynn Bennerville Savannah Knoxville Portland Montgomery Quincy Waltham Tawiston Leavenworth East Liverpool Dennison Columbus Danville Jackson Biddeford Guthrie and more.
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